A short and general synthesis of 1,3-dihydro-6-heteroaryl-5-perfluoroalkyl-2H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-ones

Trifluoro or pentafluoroacylation of heteroaryl-enamines 2a,b gave the corresponding perfluoroacylated heteroaryl-enamines 3a-c . Heating the latter compounds with diethyl iminomalonate gave 2-amino-3-pyridinecarboxylates 4a-c . Hydrolysis to the free acids 5a-c , and reaction with diphenylphosphoryl azide afforded the desired 1,3-dihydro-6-heteroaryl-5-perfluoroalkyl-2H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-ones 6a-c .     

Synthesis,reactions and biological evaluation of some 1,2,4-triazine derivatives

6-Substituted benzyl-4-phenyl-3-thioxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1,2,4-triazin-5-ones 3a-d were prepared and converted into their corresponding 3-methylthio derivatives 4a-d . Reaction of compounds 4a-d with hydrazine hydrate gave the corresponding 4-amino-3-anilino-4,5-dihydro-1,2,4-triazin-5-ones 5a-d . 6-Substituted benzyl-4-phenyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1,2,4-triazin-3,5-diones 9a-c were synthesized and allowed to react with hydrazine hydrate to give the corresponding 6-substituted benzyl-4-amino-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1,2,4-triazin-3,5-diones 10a-c . The biological evaluation of some of these triazines is described. All compounds were screened for antiviral, antibacterial, antimycobacterial, antifungal and antiyeast activity. No important biological activity was found.     

Synthesis of new pyrazoles,oxadiazoles, triazoles,pyrrolotriazines, and pyrrolotriazepines as potential cytotoxic agents

4-Oxo-4-phenylbutanehydrazide (1) reacted with many active methylene reagents such as acetylacetone, diethylmalonate, ethylacetoacetate, ethylcyanoacetate, benzoyl-acetonitrile, and malononitrile under neat conditions to afford the corresponding pyrazoles (2–7) , also, treatment of butanehydrazide (1) with electrophilic reagents as triethylorthoformate, dimethylformamide-dimethylacetal, acetic anhydride, and carbon disulfide to give 1,3,4-oxadiazoles (8,10,11) and N′-acetyl-butanehydrazide (9) . Reacted of butanehydrazide (1) with potassium thiocyanate gave 1,2,4-triazoles (12) . Similarly, treatment of (1) with chloroacetamide gave 1,2,4-triazinones (13) . The pyrrolotriazinones (14) was obtained by cyclization of (13) . Also, butanehydrazide ( 1 ) was utilized as a starting material for the synthesized of new Schiff bases as N′-(4-sub-benzylidene)-phenylbutane-hydrazide (15a-c) , which are used as an initiative to prepare new compounds such as 1,2,4-triazepinones (16a-c) , pyrrolotriazepinones (17a-c) , 1,2,4-triazines (18a-c) , and pyrrolotriazines (19a-c) by reacted of (15a-c) with each chloroacetamide or formamide. The chemical structure of the newly prepared compounds was determined through the spectrum data, including IR, NMR, and MS. The prepared compounds were tested for their in vitro antitumor activities. The compounds 17a-c , 16a-c , and 19a-c displayed activity against several types of cancer cell lines.     

Design and synthesis of novel quinoline derivatives bearing oxadiazole,isoxazoline, triazolothiadiazole,triazolothiadiazine, and piperazine moieties

