Heterocyclic compounds based on maleic acid monoureide

The products of the bromination in water of maleic acid monoureide and its methyl ester have the 2-imino-5-bromocarboxy(carbomethoxy)methyl-4-oxazolidone structure. 2-Imino-5-bromocarboxymethyl-4-oxazolidone undergoes dehydrobromination in aprotic polar solvents to give 2-imino-5-carboxymethylidene-4-oxazolidone. In the presence of dry hydrogen chloride in dimethylacetamide the oxazole ring undergoes dehydrobromination and isomerization to an imidazole ring with the formation of 5-carboxymethylidenehydantoin. Methyl -bromofumarate monoureide is formed when the oxazole ring of 2-imino-5-bromocarbomethoxymethyl-4-oxazolidone is opened with alkali.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 7, pp. 972–975, July, 1979.The authors thank S.I. Zav'yalov, I. Ya. Shternberg, and I. P. Sekatsis for their participation in the discussion of this research.     

Substitution reactions involving the 2,6-methyl groups of 1,4-dihydropyridines

4,4-Disubstituted 1,4-dihydropyridines (I) are brominated with bromine in chloroform to give 2,6-bis(bromomethyl)-4,4-disubstituted 1,4-dihydropyridines (II), whereas 2,6-bis(dibromomethyl)-4,4-disubstituted 1,4-dihydropyridines (III) are obtained in the case of bromination of I in acetic acid. The bromine atoms in II and III are labile and readily undergo nucleophilic substitution.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1519–1524, November, 1978.     

Research on imidazo[2,1-α]isoquinoline derivatives. 2. Synthesis and transformations of esters of the imidazo[2,1-α]isoquinoline series

The action of -halo keto acid esters on 1-aminoisoquinoline was used to synthesize 2- and 3-alkoxycarbonylimidazo[2,1-]isoquinolines. The 2-ethoxycarbonyl and 2-ethoxycarbonylmethyl derivatives display the typical properties of esters and readily undergo electrophilic substitution (chlorination and bromination) in the 3 position of the system. 3-Alkoxycarbonyl-substituted compounds in which the ester group is attached to the carbon atom with increased electron density do not react with amines; the acid hydrolysis of these compounds is accompanied by elimination of carbon dioxide. Under radical bromination conditions the 3-ethoxycarbonyl-2-methyl derivative is brominated in the methyl group to give monobromoand dibromo-substituted compounds.See [1] for communication 1.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 12, pp. 1656–1661, December, 1980.     

Investigation of the stereochemistry of adducts of aryloxyfurans with maleic acid derivatives by PMR spectroscopy

The stereochemistry of adducts of aryloxyfurans with maleic acid derivatives was studied by PMR spectroscopy. It was shown that adducts with maleic anhydride are produced only in the form of exo isomers, whereas adducts with N-phenyl-maleinimide are isolated from the reaction in the form of mixtures of endo and exo forms. Bromination of the adducts was realized. The orientation of the bromine atoms in the bromination products was established by PMR spectroscopy: The bromine atoms in the dibromo derivative of the adduct with maleic anhydride are cis-oriented (endo-4-Br, endo-5-Br), whereas the bromine atoms have a trans configuration (endo-4-Br, exo-5-Br) in the dibromo derivative of the adduct with N-phenylmaleinimide.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 613–615, May, 1984.     

Functionalization of saturated hydrocarbons by aprotic superacids 4. Ionic bromination of ethane and other alkanes and cycloalkanes with molecular bromine in the presence of systems based on polyhalomethanes and AlBr3 under mild conditions

Aprotic organic superacids CBr₄ · 2AlBr3, CBr₄ · AIBr₃, CHBr₃ · 2AlBr₃, CCl₄ · 2AlBr3, and C₆F₅CF₃ -2AlBr3 efficiently catalyze the bromination of alkanes and cycloalkanes with Br₂. Ethane is selectively brominated at 55–65 °C to give mostly 1,2-dibromoethane (stoichiometric reaction). Propane, butane, cyclopentane, cyclohexane, and methylcyclopentane react with Br₂ at -40 to -20 °C with good selectivity affording monobromides in high yields (catalytic reactions).Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 1208–1213, May, 1996.     

