Synthesis and structure of N-substituted aryl(hetaryl)spiropyrrolidones

4,4′-Diaryl-3,3′-spirobi[2-pyrrolidones] were synthesized by hydrogenation of N-substituted 3-methoxycarbonyl-3-(2-nitro-1-arylethyl)-4-phenyl-2-pyrrolidones followed by intramolecular heterocyclization. Structure of the compounds obtained was determined by IR, ¹H, and COSY NMR spectroscopy.     

Formation of alkyl nitrates from the reaction of branched and cyclic alkyl peroxy radicals with NO

The yields of C₅ and C₆ alkyl nitrates from neopentane, 2-methylbutane, 2-methylpentane, 3-methylpentane, and cyclohexane have been measured in irradiated CH₃ONONO-alkane-air mixtures at 298 ± 2 K and 735-torr total pressure. Additionally, OH radical rate constants for neopentyl nitrate, 3-nitro-2-methylbutane, 2-nitro-2-methylpentane, 2-nitro-3-methylpentane, and cyclohexyl nitrate, relative to that for n-butane, have been determined at 298 ± 2 K. Using a rate constant for the reaction of OH radicals with n-butane of 2.58 × 10^?12 cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1, these OH radical rate constants are (in units of 10^?12 cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1): neopentyl nitrate, 0.87 ± 0.21; cyclohexyl nitrate, 3.35 ± 0.36; 3-nitro-2-methylbutane, 1.75 ± 0.06; 2-nitro-2-methylpentane, 1.75 ± 0.22; and 2-nitro-3-methylpentane, 3.07 ± 0.08. After accounting for consumption of the alkyl nitrates by OH radical reaction and for the yields of the individual alkyl peroxy radicals formed in the reaction of OH radicals with the alkanes studied, the alkyl nitrate yields (which reflect the fraction of the individual RO₂ radicals reacting with NO to form RONO₂) determined were: neopentyl nitrate, 0.0513 ± 0.0053; cyclohexyl nitrate, 0.160 ± 0.015; 3-nitro-2-methylbutane, 0.109 ± 0.003; 2-nitro-2methylbutane, 0.0533 ± 0.0022; 2-nitro-2-methylpentane, 0.0350 ± 0.0096; 3- + 4-nitro-2-methylpentane, 0.165 ± 0.016; and 2-nitro-3-methylpentane, 0.140 ± 0.014. These results are discussed and compared with previous literature values for the alkyl nitrates formed from primary and secondary alkyl peroxy radicals generated from a series of n-alkanes.     

Research on furan acetal compounds

The configuration and preferred conformations of a number of stereoisomeric 2-(α-furyl) 1,3-dioxanes were established by PMR spectroscopy. It is shown that cis orientation of the NO₂ groups with respect to the furyl ring is primarily realized for 2-(α'-nitro-α-furyl)-5-ethyl-5-nitro-1,3-dioxanes.     

Asymmetric reduction of β- and γ-nitro ketones by bakers' yeast

Two chiral nitro alcohols, (S)-4-nitro-2-butanol and (S)-5-nitro-2-pentanol were prepared enantioselectively by reduction of the corresponding ketones with bakers' yeast.     

Benzofurano derivatives of coumarins as possible antifertility agents

Synthesis and medicinal importance of 4-methyl-6-nitro-8,9,10,11-tetrahydro-2H-benzofuro[2,3-b]-1-benzo-pyran-2-one (I), 4-ethyl-11-nitro-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-2H-benzofuro[3,2-g]-1-benzopyran-2-one (II), and 6,7-di-hydro-4,13-dimethylbis-1-benzopyrano[6,7-d:7′,6′-d']-2H,11H-benzo[1,2-b:3,4-b']difuran-2,11-dione (III) is presented. The structures of these compounds were confirmed by elemental analysis and spectral studies.     

Synthesis of 2-acyl-3-methylthiofurans from 3-methylthio-2-pentene-1,5-dione enolates

2-Acyl-3-methylthiofurans 3 are obtained in fair yields from 3-methylthio-2-pentene-1,5-dione enolates 1 by reaction with iodine. In a similar reaction 1-phenyl-3-methylthio-4-nitro-2-buten-1-one gave 3-methylthio-2-nitro-5-phenylfuran 11. In the crystalline state the 2-benzoyl-3-methylthio-5-phenylfuran 3b showed a non-bonded sulfur-oxygen interaction as inferred from an X-ray diffraction determination, with a S····O distance of 2.871(5)Å.     

