SNH reactions of 1,2,4-triazine N-oxides,pyrazine N-oxides,and pterin N-oxides with arenethiols*

1,2,4-Triazine 4-oxides were found to enter into the reactions of nucleophilic substitution of hydrogen with S-nucleophiles (arenethiols) in the presence of acylating agents and trifluoroacetic acid. The reactions proceeded with loss of the N-oxide function to form 5-arylthio-1,2,4-triazines. 2-Amino-3-ethoxycarbonylpyrazine 1-oxides and 2-amino-4-oxopterin 8-oxides react with arenethiol analogously.     

Cobalt(II) complexes of the 2-aminopicolineN-oxides and 2-amino-4, 6-lutidineN-oxide

Summary Cobalt(II) complexes of the four 2-aminopicolineN-oxides and 2-amino-4, 6-lutidineN-oxide were prepared from Co(BF₄)₂ and CoCl₂, and characterized by partial elemental analyses, magnetic moments, molar conductivities, thermal analyses, and by plasma desorption mass, i.r., electronic, and e.s.r. spectroscopy. The compounds derived from CoCl₂ are 4-coordinate, tetrahedral, molecular solids with CoO₂Cl₂ chromophores. Dq values range from 332 to 382 cm^–1 and those of B from 758 to 813 cm^–1 for the five solids. Three of the compounds prepared from Co(BF₄)₂ are octahedral with the following stoichiometry: [CoL₆](BF₄)₂ where L=2-amino-4-picolineN-oxide and [CoL₅(H₂O)] (BF₄)₂ where L is either 2-amino-3-or 2-amino-5-picolineN-oxide. Both 2-amino-6-picolineN-oxide and 2-amino-4, 6-lutidineN-oxide gave square planar [CoL ₄ ²⁺ ] complex ions. While numerous square planar cobalt(II) centers are known, those described here are probably the first examples with monodentate ligands and a CoO₄ center. They have weak e.s.r. spectra, magnetic moments between 2 and 3 BM and characteristic d-d spectra.     

Physicochemical Properties of Complexes of Zinc Iodide with Pyridine N-Oxides

Polycrystalline 1 : 2 complexes of ZnI₂ with N-oxides of pyridine, picoline, and 2,6-lutidine were studied by IR spectroscopy, dielectrometry, and conductometry. An equilibrium between three solid phases was observed. These phases are characterized by different enthalpies of formation of intermolecular bonds and different mechanism of electronic effect transmission via these bonds. Gas-like thermal molecular motion in one of the phases of the 2,6-lutidine N-oxide complex was observed. Reversible chemical reactions on the surface of the crystalline 3-picoline N-oxide complex are initiated on exposure to an alternating electric field. Two complexes, similarly to the ZnCl₂ complexes, are ionized in the cumulative mode on fast heating from 18-19 to 26-45°C. Partial activation energies of electrical conductivity of different ions were determined for a number of complexes and inorganic salts.     

Reactions of 5-nitrospiro[benzimidazole-2,1′-cyclohexane] 1,3-dioxide with nucleophiles

Reactions of 5-nitrospiro[benzimidazole-2,1′-cyclohexane] 1,3-dioxide with aliphatic amines and sodium hydroxide resulted in removal of one N-oxide oxygen atom and formation of 4-alkylamino- or 4-hydroxy-substituted 5-nitrospiro[benzimidazole-2,1′-cyclohexane] 1-oxides, respectively. The title compound reacted with ammonia and methylamine in the presence of MnO₂ with conservation of both N-oxide moieties, and the products were 4-amino- and 4-methylamino-5-nitrospiro[benzimidazole-2,1′-cyclohexane] 1,3-dioxides. The reactions with aromatic amines were accompanied by removal of both N-oxide oxygen atoms with formation of N-aryl-5-nitrospiro[benzimidazole-2,1′-cyclohexane]-4-amines. In the reactions of 5-nitrospiro-[benzimidazole-2,1′-cyclohexane] 1,3-dioxide with sodium azide and aromatic amine hydrochlorides nucleophilic replacement of the 5-nitro group by azido or arylamino occurred, in the first case both N-oxide fragments being conserved. The reactions with aromatic amine hydrochlorides afforded N-aryl-5-nitrospiro[benzimidazole-2,1′-cyclohexan]-4-amine 1-oxides. Treatment of 5-nitrospiro[benzimidazole-2,1′-cyclohexane] 1,3-dioxide with sodium cyanide led to the formation of 5-oxo-3,5-dihydrospiro[benzimidazole-2,1′-cyclohexane]-4-carbonitrile 1-oxide.     

