Mononitro-β-carbolines

By the direct nitration of harmane and 1,3-dimethyl-, 1-ethyl-, 1-n-propyl-, and 1-isopropyl--carbolines with concentrated nitric acid or a mixture of nitric and acetic acids, 6- and 8-nitro-1-alkyl--carbolines have been obtained. A chromatographic method for separating the nitration products on alumina is proposed.     

Nitro derivatives of 1,3-dihydrobenzimidazol-2-one: II. Rearrangement of <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-nitrobenzimidazol-2-ones

N-Nitrobenzimidazol-2-ones readily undergo rearrangement to C-nitro derivatives on heating in various solvents (ethyl acetate, butyl acetate, acetonitrile, acetone, dioxane, o-dichlorobenzene, anisole, acetic acid). This rearrangement was used to develop a procedure for the synthesis of 4,5,6,7-tetranitro-1,3-dihydrobenzimidazol-2-one in high yield (90–96%) by nitration of 1,3-dihydrobenzimidazol-2-one, as well as of 5,6-dinitro- and 4,5,6-trinitro-1,3-dihydrobenzimidazol-2-ones, with a small excess of concentrated nitric acid in a mixture with acetic anhydride and acetic acid at 50–60°C.     

Synthesis of 2,3,8,9-Dibenzo-5,6-(substituted)benzo-1,4-dithio-7-oxacyclonona-2,5,8-trienes and some electrophilic substitution reactions

Treatment of 5-(2-hydroxyaryl)thianthreniumyl perchlorates 1 with sodium hydride in tetrahydrofuran at reflux gave the title compounds 5 in excellent yields. For the reactivities of the compounds 5 , the selected compounds 5 were subjected under the conditions of electrophilic substitution reactions. Bromination of 5,6-{3-(2-butyl)benzo}-2,3,8,9-dibenzo-1,4-dithio-7-oxacyclonona-2,5,8-triene ( 5f ) in acetic acid at 60° afforded two bromo compounds 9 (22%) and 10 (69%), which were oxidized by m-chloroperbenzoic acid to give tetraoxides 11 (95%) and 12 (97%), respectively. Treatment of 5f with acetyl chloride in the presence of aluminum chloride in carbon disulfide at 0° gave an acetylated compound 13 (58%). Nitration of 5f with nitric acid in acetic acid at 50° gave a nitro compound 17 (15%) together with 1,4-dioxide 7e (22%) and a 5-oxide 18 (3%) whose regiochemistry has not been established. On the other hand, 5,6-(3-methylbenzo)-2,3,8,9-dibenzo-1,4-dithio-7-oxacyclonona-2,5,8-triene ( 5a ) reacted with acetyl chloride under the same conditions to give two acetylated compounds 15 (33%) and 16 (18%). The mechanism for the formation of 5 and the structural elucidation of these compounds are discussed.     

Non-stereospecific ring expansions of 5-membered heterocyclic sulfoxides

Non-stereospecific ring expansion reactions of 5-membered heterocyclic sulfoxides, 1,3-benzoxathiole sulfoxides, 1,3-benzodithiole sulfoxides, and 1,3-dithiolane sulfoxides having a heteroatom at β-position to the sulfinyl group with acetic anhydride or p-toluenesulfonic acid are described together with thier reaction mechanism involving a sulfonium ion intermediate.     

Nitration of furan derivatives with acetyl nitrate

The mixture of products formed in the nitration of methyl furan-2-carboxylate in acetic anhydride was separated by means of thin-layer and column chromatography. It was found that products of cis and trans addition of acetyl nitrate to the furan ring — methyl 5-nitro-2-ace-toxy-2,5-dihydrofuran-2-carboxylate and 5-nitro-4-acetoxy-4,5-dihydrofuran-2-carboxylate — and methyl 5-nitrofuran-2-carboxylate are formed in the nitration.     

