Synthesis of lomazarin and norlomazarin, pigments from Lomandra hastilis

5,8-Dihydroxy-2,3,6-trimethoxy-7-ethyl-1,4-naphthoquinone (1) was used to synthesize in high yield 5,8-dihydroxy-7(1′-hydroxyethyl)-2,3,6-trimethoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (lomazarin, 3), a pigment from Lomandra hastilis. Alkaline hydrolysis of lomazarin produced mainly 5,6,8-trihydroxy-2,3-dimethoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (9) through a retro-aldol decomposition of the 6-keto-form of 5,6,8-trihydroxy-7(1′-hydroxyethyl)-2,3-dimethoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (13b) formed during the reaction. 2,5,8-Trihydroxy-7(1′-hydroxyethyl)-3,6-dimethoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (norlomazarin, 4a), a pigment of L. hastilis, and its 3,5,8-trihydroxy-7(1′-hydroxyethyl)-2,6-dimethoxy isomer 4b were formed as a difficultly separable mixture in addition to quinone 9. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 581–584, November–December, 2008.     

Synthesis and Spectroscopic Properties of S-,O-Substituted Naphthoquinone Dyes

New S-,O-substituted naphthoquinone compounds (3a, 4b, 6, 7c, 9d, 10, 12, 13c, 14d, 15) were synthesized via vinilic substitution. 2,3-Dichloro-1,4-naphthoquinone gave 3a and 4b with 4,4′-thiobisbenzenethiol, respectively. Compounds 6 and 7c were obtained from the reaction of 2,3-dichloro-1,4-naphthoquinone with cyclohexylmercaptane. The compounds 9d and 10 were prepared from the reaction of 2,3-dichloro-1,4-naphthoquinone with 6-mercapto-1-hexanol. Compounds 12, 13c, 14d, and 15 were synthesized from the reaction of 2,3-dichloro-1,4-naphthoquinone with 1,6-hexanedithiol. Their structures were characterized by micro analysis, FT-IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, MS, UV-Vis, and fluorescence spectroscopy.     

THE BEHAVIOR OF N-PHENYLIMINOPHOSPHORANE TOWARDS o- AND p-QUINONES. NEW SYNTHESIS OF DIOXAZOLE AND OXADIAZOLE DERIVATIVES

ABSTRACT

N-Phenyliminophosphorane (1) reacts with 9,10-phenanthrenequinone (2a) to give the new products 2-phenylphenanthro[9,10-d][1,3,2]dioxazole (4a) and (10Z)-10-(phenylimino)-9(10H) phenanthrenone (4b). The reaction of 1 with 1,2-naphthoquinone (2b) afforded both the dioxazole derivative 5a and the known 2-anilino-naphthoquinone-1,4-anil (5b). On the other hand, 2,6-di-tert-butyl-2,3-diphenyl-2,3-dihydro-1,2,3-benzoxadiazole (6) was obtained from the reaction of (2c) with phosphinimine (1). Application of reagent 1 on 2d and 2e renders (6E)-2,3,4,5-tetrahalogeno-6-(phenylimino)-2,4-cyclohexadien-1-one 7a and 7b, respectively. Moreover, p-quinones (3a–3c) react with phosphinimine (1) to yield products 8, 9 and 10, respectively. Mechanisms accounting for the formation of the new products are discussed and the probable structures of the products are presented based on analytical and spectroscopic data.     

Thermal and electron-impact transformations of cis-1,2-dibbnzoylalkenes

Several cis-1,2-dibenzoylalkene derivatives have been prepared in yields ranging between 60–80%, through the Diels-Alder addition of the appropriate dienes to dibenzoylacetylene. These include, 2,3-dibenzoyl-bicyclo [2.2.1]hepta-2,5-diene (10), 2,3-dibenzoylbicyclo[2.2.2]octa-2,5-diene (11), 7-oxa-2,3-dibenzoyl-bicyclo [2.2.1]hepta-2,5-diene (12), 1,4-diphenyl-2,3-dibenzoyl-1,4-epoxynaphthalene (13) and 9,10-dihydro-11,12-dibenzoy1-9, 10-ethenoanthracene (15), formed from cyclopentadiene, cyclohexa-1,3-diene, furan, 1,3-diphenylisobenzofuran and anthracene, respectively.

