Convenient synthesis of novel 5‐substituted 3‐methylisoxazole‐4‐sulfonamides

A number of novel sulfonamide derivatives of 5‐substituted‐3‐methylisoxazole were synthesized and characterized, starting from 3,5‐dimethylisoxazole. Key steps include the generation of 3,5‐dimethylisoxazole‐4‐sulfonamides followed by their reactions with N‐(dimethoxymethyl)‐N,N‐dimethylamine or various aromatic and heteroaromatic aldehydes. As a result, a series of novel aryl/heteroaryl‐ and aminovinylsubstituted derivatives of the isoxazole heterocycle were obtained. The scope and limitations of the developed approach are discussed.     

The [3 + 2] cycloaddition route to 5‐carbomethoxy‐4h‐1,2,3‐triazolo[1,5‐a][1]benzazepines from baylis‐hillman acetates of 2‐azidobenzaldehydes

A new, simple synthesis of 5‐carbomethoxy‐4H‐1,2,3‐triazolo[1,5‐a][1]benzazepines from the reaction of several Baylis‐Hillman acetates of 2‐azidobenzaldehydes with alkynide Grignard reagents such as phenylethynyl‐, 1‐propynyl‐ and ethynylmagnesium bromides followed by cycloaddition reaction has been described.     

Silica gel / NaHSO4: An efficient and recyclable heterogeneous catalyst for high yield synthesis of 1,5‐benzodiazepine derivatives under microwave irradiation

Silica gel supported sodium hydrogen sulfate catalyzes efficiently the condensation of o‐phenylenediamines with ketones under microwaves in solvent free conditions to afford the corresponding 1,5‐benzodiazepine derivatives in high yields. Compared to conventional reaction conditions, this new approach consistently has the advantage of excellent yields (90‐98%) and short reaction times of 0.50 – 1.00 min.     

Synthesis and characterization of a series of 1,x‐bis‐(4‐oxo‐3,4‐dihydro‐1,2,3‐benzotriazin‐3‐yl)alkanes

Reaction of isatoic anhydride with an alkanediamine in DMF solution under mild conditions affords excellent yields of the 1,x‐bis‐{(2‐aminobenzoyl‐)amino}alkanes ( 2a‐k ), which have been characterized by IR and NMR spectroscopy, high resolution mass spectrometry and elemental analysis. Diazotization of the bis‐{(2‐aminobenzoyl‐)‐amino}alkanes in aqueous solution gives high yields of the 1,x‐bis‐(4‐oxo‐3,4‐dihydro‐1,2,3‐benzotriazin‐3‐yl)alkanes ( 1a‐k ), whch have also been characterized by IR and NMR spectroscopy, high resolution mass spectrometry and elemental analysis. The alkanediamines employed are as follows: ethylene diamine, 1,3‐propanediamine, 1,2‐propanediamine, 2‐methyl‐1,2‐propanediamine, 2,2‐dimethyl‐1,3‐propanediamine, 2‐hydroxy‐1,3‐propanediamine, 1,4‐diaminobutane, 1,5‐diaminopentane, 1,3‐diaminopentane (DYTEK® EP diamine), 1,6‐diaminohexane and 1,7‐diaminoheptane. The alternative method of synthesis of the bis‐(4‐oxo‐3,4‐dihydro‐1,2,3‐benzotriazin‐3‐yl)alkanes ( 1 ) via the diazonium salt from methyl anthranilate was explored.     

A general synthesis of 8‐hydroxy‐6‐substituted‐1,7‐naphthyridines

A general method for the synthesis of 8‐hydroxy‐6‐substituted‐1,7‐naphthyridines is described using acylation of the dianion derived from tert‐butylamide 1 , followed by cyclization of the resulting intermediate ketones 2 with ammonium acetate.     

1,3‐Dipolar cycloaddition or nucleophilic addition: Influence of solvents and nature of substituents in the reagent and substrate molecules on the reaction of 4,5‐dihydro‐1H‐imidazole 3‐oxides with alkynes

Two competitive processes ‐ 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition and nucleophilic addition ‐ in the reaction of 4,4,5,5‐tetramethyl‐4,5‐dihydro‐1H‐imidazole 3‐oxides with asymmetrically substituted alkynes were shown to occur. The influence of solvents and the nature of substituents in the reagent and substrate molecules on the rate ratio of these competitive processes were studied.     

Reaction of 3‐aminoquinoline‐2,4‐diones with isocyanates. Synthesis of novel 3‐(3′‐alkyl/arylureido)quinoline‐2,4‐diones and their cyclic carbinolamide isomers

3‐Alkyl/aryl‐3‐amino‐1H,3H‐quinoline‐2,4‐diones react with alkyl/aryl isocyanates to give novel 3‐alkyl/aryl‐3‐ureido‐1H,3H‐quinoline‐2,4‐diones or 3a‐alkyl/aryl‐9b‐hydroxy‐3,3a,5,9b‐tetrahydro‐1H‐imidazo[4,5‐c]quinoline‐2,4‐diones. In some cases, a mixture of both products was obtained and separated by fractional crystallization. All compounds were characterized by their ¹H, ¹³C, ir and ms data and some of them also by ¹⁵N nmr data.     

