Aqueous hydrolysis of 3-[2-(3-methyl-1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-pyrazol-1-yl)-ethylamino]-and 3-[2-(5-methyl-1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-pyrazol-1-yl)ethylamino]-propanoates

Noncatalytic hydrolysis of methyl 3-[2-(3-methyl-1H-pyrazol-1-y)ethylamino]-and methyl 3-[2-(5-methyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)ethylamino]propanoates at 200°C was performed. According to X-ray diffraction data, the resulting acids exist exclusively as salts.     

Complexes of cobalt(II) halides with 2-(1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-pyrazol-1-yl)-4(3<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>)-pyrimidinone

The electronic structures of complexes of cobalt(II) halides with 2-(1H-pyrazol-1-yl)-4(3H)-pyrimidinone have been studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The Co2p _3/2 lines of cobalt atoms, N1s lines of nitrogen atoms, and O1s lines of oxygen atoms in the X-ray photoelectron spectra have been analyzed. Based on these data for the free and coordinated ligands, the atoms of the ligand coordinated to the central metal atom are determined. The coordinated organic compound serves as an electron-donating ligand. The results obtained are consistent with IR and UV-Vis spectroscopic data.     

Synthesis and reactions of 3-(3-ethoxycarbonyl-1-phenyl-1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-pyrazol-4-yl)propenic acid

The reaction of ethyl 4-formyl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxylate with the malonic acid led to the formation (2E)-3-(3-ethoxycarbonyl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)propenic acid. In reactions of this acid chloride with 4-amino-5-aryl(hetaryl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thiols were obtained ethyl 4-[(E)-2-{3-aryl(hetaryl)[1,2,4]triazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazol-6-yl}ethenyl]-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazoe-3-carboxylates, with 5-aryltetrazoles, ethyl 4-[(E)-2-(5-aryl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)-ethenyl]-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxylates, with 1-(2-hydroxy-3,5-dimethylphenyl) followed by the Baker-Venkataraman rearrangement and the cyclization, ethyl 4-[(E)-2-(6,8-dimethyl-4-oxo-4Hchromen-2-yl)ethenyl]-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxylate.     

3-(4,5-Dihydro-1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-pyrazol-1-ylmethyl)oxazolidines and 3-(4,5-dihydro-1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-pyrazol-1-ylmethyl)perhydro-1,3-oxazines

3-(4,5-Dihydro-1H-pyrazol-1-ylmethyl)oxazolidines and 3-(4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-1-ylmethyl)perhydro-1,3-oxazines were synthesized in 54–85% yield by reactions of α-amino alcohols and 3-aminopropan-1-ol, respectively, with formaldehyde and 4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazoles.     

Synthesis of substituted 2-(thiophen-2-yl)-1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-imidazol-1-ols

Substituted 2-(thiophen-2-yl)-1H-imidazol-1-ols were synthesized by cyclization of the corresponding α-thienyl nitrones in alkaline medium. α-Thienyl nitrones were obtained by reaction of N-(1-hydroxyimine-1-R-propan-2-yl)hydroxylamines with thiophene-2-carbaldehyde in methanol. At boiling α-thienyl nitrones in methanol in the presence of sodium methylate 5-aryl(hetaryl)-2-(thiophen-2-yl)-1H-imidazol-1-ols are formed chemoselectively.     

Syntheses of (<Emphasis Type="Italic">E</Emphasis>)- and (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Z</Emphasis>)-3-styrylchromones

Several (E)- and (Z)-3-styrylchromones were prepared by two different methodologies, the Wittig reaction of chromone-3-carboxaldehyde with benzylic ylides and the Knoevenagel condensation of chromone-3-carboxaldehyde with phenylacetic acids in the presence of potassium tert-butoxide under microwave irradiation. The Knoevenagel reaction followed by a decarboxylation offered an efficient and diastereoselective method for preparing (E)-3-styrylchromones in a shorter reaction time. It was also demonstrated that phenylacetic acid can also be substituted with success by phenylmalonic acid. The stereochemistry of all products was assigned by NMR experiments. Correspondence: Artur M. S. Silva, Chemistry Department, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.     

