Imidazo [4,5-c] - and [4,5-6] pyridines

The synthesis of novel imidazo[4,5-c]pyridines 11-13 and imidazo[4,5-b]pyridines 18-20 is described using 2 as the starting material. The synthesis is generally applicable for the introduction of a wide variety of substituents.     

Regiospecific synthesis of 3-substituted imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines,imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidines,and imidazo[1,2-c]pyrimidine

3-Substituted imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines, imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidines, and imidazo[1,2-c]pyrimidine were obtained regiospecifically in yields of 35-92% in one pot by reaction of 2-aminopyridines or 2-(or 4-)aminopyrimidines, respectively, with 1,2-bis(benzotriazolyl)-1,2-(dialkylamino)ethanes.     

Synthesis and nucleophilic dearomatization of highly electrophilic [1,2,5]selenadiazolo[3,4-b]pyridines

Russian Chemical Bulletin - A number of [1,2,5]selenadiazolo[3,4-b]pyridines were synthesized on the basis of readily available 5-R-2,3-diaminopyridines. It was found that these compounds can be...     

2-formylimidazo[4,5-b]- and 2-formylimidazo[4,5-c]pyridines

The corresponding aldehydes were obtained by oxidation of N-substituted 2-methylimidazo-[4,5-b]- and 2-methylimidazo[4,5-c]pyridines with selenium dioxide. Some of their properties and transformations were studied.     

Synthesis and Transformations of Oxy Amides Derived from Cycloalka[c]- and Pyrano[3,4-c]pyridines

Russian Journal of Organic Chemistry - The alkylation of 3-hyroxycycloalka[c]- and 6-hydroxypyrano[3,4-c]pyridines with ethyl chloroacetate and ethyl 4-chlorobutanoate gave the corresponding oxy...     

Au(i)-catalyzed and iodine-mediated cyclization of enynylpyrazoles to provide pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridines

Pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridines and 6-iodopyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridines were synthesized by gold-catalyzed and iodine-mediated cyclization of enynylpyrazoles in good to excellent yields, respectively. The iodinated adducts were further converted to 6-arylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridines via Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reaction and 6-cyanopyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine by Ullmann condensation reaction. One of the cyclization adducts, 2-(4-fluorophenyl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine, was converted to a p38 kinase inhibitor, 2-(4-fluorophenyl)-3-(4-pyridinyl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine, in two steps.     

Synthesis of New 3-(Alkylsulfanyl)pyrano[3,4-c]-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyridines

Russian Journal of Organic Chemistry - A new method has been developed for the synthesis of 8-hydrazinylpyrano[3,4-c]pyridines via pyridine ring rearrangement. New...     

Synthesis of 3-amino derivatives of benzo[b]furo[2,3-c]pyridines

The reaction of 1,7-dimethyl-3(2H)-benzo[b]furo[2,3-c]pyridone with phosphoric acid amides gave 1,7-dimethyl-3-dimethylamino (morpholino)benzo[b]furo[2,3-c]pyridines. A method for the synthesis of 3-amino derivatives of 4-nitrobenzo[b]furo[2,3-c]pyridines, which consists in heating 1,7-dimethyl-4-nitro-3(2H)-benzo[b]furo[2,3-c]pyridone with hexamethyldisilazane and secondary or primary amines in pyridine, was developed.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1552–1555, November, 1991.     

One-pot synthesis of imidazo[1,2-b]pyrazole,imidazo[1,2-b]-1,2,4-triazole,imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine,imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidine,imidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazole,and 1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-a]benzimidazole derivatives

Hydrazonoyl bromides 1a-c react with 5-amino-3-phenyl-1H-pyrazole, 5-amino-1H-1,2,4-triazole, 2-aminopyridine, and 2-aminobenzimidazole to afford the corresponding imidazol[1,2-b]pyrazoles 10, imidazo[1,2-b]-1,2,4-triazoles 11, imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines 16, imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidines 17, and imidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazoles 20, respectively. Compounds 1a-c reacted also with 2-methylthiobenzimidazole to give 1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-a]benzimidazole derivatives 21. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Condensation reaction of 3,4-dibenzoyl-1-methyl-2,5-diphenylpyrrole and -1-phenylpyrazole with methylamine derivatives affording pyrrolo [3,4-c]pyridine and 2H-pyrazolo[3,4-c]- and [4,3-c]pyridines

The reaction of 3,4-dibenzoyl-1-methyl-2,5-diphenylpyrrole ( 1 ) and -1-phenylpyrazole ( 2 ) with methylamines ( 3a-c ) afforded pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyridine ( 4 ), and isomeric 2H-pyrazolo[3,4-c]pyridines ( 5a-c ) and [4,3-c]pyridines ( 6a-c ), respectively.     

A novel preparation of thiazolo[5,4-c]pyridines and the synthesis of some imidazo[4,5-c]pyridines and oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridines

Diethoxymethyl acetate was used to cyclize o-disubstituted aminopyridines to oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridines and imidazo[4,5-c]pyridines. All the possible imidazole-methylated imidazo[4,5-c]pyridines were prepared. A novel synthesis of 2-substituted thiazolo[5,4-c]pyridines and 4-amino-3-pyridinethiol was discovered.     

