Ag2Cr2O7 nanoparticles: An eco-friendly and reusable catalyst for synthesis of pyrano[c]chromenediones and [1,3]dioxolo[g]chromeneones in aqueous media at ambient temperature

An efficient and green protocol for the synthesis of 4-aryl-3,4-dihydro-2H,5H-pyrano[3,2-c]chromene-2,5-diones and 8-aryl-7,8-dihydro-6H-[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-g]chromene-6-ones through the Ag₂Cr₂O₇ nanoparticles catalyzed cyclocondensation reaction of active methylene compounds including 4-hydroxycoumarin or 3,4-methylenedioxyphenol, aromatic aldehydes, and meldrum's acid in water at ambient temperature was described. This method demonstrates several advantages compared with methods that are currently employed such as a mild reaction conditions, simple work-up, good to excellent yields, avoiding toxic catalyst and hazardous solvent, and recovery and reuse of the catalyst.     

4,6-Diacetylresorcinol in Heterocyclic Synthesis,Part I: Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Some New Linearly and Angularly Substituted Pyrano[3,2-g] Chromenes via Vilsmeier–Haack Formylation of 4,6-Diacetylresorcinol,Its Schiff Bases,and Hydrazones

Application of Vilsmeier–Haack reaction on 4,6-diacetylresorcinol (1) led to the formation of 4,6-dioxo-4H,6H-pyrano[3,2-g]chromene-3,7-dicarboxaldehyde (2) in good yield. The dicarboxaldehyde 2 was condensed with some carbon and nitrogen nucleophiles. Some aliphatic and aromatic Schiff bases of 4,6-diacetylresorcinol (1) were subjected to Vilsmeier–Haack formylation reaction to afford 4,6-bis(alkyl/arylimino)-4H,6H-pyrano[3,2-g]chromene-3,7-dicarbaldehydes 10, 14, and 15. Also, treatment of some bis-hydrazones of 4,6-diacetylresorcinol 16–19 with Vilsmeier–Haack reagent afforded the corresponding 4,6-bis(4-formylpyrazol-3-yl)resorcinols 20 and 21, which underwent oxidation with iodine to yield the pyrano[3,2-g]chromeno[4,3-c:7,6-c]dipyrazole-4,8-diones 22 and 23, respectively. Most of the synthesized compounds revealed weak antimicrobial activities. It was noticed that the dicarboxaldehydes 2, 10, 14, and 15 exhibited moderate antibacterial activity against Gram-positive bacteria, yeast, and fungus.

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Application of N,3-diaryl-3-oxo-propanethioamide in synthesis: an efficient and mild domino approach to highly substituted fused chromenones

A convenient and rapid synthesis of hitherto unknown 3-aroyl-4-aryl-2-phenylamino-4H-benzo[g]chromene-5,10-diones in high yield from β-aroyl-thioacetanilide, aromatic aldehyde, and 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone via InCl₃ catalyzed one-pot three-component tandem Knoevenagel condensation–Michael addition–intramolecular cyclization–elimination reaction sequence is disclosed for the first time. This domino protocol has been used to obtain highly substituted pyrano[3,2-c]chromen-5(4H)-ones and 7,7-dimethyl-7,8-dihydro-4H-chromen-5(6H)-ones from N,3-diaryl-3-oxo-propanethioamide, aromatic aldehyde, and 4-hydroxycoumarine or dimedone under mild reaction conditions. A plausible reaction mechanism is proposed. The 4H-pyrano[3,2-c]chromen-5-one and 7,7-dimethyl-7,8-dihydro-4H-chromen-5(6H)-one derivatives possessing 3-(2-chlorobenzoyl)-2-phenylamino-substituents further cyclized under basic conditions to yield penta-cyclic 7,13-diaryl-5,14-dioxa-13-aza-benzo[a]naphthacen-6,8(7H,13H)-dione and tetra-cyclic 6,12-diaryl-3,3-dimethyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromeno[2,3-b]quinolin-1,11(6H,12H)-dione, respectively.     

A study of the reactions of 2-aryl-4-hydroxy-6H-1,3-thiazin-6-ones with chromone-3-carboxaldehydes

Reaction of 3-formylchromones with 2-aryl-4-hydroxy-6H-1,3-thiazin-6-ones in the presence of pyridine leads to formation of a mixture of novel N-thioaroyl-5-hydroxy-2H,5H-pyrano[3,2-с]chromen-2-one-3-carboxamides and 2-aryl-5-(4′-oxochromen-3′-yl)-6,7-dihydro-4H,5H-pyrano[2,3-d][1,3]thiazine-4,7-diones. The yields of these compounds clearly depend on the nature of the substituent on the 3-formylchromone and on the reaction conditions.     

