Condensation reactions of a comenaldehyde derivative

Condensation reactions of comenaldehyde methyl ether (I) with malonic acid, ethyl cyanoacetate, and cyanoacetamide to give β-(5-methoxy-4H-pyran-4-on-2-yl)acrylic acid (II), ethyl 2-cyano-3-(5-methoxy-4H-pyran-4-on-2-yl)propenoate (III), and 2-cyano-3-(5-methoxy-4H-pyran-4-on-2-yl)propenamide (IV), respectively, are described. Ultraviolet absorption spectra for 2-hydroxymethyl-5-methoxy-4H-pyran-4-one, I and II are presented.     

Ring transformations of 4H-pyrans. Pyridines from 2-amino-4H-pyrans

Ring transformations of 4H-pyrans into pyridines are reported. Treatment of 2-amino-4,6-diaryl-3,5-dicyano-4H-pyrans (I) with nitrosylsulfuric acid brings about their transformation into 3,5-dicyano-4,6-diaryl-2-pyridones (VI) which can also be obtained from α-benzoylcinnamonitriles (IX) and cyanoacetamide. Similarly, 2-amino-4,6-diaryl-5-carbethoxy-3-cyano-4H-pyrans (II) lead to 4,6-diaryl-5-carbethoxy-3-cyano-2-pyridones (VII). Treatment of both series of pyrans with sulfuric acid results in the formation of the corresponding 3,4-dihydro-2-pyridones (IV and V). Reaction of pyrans II with ammonium acetate in acetic acid yields 2-amino-4,6-diaryl-5-carbethoxy-3-cyanopyridines (XII). Pyrans I undergo an entirely different type of reaction upon treatment with this reagent leading to 2,4,6-triaryl-3,5-dicyano-1,4-dihydropyridines (XV).     

Chemical properties of N-Benzoylimines of quinazoline,quinoxaline, and phthalazine

Reactions of 1-benzoylimino-4-phenylquinazolinium (I), 1-benzoylimino-3-phenylquinox-alinium (II), and 3-benzoylimino-1-phenylphthalazinium betaines (III) with nucleophiles (hydroxide and cyanide ions) and 1,3-dipolarophiles (acetylenic esters and maleimides) were investigated. Heating I in aqueous alkali gave 3-phenylindazole, while similar treatment of II and III resulted in the formation of 1-benzoylamino-2-oxo-3-phenylquinoxaline and 2-benzoylamino-1-oxo-4-phenylphthalazine, respectively. Reaction of II and III with cyanide ion afforded 2-cyano-3-phenylquinoxaline and 1-cyano-4-phenylphthalazine in high yields, respectively. 1,3-Dipolar cycloaddition reactions of I and III with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate and ethyl propiolate afforded primary 1:1 cycloadducts, while the reaction of II with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate gave a product which is formed by ring opening of a primary adduct. The reaction of I-III with N-methyl and N-phenylmaleimides afforded the corresponding primary 1:1 cycloadducts in high yields, whose stereochemical assignment was made on the basis of nmr spectroscopy.     

Pyrimidine derivatives and related compounds. A novel synthesis of pyrimidines,pyrazolo[4,3-d]pyrimidines and isoxazolo[4,3-d] pyrimidine

Benzoylacetonitrile (II) reacted with trichloroacetonitrile (III) to yield the β-amino-β-trichloromethylacrylonitrile IV. Compound IV reacted with hydrazine hydrate to yield 5-amino-4-cyano-3-phenylpyrazole (V) and with 2-aminopyridine to yield the aminopyridine derivative VIII (cf., Chart I). Compound IV reacted with III to yield 2,4-bis(trichloromethyl)-5-cyano-6-phenylpyrimidine (I) which could be converted into a variety of pyrazolo[4,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives by treatment with hydrazine hydrate under a variety of different experimental conditions (cf., Chart II).     

Synthesis,crystal structures,and properties of 5-(het)aryl-3-cyano-1-ethyl-2(1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>)-pyrazinones

A simple method for the synthesis of 5-(het)aryl-3-cyano-1-ethyl-2(1H)-pyrazinones was proposed. The method is based on the hydrolysis of the corresponding 2,3-dicyanopyrazinium salts. The spectral properties of pyrazinones were studied and their crystallographic investigation was carried out. The possibility of introduction of 5-(het)aryl-3-cyano-1-ethyl-2(1H)-pyrazinones into the [2+4] cycloaddition under the microwave activation conditions was shown.     