Polycyclic N-hetero compounds. XXII Reaction of pyridine N-oxides and Pyrazine di-N-oxides with formamide

Reactions of pyridine N-oxides, pyrazine di-N-oxides, and their benzologues with formamide are described. Carbamoylation mainly occurred at aromatic ring with loss of the N-oxide oxygen atom, however, 2,4,6-trimethylpyridine 1-oxide gave 2- and 4-pyrimidinyl derivatives.     

Natural abundance 17O NMR spectroscopy of heterocyclic N-oxides and Di N-oxides. Structural effects

The ¹⁷O chemical shift data for a series of azine N-oxides, diazine N-oxides and di-N-oxides at natural abundance are reported. Isomeric methyl substituted quinoline N-oxides exhibited chemical shifts which are interpreted in terms of electronic and compressional effects. The ¹⁷O chemical shift for 8-methylquinoline N-oxide (370 ppm) is deshielded by 25 ppm more than predicted, based upon electronic considerations. The ¹⁷O chemical shift for the N-oxide of 8-hydroxyquinoline (289 ppm) is substantially shielded as a result of intramolecular hydrogen bonding. The relative ¹⁷O chemical shifts for diazine N-oxides of pyrazine, pyridazine and pyrimidine follow predictions based on back donation considerations. Because of solubility limitations, spectra of only two N,N′-dioxides were obtained. The chemical shift of benzopyrazine di N-oxide in acetonitrile was shielded by 18 ppm compared to that of its mono N-oxide.     

Nitration of 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-5,8-methanoisoquinoline N-oxide with other aromatic substitutions. Isolation and mutagenicity of an α-nitropyridine N-oxide

Treatment of 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-5,8-methanoisoquinoline N-oxide ( 2 ) with fuming nitric acid afforded 3-nitro-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-5,8-methanoisoquinoline N-oxide ( 3 ), an example of formation of an α-nitropyridine N-oxide derivative by nitration of N-oxides. Further reaction of 3 resulted in deoxygenation giving 3-nitro-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-5,8-methanoisoquinoline ( 4 ). No aromatic nitration was observed by similar treatment of 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-5,8-methanoisoquinoline ( 1 ) or 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroisoquinoline N-oxide ( 11 ). Some other aromatic substitutions with 1 and 2 were caried out to obtain mainly the 3-substituted derivatives. Significant mutagenicity of 3 is briefly reported.     

The facile synthesis of some N-heleroarylacetic esters

Methyl and ethyl 2-quinolylacetate were prepared from quinoline 1-oxide via acetoacetie ester derivatives. Methyl 2-quinolyl, 1-isoquinolyl, 6-methoxy-3-pyridazinyl, 4-pyridyl and 2-methyl-4-pyridylacetate were synthesized from the corresponding heterocyclic N-oxides via β-aminoerotonie ester derivatives.     

Antifilarial and antimalarial agents. Basically substituted 10-aminobenzo[b] [1,5] naphthyridines, 10-Aminobenzo[b] [1,5] naphthyridine N-Oxides,and 8-Amino-1,5-naphthyridines

Various 2-alkoxy 7-chloro-10-[[[(dialkylamino)alkyl]amino]]benzo[b][1,5]naphthyridines (XI) and N-oxides (XV, XVII, XVIII, XXII), 4-[(2-alkoxy-7-chlorobenzo[b][1,5]naphthyridin-10-yl)-amino]-α-(diethylamino)-o-cresol derivatives (XII-XIV, XXI) and N-oxides (XIX, XX, XXV), 2-butoxy-8-[[[(dialkylamino)alkyl]amino]]-1,5-naphthyridines (XXVIa and b), and 2-butoxy-8–[[3-[(diethylamino)methyl]-p-anisidino]]-1,5-naphthyridine (XXVII) were synthesized for antifilarial and antimalarial evaluation. The compounds were obtained in 13–91% yield by the condensation of 2-alkoxy-7,10-dichlorobenzo[b][1,5]naphthyridines, 2-alkoxy-7,10-dichlorobenzo[b][1,5]naphthyridine 5-oxides, and 2-butoxy-8-chloro-1,5-naphthyridine with the appropriate diamine in phenol, or by perbenzoic acid oxidation of the parent 10-amino-7-chlorobenzo-[b][1,5] naphthyridines in chloroform. Among them, eight compounds killed adult Litomosoides carinii in gerbils when administered in daily gavage doses of 25–400 mg./kg. for 5 days. Azacrine 5-oxide (XVII), the most active compound, was equipotent with amodiaquine (1a), azacrine (IX), and quinacrine 10-oxide (VI). Twelve substances were active orally against Plasmodium berghei in mice at doses ranging from 3.8–155 mg./kg./day for 6 days. 7-Chloro-10-[[-3-[(diethylamino)-methyl]-p-anisidino]]-2-methoxybenzo[b][1,5]naphthyridine 5-oxide dihydrochloride (XX) was approximately 12 times as potent as quinine against P. berghei, but was highly cross-resistant with chloroquine (IV). Structure-activity relationships are discussed.     