Synthesis of 3-aryl-6H-isoxazolo[3,4-d]pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines and 3-aryl-6H-isoxazolo[5,4-d]pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines

The synthesis and characterization of a number of 3-aryl-6H-isoxazolo[3,4-d]pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines and 3-aryl-6H-isoxazolo[5,4-d]pyrazolo[3,4–6]pyridines from common precursors, 5-benzoyl-4-chloro-1H-pyrazolo-[3,4-b]pyridines, has been described. The structures were determined by unambiguous chemical synthesis and by isolation and ¹³C nmr analysis of some key, isolated, intermediates. The ability of these compounds to displace [3H]flunitrazepam from CNS binding sites was also observed.     

Efficient syntheses of imidazolo[1,2-a]pyridines and -[2, 1-a]isoquinolines

2-Aminopyridines 1a-c and 1-aminoisoquinoline with 1-chloromethylbenzotriazole give 2-amino-1-[alpha-benzotriazol-1-ylmethyl]pyridinium chlorides 2a-c and 1-amino-2-(alpha-benzotriazol-1-ylmethyl)isoquinolinium++ + chloride 12, respectively. Compounds 2a-c and 12 react with aryl aldehydes 3a-h to afford imidazolo[1,2-a]pyridines 7a-k and imidazolo[2, 1-a]isoquinolines 13a,b in good yields.     

Ein neuer zugang zu indeno[1,2-b]pyridinen

A new synthesis of 5H-indeno[1,2-6]pyridines [IV] starting from 4-cyanobutyrophenones [I] or their cyclization products, the 6-phenyl-3,4-dihydropyridin-2-ones [II], is reported. The condensation of I or II in polyphosphoric acid with aromatic or heteroaromatic aldehydes [III] yields 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-5H-indeno[1,2-b]pyridin-2-ones [IV]. 2,3,4,4a,5,9b-Hexahydro-1H-indeno[1,2-b]pyridines [X, XI] which were previously difficult to obtain can now be easily synthesized from compounds IV.     

Synthesis and structure of N-methylated azacalix[4]pyridines and azacalix[1]arene[3]pyridines

Reaction of azacalix[4]pyridine and azacalix[1]arene[3]pyridine with methyl iodide afforded N-methylated products selectively and highly efficiently. Crystal structures revealed that the modified electronic nature of the pyridines could change the conjugation between the bridging nitrogen and the neighbouring aromatics.     

Synthesis and Properties of Derivatives of the new Heterocyclic System Benz[4,5]imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[3',2';4,5]thieno[2,3-e]pyrimidine

Derivatives of a new heterocyclic system - benz[4,5]imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[3',2';4,5]thieno[2,3-e]pyrimidine have been obtained by successive reactions in three stages - alkylation of 3-cyanopyridine-2(1H)-thiones with 2-chloromethylbenzylimidazole to give 2-benzimidazolylmethylthio-3-cyanopyridines, closing the thiophene ring in the latter to form 3-amino-2-(benzimidazolyl-2)thieno[2,3-b]pyridines, and cyclization of the pyrimidine ring by acylation with carboxylic acid anhydrides or chlorides.     

Synthesis of 1-azacycl[3.2.2]azine and 1-azabenzo[h]cycl[3.2.2]azine

1-Azacycl[3.2.2]azines were synthesized from 2-methylthioimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines, 2a and 2b , by using [2 + 8] cycloaddition reaction with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate as the key step. Synthesis of 1-azabenzo-[h]cycl[3.2.2]azine was also described.     

Thieno [2,3 -b] pyridines and thieno [ 3,2 -b] pyridines by the method of gould-jacobs

Bis(2-, and 3-thienylammonium) hexachlorostannates were condensed with ethoxymethylene derivatives of active methylene compounds in pyridine. The resulting condensation products IVa-IVc and Va-Vc on heating under reflux in Dowtherm or diphenyl ether provided various 4-hydroxythieno[2,3-b] pyridines (Ia-Ic) and 7-hydroxythieno[3,2-b]pyridines (IIa-IIc). The compound Ic on further transformations gave yet other derivatives If-Ik.     

Acid-catalyzed reactions of 3-(α-hydroxybenzyl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridines

Treatment of 3-(or-hydroxybenzyl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridines with trifluoroacetic acid in dichloromethane resulted in the formation of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridines, bis[α-(pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrid-3-yl)benzyl] ethers, and phenylbis(pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrid-3-yl)methanes, depending upon the presence or absence of the substituents at the 2- and/or 4-positions and the reaction conditions employed.     

Nouvelles voies d'accès à des aryl-4 thiéno[2,3-c]pyridines et à des aryl-7 thiéno[3,2-c]pyridines

4-Arylthieno[2,3-c]pyridines and 7-arylthieno[3,2-c]pyridines have been prepared by heating in polyphosphoric acid 2-(2-thenylamino>l-arylethanols or propanols and 2- 3-thenylamino>l-arylethanols or propanols, respectively.) Under the Beckmann rearrangement conditions, oximes of 4-aryl-4,5-dihydro-6H-cyclopenta[b]thiophen-6-one lead to 4-aryl-4,5- dihydro-6H-thieno[2,3-c]pyridin-7-one.