Regio‐selective peroxybromination of poly(vinyl methyl ketone) as versatile tool for generation active ATRP initiation sites on solid surfaces

Peroxybromination or so‐called radical bromination is an environmentally friendly process which involves the use of in situ generated bromine by action of hydrogen peroxide on sodium or ammonium bromide in acid medium. The reaction takes place at room temperature without eliminating hydrobromic acid and no needs the use of elemental bromine. The reaction with poly(vinyl methyl ketone) in biphasic system was demonstrated to result in quantitative bromination exclusively at the methyne carbon of the polymer. The brominated polymer was successfully used as multifunctional macroinitiator for atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of styrene and MMA to give bottlebrush polymers, as evidenced by ¹H NMR and GPC. This strategy was demonstrated to provide a means of easy bromination of solid polystyrene microspheres (210–420 μm) constituting with vinyl methyl ketone copolymer segments. Bromoalkyl groups generated (1.3 mmol g^?1) in aqueous mixture were used for surface initiated ATRP of glycidyl methacrylate and styrene monomers to give dense graft chains tethered to the surfaces with hydrolysis‐proof linkages. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2013 , 51, 3892–3900     

Reactions of aromatic and heteroaromatic compounds bearing electron-acceptor substituents

The specificity of the nitration and bromination of dimethyl(2-thienyl)sulfonium salts was studied. It was found that, in contrast to methyl 2-thienyl sulfide, which reacts to form 3- and 5-substituted derivatives, the sulfonium salts give a mixture of 4- and 5-substituted products. Total suppression of the activity of the position under the influence of the sulfonium grouping is not observed.See [1] for communication VIII.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 310–314, March, 1972.     

Influence of a substituent at C3 on the direction of bromination of estra-1,3,5(10)trien-17-ones

The influence of a C₃ substituent on the direction of bromination of estra-1,3,5 (10)-trien-17-one is discussed: Estrone and its methyl ether give mainly derivatives bromine-substituted in ring A, while the bromination of estrone acetate leads to the production of 16-mono- and 16,16,dibromo-substituted estrones.A. Ordzhonikidze All-Union Scientific-Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Moscow. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 327–330, May–June, 1984.     

Conversions of methyl esters of (6-methyl-2-methylthio-4-pyrimidinyloxy)- and (3,4-dihydro-6-methyl-2-methylthio-4-oxo-3-pyrimidinyl)acetic acids

A study has been made of nucleophilic reactions (hydrolysis, hydrazinolysis, ammonolysis, reduction) and electrophilic reactions (bromination, nitration) of isomeric methyl esters of (6-methyl-2-methylthio-4-pyrimidinyloxy) acetic acid and (3,4-dihydro-6-methyl-2-methylthio-4-oxo-3-pyrimidinyl)acetic acid. Carboxyl-group derivatives and also derivatives with substituents in position 5 of the pyrimidine ring have been synthesized.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 12, pp. 1655–1659, December 1992.     

Bromination and nitration of 2 (3) - ph enyl-5(6)-hydroxybenzofurans

It was established that substituents primarily are incorporated in the benzene ring in the bromination and nitration of 2(3)-phenyl-5(6)-hydroxybenzofurans. The acetoxy derivatives of the same benzofurans are brominated and nitrated only in the free position of the furan ring.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 311–315, March, 1976.     

Some reactions of 2-(2-hydroxyhexafluoro)isopropyl-5-methylfuran

The bromination of 2-(2-hydroxyhexafluoro)isopropyl-5-methylfuran at the methyl group and subsequent reaction with nitrogen nucleophiles gave some secondary amines and quaternary salts.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1308–1311, October, 1992.     

2, 4-Dimethyl -5 -nitrofuran -3 -carboxylic acid and its derivatives

It is found that 2, 4-dimethyl-5-nitrofuran-3-carboxylic acid and its methyl ester can give comparatively stable anionic groups, which are prepared electrochemically and investigated by EPR. Their lives (80–100 sec) are 4- 5 times greater than the lives of other anionic groups of the 5-nitrofuran series previously studied. Starting from 2, 4-dimethyl-5-nitrofuran-3-carboxylic acid and 2, 4-dimethylfuran-3-carboxylic acid, two new semisynthetic penicillins are prepared, with activities basically extending to Gram-positive microorganisms, including forms of staphylcocci resistant to benzylpenicillin. Introduction of the nitro group into the furan ring increases the stability of penicillin to acid 79-fold. Low toxicity penicillins are synthesized (LD₅₀ 1000–1500 mg/kg).     

