The Behaviour of Nitrilimines Towards Ethyl Isocyanoacetate

Summary.  Interactions between nitrilimines and the title isocyanide afford, through two competing pathways, 2,3-dihydro-1,2,4-triazines and 1,3-oxazoles. In situ cycloaddition of unreacted nitrilimine with the triazines gives rise to a third class of products, the bicyclic 1,5,6,8a-tetrahydro[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-d][1,2,4]triazines. Acceptor-free representatives of the latter are prone to triazine ring cleavage, yielding triazolyl ketone hydrazones which served as a structure proof. Substituent effects became apparent upon employment of N-(4-methoxyphenyl)- and N-(4-nitrophenyl)nitrilimines: whereas the former afforded a quinoxaline as the fourth product, triazine formation was totally blocked with the latter, the corresponding oxazole being the sole product. The constitution of acceptor-substituted bicyclic compounds (which failed to give the structure-revealing hydrazones) was established by an X-ray diffraction analysis. Corresponding author. E-mail: d.moderhack@tu-bs.de Received March 5, 2002; accepted March 19, 2002     

New approaches to synthesis of tris[1,2,4]triazolo[1,3,5]triazines

Thermal cyclization of 3-R-5-chloro-1,2,4-triazoles (R = Cl, Ph) afforded 2,6,10-tri-R- tris[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a:1′,5′c:1″,5″-e][1,3,5]triazines 5 (R = Ph) and 7 (R = Cl). These compounds are first representatives of this class of heterocycles, whose structures were unambiguously established. Treatment of these compounds with nucleophiles (H₂O/NaOH, NH₃) results in the triazine ring opening to give compounds consisting of three 1,2,4-triazole rings linked in a chain. For example, treatment of cyclic compound 5 with aqueous alkali affords 3-phenyl-1-3-phenyl-1-(3-phenyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-yl)-1,2,4-triazol-5-yl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-one. Treatment of 3,7,11-triphenyltris[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a:4′,3′c:4″,3″-e][1,3,5]triazine (2) with HCl/SbCl₅ leads to the triazine ring opening giving rise to 5-(3-chloro-5-phenyl-1,2,4-triazol-4-yl)-3-phenyl-4-(5-phenyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)-1,2,4-triazole. Thermal cyclization of the latter produces 3,7,10-triphenyltris[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a:4′,3′c:4″,3″-e][1,3,5]triazine (13). Thermolysis of both cyclic compound 2 and cyclic compound 13 is accompanied by the Dimroth rearrangement to yield 3,6,10-triphenyl-tris[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a:1′, 5′-c:4″,3″-e][1,3,5]triazine (14). Compounds 13 and 14 are the first representatives of cyclic compounds with this skeleton. ¹³C NMR spectroscopy allows the determination of the isomer type in a series of tris[1,2,4]triazolo[1,3,5]triazines.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 706–712, March, 2005.     

Synthesis of nitrogen‐containing heterocycles 9. Preparation and carbon‐carbon bond cleavage of spiro[cycloalkane[1′,2′,4′]‐triazolo[1′,5′‐a][1′,3′,5′]triazine] derivatives and related compounds

Diaminomethylenehydrazones of cyclic ketones 1–5 reacted with ethyl N‐cyanoimidate (I) at room temperature or with bis(methylthio)methylenecyanamide (II) under brief heating to give directly the corresponding spiro[cycloalkane[1′,2′,4′]triazolo[1′,5′,‐a][1′,3′‐5′]triazine] derivatives 7–12 in moderate to high yields. Ring‐opening reaction of the spiro[cycloalkanetriazolotriazine] derivatives occurred at the cycloalkane moiety upon heating in solution to give 2‐alkyl‐5‐amino[1,2,4]triazolotriazines 13–16. Diaminomethylenehydrazones 17–19, of hindered acyclic ketones, gave 2‐methyl‐7‐methylthio[1,2,4]‐triazolo[1,5‐a][1,3,5]triazines 21–23 by the reaction with II as the main products with apparent loss of 2‐methylpropane from the potential precursor, 2‐tert‐butyl‐2‐methyl‐7‐methylthio[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5‐a]‐[1,3,5]triazines 20, in good yields. In general, bis(methylthio)methylenecyanamide II was found to be a favorable reagent to the one‐step synthesis of the spiro[cycloalkanetriazolotriazine] derivatives from the diaminomethylenehydrazones. The spectral data and structural assignments of the fused triazine products are discussed.     