Thermolysis of 2,3-dibenzoylbicyclo[2.2.1]hepta-2,5-diene gave chiefly cyclopentadiene, arising through a retro-Diels-Alder mode of fragmentation. Similar retro-Diels-Alder fragmentations have been observed in the cases of 7-oxa-2,3-dibenzoylbicyclo[2.2.1]hepta-2,5-diene and 9,10-dihydro-11,12-dibenzoyl-9,10-ethenoanthracene. The thermoylsis of 1,4-diphenyl-2,3-dibenzoyl-1,4-epoxynaphthalene, however, gave a mixture of 1,3-diphenylisobenzofuran and 1,2-dibenzoylbenzene. The formation of 1,2-dibenzoylbenzene in this case has been shown to be through the air-oxidation of 1,3-diphenylisobenzofuran. Thermolysis of 2,3-dibenzoylbicyclo[2.2.2]octa-2,5-diene, on the other hand, gave a nearly quantitative yield of 1,2-dibenzoylbenzene, which did not undergo further transformation even on heating around 260° for several hours. In none of these cases, the expected pericyclic transformation, analogous to the conversion of cis-1,2-dibenzoylstilbene (6) to the isomeric 2,2,3,4-tetraphenylbut-3-enolide (9), has been observed under thermal conditions. Treatment of 9,10-dihydro-11,12-dibenzoyl-9,10-ethenoanthracene (15) with phosphorous pentasulphide resulted in the formation of a mixture of 12,14-diphenyl-9, 10(3', 4')furanoanthracene (28) and 12,14-diphenyl-9,10(3',4')thiophenoanthracene (31), arising through the postulated intermediates, 9,10-dihydro-11-benzoyl-12-thiobenzoyl-9,10-ethenoanthracene (26) and 9,10-dihydro-11,12-dithiobenzoyl-9, 10-ethenoanthracene (29), respectively.

The electron-impact induced transformations of the cis-1,2-dibenzoylalkenes, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 15 on the other hand, can be rationalized in terms of both retro-Diels-Alder type fragmentations and pericyclic transformations of the dibenzoylalkene components.     

Fragmentation and 1,2-Addition Reactions upon Action of Methyllithium on Coupling Products of Ferrocenecarbaldehyde with Dibenzoylmethane

2-Ferrocenylmethylidene-1,2-diphenylpropanedione (3), 2,4-dibenzoyl-3-ferrocenyl-1,5-diphenylpentane-1,5-dione (4), and 2,4-dibenzoyl-3-ferrocenyl-2-[(ferrocenyl)hydroxymethyl]-1,5-diphenylpentane-1,5-dione (5) react with MeLi to undergo fragmentation and 1,2-addition or only 1,2-addition at the carbonyl group. Dehydration of intermediate tertiary alcohols affords α-methylstyrene (6), 3-ferrocenyl-1-phenylprop-2-enone (7), 3,5-diferrocenyl-1-phenyl-4-(1-phenylvinyl)cyclohexene (8), 3-ferrocenylmethylidene-2,4-diphenylpenta-1,4-diene (9), 2-benzoyl-1-ferrocenyl-3-phenylbuta-1,3-diene (10), 2-benzoyl-1-ferrocenyl-3-methylindene (11), 4-ferrocenyl-2-methyl-2,6-diphenyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran (19), and (Z,Z)-2,4-dibenzoyl-1,3-diferrocenyl-5-phenylhexa-1,4-diene (21), isolated by chromatography. The spatial structures of ferrocenyldihydropyran (19) and diferrocenylhexadiene (21) were established by X-ray diffraction analysis.     

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.     

