Synthese von Hydroxybenzylbenzimidazolen

Zusammenfassung Eine Reihe von Hydroxybenzylbenzimidazolen wurde durch Kondensation verschiedener aromatischer o-Diamine mit Brommandelsäuren unter Verwendung von 6n-HCl als Kondensationsmittel hergestellt. Für die Substituenten in der Benzolhälfte wurden die Stellungen 4(7)-, 5(6)-, 5,6- oder 4,6(5,7)- ge-wählt; der Phenylrest der Hydroxybenzylhälfte trägt ein Bromatom in der o- oder p-Stellung. Die Darstellung der o-Brom-mandelsäure wird beschrieben.

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A series of hydroxybenzylbenzimidazoles has been synthesized by condensing various aromatic o-diamines with bromomandelic acids using 6 N hydrochloric acid as condensing agent. o-Phenylene diamines to yield benzimidazoles substituted at positions 4(7)-, 5(6)- or 4,6(5,7)- were selected; the phenyl group of the hydroxybenzyl moiety carries a bromo substituent in the o- or p-position. The preparation of o-bromomandelic acid is described in some detail.

     

Synthese von Orellin

Synthesis of Orelline Orelline (1) , a metabolite of the toadstool Cortinarius Overllauns Fries with 2,2′-bipyridine structure, has been synthesized by the following method. The easily accessible 2-bromo-3-hydroxypyridine (3) was converted into the corresponding [2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy]methyl (SEM) ether 4 and coupled with Zn and NiCl₂/Ph₃P to form the bipyridine derivative 5 in 79% yield. Due to the chelating effect of the two SEM-ether groups in 5 , it was possible to from selectively the dilithium compound 6 by an exchange reaction with BuLi at ?50° in Et₂O. Reaction of 6 with electrophiles at ?20° afforded the 4- and 4,4′-substituted bipyridines 7–14 in excellent-to-reasonable yield. Oxidation of 6 with 2-(phenylsulfonyl)-3-phenyloxaziridin and with bis(trimethylsilyl)peroxide gave the 4,4′-diol 9 in 22 and 10% yield, respectively. Methanolysis of 9 directly afforded crystalline 1 in high yield, with properties identical with those of natural orelline. Formylation of 6 with N-formylmorpholine gave 45% of the dicarbaldehyde 13. Removal of the SEM groups in 13 by hydrolysis afforded the dihydroxydicarbaldehyde 15 that could be oxidized to 1 with alkaline H₂O₂. Attempts to oxidize 1 to orellanine (2) with 35% H₂O₂ according to a known procedure were unsuccessful (cf. Exper. Part). Compound 7 with two Me₃Si groups in 4,4′-position gave after methanolysis the fluorescence dye 16 with an appreciable Stokes shift in cyclohexane.     

Synthese von Azaprotoanemoninen

The synthesis of azaprotoanemonine and three of its methylhomologs, starting from the corresponding 4-oxo-2-pentenoic acids, is described.     

Synthese von Indenothiophenen

The synthesis of 7.8-dihydro-6H-indeno[4.5-b]thiophene (3), 6.7-dihydro-5H-indeno[5.6-b]thiophene (6), and their 2-methyl- and 2-ethyl-homologues (4, 5, 7, 8) is described.     

Synthese von Visnagin

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Synthese von Cotarnin-Iodid

Summary Starting from 4-methoxy-1,3-benzodioxol-5-carbaldehyde (croweacin aldehyde,3) a six-step synthesis of cotarnin iodide (9, 67% total yield) is described.