Synthesis and aminomethylation of 6-hydroxyindoles

Condensation of p-benzoquinone with N-aryl--aminocrotonic esters was used to synthesize N-aryl-2-methyl-3-carbethoxy-6-hydroxyindoles, aminomethylation of which gave N-aryl-2-methyl-3-carbethoxy-6-hydroxy-7-dimethylaminomethylindolesTranslated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1354–1356, October, 1973.     

Synthesis of new pyrimido[4,5-d]pyrimidine derivatives from 5-acetyl-6-methyl-4-methylsulfanylpyrimidine-2(1H)-thiones and guanidine

Reactions of 5-acetyl-1-aryl(alkyl)-6-methyl-4-methylsulfanylpyrimidine-2(1H)-thiones (prepared from diacetylketene N,S-acetal) with guanidine afforded 3-alkyl- and 3-aryl-7-amino-5-methyl-4-methylidene-3,4-dihydropyrimido[4,5-d]pyrimidine-2(1H)-thiones. By-products of these reactions (5-acetyl-1-alkyl(aryl)-6-methyl-2-thiouracils) can also be obtained from the starting pyrimidinethiones and EtONa in EtOH. Pyrimidopyrimidinethiones can react with MeOH at the methylidene group in the presence of MeONa.     

Synthesis of 2-carbethoxy-3-methyl-4-hydroxybenzofuran derivatives

A number of 2-.carbethoxy-3-methylbenzofuran derivatives were synthesized. A 5,5-gem-dibromo derivative was obtained in the bromination of 2-carbethoxy-3-methyl-4-oxo-4, 5,6,7,tetrahydrobenzofuran. Dehydrobromination of this, dibromo derivative gave 2-carbethoxy-3-methyl-4-hydroxy-5-bromobenzofuran. Depending on the structure of the starting compound and the brominating agent, the bromine in the bromination of 2-carbethoxy-3-methyl-4-hydroxy- and 4-acetoxybenzofurans with bromine and N-bromosuccinimide is incorporated either in the methyl group or in 5 and 7 positions of the benzofuran ring. The nitration of 2-carbethoxy-3-methyl-4-hydroxybenzofuran and its bromo derivative leads to 5-nitro- and 5,7-dinitrobenzofuran derivatives. The structures of the synthesized benzofuran derivatives were established by means of the PMR spectra.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 27–29, January, 1980.     

Quinones

A number of 2-methyl-3-carbethoxy-5-hydroxy-6-arylindole derivatives were obtained by the condensation of aryl-p-benzoquinones with -aminocrotonate esters and N-substituted -aminocrotonate esters. The position of the aryl substituent was established by means of the NMR spectra.See [8] for Communication XLVIII.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 12, pp. 1634–1636, December, 1970.     

Synthesis,halogenation, and nitration of 6-methyl-3-phenyl-2-pyrone derivatives

Simple methods for the synthesis of 3-aryl-6-methyl-2-pyrones and 3-aryl-5-carbalkoxy-6-methyl-2-pyrones by the reaction of ethyl -formylarylacetates with acetone and acetoacetic acid esters, respectively, are proposed. Some electrophilic substitution reactions of 6-methyl-3-phenyl-2-pyrone and 5-carbethoxy-6-methyl-3-phenyl-2-pyrone were studied.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1477–1480, November, 1985.     

Synthesis of substituted 2-amino-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazines and 2-iminotetrahydro-1,3-thiazines

N-Aryl-N′-(2-methyl-4-hydroxy-2-pentyl)thioureas are cyclized in acidic media to 4,4,6-trimethyl-2-arylimino-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazines, the methylation of which with methyl iodide gives 4,4,6-trimethyl-2-methylarylamino-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazines. 3,4,4,6-Tetramethyl-2-aryliminotetrahydro-1,3-thiazines were synthesized by cyclization of Naryl-N′-methyl-N′-(2-methyl-4-hydroxy-2-pentyl)thioureas.     