Ozonolyse von Olefinen,III: Säurekatalysierte Ozonolyse von 3-Hexen-1,6-und 2-Penten-1,5-dicarbonylderivaten

Summary The ozonolysis of mono-unsaturated compounds containing the structural element =CH-CH₂-R [R=COOH, COOCH₃, CH(OCH₃)₂] was investigated. Reductive ozonolysis of (E)-3-hexene-1,6-dioic acid gives methyl 3,3-dimethoxypropanoate (2), whereas ozonolysis of dimethyl (E)-3-hexene-1,6-dioate (1a) and (Z)-1,1,6,6-tetramethoxy-3-hexene (1b) in a methanolic solution of HCl leads to a mixture of2, dimethyl malonate (3 a) and 1,1,3,3-tetramethoxypropane (3 b). The homologuos derivatives, dimethyl glutaconate (4 a) and 1,1,5,5-tetramethoxy-2-pentene (4 b), were ozonized to give mixtures of2, 3, dimethyl oxalate (5), methyl 2,2-dimethoxyacetate (6 a), and 1,1,2,2-tetramethoxyethane (6 b). The ratios of the various reaction products were determined by gas chromatography. In each case the formation of the bifunctional derivatives2 and6 a was favoured.

     

Facile Syntheses of Some Thieno[2,3-d] Pyrimidine Derivatives

In one-pot synthesis 2-arylidene-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrothiazolo[3,2-a] cyclopenteno-thieno[2,3-d] pyrimidine-3,5-diones (3) were prepared via the reaction of a ternary mixture of 2-thioxo-1,3,4,5,6,7-hexahydr cyclopentinothieno [2,3-d]-4-one (2), chloroacetic acid and a proper aldehyde. Compound 2 reacted with 3-chloropent-2, 4-dione in ethanolic potassium hydroxide yielding the S-acetyl acetone derivative 5f . The latter compound reacted with hydrazine hydrate and phenyl hydrazine yielded the 2-pyrazolthio derivative 10a, b. Compound 5f also underwent cyclization on heating with acetic acid—pyridine solution to give 11. The 2-methylthio derivative 5a, when treated with hydrogen peroxide gave the corresponding oxidized product 9.     

Reactions of 6-Amino-5-Cyano-3-Methyl-1,4-Diphenyl-1H 4H-Pyrano[2,3-C]Pyrazole and its Methanimidate

Reaction of 6-amino-5-cyano-3-methyl-1,4-diphenyl- 1H,4H-pyrano[2,3-c]pyrazole 1 with triethyl orthoformate in acetic anhydride gave its methanimidate 2, which reacts with primary aliphatic and aromatic amines to give 4,6-dihydro-3-methyl-1,4-diphenyl-6- (alkyl)pyrazolo[4′,3′:5,6]pyrano[2,3-d]pyrimidine-5(lH)- imine 3 and the starting compound 1 , respectively. Treatment of 1 with o-aminophenol gave 5-(2-benzoxalyl)- 1,4-dihydro-3-methyl-1,4-diphenylpyrano[2,3-c]pyrazol- 6-amine 9.     