A new synthesis of pyrazolo[1,5-d][1,2,4]triazines from pyrazolecarboxylic acid hydrazides and carbonyl compounds. I

Pyrazolo[1,5-d][1,2,4]triazines were synthesized from pyrazolecarboxylic acid hydrazides and carbonyl compounds. Pyrazolecarboxylic acid N-phenylhydrazide (1c) and formaldehyde gave not only the expected 4hn but 5 , respectively. The methyl substituted hydrazides with acetone afforded hydrazones, pyrazolotriazines or 13 depending on the position of the substituents. The reduction of both products yielded pyrazolecarboxylic acid hydrazides.     

A simple one pot synthesis of condensed 1,2,4‐triazines by using the tandem aN‐SNipso and SNH‐SNipsa reactions

A new synthetic approach to condensed 1,2,4‐triazines based on using the tandem A_N‐S_N^ipso and S_N^H‐S_N^ipso reactions has been developed. 5‐Methoxy‐3‐penyl‐1,2,4‐triazine and its N₁‐methyl quaternary salt were found to react with C,N‐, C,O‐ and N,N'‐bifunctional nucleophiles (m‐phenylenediamine, resor‐cinol, semicarbazide and ureas) into triazacarbazoles, benzofuro[2,3‐e][1,2,4]‐triazines, and 6‐azapurine derivatives. In all cases nucleophiles attack first the unsubstituted C‐6 carbon of the triazine ring, while the final stage is replacement of the methoxy group affording cyclization products.     

Synthesis of 1,4,6,7-tetrahydroimidazo[2,1-c] [1,2,4] triazines

From 2-methylthioimidazoline and phenaeylbromides in DMF there were obtained the 2-(2-methylthio-2-imidazolin-1-yl)aeetopht'nones 3a-3f . From these the substituted 3-phenyl-1,4,6,7-tetrahytlroimidazo[2,1-c][1,2,4]triazines 4a-4n were prepared upon reaction with hydrazine and methylhydrazine respectively. Compound 4a was degraded to the triazine 6. From the (2-methylthio-2-imidazolin-l-yl)-acetie acid ester 10, the imidazo[2,1-c] [1,2,4]triazines 11a-11c were prepared. Selective ethylation on the oxygen was achieved with 11b in the presence of Meerwein' salt.     

A new method for the synthesis of novel 6-quinoxalinylpyrazolo[5,1-c][1,2,4]triazines

The reaction of the quinoxaline 1 with 4-ethoxycarbonyl-1H-pyrazole-5-diazonium chloride 7 at room temperature gave 3-[α-(4-ethoxycarbonyl-1H-pyrazol-5-ylhydrazono)methoxycarbonylmethyl]-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoxaline 8. The pmr spectrum of 8 in deuteriodimethylsulfoxide supported the presence of two tautomers 8-I and 8-II. Refluxing of 8 in N,N-dimethylformamide or acetic acid resulted in cyclization to afford 8-ethoxycarbonyl-4-oxo-3-(3-oxo-3,4-dihydroquinoxalin-2-yl)-1,4-dihydropyrazolo[5,1-c][1,2,4]triazine 9. Compound 9 was also obtained directly by the reaction of 1 with 7 under reflux in better yield. The reaction of 9 with hydrazine hydrate provided the hydrazinium salt 10 , while the reactions of 9 with triethyl and trimethyl orthoformates in the presence of 1,8-diazabicyclo[5,4,0]-7-undecene produced 8-ethoxycarbonyl-4-ethoxyl-3-(3-oxo-3,4-dihydroquinoxalin-2-yl)pyrazolo[5,1-c][1,2,4]triazine 11a and 8-ethoxycarbonyl-4-methoxyl-3-(3-oxo-3,4-dihydroquinoxalin-2-yl)pyrazolo[5,1-c][1,2,4]triazine 11b , respectively. The chlorination of 11a with phosphoryl chloride gave 3-(3-chloroquinoxalin-2-yl)-8-ethoxycarbonyl-4-ethoxylpyrazolo[5,1-c]-[1,2,4]triazine 12 , whose reaction with morpholine afforded 8-ethoxycarbonyl-4-ethoxyl-3-[3-(morpholin-4-yl)-quinoxalin-2-yl]pyrazolo[5,1-c][1,2,4]triazine 13.     