Reaction of N-(2-pyridylmethyl)-3,5-dimethylbenzamide and N-(3-pyridylmethyl)-3,5-dimethylbenzamide N-oxides with acetic anhydride

As a continuation of our work on the reaction of N-pyridylmethyl-3,5-dimethylbenzamide N-oxides with acetic anhydride, we now report a study of the reaction of N-(2-pyridylmethyl)-3,5-dimethylbenzam.de N-oxide ( 5 ) and N-(3-pyridylmethyl)-3,5-dimethylbenzamide N-oxide ( 6 ) with acetic anhydride. Compound 5 gave N,N′-di(3,5.dimethylbenzoyl)-1,2-di(2.pyridyl)ethenediamine ( 7 ) and 3,5-dimethylbenzamtde ( 8 ). Compound 6 afforded three products formulated as 2-acetoxy-3-(3,5-dimethylbenzoylaminomethyl)pyridine ( 12 ), 3-(3,5-dimethylbenzoylaminomethyl)-2-pyridone ( 13 ) and 5-(3,5-dimethylbenzoylaminomethyl)-2-pyridone ( 14 ). Analytical and spectral data are presented which support the structures proposed.     

On the syntheses of 8-Heteroaryl-substituted 9-(β-D-Ribofuranosyl)-2,6-diaminopurines through Pd-catalyzed coupling in the presence of cupric oxide

Convenient methods for the preparation of 9-(β-D-ribofuranosyl) derivatives of 8-(2- and 3-thienyl)-2,6-diaminopurine and of 8-(2- and 3-furyl)-2,6-diaminopurine, which are potential antiviral agents has been worked out. The key step was a Pd(0)-catalyzed Stille coupling between 2- and 3-tributylstannylthiophene and 2- and 3-tributylstannylfuran and trimethylsilyl protected 9-(β-D-ribofuranosyl)-2,6-diamino-8-bro-mopurine. The use of N,N-dimethylformamide as solvent at 110° and dichloro(diphenylphosphine-propane)palladium(II) [PdC1₂(dppp)] with cupric oxide as co-reagent was essential in order to obtain a fast reaction and high yields.     

Deoxydative substitution of pyridine 1-oxides by thiols. Part XX. Reactions of (2, 3, and 4-phenyl)-, 3-acetamido-, 3-bromo-, 3-acetoxy-, 3-ethoxypyridine 1-oxides with 1-adamantanethiol in acetic anhydride

Substitutions of 2, 3, and 4-substituted pyridine 1-oxides by 1-adamantanethiol in acetic anhydride takes place at available α-, to a lesser degree at β-, and rarely at γ-ring carbons. It was found that 2-phenylpyridine 1-oxide produces a mixture of 5- and 6-(1-adamantylthio)-2-phenylpyridines, and 4-phenylpyridine 1-oxide a mixture of 2- and 3-isomeric sulfides. Substitutions of the 1-oxides of 3-phenyl-, 3-acetamido-, 3-acetoxy-, 3-bromo-, and 3-ethoxypyridine by 1-adamantanethiol in acetic anhydride led to mixtures consisting predominantly of 2- and 6-sulfide, and to a lesser extent, the 5-sulfide. When triethylamine is present in otherwise identical reaction mixtures, the ratio of α to β-sulfides increases. From the reactions of 3- and 4-phenylpyridine 1-oxides, there were isolated some N-acetyl hydroxy (or acetoxy) 1-adamantylthio substituted 1,2,3,4-and 1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridines, whose structures are discussed.     