Synthesis of polycyclic pyridazinediones as chemiluminescent compounds

Reactions of 1,3-disubstituted 5-aminopyrazole-4-carbonitrile derivatives 3a-o with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate in the presence of potassium carbonate in dimethyl sulfoxide gave the corresponding dimethyl 1,3-disubstituted pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine-5,6-dicarboxylates 4a-o which were allowed to react with excess hydrazine hydrate under ethanol refluxing conditions followed by heating at 250-300° to give 1,3-disubstituted 4-amino-1H-pyrazolo[4′,3′:5,6]pyrido[2,3-d]pyridazine-5,8(6H,7H)-diones 7a-s in good yields. Similarly, 1,3-disubstituted 4-hydroxy-1H-pyrazolo[4′3′:5,6]pyrido[2,3-d]pyridazine-5,8(6H,7H)-diones 10a-c were obtained from alkyl 1,3-disubstituted 5-aminopyrazole-4-carboxylates 8a-c . These tricyclic pyridazine derivatives were alternatively synthesized from 4-hydroxypyrrolo[3,4-e]pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine-5,7-diones 13a-c prepared by reactions of 5-aminopyrazoles (8e-g) with methyl 1-methyl-4-methylthio-2,5-dioxo-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylate (11a) followed by the Gould/Jacobs reaction. 1-Methyl-4-methylthio-2,5-dioxo-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile smoothly reacted with 2-aminobenzimidazoles to give the corresponding 5-amino-3-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[3′4′:4,5]pyrimido[1,2-a]benzimidazole-1,3(2H)-diones 16a-e , which were readily converted to the desired 12-aminopyridazino[4′,5′:4,5]pyrimido-[1,2-a]benzimidazole-1,4(2H,3H)-diones 17a-e in good yields. Other pyridazinopyrimidine derivatives were also obtained by the reaction of the corresponding 2-aminoheterocycles with the maleimide in good yields. Substituted anilines reacted 11b in refluxing methanol to give the corresponding methyl 4-phenylamino-1-methyl-2,5-dioxo-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylates 25a-e which were converted in good yields to 2-methylpyrrolo[3,4-b]quinoline derivatives 26a-e by heating in diphenyl ether. Reaction of 26a-c with hydrazine hydrate gave 10-hydroxypyridazino[4,5-b]quinoline-1,4(2H,3H)-diones 27a-e in good yields. The desired 10-aminopyridazino[4,5-b]pyridazine-1,4(2H,3H)-diones 30a-e were obtained in good yields by the chlorination of 4a-e with phosphorus oxychloride followed by aminolysis with 28% ammonium hydroxide. Some pyridazino[4,5-a][2.2.3]cyclazine-1,4(2H,3H)-diones 37a,b as luminescent compounds were synthesized via several steps from indolizine derivatives. The key intermediates, dimethyl 6-dimethylamino[2.2.3]cyclazine-1,2-dicarboxylates 34, 36 , were synthesized by the [8 + 2] cycloaddition reaction of the corresponding 7-dimethylaminoindolizines 33, 35 with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate in the presence of Pd-C in refluxing toluene. Some were found to be more efficient than luminol in light production. 4-Amino-3-methylsufonyl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazolo[4′,3′:5,6]pyrido[2,3-d]pyridazine-5,8(6H,7H)-dione (7r) , 10-hydroxypyridazino[4,5-b]-quinoline-1,4(2H,3H)-diones 27a-e , and 10-aminopyridazino[4,5-b]quinoline-1,4(2H,3H)-diones 30a-e showed the greatest chemiluminescence intensity in the presence of hydrogen peroxide peroxidase in a solution of phosphate buffer at pH 8.0.     

Studies on the chemistry of thienoannelated O,N‐ and S,N‐containing heterocycles. 24 [1]. Synthesis of imidazo[1,5‐d]thieno[2,3‐b][1,4]‐thiazine derivatives as potential receptor ligands

A facile synthesis of the imidazo[1,5‐d]thieno[2,3‐b][1,4]thiazine ring system is described. Reaction of 6‐benzyl‐2,3‐dihydro‐1H‐thieno[2,3‐b][1,4]thiazine‐2‐one ( 1 ) with potassium tert‐butoxide and diethylchlorophosphate gave intermediate 2 which resulted in the disired ring system after adding the corresponding isocyanides and potassium tert‐butoxide.     

THE NOVEL MACROCYCLIC AND LINEAR-CHAIN THIOETHERS FROM PERCHLOROBUTADIENE AND DITHIOLES

Compounds 3a–c, 4a, b, 5a–c, and 6a, c were obtained from the reactions of perchlorobutadiene (1) with 1,4-butanedithiol (2a), 1,5-pentanethiol (2b), and 2.2′-(ethlene-dioxyl)diethanethiol (2c) in ethanol in the presence of sodium hydroxide. Compounds 7a, b were obtained from the reactions of thioethers 3a, b with m-chlorperbenzoic acid in CHCl ₃ .     