Design, synthesis, and antimicrobial activity of fused triheterocyclic nitrogen systems involving tetrazolo[1,5-b][1,2,4]triazines [1]

Dehydrogenative cyclization of the 6-substituted 7-arylidenehydrazinotetrazolo[1,5-b][1,2,4]triazines derived from 6-methyl and 6-phenyl derivatives of 7-hydrazinotetrazolo[1,5-b][1,2,4]triazines and aromatic aldehydes gave the corresponding 6-substituted 9-aryl-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-d]tetrazolo-[1,5-b][1,2,4]triazines. The latter compounds were also obtained by an alternative route involving dehydrative cyclization of 6-methyl and 6-phenyl derivatives of 7-chlorotetrazolo[1,5-b][1,2,4]triazines with aromatic hydrazides through the isolable aroylhydrazino intermediates. Also, the triazolotetrazolotriazine rings were accomplished by one-pot cyclization of cyclic amidrazones with aromatic acid chlorides. The ditetrazolo[1,5-b:1′,5′-d][1,2,4]triazine systems were synthesized by cyclization of the former cyclic amidrazones with nitrous acid, or cyclic imidoyl chlorides with sodium azide. The bis-triazolotetrazolotriazine derivatives were synthesized by cyclization of two equivalents of each cyclic imidoyl chloride with acid dihydrazides through the isolable bis-hydrazide products. The antimicrobial activity of representative compounds was studied.     

On the possibility for synthesizing dihydrotriazolothiadiazoles by condensation of 4-amino-2,4-dihydro-3<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-1,2,4-triazole-3-thiones with aromatic aldehydes

Regardless of the conditions, the condensation of 4-amino-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thiones with aromatic aldehydes afforded the corresponding hydrazones as the only product. Both initial amines and resulting hydrazones exist as the thione rather than thiol tautomer. In no case bicyclic 5,6-dihydro[1,2,4]triazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazoles that are isomeric to the hydrazones were detected. DFT quantum chemical calculations at the B3LYP/6-31+g(d,p) level of theory with full geometry optimization showed that the hydrazone structure in methanol and DMF is more stable than the bicyclic isomer by 19–23 kcal/mol, which completely excluded the possibility for such cyclization. The thione tautomer of the hydrazones is more stable than the thiol structure by 11–13 kcal/mol.     

Synthesis of pyrido[3,2-e]pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,2,4]triazines from pyrido[3,2-e][1,2,4]triazine derivatives

In carrying on our interest in heteropolycyclic structures with biological activities, we projected the preparation of compounds containing the pyrido[3,2-e][1,2,4]triazine or pyrido[2,3-b][1,4]triazepine systems. The established synthetic approach for the preparation of latter system led to the triazine derivatives 5a-f while a new bicyclic triazepine structure 6 is accomplished with difficulty. In expanding the pyridotriazine structure, we obtained derivatives of a new tricyclic structure, 5-substituted-6a-ethyloxycarbonyl-5,6,6a,7-tetrahydropyrido[2,3-e]pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,2,4]triazin-9(8H)-ones 8 in which the triazine ring is fused with a pyrrole nucleus. Compounds 5a-f and 8a,b will be tested as potential CNS depressant, antiinflammatory, analgesic and antibacterial agents.     

Design,synthesis, and antimicrobial activity of fused triheterocyclic nitrogen systems involving tetrazolo[1,5-<Emphasis Type="Italic">b</Emphasis>][1,2,4]triazines [1]

Dehydrogenative cyclization of the 6-substituted 7-arylidenehydrazinotetrazolo[1,5-b][1,2,4]triazines derived from 6-methyl and 6-phenyl derivatives of 7-hydrazinotetrazolo[1,5-b][1,2,4]triazines and aromatic aldehydes gave the corresponding 6-substituted 9-aryl-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-d]tetrazolo-[1,5-b][1,2,4]triazines. The latter compounds were also obtained by an alternative route involving dehydrative cyclization of 6-methyl and 6-phenyl derivatives of 7-chlorotetrazolo[1,5-b][1,2,4]triazines with aromatic hydrazides through the isolable aroylhydrazino intermediates. Also, the triazolotetrazolotriazine rings were accomplished by one-pot cyclization of cyclic amidrazones with aromatic acid chlorides. The ditetrazolo[1,5-b:1′,5′-d][1,2,4]triazine systems were synthesized by cyclization of the former cyclic amidrazones with nitrous acid, or cyclic imidoyl chlorides with sodium azide. The bis-triazolotetrazolotriazine derivatives were synthesized by cyclization of two equivalents of each cyclic imidoyl chloride with acid dihydrazides through the isolable bis-hydrazide products. The antimicrobial activity of representative compounds was studied. Correspondence: Mamdouh A. M. Taha, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Faiyoum University, Faiyoum 63514, Egypt.     

