Reactions with benzo[b]thiophene-2,3-diones I: Synthesis of 2,3-dihydroxy-2,3-diaryl(aralkyl)benzo[b]thiophene derivatives

Benzo[b]thiophene-2,3-diones ( 1 ) react with Grignard reagents to yield 2,3-dihydroxy-2,3-diaryl(aralkyl)benzo[b]-thiophenes ( 2 ). The latter compounds yield 3,3-diaryl(aralkyl)-benzo[b]thiophene-2-ones ( 3 ) by pinacolone rearrangement. Treatment of 3 by hot ethanolic sodium hydroxide solution yields the corresponding carboxylic acids by hydrolytic heteroring opening.     

Benzo[b]thiophene derivatives I. 6-methoxybenzo[b]thiophene analogs of plant growth regulators

The acid catalyzed ring closure of an appropriately substituted phenyl ketoester sulfide served as the initial reaction in the synthesis of several 3,4- and 3,6-disubstituted benzo[b]thiophenes. One of these compounds, 4-methoxybenzo[b]thienyl-3-acetic acid, showed marked plant growth enhancement.     

Benzo[b] thiophene derivatives XVII. Electrophilic substitution of 4-hydroxybenzo[b] thiophene derivatives

A variety of eleclrophilic substitution reactions have been carried out on 4-methoxybenzo[b]-thiophene (IIIa) and 4-benzoyloxybenzo[b ] thiophene (IVa). Substitution occurs in the 7-position of IIIa and, with the exception of bromination, in the 7-position of IVa. Bromination of IVa occurs in the 3-position. Bromination of 4-hydroxybenzo[b] thiophene (IIa) occurs in the 5-position. The nmr spectra of eleven disubstituted benzo[b] thiophenes have been tabulated.     

Benzo[b]naphtho[2,1-d]thiophene (thiachrysene) derivatives as potential carcinostatic molecules

About twenty compounds of the benzo[b]naphtho[2,1-d]thiophene series have been synthesized, namely, 6-amino derivatives, with the aim of biological testing as possible carcinostatic molecules.     

Benzo[b] thiophene derivatives. XIV. Derivatives of naphtho[1,8-c] thiophene

In the course of our efforts to synthesize the sulfur isostere of lysergic acid, we have prepared a number of derivatives of the little known naphtho[1,8-bc]thiophene ring system. Two previously reported compounds, 2-bromo-3,4-dihydro-5-oxo-5H-naphtho[1,8-bc]thiophene and 2-bromo-5-hydroxy-3,4-dihydro-5H-naphtho[1,8-bc] thiophene have been obtained pure for the first time, and the syntheses and spectral data of eighteen new compounds are presented. The new compounds include alcohols, ketones, and halogen derivatives of partially reduced naphtho-[1,8-bc] thiophene, as well as the sulfones of several of these compounds.     

Benzo[B]thiophene derivatives XXIV. Oxidation of o-dihydroxybenzo[b]thiophene methyl ethers

The attempted oxidative demethylation of a series of o-dihydroxybenzo[b]thiophene methyl ethers with cerium (IV), argentic oxide, periodale and thallate usually led to intractable mixtures. However, in one ease, use of ceric ammonium nitrate resulted in nitration of the benzo[b]-thiophene ring. In another example, treatment with aqueous periodate or thallate resulted in oxidative hydroxylation of benzo[b]thiophene.     

Chlorination of 2,6-dimethyl-3,5-dicarbomethoxy-4-(2′-difluoromethoxyphenyl)-1,4-dihydropyridine (phoridone)

Chlorination of 2,6-dimethyl-3,5-dicarbomethoxy-4-(2-difluoromethoxyphenyl)-1,4-dihydropyridine gives 2,3,4,5-tetrahydropyridines with different degrees of chlorination dependent upon the quantitative ratio of reagents. The reaction proceeds without oxidation of the dihydropyridine ring.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 376–379, March, 1990.     

Novel syntheses of 3-cyano-3,4-dihydroquinolin-2(1H)-one and derivatives of 2,3-dicarbomethoxy-2-hydroxycyclopenta[b]quinoline

A facile solid phase conversion of 2-chloro-3-cyano-4-substituted-1,4-dihydroquinolines to 3-cyano-4-substituted-3,4-dihydroquinolin-2(1H)-ones in almost quantitative yields and a novel synthesis of 2,3-dicarbomethoxy-2-hydroxycyclopenta[b]quinoline are described.     