Synthesis of analogs of amrinone: 4-(3,4-Disubstitutedphenyl)pyridines and derivatives thereof

4-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)pyridine ( 5c ) prepared by the coupling of 3,4-dimethoxyphenyldiazonium chloride with pyridine was converted to 4-(4-pyridinyl)benzene-1,2-diol ( 6c ) by treating with hydrobromic acid. Diazotization of 4-(4-pyridinyl)benzeneamine ( 7 ) and 3-(4-pyridinyl)benzeneamine ( 12 ) gave the corresponding phenols 8 and 13 which were nitrated to give 2-nitro-4-(4-pyridinyl)phenol ( 9 ) and 2-nitro-5-(4-pyridinyl)-phenol ( 14 ), respectively. Reduction of these nitrophenols gave the corresponding aminophenols 10 and 16 which in turn were reacted with N,N'-carbonyldiimidazole to yield benzoxazolones 11 and 17 , respectively. Catalytic reduction of 2-nitro-4-(4-pyridinyl)benzeneamine ( 18 ) gave 4-(4-pyridinyl)benzene-1,2-diamine ( 19 ) which was reacted with orthoesters, urea, tetraethoxymethane, and N,N'-di(carbomethoxy)methylpseudothiourea to give the corresponding benzimidazole derivatives 20, 21, 22 , and 23 .     

Synthesis of 4-Substituted 1H-Benzimidazole 2′-Deoxyribonucleosides and Utility of the 4-Nitro Compound as Universal Base

The stereoselective synthesis of 4-substituted 1H-benzimidazole 2′-deoxyribonucleosides is described. Regioisomeric (N¹ and N³) β-D -deoxyribonucleosides 2a–c and 3a–c were formed. ¹³C-NMR Chemical shifts of the 1H-benzimidazole 2′-deoxy-β-D -ribofuranosides were correlated with point charges of C-atoms as well as with Hammett constants of the exocyclic substituents. Phosphonate and phosphoramidite building blocks of 4-nitro-1H-benzimidazole 2′-deoxyribofuranoside ( 2a ) were prepared (see 4a, b ). Oligonucleotides of the d(A₂₀) type were synthesized in which the two central dA bases were replaced by 4-nitro-1H-benzimidazole residues. They were hybridized with oligomeric dT and related oligomers having the other conventional bases opposite to the 4-nitro-1H-benzimidazole moieties. Within these duplexes ( 12·13, 12·14, 12·15 , and 12·16 ), the destabilization was almost independent of the mismatch which is required for a universal base. The thermodynamic data indicate that the 4-nitro-1H-benzimidazole residues do not form H-bonds with opposite bases but are stabilizing the duplex by stacking interactions and favorable entropic changes.     

Indoles

The cyclization of diethyl ketone m-nitrophenylhydrazone under different conditions always gives a mixture of the isomeric 4-nitro-3-methyl-2-ethylindole and 6-nitro-3-methyl-2-ethylindole, generally with a certain predominance of the former. The isomer ratio depends on the nature of the catalyst used. Only 6-nitro-2,3,3-trimethylindolenine is formed in the cyclization of methyl isopropyl ketone m-nitrophenylhydrazone.See [1] for communication XXXIV.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 37–39, January, 1973.     

Nitration of 2,3′-bithienyl

The nitration of 2,3′-bithienyl ( 1 ) with fuming nitric acid in acetic anhydride at 0° gives a mixture of 3-nitro- ( 2 ), 2′ -nitro- ( 3 ) and 5-nitro-2,3′-bithienyl ( 4 ) with relative percentages of 38.7%, 34.8% and 26.5%. When the nitration of 1 was carried out with fuming nitric acid in acetic acid at 20°, the same compounds 2, 3 and 4 were obtained, but with different relative percentages: 20.4%, 36.5% and 43.1% respectively. The results of the mononitration of 1 are compared with those obtained in other electrophilic substitutions and with the theoretical predictions. The further nitrations of 2, 3 and 4 with nitric acid in acetic anhydride at room temperature lead to the formation of five dinitro-2,3′-bithienyl isomers. Compound 2 gives a mixture of 2′,3-dinitro- ( 5 ) and 3,5′-dinitro-2,3′-bithienyl ( 6 ); compound 3 gives a mixture of 5 , 2′,5-dinitro- ( 7 ) and 2′,4-dinitro-2,3′-bithienyl ( 8 ); compound 4 gives 7 and 5,5′-dinitro-2,3′-bithienyl ( 9 ). The possible reasons of the formation of the various dinitro-2,3′-bithienyl isomers are discussed.     

