Novel syntheses of symmetrical 2,5-diaryl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles and 1,4-phenylenebis-1,3,4-oxadiazoles

The reactions of trichloromethylarenes with excess hydrazine hydrate in ethanol gives symmetrical 2,5-diaryl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles in 68–96% yields. The reaction of 1,4-bis(trichloromethyl)benzene with acylhydrazines in an ethanol-pyridine mixture gives the corresponding substituted or unsubstituted 1,4-phenylenebis-1,3,4-oxadiazoles in 35–51% yields. The mass spectra of 2,5-diaryl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles and 1,4-phenylenebis-1,3,4-oxadiazoles were studied. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2309–2316, November, 1998.     

The synthesis of bis(1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl-phenylmethyl) sulfides and other related 1,3,4-oxadiazoles from 1,1′-diphenylthiodiacetic acid dihydrazide and triethyl orthoesters

Reactions of symmetrical 1,1′-diphenylthiodiacetic acid dihydrazide and triethyl orthoesters in the presence of catalytic amount of glacial acetic acid resulted in the formation of three heterocyclic products: the appropriate bis(1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl-phenylmethyl) sulfides, 2-benzyl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles and 2-benzoyl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles. The presence of the latter two compounds is connected with carbon-sulfur fission in the molecule of the starting hydrazide. The identity of the unexpected fission products was confirmed by parallel syntheses of the model 1,3,4-oxadiazoles from phenylacetic acid hydrazide and 2-hydroxymethyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives.     

Thermal ring transformation of 5-aryl-2-carbazoyl-1,2,3,4-tetrazole derivatives

Unstable 5-aryl-2-(3-benzylidene-2-phenylcarbazoyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrazoles 8 have been prepared. By thermal ring transformation, they gave 5-aryl-2-(2-benzylidene-1-phenylhydrazino)-1,3,4-oxadiazoles 9. , Hydrazinolysis of 9 afforded 5-aryl-2-(1-phenylhydrazino)-1,3,4-oxadiazoles 10. Elimination of a molecule of benzonitrile from 9 on heating converted them into 2-anilino-5-aryl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles 11.     

Synthesis and study of poly (1, 3, 4-oxadiazoles)

Various conditions for synthesizing poly (1,3,4-oxadiazoles) from carboxylic acids, their hydrazides, and polyhydrazides, are investigated. Methods of cyclodehydration of polyhydrazides using phosphorus oxychloride, sulfuric acid, and certain other reagents are not of general utility for synthesizing poly (1,3,4-oxadiazoles). Vacuum-heating polyhydrazides gives crosslinked polymers. A new method of preparing poly (1,3,4-oxadiazoles) is offered. It is the reaction of hydrazine sulfate or dihydrazides of acids with dicarboxylic acids in oleum solution. Some chemical properties of the compounds synthesized are investigated.     

Reactions of α-mercaptocarboxylic acid hydrazides with triethyl orthoesters: synthesis of 1,3,4-thiadiazin-5(6H)-ones and 1,3,4-oxadiazoles

Reactions of α-mercapto-β-phenylpropionic and α-mercaptophenylacetic acid hydrazides with triethyl orthoesters were conducted under N₂ in glacial acetic acid and resulted in the formation of two groups of products, derivatives of 1,3,4-thiadiazin-5(6H)-ones and 2-(1-mercaptomethyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazoles. When conducting the same transformations on α-mercaptophenylacetic acid hydrazide in the presence of air, two different products from the 1,3,4-oxadiazole family, the appropriate bis(1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl-phenylmethyl) disulfides and 2-benzyl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles, were formed with the liberation of free sulfur. The oxygenated bis(1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl-phenylmethyl) disulfides were reduced to the corresponding 2-(1-mercaptomethyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazoles with the use of zinc powder under mild conditions.     

A novel one-pot synthesis of 2-alkylthio-1,3,4-oxadiazoles in water

A facile and one-pot protocol for the synthesis of 2-alkylthio-1,3,4-oxadiazoles is reported. This green method relies on the reaction of acid hydrazides with CS₂ and an alkyl halide. The reaction is carried out under mild and environmentally friendly procedure in water with high to excellent yields. Thirteen different valuable alkylthio-1,3,4-oxadiazoles are synthesized from cheap and easily available CS₂ with this method. This is the first report for the synthesis of 1,3,4-oxadiazoles in water.     

1,3,4-oxadiazolin-2-ones from carbo-t-butoxyhydrazones

5-Substituted-1,3,4-oxadiazolin-2-ones 2 were synthesized by the oxidation of carbo-t-butoxyhydrazones 1 of aromatic aldehydes with lead tetraacetate or, preferably, iodosobenzene diacetate. In some instances 5-acetoxy-1,3,4-oxadiazoles 3 were obtained along with 2 . The oxidation of carboethoxyhydrazones 4 gave 2-ethoxy-1,3,4-oxadiazoles 5 .     