A new series of 2,3-disubstituted quinoline derivatives were synthesized from 2-chloroquinoline-3-carbaldehyde. In the reaction sequence, acetanilide was cyclized to give 2-chloroquinoline-3-carbaldehyde 1 , which was transformed to 2-(4-phenylpiperazin-1-yl)quinolin-3-carbaldehyde 2 by reaction with 4-phenylpiperazine in DMF-containing anhydrous K₂CO₃; then, compound 2 was oxidized by iodine in methanol, and methyl 2-(4-phenylpiperazin-1-yl)quinoline-3-carboxylate 3 was synthesized. The key intermediate 4 , 4-amino-5-[2-(4-phenylpiperazin-1-yl)quinolin-3-yl]-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thiol, was prepared using the ester 3 by a series of step. Reaction of 5 with various aromatic carboxylic acids or phenacyl bromides yielded 1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazoles 5a-c and 1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazines 6a-c , respectively. Moreover, compound 2 condensed with o-phenylenediamine to give 2-[2-(4-phenylpiperazin-1-yl)quinolin-3-yl]-1H-benzimidazole 7 . Interaction of 7 and 2-chloromethyl-5-aryl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles in the presence of K₂CO₃ led to the title compounds 8a-c . Furthermore, 4,5-dihydroisoxazoline derivatives 9a-c were obtained by the reaction of readily accessible starting materials including 2-(4-phenylpiperazin-1-yl)quinolin-3-carbaldehyde 2 , 1-phenyl-2-(triphenylphosphoranylidene)ethanone and hydroximoyl chlorides under mild conditions in the presence of Et₃N. The hydrazone intermediates 10a-c were obtained by the condensation of 2 with aroylhydrazides in ethanol, then, refluxing in acetic anhydride yielded 3-acetyl-5-aryl-2-[2-(4-phenylpiperazin-1-yl)quinolin-3-yl]-2,3-dihydro-1,3,4-oxadiazoles 11a-c . Structures of these compounds were established by their elemental analysis, IR, ¹H NMR, and mass spectral data.     

Synthesis and structure of dihydro-1,2,4-triazin-6(1H) ones

Reactions of the iminoesters 3a-c with hydrazine or 1,2-dimethylhydrazine gave 4,5-dihydro- 4a-c or 2,5-dihydro-1,2,4-triazin-6(1H) ones 7a-c , respectively. When methylhydrazine was employed, 1-methyl-4, 5-dihydro- 5a-c and 2-methyl-2,5-dihydro-1,2,4-triazin-6(1H) ones 6a-c were obtained. Compounds 6a-c exist as zwitterions in the solid state and in polar aprotic solvents.     

Direct introduction of heterocyclic residues into 1,2,4-triazin-5(2H)ones

3-Aryl-1,2,4-triazin-5(2H)-ones 1a-c react with indoles 2a-c in trifluoroacetic acid/chloroform or in boiling butanol or acetic acid to give 3-aryl-6-(indolyl-3)-1,6-dihydro-1,2,4-triazin-5(2H)-ones 3a-g . Oxidation of the dihydro-1,2,4-triazin-5(2H)-ones 3a-e afforded 6-(indolyl-3)-1,2,4-triazin-5(2H)-ones 4a-e , products of nucleophilic substitution of hydrogen in 1a-c . Refluxing 1b with N-methylpyrrote 5b in butanol for an extended time resulted in the formation of 3-(4-chlorophenyl)-6-(1-meuiylpyrrolyl-2)-1,2,4-triazin-5(2H)-one 4h. The reaction of 1a-c with indoles 2a-c , pyrroles 5a,b , 1,3-dimethyl-2-phenylpyrazol-4-one (8) and aminothiazoles 9a,b in acetic anhydride affords the 1-acetyl-3-aryl-6-hetaryl-1,6-dihydro-1,2,4-triazin-5(2H)-ones 6a-s . Reaction of 1a-c with N-methyl-pyrrole 5b in acetic anhydride gives beside the 1:1 addition products 6h-k also the 2:1 addition products 7a-c .     

The photochemistry of benzotriazole derivatives. Part 2: photolysis of 1-substituted benzotriazole arylhydrazones: new route to phenanthridin-6-yl-2-phenyldiazines

Irradiation of 1-substituted benzotriazole arylhydrazones 3a-c, 4a,b and 5a,b with a 16 W low pressure mercury arc-lamp (254 nm) for 24 h gave phenanthridin-6-yl-2-phenyldiazines 9a-c, phenanthridin-6(5H)-ones 10a-c, 1-anilinobenzimidazoles 11a-c, 2-aryl-1H-benzimidazoles 12a-c, 1-arylamino-1H-benzimidazol-2-carboxylic acid ethyl esters 14a,b, 1-aryl-1H, 9H-benzo [4,5][1,2,3] triazolo[1,2-a]tetrazole-3-carboxylic acid ethyl esters 16a,b, 1-arylamino-2-benzoylbenzimidazoles 18a,b and 2-benzoylbenzoxazole 21.     

