Synthesis of 4-(2-hydroxy-1-methyl-5-oxo-1H-imidazol-4(5H)-ylidene)-5-oxo-1-aryl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylates, a new triazafulvalene system

(2E,3Z)-2-(1-Methyl-2,5-dioxoimidazolidin-4-ylidene)-3-[(arylamino- or heteroarylamino)methylene]succinate 5 obtained by [2+2] cycloaddition of (5Z)-5-[(dimethylamino)methylene]-3-methylimidazolidine-2,4-dione (1) and dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate (2) followed by substitution of the dimethylamino group with aromatic or heteroaromatic amines, afforded by heating in ethanol in the presence of potassium hydroxide, potassium salts 6. Acidification of 6 with hydrochloric acid afforded mixtures of (E)- and (Z)-isomers of methyl 4-(2-hydroxy-1-methyl-5-oxo-1H-imidazol-4(5H)-ylidene)-5-oxo-1-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylates. On the other hand, alkylation of compounds 6 with methyl iodide or benzyl bromide produced the corresponding methyl (E)-4-(2-methoxy- or 2-benzyloxy-1-methyl-5-oxo-1H-imidazol-4(5H)-ylidene)-5-oxo-1-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylates 9, derivatives of a new triazafulvalene system.     

Synthesis,Structure, and Redox Chemistry of a Vitamin-B12s-Related Macrocyclic Complex of Cobalt(I)

(±)-[1-hydro-8H-HDP]cobalt(I) 1

1 Full name of 1: [2,2,3,3,7,7,8,8,12,12,13,13,17,17,18,18,-hexadecamethyl-2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18,-octahydro-1H,23H-10,20-diaza-porphinato]cobalt(I); full name of 2a : dibromo[2,2,3,3,7,7,8,8,12,12,13,13,17,17,18,18-hexadecamethyl-2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octahydro-1H,21H-10,20-diazaporphinato]cobalt(III).

2 For the nomenclature of [HDP]-complexes see addendum in [2].

is obtained by chemical or electrochemical four-electron reduction of (±)-dibromo- or (±)-dicano[1-hydroxy-8H-HDP]cobalt(III) 2a or 2b ⁴, respectively. The crystal nad molecular structure of 1 was determined by combination of X-ray analysis and MS, ¹H-, and ¹³C-NMR spectroscopy. Square-planar coordinated Co(I) lies closely to the best plane through the four N-atoms which form the first coordination sphere. Thermodynamic data for the coordination of axial bases with the cation of [1-hydroxy-8H-HDP]cobalt 2 in its different metal oxidation states were determined. The pathway of the overall four-electron reduction of 2a to 1 was elucidated: it involves a two-electron reduction of the central metal, a two-electron reduction of the macrocycle accompanied by elimination of the OH-group and final protonation at C(1). Evidence for an intramolecular electron transfer between the central metal and the macrocycle is presented.     

Ring-transformation reactions of 5-hydroxy-2-oxabicyclo[3.2.0]-heptan-4-ones and 5-hydroxy-2-oxabicyclo[3.2.0]hept-6-en-4-ones

Dehydrochlorination of chlorinated 5-hydroxy-2-oxabicyclo[3.2.0]heptan-4-ones, 3a-c, which were obtained from the photo[2+2]cycloadditions between 4-hydroxy-3(2H)-furanone 1 and chloroethylenes, with triethylamine gave 2-ethenyl-3(2H)-furanones 4a,b or 2-(2-cyanoethyl)-3(2H)-furanone 4c. 2-Oxa-bicyclo[3.2.0]hept-6-en-4-ones 7 being [2+2]cycloadducts between 1 and acetylenes gave 2,3-dihydro-3-oxooxepin derivatives 8 by electrocyclic rearrangement.     

1,6-Additionen an 3-Methyl-5-methyliden-2-(5H)-furanon-Derivate

1,6-Additions to 3-Methyl-5-methylidene-2(5H)-furanone Derivatives The anions of thiophenol, methyl malonate and malononitrile react with 3-methyl-5,6-dihydro-2 (4H)-benzofuranone ( 1c ) by the formation of the corresponding 1,6-addition products cis- 5c (63%), trans- 6 (42%) and trans- 7 (76%), respectively. Likewise, the reaction of 3-methyl-5-methylidene-2 (5H)-furanone ( 1b ) with thiophenol yields the 1,6-addition product 5b (66%), and with the sodium salt of methyl aceto-acetate the 1,6-addition product 8 (11%) and the dispiro-dilactone 9 (39%).     