Norbornanes. Part 10. Solvolysis of the Stereoisomeric 6-Cyano-2-norbornyl p-Toluenesulfonates. A Correction

The solvolysis products of the stereoisomeric 6-cyano-2-norbornyl p-toluene sulfonates 1 - 4 (R ? CN) in dioxane/water 7 : 3 have been determined. In contrast to an earlier report the 6exo-cyano-2exo-norbornyl p-toluenesulfonate ( 1 ; R?CN) yields 30% of the 2endo-alcohol 9 (R?CN) beside the 2exo-alcohol 10 and the norbornenes 12 and 13. The results confirm that - I substituents at C(6) reduce 1,3-bridging in the intermediate norbornyl cation and hence its rate of rearrangement. The relatively high rate constants for some 6-fluoro- and 6-cyano-2exo norbornyl p-toluenesulfonates are ascribed to C, C-hyperconjugation assisted by the conjugative effects of the 6-fluoro and cyano substituents.     

Synthesis and Photoisomerization of 3-Cyano-6,6-dimethyl-4-(4-nitrophenylvinyl)-5,6-dihydropyran-2-one

The condensation of 4-nitrobenzaldehyde with 3-cyano-4,6,6-trimethyl-5,6-dihydropyran-2-one leads to the formation of a crotonization product and a compound of the Michael adduct type. The main product of the photochemical conversion of (E)-3-cyano-6,6-dimethyl-4-(4-nitrophenylvinyl)-5,6-dihydropyran-2-one is the Z-isomer. Investigation of the photoisomerization of 3-cyano-6,6-dimethyl-4-(4-nitrophenylvinyl)-5,6-dihydropyran-2-one by the semiempirical AM1 method showed that in the ground state the E-isomer was thermodynamically more stable than the E-isomer. E-Z-photoisomerization is effected most probably through the lowest excited singlet state S₁.     

Various approaches to the use of 3-acetyl-2-amino-4-hydroxy-1,3-pentadienecarbonitrile in heterocyclic synthesis

Two approaches to the use of 3-acetyl-2-amino-4-hydroxy-1,3-pentadienecarbonitrile (1) in heterocyclic synthesis are considered. A method for preparing 3-acetyl-4-amino-5-cyano-2-methylpyridine directly from1 andN,N-dimethylformamide dimethylacetal (DMF DMA) was proposed, together with a synthetic route to 2-(2-amino-3-cyano-6-hydroxy-phenyl)-8-cyano-5-hydroxy-4-methylquinoline based on the transformation of hydroxyvinyl ketone1 into its diphenylboron chelate and condensation of the latter with DMF DMA. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 127–130, January, 1997.     

Green synthesis of some new thiopyrano[2,3-d][1,3]thiazoles using lemon juice and their antibacterial activity

A simple green method has been developed for the synthesis of a series of new 3-phenyl-6-(substituted)-thiopyrano[2,3-d]thiazole-2,5,7(6H)-triones, 6-cyano-2-oxo-3-phenyl-thiopyrano[2,3-d]thiazoles, 3-phenyl-3,5,5a,11b-tetrahydro-2H,6H-chromeno-[4′,3′:4,5]thiopyrano[2,3-d]thiazole-2,6-dione and 5-amino-6-cyano-2-oxo-3-phenyl-3,7-dihydro-2H-thiopyrano[2,3-d]thiazoles via hetero-Diels–Alder reaction by conventional method and green method using lemon juice as natural acid. The structure of all the newly synthesized compounds was interpreted by elemental analyses and spectral data. The synthesized compounds were evaluated for their in vitro antibacterial activity against some pathogenic bacteria. This study is a platform for the future design of more potent antimicrobial agents.     

Reactions of 3-oxo-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran with alkyl 2-cyano-3-alkoxypropenoate and alkyl 2-alkoxycarbonyl-3-alkoxypropenoate. Synthesis of pyran derivatives

3-Oxo-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran reacted with ethyl 2-cyano-3-ethoxypropenoate, methyl 2-cyano-3-methoxy-propenoate affording compounds 3 (2-(2-cyano-2-alkoxycarbonylvinyl)-3-hydroxybenzofuran) obtained as a mixture of Z + E isomers. Methyl 2-methoxycarbonyl-3-methoxypropenoate gave compound 4 . Malonic compounds added on 2-dimethylaminomethylene-3-oxo-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran 6 for giving compound 3 or 2-oxo-3-methoxycarbonyl-2H-pyrano[3,2-b]benzofuran 8 . Compound 8 was also obtained by heating compound 4 in xylene.     

