Synthesis of novel imidazo[1,2-a]pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepines and pyrimido[1,2-a]pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepines

Several 1 1-amino-5H-pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepines have been used as starting material to prepare a number of derivatives of 9H-imidazo[1,2-a]pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepines and 10H-pyrimido[1,2-a]pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepines. The imidazole nucleus was built by reaction of amidines with ethyl bromopyruvate or aminoacetaldehyde dimethylacetal. Several derivatives of imidazo[1,2-a]pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepine have been prepared by formylation of the pyrrole ring followed by formation of thioamides. Condensation of 11-amino-5H-pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepines with diethyl ethoxymethylenemalonate afforded intermediate diesters which were transformed into the corresponding 10H-pyrimido[1,2-a]pyrrolo[2,1-c]-benzodiazepines.     

Tricyclic heteroaromatic systems. 5H-1,2,3-triazolo[5,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepine

The synthesis of the new tricyclic system 5H-1,2,3-triazolo[5,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepine, diaza-analogue of 5H-pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepine, which is the common feature of some antitumor antibiotics, is reported. The structure of the new tricyclic system and of some of its key intermediates is assigned by means of a ¹³C nmr study.     

A practical synthesis of 1,3,4,14b-tetrahydro-2-methyl-10H-pyrazino-[1,2-a]pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepine (1:1) maleate

A practical synthesis of the anti-depressant, 1,3,4,14b-tetrahydro-2-methyl-10H-pyrazino[1,2-a]pyrrolo-[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepine (1:1) maleate (Aptazapine 10 ) is reported in seven steps and approximately 20% overall yield. The key step of the synthesis was the formation of the tricyclic intermediate methyl 10,11-dihydro-5H-pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepine-11-carboxylate (7) via a “Pictet-Spengler” type condensation of o-aminobenzylpyrrole ( 6 ) and methyl glyoxylate or the methoxy hemiacetal thereof.     

Research on nitrogen containing heterocyclic compounds. XVII. Synthesis of 8H-diimidazo[1,5-a:2′,1′-c][1,4]benzodiazepine,a novel tetracyclic ring of pharmaceutical interest

The synthesis of 8H-diimidazo[1,5-a:2′,1′-c][1,4]benzodiazepine 6 , a novel nitrogen-containing tetracyclic ring, is reported starting from 5H-imidazo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepine 7. Reaction of this compound with nitromethane and subsequent reduction of the obtained nitromethyl derivative 8 afforded 11-aminomethyl-10,11-dihydro-5H-imidazo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepine 9. Treatment of the latter compound with formaldehyde led to 1,2,3,3a-tetrahydro-8H-diimidazo[1,5-a:2′,1′-c][1,4]benzodiazepine 10 , which was then oxidized to the title compound.     

5,6-Dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[1,2-a][1,4]benzodiazepine-4,4-diacetic acid diethyl ester,an useful synthon for the synthesis of new polycyclic nitrogen systems of pharmacological interest

This report describes the synthesis of derivatives of two nitrogen tetracyclic ring systems, respectively 9H,11H-pyrimido[4,3-c]pyrrolo[1,2-a][1,4]benzodiazepine and spiro[piperidine-4,4′-[4H]pyrrolo[1,2-a][1,4]-benzodiazepine], by the use of the diethyl ester of 5,6-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[1,2-a][1,4]benzodiazepine-4,4-diacetic acid as a synthon. This compound was obtained by condensation of 1-(2-aminomethylphenyl)-1H-pyrrole with diethyl 1,3-acetonedicarboxylate in acid medium. Pyrimidopyrrolobenzodiazepine derivatives were obtained by treating either the pyrrolobenzodiazepine 4,4-diacetate or the related 4-methyl-4-acetate with phenylisocyanate in boiling diethyl ether in the presence of sodium metal. The structure of 12,13-dihydro-11,13-dioxo-12-phenyl-9H,11H-pyrimido[4,3-c]pyrrolo[1,2-a][1,4]benzodiazepine, a product formed by loss of an acetate unit when 5,6-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[1,2-a][1,4]benzodiazepine-4,4-diacetate, sodium metal and phenyl-isocyanate reacted in boiling xylene, was proved by catalytic reduction to 11,13-dioxo-12-phenyl-12,13,14,14a-tetrahydro-9H,11H-pyrimido[4,3-c]pyrrolo[1,2-a][1,4]benzodiazepine, which was synthesized by unambiguous pathway via 5,6-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[1,2-a][1,4]benzodiazepine-4-acetate. The 2,6-dioxospiro[piperidine-4,4′-[4H]pyrrolo[1,2-a][1,4]benzodiazepine] derivatives were synthesized from the N-BOC derivative of 5,6-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[1,2-a][1,4]benzodiazepine-4,4-diacetic acid diethyl ester, by hydrolysis followed by treatment with 2 equivalents of 1,1′-carbonyldiimidazole (CDI) and then with aniline or benzylamine. Removal of BOC from the N-phenyl-2,6-dioxopiperidine derivative was obtained by heating the related spiroderivative in toluene in the presence of p-toluenesulphonic acid. Similar reaction failed when the N-benzyl-2,6-dioxopiperidine analog was used as substrate.     