Novel One-Pot Multicomponent Synthesis of Substituted 2,3-Dihydro-2-(6-(4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2-oxo-2H-pyran-3-yl)-7H-[1,2,4]triazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazin-3-yl)phthalazine-1,4-diones and Substituted 3-[3-(N′-Benzylidene-hydrazino)-7H-[1,2,4] triazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazin-6-yl]-4-hydroxy-6-methyl-pyran-2-ones

A one-pot procedure has been developed for the synthesis of substituted 2,3-dihydro-2-(6-(4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2-oxo-2H-pyran-3-yl)-7H-[1,2,4]triazolo[3,4-b] [1,3,4]thiadiazin-3-yl)phthalazine-1,4-diones by reaction of 3-(2-bromoacetyl)-4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-one, 4-amino-5-hydrazino-4H-[1,2,4]triazole-3-thiol, and phthalic anhydrides in acetic acid medium. Similarly, a one-pot, three-component synthetic procedure has been developed for substituted 3-[3-(N¹-benzylidene-hydrazino)-7H-[1,2,4]triazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazin-6-yl]-4-hydroxy-6-methyl-pyran-2-ones from 3-(2-bromoacetyl)-4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-one, 4-amino-5-hydrazino-4H-[1,2,4]triazole-3-thiol, and various aromatic aldehydes in absolute ethanol and a few drops of glacial acetic acid.

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An alternate synthesis of 6-substituted-5-deazapteridines

A procedure for synthesis of 2,4-diamino-6-substituted-5-deazapteridines (pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidines) is described. Condensation of 1-piperidino-1-propene with ethoxymethylenemalononitrile afforded an enamino malononitrile adduct, which when treated with ammonia yielded 2-amino-3-cyano-5-methylpyridine. Cyclization to 2,4-diamino-6-methyl-5-deazapteridine could be effected with guanidine. Similar condensation of piperidinopropene with ethyl methoxymethylenecyanoacetate followed by cyclization with hydroxylamine gave 2-amino-3-carbethoxy-6-methylpyridine 1-oxide. Reduction with phosphorus trichloride afforded the pyridine base, however, attempts to cyclize the amino ester to 2-amino-4-hydroxy-6-methyl-5-deazapteridine were unusccessful.     

Synthesis of nectriapyrone

A totally synthetic route to the antibacterial fungal metabolite nectriapyrone ( 1 ) has been achieved by condensation of methylmalonyl dichloride with ethyl trans-4-methyl-3-oxo-4-hexenoate followed by hydrolysis, decarboxylation, and methylation of the resulting 3-methyl-4-hydroxy-5-carbethoxy-6-(trans-1-methyl-1-propenyl)-2-pyrone. Exploration of an alternate scheme involving the dehydrogenation of 6-substituted-4-methoxy-5,6-dihydro-2-pyrones, prepared by Reformatsky reaction of ethyl γ-bromo-β-methoxycrotonate with various aldehydes, was abandoned since it did not appear to have general applicability to the preparation of nectriapyrone and its analogs.     

Study of the Three-component Reaction of α-Nitrocarbonyl Compounds, Aromatic Aldehydes, and Cyanothioacetamide

The reaction of benzaldehyde, -nitro ketone, and cyanothioacetamide in the presence of morpholine has given the novel 3,4-trans-2-R-5-cyano-2-hydroxy-3-nitro-4-phenyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyridine-6-thiolates. It was found that the reaction occurs via the formation of 1-amino-2-cyano-4-nitro-5-oxo-3-phenyl-1,2-pentene-1-thiolate. In the case of -nitroacetophenone, 3,4-trans-4,5-trans-5-cyano-2-hydroxy-3-nitro-2,4-diphenylhexahydropyridine-6(1H)-thione was also obtained. The use of -nitroesters in place of the nitro ketones in the reaction leads to morpholinium 2-aryl-1-carbethoxy-3-cyano-1-nitro-3-thiocarbamoylpropyl-1-ates as the single product.     

