Diethyl ethoxymethylenemalonate in triheterocycles: A new synthesis of pyrido[3,2-e]pyrimido[1,2-c]pyrimidines

Diethyl ethoxymethylenemalonate was used for the novel synthesis of the triheterocyclic 3-carbethoxy-9,ll-disubstituted-4-oxo-4H-pyrido[3,2-e]pyrimido[1,2-c]pyrimidines from 4-aminopyrido[2,3-d]pyrim-idines via thermal cyclization of the intermediate ethyl 2-carbethoxy-3-[5,7-disubstituted-4-amino-pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]acrylates. The alkaline hydrolysis of 3-carbethoxy-4-oxo-4H-pyrido[3,2-e]-pyrimido[1,2-c]pyrimidines was performed to give corresponding acid derivatives.     

New [g]-fused [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidines: Synthesis of pyrido[3,2-e] and [4,3-e][1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidine,pyrimido[5,4-e][1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidine and [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pteridine derivatives

A number of 2-aryl-substituted pyrido[3,2-e] and [4,3-e][1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidines and [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pteridines 11,12a,b,e , their corresponding 5-carbonyl derivatives 7,8a,b,e and some pyrimido[5,4-e][1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidin-5-ones 7,8c,d have been synthesized, according to different pathways. The new tricyclic heterocycles were prepared with the aim of studying their possible benzodiazepine receptors affinity.     

Preparation of some tricyclic fused ring iminopyrido[3,2-e]pyrimidines

The preparation of a number of tricyclic fused ring iminopyrido[3,2-e]pyrimidines is described. Treatment of 2-chloronicotinonitrile with primary amines afforded the corresponding 2-amino derivative which was condensed with ethylenediamine or higher congeners to give substituted cyclic amidines. The latter on treatment with cyanogen bromide gave the desired imino-pyrido[3,2-e]pyrimidines. The preparation of diaminopyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidines and tricyclic quinazolines by related procedures is discussed.     

Electrophilic substitution of furo[3,2-c] pyridine

Furo[3,2-c] pyridine (I) was nitrated to give 2-nitrofuro[3,2-c]pyridine (II). Bromination and chlorination of I gave, respectively, 2,3-dibromo-2,3-dihydrofuro[3,2-c]pyridine (III) and 2,3-dichloro-2,3-dihydrofuro[3,2-c]pyridine (IV). Oxidation of I with hydrogen peroxide afforded furo[3,2-c]pyridine 5-oxide (V) which was converted to I by phosphorus trichloride and to 4-chlorofuro[3,2-c]pyridine (VI) by phosphorus oxychloride.     

Furopyridines. XIV. Synthesis of 2-aminoalkyl derivatives of furo[2,3-b]-, furo[3,2-b], furo[2,3-c]- and furo[3,2-c]pyridine

The preparation of 2-aminomethyl- 3a-d , 2-acetamidomethyl- 4a-d , 2-N,N-dimethylaminomethyl- 5a-d , 2-(1-hydroxy-2-nitroethyl)- 6a-d , 2-(1-hydroxyl-2-aminoethyl)- 7a-d and 2-(1-hydroxy-2-N,N-dimethylaminoethyl)- 8b-d derivatives of furo[2,3-b]-, furo[3,2-b]-, furo[2,3-c]- and furo[3,2-c]pyridine is described.     

Studies on the synthesis and interconversion of isomeric triazolotheinopyrimidines. Part II. Effect of 5-substituents on the dimroth rearrangement of 1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-c]thieno[3,2-e]pyrimidines

The triazolothienopyrimidines obtained by the cyclization of 4-hydrazino-2-phenylthieno[2,3-d]pyrimidines with triethyl orthoformate or formic acid presumed to be the triazolo[2,3-c] isomers are now assigned the 5-phenyl-1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-c]thieno[3,2-e]pyrimidine structure. While these [4,3-c]triazoles resist isomerization under acidic conditions, they undergo isomerization to 5-phenyl-1,2,4-triazolo[2,3-e]thieno[3,2-e]pyrimidines under basic conditions.     

Heteroyohimbane a noyau furannique. Nouvelle voie d'acces aux derives de la furo[3,2-c]pyrone et de la furo[3,2-c]pyridine

3,4-Dicarbomethoxyfuran bearing an acetonyl or a phenacy group in the 2 position w3as prepared by pyrolysis of the dihydrocyclo adduct from methyl acetylendicarboxylate and 2-acetonyl- or 2-phenacylfuran. Condensation of 2-acetonyl-3,4-dicarbomethoxyfuran with tryptamine gave a new heteroyohimbane with a furan ring, indolo[2,3-a]furo[3,2-c]quinolizine, a potential precursor of yohimbane. Ketodiacids from saponification allow one to obtain derivatives of the following heterocyclic ring systems, namely 4H-furo[3,2-c]pyran-4-one and furo[3,2-c]pyridine.     