Five-membered 2,3-dioxo heterocycles: CI. Reaction of 3-aroylpyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzoxazine-1,2,4-triones with arylhydrazines. Crystal and molecular structure of substituted 2-hydrazonopyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzoxazine

A new direction of nucleophilic attack was revealed in the reactions of 3-aroylpyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]-benzoxazine-1,2,4-triones with o-tolylhydrazine and 2-hydrazinylbenzoic acid hydrochloride, which afforded the corresponding hydrazones at the C²=O carbonyl group, substituted 2-(2-o-tolylhydrazono)pyrrolo[2,1-c]-[1,4]benzoxazine-1,4(2H)-diones and pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzoxazin-2(4H)-ylidenehydrazinylbenzoic acids. The structure of (Z)-2-{2-[3-benzoyl-1,4-dioxo-1H-pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzoxazin-2(4H)-ylidene]hydrazinyl}-benzoic acid was determined by X-ray analysis.     

Five-membered 2,3-dioxo heterocycles: CII. Spiro heterocyclization of 3-aroylpyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzoxazine-1,2,4-triones by the action of tetrahydroquinoline

3-Aroylpyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzoxazine-1,2,4-triones reacted with 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline to give 3-aroyl-4-hydroxy-1-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-5′,6′-dihydrospiro[pyrrole-2,1′-pyrrolo[3,2,1-ij]quinoline]-2′,5(1H,4′H)-diones.     

Thiazolo[4,3-c][1,4]benzodiazepines. I. Synthesis of amidine derivatives

Reactivity of 1,2,3,10,11,11a-hexahydro-5H-thiazolo[4,3-c][1,4]benzodiazepin-5-one-11-thione and 1,2,3,10,11,11a-hexahydro-5H-thiazolo[4,3-c][1,4]benzodiazepine-5,11-dithione was evaluated against various amines. The synthetic pathways involved in these reactions which led to new thiazolo[4,3-c]-[1,4]benzodiazepine amidines are described.     

Research on nitrogen containing heterocyclic compounds. XIX: Synthesis of 8H-imidazo[2,1-c]-s-triazolo[4,3-a]-[1,4]benzodiazepine and its 1-derivatives

Reaction of 2-nitrobenzyl iodide with 1H-imidazole, in the presence of potassium tert-butoxide and 18-crown-6, gave 1-(2-nitrobenzyl)-1H-imidazole. Trichloroacetylation of this compound furnished trichloroacet-ylimidazole 8 , which on treatment with sodium ethoxide was transformed into the corresponding ethoxycarbonyl derivative 9 . Catalytic reduction of the nitro group to the amino group yielded 10 , which was then cyclized to 10,11-dihydro-11-oxo-5H-imidazo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepine 11. Treatment of this lactam with di-4-morpholinylphosphinic chloride followed by reaction of the intermediate 12 with formylhydrazine gave the title compound or its 1-derivatives when acetylhydrazine or isonicotinoylhydrazine were used instead of formylhydrazine.     

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 5H-imidazo[2,1-c]pyrrolo[1,2-a][1,4]benzodiazepine

We have synthesized 5H-imidazo[2,1-c]pyrrolo[1,2-a][1,4]benzodiazepine 1 in five steps from 1-(2-amino-methylphenyl) pyrrole 4 . Amidino derivatives 11-12 have also been prepared.     

