Some nitro derivatives of 1,4-benzodioxino[2,3-b]pyridine. Crystal and molecular structure of 2,7,8-trinitro-1,4-benzodioxino[2,3-b]pyridine

The electrophilic nitration of 1,4-benzodioxino[2,3-b]pyridine 1 with nitric acid in sulfuric acid has been studied. Some of the products of nitration including 7 - and 8 -nitro derivatives 2a and 2b , respectively, 7,9-, 7,8- and 6,8-dinitro derivatives 3a , 3b and 3c , respectively, and 2,7,8-trinitro derivative 4 have been isolated and characterized. The structure of isomers have been assigned for derivatives 3b and 4 while tentative structures have been proposed for the other products. The cyclopentadienyliron complex of 1 gives the same reaction products under similar conditions while for some other milder nitrating reagents no reaction was observed. 2,7,8-Trinitro-1,4-benzodioxino[2,3-b]pyridine 4 crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P2₁/c; the dihedral angle between the planes of outer rings was found to be 174.65(8) degrees. The planes of the nitro groups have been found to be rotated with respect to the appropriate pyri-dine and benzene ring planes by 11.13(11) degrees for the 2-nitro group and 47.56(9) and 29.80(9) degrees for the 7-nitro and 8-nitro groups, respectively.     

Synthesis of nitro-substituted 4-methyl-2,3-dihydro- and 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-1,5-benzo-2-diazepinones

The nitration of 4-methyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-1,5-benzo-2-diazepinone gives the 7 nitro derivative. The 8-nitro isomer was obtained from 4-nitro-1,2-phenylenediamine. The catalytic hydrogenation of the nitrobenzodiazepinones gives the 7- and 8-amino derivatives. The nitrobenzodiazepinones exist in the enol form in alkaline media.     

Synthesis of cucurbitine derivatives: facile straightforward approach to methyl 3-amino-4-aryl-1-methylpyrrolydine-3-carboxylates

A general three- or four-step synthesis of cis- and trans-substituted cucurbitine (3-aminopyrrolidine-3-carboxylic acid) derivatives from methyl 2-nitroacetate is reported. The first step utilizes a Knoevenagel condensation with five different aromatic imines or their corresponding aldehydes to form (Z/E)-mixtures of α-nitro acrylates. The second step gives rise to the pyrrolidine-core structures of the title compounds by a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction using an azomethine ylide. The last step consists of reduction of the nitro group to yield both diastereoisomers of the corresponding 4-aryl cucurbitine methyl esters.     

Synthesis and oxidation of 1-hydroxy-3(2)-imidazoline-derived enaminones

Interaction of 1-hydroxy-3-imidazoline and 3-imidazoline 3-oxide derivatives with esters in the presence of LDA gives enaminones, derivatives of imidazolidine. Oxidation of these compounds with MnO₂ leads to4H-imidazoleN-oxides, oxidative dirnerization products, or stable nitroxyl radicals, depending on the structure of the initial compound.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1789–1795, July, 1996.     