2,5-二取代-1,3,4-噁二唑类化合物的合成及其昆虫生长调节活性的研究进展

2,5-二取代-1,3,4-噁二唑类化合物因其具有独特的生物活性和光学活性而广泛被人们研究, 并被应用在农业、医药、材料等多个领域. 综述了2,5-二取代-1,3,4-噁二唑类化合物的合成方法, 以及对其作为昆虫生长调节剂的研究进展.     

Propylphosphonic anhydride (T3P): an efficient reagent for the one-pot synthesis of 1,2,4-oxadiazoles, 1,3,4-oxadiazoles, and 1,3,4-thiadiazoles

Propylphosphonic anhydride (T3P^®) has been demonstrated to be an efficient and mild reagent for the one-pot synthesis of 1,2,4-oxadiazoles, 1,3,4-oxadiazoles, and 1,3,4-thiadiazoles from carboxylic acids.     

2-Phenyl-5-(trichloromethyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazoles,A new class of antimalarial substances

An investigation of hybrids of 2,5-dimethyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole (I) and α,α,α,α',α',α'-hexachloro-p-xylene (Hetol®) (II) as potential antimalarial agents led to the synthesis of representative 2-phenyI-5-(trichloromethyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazoles (VIa-f, VIII-X) and related trichloromethyl 1,2,4-oxadiazole, 1,3,4-oxadiazoles, and 1,3,4-thiadiazole (VII, XIII-XV). Treatment of the appropriately substituted benzoic: acid hydrazides (IVa-f) with trichloroacetic anhydride afforded the intermediate 1-benzoyl-2-(triehloroacetyl)hydrazines (Va-f) which were cyclized to the desired 5-(chlorophenyl, tolyl, or α,α,α-trifluorotolyl)-2-(trichloromethyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazoles (VIa-f) (44–66%) in situ utilizing phosphorous oxychloride. Chlorination of the 5-tolyl-2-(trichloromethyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazoles (VId-f) afforded 2-(trichloromethyl)-5-(α,α,α-trichloro-m- and p-tolyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole (VIII and IX) and 2-(α,α,α,α',α',α'-hexachloro-3,5-xylyl)-5-(trichloromethyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole (X) in 23–56% yield. Each of the 2-phenyl-5-(trichloromethyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazoles (VIa-f, VIII-X) was active against Plasmodium berghei in mice when administered in single 160 or 640 mg./kg. subcutaneous doses or given orally by drug-diet for 6 days at doses of 29–336 mg./kg./day. The 2-(trichloromethyl)-5-(α,α,α-trichlorotolyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazoles (VIII-X) were the most active compounds prepared and exhibited activity against P. berghei comparable with Hetol®. Structure-activity relationships are discussed.     

An efficient synthesis of conjugated 5-aryl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles from 3-heteroarylacrylohydrazides and acid chlorides

New derivatives of 5-aryl-2-[2-(2-furyl)ethenyl]-1,3,4-oxadiazoles and 5-aryl-2-[2-(2-thienyl)ethenyl]-1,3,4-oxadiazoles are synthesized in a stepwise procedure through intermediate acyclic N′-arylcarbonyl-N-[2-(2-heteroaryl)acryloyl]hydrazines, starting from 3-(2-heteroaryl)acrylic acid hydrazides and acid chlorides. A facile one-pot methodology leading to the final 1,3,4-oxadiazoles is also described.     

Two reaction routes for the preparation of aromatic polyoxadiazoles and polytriazoles: Syntheses and properties

Two reaction routes for the preparation of aromatic poly-1,3,4-oxadiazoles and poly-1,2,4-triazoles are studied and their influence on the physical properties, i.e., inherent viscosity, glass transition, degradation temperature, and film integrity of the final products are discussed. Aromatic poly-1,3,4-oxadiazoles are prepared by means of a polycondensation reaction of terephthaloyl chloride and isophthalic dihydrazide yielding a precursor polymer, poly(p, m-phenylene) hydrazide, which is converted into the corresponding poly-1,3,4-oxadiazole by means of a cyclodehydration reaction. Poly-1,3,4-oxadiazoles are also prepared by means of a polycondensation reaction between terephthalic and isophthalic acid and hydrazine yielding poly-1,3,4-oxadiazoles with higher inherent viscosities. Flexible poly-1,3,4-oxadiazole films are obtained only if the inherent viscosities of the polymers used are higher than 2.7 dL/g. The thermal stability is found to increase with increasing content of p-phenylene groups in the polymer backbone. Aromatic poly-1,2,4-triazoles are prepared using polyhydrazides with alternating para- and meta-phenylene groups and poly-1,3,4-oxadiazoles with a random incorporation of para- and meta-phenylene groups in the main chain as precursor polymers. The glass transition temperatures are found to increase with increasing content of p-phenylene groups in the main chain of these polymers. Cold crystallization is observed only for the alternating polymer. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Synthesis of 1,3,4-oxadiazoles from 1,2-diacylhydrazines using [Et2NSF2]BF4 as a practical cyclodehydration agent

The preparation of 1,3,4-oxadiazoles from 1,2-diacylhydrazines using XtalFluor-E ([Et(2)NSF(2)]BF(4)) as cyclodehydration reagent is described. Various functionalized 1,3,4-oxadiazoles were synthesized and it was found that the use of acetic acid as an additive generally improved the yields.     