Synthesis of some new five membered heterocycles,a facile synthesis of oxazolidinones

The synthesis and structural properties of two kinds of thiosemicarbazide derivatives ( 2a‐c and 3a‐c ) and one kind of semicarbazide derivatives ( 4a, 4b ) have been described. These compounds were synthesized by treating 2‐(4‐amino‐3‐alkyl‐5‐oxo‐4,5‐dihydro‐1H‐1,2,4‐triazol‐1‐yl)acetohydrazides ( 1a‐c ) with benzyl isothiocyanate, 3‐florophenyl isothiocyanate and benzylisocyanate, respectively. The synthesis of 4‐amino‐3‐alkyl‐1‐[(4‐alkyl‐5‐mercapto(or 5‐oxo)‐4H‐1,2,4‐triazol‐3‐yl)methyl]‐4,5‐dihydro‐1H‐1,2,4‐triazol‐5‐ones ( 5a‐c, 6a‐c and 7 ) have been performed from the reaction with sodium hydroxide. On the other hand, the acidic treatment of compounds 2b, 3b and 4b has afforded 4‐amino‐3‐(4‐chlorobenzyl)‐1‐[(5‐alkylamino‐1,3,4‐thidazol(or 1,3,4‐oxazol)‐2‐yl)methyl]‐4,5‐dihydro‐1H‐1,2,4‐triazol‐5‐ones ( 8, 9 and 10 ). The condensation of thiosemi(or semi)carbazide derivatives ( 2a‐c, 3c and 4b ) with 4‐chlorophenacylbromide have resulted in the formation of 2‐[4‐amino‐3‐alkyl‐5‐oxo‐4,5‐dihydro‐1H‐1,2,4‐triazol‐1‐yl]‐N′‐(3,4‐dialkyl‐1,3‐thiazol(or oxazol)‐2(3H)‐yliden]acetohydrazides ( 11a‐c, 12, 13 ), while their condensation with chloroacetic acid has produced 2‐[4‐amino‐3‐alkyl‐5‐oxo‐4,5‐dihydro‐1H‐1,2,4‐triazol‐1‐yl]‐N′‐[3‐(3‐alkyl)]‐4‐oxo‐1,3‐thiazolidin(or oxazolidin)‐2‐yliden}acetohydrazides ( 14, 15 and 16 ). The spectral data and elemental analyses have support the proposed structures.     

Synthesis and Some Chemical Behaviour of Certain Substituted Thiosemicarbazides

Three new thiosemicarbazides (1 a-c ) were prepared from N-[4-phenyl-5-(2-thienyl)-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl]mercaptoacetohydrazide. Reaction of (1 a-c) with the appropriate phenacyl bromide afforded thiazoline derivatives (2 a-i) whereas their reaction with chloroacetic acid or maleic anhydride gave the corresponding thiazolidine derivatives (3 a,b) and (4 a,b) . Cyclodesulfurization of (1 a-c) with DCCD in toluene yielded 5-substituted-amino-1,3,4-oxadiazoles (5 a,b) , while their dehydration with PPA gave the corresponding 5-substituted-amino-1,3,4-thiadiazoles (6 a-c) . Six representative compounds were tested for their in-vitro antimicrobial activity against some pathogenic microorganisms, some of them were proved to be active.     

Synthesis of isomeric 3-phenyl-5-(pyridylmethylene)-2-thiohydantoins and their S-methylated derivatives. Molecular and crystal structures of (5Z)-3-phenyl-5-(pyridin-2-ylmethylene)-2-thiohydantoin and (5Z)-2-methylthio-3-phenyl-5-(pyridin-2-ylmethylene)-3,5-dihydro-4H-imidazol-4-one

Three procedures were used for the synthesis of -, , and -pyridyl-substituted (5Z)-3-phenyl-5-(pyridylmethylene)-2-thiohydantoins: the reaction of 2-thiohydantoin with the corresponding aldehyde in AcOH in the presence of AcONa, the two-step one-pot synthesis with the use of the same starting compounds, and three-component condensation of aryl isothiocyanate, glycine, and aldehyde in AcOH. Alkylation of the resulting thiohydantoins with iodomethane in the presence of a base afforded the corresponding S-methylated derivatives, viz., 2-methylthio-3-phenyl-5-(pyridylmethylene)-3,5-dihydro-4H-imidazol-4-ones. The structures of (5Z)-3-phenyl-5-(pyridin-2-ylmethylene)-2-thioxoimidazolin-4-one and (5Z)-2-methylthio-3-phenyl-5-(pyridin-2-ylmethylene)-3,5-dihydro-4H-imidazol-4-one were established by X-ray diffraction analysis.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2734–2739, December, 2004.     