Capillary electrophoretic resolution of the enantiomers of 2,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxy-3(2H)-furanone, the key flavor compounds in strawberry fruit

Summary A simple capillary electrophoretic method with UV detection has been developed for resolution of the enantiomers of 2,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxy-3(2H)-furanone, the key flavor compounds in strawberry fruit. The separation was performed in fused-silica capillaries (30/40.2 cm long×50μm i.d.) with running buffer consisting of 50mm ammonium acetate, pH 4.0, containing 20mm heptakis-(2,3-O-diacetyl-6-O-sulfato)-β-cyclodextrin (HDAS-β CD). The applied potential was 10 kV, the temperature 25°C, and detection was at 280 nm. The method was used to determine the enantiomer ratio of 2,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxy-3(2H)-furanone (DMHF) isolated from strawberry fruits and from the yeastZygosaccharomyces rouxii. The formation of enantiomerically enriched(+)-DMHF byZ. rouxii was demonstrated for, the first time.     

Chemistry of 5(2H)-isoxazolones: Novel conversion of positional isomers

Reactions of 4-arylidene-3-methyl-5(4H)-isoxazolones with nucleophiles lead to 4-substituted-benzyl-3-methyl-5(2H)-isoxazolones. Formation of 5(4H)- and 5(2H)-isoxazolone derivatives have been observed when 4-substituted-arylidene-3-rriethyl-5(4H)-isoxazolones are reacted with methyl magnesium iodide. Oxidation of 4-substituted-benzyl-3-methyl-5(2H)-isoxazolones with manganic acetate and pyridinium chlorochromate, gives 4,4′-bis[4-substituted-benzyl-3-methyl-5(4H)-isoxazolone]. Oxidation of 4-substituted-benzyl-3-methyl-5(2H)-isoxazolones with metachloroperbenzoic acid gives 4-hydroxy-4-substituted-benzyl-3-methyl-5(4H)-isoxazolones and reactions of the same substrates with N-bromosuccinimide furnish 4-bromo-4-substitutedbenzyl-3-methyl-5(4H)isoxazolones.     

Zur Synthese der 4-Dialkylamino-5,6-dihydro-2(1H)-pyridinthione sowie entsprechender 4-Alkylamino- bzw. 4-Arylaminoverbindungen

The rearrangement of 1-alkyl- and 1-aryldihydro-6-methyl-2(1H)-pyrimidinethiones (1 a) or-ones (1 b) and of methylene compounds (2a, 2b) resp., to 4-alkylamino- and 4-arylaminodihydro-2(1H)-pyridinethiones (4 a) or-ones (4 b) takes place via the corresponding 3-alkylamino- and 3-aryl-amino-3-butenylisothiocyanates (3 a) or-isocyanates (3 b). Dialkylamino-dihydro-2(1H)-pyridinethiones (10) are formed by heating dihydro-6-methyl-2(1H)-pyrimidinethiones (6 a) and 3,4-dihydro-6-methyl-1,3-thiazin-2-thiones (6 b) with dialkylformamides and by the reaction of secondary amines with tetrahydro-6-hydroxy-6-methyl-1,3-thiazin-2-thiones (5 a), with N,N-dialkyl-N-(3-oxobutyl)-thioureas (7) and 3-oxobutyl isothiocyanates (8). A general method for the preparation of10 is the reaction of dialkylammoniumrhodanides12, N,N-dialkylthioureas13 and dialkylammonium chlorides and KCNS, resp., with 3-alken-2-ones14 and 4-hydroxy-2-alkanones15, resp. Methyl ketones such as acetone, which readily undergo the aldol condensation, behave analogously. The reactions described take place via the intermediate aminoalkenyl isothiocyanates (9).     