Chemistry of thienopyridines. VIII. Substitution products derived from thieno[2,3-b] pyridine 7-oxide

Thieno[2,3-b]pyridine (I) was concerted to the N-oxide (II, 53%) by means of hydrogen peroxide and acetic acid. Nitration of II in sulfuric acid gave 4-nitrothieno[2,3-b]pyridine 7-oxide (III, 50%), while nitration in acetic acid formed the isomeric 5-nitrothieno[2,3-b]pyridine 7-oxide (IV, 54%). Compounds III and IV were reduced to the corresponding 4- and 5-aminothieno[2,3-b]pyridines, respectively. Treatment of III with acetyl chloride gave 4-chlorothieno-[2,3-b]pyridine 7-oxide (XI, 81%), convertible in two steps to 4-(N-substituted amino)thieno-[2,3-b]pyridines (especially of the 4-dialkylaminoalkylamino type) for screening as potential antimalarial drugs. 4-Aminothieno[2,3-b]pyridine reacted with aromatic aldehydes to give Schiff's bases and other products. Mechanisms for some of the reactions are suggested. NMR spectral data are reported for various 4-substituted thieno[2,3-b]pyridine compounds.     

An improved procedure for the nitration of benzo‐2,1,3‐selenadiazoles and their reduction to ortho‐phenylenediamines

A method for the nitration of benzo‐2,1,3‐selenadiazoles using nitric acid dissolved in a mixture of methanesulfonic acid and phosphorus pentoxide at room temperature is presented. The S_N2Ar displacement of fluoride that is observed when sulfuric acid is used as solvent is prevented and yields are high. Sodium nitrate could be used in place of nitric acid with no loss in yield. Following nitration, the 2,1,3‐selenadiazole ring is cleaved with hydriodic acid to afford a 3‐nitro‐ortho‐phenylenediamine. The method is applied to the multi‐gram preparation of 4‐fluoro‐3‐nitrobenzene‐1,2‐diamine.     

Study of the reactivities of methyl esters of furan-2-carboxylic and thiophene-2-carboxylic acids by the method of competitive nitration

The reactivities of methyl esters of furan-2-carboxylic and thiophene-2-carboxylic acidswere studied by the method of competitive nitration. Methyl furan-2-carboxylate is more active in its reactions with a mixture of nitric acid and acetic anhydride (with sulfuric acid as the catalyst) and with a mixture of nitric and sulfuric acids (with acetic anhydride as the solvent).Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 601–604, May, 1978.     

Synthesis of isomeric 1,3- and 1,4-bis[3(4)-nitrofuroxan-4(3)-yl]nitrobenzenes by nitration of the corresponding isomeric 1,3- and 1,4-bis[3(4)-nitrofuroxan-4(3)-yl]benzenes

Isomeric 1,3- and 1,4-bis[3(4)-nitrofuroxan-4(3)-yl]nitro(dinitro)benzenes were synthe-sized in high yields by nitration of the corresponding 1,3- and 1,4-bis[3(4)-nitrofuroxan-4(3)-yl]benzenes with a mixture of 100% nitric acid and concentrated sulfuric acid. The influence of 3- and 4-nitrofuroxanyl fragments on the regioselectivity of the nitration was revealed. The structure of 1,3-bis(4-nitrofuroxan-3-yl)-4-nitrobenzene was confirmed by X-ray diffraction analysis. 1,3- and 1,4-Bis(3-nitrofuroxan-4-yl)nitrobenzenes underwent thermal isomerization to more thermodynamically favorable 1,3- and 1,4-bis(4-nitrofuroxan-3-yl)nitrobenzenes.     

Nitration of Aromatic Compounds Catalyzed by Divanadium-Substituted Molybdophosphoric Acid,H<Subscript>5</Subscript>[PMo<Subscript>10</Subscript>V<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>40</Subscript>]

Summary. The nitration of aromatic compounds was carried out in the presence of divanadium-substituted molybdophosphoric acid, H₅PMo₁₀V₂O₄₀, as catalyst and a mixture of nitric acid and acetic anhydride as nitrating agent. In the presence of this heteropolyacid the ortho- and para-nitro compounds were obtained in good to excellent yields under mild reaction conditions.     