Regioselectivity and regiospecificity of phosphorylation of (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Z</Emphasis>)- and (<Emphasis Type="Italic">E</Emphasis>)-4-chloromethylene-2-phenyl-5(4<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>)-oxazolones. Effect of solvation: Supramolecular approximation

By the methods of quantum chemistry in supramolecular approximation, are considered stereochemical and energetic features of phosphorylation of 4-chloromethylene-2-phenyl -5(4H)-oxazolone Z- and E-isomers in gas phase and their solvates with acetonitrile of 1:n composition where n varies from 1 to 10. On the MNDO-PM3 level the phosphorylation with triphenylphosphine proceeds endothermally in two steps: nucleophilic addition in the first step and elimination of chlorine anion with formation of phosphonium salt in the second step. Solvation with acetonitrile leads to stabilization of phosphonium intermediate and decrease in heat of conversion. On both semiempirical and nonempirical levels occur regioselectivity of nucleophilic attack at the double C=C, but not C=O, bond and regiospecificity of transformation without inversion of init configuration of the isomers owing to steric hindrances restricting rotation degree of freedom of -CHClP⁺Ph₃ group. Therewith, elimination of chlorine anion is characterized by low activation barrier and occurs with donation negative charge from π-orbital of carbon atom in the 4 position of heterocycle on antibonding σ*-orbital of carbon-chlorine bond; two orbitals become practically coplanar in the transition state.     

Synthesis and some transformations of 1-methyl-2-(thiophen-3-yl)-1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-benzimidazole

1-Methyl-2-(thiophen-3-yl)-1H-benzimidazole was synthesized by the Weidenhagen reaction, followed by N-methylation. Electrophilic substitution reactions of the title compound, in particular nitration, bromination, sulfonation, formylation, and acylation, were studied. The formylation and acylation in polyphosphoric acid afforded mixtures of 2- and 5-substituted isomers at the thiophene ring. The nitration of 1-methyl-2-(thiophen-3-yl)-1H-benzimidazole involved the thiophene ring or both thiophene and benzene fragments, depending on the conditions. Steric arrangement of the heterocycles in the 1-methyl-2-(thiophen-3-yl)-1H-benzimidazole molecule was analyzed by quantum chemical calculations.     

Regioselective synthesis of polyfluoroalkyl-substituted 7-(1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)-6,7-dihydro-1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-indazol-4(5<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>)-ones

3-Polyfluoroalkyl-6,6-dimethyl-7-(1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)-6,7-dihydro-1H-indazol-4(5H)-ones were synthesized with high regioselectivity by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of terminal alkynes (phenylacetylene, hex- 1-yne, hept-1-yne, and but-3-yn-1-ol) to 7-azido-6,6-dimethyl-3-polyfluoroalkyl-6,7-dihydro-1H-indazol-4(5H)-ones which were prepared by bromination of 6,6-dimethyl-3-polyfluoroalkyl-6,7-dihydro-1H-indazol- 4(5H)-ones with N-bromosuccinimide in anhydrous carbon tetrachloride, followed by treatment of the corresponding 7-bromo derivatives with sodium azide.     

Microwave-assisted synthesis of 1-{2-[(1-benzyl-1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)methoxy]phenyl}-3-(3-aryl-1-phenyl-1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-pyrazol-4-yl)prop-2-en-1-ones and their antimicrobial activity

A series of new (E)-1-{2-[(1-benzyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)methoxy]phenyl}-3-(3-aryl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)prop-2-en-1-ones (3a–3i) has been synthesized via copper-catalyzed 1,3-dipolar azide-alkyne cycloaddition reaction (CuAAC) of benzyl azide with substituted (E)-3-(3-aryl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-1-[2-(prop-2-ynyloxy)phenyl]prop-2-en-1-ones (2a–2i). The synthesized compounds have been characterized by their IR, ^lH, ¹³C NMR spectra, and mass spectroscopy data. All the compounds have been screened for antimicrobial activity.     