A facile route to phenyl, phenylsulfanyl and phenylselanyl substituted pyrano[3,2-c]chromenes

The synthesis of phenyl, phenylsulfanyl and phenylselanyl substituted pyrano[3,2-c]chromenes 4 is accomplished via cyclocondensation of 4-oxo-4H-chromen-3-carbaldehydes 1 with appropriately substituted acetic acids 2 under mild conditions. Further treatment of 4 with alcohol or water led to 5-alkoxy- and 5-hydroxy-2H,5H-pyrano[3,2-c]chromen-2-ones 5 and 6, respectively. Acid and thermal catalysed rearrangement of 4-6 gave 5-hydroxypyrano[2,3-b]chromen-2(10aH)-ones 7 and their subsequent substitution led to 5-alkoxyderivatives 8. Reaction of 4 with amides led to 5-acylamino or 5-phenylsulfonamino substituted 2H,5H-pyrano[3,2-c]chromen-2-ones 9. Reactions were performed under heating or microwave irradiation.     

Electron impact mass spectrometry of hemiterpenoid tricyclic quinoline alkaloids

The mass spectral behaviour of some quinoline-type alkaloids, 3,4-dihydro-2H,5H-pyrano[3,2-c]quinolin-5-ones, isomeric 3,4-dihydro-2H,5H-pyrano[2,3-b]quinolin-5-ones and 2H,5H-pyrano[3,2-c]quinolin-5-ones, was studied in detail with the aid of linked scans, exact mass measurements and collisional spectrometry. The occurrence of a partial isomerization of the differently annulated isomers to a common, open-chain structure is discussed.     

The synthesis of methyl 2-(benzyloxycarbonyl)amino-3-dimethylaminopropenoate. The synthesis of trisubstituted pyrroles, 3-amino-2H-pyran-2-ones,fused 2H-pyran-2-ones and 4H-pyridin-4-ones

Methyl 2-(benzyloxycarbonyl)aimno-3-dimemylaminopropenoate ( 2 ) was prepared from methyl N-(benzyloxycarbonyl)glycinate ( 1 ) and t-butoxybis(dimethylamino)methane, and used as a reagent for preparation of substituted 3-(benzyloxycarbonyl)amino-4H-quinolizin-4-ones 5 and 6 , ?2H-pyran-2-ones 17–19 , ?2H-1-benzopyran-2-ones 28–31 , and -naphthopyrans 32–35 , ?2H-pyrano[3,2-c]pyridine-2,5-dione 46 , -pyrano-[4,3-b]pyran-2,5-dione 47 , -pyrano[3,2-c]benzopyran-2,5-dione 48 , -pyrano[2,3-c]pyrazol-6-ones 49 and 50 , -pyrano[2,3-d]pyrirnidin-7-ones 51 and 52 derivatives. In the reaction of 2 with 1,3-diketones trisubsti tuted pyrroles 14–16 were formed. Selective removal of benzyloxycarbonyl group was achieved by cat alytic transfer hydrogenation with Pd/C in the presence of cyclohexene to afford free 3-amino compounds 7 , 8 , 20 , 36–38 and 53–57 in yields better than 80%.     

Reaction of ketenes with N,N-disubstituted α-aminomethyleneketones. XI. Synthesis of 2H-pyrano[3,2-g]benzothiazole derivatives

Cycloaddition of dichloroketene to N,N-disubstituted 6-aminomethylene-5,6-dihydro-2-phenylbenzothiazol-7-(4H)ones gave in good yield N,N-disubstituted 4-amino-3,3-dichloro-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-8-phenyl-2H-pyrano[3,2-g]benzothiazol-2-ones II, which are derivatives of the new heterocyclic system 2H-pyrano[3,2-g]benzothiazole. Dehydrochlorination with triethylamine of II afforded N,N-disubstituted 4-amino-3-chloro-5,6-dihydro-8-phenyl-2H-pyrano[3,2-g]benzothiazol-2-ones III in good to moderate yield. The dimethylamino adduct was dehydrochlorinated in high yield by refluxing in toluene, whereas the diisopropylamino adduct gave in low yield 6-(2,2-dichloroethylidene)-5,6-dihydro-2-phenylbenzothiazol-7-(4H)one with the triethylamine treatment. The dehydrochlorinated product IIId (NR₂ = pyrrolidino) was obtained directly in low yield by cycloaddition of dichloroketene to the corresponding enaminone. Full aromatisation of IIIa,g [NR₂ = N(CH₃)₂ and N(CH₃)C₆H₅, respectively] to the corresponding N,N-disubstituted 4-amino-3-chloro-8-phenyl-2H-pyrano-[3,2-g]benzothiazol-2-ones was accomplished with DDQ in refluxing benzene.     