含吡啶基四硫富瓦烯衍生物的合成、 结构和电化学性质

在乙酰乙酸乙酯和氧化亚铜共同催化下, 二-(1,3-二硫环戊烯-2-硫酮-4,5-二硫)合锌酸四乙基铵盐分别与2-碘吡啶(1a)、 3-碘吡啶(1b)和4-碘吡啶(1c)反应, 制得硫酮化合物2,3-二(2-吡啶硫基)-1,3-二硫环戊烯-2-硫酮(2a)、 2,3-二(3-吡啶硫基)-1,3-二硫环戊烯-2-硫酮(2b)和2,3-二(4-吡啶硫基)-1,3-二硫环戊烯-2-硫酮(2c). 在醋酸汞催化下, 硫酮化合物2a, 2b和2c分别被氧化为2,3-二(2-吡啶硫基)-1,3-二硫环戊烯-2-酮(3a)、 2,3-二(3-吡啶硫基)-1,3-二硫环戊烯-2-酮(3b)和2,3-二(4-吡啶硫基)-1,3-二硫环戊烯-2-酮(3c). 以亚磷酸三乙酯为偶联剂, 氧酮化合物3a, 3b和3c分别发生自偶联反应生成2,3,6,7-四(2-吡啶硫基)四硫富瓦烯(4a)、 2,3,6,7-四(3-吡啶硫基)四硫富瓦烯(4b)和2,3,6,7-四(4-吡啶硫基)四硫富瓦烯(4c). 采用核磁共振波谱(NMR)、 傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)和质谱(MS)分析了所合成化合物的结构和组成, 通过X射线衍射分析确认了吡啶基四硫富瓦烯衍生物4b和4c的晶体结构. 循环伏安法研究结果表明, 化合物4a, 4b和4c呈现准可逆的两电子转移过程, 结合量子化学计算, 分析了不同位置取代的吡啶基对四硫富瓦烯电化学电势的影响.     

Synthesis of thiazolotriazepinones

The synthesis of 4,5-dihydro-7-phenylthiazolo[2,3-c][1,2,4]triazepin-3(2H)-one ( 4 ) from 2-propenoic acid 2-(4-phenyl-2-thiazolyl)hydrazide ( 14 ), is reported. A synthesis of 4 which was reported earlier by Mahajan, Sondhi and Ralhan (9), from 3-chloropropanoic acid 2-(4-phenyl-2-thiazolyl)hydrazide ( 3 ), is erroneous. We were able to cyclize 3 to 1-(4-phenyl-2-thiazolyl)-3-pyrazolidinone ( 5 ). The cyclizations of 14 to 4 and 3 to 5 are consistent with the Baldwin Rules for Ring Closure.     

N-多氟烷基取代和葡萄糖基取代的1,2,4-三唑-5-硫酮类席夫碱的合成及其杀虫活性

为改善三唑类化合物的生物活性, 以3-苯基-4-氨基-1,2,4-三唑-5-硫酮为原料, 将其与芳香醛在冰醋酸体系中反应, 得到3-苯基-4-芳基亚甲氨基-1,2,4-三唑-5-硫酮类席夫碱(4a～4i). 在此基础上, 化合物4a～4i分别与多氟烷基碘代烷和溴代乙酰基葡萄糖反应合成了一系列1,2,4-三唑-5-硫酮类席夫碱的多氟烷基取代物5a～5r和葡萄糖基取代物6a～6d, 并用¹H NMR, ¹⁹F NMR, IR和MS谱以及元素分析表征了它们的结构. 初步生物活性测试结果表明, 部分目标化合物具有明显的杀虫活性.     

Synthesis of 3-(α-chlorophenylhydrazono)heteroarylmethyl-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoxalines with antimicrobial activity

The reactions of 3-(α-chlorophenylhydrazono)hydrazinocarbonylmethyl-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoxalines 4a,c with triethyl orthoesters resulted in the intramolecular cyclization to give the 3-(α-chlorophenylhydrazono-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-ylmethyl)-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoxalines 5a-d , but not the 1,2,4,5-tetrazepinylquinoxalines 6a-d . The cyclization mode into the 1,3,4-oxadiazole ring was confirmed by the alternate syntheses of 5a,c from the reactions of the 3-(1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-ylmethylene)-2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoxalines 7a,b with o-chlorobenzenediazonium chloride. Moreover, the reactions of 3-(benzimidazol-2-ylmethylene)-2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoxaline hydrochloride 8 with o-, m- and p-chlorobenzenediazonium chlorides afforded the 3-(α-chlorophenylhydrazonobenzimidazol-2-ylmethy])-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoxa]ine hydrochlorides 9a-c , respectively. Compounds 5a-d and 9a-c were found to exhibit antimicrobial activities.     