Nitration of Aromatic Compounds Catalyzed by Divanadium-Substituted Molybdophosphoric Acid, H5[PMo10V2O40]

The nitration of aromatic compounds was carried out in the presence of divanadium-substituted molybdophosphoric acid, H₅PMo₁₀V₂O₄₀, as catalyst and a mixture of nitric acid and acetic anhydride as nitrating agent. In the presence of this heteropolyacid the ortho- and para-nitro compounds were obtained in good to excellent yields under mild reaction conditions.     

Novel oxidations of 1,3-disubstituted indoles

A study of oxidation versus nitration of 1,3-disubstituted indole derivatives with nitric acid in acetic acid was carried out. Oxidation of methyl and ethyl 2-cyano-2-(1-alkoxycarbonyl-1H-indol-3-yl)acetates 1 and 2 under the above conditions gave rise to novel functionalized 2-hydroxyindolenines as single products possessing the Z-configuration, 8 and 10 , respectively. The structure of 10 was determined by an X-ray analysis. In contrast, 1-methoxycarbonyl-1H-indol-3-acetonitrile ( 3 ) was nitrated to the corresponding 6-nitroindole derivative 11 , whereas the reaction of ethyl 2-cyano-2-(1-methyl-1H-indol-3-yl)acetate ( 4 ) with nitric acid effected an oxidative nitration to provide the corresponding ethyl Z-5-nitroisatyliene cyanoacetate ( 12 ), which in solution isomerized to the E isomer.     

Synthesis and properties of 5-chloro-4-nitropyrazoles

The nitration of 5-chloropyrazoles with a mixture of 100% nitric acid and 65% oleum or a mixture of 60% nitric acid and polyphosphoric acid gave substituted 5-chloro-4-nitropyrazoles in 45–91% yield. The nitration of 3-aryl-5-halopyrazoles was accompanied by introduction of a nitro group into the aromatic ring. 4-Chloropyrazoles failed to undergo nitration under these conditions. The reaction of 5-chloro-1,3-dimethyl-4-nitropyrazole with ethyl cyanoacetate in DMSO in the presence of K₂CO₃ led to the formation of ethyl 2-cyano-2-(1,3-dimethyl-4-nitro-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)acetate.     

Nitration of 2,3′-bithienyl

The nitration of 2,3′-bithienyl ( 1 ) with fuming nitric acid in acetic anhydride at 0° gives a mixture of 3-nitro- ( 2 ), 2′ -nitro- ( 3 ) and 5-nitro-2,3′-bithienyl ( 4 ) with relative percentages of 38.7%, 34.8% and 26.5%. When the nitration of 1 was carried out with fuming nitric acid in acetic acid at 20°, the same compounds 2, 3 and 4 were obtained, but with different relative percentages: 20.4%, 36.5% and 43.1% respectively. The results of the mononitration of 1 are compared with those obtained in other electrophilic substitutions and with the theoretical predictions. The further nitrations of 2, 3 and 4 with nitric acid in acetic anhydride at room temperature lead to the formation of five dinitro-2,3′-bithienyl isomers. Compound 2 gives a mixture of 2′,3-dinitro- ( 5 ) and 3,5′-dinitro-2,3′-bithienyl ( 6 ); compound 3 gives a mixture of 5 , 2′,5-dinitro- ( 7 ) and 2′,4-dinitro-2,3′-bithienyl ( 8 ); compound 4 gives 7 and 5,5′-dinitro-2,3′-bithienyl ( 9 ). The possible reasons of the formation of the various dinitro-2,3′-bithienyl isomers are discussed.     