Synthesis and antitumor activities of 2‐(substituted)phenyl‐1,2,4‐triazolo[1,5‐a]pyridines

Twenty‐three 2‐(substituted)phenyl‐1,2,4‐triazolo[1,5‐a]pyridines have been synthesized by cycloadditison reaction between N‐amino methylpyridinium mesitylenesulfonates and substituted benzonitriles under the presence of potassium hydroxide at room temperature. The structures of all products were confirmed by ¹H NMR, MS and elemental analyses. The antitumor activities of these compounds were evaluated against human ovary cancer cell line (HO‐8910) in vitro by MTT method. The preliminary results showed that compound 1e (IC₅₀ 28μM) and compound 1w (IC₅₀ 31μM) exhibited stronger antitumor activities than cisplatin (IC₅₀ 35μM) in vitro. Hence, 1e and 1w have potential antitumor activities and are worth further investigation.     

Synthesis and intramolecular cyclization of 2‐methylsulfany‐4‐oxo‐3(4H)‐quinazolinyl)acetohydrazide

Treatment of ambident sodium salt of 2‐methylsulfanyl‐4(3H)‐quinazolinone with methyl bromoacetate resulted in N₍₃₎‐alkyl ester formation. Reaction of the resulted ester with hydrazine hydrate gave 2‐methylsulfanyl‐4‐oxo‐3(4H)‐quinazolinyl)acetohydrazide, which underwent intramolecular cyclization under heating in dimethylformamide to give 1‐aminoimidazo[2,1‐b]quinazoline‐2,5(1H,3H)‐dione. The latter took place in acylation reaction and in condensation with aromatic aldehydes.     

Synthesis and characterization of 4‐aryl‐5‐(1‐aryl‐2‐methyl‐2‐nitropropyl)‐1,2,3‐selenadiazoles

The synthesis of a new set of selenadiazoles, 4‐aryl‐5‐(1‐aryl‐2‐methyl‐2‐nitropropyl)‐1,2,3‐selenadiazoles ( 4 ) derived from 2‐[4‐methyl‐4‐nitro‐1,3‐diarylpentylidene]‐1‐hydrazinecarboxamide ( 3 ) has been reported. THF has been found to be the solvent of choice for this reaction. Structural features of 3 and 4 have been analyzed by NMR and X‐ray techniques.     

Synthesis of some new spiro naphtho[2,3‐d][1,3]dithiole‐4,9‐dione derivatives

2(1‐Acetyl‐2‐oxopropylidene)naphtho[2,3‐d][1,3]dithiole‐4,9‐dione 1 reacts with a variety of bidentates reagents to give some new functionally substituted spiro naphthodithiole‐4,9‐dione derivatives.     

A facile KF/Al2O3 mediated method for the synthesis of substituted 3‐arylchromene‐2‐thiones

A convenient and efficient method for the preparation of 3‐aryl‐chromene‐2‐thiones was reported. These compounds 2a‐2o with various functional groups were synthesized in high yield by a KF/Al₂O₃ meditated reaction of deoxybenzoins with CS₂ under mild conditions.     

Synthesis of novel 1‐substituted [1,3]thiazolo[3,2‐a]‐[1,5]benzodiazepine derivatives from 1,5‐benzodiazepine‐2‐thiones and α‐halogen carbonyl compounds

A number of substituted 4H,5H,6H‐thiazolo[3,2‐a][1,5]benzodiazepinium salts 2a‐h, 5, 9 , which are based on the novel thiazolobenzodiazepine system, were prepared by condensation‐cyclization of 1,5‐benzodiazepine‐2‐thiones 1a‐f, h, 4 with α‐haloketones, as well as with α‐bromoacetaldehyde diethyl acetal. The structure and stereochemistry of the ring system obtained were investigated by ¹H and ¹³C nmr spectroscopy: the additional heterocyclic nucleus was found to appreciably influence the conformational mobility of the heptatomic ring. Upon treatment of salt 2d with alkali the presence of the base enamine structure in solution has been postulated.     

N‐Isopropylacrylamide‐Modified Polyethylenimines as Effective Gene Carriers

25 kDa branched polyethylenimines are modified by N‐isopropylacrylamide via Michael addition. An agarose gel retardation assay shows that all derivatives display good binding affinity toward plasmid DNA. The modified PEI‐25K shows lower cytotoxicity in MTT assay and better transfection efficiency than unmodified PEI‐25K in HeLa cells. The endocytosis efficiency of the optimized complexes is determined to be 99.9% by flow cytometry. More interestingly, although the derivatives are not designed to conjugate with targeting ligands or nuclear localization signals, confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) demonstrates that the optimized derivative results in increased endocytosis and strongly enhanced nuclear uptake compared with PEI‐25K.