Synthesis and conversions of 3-(4-amino-5-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-ylmethylene)-2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoxaline

The reaction of the hydrazone 3a with hydrazine hydrate in DBU/ethanol conveniently gave 3-(4-amino-5-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-ylmethylene)-2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoxaline 6 . The reactions of 6 with an equimolar and 2-fold molar amount of nitrous acid afforded 3-(α-hydroxyimino-4-amino-5-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-ylmethyl)-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoxaline 9 and 3-(α-hydroxyimino-5-methyl-2H-1,2,4-triazol-3-ylmethyl)-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoxaline 10 , respectively, which were converted into the 3-heteroarylisoxazolo[4,5-b]quin-oxalines 13a,b and 11 , respectively. Compound 9 was also cyclized into the 8-quinoxalinyl-1,2,4-triazolo-[3,4-f][1,2,4]triazines 14a,b .     

Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of new 1,2,4-triazole, 1,3,4-oxadiazole, 1,3,4-thiadiazole,thiopyrane, thiazolidinone,and azepine derivatives

4-oxo-4-phenylbutanehydrazide 3 was reacted with aryl or alkyl isothiocyanates to give the corresponding N-substituted-2-(4-oxo-4-phenylbutanoyl) hydrazine-1-carbothioamide 4a-c . Cyclization of thiosemicarbazides 4a-c with sodium hydroxide led to the formation of 3-(4-sub-5-thioxo-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)-propanone 5a-c . Desulfurization of thiosemicarbazides 4a-c by mercuric oxide afforded 3-(5-(sub-amino)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)-propanone 6a-c . The reaction of 4a-c with phosphorus oxychloride gave 3-(5-(sub-amino)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)-propanone 7a-c . Treatment of 4a-c with ethyl-bromoacetate or α-bromopropionic acid gave N′-(3-sub-thiazolidin-2-ylidene)-butanehydrazide 8a-c and (N′-(3-sub-oxothiazolidin-2-ylidene)-butanehydrazide 9a-c . Chlorination of oxothiazolidine-hydrazide 9a-c by phosphorus oxychloride afforded N-(3-sub-4-oxothiazolidine)-butane-hydrazonoyl-chloride 10a-c . The reaction of 10a-c with mercaptoacetyl-chloride yielded 2-((4-benzoyl-thiopyrane) hydrazono)-3-sub-thiazolidinone 11a-c . Also, reacted of 10a-c with hydrazine hydrate afforded N″-(3-sub-oxothiazolidine)-butane-hydrazon-hydrazide 12a-c . The 3-sub-2-((pyridazine) hydrazono) thiazolidinone 13a-c was obtained by cyclization of 12a-c via refluxing in DMF. The reaction and cyclized of 9a-c with chloroacetyl-chloride in ethanolic KOH afforded 1-((3-sub-4-oxothiazolidine) amino)-azepine-dione 14a-c . The chemical structures of the new compounds have been confirmed by diverse spectroscopy analyses such as IR, NMR, MS, and elemental analysis. The synthesized compounds were tested for their antimicrobial activity and these compounds were considered (Pyridazin-hydrazono-thiazolidinone 13a-c , oxothiazolidin-azepinedione 14a-c , N-thiazolidin-hydrazon-hydrazide 12a-c , and thiopyran-hydrazono-thiazolidinone 11a-c ) the most effective as antimicrobial activity.     

Enaminones as building blocks for the synthesis of substituted pyrazoles with antitumor and antimicrobial activities

Novel N-arylpyrazole-containing enaminones 2a,b were synthesized as key intermediates. Reactions of 2a,b with active methylene compounds in acetic acid in the presence of ammonium acetate afforded substituted pyridine derivatives 5a-d. Enaminones 2a,b also reacted with aliphatic amines such as hydrazine hydrate and hydroxylamine hydrochloride to give bipyrazoles 8a,b and pyrazolylisoxazoles 9a,b, respectively. On the other hand, treatment of 2a,b with a heterocyclic amine and its diazonium salt yielded the respective [1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrimidines 12a,b and pyrazolylcarbonyl[1,2,4]triazolo-[3,4-c][1,2,4]triazines 14a,b. Moreover, 2-thioxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-one (17) was prepared via reaction of enaminone 2a with aminothiouracil (15). Cyclocondensation of 17 with the appropriate hydrazonoyl chlorides 18a-c gave the corresponding pyrido[2,3-d][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrimidin-5-ones 21a-c. The cytotoxic effects of compounds 2b, 14a and 17 against human breast cell line (MCF-7) and liver carcinoma cell line (HEPG2) were screened and in both lines they showed inhibition effects comparable to those of 5-fluorouracil, used as a standard. The antimicrobial activity of some products chosen as representative examples was also evaluated.     