Aromatizational rhodiation of 1-cyciopentadienylidene4-methyl-4-trichloromethylcyclohexa-2,5-diene under the action of (Ph3P)3Rh(CO)H and (C2H4)2Rh(acac) as a novel route top-tolylcyclopentadienyl complexes of transition metals

Condensation of 4-methyl-4-trichloromethylcyclohexa-2,5-dienone with cyclopentadiene gave the first representative of cross-conjugated pentafulvenes of the para-semiquinoid series: 1-cyclopentadienylidene-4-methyl-4-trichloromethylcyclohexa-2,5-diene. This fulvene undergoes a novel redox aromatizational skeletal rearrangement under the action of (Ph₃P)₃Rh(CO)H and (C₂H₄)₂Rh(acac) to give triphenylphosphinetn5-(p-tolylcyclopentadienyl)jdichlororhodium and bis[(⁵-p-tolylcyclopentadienyl)(w-chloro)chlororhodium], respectively.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 2098–2100, August, 1996.     

Synthesis of 4H-pyrazolo- and 4H-pyrrolophenothiazin-4-one derivatives

5-Methyl- and 6-methyl-2-phenyl-2H-indazole-4,7-diones were condensed with 2-aminobenzenethiol or 6-substituted-3-aminopyridine-2(1H)thiones 4 to produce a new type of 5-methyl-2-phenyl-4H-pyrazolophenothiazin-4-ones or 8-substituted-7-aza-5-methyl-2-phenyl-4H-pyrazolophenothiazin-4-one derivatives. From 6-bromo-2,5-dimethyl-1,3-diphenyl-2H-isoindole-4,7-dione and 4 8-substituted-7-aza-2,5-dimethyl-1,3-diphenyl-4H-pyrrolophenothiazin-4-one derivatives were also prepared.     

Synthesis of 2H-pyrano[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives

Two series of 2H-pyrano[2,3-d]pyrimidine-2,5(6H)-dione derivatives have been prepared. Thus, the reaction of 6-hydroxy-pyrimidin-4(3H)-ones (1 a–c) with bis-2,4,6-trichlorphenyl malonates (2 a–d) or diethyl malonates (3 a–d) afforded good yields of 4-hydroxy-2H-pyrano[2,3-d]pyrimidine-2,5(6H)-diones (4 a-l). Application of our modifiedPechmann reaction^9–11 using -aminocrotonate (5) or -keto esters (6, 7) in the presence of ammonium acetate yielded the 2H-pyrano[2,3-d]pyrimidinediones8 a–h.Dedicated to Prof. Dr.Karl Schlögl, University of Vienna, on the occasion of his 60th birthday.     

Substituted γ-Lactones. 35 . Reduction of 4-aroyl-3-hydroxy-2(5H)-furanones

The reduction of 4-aroyl-3-hydroxy-2(5H)-furanons 1a-c was investigated using different reducing agents. Sodium borohydride reacts with type 1 compounds by loss of water to yield 4-(arylmethylene)-2,3(4H,5H)-furandiones 2a-c . Platinum or charcoal supported by pallodium chloride transforms 1a to 4-benzyl-3-hydroxy-2(5H)-furanone ( 3). Compounds 2a and 2b react with o-phenylenediamine to give 3-(E-(1′-hydroxymethyl-2′-aryl)ethenyl]-2-quinoxalinones 4a and 4b . The lactone 3 under the same conditions splits out formaldehyde and forms 3-(2′-phenylethyl)-2-quinoxalinone ( 6 ). The structure assignments of the novel compounds are based on elemental analysis and nmr as well as ir spectroscopic data.     

Reactions of [(3,5-Di-<Emphasis Type="Italic">tert</Emphasis>-butyl-4-oxocyclohexa-2,5-dien- 1-ylidene)methyl]phosphonates with Phenols

Dialkyl [(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-oxocyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene)methyl]phosphonates reacted with phenol and benzenediols in the presence of trifluoromethanesulfonic acid to give products of electrophilic substitution in the benzene ring, the corresponding diarylmethylphosphonates or [phenylenebis(arylmethylene)]- diphosphonates. The reaction of diphenyl [(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-oxocyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene)methyl]phosphonate with 2-methylbenzene-1,3-diol at a ratio of 1: 1 afforded 3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)-6-hydroxy-7-methyl-2-phenoxy-2,3-dihydro-1,2λ⁵-benzoxaphosphol-6-one.     