Formation of Heptaleno[1,2-c]furans and Heptaleno[1,2-c]furanones

The dehydrogenation reaction of the heptalene-4,5-dimethanols 4a and 4d , which do not undergo the double-bond-shift (DBS) process at ambient temperature, with basic MnO₂ in CH₂Cl₂ at room temperature, leads to the formation of the corresponding heptaleno[1,2-c]furans 6a and 6d , respectively, as well as to the corresponding heptaleno[1,2-c]furan-3-ones 7a and 7d , respectively (cf. Scheme 2 and 8). The formation of both product types necessarily involves a DBS process (cf. Scheme 7). The dehydrogenation reaction of the DBS isomer of 4a , i.e., 5a , with MnO₂ in CH₂Cl₂ at room temperature results, in addition to 6a and 7a , in the formation of the heptaleno[1,2-c]-furan-1-one 8a and, in small amounts, of the heptalene-4,5-dicarbaldehyde 9a (cf. Scheme 3). The benzo[a]heptalene-6,7-dimethanol 4c with a fixed position of the C?C bonds of the heptalene skeleton, on dehydrogenation with MnO₂ in CH₂Cl₂, gives only the corresponding furanone 11b (Scheme 4). By [²H₂]-labelling of the methanol function at C(7), it could be shown that the furanone formation takes place at the stage of the corresponding lactol [3-²H₂]- 15b (cf. Scheme 6). Heptalene-1,2-dimethanols 4c and 4e , which are, at room temperature, in thermal equilibrium with their corresponding DBS forms 5c and 5e , respectively, are dehydrogenated by MnO₂ in CH₂Cl₂ to give the corresponding heptaleno[1,2-c]furans 6c and 6e as well as the heptaleno[1,2-c]furan-3-ones 7c and 7e and, again, in small amounts, the heptaleno[1,2-c]furan-1-ones 8c and 8e , respectively (cf. Scheme 8). Therefore, it seems that the heptalene-1,2-dimethanols are responsible for the formation of the furan-1-ones (cf. Scheme 7). The methylenation of the furan-3-ones 7a and 7e with Tebbe's reagent leads to the formation of the 3-methyl-substituted heptaleno[1,2-c]furans 23a and 23e , respectively (cf. Scheme 9). The heptaleno[1,2-c]furans 6a, 6d , and 23a can be resolved into their antipodes on a Chiralcel OD column. The (P)-configuration is assigned to the heptaleno[1,2-c]furans showing a negative Cotton effect at ca. 320 nm in the CD spectrum in hexane (cf. Figs. 3–5 as well as Table 7). The (P)-configuration of (–)- 6a is correlated with the established (P)-configuration of the dimethanol (–)- 5a via dehydrogenation with MnO₂. The degree of twisting of the heptalene skeleton of 6 and 23 is determined by the Me-substitution pattern (cf. Table 9). The larger the heptalene gauche torsion angles are, the more hypsochromically shifted is the heptalene absorption band above 300 nm (cf. Table 7 and 8, as well as Figs. 6–9).     

Synthesis of Cyclic Selenenate/Seleninate Esters Stabilized by ortho‐Nitro Coordination: Their Glutathione Peroxidase‐Like Activities

The syntheses of selenenate/seleninate esters and related derivatives by aromatic nucleophilic substitution (S_NAr) reactions of 2‐bromo‐3‐nitrobenzylalcohol ( 13 ) and 2‐bromo‐3‐nitrobenzaldehyde ( 17 ) with Na₂Se₂/nBuSeNa are described. The reaction of 13 with Na₂Se₂ at room temperature afforded 7‐nitro‐1,2‐benzisoselenole(3 H) ( 15 ) instead of the desired diaryl diselenide 14 . Oxidation of selenenate ester 15 with hydrogen peroxide afforded the corresponding selenium(IV) derivative, 7‐nitro‐1,2‐benzisoselenole(3 H) selenium oxide ( 18 ). 2‐(Butylselanyl)‐3‐nitrobenzaldehyde ( 19 ) was synthesized by treating compound 17 with in situ generated nBuSeNa. The bromination reaction of selenide 19 did not afford the expected arylselenenyl bromide 20 , instead, it resulted in the formation of the unexpected 7‐nitro‐1,2‐benzisoselenol(3 H)‐3‐ol ( 21 ) and 3,3′‐oxybis(7‐nitro‐1,2‐benzisoselenole(3 H)) ( 22 ), respectively. The facile formation of heterocycles 21 and 22 is rationalized in terms of the aromatic ring strain in selenenyl bromide 20 . The presence of intramolecular secondary Se⋅⋅⋅O interactions in esters 15 , 18 , 21 , 22 , and selenenic anhydride 29 has been confirmed by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction studies as well as computational studies. The presence of an intramolecular Se⋅⋅⋅O interaction in esters 4b , 8 , 15 , 18 , 21 , and 22 has been further proved by natural bond orbital (NBO) and atoms in molecules (AIM) calculations. Glutathione peroxidase‐like (GPx) antioxidant activities of 15 , 18 , 21 , 22 , and related heterocycles such as 7‐nitro‐1,2‐benzisoselenol(2 H)‐3‐one selenium oxide ( 4b ), 7‐nitro‐1,2‐benzisoselenol(2 H)‐3‐one ( 8 ), and 29 have been determined by the coupled reductase assay.     

