Reduction of Alkyl-2-amino-5,6-dialkyl-3-cyanopyridine-4-carboxylates

Reduction of alkyl-2-amino-5,6-dialkyl-3-cyanopyridine-4-carboxylates with sodium borohydride in protic solvents gave rise to 4-amino-3-imino-6,7-dialkyl-1,3-dihydrofuro[3,4-c]pyridines that at hydrolysis in acid medium afforded the corresponding lactones.__________Translated from Zhurnal Organicheskoi Khimii, Vol. 41, No. 2, 2005, pp. 288–291.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Vasil’ev, Lyshchikov, Nasakin, Kayukov, Tafeenko.     

Synthesis of Alkyl 5,6-Dialkyl-2-amino-3-cyanopyridine-4-carboxylates

An unusual route has been found for the hydrolysis of 3-amino-1,1-dialkoxy-6,7-dialkyl-4-aryl-3a,4,5,7a-tetrahydro-1H-pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyridine-3a,7a-dicarbonitriles in acidic medium which leads to the formation of alkyl 5,6-dialkyl-2-amino-3-cyanopyridine-4-carboxylates.     

Interaction of Methyl 5,6-Dialkyl-2-amino-3-cyanopyridine-4-carboxylates with Primary Amines

An unusual direction has been found for the interaction of alkyl 5,6-dialkyl-2-amino-3-cyanopyridine-4-carboxylates with primary amines leading to the formation of 2,6,7-trialkyl-4-amino-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyridine-1,3-diones.     

Reactions of 3-hydroxytetrahydropyrimidin-4-ones with electrophilic reagents

The reactions of nonsubstituted or 2-aryl-substituted 3-hydroxytetrahydropyrimidin-4-ones (HTHP) with carboxylic acid chlorides, tosyl chloride, or aryl isocyanates afford mainlyN,O-diacylated,N,O-ditosylated, orN,O-diarylcarbamoylated HTHP, respectively.N,O-Diacylated HTHP are also formed in the reactions of acid chlorides with Schiff's bases based on β-aminopropionohydroxamic acid.N-Acylated HTHP can be obtained by treatingN,O-diacylated HTHP with ammonia. The reactions of 2,2-dialkyl(alkylene)-substituted HTHP with acid chlorides or phenyl isocyanate giveN,O-diacylated orN,O-diphenyl-carbamoylated β-aminopropionohydroxamic acid, respectively. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2327–2332, December, 1999.     

Ring closure and rearrangement reactions of 4-azido-2-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylates and 4-azidocoumarin-3-carboxylates

4-Azido-2-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylates and 4-azidocoumarin-3-carboxylates 6 , which were obtained from the corresponding 4-hydroxy derivatives 1 via 4-tosylates 2 or 4-chloro compounds 4 , cyclized upon thermolysis to 3-alkoxyisoxazolo[4,3-c]quinolin-4(5H)-ones or the corresponding coumarins 8 , whereas at slightly higher temperatures a 3-O, 4-O-rearrangement took place to give the 4-alkoxy-isoxazolo[4,3-c]-quinolin-3-ones and the corresponding coumarins 9. The necessary reaction conditions could be obtained easily with the help of differential scanning calorimetry.     

Synthesis and some reactions of 3-cyanopyridine-2-thiones

New methods for the synthesis of 3-cyanopyridine-2-thiones by the reaction of -keto nitroles with sulfur and by condensation of chalcones or benzylideneacetone with cyanothioacetamide are given. The compounds obtained were used in various reactions for the preparation of alkylated products, disulfides, and condensed heterocycles, viz., thieno[2,3-b]pyridines and pyrido[2,3:2,3]thieno[4,5-d]-pyrimidines.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 377–382, March, 1981.     

Electrophilic amination reactions with 1H-indazole-3-carboxylates: Synthesis of amino acid frameworks and 3-amino-2-oxindoles

Reaction of 1-sulfonylindazole-3-carboxylates with various Grignard reagents effects the N-N bond cleavage of the hydrazone moiety with the first nucleophile and the subsequent N-alkylation gives N,N-dialkylation products in good yields. A new strategy for the synthesis of α-(2-arylsulfonamide)phenylglycine, a precursor to tissue factor/factor VIIa inhibitors is also described. Moreover, the synthesis of quaternary 3-aminooxindoles is developed, utilizing this N,N-dialkylation reaction, followed by intramolecular cyclization/nucleophilic addition reaction.     

