Reaction of 2-dimethylaminomethylene-1,3-diones with dinucleophiles. VI. Synthesis of ethyl or methyl 1,5-disubstituted 1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylates

Reaction of ethyl or methyl 3-oxoalkanoates with N,N-dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal gave, generally in excellent yields, a series of ethyl or methyl 2-dimethylaminomethylene-3-oxoalkanoates II which reacted with phenylhydrazine to afford the esters of 5-substituted 1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylic acids III in high yields. Esters III were hydrolyzed to the relative 5-substituted 1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylic acids which were converted by heating to 5-substituted 1-phenyl-1H-pyrazoles in excellent yields. Reaction of II with methylhydrazine afforded in general a mixture of 3- and 5-substituted ethyl 1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylates with the exception of IIg , which gave in high yield methyl 5-benzyl-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylate, which was hydrolyzed to the relative pyrazolecarboxylic acid. This afforded by heating 5-benzyl-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole in quantitative yield.     

Reaction of 2-dimethylaminomethylene-1,3-diones with dinucleophiles. VIII. Synthesis of ethyl and methyl 2,4-disubstituted 5-pyrimidinecarboxylates

Reaction of ethyl or methyl 2-dimethylaminomethylene-3-oxoalkanoates with N-C-N dinucleophiles such as guanidine, acetamidine or benzamidine afforded in high yields the relative esters of 4-substituted 2-amino-, 2-methyl- or 2-phenyl-5-pyrimidinecarboxylic acids, respectively. These esters were hydrolyzed to the corresponding carboxylic acids, which were converted by heating to 4-substituted 2-pyrimidinamines, 2-methyl or 2-phenylpyrimidines, respectively, generally in excellent yields. The 4-unsubstituted ethyl 2-amino-, 2-methyl- and 2-phenyl-5-pyrimidinecarboxylates were obtained in moderate yields by reaction of the above dinucleophiles with ethyl 2,2-diformylacetate. These esters were hydrolyzed and the corresponding acids (with the exception of the 2-methyl derivative) were decarboxylated to give 2-pyrimidinamine and 2-phenylpyrimidine in satisfactory yields.     

Reaction of 2-dimethylaminomethylene-1,3-diones with dinucleophiles. III. Synthesis of 5-acylpyrimidines and 7,8-dihydroquinazolin-5(6H)-ones

The reaction of open-chain and cyclohexane sym-2-dimethylaminomethylene-1,3-diones with amidines and guanidine in refluxing ethanol gave, generally in good yields, a series of 5-acylpyrimidines and 7,8-dihydroquinazolin-5(6H)-ones, respectively. With formamidine (and in part acetamidine), 2-formylimino-1,3-diones were formed in general, as sole products or mixtures with the corresponding pyrimidines or dihydroquinazolinones.     

Reaction of 2-dimethylaminomethylene-1,3-diones with dinucleophiles. V. Synthesis of 5-acyl-1,2-dihydro-2-oxo-3-pyridinecarbonitriles and 1,2,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-2,5-dioxo-3-quinolinecarboxamides

The reaction of open-chain sym-2-dimethylaminomethylene-1,3-diones Ia-d with sodium cyanoacetamide gave, generally in good yields, 6-substituted 5-acyl-1,2-dihydro-2-oxo-3-pyridinecarbonitriles IIa-d, whereas cyclohexane sym-2-dimethylaminomethylene-1,3-diones Ie-h afforded in general a mixture of 1,2,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-2,5-dioxo-3-quinolinecarbonitriles and 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2,5-dioxo-2H-1-benzopyran-3-carboxamides, the latter being isolated in two cases. The reaction of Ie-h with cyanoacetamide in refluxing anhydrous ethanol gave 1,2,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-2,5-dioxo-3-quinolinecarboxamides IIIe-h in excellent yields, whereas Ia-d did not react with the exception of Ia which afforded in good yield 3-pyridinecarboxamide IlIa. Other 3-pyridine-carboxamides were obtained by partial hydrolysis of nitriles IIb,d. 3-Pyridine and 3-quinoline carboxamides were hydrolyzed in satisfactory yields with hydrochloric acid to the corresponding carboxylic acids, which were decarboxylated in good yields to 5-acyl-2(1H)-pyridinones and 7,8-dihydro-2,5(1H,6H)-quinolinediones, respectively, by reflux in quinoline containing a catalytic amount of copper powder.     

Reaction of 2-dimethylaminomethylene-1,3-diones with dinucleophiles. II. Synthesis of 5-(alkyl)(phenyl)-4-acylisoxazoles and 6,7-dihydro-1,2-benzisoxazol-4(5H)-ones

The reaction of open-chain and cyclohexane sym-2-dimethylaminomethylene-1,3-diones with hydroxylamine hydrochloride in refluxing methanol gave in good to moderate yields a series of 5-(alkyl)(phenyl)-4-acylisoxazoles and 6,7-dihydro-1,2-benzisoxazol-4(5H)-ones, respectively. As 3-unsubstituted isoxazoles, all these compounds easily isomerized with sodium methoxide to the corresponding 2-cyano-1,3-diones in high yields.     