Synthesis of novel imidazo[1,2-a][3,1]benzothiazines 4, imidazo[1,2-a]-[1,2,4]benzotriazines 5, and 4H-imidazo[2,3-c]pyrido[2,3-e][1,4]oxazines 6

Starting from the readily available 2-aminobenzhydrols ( 7 ), 3-amino-1,2,4-benzotriazine ( 11 ) and 2-amino-3-pyridinol ( 12 ), novel derivatives of 5-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-a][3,1]benzothiazine-2-carboxylic acid, ethyl ester ( 4 ), imidazo[2,1-c][1,2,4]benzotriazine-2-carboxylic acid, ethyl ester ( 5 ) and 4H-imidazo[2,3-c]pyrido-[2,3-e][1,4]oxazine ( 6 ) were prepared.     

Polycondensed heterocycles. II. A new preparative route to 11-Oxo-5H,11H-pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzothiazepine

6-Methylthio-10-oxo-5H,10H-pyrrolo[1,2-b]isoquinoline 11 was isolated in an attempted synthesis of 11-oxo-5H,11H-pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzothiazepine 1 from 1-(2-methylthiobenzyl)pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid chloride 9 , obtained using as starting material o-methylthiobenzyl bromide 3 and passing through 1-(2-methylthiobenzyl)pyrrole-2-carbonitrile 5 , by cyclization with aluminum chloride. However the successful demethylation with sodium in dimethylacetamide of 1-(2-methylthiobenzyl)pyrrole-2-carboxyamide 12 , formed by hydrolysis of nitrile 5 , allowed us to prepare by another way the corresponding thiol 13 and consequently the 1-(2-mercaptobenzyl)pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid 14 , which when subjected to intramolecular ring closure by CDI in place of DCC gave 1 in higher yield, 69% instead of 43%. Finally, the direct cyanation of 1-(2-ethoxycarbonylthiobenzyl)pyrrole 16 , prepared utilizing the 1-(2-mercaptobenzyl)pyrrole 15 obtained by demethylation of the corresponding thioanisol 4 which was carried out as above, afforded the unexpected 1-(2-ethylthio-benzyl)pyrrole-2-carbonitrile 17 .     

Synthesis of a novel pyrrolo[1,2-c][1.3]benzodiazepine analogue of VPA-985

The seven-step synthesis of a novel structural isomer of VPA-985, N-[3-chloro-4-(5H-pyrrolo[1,2-c][1.3]benzodiazepin-6(11H)-ylcarbonyl)phenyl]-5-fluoro-2-methylbenzamide, is described. (2-Aminophenyl)(1H-pyrrol-2-yl)methanone was converted with thiophosgene into (2-isothiocyanatophenyl)(1H-pyrrol-2-yl)methanone which was cyclised in the presence of base to 5-thioxo-5,6-dihydro-11H-pyrrolo[1,2-c][1.3]benzodiazepin-11-one. The latter underwent desulfurisation with Raney nickel followed by reduction with lithium aluminium hydride in the presence of aluminium trichloride and the resulting 6,11-dihydro-5H-pyrrolo[1,2-c][1.3]-benzodiazepine acylated with 2-chloro-4-nitrobenzoyl chloride to afford 6-(2-chloro-4-nitrobenzoyl)-6,11-dihydro-5H-pyrrolo[1,2-c][1.3]benzodiazepine. The nitro group in the latter compound was reduced with zinc and ammonium chloride to give the corresponding aniline derivative which was then acylated with 2-methyl-5-fluorobenzoyl chloride to provide the final product.     

Four-component tandem protocol for the stereoselective synthesis of highly functionalized [1,4]-thiazines

The one-pot, four-component tandem reaction of ethyl 2-[(2-oxo-2-arylethyl)sulfonyl]acetate/ethyl 2-[(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)sulfonyl]acetate, an aromatic aldehyde and pyrrolidine provides a rapid and facile access to new ethyl 3-aroyl-1-benzyl-2,2-dioxo-4-aryloctahydro-2-pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]thiazine-1-carboxylates/diethyl 1-benzyl-2,2-dioxo-4-aryloctahydro-2-pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]thiazine-1,3-dicarboxylates. This reaction shows high stereoselectivity and proceeds in good yields.     