Derivatives of Condensed Thienopyrimidimines. 13. Synthesis and Structure of Pyrano[4',3':4,5]thieno[3,2-e]-1,2,4-triazolo[2,3-c]pyrimidines

Methods for the synthesis of 5-substituted 10,10-dimethyl-10,11-dihydro-8H-pyrano[4',3':4,5]thieno[3,2-e]-1,2,4-triazolo[2,3-c]pyrimidines have been developed. An X-ray crystallographic study of 5-(2-ethoxymethylhydrazino)-10,10-dimethyl-10,11-dihydro-8H-pyrano[4',3':4,5]thieno[3,2-e]-1,2,4-triazolo[2,3-c]pyrimidine has been carried out.     

Synthesis and rearrangements of 7H-pyrrolo[3,2-e][1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]-and 7h-pyrrolo[3,2-e][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-c]pyrimidines

7H-Pyrrolo[3,2-e][1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidines were synthesized by the reactions of 2-ethoxymethyleneamino-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitriles with acid hydrazides and by the reactions of aminoiminopyrimidines (prepared based on the above-mentioned carbonitriles) with acid chlorides. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1438–1443, August, 2006.     

1,4-Cyeloaddition reactions. IV. preparation of Cyclopenta[g]furo[3,2-c]quinolines,Cyclopenta- [f]furo[3,2-c]quinolines,Benzo[H]furo[3,2-c]quinolines,and Furo- [3,2-c]indeno[1,7-gh] quinolines from 2,3-Dihydro-5-methylfuran and schiff bases

The boron trifluoride catalyzed 1,4-addition of 2,3-dihydro-5-methylfuran to N-(p-methoxybenzylidene)-5-indanamine (VI) gave 2 pairs of epimers, dl-3,3a,4,5,7,8,9,10b-octahydro-4-(p-methoxyphenyl)-10b-methyl-2H-cyclopenta[g]furo[3,2-c]quinoline (VIIa and b) and dl-3,3a, 4,-5,8,9,10,10c-octahydro-4-(p-methoxyphenyl)-10c-methyl-2H-cyclopenta[f]furo[3,2-c]quinoline (VIIIa and b). When 4-(benzylideneamino)-1-naphthol (IXa) was condensed with 2,3-dihydro-5-methylfuran in an analogous manner, a mixture of two isomers of dl-1,2,2a,3,4,5a-hexahydro-5a-methyl-2-phenylbenzo[h]furo[3,2-c]quinolin-7-ol [Xa and b (R ? H)] was obtained. Likewise, 4-[(p-hydroxybenzylidene)amino]-1-naphthol (IXb) and 4-(p-methoxybenzylidene)amino]-1-naphthol (IXc) gave a mixture of two isomers of dl-1,2,2a,3,4,5a-hexahydro-2-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-5a-methylbenzo[h]furo[3,2-c]quinolin-7-ol [Xa and b (R ? OH)] and dl-1,2,2a,3,4,5a-hexahydro-2-(p-methoxyphenyl)-5a-methylbenzo [h]furo[3,2-c]quinolin-7-ol [Xa and b (R ? OCH₃)], respectively. The condensation of N-(p-methoxybenzylidene)-5-acenaphthenamine (XI) with 2,3-dihydro-5-methylfuran afforded a mixture of two isomers of dl-2,3,3a,4,5,9,10,-11b-octahydro-4-(p-methoxyphenyl)-11b-methylfuro[3,2-c]indeno[1,7-gh]quinoline (XIIa and b). Structural assignments for all of the products were made from NMR spectra. None of these compounds possessed appreciable biological activity.     

Synthesis of 7H-tetrazolo[1,5-c]pyrrolo[3,2-e]pyrimidines and their reductive ring cleavage to 4-aminopyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidines

Some new 7,9-disubstituted 7H-1,2,3,4-tetrazolo[1,5-c]pyrrolo[3,2-e]pyrimidines 5 have been synthesized either by diazotization of 4-hydrazino-5,7-disubstituted-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidines 4 obtained by hydrazinolysis of 4-chloro-5,7-disubstituted-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidines 3 or via a substitution reaction between 3 and sodium azide. 5,7-Disubstituted-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)-ones 2 were obtained by cyclocondensation of 2-amino-3-cyano-1,4-disubstituted pyrroles 1 with formic acid which on chlorination using phosphorus oxychloride afforded 3 . A novel route for the synthesis of 4-amino-5,7-disubstituted-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidines 6 by the reductive ring cleavage of 5 has been reported.     