Recyclization of 5-carbethoxy-4-methyl-2-mercapto(amino,hydroxy) pyrimidines to give 5-acetyl-2-mercapto(amino,hydroxy)-4-hydroxypyrimidines

Conditions for the selective preparation of 5-carbethoxy-4-methyl-2-substituted pyrimidines or 5-acetyl-4-hydroxy-2-substituted pyrimidines by condensation of ethoxymethyleneacetoacetic ester with 1,3-binucleophiles are proposed. It is shown that under the influence of sodium ethoxide 5-carbethoxy-4-methyl-2-substituted pyrimidines undergo rearrangement to 5-acetyl-4-hydroxy-2-substituted pyrimidines.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1558–1559, November, 1982.     

Synthesis of 3-methyl-4-cyano-3-butenoic acid amides and their cyclization into 6-amino-2-pyridones

Two groups of amides, derivatives of 3-methyl-4-cyano- and 3-methyl-4-cyano-4-carbethoxy-3 acids were obtained from acetoacetamides in the form of mixtures of Z, E-isomers and the pure E-isomers were isolated. It was shown that amides from the first group are cyclized by bases into the corresponding 6-amino-4-methyl-2-pyridones and amides from the second group are cyclized into 6-hydroxy-5-cyano-4-methyl-2-pyridones.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 12, pp. 1636–1640, December 1992.     

Baeyer–Villiger oxidation of <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis> <Superscript>1</Superscript>,<Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis> <Superscript>3</Superscript>,2-triaryl-6-hydroxy-6-methyl-4-oxocyclohexane-1,3-dicarboxamides

Baeyer–Villiger oxidation of N¹,N³,2-triaryl-6-hydroxy-6-methyl-4-oxocyclohexane-1,3-dicarboxamides with 30% hydrogen peroxide in acetic acid afforded 2-(4-aryl-3-carbamoyl-2-methyl-5-oxooxolan-2-yl)acetic acids.     

Action of acidic and alkaline agents on dioxonaphthofuran derivatives

The action of sulfuric and polyphosphoric acids and sodium hydroxide on 3-carbethoxy-4,5-dioxonaphthofuran derivatives was studied. 2-Methyl- and 2-phenyl-3-carboxy-4,5-dioxonaphthofurans were obtained by the action of sulfuric acid on the indicated compounds. The action of alkali on 2-methyl- and 2-phenyl-3-carbethoxy-4,5-dioxonaphthofurans and 2-phenyl-4,9-dioxonaphthofurans leads to the formation of 2-hydroxy-3-acetonyl- and 2-hydroxy-3-phenacyl-1,4-dioxonaphthalenes. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 753–754, June, 1980.     

Ein einfacher Zugang zu 4-hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3(2H)-furanon (furaneol), einem Aromabestandteil von Ananas und Erdbeere

Furaneol®

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[4-hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3(2H)-furanone ( 1 )], a flavour component of pineapple and strawberry, has been prepared by a two-step synthesis starting with readily available 3-hexyne-2,5-diol. By the same method 4-hydroxy-5-methyl-3(2H)-furanone ( 2 ) and 2-ethyl-4-hydroxy-5-methyl-3(2H)-furanone ( 3a ) have been prepared from 2-pentyne-1,4-diol and 3-heptyne-2,5-diol, respectively.     

Binuclear copper(II) complexes with acyldihydrazones of 4-formyl-5-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-phenylpyrazoles