Hypervalent iodine(V) mediated mild and convenient synthesis of substituted 2-amino-1,3,4-oxadiazoles

A simple protocol for the synthesis of 2-amino-1,3,4-oxadiazoles starting from the corresponding acylhydrazides by cyclodesulfurization of intermediate acylthiosemicarbazides mediated by o-iodoxybenzoic acid in good yields has been described. The protocol is mild with wide substrate scope, and thus a range of 2-amino-1,3,4-oxadiazoles have been prepared.     

Polynuclear nonfused bis(1,3,4-oxadiazole)-containing systems

Nonfused bis-1,3,4-oxadiazoles were synthesized by reaction of 5-substituted mono-and bis-tetrazoles with mono-and dicarboxylic acid chlorides. The results of kinetic studies showed that the transformation of tetrazoles into 1,3,4-oxadiazoles is accelerated by 1 to 2 orders of magnitude on addition of a catalytic amount of dimethylformamide, triethylamine, or pyridine.     

Efficient phosphonium-mediated synthesis of 2-amino-1,3,4-oxadiazoles

We present an efficient, room temperature procedure for the preparation of 2-amino-1,3,4-oxadiazoles. Oxadiazol-2-ones can be activated for SNAr substitution using phosphonium reagents (e.g., BOP). This approach provides convenient access to N,N-disubstituted 2-amino-1,3,4-oxadiazoles, which are difficult to prepare using existing synthetic strategies.     

Comparative Study of the Synthetic Approaches and Biological Activities of the Bioisosteres of 1,3,4-Oxadiazoles and 1,3,4-Thiadiazoles over the Past Decade

The bioisosteres of 1,3,4-oxadiazoles and 1,3,4-thiadiazoles are well-known pharmacophores for many medicinally important drugs. Throughout the past 10 years, 1,3,4-oxa-/thiadiazole nuclei have been very attractive to researchers for drug design, synthesis, and the study of their potential activity towards a variety of diseases, including microbial and viral infections, cancer, diabetes, pain, and inflammation. This work is an up-to-date comparative study that identifies the differences between 1,3,4-thiadiazoles and 1,3,4-oxadiazoles concerning their methods of synthesis from different classes of starting compounds under various reaction conditions, as well as their biological activities and structure–activity relationship.     

Fluorinated heterocyclic compounds: an assay on the photochemistry of some fluorinated 1-oxa-2-azoles: an expedient route to fluorinated heterocycles

Photoinduced heterocyclic rearrangements of ON bond-containing azoles have been claimed in the synthesis of target fluorinated heterocyclic compounds. In this context, the photochemical behavior of some fluorinated 1,2,4-oxadiazoles has been investigated. Irradiations of 3-amino-5-perfluoroalkyl-1,2,4-oxadiazoles at λ=313 nm in methanol gave open-chain products arising from a reaction of the nucleophilic solvent with either the first formed ring-photolytic species or with a nitrilimine moiety generated from it. Differently, irradiations in methanol with the presence of triethylamine (TEA) followed competing phototransposition pathways leading to the ring-isomers 2-amino-5-perfluoroalkyl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles (major component) and the ring degenerate isomers 5-amino-3-perfluoroalkyl-1,2,4-oxadiazoles (minor component). On the other hand, 3-amino-5-polyfluorophenyl-1,2,4-oxadiazoles underwent ring-photoisomerization into 1,3,4-oxadiazoles when irradiations were carried out at λ=254 nm. In turn, the irradiation of the 3-phenyl-5-perfluoroheptyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole at λ=254 nm in methanol gave the solvolysis product, but no ring-isomerization was observed. Some mechanistic considerations are reported, and some applications in the synthesis of target fluorinated 1,3,4-oxadiazoles are claimed.     

Synthesis of 2,5-disubstituted 1,3,4-oxadiazoles by visible-light-mediated decarboxylation–cyclization of hydrazides and diketones

A visible-light-induced synthesis of 2,5-disubstituted 1,3,4-oxadiazoles from simple diketones and hydrazides with the assistant of the photocatalyst eosin Y catalyzed decarboxylation and cyclization under mild conditions has been discovered. The reaction tolerates a wide range of functional groups and gives a variety of valuable 1,3,4-oxadiazoles in moderate to good yields. Finally, a plausible reaction mechanism was proposed.     

Trimethylsilyl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles—new useful synthons for the synthesis of various 2,5-disubstituted-1,3,4-oxadiazoles

The reactivity of 2-aryl-5-trimethylsilyl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles toward different types of electrophiles was investigated. These silanes readily react with chlorine, bromine, aliphatic acyl chlorides, 2-nitrobenzenesulfenyl chloride, and some reactive isocyanates affording the corresponding substituted 1,3,4-oxadiazoles. The reactions with carbonyl compounds proceed only in the presence of F⁻ anions.