Studies on mechanisms of the rearrangement of thieno[3,2-e][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-c]pyrimidines into thieno[3,2-e][1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidines

Recyclization of thieno[3,2-e][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-c]pyrimidines was studied experimentally and theoretically by B3LYP/6-31G** calculations in the gas phase and in solution (EtOH). The experimentally observed characteristic features of the isomerization (the possibility of the Dimroth rearrangement occurring by the ANRORC mechanism and high energy barriers in acid-catalyzed reactions) were confirmed by quantum chemical calculations. Substituents in the triazole ring were found to play the principal role in the rearrangement. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2164–2171, December, 2006.     

1,4-Cycloaddition reactions. II. Preparation of p-dioxino[2,3-g]furo[3,2-c] quinolines,p-dioxino[2,3-f] furo[3,2-c] quinolines,and [1,3] dioxolo[4,5-g] furo[3,2-c] quinolines from 2,3-dihydro-5-methylfuran and schiff bases

The boron trifluoride catalyzed 1,4-addition of 2,3-dihydro-5-methylfuran to N-(p-methoxy-benzylidene)-1,4-benzodioxan-6-amine (II) gave 2 pairs of epimers, 2,3,3a,4,5,8,9,11b-octahydro-4-(p-methoxyphenyl)-11b-methyl-p-dioxino[2,3-g]furo[3,2-c]quinoline (IIIa and b) and 2,3,7,8,8a,9.10,1la-octahydro-8-(p-methoxyphenyl)-11a-methyl-p-dioxino[2,3-f]furo[3,2-c]quinoline (IVa and b). When N-(p-methoxybenzylidene)-3,4-methylenedioxyaniline (V) was condensed with 2,3-dihydro-5-methylfuran in an analogous manner, a mixture of 2 epimers of 2,3,3a,4,5,10b-hexahydro-4-(p-methoxyphenyl)-10b-methyl[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-g]furo[3,2-c]quinoline (VIa and b) was isolated. Treatment of this mixture with sulfur afforded 6-(p-methoxyphenyl)-8-methyl-1,3-dioxolo[4,5-g]quinoline-7-ethanol (VIII). Structural assignments for all of the products were made from NMR spectra. None of the compounds possessed appreciable biological activity.     

The synthesis of some benzo[d1]furo[3,2-e] [1,4] diazepin-2-ones

Reaction of 3-amino-2-benzoylbenzo[b]furan with bromoacetyl bromide followed by cyclization in methanolic ammonia gave 5-phenyl-1,3-dihydrobenzo[d′] furo[3,2-e] [1,4]diazepin-2-one, a representative of a new ring-system. The corresponding chloro substituted diazepin-2-one was similarly prepared from 3-amino-2-(4-chlorobenzoyl) benzo[b] furan. Some alkylation and thionation reactions of these diazepines have been investigated.     

Furopyridines. XIX. Reaction of furo[2,3-b]-, -[3,2-b]-, -[2,3-c]- and -[3,2-c]pyridine with acetic anhydride

Acetoxylation of N-oxide of furo[2,3-b]- 2a , -[3,2-b]- 2b , -[2,3-c]- 2c and -[3,2-c]pyridine 2d with acetic anhydride afforded compounds substituted normally at the α- or γ-position to the ring nitrogen, 3a, 4a, 4b, 3d, 4d, 8 and 9 , and in addition compounds substituted on the furan ring, 5a, 6a, 5b, 6b, 7b, 5c and 7c which were unexpected compounds. The structures of these compounds were established from the ir, nmr and mass spectra, and x-ray crystal analysis of 5b .     

Furannes et pyrroles disubstitués en 2,3. XVI synthèse de furo[3,2-c]pyranones-4 et nouvelle voie d'accès aux furo[3,2-c]pyridines

Treatment of 4-hydroxy-6-methylpyran-2-one with chloracetalhyde in basic aqueous medium gave 6-methylfuro[3,2-c]pyran-4-one. This compound reacted with ammonium hydroxide and some primary amines to form the corresponding N-substituted furo[3,2-c]pyrid-4-ones which may also be obtained from 4-hydroxy-α-pyridones. Furo[3,2-c]pyran-4-one was acylated at the 2 position and 4-chloro-6-methylfuro[3,2-c]pyridine easily gave 4-substituted derivatives by displacement of the halogen atom.     