Strukturelle Abwandlungen an partiell silylierten Kohlenhydraten mittels Triphenylphosphan-Azodicarbonsäureester, 5. Mitt.: Transformationen an Glykonolactonen

Reaction ofD-glucono-1,5-lactone1 with two equivalents oft-butyldimethylchlorosilane yields via a ringcontraction 2,6-bis-O-(t-BDMSi)-D-glucono-1,4-lactone2a as main product and a small amount of 5,6-bis-O-(t-BDMSi)-D-glucono-1,4-lactone2c. Under the same conditionsL-mannono-1,4-lactone3 is transformed to the derivatives 2,6-bis-O-(t-BDMSi)-L-mannono-1,4-lactone3a and 3,6-bis-O-(t-BDMSi)-L-mannono-1,4-lactone3c as the minor product. 2,6-bis-O-(t-BDMSi)-D-galactono-1,4-lactone4a and 2,6-bis-O-(t-BDMSi)-D-gulono-1,4-lactone5a are also prepared from the corresponding glyconolactones4 and5. Whereas the compounds2a, 2c, 4a and5a withAc ₂O-pyridine give the bisacetylderivatives2b, 2d, 4b and5b, 3c is converted by an accompanying migration of one silylgroup to the 5,6-bis-O-(t-BDMSi)-2,3-bis-O-acetyl-L-mannono-1,4-lactone3d. The gluconolactone derivative2a reacts easily withTPP/DEAD/HX to the 5-X-L-idono-1,4-lactone derivatives6a (X=N₃),6b (X=p-NO₂-C₆H₄COO) and6c (3-O-acetylderivative of6a). Treating6b with a second equivalentTPP/DEAD/HX leads to the unsaturated sugarlacton7b. Without an external nucleophile2a affords withTPP the mixture of 2,6-bis-O-(t-BDMSi)-3,5-carbonato-D-glucono-1,4-lactone2c, 3,5-anhydro-L-idono-1,4-lactone8 and 3,6-anhydro-D-glucono-1,4-lactone9. Analogous procedures applied to4a yield theL-altronolactonoderivatives10a, 10b and10c, the unsaturated sugarlactone11b on the one and the 3,5-carbonatogalactonolactone4c and the 2,6-bis-O-(t-BDMSi)-3-desoxy-5-ethoxycarbonyl-D-threo-hex-2-en-1,4-lactone12 on the other hand.Whereas the bis-silyletherderivative3a is transformed by the title system exclusively by an elimination process to13, the derivative5a affords withTPP/DEAD without any elimination the 3,6-anhydrosugar14. Partial desilylation of14 followed by acetylation gives the derivatives14a and14b.Structural elucidations were achieved by¹H-NMR-analysis. In some cases also CD-measurements allowed suitable correlations.

Mark, E., Zbiral, E., Brandstetter, H. H., 4. Mitt., Mh. Chem.111, 289 (1980).     

The Behavior of 3,3-Diphenylindan-1,2-dione Towards Phosphonium Ylides

Summary. The reaction of alkoxycarbonyl- and cyanomethylene(triphenyl)phosphoranes with 3,3-diphenylindan-1,2-dione in dry benzene at room temperature for about 5 h led to the formation of a mixture of (E)- and (Z)-diastereomers. On the other hand, treatment of the dione with acetylmethylene(triphenyl)phosphorane afforded a mixture of (E)-3,3-diphenyl-1-(2-oxo-2-methylethylidene)indan-2-one and unexpected product (E)-3-(3,3-diphenyl-2-oxoindan-1-ylidene)-4-(triphenyl-λ⁵-phosphanylidene)hexane-2,5-dione, whereas with benzoylmethylene(triphenyl)phosphorane gave a mixture of (E)-3,3-diphenyl-1-(2-oxo-2-phenylethylidene)indan-2-one, [(2R ^*,3S ^*)-3-benzoyl-8,8-diphenyl-3,8-dihydro-2H-indeno{2,1-b}furan-2-yl]phenylmethanone and 1,4-diphenyl-2-(3,3-diphenyl-2-hydroxy-3H-inden-1-yl)but-2-ene-1,4-dione. The reaction mechanisms are considered and structural assignments of the new compounds are based on spectroscopic evidence. The molecular structures of the two diastereomers and the unexpected product were elucidated by X-ray crystallography.     