Ring-opening reaction of unactivated 3-arylaziridine-2-carboxylates with nitrile reagents

Ring-opening reactions of unactivated 3-arylaziridine-2-carboxylates with nitrile reagents, using trans-1-benzyl-3-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)aziridine-2-carboxylate as a typical aziridine substrate, were examined. Formation of azomethine ylide by C2-C3 bond cleavage was observed when the aziridine was treated with trimethylsilyl cyanide under thermal conditions. On the other hand the use of bromine cyanide (BrCN) and diethylaluminum cyanide (Et₂AlCN) led to N-C3 bond cleavage and the stereospecificity was found to be dependent on the reagent used. Additional aluminum-catalyzed ring-opening reactions disclosed that the potential cationic character of the C3 benzylic position and stereochemical requirements of substituents in the arylaziridine system control the reactivity. Furthermore, the synthetic utility of the ring-opening reaction was demonstrated not only by application to the cyclization of a ring-opened cyanopropanoate to an isoquinoline skeleton but also by the extension of other carbon nucleophile from nitrile (C1) to a ketene acetal (C2).     

Potassium phthalimide promoted green multicomponent tandem synthesis of 2-amino-4H-chromenes and 6-amino-4H-pyran-3-carboxylates

A one-pot efficient, green, practical, and environmentally friendly multicomponent synthesis of 5-oxo-4-aryl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4H-chromenes, ethyl-6-amino-4-aryl-5-cyano-2-methyl-4H-pyran-3-carboxylates as well as 2-amino-4-aryl-7-hydroxy-4H-chromene-3-carbonitriles via tandem the Knoevenagel-cyclocondensation has been described in the presence of a green, low-cost, mild, efficient, and commercially available potassium phthalimide as the organocatalyst. This technique is a safe and ecofriendly approach to the synthesis of different 4H-chromens and 4H-pyrans that offers many merits including short reaction times, high yields, straightforward work-up, and no use of hazardous organic solvents.     

N,N-Disubstituted 4-amino-3-chloro-5,6-polymethylene-2H-pyran-2-ones

The title compounds were obtained by dehydrochlorination with collidine, DBN or triethyl-amine of N,N-disubstituted 4-amino-3,3-dichloro-3,4-dihydro-5,6-polymethylene-2H-pyran-2-ones already described.     

Interaction of Alkyl 5,6-Dialkyl-2-amino-3-cyano-4-pyridinecarboxylates with O-Nucleophiles. Synthesis of 6,7-Dialkyl-4-amino-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyridine-1,3-diones

The reaction of alkyl 5,6-dialkyl-2-amino-3-cyano-4-pyridinecarboxylates with certain O-nucleophiles was investigated, as a result of which 6,7-dialkyl-4-amino-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyridine-1,3-diones were synthesized.     

3-(1,3-dioxobutan-1-yl)-2H-chromen-2-one in reactions with electrophilic and nucleophilic reagents

Reactions of 3-(1,3-dioxobut-1-yl)-2H-chromen-2-one with electrophilic (boron trifluoride diethyl etherate and phosphorus pentachloride) and nucleophilic (phosphorus pentasulfide and hydrogen sulfide) compounds have been studied. The reactions proceed mainly with the enol form of the substrate which is more stable both in polar and nonpolar solvents. The substrate ability to undergo aromatization into 4-oxopyranochromolium salts under action of electrophilic reagents and thionation at the oxo groups have been demonstrated. The suggested schemes of heterocyclization have been described. Possibility of in situ competitive formation of the hemiketal at the interaction with hydrogen sulfide in acidic medium has been found.     