Synthesis and Anticholinesterase Activity of [(4<Emphasis Type="Italic">Z</Emphasis>)-2-Aryl-4-(arylmethylidene)-5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-imidazol-1-yl]alkanoic Acids

ω-[(4Z)-2-Aryl-4-arylmethylidene-5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-1-yl]alkanoic acids were synthesized by reaction of N-substituted α,β-dehydropeptides with chloro(trimethyl)silane or 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexamethyldisilazane. Both initial peptides and (4H)-imidazol-5-one derivatives based thereon were tested for anticholinesterase activity.     

Synthesis of ethyl (2<Emphasis Type="Italic">E</Emphasis>,4<Emphasis Type="Italic">E</Emphasis>)- and (2<Emphasis Type="Italic">E</Emphasis>,4<Emphasis Type="Italic">Z</Emphasis>)-5-chloropenta-2,4-dienoates

An efficient synthetic approach to 2E,4E and 2E,4Z isomers of ethyl 5-chloropenta-2,4-dienoate has been developed on the basis of one-pot oxidation–olefination of readily accessible (E)- and (Z)-3-chloroprop-2-en-1-ols by the action of barium manganate and ethyl (triphenyl-λ⁵-phosphanylidene)acetate.     

Isomeric form and proton localization in (9<Emphasis Type="Italic">E</Emphasis>)-phenanthrene-9,10-dione[(1<Emphasis Type="Italic">Z</Emphasis>)-3,3-dimethyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-1(2<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>)-ylidene]hydrazonium bromide

(9E)-Phenanthrene-9,10-dione[(1Z)-3,3-dimethyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-1(2H)-ylidene]hydrazonium bromide (LH)Br (I) was synthesized. The models of protonated forms of the LH⁺ cation were calculated by quantum-chemical methods, and their relative stability was estimated. The crystal structure of compound I was determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. Compound I is built according to the cation-anion type (the mobile protons are located at the nitrogen atoms). The cation exists in the s-cis,cis-isomeric form stabilized by two cyclic hydrogen bonds. The π-electron density is localized on the multiple bonds N(1)-C(1) (1.292(4) Å) and N(3)-C(12) (1.294(4) Å). the spectroscopic characteristics (IR and electronic absorption spectra) of compound I are obtained.     

Electrophilic cyclization of <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-allyl(propargyl)-5-amino-1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-pyrazole-4-carboxamides. Synthesis of 4-[(dihydro)oxazol-2-yl]-1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-pyrazol-5-amines

N-Allyl-5-amino-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamides in reactions with polyphosphoric acid, with N-halosuccinimides in chloroform, and with (chlorosulfanyl)benzenes in nitromethane in the presence of lithium perchlorate underwent cyclization involving the N-allylamide fragment to give 4-[5-methyl(halomethyl)-4,5-dihydrooxazol-2-yl]-1H-pyrazol-5-amines and 2-(5-amino-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-5-[(arylsulfanyl)methyl]-4,5-dihydro-1,3-oxazolium perchlorates, respectively. Analogous reactions of N-propargyl-5-amino-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamides with polyphosphoric acid afforded 4-(5-methyloxazol-2-yl)-1H-pyrazol-5-amines, and with (chlorosulfanyl) benzenes, 2-(5-amino-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-5-[(arylsulfanyl)methylidene]-4,5-dihydro-1,3-oxazolium perchlorates.     

Tautomerism of azacycles: III. Molecular and crystal structures of 3<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-and 2-phenyl-1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>,4<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-4,5-dihydro-1,2,4-triazole-5-thiones

Compounds capable of tautomerism: sulfanyl-1,2,4-triazole, its C-phenyl derivative, and the crystal hydrate of the latter, were studied by single crystal X-ray diffraction. In the crystals they exist in the form of 3-R-1(H),4(H)-4,5-dihydro-1,2,4-triazole-5-thione with a considerable contribution of the bipolar structure. Published data on the tautomerism of sulfanyl-1,2,4-triazoles and their N-substituted analogs and on the correlation between the spectral characteristics and structures of sulfanyl-1,2,4-triazoles capable of tautomerism are discussed.     