The Behavior of 3,3-Diphenylindan-1,2-dione Towards Phosphonium Ylides

The reaction of alkoxycarbonyl- and cyanomethylene(triphenyl)phosphoranes with 3,3-diphenylindan-1,2-dione in dry benzene at room temperature for about 5 h led to the formation of a mixture of (E)- and (Z)-diastereomers. On the other hand, treatment of the dione with acetylmethylene(triphenyl)phosphorane afforded a mixture of (E)-3,3-diphenyl-1-(2-oxo-2-methylethylidene)indan-2-one and unexpected product (E)-3-(3,3-diphenyl-2-oxoindan-1-ylidene)-4-(triphenyl-λ⁵-phosphanylidene)hexane-2,5-dione, whereas with benzoylmethylene(triphenyl)phosphorane gave a mixture of (E)-3,3-diphenyl-1-(2-oxo-2-phenylethylidene)indan-2-one, [(2R ^*,3S ^*)-3-benzoyl-8,8-diphenyl-3,8-dihydro-2H-indeno{2,1-b}furan-2-yl]phenylmethanone and 1,4-diphenyl-2-(3,3-diphenyl-2-hydroxy-3H-inden-1-yl)but-2-ene-1,4-dione. The reaction mechanisms are considered and structural assignments of the new compounds are based on spectroscopic evidence. The molecular structures of the two diastereomers and the unexpected product were elucidated by X-ray crystallography.     

Sterically hindered cyclopentadienyl and phospholyl ligands in dysprosium chemistry

Three new unsolvated organometallic complexes of dysprosium(III) with very sterically hindered π-ligands have been synthesized and structurally characterised: the monomeric bis[η⁵-(1,2,4-tris-trimethylsilylcyclopentadienyl)]iododysprosium (1b), bis[η⁵-(1,4-bis-t-butyl-2,3-dimethylphospholyl)]iododysprosium, (1c) and the dimeric tetrakis[η⁵-(1,4-bis-t-butyl-2,3-dimethylphospholyl)]bis(μ-iodo)di-dysprosium (1d). The relative steric bulk of the π-ligands have been assessed by comparison of the structural data of 1b–d with that of the previously described bis[η⁵-(1,2,4-tris-t-butylcyclopentadienyl)]iododysprosium (1a). Contrary to 1a, reduction attempts on 1b–d were unsuccessful. The reaction of the dysprosium(II) complex bis[η⁵-(1,2,4-tris-t-butylcyclopentadienyl)]dysprosium(μ-bromo)-potassium[18]crown-6 (3) with fluorenone resulted in its monoelectronic reduction and coordination of the resulting ketyl to dysprosium(III): isolation of potassium[18]crown-6 bis[η⁵-(1,2,4-tris-t-butylcyclo-pentadienyl)](fluorenone ketyl)bromodysprosate (4) that was structurally characterised.     

One-pot synthesis of chromeno[2,3-b]isoindolo[1,2-e]pyrrole-12,13-dione derivatives by sequential reaction of ninhydrin, 2-aminochromen-4-ones and arylamines

Stirring an equimolar mixture of ninhydrin 1 and 2-aminochromen-4-ones 2 in CH₃COOH at room temperature produced 6a,11a-dihydroxy-6H-chromeno[2,3-b]indeno[2,1-d]pyrrole-11,12(6aH,11aH)-diones 3, which on heating with aromatic amines 6 in acetic acid produced 11b-hydroxy-7-N-arylimino-6H-chromeno[2,3-b]isoindolo[1,2-e]pyrrole-12,13(11bH)-diones 7.     