Structures of Ring-Enlargement Products

Crystal structures have been determined of methyl trans-1-hydroxy-6-nitro-3-oxobicyclo[4.4.0]decane-2-carboxylate ( 19 ), cis-3-methyl-6-nitro-2-oxabicyclo[4.4.0]decan-1-ol ( 2 ), cis-7-hydroxy-1-nitrobicyclo[5.4.0]undecan-9-one ( 13 ), and the medium-ring compounds 2-acetyl-4-nitrocyclooctanone ( 9 ), methyl 5-nitro-2-oxocyclooctane-carboxylate ( 4 ), 2-acetyl-4-nitrocyclononanone ( 11 ), 2-acetyl-4-nitrocyclodecanone ( 15 ), benzyl 5-nitro-2,11-dioxocycloundecanecarboxylate ( 24 ), methyl 5-nitro-2,12-dioxocyclododecanecarboxylate ( 21 ), and 8-nitro-11-oxo-13-tridecanolide ( 7 ), which are intermediates, side products, or end products of the ‘Zip’ ring-enlargement reaction. The conformations of most of the medium-ring compounds are very similar to equal-sized ring compounds previously determine by other authors.     

Nitro derivatives of 3-hydroxyquinoline

The nitration of 3-hydroxyquinoline with concentrated nitric acid in sulfuric acid at ?30 to +30°C gives 5-nitro-3-hydroxyquinoline (85–92%) and 7-nitro-3-hydroxyquinoline (7–12%). 4-Nitro-3-hydroxyquinoline is formed in 70% yield by nitration in acetic acid. 4,5-Dinitro-3-hydroxyquinoline is formed by further nitration of 4- and 5-nitro-3-hydroxyquinolines.     

A Convenient Synthesis of 3-Nitro-2-pyrrolines: Regioselective Oxidations of Substituted Pyrrolidines to Pyrrolines+

A regiospecific oxidation of 3-nitro-4-substituted phenyl pyrrolidines with KMnO₄ to 3-nitro-4-substituted phenyl 2-pyrrolines and the hydroxymethylations of 3-nitro-4-substituted phenyl pyrrolidines have been described.     

Studies on furan derivatives. XII. Nucleophilic substitution of methyl 5-nitro-2-furancarboxylate. Preparation of methyl 5-phenoxy-2-furancarboxylates

Twenty one methyl 5-phenoxy-2-furancarboxylates prepared from the reaction of methyl 5-nitro-2-furan-carboxylate with phenoxides via displacement of the nitro group. In the reaction of potassium 2-nitrophen-oxide with methyl 5-nitro-2-furancarboxylate at 110°-120°, 2,2′-dinitrodiphenyl ether was obtained as a main product.     

Synthesis and properties of 5-(5-nitro-2-furyl)thiazolines

The reactions of 2-amino-4-methyl-5-(5-nitro-2-furyl)thiazole with excess methyl iodide leads to 3,4-dimethyl-2-methylamino-5-(5-nitro-2-furyl)thiazolium iodide, which is converted to 2-imino-3,4-dimethyl-5-(5-nitro-2-furyl)thiazoline under the influence of bases. The iminothiazoline structure was proved by comparison of the spectral characteristics of its acetyl derivative and the isomeric 2-(N-acetyl-N-methyl) amino-4-methyl-5-(5-nitro-2-furyl)thiazole. The pKa values of 2-amino-4-methyl-5-(5-nitro-2-furyl)thiazole and 3,4-dimethyl-2-imino-5-(5-nitro-2-furyl)-thiazoline were determined, and the constant of the aminothiazole-iminothiazoline tautomeric equilibrium was calculated.Translated from Khimiya Geterosiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1337–1340, October, 1985.     