Synthesis and tuberculocidic activity of some 4-arylaminomethylene-3-methyl-1-(pyrimidin-2-yl)pyrazol-5(4H)-ones

4-Arylaminomethylene-3-methyl-1-(6-methyl-4-oxo-1,4-dihydropyrimidin-2-yl)pyrazol-5(4H)-ones were synthesized by a three-component reaction between the 6-methyl-2-(3-methyl-5-oxo-2,5-dihydropyrazol-1-yl)pyrimidin-4(1H)-one, triethoxymethane, and an aromatic amine. These compounds were found to exist as aminomethyleneketones regardless of the electronic effects of substituents in the aromatic fragments. The resulting compounds showed pronounced tuberculocidic activity.     

The He(Iα) Photoelectron Spectra of the Perfluoroderivatives of Trisannelated Benzenes and Tetrakisannelated Cyclooctatetraenes

The He(Iα) photoelectron (PE) spectra of tris(perfluorocyclobuta)benzene 4 (F)

1 3,3,4,4,7,7,8,8,11,11,12,12-Dodecafluorotetracyclo[8.2.0.0^2,5.0^6,9]dodeca-1,5,9-triene

, tris(perfluorocyclopenta)benzene 5 (F)

2 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,9,9-Octadecafluoro-2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9-octahydro-1H-trindene.

, tetrakis(perfluorocyclobuta)cyclooctatetraene 6 (F)

3 3,3,4,4,7,7,8,8,11,1l,l2,l2,l5,15,16,16-Hexadecafluoropentacyclo[12.2.0.0^2,5.0^6,9.0^10,13]hexadeca-1,5,9,13-tetraene.

, and of tetrakis(perfluorocyclopenta)cyclooctatetraene 7 (F)

4 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,9,9,10,10,11,11,12,12-Tetracosafluoro-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12-dodeca-hydrotetracyclopenta[a,c,e,g]cyclooctene.

are reported. A tentative assignment of the PE spectra is derived by empirical correlation with those of relevant reference compounds. The results suggest that 6 (F) retains the D_4h-conformation in the gas phase, i.e. A conformation with a planar cyclooctatetraene ring, as observed in the crystal. All four compounds exhibit a sharp increase of their first ionization energies, relative to the corresponding parent hydrocarbons, due to the perfluoro effect.     

Über die Einwirkung von Ammoniak auf 5-Chlor-2-(N-methyl-jodmethansulfonamido)-benzophenon

Zusammenfassung 5-Chlor-2-(N-methyl-jodmethansulfonamido)-benzophenon (6 b) reagiert mit flüss. NH₃ zu 6-Chlor-4-hydroxy-1-methyl-4-phenyl-3,4-dihydro-1H-2,1-benzothiazin-2,2-dioxid (7), mit NH₃ in absol. Alkohol zu 6-Chlor-4-hydroxy-3-jod-1-methyl-4-phenyl-3,4-dihydro-1H-2,1-benzothiazin-2,2-dioxid (9). Der Mechanismus dieser Reaktionen wird diskutiert.

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The reaction of ammonia with 5-Chloro-2-(N-methyl-iodo-methanesulfonamido)-benzophenone

The reaction of 5-chloro-2-(N-methyl-jodomethanesulfon-amido)-benzophenone (6b) with liquid or absol. alcoholic ammonia leads to 6-chloro-4-hydroxy-1-methyl-4-phenyl-3,4-dihydro-1H-2,1-benzothiazine-2,2-dioxid (7) and 6-chloro-4-hydroxy-3-jodo-1-methyl-4-phenyl-3,4-dihydro-1H-2,1-benzothiazine-2,2-dioxid (9) resp. The mechanism of these reactions is discussed.