Reaction of 2-dimethylaminomethylene-1,3-diones with dinucleophiles. X. synthesis of 5-substituted ethyl or methyl 4-isoxazolecarboxylates and methyl 4-(2,2-dimethyl-1-oxopropyl)-5-isoxazolecarboxylate

Reaction of ethyl or methyl 2-dimethylaminomethylene-3-oxoalkanoates with hydroxylamine hydrochloride in methanol solution afforded in high yields the relative esters of 5-substituted 4-isoxazolecarboxylic acids II . These esters were hydrolyzed generally with concentrated hydrochloric acid-acetic acid mixtures to the corresponding carboxylic acids in satisfactory yields. Ethyl or methyl esters II isomerized with sodium ethoxide or methoxide, respectively, to the corresponding esters or hemiesters of 2-cyano-3-oxoalkanoic acids generally in excellent to satisfactory yields. Reaction of methyl 5,5-dimethyl-3-dimethylaminomethylene-2,4-dioxohexanoate with hydroxylamine hydrochloride afforded in moderate yield methyl 4-(2,2-dimethyl-1-oxopropyl)-5-isoxazolecarboxylate, which was converted by acid hydrolysis as above to 4-t-butyl-4-hydroxyfuro[3,4-d]isoxazol-6-(4H)-one.     

Synthesis of 2-aryl-4-azaindan-1,3-diones and 2-aryl-4-aza-5,6-benzindan-1,3-diones

Condensation of 2-hydroxymethylnicotinic and 2-hydroxymethylquinoline-3-carboxylic acid lactones with aromatic aldehydes in the presence of sodium methoxide gives, respectively, 2-aryl-4-azaindan-1,3-diones and 2-aryl-4-aza-5,6-benzindan-1,3-diones. Alkylation of 2-aryl-4-azaindan-1,3-diones with diazomethane gives the N-methylbetaines. According to the IR spectra, in the solid state the 4-azaindan-1,3-diones seemto have a strongly polarized enol structure.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, Vol. 6, No. 5, pp. 647–650, May, 1970.     

Synthesis of 2-ferrocenylidene-4-cyclopentene-1,3-diones

A squarate-based synthesis of 2-ferrocenylidene-4-cyclopentene-1,3-diones is described. When refluxed in dioxane at 100 °C, heated with silica gel as a solvent free grinded solid mixture at 125 °C or stirred with silica gel in ethyl acetate at room temperature, 4-ferrocenylethynyl-4-hydroxy-2-cyclobutenones, prepared from ethynylferrocene and 3-cyclobutene-1,2-diones, afforded 2-ferrocenylidene-4-cyclopentene-1,3-diones as the major or single product of the reaction. In some cases, ferrocenyl quinones also resulted from these reactions as the minor products. The major or exclusive formation of 2-ferrocenylidene-4-cyclopentene-1,3-diones is attributed to the radical-stabilizing ability of the ferrocenyl group.     

Reaction of 2-perfluoroalkanoylcyclohexane-1,3-diones with diazomethane

Treatment of 2-perfluoroalkanoyl-5.5-dimethylcyclohexane-1,3-diones with a solution of diazomethane in diethyl ether led to the formation of the corresponding enol ethers and 3-hydroxy-6,6-dimethyl-3-perfluoroalkyl-2,3,6,7-tetrahydrobenzofuran-4(5H)-ones. The latter underwent dehydration on heating in boiling benzene in the presence of a catalytic amount of p-toluenesulfonic acid to give 6,6-dimethyl-3-perfluoroalkyl-6,7-dihydrobenzofuran-4(5H)-ones.     

Reaction of 2-acylcyclohexane-1,3-diones with 6-hydrazinophenanthridine

The reaction of cyclohexane -triketones with 6-hydrazinophenanthridine gave enehydrazinodiketones, which were cyclized upon heating to give derivatives of 1-(phenanthridin-6-yl)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindazole.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No.12, pp. 1617–1620, December 1992.     

Five-membered 2,3-dioxo heterocycles. 21. Reaction of 1,5-diaryl-4-ethoxycarbonyl-tetrahydropyrrole-2,3-diones with 2-aminopyridine

The reaction of 2-aminopyridine with 1,5-diaryl-4-ethoxycarbonyltetrahydropyrrole-2,3-diones gave 11 complexes, which are converted to N-(2-pyridyl)-1,5-diaryl-3-hydroxy-2-oxo-2,5-dihydropyrrole-4-carboxamides when they are heated above their melting points without a solvent. The character of the hydrogen bonds in the complexes obtained is discussed.See [1] for Communication 20.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 32–36, January, 1992.     