The synthesis of copper(II) binuclear complexes with acyldihydrazones of saturated carboxylic acids and 4-formyl-5-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-phenylpyrazoles in which the coordination polyhedra are connected by polymethylene chains of different length (two to five units) is described. The complexes were studied by chemical and thermal analysis, IR spectroscopy, and EPR. The molecular and crystal structure of the copper(II) complex with glutaric acid and 1-(4′-chlorophenyl)-4-formyl-5-hydroxy-3-methylpyrazole acyldihydrazone (H₄L) described as [Cu₂L·2Py] · Py · 4H₂O was determined by X-ray diffraction. The crystals are orthorhombic: a = 24.789(7) Å, b = 39.319(9) Å, c = 4.6336(14) Å, space group Pnma, Z = 4. The number of symmetrically unrelated reflections is 4716, R = 0.0606, R _w = 0.1307. The central atoms are separated by a chain of eight σ bonds and are located at a distance of 8.939 Å. The copper coordination polyhedron is a square. A specific feature of the crystal structure is the stacking interaction involving chelate rings and the pyrazole ring, resulting in stacks of molecular complexes. The EPR spectrum of a solution of the complex based on the acyldihydrazone of succinic acid and 4-formyl-5-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-phenylpyrazole recorded at room temperature exhibits seven HFS lines with an intensity ratio of 1: 2: 3: 4: 3: 2: 1 and a constant of 33.3 G as a result of exchange coupling of the unpaired electrons to the two equivalent copper nuclei. An increase in the length of the polymethylene chain to 3–5 units or introduction of the para-chlorine atom into the benzene ring hampers the exchange interactions, and the EPR spectrum shows a signal of four HFS lines with a constant of 55–70 G typical of monomeric copper(II) complexes.     

A substituent directed regioselective synthesis of aryl/pyronyl pendant unusual adipate and tetrahydronaphthalene

An efficient regioselective synthesis of pyronyl pendant ethyl methylthiocarbonylalkanoates 5 has been delineated from the base catalyzed reaction of suitably functionalized 2-pyranone 1 and 2-carbethoxycycloalkanones 2, 6 through successive substitution and regioselective ring opening by in situ generated mercaptide ion. To assess the effect of C-4 substituent on regioselectivity, reactions of 6-aryl-3-cyano-4-(piperidin-1-yl)-2-oxopyran 8 with 2-carbethoxycyclohexanone 6a and 2-carbethoxy-2-methylcyclohexanone 6b were carried out separately under analogous reaction conditions but the compounds isolated were identical and characterized as 4-aryl-8-methyl-2-piperidin-1-yl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalene-1-carbonitriles 9. Ethyl 2-(5-amino-4′-bromo-4,6-dicyanobiphenyl-3-yl)-5-methylsulfanylcarbonylpentanoate 10 has also been prepared through base catalyzed ring transformation of ethyl 2-[6-(4-bromophenyl)-3-cyano-2-oxo-2H-pyran-4-yl]-5-methylsulfanylcarbonylpentanoate 5d by malononitrile in DMF.     

Multicomponent condensation of 6-acetyl-5,7-dihydroxy-4-methylchromen-2-one with aldehydes and Meldrum´s acid

Previously unknown 6-acetyl-10-aryl-5-hydroxy-4-methyl-9,10-dihydropyrano[2,3-f]-chromene-2,8-diones were synthesized by multicomponent condensation of 6-acetyl-5,7-dihydroxy-4-methylchromen-2-one, aromatic aldehydes, and Meldrum´s acid. A fundamen-tal possibility of interconversion of substituted 6-acetyl-10-aryl-5-hydroxy-4-methyl-9,10-dihydropyrano[2,3-f]chromene-2,8-diones and methyl 3-(6-acetyl-5,7-dihydroxy-4-meth-yl-2-oxo-2H-chromen-8-yl)-3-arylpropionates was demonstrated.     

Synthesis of 4-substituted 1,5-diaryl-3-diphenylmethoxy-3-pyrrolin-2-ones and their [1,5]-sigmatropic rearrangement

Reactions of 1,4,5-trisubstituted 3-hydroxy-3-pyrrolin-2-ones with diphenyldiazomethane yield the O-alkylation products. Thermolysis of 1,5-diaryl-4-heteroyl-3-hydroxy-3-pyrrolin-2-ones is accompanied with suprafacial [1,5]-sigmatropic rearrangement.     

Research on unsaturated azole derivatives

3-Formylindazoles are converted to 1-methyl- and 2-methyl-substitutedβ-(3-indazolyl)acrylic andα-bromoacrylic acids by the Wittig reaction. Dehydrohalogenation of theβ-(3-indazolyl)-α-bromoacrylic acid esters gaveβ-(3-indazolyl)propiolic acids, the decarboxylation of which gives isomeric 1-methyl- and 2-methyl-substituted 3-ethynylindazoles.