Synthesis of 3,4-alkoxythieno[2,3-b]thiophene derivatives. The first block copolymer associating the 3,4-ethylenedioxythieno[2,3-b]thiophene (EDOThT) unit with 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) moieties

The synthesis of 3,4-alkoxythieno[2,3-b]thiophene derivatives has been developed from the readily accessible dimethyl or diethyl 3,4-dihydroxythieno[2,3-b]thiophenedicarboxylates. The yields for the dialkoxy derivatives were strongly dependent both on the base and the alkylating agent used for the nucleophilic substitutions. A trimer associating the new 3,4-ethylenedioxy-thieno[2,3-b]thiophene unit with 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene moieties has been synthesized and electropolymerized.     

Zum Nachweis und zur photometrischen Bestimmung von 2,3-Dichlor-1,4-naphthochinon (I)

Ohne Zusammenfassung     

Synthesis of Benzo[c]thiophene Analogs Containing Benzimidazole,Benzothiazole, and Oxazole

Iodine-mediated cyclization of benzo[c]thiophene aldehyde with 1,2-diphenylamine/2-aminophenylthiol led to the formation of benzimidazole/benzothiazole-incorporated benzo[c]thiophenes. Similarly, reaction of benzo[c]thiophene aldehyde with p-toluenesulfonylmethyl isocyanide (TOSMIC) reagent in the presence of K₂CO₃ as a base furnished oxazole-containing benzo[c]thiophene analogs.     

Nitro derivatives of 2-(1-naphthyl) thiophene

2-[1-(3, 4-Dihydronaphythyl)]thiophene, 2-(1-naphthyl)thiophene, 3, 4, 5-triacetoxymercuri-, 3, 4-diacetoxymercuri-5-nitro-, 4, 5-diacetoxymercuri-3-nitro-2-(1-naphthyl)thiophenes and 3, 3, 4-triacetoxymercuri-2[1-(4-nitronaphthyl)]thiophene are synthesized and characterized. Nitration of 2-(1-naphthyl)thiophene with copper nitrate in acetic anhydride leads to formation of two isomeric mono-nitro derivatives, 4-nitro- and 5-nitro-2-(1-naphthyl)thiophene.     

Benzo[b]thiophene derivatives. XX. The sulfur isostere of 5,6-Dihydroxytryptamine

3β-Aminoethyl-5,6-dihydroxybenzo[b]thiophene, the sulfur bioisostere of 5,6-dihydroxytryptamine, a selective neurotoxin, has been synthesized and shown to have significant effect on biogenic amine levels both centrally and peripherally. A derivative, 3β-aminoethyl-5,6-isopropylidenedioxybenzo[b]thiophene, showed significant but opposite activity. The syntheses and preliminary pharmacology are reported.     

Head-to-head polymers — XXXII: Toward head-to-head poly(α-methylstyrene): Synthesis of 2,3-dimethyl-2,3-diphenylbutanediol-1,4-ditosylate and 1,4-diphenyl-2,3-dimethylbutadiene-1,3

2,3-Dimethyl-2,3-diphenylbutanediol-1,4-ditosylate (7) was synthesized starting from 2-phenylpropionic acid (1). The acid chloride was brominated and transformed into methyl 2-phenyl-2-bromo-propionate (4) which was coupled with a zinc/copper couple to dimethyl 2,3-dimethyl-2,3-diphenylsuccinate (5). Reduction with lithium aluminum hydride to 2,3-dimethyl-2,3-diphenylbutanediol-1,4 (6) was followed by tosylation. The tosylate 7 a mixture of the meso and racemic compounds, could be separated into the pure isomers,a m. p. 170 °C andb m. p. 121 °C. The mixture of each individual pure compound, when treated with tetraalkyl-ammonium bromide, did not give the expected 2,3-dimethyl-2,3-diphenyl-1,4-dibromobutane (9) but rather 1,4-diphenyl-2,3-dimethylbutadiene-1,3 (8). The identity of the compound was established by independent unequivocal synthesis, the comparison of spectral characteristics, and mixed melting point.     

One-pot efficient green synthesis of 1,4-dihydro-quinoxaline-2,3-dione derivatives

An efficient synthesis of the potential pharmacophore 1,4-dihydro-quinoxaline-2,3-dione (1) has been achieved in a one-pot reaction at room temperature from substitutedo-phenylene diamine and oxalic acid under solvent-free conditions by a simple grinding method with unsurpassed atom economy. Thermal and powder X-ray diffraction analysis was carried out for some hydrated crystals.