Synthesis of chiral glycolurils from (<Emphasis Type="Italic">S</Emphasis>)-(+)- and (<Emphasis Type="Italic">R</Emphasis>)-(-)-1-<Emphasis Type="Italic">sec</Emphasis>-butyl-3-methylurea

Chiral dialkyl- and tetraalkylglycolurils have been obtained using chiral (S)-(+)- and (R)-(-)-1-sec-butyl-3-methylurea as starting materials. The diastereomer (S)-(+)-2,6-di-sec-butyl-4,8-dimethyl-2,4,6,8-tetraazabicyclo[3.3.0]-octane-3,7-dione was separated into stereoisomers, for the higher melting of which the absolute configuration was determined as (S,S,S,S) by X-ray structural analysis.     

Synthesis of substituted 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>)-ones and pyrimidin-2(1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>)-ones by the Biginelli reaction with 3,5-Di-<Emphasis Type="Italic">tert</Emphasis>-butyl-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde

Three-component acid-catalyzed cyclocondensation of 3,5-di-tret-butyl-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde with urea and ethyl acetoacetate or α-nitroacetophenone (Biginelli reaction) under homogeneous conditions gave the corresponding 5-substituted 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-ones having in position 4 of the heteroring an aryl substituent with sterically shielded hydroxy group. The condensation catalyzed by inorganic salts (Fe³⁺, Co²⁺, Zn²⁺, Li⁺) was successful only with ethyl acetoacetate as initial methylene-active component. Under analogous conditions, acetophenone and 4-fluoroacetophenone gave rise to 4,6-diarylpyrimidin-2(1H)-ones which are capable of undergoing phenol-quinonemethide tautomerism.     

Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of novel substituted 4-[3-(1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-benzimidazol-2-yl)-4-hydroxybenzyl]-2-(1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-benzimidazol-2-yl)phenol derivatives

A series of novel substituted bis-benzimidazole derivatives were synthesized by reaction of 5,5′-methylenebis(2-hydroxybenzaldehyde) with various substituted o-phenylenediamines in glacial acetic acid. The structure of the newly synthesized compounds was elucidated by ¹H and ¹³C NMR, FT-IR, and MS spectra, and their antimicrobial activity against gram positive and gram negative bacteria and antifungal activity were evaluated. The thienyl-substituted derivative showed significant activity against Bacillus licheniformis. Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumonia (bacteria), and Fusarium solani (fungi). The activities of the fluoro-substituted substituted derivative against some bacterial strains and of the thienyl-substituted derivative against fungi were found to be similar to those of standard drugs.     

Synthesis of (<Emphasis Type="Italic">E</Emphasis>)- and (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Z</Emphasis>)-3(5)-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-4-styrylpyrazoles

Abstract  An efficient synthesis method for the preparation of a series of new (Z)- and (E)-3(5)-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-4-styrylpyrazoles was developed. The reaction of (Z)- and (E)-3-styrylchromones with hydrazine hydrate afforded the corresponding (Z)- and (E)-3(5)-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-4-styrylpyrazoles, except for nitro derivatives, where both (Z)- and (E)-4′-nitro-3-styrylchromones afforded (E)-3(5)-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-4-(4-nitrostyryl)pyrazoles. The reaction mechanism for these transformations is discussed and the stereochemistries of all products were established by NMR experiments. Graphical abstract        

Synthesis of <Emphasis Type="Italic">N,N</Emphasis>-disubstituted (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Z</Emphasis>)-<Emphasis Type="Italic">O</Emphasis>-methylnicotinamide oximes

A number of (Z)-N,N-dialkyl- and (Z)-N-acyl-N-alkyl-O-methylnicotinamide oximes was synthesized. Their configuration was confirmed by the NOESY experiment. Evaluation of fungicidal activity of compounds obtained was performed.