Tautomerism of some imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine derivatives

It was shown by means of UV and IR spectroscopy and the ionization constants that the tautomeric equilibrium of 2-amino- and 2-mercapto derivatives of 3-methyl-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine is shifted to favor the amino and thione forms, respectively.     

N-oxides of imidazo[4,5-b]quinoxalines and imidazo[4,5-b]pyrazines

The N-oxides and N,N-dioxides of methyl derivatives of imidazo[4,5-b]quinoxaline and imidazo[4,5-b]pyrazine were synthesized. The higher reactivity of the 2-methyl group in the N-oxides of 2-methylimidazo[4,5-b]quinoxaline as compared with the corresponding unoxidized derivatives was demonstrated.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1266–1270, September, 1972.     

Quaternization centers of N-methyl derivatives of imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine

It is shown that quaternization of isomers of 1-methylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine and 3-methyl-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine proceeds at different reaction centers — at the nitrogen atom of the imidazole ring in the first case and at the nitrogen atom of the pyridine ring in the second case.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 12, pp. 1686–1688, December, 1973.     

Synthesis and antituberculotic activity of some new imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine derivatives

The reactions of 2-acetylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine hydrazone with some alkyl-and arylisothiocyanates and some orthoesters were carried out. Various new derivatives of the titled compound such as thiosemicarbazones, ethoxymethylenehydrazones, and derivatives of the new pyrido-[3′,2′:4,5]imidazo[1,2-d][1,2,4]triazine ring system were obtained. Biological data for selected compounds are presented. Published in Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1571–1579, October, 2006.     

Preparation of 2-aryl-substituted imidazo[4,5-b]pyridines and imidazo[4,5-c]pyridines

It is proposed that sulfur be used as the oxidizing agent in the synthesis of 2-arylimidazopyridines from o-diaminopyridines and aromatic (heteroaromatic) aldehydes. Benzyl alcohols and benzylpyridinium salts can be used in place of aldehydes. 2-Phenylimidazopyridines are also formed in the thermal oxidation with sulfur of o-diaminopyridines with a benzyl substituent attached to the ring or exocyclic nitrogen atoms.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 639–645, May, 1987.     

Quaternization of 1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine and 4-methyl-4H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine

Unsubstituted imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine adds methyl iodide to the pyridine N atom. Treatment of the resulting iodide with base forms 4-methyl-4H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine. This nucleophile can readily add methyl iodide to form only one salt, 1,4-dimethylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridinium iodide.L. M. Litvinenko Institute of Physical Organic Chemistry and Coal Chemistry, Ukraine Academy of Sciences, Donetsk 340114. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1232–1233, September, 1994. Original article submitted june 17, 1994.     

Synthesis of imidazo[4,5-b]- and [4,5-c]pyridines

2-Arylimidazo[4,5-b]- and [4,5-c]pyridines have been prepared by treatment of the appropriate 2,3- or 3,4-diaminopyridine with an aromatic carboxylic acid in the presence of polyphosphoric acid. Other derivatives have been prepared by similar cyclisation of diaminopyridines using triethyl orthoformate, urea, thiophosgene and thiourea and the properties of some N-oxides have been investigated. A number of the arylimidazopyridines have been screened for mutagenicity.     

New process for the synthesis of imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine derivatives as potent orally active thromboxane a2 receptor antagonists

A new synthetic route to prepare the 4-[3-(4-chlorophenyl)methyl-6-chloroimidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-yl]-3,3-dimethylbutanoic acid (UP 116-77) is described. UP 116-77 is a potent orally active TXA₂/PGH₂ receptor antagonist currently under pharmacological investigation. Its development needed a suitable synthesis for industrial processing. The cyclization of 3-amino-5-chloro-2-(4-chlorophenyl)methylaminopyridine 4 with 3,3-dimethylglutaric anhydride in refluxing acetic acid affords a new efficient and simple way to UP 116-77 and subsequently to various 2-substituted imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine derivatives.     

Syntheses of 1,5,6-trimethyl-2-aminoimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine and 3,5,6-trimethyl-2-aminoimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine

Two potential mutagens found in food, 1,5,6-trimethyl-2-aminoimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine and 3,5,6-trimethyl-2-aminoimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine, are synthesized.     

Synthesis and PMR spectra of 2-hetaryl-substituted imidazo[4,5-b]-pyridines and imidazo[4,5-c]pyridines

A simple method for the synthesis of 2-hetarylimidazopyridines based on the oxidation with sulfur of a mixture of p-diaminopyridine and heterocyclic compounds that contain an active methyl group is proposed. The reaction of diamines with N-oxides of of - and -picolines and the intramolecular oxidative cyclization of 3-amino-4-(2-pyridylmethylamino)pyridine lead to the same result. The PMR spectra of the synthesized 2-pyridylimidazopyridines were studied.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 7, pp. 940–947, July, 1989.     

Synthesis of imidazo[4,5-b]pyridines and imidazo[4,5-b]pyrazines by palladium catalyzed amidation of 2-chloro-3-amino-heterocycles

A facile synthesis of imidazo[4,5-b]pyridines and -pyrazines is described using a Pd-catalyzed amide coupling reaction. This reaction provides quick access to products with substitution at N1 and C2. A model system relevant to the natural product pentosidine has been demonstrated, as well as the total synthesis of the mutagen 1-Me-5-PhIP.     

Direct hydroxylation of N-substituted [4,5-b]pyridines and imidazo[4,5-c]pyridines

It is shown that when N-methyl (or benzyl) derivatives of imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine and N-methyl-substituted derivatives of imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine are heated with alkalis, the imidazole ring is always hydroxylated to give the corresponding 2-imidazolones.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1252–1254, September, 1976.     

Synthesis of imidazo[4,5-b]pyridines from aminoimidazolecarbaldehydes

4-Amino-1,2-dimethylimidazole-5-carbaldehyde (1) and 5-amino-1-methylimidazole-4-carbaldehydes 3 were prepared by reduction of the corresponding aminoimidazolecarbonitriles 2 and 4. Condensation of 1 and 3 with carbonitriles, ketones and polyfunctional carbonyl compounds bearing the-CH₂CO-moiety afforded to the imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine derivatives.     

Transformations of 2-trifluoromethylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine

Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1291–1292, September, 1992.     

Synthesis of disubstituted imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-ones

Regioselective palladium-catalyzed amination of 2-chloro-3-iodopyridine followed by a subsequent palladium-catalyzed amination leads to 2,3-diaminopyridines. Treatment with triphosgene affords highly functionalized unsymmetrical imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-ones in just three synthetic steps. A two-step synthesis of pseudosymmetrically disubstituted imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-ones, 1,4-disubstituted pyrido[2,3-b]pyrazinediones, and 1,3-disubstituted thiadiazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-2-ones is also described.     

One-pot synthesis of imidazo[1,2-b]pyrazole,imidazo[1,2-b]-1,2,4-triazole,imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine,imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidine,imidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazole,and 1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-a]benzimidazole derivatives

Hydrazonoyl bromides 1a-c react with 5-amino-3-phenyl-1H-pyrazole, 5-amino-1H-1,2,4-triazole, 2-aminopyridine, and 2-aminobenzimidazole to afford the corresponding imidazol[1,2-b]pyrazoles 10, imidazo[1,2-b]-1,2,4-triazoles 11, imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines 16, imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidines 17, and imidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazoles 20, respectively. Compounds 1a-c reacted also with 2-methylthiobenzimidazole to give 1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-a]benzimidazole derivatives 21. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.