Purines,pyrimidines, and condensed systems based on these compounds. 12. 1,3-Dimethylpyrimido[4,5-d]pyrimidine-2, 4-(1H,3H)dione: The first case of regioselective amination of condensed pyrimidines in position 2

1,3-Dimethylpyrimido[4,5-d]pyrimidine-2,4-(1H,3H)dione (l) reacts with alkylamides in liquid ammonia in the presence of an oxidizing agent such as KMnO₄ or Ag(C₅H₅N)₂MnO₄, giving 7-amino derivatives; but the interaction of (1) with methylamine gives a mixture of isomeric alkylaminated products. Subsequent hydrolysis of the 7-piperidino derivatives in an alkaline medium and then in an article medium gives 4-methylamino-2-piperidinopyrimidine with quantitative yield.For Communication 11, see [1].Rostov State University, Rostov-na-Donu 344104. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1249–1252, September, 1994. Original article submitted September 6, 1994.     

Synthesis of 6-halo-5-nitroquinoxalines

The 5-nitro derivatives of 6-haloquinoxalines have been efficiently synthesized by condensation of α-dicarbonyls with 4-bromo- or 4-chloro-3-nitro-1,2-benzenediamines. The novel diamines were readily obtained by reductive cleavage of 5-bromo- and 5-chloro-4-nitro-2,1,3-benzoselenadiazoles. As demonstrated by the synthesis of an imidazo-, a selenadiazolo- and a pyrazinoquinoxaline, the reactive halogen atom ortho to the nitro substituent renders the novel quinoxalines versatile intermediates to further heterocycles.     

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.     

Reactions of N- and C-alkenylanilines: IX. Synthesis, oxidation, and nitration of some 7-methyl-1,3a,4,8b-tetrahydrocyclopenta[b]indoles

Heating of 4-acyl-3-iodo-7-methyl-1,2,3,3a,4,8b-hexahydrocyclopenta[b]indoles in piperidine gave 4-acyl-7-methyl-1,3a,4,8b-tetrahydrocyclopenta[b]indoles which were oxidized with KMnO4 to obtain the corresponding 4-acyl-7-methyl-1,2,3,3a,4,8b-hexahydrocyclopenta[b]indole-1,2-diols. Oxidation of 4-acyl-7-methyl-1,3a,4,8b-tetrahydrocyclopenta[b]indoles at the olefinic double bond with hydrogen peroxide in acetonitrile in the presence of formic acid afforded stereoisomeric epoxides with cis and trans orientation of the nitrogen-containing and oxirane rings. Nitration with a mixture of ammonium nitrate and trifluoroacetic anhydride produced 5-nitro derivatives. The structure of 1-{(1aR*,1bR*,6bS*,7aS*)-5-methyl-1a,1b,2,6b,7,7ahexahydrooxireno[4,5]cyclopenta[1,2-b]indol-2-yl}ethanone was determined by X-ray analysis.     

Oxidations with alkaline permanganate using monovalent thallium for the back titration: Estimation of hydrazine

Oxidation of liydrazine in alkaline solutions with KmnO₄, gives inaccurate results both in the presence of absence of telluric acid. The titration curve is characterized by two inflections.Titration of KmnO₄ with hydrazine gives good results in the presence of Ba⁺² ions and 0.75–1NNaOH (when MnO₄^- gives MnO₂^-) or in the presence of 0.5–2.5N NaOH only (when MnO₄ gives MnO₂).Hydrazine could be estimated by oxidation with KMn0₄ either in the presence of Ba⁺² ions or telluric acid, after which the excess permanganate is back titrated with monovalent thallium. The alkalinity is Kept at 1N NaOH.     