     

4H-Chromenone Glycosides from Eranthis hyemalis (L.) SALISBURY

Investigation of the tubers of Eranthis hyemalis (Ranunculaceae) afforded six chromenone glycosides. Their structures have been elucidated mainly by spectroscopic (FAB-MS, 2D-NMR techniques) and chemical methods (acidic and enzymatic hydrolysis) as 9-{[(β-D -glucopyranosyl)oxy]methyl}-8,11-dihydro-5-hydroxy-2-methyl-4H-pyrano[2,3-g][1]benzoxepin-4-one ( 1 ), 9-{[(β-D -gentiobiosyl)oxy]methyl}-8,11-dihydro-5-hydroxy-2-methyl-4H-pyrano[2,3-g][1]benzoxepin-4-one( 2 ), 9-{[(β-D -glucopyranosvl)oxy]melhyl}-8,11-dihydro-5-hydroxy-2-(hydroxy-methyl)-4H-pyrano[2,3-g][1]benzoxepin-4-one( 3 ), 8-{(2E)-4-[(β-D -glucopyranosyl)oxy]-3-methylbut-2-enyl}-5,7-dihydroxy-2-methyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one ( 4 ), 8-{(2E)-4-[(β-D -glucopyranosyi)oxy]-3-methylbut-2-enyl}-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one ( 5 ), and 7-{[(β-D -glucopyranosy1)oxy]methyl}-2,3-dihydro-2-(l-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)-4-methoxy-5H-furo[3,2-g][1]benzopyran-5-one ( 6 ). Compound 2 exhibited negative inotropic activity.     

Synthesis of Pyrrolo [3,4-c] [1] benzazepine-4, 10 (2H, 5H)-dione,a Model System Useful for the Design of 11-Oxosibiromycinone Analogues

The synthesis of pyrrolo[3,4-c] [1] benzazepine-4,10(2H, 5H)-dione, a compound related to 11-oxosibiromycinone, is described. 2-Methyl-, 5-methyl- and 2,5-dimethylpyrrolo[3,4-c] [1] benzazepine-4, 10 (2H, 5H) - dione have been also prepared. The title compound has been synthesized either by ring enlargement of 2H-benz [f] isoindole-4,9-dione or by TosMIC addition to 1H-1-benzazepin-2,5-dione.     

Domino reactions in water for the stereoselective synthesis of novel spiro dihydro-2′H-[indene-2,3′-thiophen]-1(3H)-ones with three contiguous stereocenters

The domino reactions of (E)-2-(aryl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-ones and 1,4-dithiane-2,5-diol in the presence of triethylamine in water stereoselectively afforded a library of 2′-(aryl)-4′-hydroxy-4′,5′-dihydro-2′H-spiro[indene-2,3′-thiophen]-1(3H)-ones. This transformation presumably proceeds via the generation of 2-mercaptoacetaldehyde from 1,4-dithiane-2,5-diol followed by Michael addition–intramolecular aldol sequence with C–C and C–S bond formations and creation of three contiguous stereocenters in a one-pot operation.     

Über 1-Alkyl-bzw. 1-Aryl-dihydro-6-methyl-2(1H)-pyrimidinthione

The title compounds7 are formed in a general reaction by heating β-isothiocyanoketones3 with primary amines in inert solvents, or by thermal elimination of water from tetrahydro-6-hydroxy-6-methyl-2(1H)-pyrimidinethiones5, also in inert solvents. The 1-alkyl compounds can also be prepared under similar conditions from α,β-unsaturated ketones by reaction with alkylammonium rhodanides. The NMR-spectra show that the 1-substituted dihydro-6-methyl-2(1H)-pyrimidinethiones are in tautomeric equilibrium with the tetrahydro-6-methylene-2(1H)-pyrimidinethiones13. The reactivity of 1-alkyl and 1-aryldihydro-6-methyl-2(1H)-pyrimidinethiones is similar to that of dihydro-4,4,6-trimethyl-2(1H)-pyrimidinethione7 j, although their ring stability is certainly less.     

Five-membered dioxoheterocycles: XCIX. Reaction of 1-aryl-4-aroyl-5-methoxycarbonyl-1H-pyrrole-2,3-diones with indoles. Crystal and molecular structure of substituted 2-(indol-3-yl)pyrrole

1-Aryl-4-aroyl-5-methoxycarbonyl-1H-pyrrole-2,3-diones react with indole and 2-methylindole with the formation of methyl 1-aryl-3-aroyl-4-hydroxy-2-(1H-indol-3-yl)-5-oxo-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylates. Crystal and molecular structure of methyl 3-benzoyl-4-hydroxy-2-(2-methyl-1H-indol-3-yl)-5-oxo-1-phenyl-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylate was examined.