Interaction of 4‐Oxo‐4H‐pyrazolo[5,1‐c][1,2,4]triazin‐1‐ides with Grignard Reagents

Reactions of magnesium 3‐tert‐butyl‐8‐R‐4‐oxo‐4H‐pyrazolo[5,1‐c][1,2,4]triazin‐1‐ides (R = CN, CO₂Et) with AlkMgBr led to nucleophilic additions to either side chain or triazine core, with selectivity being dependent on the nature of substituents, as well as on the solvents used. Previously inaccessible C⁸‐functionalized and C⁴‐functionalized pyrazolo[5,1‐c][1,2,4]triazines and 3‐tert‐butyl‐3‐ethyl‐4‐oxo‐1,2,3,4‐tetrahydropyrazolo[5,1‐c][1,2,4]triazine were synthesized, and their reactivity and spectral data discussed.     

Synthesis of novel heterocycles using 1,2,3-triazole-4-carbohydrazides as precursors

Herein, we report the synthesis of various heterocyclic ring systems containing 1,2,3-triazole from the reactions of acid hydrazides and commercially available reagents, using efficient and simple procedures. Reactions of certain 1,2,3-triazole-4-carbohydrazides and α-bromoketones in boiling ethanol afforded the corresponding hydrazones rather than the expected triazines. The hydrazones could also be synthesized in 85-90% yield via an alternative pathway that involved the reaction of 1,2,3-triazole-4-carbohydrazides and 4-acetyl-1,2,3-triazoles in boiling ethanol containing glacial acetic acid. Reaction of one of the 4-carbohydrazides with carbon disulfide, followed by the reaction with hydrazine hydrate, gave 4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thiol in 73% yield, which further reacted with other α-bromoketones in boiling ethanol to afford 7H-[1,2,4]triazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazines in 82-84% yields. Additionally, reactions of certain carbohydrazides with ethyl 2-cyano-3,3-bis(methylthio)acrylate gave 1-aryl-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carbohydrazides rather than the expected 1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylates.     

Enaminone Incorporating a Dibromobenzofuran Moiety: Versatile Precursor for Novel Azines and Azolotriazines

2‐Acetyl‐5,7‐dibromobenzo[b]furan ( 1 ) reacted with dimethylformamide‐dimethylacetal to give the corresponding (E)‐enaminone 3 which coupled with aromatic diazonium chloride to afford the corresponding key intermediates 3‐oxo‐2‐(2‐arylhydrazono)propanals 6a , b . Compounds 6a , b were used to prepare novel 3‐imino‐2,3‐dihydropyridazines 10a , b and 6‐phenylazopyrido[2,3‐d]pyrimidin‐4(1H)‐one derivatives 15a , b through their reaction with acetonitrile derivatives 8a , b and 6‐aminopyrimidin‐4(1H)‐one 13 , respectively. On the other hand, the enaminone 3 was taken as a synthetic precursor to synthesize novel pyrazolo[5,1‐c][1,2,4]triazines 21a – c , [1,2,4]triazolo[3,4‐c][1,2,4]triazines 25 and benzimidazo[2,1‐c][1,2,4]triazine 29 containing 5,7‐dibromobenzofuran‐2‐oyl moiety via its coupling with the appropriate diazonium salts of a variety of hetero‐armomatic amines in a facile one‐step route.     

On the preparation of substituted 4H- 1,3,4-thiadiazolo[2,3-c]-1,2,4-triazin-4-ones and 1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-b]-1,3,4-thiadiazoles

The reaction of benzoyl isothiocyanates and methoxycarbonyl isothiocyanate with 4-amino-4,5-dihydro-3-(methylthio)-1,2,4-triazin-5-ones in acetonitrile gave several substituted 4H-1,3,4-thiadiazolo[2,3-c]-1,2,4-triazin-4-ones VIa-h instead of the expected thioureas. In addition, benzoyl isothiocyanate reacted with 4-amino-3-(methylthio)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole to give the benzoyl thiourea IX and with 4-amino-3-mercapto-5-(trifluoromethyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole to give the bicyclic compound N-[3-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-b]-1,3,4-thiadiazol-6-yl]benzamide IX .     