New syntheses of condensed heterocycles from isoxazole derivatives. IV. Benzimidazol-2(3H)ones and 1-H-1,5-benzodiazepin-2(3H)one

A new synthesis of the title compounds is described. Catalytic hydrogenation of 3-R-5-R'-2-nitro-4-isoxazolecarboxanilides (III) yield compounds IV which were cyclized by refluxing in toluene with traces of p-toluenesulphonic acid. In contrast to IVa which gave directly 3-acetyl-4-phenyl-1H-1,5-benzodiazepin-2(3H)one (Va), compounds IVb and IVc afforded instead the 1-substituted benzimidazolones VIb and VIc, respectively. The structure of VIa, b, and c, VIIb and VIIc has been elucidated by chemical and spectral means including mass and nmr spectra.     

Study on side-chain second-order nonlinear optical polyimides based on novel chromophore-containing diamines. I. Synthesis and characterization

Side-chain second-order nonlinear optical polyimides were prepared from four novel chromophore-containing diamines and 4,4′-(hexafluoroisopropylidene) diphthalic anhydride by a traditional two-step process that included a solution polycondensation followed by a chemical imidization. The four diamines were 2,4-di-β-aminoethylamino-6-p-nitrophenylamino-1,3,5-triazine (M1), 4-nitro-4′-[N-(4,6-di-β-aminoethylamino)-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl]amino azobenzene (M2), 2,4-di-p-aminophenylamino-6-p-nitrophenylamino-1,3,5-triazine (M3), and 4-nitro-4′-[N-(4,6- di-4-aminophenylamino)-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl]amino azobenzene (M4). All the polyimides exhibited maximum ultraviolet-visible absorption peaks or shoulders of chromophores at wavelengths below 400 nm, and those based on M1 and M3 were transparent at wavelengths above 450 nm, whereas those based on M2 and M4 were transparent at wavelengths above 550 nm. The polyimides possessed high glass-transition temperatures (T_g's; 218–247 °C) and thermal decomposition temperatures. They were soluble in aprotic solvents such as N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, N,N-dimethyl acetamide, N,N-dimethyl formamide, and dimethylsulfone. Some were even soluble in common low-boiling-point solvents such as tetrahydrofuran. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 37: 4330–4336, 1999     

Vibrational spectra of 2-fluoro-5-nitro-, 2-fluoro-4-nitro-, 4-fluoro-2-nitro- and 5-fluoro-2-nitrotoluene

The mid- and far-IR absorption spectra of four substituted toluenes, namely 2-fluoro-5-nitro-, 2-fluoro-4-nitro-, 4-fluoro-2-nitro- and 5-fluoro-2-nitrotoluene were recorded. Vibrational assignments are proposed assuming C_s, symmetry for the molecules.     

Synthesis of 6-amino-2-aryl-1,2-dihydro-3H-pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-one derivatives

This paper reports the synthesis of new pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-one derivatives as diuretic agents. Starting with 1,2-dihydro-5-nitro-2-oxo-3-pyridinecarboxylic acid 1 , ethyl 2-ethoxy-5-nitro-3-pyridincarboxylate 4 was obtained. Compound 4 reacts with ammonia, methylamine or S-methylpseudothiourea to give the respective 2-amino-5-nitro-3-pyridinecarboxamide derivatives 5 and 6 or 2-methylthio-6-nitro-3H-pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-one 8. Treating carboxamide 5 with arylaldehydes and zinc dichloride, new 2-aryl-1,2-dihydro-6-nitro-3H-pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-ones 9 were synthetised. These compounds reduced with iron(II) hydroxide gave 6-amino-2-aryl-1,2-dihydro-3H-pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-ones 10 as expected.     

On the reaction of 3-nitro-1,2-phenylenediamine with ethyl acetoacetate. Condensed dihydrodiazepinones

Condensation of 3-nitro-1,2-phenylenediamine with ethyl acetoacetate in boiling xylene gave two isomeric 2,3-dihydro-4-methyl-9-nitro- and 2,5-dihydro-4-methyl-6-nitro-1H-1,5-benzodiazepin-2-ones, the 9-nitro derivative thermal rearrangement product N-isopropenyl-4-nitrobenzimidazolone and a non cyclic acetoacetamide derivative. At room temperature these reactants afforded 2,3-dihydro-2-ethoxycarbonyl-methyl-2-methyl-4-nitrobenzimidazole.