Studies on the synthesis of some styryl-3-cyano-2(1H)-pyridinethiones and polyfunctionally substituted 3-aminothieno[2,3-b]-pyridine derivatives

The 3-cyano-4,6-dimethyl-2(1H)-pyridinethione was condensed with benzaldehyde in basic solution leads to styryl-3-cyano-2(1H)-pyridinethiones. Treatment of cinnamicaldehyde with cyanothioacetamide to give cinnamylidencyanothioacetamide, which can be cyclized with the appropriate ketones to afford the 3-cyano-5,6-polymethylene-4-styryl-2(1H)-pyridinethione derivatives. The polyfunctionally substituted 3-aminothieno[2,3-b]pyridine derivatives were obtained in good yield by cyclization of 3-cyano-2(1H)-pyridinethione derivatives with appropriate α-halogeno carbonyl compounds and nitrile, respectively.     

A novel coenzyme NADH model 1-benzyl-1,4-dihydronicotinamide-mediated reaction: a single intermediate serves two mechanisms

Thermal reaction of ethyl (2Z)-4-bromo-2-cyano-3-(2-naphthyl)but-2-enoate (BCNB) with coenzyme NADH model 1-benzyl-1,4-dihydronicotinamide (BNAH) gives the debrominated cyclized product (E)-1-cyano-2-methyl-2-(2-naphthyl)cyclopropane-1-carboxylate (1), debrominated olefinic products ethyl (2E)-2-cyano-3-(2-naphthyl)but-2-enoate (2) and ethyl (2Z)-2-cyano-3-(2-naphthyl)but-2-enoate (3). The formation of 1 proceeds via partial concerted hydride transfer and debromocyclopropanation, whereas the formation of 2 or 3 proceeds via an electron transfer-debromination-hydrogen abstraction mechanism. Nonetheless, they all derived from the same electron-transfer intermediate complex.     

Studies on the Synthesis of New 3-(3,5-Diamino-1-substituted-pyrazol-4-yl)azo-thieno[2,3-b]pyridines and 3-(2-Amino-5,7-disubstituted-pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-3-yl)azothieno[2,3-b]pyridines

Coupling the diazonium salt of 3-amino-2-cyano-4,6-dimethylthieno[2,3-b]pyridine 1 with malononitrile 2 gave 2-cyano-3-(hydrazonomalononitrile)-4,6-dimethylthieno[2,3-b]pyridine 3 which then reacted with hydrazine compounds 4a-4h to yield corresponding 2-cyano-3-(3,5-diamino-1-substituted-pyrazol-4-yl)azo-4,6-dimethylthieno[2,3-b]pyridines 5a-5h. The 2-cyano-3-(2-amino-5,7-disubstituted-pyrazolo-[1,5-a]pyrimidine-3-yl)azo-4,6-dimethylthieno[2,3-b]pyridines 7a-7f were obtained in good yield by the cyclocondensation reaction of 2-cyano-3-(3,5-diamino-pyrazol-4-yl)azo-4,6-dimethylthieno[2,3-b]pyridine 5a with the appropriate 1,3-diketones 6a-6f under acidic condition.     

Functionalized sulfur-containing compounds. 13. Synthesis of substituted 3-amino-2-(organylsulfinyl)-and-(organylsulfonyl)thieno[2,3-b]pyridines

A method for the synthesis of substituted 3-amino-2-(organylsulfinyl)thieno[2,3-b]pyridines by the Thorpe—Ziegler intramolecular cyclization of substituted 3-cyano-2-[(organyl-sulfinyl)methylthio]pyridines was proposed. 3-Amino-2-(organylsulfonyl)thieno[2,3-b]pyridines were obtained by reactions of substituted 3-cyanopyridine-2-thiones with chloromethyl organyl sulfones. The reaction intermediates 3-cyano-2-[(organylsulfonyl)methylthio]pyridines were transformed into 3-amino-2-(organylsulfonyl)thieno[2,3-b]pyridines. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 510–515, March, 2006.     

Synthesis of 2,4-diamino-9H-indeno[2,1-d]pyrimidines

As part of a search for new antifolic, antimalarial, and antitumor agents, a series of 2,4-diamino-9H-indeno[2,1-d]pyrimidines was prepared by condensation of guanidine with substituted 2-alkoxy-3-cyano-1H-indenes. Base-catalyzed cyclization of 1,2-bis(cyanomethyl)benzenes afforded 2-amino-3-cyano-1H-indenes, which were converted into 3-cyano-2-methoxy-1H-indenes by acid hydrolysis and treatment of the resultant 1-cyano-2-indanones with diazomethane. Alternatively, 2-amino-3-cyano-1H-indenes could be transformed directly into 2-ethoxy-3-eyano-1H-indenes by reaction with ethanol and sulfuric acid. The 2,4-diamino-9H-indeno[2,1-d]-pyrimidines represent a new type of planar, tricyclic pyrimethamine analog, in which free rotation of the phenyl and pyrimidine rings is prevented by means of a methylene bridge.     