Features of reactions of polyfluorinated ethyl 4-oxo-2-pnenyl-4H-chromene-3-carboxylates with N-nucleophiles

Ethyl 5,6,7,8-tetrafluoro-4-oxo-2-phenyl-4H-chromene-3-carboxylate in reactions with primary amines is characterized by a chromone-coumarin rearrangement affording 3-[amino(phenyl)methylene]-6,7,8-trifluoro-2H-chromene-2,4(3H)-diones, and ethyl 4-oxo-2-phenyl-5,6,7,8-tetrafluoro-4H-chromene-3-carboxylate characteristically adds the amine at the C² site of the flavone furnishing 3-amino-3-phenyl-2-(2,3,4,5-tetrafluoro-6-hydroxybenzoyl)acrylates which depending on the substituent at the amino group are capable of intramolecular cyclization into 3-[(alkylamino)(phenyl)methylene]-5,6,7,8-tetrafluoro-2H-chromene-2,4(3H)-dione or in the case of benzylamine substituent, into ethyl 1-benzyl-5-hydroxy-4-oxo-2-phenyl-6,7,8-trifluoro-1,4-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylate. The main process in the reaction of tri- and tetrafluoroflavones with secondary amine (1-methylpiperazine) is the nucleophilic substitution at the C⁷ of flavone. In the reaction with 1,2-phenylenediamine 3-[(2-aminophenyl)amino]-3-phenyl-2-(2,3,4,5-tetrafluoro-6-hydroxybenzoyl)acrylate was obtained from tetrafluoroflavone and 1H-benzimidazol-2-yl(3,4,5-trifluoro-2-hydroxyphenyl)methanone, from trifluoroflavone.     

Organocatalyzed enantioselective synthesis of 2-amino-5-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4H-chromene-3-carboxylates

The organocatalyzed enantioselective synthesis of biologically active 2-amino-5-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4H-chromene-3-carboxylate derivatives was achieved using bifunctional cinchona alkaloids as the catalysts. Using quinine thiourea as the catalyst, the tandem Michael addition-cyclization reaction between 1,3-cyclohexanediones and alkylidenecyanoacetate derivatives gives the desired products in high yields (up to 92%) and good ee values (up to 82%).     

Comparison of reactivities of 1- and 4-oxotetrahydrocarbazoles in reactions with nucleophilic and electrophilic reagents

The half-wave potentials of polarographic reduction of the carbonyl group in unsubstituted and N-methyl- and N-phenylsulfonyl-substituted 1- and 4-oxotetrahydrocarbazoles and their reactivities in reactions with nucleophilic (NaBH₄, malonodinitrile, and cyanoacetamide) and electrophilic (DMF dimethyl acetal) reagents were compared. 4-Oxotetrahydrocarbazoles are much less reactive than 1-oxotetrahydrocarbazoles. __________ Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1832–1836, August, 2005.     

Synthesis of 2-amino-5,5-dialkyl-4-arylmethylidene-2-oxazolines from 2-alkyl-4-arylbut-3-yn-2-ols and guanidine

Reaction between 2-alkyl-4-arylbut-3-yn-2-ols and guanidine in refluxing pyridine affords 2-amino-5,5-dialkyl-4-arylmethylidene-2-oxazolines.     

Preparation of trifluoromethylated ynamines and their reactions with some electrophilic reagents

N,N-Dialkyl(3,3,3-trifluoro-1-propynyl)amines were prepared by a three-step procedure starting from commercially available 2,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropanol. The reactions of these trifluoromethylated ynamines with some electrophiles, such as aldehydes, halogens or N-halosuccinimides (NXS), were investigated. The fluorinated ynamines reacted with aldehydes in the presence of a catalytic amount of Lewis acid to provide the corresponding α-(trifluoromethyl)-α,β-unsaturated amides in good to excellent yields with high Z-stereoselectivity. These ynamines reacted with molecular bomine to give, after treatment with sodium hydrogen carbonate, N,N-dialkyl-2-bromo-3,3,3-trifluoropropanamides in good yields. The reaction with an equimolecular amount of NXS in aqueous acetonitrile also gave the corresponding 2-halo-3,3,3-trifluoropropanamides in good to excellent yields. On the other hand, the reaction of the ynamine with NXS in anhydrous acetonitrile led to the formation of the addition products in high yields. Upon treating the addition products with an equimolecular amount of NX′S in aqueous acetonitrile, the corresponding 2,2-dihalo(X,X′)-3,3,3-trifluoropropanamides were produced in nearly quantitative yields.