New applications of cellulose-SO3H as a bio-supported and biodegradable catalyst for the one-pot synthesis of some three-component reactions

A bio-supported solid acid catalyst, cellulose-SO₃H, was used for three-component reactions to synthesize 2-amino-4-aryl-5-oxo-4H,5H-pyrano[3,2-c]chromene-3-carbonitriles, spirooxindoles, 2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-ones, 12-aryl-8,9,10,12-tetrahydrobenzo[a]xanthen-11-ones, α-amidoalkyl-β-naphthols, and α-carbamato-alkyl-β-naphthols derivatives under solvent-free conditions.     

Synthesis, reactions and antineoplastic activity of 3-(2-oxo-2H-chromen-3-yl)-2-oxo-2H,5H-pyrano[3,2-c]chromene derivatives

The key 3-(2-oxo-2H-chromen-3-yl)-2-oxo-2H,5H-pyrano[3,2-c]chromen-5-yl acetates 3 were synthesized in high yields by cyclocondensation of 4-oxo-4H-chromen-3-carbaldehydes 1 with coumarin-3-acetic acids 2 under mild conditions. The reaction pathway involves aldol condensation and subsequent intramolecular lactonization to afford 2-oxo-2H,5H-pyrano[3,2-c]chromene skeleton 3. Further treatment of acetates 3 with alcohols, water or nitrogen containing compounds led to 5-alkoxy-, 5-hydroxy- or 5-acylamino-2H,5H-pyrano[3,2-c]chromen-2-ones 4-6 via nucleophilic substitution of acetyloxy group at C-5. Acetates and hydroxyl derivatives 3 and 5 undergo facile rearrangement in an acid medium yielding 5-hydroxypyrano[2,3-b]chromen-2(10aH)-ones 7. Twelve prepared compounds were evaluated on their antineoplastic activities on 60 human tumour cell line panels in NCI USA. The obtained biological results confirmed that 3-(2-oxo-2H-chromen-3-yl)-2H,5H-pyrano[3,2-c]chromen-2-one represents a new leading skeleton suitable for further antitumour activity study.     

Modified coumarins. 24. Synthesis of cycloheptane-annellated tetracyclic furocoumarins

Substituted 2,3,4,5-tetrahydrocyclohepta[c]furo[3,2-g]chromen-6-ones, modified psoralen analogs containing a cycloheptane ring annellated to the 5,6-positions of a furo[3,2-g]chromen-7-one, were synthesized from 3-hydroxy-8,9,10,11-tetrahydrocyclohepta[c]chromen-6-ones. __________ Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 534–540, November–December, 2006.     

Condensed benzopyrans. IV. Synthesis of some derivatives of 7H- and 9H-pyrano[3,2-E]indoles

The hydrazones derived from coumarin-6-ylhydrazine and ethyl 6-hydrazinochromone-2-carboxylate undergo facile indolization to give 3H,7H-pyrano[3,2-e]indol-7-ones (IIIb-IIIg) and ethyl 9-oxo-3H,9H-pyrano[3,2-e]indole-7-carboxylates (IVb-IVd), respectively, in good yields. Compounds IVb-IVd are derivatives of a new ring system.     

3-methylthio-1,2-dithiolylium salts : Reaction with 4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-one and 4-hydroxycoumarin

The reaction of 4- and 5-aryl-3-methylthio-1,2-dithiolylium iodides with 4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2$\text{H}$-pyran-2-one and 4-hydroxycoumarin has been studied. 4-Substituted salts yielded 3-aryl-7-methyl-2-thioxo-2$\text{H}$,5$\text{H}$-pyrano [3,2-c]pyran-5-ones and 3-aryl-2-thioxo-2H,5H-pyrano[3,2-c]benzo[e]pyran-5-ones, respectively, whereas 5-substituted salts gave rise to 3-(5′-aryl-1′,2′-dithiol-3′-ylidene)-6-methyl-2$\text{H}$-pyran-2,4-diones and 3-(5′-aryl-1′,2′-dithiol-3′-ylidene)-2$\text{H}$-benzo [b]-pyran-2,4-diones.     

Syntheses of fluorescent dyes. IX. New 4-hydroxycoumarins, 4-hydroxy-2-quinolones, 2H,5H-Pyrano[3,2-c]benzopyran-2,5-diones and 2H,5H-Pyrano[3,2-c]quinoline-2,5-diones

7-Substituted 4-hydroxycoumarins (2a-e) and 4-hydroxy-2-quinolones (2f-i) have been synthesized from the appropriate phenols or anilines and were converted to the enamines 3 using triethoxymethane and aniline. Condensation of 3 with nitriles 4a-h gave substituted 2H,5H-pyrano[3,2-c]benzopyran-2,5-diones (5a-r) or 2H,5H-pyrano[3,2-c]quinoline-2,5-diones (5s-x) , which exhibit both spontaneous and stimulated fluorescence with maxima between 418 and 549 nm. The marked influence of an electron withdrawing 3-substituent in 5 is demonstrated by the fluorescence spectra of 7a,b (synthesized from 2d,e and ethyl 3-oxobutyrate), whose maxima are sharply shifted to the blue as compared with compounds 21-r.     