Thermische Lactonisierung von Estern γ-Brom-α, β-ungesättigter Carbonsäuren zu Δα-Butenoliden. Direkte γ-Bromierung von α, β-ungesättigten Säuren

By heating with iron powder at 120–150° some γ-bromo-α, β-unsaturated carboxylic methyl esters, and, less smothly, the corresponding acids, were lactonized to Δ^7alpha;-butenolides with elimination of methyl bromide. The following conversions have thus been made: methyl γ-bromocrotonate ( 1c ) and the corresponding acid ( 1d ) to Δ^α-butenolide ( 8a ), methyl γ-bromotiglate ( 3c ) and the corresponding acid ( 3d ) to α-methyl-Δ^α-butenolide ( 8b ), a mixture of methyl trans- and cis-γ-bromosenecioate ( 7c and 7e ) and a mixture of the corresponding acids ( 7d and 7f ) to β-methyl-Δ^α-butenolide ( 8c ). The procedure did not work with methyl trans-γ-bromo-Δ^α-pentenoate ( 5c ) nor with its acid ( 5d ). Most of the γ-bromo-α, β-unsaturated carboxylic esters ( 1c, 7c, 7e and 5c ) are available by direct N-bromosuccinimide bromination of the α, β-unsaturated esters 1a, 7a and 5a ; methyl γ-bromotiglate ( 3c ) is obtained from both methyl tiglate ( 3a ) and methyl angelate ( 4a ), but has to be separated from a structural isomer. The γ-bromo-α, β-unsaturated esters are shown by NMR. to have the indicated configurations which are independent of the configuration of the α, β-unsaturated esters used; the bromination always leads to the more stable configuration, usually the one with the bromine-carrying carbon anti to the carboxylic ester group; an exception is methyl γ-bromo-senecioate, for which the two isomers (cis, 7e , and trans, 7d ) have about the same stability. The N-bromosuccinimide bromination of the α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids 1b , 3b , 4b , 5b and 7b is shown to give results entirely analogous to those with the corresponding esters. In this way γ-bromocrotonic acid ( 1 d ), γ-bromotiglic acid ( 3 d ), trans- and cis-γ-bromosenecioic acid ( 7d and 7f ) as well as trans-γ-bromo-Δ^α-pentenoic acid ( 5d ) have been prepared. Iron powder seems to catalyze the lactonization by facilitating both the elimination of methyl bromide (or, less smoothly, hydrogen bromide) and the rotation about the double bond. α-Methyl-Δ^α-butenolide ( 8b ) was converted to 1-benzyl-( 9a ), 1-cyclohexyl-( 9b ), and 1-(4′-picoly1)-3-methyl-Δ^α-pyrrolin-2-one ( 9 c ) by heating at 180° with benzylamine, cyclohexylamine, and 4-picolylamine. The butenolide 8b showed cytostatic and even cytocidal activity; in preliminary tests, no carcinogenicity was observed. Both 8b and 9c exhibited little toxicity.     

Synthesis of 2-amino-4-(2-thienyl)thiazole and its derivatives

The bromination of substituted methyl 2-R-thienyl ketones with bromine in chloroform yielded bromomethyl 2-thienyl ketones. The latter were converted to quaternary pyridinium salts and 2-amino-4-(2-thienyl)thiazoles.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1369–1371, October, 1971.     

Indole chemistry

Indoles that have alkyl groups in the pyrrole ring are brominated in the 5 position in sulfuric acid. The introduction of an alkyl group into the 7 position may change the orientation and result in the formation of the 6-bromo isomer.See [1] for communication XXIV.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1512–1516, November, 1971.     