(N-Arylaminomethyl)pyridine-N-oxides: Synthesis and characterization of potential ligand systems and the formation of their N,O-chelate aluminum complexes

Pyridine-N-oxide-2-carbaldehyde (4a) was converted to the corresponding imine (5a) by treatment with 2,6-diisopropylaniline. Subsequent reduction with a sodium borohydride gave the corresponding (N-arylaminomethyl)pyridine-N-oxide derivative (6a). A series of analogous compounds was prepared starting from the respective (aldimino)quinoline-N-oxide (4b) or (ketimino)pyridine-N-oxide (10) systems. Deprotonation of the (aminomethyl)pyridine-N-oxides resulted in a series of unexpected reactions, such as coupling, internal redox reactions or fragmentation. Eventually, the N,O-chelate aluminum complexes (22, 23) derived from the (aminoethyl)pyridine-N-oxide ligand systems could be obtained by treatment of the respective iminopyridine-N-oxides with trimethylaluminum. Many products were characterized by X-ray diffraction.     

Carbon-13 NMR studies of quinolines and isoquinolines. II. Chlorine–nitrogen interactions and N-oxide effects

Carbon-13 chemical shift assignments are reported for four chloroquinolines, six chloroisoquinolines, one dichloroquinoline, four dichloroisoquinolines, four methylchloroquinolines, two methylchloroisoquinolines, quinoline N-oxide, isoquinoline N-oxide, five methylquinoline N-oxides, two methylisoquinoline N-oxides and three chloroisoquinoline N-oxides. Chlorine substituent chemical shift (SCS) effects are reported for the alpha, ortho, meta, para and peri positions. Consistent patterns are observed for the para and peri positions, a vinylogous ortho pattern is reported and the additivity of these SCS effects is demonstrated. Alpha SCS effects vary widely from 1.1 ppm upfield in 1-chloroisoquinoline to 6.7 ppm downfield in 4-chloroquinoline. These results, together with those in the literature, permit the definition of steric and nitrogen lone-pair contributions which modify the ‘normal’ chlorine SCS effect, and these modifying contributions are shown to be roughly additive. Large (6–16 ppm) upfield shifts are observed for the carbons ortho and para to the N-oxide group. The individual magnitudes of these shifts and their sum are constant and the effects are additive in substituted systems. A 9.5 ppm upfield shift is also observed for C-8 in quinoline N-oxides which is attributed to a space–charge interaction. Substituent chemical shift (SCS) effects for the chloro and methyl groups and the chemical shifts of the methyl carbons are essentially the same in the N-oxides as in the parent heterocycles and are additive, except for those molecules where the substituent is adjacent to the N-oxide moiety, in which cases substantial interactions are observed.     

Electrical and Spectral Properties of Manganese Dichloride Complexes with N-Oxides of Pyridine Derivatives

Polycrystalline complexes of MnCl₂ with N-oxides of pyridine, 2-picoline, and 2,6-lutidine contain a molecule of strongly retained crystallization water; two types of the labile networks of hydrogen bonds are formed on the crystal surface. Under solar radiation the long-lived F-centers are formed in the crystals, imparting a specific color to the compounds. The thermal motion of MnCl₂ complexes with lutidine N-oxide in the unit cells can be described as gas-like motion. At low temperatures the electrical conductivity is predominantly maintained by protons, whereas at high temperatures another mechanism of conductivity arises.     

A New Route to the Synthesis of 2-Amino-6-(methoxycarbonyl)amino-4-(tetrahydropyridyl)pyrimidine 1-Oxide

A new approach to 2-amino-6-(methoxycarbonyl)amino-4-(1,2,3,6-tetrahydro-1-pyridyl)pyrimidine 1-oxide ( 3 ) is described. Methyl [1-ethoxy-2-(ethoxycarbonyl)-ethylidene]carbamate ( 5 ) reacted with guanidine to the pyrimidinecarbamate 6 , which was successively transformed into methyl 2-amino-6-(p-tolyslulfonyl)oxy-4-pyrimidinecarbamate ( 8 ). Oxidation of 8 led to the corresponding pyrimidine N-oxide 9 , a useful starting material to 3 .     