Facile synthesis and antifungal activity of 3-substituted 4-amino-8-ethoxycarbonylpyrazolo[5,1-c][1,2,4]triazines and pyrazolo[1′,5′:3,4][1,2,4]triazino[5,6-b][1,5]benzodiazepines

The reactions of the pyrazole-5-diazonium salt 3 with malononitrile and ethyl cyanoacetate gave 4-amino-3-cyano-8-ethoxycarbonylpyrazolo[5,1-c][1,2,4]triazine 7 and 4-amino-3,8-bisethoxycarbonylpyrazolo[5,1-c]-[1,2,4]triazine 8 , whose reactions with p-chloroaniline hydrochloride afforded 4-amino-8-ethoxycarbonyl-3-(p-chlorophenyl)amidinopyrazolo[5,1-c][1,2,4]triazine 9 and 4-amino-8-ethoxycarbonyl-3-(p-chlorophenyl)car-bamoylpyrazolo[5,1-c][1,2,4]triazine 10 , respectively. The reactions of 7 and 8 with o-phenylenediamine di-hydrochloride provided 9-ethoxycarbonyl-13H-spiro[benzimidazole-2′(3′H),6(5H)-pyrazolo[1,5′:3,4][1,2,4]tri-azino[5,6-b][1,5]benzodiazepine] hydrochloride 11a and 9-ethoxycarbonyl-6-oxo-13H-5,6-dihydropyrazolo-[1′,5′:3,4][1,2,4]triazino[5,6-b][1,5]benzodiazepine 12 , respectively. The antifungal activity of the above compounds was described.     

Synthesis of nitrogen-containing heterocycles. 5. A new route to 5-amino-[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a][1,3,5]triazine derivatives

Treatment of certain diaminomethylenehydrazones 1 of aromatic carbonyl compounds with ethyl N-cyanoimidate ( 2 ) in acetonitrile in the presence of a tertiary amine at room temperature gives the corresponding amino(N-cyanoiminomethyl)aminomethylenehydrazones 3 in high yields. The intermediate 3 can readily be cyclized to the corresponding 5-amino-2,3-dihydro[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a][1,3,5]triazines 4 in moderate to good yields by brief heating in acetonitrile. When the reaction of diaminomethylenehydrazones 1 with ethyl N-cyanoimidate ( 2 ) is performed at reflux temperature in the presence of a tertiary amine, 5-amino-2,3-dihydro[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]1,3,5]triazines 4 can be directly obtained in moderate yields. The yields of triazolotriazine produced by the one-step synthesis are generally comparable or even higher than the overall yields from the two-step procedure.     

The synthesis of 4‐amino‐3‐(2‐pyridyl)pyrazolo[5,1‐c][1,2,4]triazine and some of its derivatives

A mixture of both geometrical isomers of hydrazones 3a‐3e was obtained by the coupling reactions of pyrazole‐3‐diazonium salts 2a‐2d and benzenediazonium chloride 2e with 2‐pyridylacetonitrile 1 . Hydrazones 3a‐3d were cyclized to the corresponding 4‐amino‐3‐(2‐pyridyl)pyrazolo[5,1‐c][1,2,4]triazines 4a‐4d.     

Reactions of 4-oxobenz[1,3-e]oxazinium perchlorates with α-aminoazoles

Reactions of 4-oxo benz[1,3-e]oxazinium perchlorates with 1-R¹-3-R²-5-aminopyrazoles lead to the formation of derivatives of pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine and pyrazolo[1,5-a]1,3,5]triazine series, and with 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole, to [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a][1,3,5]triazines.     

Synthesis and Molecular Structure of Substituted 4-[N-Phenyl-N-(2-chloroethyl)amino]-1,4-dihydro-1,2,4λ5-diazaphosphorines

The reaction of 3-phenyl-2-phenylethynyl-1,3,2λ³-oxazaphospholidine with nitrilimines is a multistep process involving formation of the diazaphosphorine ring and cleavage of the oxazaphospholidine ring. The final products are the substituted 4-[N-phenyl-N-(2-chloroethyl)amino]-1,4-dihydro-1,2,4λ⁵-diazaphosphorines. According to X-ray structural data obtained for 4-[N-phenyl-N-(2-chloroethyl)amino]-1,4-dihydro- 1,5-diphenyl-3-ethoxycarbonyl-1,2,4λ⁵-diazaphosphorine, the heteroring of these compounds has the conformation of a flattened P-envelope.__________Translated from Zhurnal Obshchei Khimii, Vol. 75, No. 3, 2005, pp. 406–410.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Trishin, Gonchar, Namestnikov, Stash, Zavodnik, Bel’skii