Furopyridines. XXX. Synthesis and reaction of difuro[3,2-c:- 3′,2′-e]pyridine,a new tricyclic heterocycle

Difuro[3,2-c:3′,2′-e]pyridine 1 , a new tricyclic heteroaromatic, has been prepared for the first time. Bromination of 1 with molecular bromine gave 3-bromo 7 , 8-bromo 7′ and 3,8-dibromo derivative 8 ; nitration with fuming nitric acid yielded 2-nitro compound 9 , while nitration with a mixture of fuming nitric acid and sulfuric acid gave 2,7-dinitro derivative 10 ; formylation with n-butyllithium and dimethylformamide gave 2-formyl 11 , 7-formyl 11′ , and 2,7-diformyl compound 12. The N-oxide 14 of 1 afforded 4-cyano compound 15 by cyanation with trimethylsilyl cyanide, 4-chloro compound 16 by chlorination with phosphorus oxychloride, and 4-acetoxyl compound 17 by acetoxylation with acetic anhydride.     

Nitration of photochromic spirophenanthroxazine

Nitration of photochromic spirophenanthrooxazine with three different reagents (cupric nitrate, NaNO₂ in acetic acid, and HNO₃-H₂SO₄) was studied. The major reaction products were specified and characterized by ¹H and ¹³C NMR and mass spectra. The mechanisms of their formation were proposed. Only the nitration with a mixture of nitric and sulfuric acids yielded a photochromic product containing the nitro group in the phenanthrene fragment. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1670–1677, July, 2005.     

Dithiirane or thiosulfine intermediates in the reaction of acetyl diaroylchloromethyl disulfides with secondary amines?

Summary Since 1979,Senning's acetyl dibenzoylchloromethyl disulfide has been known as one of the first thiosulfine/dithiirane precursors. Its reactions with an excess of morpholine fulfill three advantageous conditions at once: thiosulfine or dithiirane species are intercepted by intermolecular additions, without heating, and without rearrangements. In the present work, reactions between a series of new acetyl diaroylchloromethyl disulfides ((4-X-C₆H₄-CO)₂-CCl-SSCOCH₃;X=F, Cl, Br, CH₃, and CH₃O) and an excess of morpholine are studied. As dominating products, 2-(4-morpholinyldithio)-1,3-diaryl-1,3-propanediones are obtained. The reactions are complete within several seconds. In order to obtain high yields of interception products, the mixtures have to be worked up within a few minutes. From the observation of high reaction rates at room temperature, a new reaction mechanism is deduced that involves the initial formation of dithiirane species (alone or before thiosulfine species).Dedicated to Prof.Peter K. Claus on the occasion of his 60th birthday     

Reaction of wheat-straw structural components with a nitrating mixture containing trifluoroacetic acid

The reactions of wheat-straw (Triticum aestivum) cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin with a mixture of nitric and trifluoroacetic acids and certain properties of the nitration products were studied for straw directly and for structural components isolated from it. The nitration products could be separated into nitrates of structural polysaccharides and nitrolignin by treatment with hot bases. __________ Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 477–479, September–October, 2006.     

2-Pyridones

The nitration of 6-phenyl-2-pyridone with 70% nitric acid, nitronium tetrafluoroborate, and acetyl nitrate has been studied for the first time. It was shown that, depending on the reaction temperature, the nitro group enters the 3 or 5 position of the heterocyclic ring. 3- Nitro-6-(p-nitrophenyl)-2-pyridone is formed by the action of fuming nitric acid on 6-phenyl-2-pyridone. The structures of the nitropyridones obtained were proved by PMR spectroscopy.See Zh. Organ. Khim., 7, 387 (1971) for communication V.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1374–1378, October, 1972.     

Cleavage of the ethereal bond : XI. The reaction of allylic organomagnesium halides with 1,3-benzoxathiole and 1,3-benzodioxole

Some reactions of 1,3-benzoxathiole and 1,3-benzodioxole with allylic Grignard reagents have been examined and found to give cleavage of the ether bond to form substitution products with almost complete allylic rearrangement.