Minimizing Geometric Isomerization During Oxidation of Allylic Alcohols to Aldehydes

Oxidation of allylic alcohols with MnO₂/Na₂CO₃ gives from 20:1 to 99:1 selectivity for the geometrically retained enals, whereas MnO₂ alone gives 10% or more of the isomerized enals.     

Synthesis of oxidized 1,2,3-thiadiazines by hydroperoxy-induced ring enlargement of 2-benzenesulfonylaminoisothiazolium salts

Oxidation of 2-benzenesulfonylaminoisothiazolium salts 1, 2 and their imines 3, 4 with hydrogen peroxide gave 1,2,3-thiadiazine 1-oxides 5, 6, which were converted into the corresponding 1,2,3-thiadiazine 1,1-dioxides 7, 8 using m-chloroperoxybenzoic acid. Oxidation of 5, 6 with hydrogen peroxide furnished isothiazol-3(2H)-one 1,1-dioxides 9, 10 as ring contraction products.     

Luminescent nitro derivatives of benzotriazolo[2,1a]benzotriazole

Fluorescence was enhanced and laser activity introduced by substitution in 5,11-dehydro-5H,11H-benzotriazolo[2,1-a]benzotriazole 6 to give 2-nitro, 2,8-dinitro, 2,4,8-trinitro, and 2,4,8,10-tetranitro derivatives 9a–d . Luminescence for compounds 6 and 9a–d and the 2,8-dinitro-3,9-dimethyl and 2,3,8,9-tetramethyl-4,10-dinitro derivatives 11a,b was erratically solvent dependent when examined in ethyl acetate, acetonitrile, and acetone and was most efficient in the 2,8-dinitro derivative 9b [λ_f 479 nm (ethyl acetate) Φ 0.98, λ_f 501 nm (acetonitrile) Φ 0.58, and λ_f 494 nm (acetone) Φ 0.61] and in the tetranitro derivative 9d [λ_f 509 nm (acetonitrile) Φ 0.81 and λ_f 511 nm (acetone) Φ 0.66]. With laser activity at 560–590 nm (acetonitrile) the dye 9b was 30% as efficient as rhodamine 6G (ethanol) in power output. Luminescence was quenched by the reduction of nitro groups to give 2-amino and 2,8-diamino derivatives 9e,f and by the conversion of the tetranitro compound 9d to an unassigned diazido dinitro derivative 9g . Luminescence was not detected in 2,5-dimethyl-3,6-dinitro-1,3a-4,6a-tetraazapentalene 14 and ethyl 2,5-dimethyl-1,3a,4,6a-tetraazapentalene-3,6-dicarboxylate 15 . Azidoazobenzenes were obtained from 4-methyl- and 4,5-dimethyl-1,2-phenylene diamines via oxidation with lead dioxide to aminoazobenzene derivatives followed by treatment of the diazotized amines with sodium azide and thermolysis of azido intermediates to give 3,9-dimethyl and 2,3,8,9-tetramethyl derivatives 10a,b of the triazolotriazole 6 . Nitration converted the triazole 6 to the 2,4,8-trinitro derivative 9c and the alkyltriazoles to their dinitro derivatives 11a,b .     

Oxidative coupling in 4a,9-diaza-1,2,4a,9a-tetrahydrofluorene derivatives. 2. Synthesis of methylenequinoneimines

The oxidative coupling of 4a,9-diaza-1,2,4a,9a-tetrahydro-9H-fluorene derivatives with methylene-active compounds in the presence of MnO₂ leads to substituted (at the methylene group) 6-methylene-4a,9-diaza-1,2,4a,9a-tetrahydro-6H-fluorene derivatives. The corresponding 2,2-disubstituted 5-dicyanomethylene-3,5-dihydrobenzimidozoles were obtained in the reaction of 2,2-disubstituted benzimidazolines with malonitrile in the presence of MnO₂.See [1] for Communication 1.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 779–785, June, 1990.     

Cyano-1 ceto-3 et -4 L-rhamnoses

Oxidation of 1-cyano L-rhamnose and 1-cyano 2-deoxy L-arabino 1-hexenopyranose with DMSO-(COCl)₂ or active MnO₂ gives the corresponding 3-ketone, 4-ketone or γ-pyrones.     