Reaction of ketenes with N,N-disubstituted α-aminomethyleneketones. XIII. Synthesis of 2H-pyrano[3,2-d]-1-benzoxepin derivatives

Cycloaddition of dichloroketone to N,N-disubstituted (E)-4-aminomethylene-3,4-dihydro-1-benzoxepin-5(2H)-ones gave N,N-disubstituted 4-amino-3,3-dichloro-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-pyrano[3,2-d]-1-benzoxepin-2-ones II, which are derivatives of the new heterocyclic system 2H-pyrano[3,2-d]-1-benzoxepin. Dehydrochlorination with triethylamine of II afforded N,N-disubstituted 4-amino-3-chloro-5,6-dihydro-2H-pyrano-[3,2-d]-1-benzoxepin-2-ones III in good to moderate yields. In the triethylamine treatment of IIh (NR₂ = diphenylamino), 3-chloro-5,6-dihydro-2H-pyrano[3,2-d]-1-benzoxepin-2-one was isolated in low yield near to IIIh, whereas IIc (NR² = diisopropylamino) gave in low yield 4-diisopropylamino-5,6-dihydro-2H-pyrano(3,2-d)-1-benzoxepin-2-one.     

Stereoselective ring closure of 6-[[(methylamino)carbonyl]oxy]-2H-pyran-3(6H)-ones. Formation of the 5H-pyrano[3,2-d]oxazole-2,6-dione ring system

The stereospecific formation of the 5H-pyrano[3,2-d]oxazole-2,6-dione ring system from 2,2-disubstituted-6-[[(methylamino)carbonyl]oxy]-2H-pyran-3(6H)-one via an enolization at C-5 is presented. The outcome of the same reaction in the case of 2-monosubstituted 2H-pyran-3(6H)-ones is also discussed.     

Synthesis of 9-azolyl-3-(4-phenyl-4h-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)-4h,8h-pyrano-[2,3-<Emphasis Type="Italic">f</Emphasis>]chromene-4,8-diones

The reaction of 6-ethyl-8-formyl-7-hydroxy-3-(4-phenyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)chromone with 2-azolyl-acetonitriles gave 8-iminopyrano[2,3-f]chromen-4-ones, whose acid hydrolysis led to pyrano-[2,3-f]chromene-4,8-diones containing azaheterocyclic substituents at C-3 and C-9.     

Reaction between isocyanides and dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates in the presence of strong CH-acids: one-pot synthesis of highly functionalized annulated 4H-pyrans

The highly reactive 1:1 adduct, produced from the reaction between dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates and alkyl isocyanides, was trapped by strong cyclic CH-acids such as 4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-one or 4-hydroxycoumarin to yield dialkyl 2-(alkylamino)-5-oxo-4H,5H-pyrano[3,2-c]chromene-3,4-dicarboxylates or dialkyl 7-methyl-2-(alkylamino)-5-oxo-4H,5H-pyrano[4,3-b]pyran-3,4-dicarboxylates in good yields at room temperature.     

Synthesis of methyl derivatives of new polycyclic systems of 4H-furo[3,2-g]pyrrolo[3,2,1-ij]quinolin-4-one,of 1H,5H- and 3H,5H-benzofuro[5,6,7-ij]quinolizin-5-one

The synthesis of new tetracyclic 4H-furo[3,2-g]pyrrolo[3,2,1-ij]quinolin-4-ones, 15–17 , 1H,5H-benzofuro[5,6, 7-ij]quinolizin-5-ones, 18–20 , and 3H,5H-benzofuro[5,6,7-ij]quinolizin-5-ones, 21–23 is described. The planarity of the structure of benzofuroquinolizin-5-one 18 was determined by X-ray single-crystal analysis.     

Tetrahydropyran-2,4-diones in the Synthesis of Fused N,O-Heterocycles

Condensation of 6-methyl(or phenyl)-tetrahydropyran-2,4-diones with 2-aminonaphthalene or 6-aminoquinoline and aromatic aldehydes in an aliphatic alcohol gave 5-aryl-2,2-dimethyl(or 2-phenyl)-1,2,5,6-tetrahydro-4H-benzo[f]pyrano[3,4-c]quinolin-4-ones and 5-aryl-2-methyl-1,2,5,6-tetrahydro-4H-pyrano[4,3-a][4,7]phenanthrolin-4-ones which are new N,O-heterocyclic systems containing fused aza- and diazaphenanthrene moieties and a 2-pyranone ring.