Reaction of 2,6-dibutylaminohepta-2,5-dien-4-one with malononitrile

Malononitrile reacted with the title compound to give 6-amino-5-cyano-2-(3,3-dicyano-2-methylallylidene-4-methyl-2H-pyran (3). Treatment of 3 with hot 80% sulfuric acid yielded 4,7-dimethyl-56-hydroxy-2(1H)quinolone. With concentrated aqueous sodium hydroxide, 3 gave 5-amino-3,6-dicyano-4,7-dimethyl-2(1H)quinolone and 5-amino-6-carbamoyl-3-cyano-4,7-dimethyl-2(1H)quinolone. The reaction of 3 with hydrochloric in acetic acid gave a mixture of 6-amino-3,7-dicyano-2,8-dimethyl-4-quinolizone and 3-cyano-4-methyl-6-(3,3-dicyano-2-methylallyl)-2-pyrone. Compound 3 also reacted with methylamine, butylamine and piperidine to give 8-amino-5-cyano-4-methyl-2-pyridone, 6-bulylamino-5-cyano-4-methyl-2-pyridone and 5-eyano-4-methyl-6-piperidino-2-pyridone respectively.     

Sodium bis(2-methoxyethoxy)aluminum hydride in reactions with 3-cyano-6-methylpyridine-2(1H)-thione and 3-cyano-6-methyl(4,6-dimethyl)-2-methylthiopyridines

The reactions of sodium bis(2-methoxyethoxy)aluminum hydride with 3-cyano-6-methylpyridine-2(1H)-thione and 3-cyano-6-methyl-2-methylthiopyridine afforded 3-aminomethyl-6-methylpyridine-2(1H)-thione and azomethine of the pyridine series, respectively. The corresponding reaction with 3-cyano-4,6-dimethyl-2-methylthiopyridine gave rise to azomethine, substituted 3-aminomethylpyridine, and substituted dipyridylmethane.     

Reactions with 2-mercaptopyrimidines. Synthesis of some new thiazolo[3,2-a]- and triazolo[4,3-a]pyrimidines

Alkylation of 5-cyano-4-oxo-6-phenyl-2-thioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine I with methyl iodide, chloroacetic acid or 3-chloro-2,4-pentanedione, afforded the S-alkyl derivatives IIa-c. 2-Carboxymethylthio and 2-(2′,4′-dioxopentan-3-ylthio) derivatives IIb and IIc could be cyclised by acetic anhydride or polyphosphoric acid to give 6-cyano-3,5-dioxo-5H-7-phenylthiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidine III and 2-acetyl-6-carboxamido-5H-3-methyl-7-phenylthiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidine-5-one IX , respectively. Benzoylation of 2-hydrazinopyrimidine derivative XII , in anhydrous dioxan, afforded the N-benzoyl derivative XIII , which could be cyclised by heating in dimethylformamide to give 5-amino-6-cyano-3,7-diphenyl-s-triazolo[4,3-a]pyrimidine ( XIV ). The 2-hydrazinopyrimidine derivatives XII and XV reacted with benzoyl isothiocyanate in dioxane to yield 4-benzoylthiosemicarbazide derivatives XVI and XVII , which were converted into the 2-s-trizolopyrimidine derivatives XVIII and XIX , respectively. Also, XVI and XVII reacted with 2,4-pentanedione and 3-chloro-2,4-pentanedione to yield 2-pyrazolopyrimidine derivatives XX and XXI , respectively.     

Synthesis and hydrolytic cleavage of 1-aryl-5-cyano-6-(2-dimethylaminovinyl)-4-oxo(thioxo)-1,4-dihydropyrimidines

1-Aryl-5-cyano-6-(2-dimethylaminovinyl)-4-oxo-1,4-dihydropyrimidines and their 4-thioxo analogs, which were prepared in three steps from cyanoacetamide and cyanothioacetamide, respectively, were subjected to hydrolysis. In aqueous AcOH, hydrolysis of N-(dimethylaminomethylene)-2-cyano-5-dimethylamino-2,4-pentadieneamide derivatives containing amino groups at position 3 afforded formylpyridones. The reaction of 2-cyano-3-dimethylaminothiocrotonamide with DMF dimethyl acetal gave rise to 3-cyano-4-dimethylamino-2-methylthiopyridine.     

On the reactions of aroylacetonitriles with acetoacetates

2,7-Diaryl-3-cyano-4-methylpyrano[4,3-b]pyridin-5-ones were synthesized by Ni(acac)₂-catalyzed condensation of aroylacetonitriles with acetoacetates. The competitive Knoevenagel reaction gave 6-aryl-5-cyano-4-methylpyran-2-ones as by-products. A preparative method for the synthesis of the latter compounds in the presence of 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU) as a catalyst was proposed.