Synthesis of a New Series of Imidazo-[1,5-a]pyrido[2,3-e]pyrazines as Potential Ligands for the GABA Receptor Complex

Summary.  Starting from 2-chloro-3-nitropyridine, 2-isopropyl-1,4-dihydropyrido[2,3-b]pyrazin-2(3H),3-dione was synthesized. This compound was reacted with potassium tert-butoxide and diethyl chlorophosphate to afford an intermediate dihydropyrido[2,3-b]pyrazin-2-ylphosphate derivative which in turn furnished the desired 1,2,4-oxadiazolylimidazo[1,5-a]pyrido[2,3-e]pyrazine derivatives with 5-alkyl-3-isocyanomethyl-1,2,4-oxadiazoles in the presence of additional tert-butoxide. The title compounds are potential ligands for the γ-aminobutyric acid A/benzodiazepine receptor complex. Received November 26, 2001. Accepted December 3, 2001     

Silicon-carbon unsaturated compounds. 73. Photolysis of cis- and trans-1,2-dimethyl-1,2-diphenyl-1,2-disilacyclohexane in the presence of tert-butyl alcohol and acetone

Irradiation of cis-1,2-dimethyl-1,2-diphenyl-1,2-disilacyclohexane (1a) in the presence of tert-butyl alcohol in hexane with a low-pressure mercury lamp bearing a Vycor filter proceeded with high stereospecificity to give cis-2,3-benzo-1-tert-butoxy-1,4-dimethyl-4-phenyl-1,4-disilacyclooct-2-ene (2a), in 33% isolated yield, together with a 15% yield of 1-[(tert-butoxy)methylphenylsilyl]-4-(methylphenylsilyl)butane (3). The photolysis of trans-1,2-dimethyl-1,2-diphenyl-1,2-disilacyclohexane (1b) with tert-butyl alcohol under the same conditions gave stereospecifically trans-2,3-benzo-1-tert-butoxy-1,4-dimethyl-4-phenyl-1,4-disilacyclooct-2-ene (2b) in 41% isolated yield, along with a 12% yield of 3. Similar photolysis of 1a and 1b with tert-butyl alcohol-d₁ produced 2a and 2b, respectively, in addition to 1-[(tert-butoxy)(monodeuteriomethyl)(phenyl)silyl]-4-(methylphenylsilyl)butane. When 1a and 1b were photolyzed with acetone in a hexane solution, cis- and trans-2,3-benzo-1-isopropoxy-1,4-dimethyl-4-phenyl-1,4-disilacyclooct-2-ene (4a and 4b) were obtained in 25% and 23% isolated yield. In both photolyses, 1-(hydroxymethylphenylsilyl)-4-(methylphenylsilyl)butane (5) was also isolated in 4% and 5% yield, respectively. The photolysis of 1a with acetone-d₆ under the same conditions gave 4a-d₆ and 5-d₁ in 18% and 4% yields.     

Micelles catalyzed one pot regio- and chemoselective synthesis of benzo[a]phenazines and naphtho[2,3-d]imidazoles ‘in H2O’

An efficient, novel, and concise one pot regio- and chemoselective synthesis of benzo[a]phenazines (4) and naphtho[2,3-d]imidazoles (8) has been accomplished in excellent yields by nucleophilic substitution reaction of 2,3-dichloro-1,4-naphthoquinone (1) with o-phenylenediamine (2) and benzamidines (7) respectively ‘in H₂O’ using base and micelles (SDS) as catalyst. Analog reaction of 2,3-dichloro-1,4-naphthoquinone (1) with 2-aminobenzenethiol (9) under identical conditions led to formation of a mixture of benzo[b]phenothiazine (10), benzo[a]phenothiazine (11), and benzo[a]-1,4-benzothiazino-3,2-phenothiazine (12) in 17%, 23%, and 57% yields, respectively.