Synthesis of some 1,3-disubstituted imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines using 2-cyanopyridine

Heating 2-cyanopyridine and hydrazine hydrate at 100 °C and reheating the resultant liquid with pyridine-2-carboxaldehyde yielded a red semi-solid. On adding aqueous KOH, a mixture of 1-(3,5-bis(2-pyridyl)-1,2,4-triazolyl)-3-(2-pyridyl)imidazo[1,5-a]pyridine (2a) and 1-((2-pyridyl)methanimine)-3-(2-pyridyl)imidazo[1,5-a]pyridine (2b) precipitated and from the filtrate 3,5-bis(2-pyridyl)-1,2,4-triazole (1) was isolated. Similar compounds were obtained from two other pyridinecarboxaldehydes.     

2-Aryl-4-azaindain-1,3-diones

2-Pheny1-4-azaindan-1,3-dione and 2-(p-dimethylaminophenyl)-4-azaindan-1,3-dione are synthesized by condensing 4-azaphthalide with benzaldehyde and p-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde. 4-Azaphthalide reacts with p-nitrobenzaldehyde in hot acetic anhydride to give 3-(p-nitrobenzylidene)-4-azaphthalide, rearranged by sodium methoxide to 2-(p-nitrophenyl)-4-azaindan-1,3-dione. 2-Phenyl-and 2-(p-nitrophenyl)-4-azaindandiones are also obtained by sodium methoxide rearrangement of the products of reaction of quinolinic anhydride with phenylacetic and p-nitrophenylacetic acids. 2-Aryl-4-azaindandiones are deeply colored substances only slightly soluble, and without sharp melting points. They undergo methylation at the nitrogen atom, to give N-methylbetaines. The IR absorption spectra show that 2-ary]-4-azaindandiones exist in a strongly polarized enol form in the solid state.     

Synthesis of novel 2-perfluoroacylcyclohexane-1,3-diones

A one-pot synthesis of 2-perfluoroalkanoylcyclohexane-1,3-diones via C-acylation of cyclohexane-1,3-diones with N-perfluoroacylimidazole as an acylating agent is reported. A reaction was examined with isolated N-trifluoroacetylimidazole and with N-perfluoroacylimidazoles generated in situ from perfluorocarboxylic acid anhydrides or perfluorocarboxylic acids.     

2-perfluoroalkanoylcyclopentane-1,3-diones. Synthesis and some transformations

2-Perfluoroalkanoylcyclopentane-1,3-diones were synthesized for the first time by acylation of cyclopentane-1,3-dione with perfluorocarboxylic acids in the presence of 1,1??-carbonyldiimidazole or with perfluorocarboxylic anhydrides in the presence of imidazole. 2-Perfluoroalkanoylcyclopentane-1,3-diones were selectively reduced to 2-(1-hydroxyperfluoroalkyl)cyclopentane-1,3-diones by the action of triethylsilane in trifluoroacetic acid in the presence of a catalytic amount of lithium perchlorate. Treatment of the title compounds with oxalyl chloride and subsequent reaction with 2 equiv of primary amine (4-fluoroaniline, 4-fluorobenzylamine, 3,4-difluoroaniline, 3-trifluoromethylbenzylamine) gave the corresponding 3-arylamino-2-perfluoroalkanoylcyclopent-2-en-1-ones.     

Synthesis of 1,5-disubstituted 4-haloimidazoles from α-aminonitriles

Synthesis of pharmaceutically important 1,5-disubstituted-4-haloimidazoles starting from α-aminonitriles is described. Some 1D and 2D NMR spectral features of these imidazoles are discussed.     

Chemistry of 1,5-diketones: I. Halogenation of aryl-substituted pent-2-ene-1,5-diones,pentane-1,5-diones,and their fused analogs

Halogenation of 3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,5-diphenylpent-2-ene-1,5-dione, 3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,5-diphenylpentane-1,5-dione, and 2-[1-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3-oxo-3-phenylpropyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroaphthalen-one with bromine, chlorine, and dichloro(phenyl)-λ³-iodane leads to formation of the corresponding monobromo-, dichloro-, or trichloro-substituted 1,5-diketones, depending on the conditions. Halogenation of the aliphatic chain and methoxyphenyl substituent can be accompanied by heterocyclization to give pyrylium salts.     

Reaction of 2,4-disubstituted 1,3-dioxolanes with dihalocarbenes

The insertion of dihalocarbenes into the C₍₂₎-H bond of cis- and trans-2-alkyl-4-propyl-1,3-dioxolanes leads to mixtures of stereoisomers.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 8, pp. 1030–1031, August, 1991.     

Synthesis of 2-acylcyclohexane-1,3-diones through tetrahydrobenzisoxalones

A new method was developed for the synthesis of 2-acylcyclohexane-1,3-diones from the adducts of 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of nitrile oxides to cyclohexenones. The method is examined in the case of the preparation of 2-acetyl-,2-enanthoyl-, and 2-benzoyldimedone.