Nitrogen-15 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Pyridine N-oxides and quinoline N-oxides

The noise-decoupled nitrogen-15 NMR spectra of ten pyridine N-oxides and two quinoline N-oxides have been obtained at the natural-abundance level by high-resolution NMR spectroscopy. Substituents at the 4-ring position of pyridine N-oxide, capable of resonance interaction with the N-O moiety, give fairly large shifts in the expected directions. Spectra taken in dimethyl sulfoxide solution give 5–20 ppm and 33–55 ppm downfield shifts with respect to the solutions of the same substances in 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol and trifluoroacetic acid. Solvent influences are discussed in terms of hydrogen bonding and protonation of the N-oxide oxygen. Carbon-13 chemical shifts and one-bond carbon-hydrogen coupling constants of some substituted pyridine N-oxides are reported and discussed.     

Reactivity of some 3-substituted derivatives of 2,6-dihalogenopyridines towards potassium amide in liquid ammonia [a]

Reactions of 2,6-dichloro-3-phenyl-, 2,6-dibromo-3-phenyl-, 2,6-dichloro-3-dimethylamino- and 2,6-dibromo-3-dimethylaminopyridine with potassium amide in liquid ammonia were investigated. Whereas 2,6-dichloro-3-phenylpyridine yields 4-amino-2-benzylpyrimidine, from 2,6-dibromo-3-phenylpyridine as a product of a novel ring fission 2-amino-l-cyano-l-phenyl-but-l-en-3-yne was isolated, together with 4-amino-6-bromo-3-phenylpyridine and 2,6-diamino-3-phenylpyridine. It was shown that neither 2-amino-6-bromo-3-phenyl- nor 6-amino-2-bromo-3-phenylpyridine are intermediates in the formation of the 2,6-diamino derivative, as these bromo compounds are transformed in the basic medium into 1,3-dicyano-l-phenylpropene. From both 2,6-di-chloro-3-dimethylamino- and 2,6-dibromo-3-dimethylaminopyridine mixtures are obtained from which only 2-amino-l-cyano-l-dimethylamino-but-l-en-3-yne and 4-amino-6-halogeno-3-dimethylaminopyridine were isolated. Mechanisms for the reactions studied are proposed, i.e. a S_N(ANRORC) mechanism for the aminodebromination of 2,6-dibromo-3-phenylpyridine into the corresponding 2,6-diamino compound.     

Protonation of 1,2,4-triazine 4-oxides

The basicity of some 1,2,4-triazine 4-oxides was estimated on a quantitative level, and their probable protonation patterns were ascertained. The dissociation constants of mono- and diprotonated 3-R-6-phenyl-1,2,4-triazine 4-oxides in aqueous buffer solutions and aqueous sulfuric acid solutions were determined (6-phenyl-1,2,4-triazine 4-oxide: $pK_{BH^ + } = 1.1$ , $pK_{BH^{2 + } } = - 6.02$ ). According to the results of DFT calculations (B3LYP/6-311**) and spectral data, first protonation of 1,2,4-triazine 4-oxides involves the N¹ nitrogen atom, and the second proton adds to the N-oxide oxygen atom.     

Furopyridines. XXVII. Reactions of 2-methyl and 2-cyano derivatives of furo[2,3-b]-, -[3,2-b]-, - [2,3-c]- and -[3,2-c]pyridine

Bromination of 2-methylfuropyridines 1a-d-Me gave the 3-bromo derivatives 2a-d , while the 2-cyano compounds 1a-d-CN resulted in the recovery of the starting compounds. Nitration of 1a-d-Me and 1a-d-CN did not yield the corresponding nitro derivative, except for 1-c-CN giving 3-nitro derivative 3c in 7% yield. N-Oxidation of 1a-d-Me and 1b-d-CN with m-chloroperbenzoic acid yielded the N-oxides 4a-d-Me and 4b-d-CN , whereas 1a-CN did not afford the N-oxide. Cyanation of N-oxides 4a-d-Me and 4b-d-CN with trimethylsilyl cyanide gave the corresponding α-cyanopyridine compounds 5a-d-Me and 5b-d-CN . Chlorination of 4a-d-Me and 4b-d-CN with phosphorus oxychloride also gave the α-chloropyridine compounds 6b-d-Me and 6b-d-CN , accompanying formation of γ-chloropyridine 6a-Me, 6′b-Me and 6′b-CN , β-chloropyridine 6′b-CN , and α'-chloropyridine derivatives 6′c-Me and 6′c-CN . Acetoxylation of 4a-d-Me and 4b-d-CN with acetic anhydride yielded α-acetoxypyridine compounds 7a-Me and 7b-CN , pyridone compounds 11d-Me, 11c-CN and 11d-CN , 3-acetoxy compounds 8, 9b, 9c , and 2-acetoxymethyl derivatives 10b and 10c.