Synthesis and some properties of N-unsubstituted pyrrolo[2,1-c]-1,3-diazacycloalkano[1,2-a]pyrazinones

Reactions of methyl 2-(2-formyl-1H-pyrrol-1-yl)alkanoates with unsubstituted aliphatic 1,2-, 1,3-, and 1,4-diamines gave N-unsubstituted pyrrolo[2,1-c]-1,3-diazacycloalkano[1,2-a]-pyrazinones. Some of them show ring-chain tautomerism. Transformations of these compounds led to a number of novel heterocyclic systems: 2,10-dihydro-3H,5H-imidazo[1,2-a]-pyrrolo[1,2-d]pyrazines, 2,3,4,11-tetrahydro-6H-pyrrolo[1??,2??:4,5]pyrazino[1,2-a]pyrimidines, 1,2,3,5,6,10b-hexahydroimidazo[1,2-a]pyrrolo[2,1-c]pyrazines, 1,3,4,6,7,11b-hexahydro-2H-pyrrolo[2??,1??:3,4]pyrazino[1,2-a]pyrimidines, and 2,3,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,1-c]-[1,4,7]triazacycloundecin-8(9H)-one.     

Synthesis of 1,3,4,14b-tetrahydro-2H,10H-pyrazino[1,2-α]- pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepines

1,3,4,14b-Tetrahydro-2H,10H-pyrazino[1,2-α]pyrrolo[2,1-c] [1,4]benzodiazepines (1a-e) were synthesized to investigate their potential CNS activity. The key step in the synthesis was the formation of the 10,11-dihydro-5H-pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepine (13) by reduction and concomitant cyclization of the nitroketone (11). Biological evaluation of 1a-e revealed interesting properties for 1b (CGS 7525A) [2].     

2-Azidopyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepines. Synthesis of the first cyclic amidine derivatives

We report the practical synthesis of the new 5-azidopyrrolo[2,1-c][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a][1,4]benzo-diazepin-8-one and 11-alkylamino-2-azidopyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepines via the corresponding hydroxy compounds.     

Synthesis of tricyclic and tetracyclic thieno[3,2-f]-1,4-thiazepines

Treatment of 5-methylthio-2,3-dihydrothieno[3,2-f]-1,4-thiazepine ( 9 ) with acylhydrazines gave 5,6-dihydrothieno[3,2-f]-1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-d][1,4]thiazepines 10, 11 , and that of 9 with ethyl anthranilate gave 5,6-dihydrothieno[3′,2′:6,7][1,4]thiazepino[5,4-b]quinazolin-8-one ( 14 ). Reaction of 9 with hydrazine hydrate or 4-chlorophenylhydrazine afforded 5-hydrazino compounds 12, 15 , which were subsequently cyclized to ethyl 5,6-dihydrothieno[3,2-f]-1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-d][1,4]thiazepine-3-carboxylate ( 13 ), 2-(4-chlorophenyl)-5,6-dihydrothieno[3,2-f]-1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-d][1,4]thiazepin-3(2H)-one ( 16 ) and 2-(4-chlorophenyl)-6,7-dihydro-2H-thieno[3,2-f][1,2,4]triazino[4,3-d][1,4]thiazepine-3,4-dione ( 17 ). New thieno-anellated heterocycles were prepared with the aim of studying their affinity for the benzodiazepine receptors.     

The [4+2]-cycloaddition of ketene containing both acyl and imidoyl groups to aldehyde: Synthesis,crystal and molecular structure of 1-p-bromophenyl-4-p-toluoyl-1, 3-dihydro-5H-[1,3]oxazino[4,3-c][1,4]benzoxazine-3,5-dione

Thermal decarboxylation of 3-p-toluoyl-1,2-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[5,1-c][1,4]benzoxazine-1, 2,4-trione resulted in 2-oxo-2H-1,4-benzoxazin-3-yl(p-toluoyl)ketene; the latter under-goes [4+2]-cycloaddition withp-bromobenzaldehyde to form 1-p-bromophenyl-4-p-toluoyl-1, 3-dihydro-5H-[1,3]oxazino[4,3-c][1,4] benzoxazine-3,5-dione. The crystal and molecular structure of the latter has been studied by X-ray analysis.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1633–1636, September, 1993.