Thienopyrimidines. VII. Reactions of the 4-hydrazinothieno[2,3-d]pyrimidines

The cyclization reactions of the 4-hydrazinothieno[2,3-d]pyrimidines give s-triazolo[1,2-c]-thieno[3,2-e]pyrimidines and tetrazolo[1,5-c]thieno[3,2-e]pyrimidines.     

Furopyridines. X. Synthesis of tricyclic heterocycles,furo[2,3-b:4,5-c']-, furo[3,2-b:4,5-c']-, furo[2,3-c:4,5-c']- and furo[3,2-c:4,5-c']dipyridine

This paper describes the synthesis of four tricyclic heterocycles, furo[2,3–6:4,5-c']- ( 5a ), furo[3,2-b:4,5-c']- ( 5b ), furo[2,3-c:4,5-c']- ( 5c ) and furo[3,2-c:4,5-c']dipyridine ( 5d ). Starting with 2-formylfuropyridines ( 1a-d ), β-(2-furopyridyl)acrylic acids 2a-d were obtained by condensing with malonic acid. The acrylic acids were converted to the acid azides by reaction with ethyl chloroformate and the subsequent reaction with sodium azide. Heating of the acid azides at 230–240° with diphenylmethane and tributylamine gave tricyclic pyridinones 3a-d , which were converted to the respective chloro derivatives 4a-d by reaction with phosphorus oxychloride. Reduction of the chloro compounds over palladium-charcoal yielded compounds 5a-d respectively. All the compounds 2 to 5 were characterized by elemental analysis and spectral data. The H and ¹³C nmr and electronic spectral features of the furodipyridines were discussed comparing with those of the parent furopyridines.     

Synthesis and reactions of 2-and 4-substituted furo[3,2-c]pyridines

Substituted furopropenoic acids were prepared from appropriate aldehyde under the Doebner’s conditions. Obtained acids were converted to the corresponding azides, which were cyclized by heating in Dowtherm to furopyridones. These compounds were aromatized with phosphorus oxychloride to chloro derivatives of furo[3,2-c]pyridine (Va, Vb). Chloro derivative Vb was reduced with hydrazine hydrate to 2-(4-aminophenyl)furo[3,2-c]pyridine in ethanol and Pd/C as a catalyst. Chloro derivative Va was converted to 4-amino-2-(3-pyridyl)furo[3,2-c]pyridine under the same conditions. The chlorine atom in other chloro derivatives (VIIa, VIIb) was replaced by nucleophilic substitution with alkoxides (sodium ethoxide, propoxide, and isopropoxide) and the corresponding alkoxy derivatives were formed. By reaction of VII with cyclic secondary amines (morpholine, piperidine, and pyrrolidine) 4-substituted furopyridines were prepared.     

Furopyridines. XX. Wittig-horner reaction of a phosphonate of reissert analogues of furo[3,2-c]-, -[2,3-c]- and -[3,2-b]pyridines

Furo[3,2-c]-( 1a ), -[2,3-c]- ( 1b ) and -[3,2-b]pyridine ( 1c ) were reacted with isopropyl chloroformate and trimethyl phosphite to give dimethyl 5-isopropoxycarbonyl-4,5-dihydrofuro[3,2-c]pyridine-4-phosphonate ( 2a ), dimethyl 6-isopropoxycarbonyl-6,7-dihydrofuro[2,3-c]pyridine-7-phosphonate ( 2b ) and dimethyl 4-isopropoxycarbonyl-4,7-dihydrofuro[3,2-b]pyridine-7-phosphonate ( 2c ) as unstable syrups. Reaction of 2b and 2c with n-butyllithium and then with benzaldehyde, p-methoxybenzaldehyde, p-cyanobenzalde-hyde or propionaldehyde afforded the normal Wittig reaction products 5b-H, 5b-OMe, 5b-CN, 5b-Et, 5c-H, 5c-H, 5c-OMe and 5c-CN , except for 2b with propionaldehyde. While, the same reactions of compound 2a and the reaction of 2b with propionaldehyde afforded the unexpected products, 5-isopropoxycar-bonylfuro[3,2-c]pyridinio-4-aryl-(or ethyl)methoxides 3a-H, 3a-OMe, 3a-CN and 3a-Et , 4-(1′-aryl(or ethyl)-1′-hydroxymethyl)furo[3,2-c]pyridines 4a-H, 4a-OMe, 4a-CN and 4a-Et accompanying formation of the normal products. Treatment of the normal Wittig reaction products with lithium diisopropylamide and then with acetone gave the derivatives alkylated at the 2-or the benzylic positions.