     

Microwave‐assisted three‐component synthesis and in vitro antifungal evaluation of 6‐cyano‐5,8‐dihydropyrido[2,3‐d]pyrimidin‐4(3H)‐ones

The reaction of 6‐aminopyrimidin‐4‐ones 1 with benzaldehydes 2 and β‐aminocrotononitrile 3 or benzoylacetonitrile 4 under microwave irradiation in dry media yields the 6‐cyano‐5,8‐dihydropyrido[2,3‐d]‐pyrimidinones 5a‐t . The structure of the synthesized compounds was determined on the basis of nmr measurements, especially by ¹H,¹H?, ¹H,¹³C COSY, DEPT and NOESY experiments. In contrast with other pyrido‐[2,3‐d]pyrimidine derivatives, these compounds did not show any antifungal in vitro activity up to 250 μg/mL.     

Synthesis and reactions of n‐methyl‐4‐(methylthio)thieno[2,3‐d]‐pyrimidinium salts

Two methods for the preparation of N‐methyl‐4‐(methylthio)thieno[2,3‐d]pyrimidinium salts 6a,b and 13a,b are described. Treatment of 6a,b and/or 13a,b with active methylene compounds such as malononitrile and ethyl cyanoacetate in the presence of sodium methoxide caused nucleophilic addition followed by elimination of methanethiol, giving the corresponding N‐methyl‐4‐ylidenethieno[2,3‐d]‐pyrimidines 7a,b, 8a,b, 14a,b and 15a,b .     

Synthesis and biological activities of cis and trans 5‐amino‐3‐[(6‐chloro‐3‐pyridyl)methyl]amino‐1‐(5,5‐dimethyl‐2‐oxo‐4‐substitutedphenyl‐1,3,2‐dioxaphosphinan‐2‐yl)‐4‐cyano(ethoxycarbonyl)‐1H‐pyrazoles

A series of novel title compounds have been designed and synthesized by a multi‐step reaction, the stereochemistry of the reaction was investigated, the structures of all compounds prepared have been confirmed by ¹H NMR, IR, EI‐MS spectroscopy and elemental analysis. The crystal structures of cis 6b and trans 6b were determined by single crystal X‐ray diffraction. The results of preliminary bioassay indicate that some compounds possess a certain extent inhibition effect against aphides at the concentration of 250 ppm.     

Convenient way to 5‐substituted 4‐amino‐2,3‐dihydro‐4H‐1,2,4‐triazole‐3‐thiones

Various 4‐amino‐2,3‐dihydro‐4H‐triazoles with aromatic, aliphatic and heterocyclic substituents at the C(5) position were synthesized from corresponding esters and thiocarbohydrazide. This method allows the synthesis these heterocycles in a short time and at reduced expenses.     

Facile preparation of 7,11‐di(4‐nitrobenzenesulfonyl)‐diaza‐1,4‐dioxa‐7,11‐spiro[4,7]dodecan‐9‐one

Compound 1 as a key intermediate for the synthesis of 3,3,7,7‐tetrakis‐(difluoroamino)octahydro‐1,5‐dinitro‐1,5‐diazocine (HNFX) and 3,3‐bis(difluoroamino)octahydro‐1,5,7,7‐tetranitro‐1,5‐diazocine (TNFX) is described. Cycloalkylation of 3 with 1,3‐dibromopropan‐2‐ol ( 4 ) afforded 1,5‐protected‐1,5‐diazocine 2 , followed by chromic acid oxidation to ketone 1 in good yield.     

Pyrolytic behavior of substituted N‐aminoheteroaromatics: Synthesis of pyrazolo[1,5‐a]pyridine and 3‐substituted 3‐oxopropionitrile derivatives

Flash vacuum pyrolysis (FVP) of 1,7‐bis‐(3‐aroylideneamino)‐4,6,10,12‐tetramethyl‐2,8‐dioxo‐1,7‐diazacyclododeca‐3,5,9,11‐tetraene‐3,9‐dicarbonitriles 11a‐c at 650°C and 0.02 Torr yielded 5,7‐dimethyl‐3‐(4‐methylbenzoyl)‐pyrazolo[1,5‐a]pyridine‐4‐carbonitrile 14 , 4,6‐dimethyl‐2‐oxo‐1,2‐dihydropyridine‐3‐carbonitrile 16 and 3‐aryl‐3‐oxo‐propionitriles 17a,b . A plausible mechanism is suggested to account for the formation of the products.