Oxidative Coupling of 4α,9-Diaza-1,2,4α,9α-tetrahydrofluorenes. 5. Reaction with o-Aminophenol and o-Aminothiophenol

Oxidative coupling of 4,9-diaza-1,2,4,9-tetrahydro-9H-fluorenes with o-aminophenol and o-aminothiophenol in the presence of MnO₂ gives o-hydroxyphenyl- and o-mercaptophenylquinonediimines, cyclization of which gives derivatives of phenoxazine and phenothiazine.     

Electrochemical Conversions of 2-Methyl-3-nitro-4-phenylquinoline, Its Quinolinium Salts, and Hydrogenated Derivatives

Classical polarography, cyclic voltammetry, and EPR spectroscopy was used to study electrochemical reduction and oxidation of 3-nitro derivatives of 2-methyl-4-phenylquinoline, the corresponding quinolinium perchlorates, and 1,2- and 1,4-dihydroquinolines. The nitro derivatives of quinoline and 1,2-dihydroquinoline are reduced in the first step at the nitro group; the quinolinium cations are reduced at the heterocycle followed by reduction of the nitro group; and in 1,4-dihydroquinolines, the nitro group is not reduced. Electrochemical reduction processes associated with electron transfer in the heterocycle mainly display the same behavior as established for pyridine derivatives. But important differences were observed in electrochemical oxidation: the N-methyl derivative of 1,4-dihydroquinoline is oxidized significantly more easily than the corresponding N-unsubstituted derivative of 1,4-dihydroquinoline (in the 1,4-dihydropyridine series, the difference in pot! enti als is fairly small), and even more easily than the corresponding N-methyl derivative of 1,2-dihydroquinoline.     

Molecular structures of mononitroanilines and their thermal decomposition products

The molecular structures of 2-nitro, 3-nitro, and 4-nitroaniline and their internal rotational isomers were calculated by anab-initio method using HF/6-31G* basis set. The geometries were influenced by the nitro group's position. The perturbation of the amino group on the nitro group was observed in a 2-nitroaniline isomer having a molecular structure distinct from that of the other two isomers. Among them, 4-nitroaniline is the most stable one. Internal rotation tests of either the nitro or amino group of 3-nitro and 4-nitroaniline indicate that no significant deformations of the phenyl ring occurred after internal rotation; however, the internal rotational isomers of 2-nitroaniline differed from its original structure. Relatively easier internal rotation of the nitro group than the amino group and different C-NO₂ and C-NH₂ bonds indicate the bond-breaking message of nitroanilines. As products of explosives induced by thermal or shock are of interest, five products of 2-nitroaniline were selected to assess their geometries and energies. The above calculations revealed that these products are thermodynamically unfavorable.     

New 3‐Imidazoline Derivatives and their Palladium(II) Complexes

The protection of the hydroxy group of 1‐hydroxy‐2.2.4.5.5‐pentamethyl‐3‐imidazoline by a t‐butyldimethylsilyl group gives the silane 1 which allows via the 4‐lithium salt the preparation of 4‐substituted derivatives, i. e. a dithiocarboxylic acid ( 2 ), a disulfide ( 3 ), a phosphane ( 4 ) and a thioether ( 5 ). Oxidation of 4‐lithiated 1 yields under C–C coupling an ethylene bridged bis(3‐imidazoline) ( 6 ). From these compounds Pd(II) and Pt(II) complexes M( 4 )₂Cl₂ (M = Pd, Pt and Pd( 5 )Cl₂ were prepared and the structure of the dithiocarboxylate chelate complex Pd( 2 ‐H⁺)₂ ( 7 ) was determined by X‐ray diffraction. Cleavage of the silyl group from 7 gives complex 8 which can be oxidized to the corresponding diradical ( 9 ). Complex 9 was characterized by its EPR spectrum. Measurements of the magnetic susceptibility of 9 reveal strong antiferromagnetic coupling between the two spins at low temperatures.