Biological Activities of Lichen-Derived Monoaromatic Compounds

Lichen-derived monoaromatic compounds are bioactive compounds, associated with various pharmacological properties: antioxidant, antifungal, antiviral, cytotoxicity, and enzyme inhibition. However, little is known about data regarding alpha-glucosidase inhibition and antimicrobial activity. Very few compounds were reported to have these activities. In this paper, a series of monoaromatic compounds from a lichen source were isolated and structurally elucidated. They are 3,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid (1), 3,5-dihydroxybenzoate methyl (2), 3,5-dihydroxy-4-methylbenzoic acid (3), 3,5-dihydroxy-4-methoxylbenzoic acid (4), 3-hydroxyorcinol (5), atranol (6), and methyl hematommate (7). To obtain more derivatives, available compounds from the previous reports such as methyl β-orsellinate (8), methyl orsellinate (9), and D-montagnetol (10) were selected for bromination. Electrophilic bromination was applied to 8–10 using NaBr/H₂O₂ reagents to yield products methyl 5-bromo-β-orsellinate (8a), methyl 3,5-dibromo-orsellinate (9a), 3-bromo-D-montagnetol (10a), and 3,5-dibromo-D-montagnetol (10b). Compounds were evaluated for alpha-glucosidase inhibition and antimicrobial activity against antibiotic-resistant, pathogenic bacteria Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, and Acinetobacter baumannii. Compound 4 showed stronger alpha-glucosidase inhibition than others with an IC₅₀ value of 24.0 µg/mL. Synthetic compound 9a exhibited remarkable activity against Staphylococcus aureus with a MIC value of 4 µg/mL. Molecular docking studies were performed to confirm the consistency between in vitro and in silico studies.     

Interaction of Methyl Cysteine and Nitrilotriacetate with Transition Metal Ions

In the present work, sulfur-containing amino acid methyl cysteine was studied from the point of view of their coordinating ability with two metal ions, viz. copper(II) and cobalt(II). Solution equilibria of binary (Cu(II)/Co(II)–methyl cysteine and Cu(II)/Co(II)–nitrilotriacetate (NTA)) complex systems are investigated by paper ionophoresis at 35°C, ionic strength I= 0.1 mol/l. In addition to binary complexes, ternary complexes involving nitrilotriacetate and methyl cysteine were also studied. For studying mixed-ligand complexes, the pH of background electrolyte is brought to 8.5 (this pH value is purposely chosen because amino acid and NTA form very stable complexes much ahead of this pH). The stability constants of complexes (Cu(II)–NTA–methyl cysteine and Co(II)–NTA–methyl cysteine) were found to be 4.48 ± 0.07 and 3.55 ± 0.04 (logKvalues), respectively.     

Synthetic routes towards tetrazolium and triazolium dinitromethylides

Tetrazolium-5-dinitromethylide sodium salt has been prepared (91%) by cyclization of 1-amino-1-hydrazino-2,2-dinitroethene with nitrous acid in water. 5-Imino-1-(hydroxyiminonitromethyl) derivatives were obtained by nitration of 2-(5-amino-1,3-dimethyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-4-ium-4-yl)- and 2-(5-amino-4-methyl-1H-tetrazolium-1-yl)acetate complex salts. Treatment of 4-methyl-1-(2-oxopropyl)-1-tetrazolium methylsulfate with nitric and sulfuric acid gave methyl (3-nitro-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl)amine (27%) probably via dinitromethylide followed by cyclization and loss of nitrogen.__________Published in Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 127–134, January, 2005.     

Synthesis of 2-carbethoxy-3-methyl-4-hydroxybenzofuran derivatives

A number of 2-.carbethoxy-3-methylbenzofuran derivatives were synthesized. A 5,5-gem-dibromo derivative was obtained in the bromination of 2-carbethoxy-3-methyl-4-oxo-4, 5,6,7,tetrahydrobenzofuran. Dehydrobromination of this, dibromo derivative gave 2-carbethoxy-3-methyl-4-hydroxy-5-bromobenzofuran. Depending on the structure of the starting compound and the brominating agent, the bromine in the bromination of 2-carbethoxy-3-methyl-4-hydroxy- and 4-acetoxybenzofurans with bromine and N-bromosuccinimide is incorporated either in the methyl group or in 5 and 7 positions of the benzofuran ring. The nitration of 2-carbethoxy-3-methyl-4-hydroxybenzofuran and its bromo derivative leads to 5-nitro- and 5,7-dinitrobenzofuran derivatives. The structures of the synthesized benzofuran derivatives were established by means of the PMR spectra.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 27–29, January, 1980.     

Reactions of benzamidoxime and its sodium salt with methyl esters of fluorinated acids

The reactions of benzamidoxime and its sodium salt with methyl esters of fluorinated acids at 20–100°C give 1, 2, 4-oxadiazoles or O-addition products.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademli Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 530–532, March, 1993.