Synthesis and biological activity of (3,5-disubstituted-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)benzophenone derivatives

The synthesis of (5-acylaminomethyl-3-carbamoyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)benzophenone derivatives 4a-i, 14a-d, 15a-d, 16a-c , is described. Acylation of the key intermediate, 1-benzoylphenylazo-1-aminoacetamide 7, followed by cyclization in the presence of acid afforded 1H-1,2,4-triazole derivatives. These compounds were evaluated for their central nervous system (CNS) activity. Some of these compounds exhibited high activities in anti-pentylene tetrazole and rotarod test in mice when orally administered.     

Ring closure reaction of 4-(2-hydroxyanilino)-2-phenyl-5-pyrimidinecarboxylic acid with acetic anhydride. Synthesis of pyrimido[5,4-c] [1,5]benzoxazepin-5(11H)ones

Syntheses of 11-acety1-2-phenylpyrimido[5,4-c][1,5]benzoxazepin-5(11H)one ( 16a ) and analogs ( 16b,c, 22 ) were described. The reaction of 4-chloro-2-phenyl-5-pyrimidinecarboxylic acid ethyl ester ( 7 ) with 2-aminophenol afforded 4-(2-hydroxyanilino)-2-phenyl-5-pyrimidine-carboxylic acid ethyl ester ( 8a ). The latter was also prepared by catalytic reduction of 4-(2-nitrophenoxy)-2-phenyl-5-pyrimidinecarboxylic acid ethyl ester ( 9 ), which was obtained from 7 and 2-nitrophenol. Involvement of 4-(2-aminophenoxy)-2-phenyl-5-pyrimidinecarboxylic acid ethyl ester ( 12a ) in this reduction as an intermediate was demonstrated by an independent synthesis of 12a and its subsequent rearrangement to 8a. Hydrolysis of 8a or 12a gave 4-(2-hydroxyanilino)-2-phenyl-5-pyrimidinecarboxylic acid ( 15a ). Reaction of 15a with acetic anhydride afforded 16a , the first member of a novel ring system, the pyrimido[5,4- c ][1,5]-benzoxazepin. Additional examples ( 16b,c ) were prepared similarly. The corresponding 11-ethyl derivative ( 22 ) was prepared in similar fashion, starting with 7 and 2-ethylaminophenol. A possible reaction mechanism for the formation of 16a-c from 15a-c and acetic anhydride was discussed.     

Synthesis of representative 10-aryl-, 10-aralkyl- and 10-heteraryl-9H-naphtho[1′,2′:4,5]thiazolo[3,2-b]- [1,2,4]triazin-9-ones as potential anti-HIV agents

To prepare the title compounds, cyclocondensation of 1-amino-2-iminonaphtho[1,2-d]thiazole ( 2 ) with some representative glyoxylic acid derivatives was investigated. Heating 2 with methyl phenylglyoxylate ( 3a ) in methanol afforded only the open chain intermediates 4a,b . However, when this reaction was performed in re-fluxing glacial acetic acid, the expected compound, 10-phenyl-9H-naphtho[1′,2′:4,5]thiazolo[3,2-b][1,2,4]- triazin-9-one ( 5a ) was produced in 27% yield. Similar treatment of 2 with benzyl-, 2-furyl- and 2-thienylgly-oxylic acids 3b-d gave the corresponding 10-benzyl-, 10-(2-furyl)- and 10-(2-thienyl)-9H-naphtho[1′,2′:4,5]thi-azolo[3,2-b][1,2,4]triazin-9-ones 5b-d in 48–67% yields. As by-products, 9-benzoyl- and 9-(2-thenoyl)naphtho-[1′,2′:4,5]thiazolo[3,2-b][1,2,4]triazoles 6a,d were also isolated. Compound 5a was selected for in vitro anti-HIV evaluation but found to be inactive.