Novel Synthesis of N-Arylpyrrole,Pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinazoline,and Pyrrolo[3,4-d]pyridazine Derivatives

Phenacyl-malononitrile derivatives 1a,b react with dimethyl formamide dimethyl acetal (DMFDMA) in refluxing toluene to afford the enaminones 2a,b respectively. Compounds 2a and 2b react with the aromatic amines (aniline, p-toluidine, p-anisidine) in refluxing ethanol to afford the pyrroles 4a–f and with anthranilonitrile and methyl anthranilate to afford the pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinazolines 5a,b and 6a,b respectively. The pyrrole derivatives 4a–f react with hydrazine hydrate and phenyl hydrazine in refluxing ethanol to afford the pyrrolo[3,4-d] pyridazine derivatives 7a–f and 8a–f respectively.     

Reactions with Naphthoylhydroxlmoyl Chlorides: Synthesis of Derivatives of Isoxazole,Pyrrolidino[3,4-d]isoxazoiin-4,6-dione,lmidazo[1,2-a]pyridine,lmidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidine,Benzotriazine and Benzothiadiazine

Hydroximoyl chlorides 3 react with acrylonitrile, N-arylmaleimide and maleic anhydride to give isoxazolines 5 , pyrrolidino[3,4-d]isoxazolines 8 , and furolidino[3,4-d]isoxazolines 9 , respectively. 3 reacted with 2-aminopyridine, 2-aminopyrimidine, o-phenylenediamine and o-aminothiophenol to yield 3-ni-trosoimidazo[1,2-α]pyridines 20 , 3-nitrosopyrimidines 22 , 3-naphthoyl-1,4-dihydrobenzo-1,2,4-triazines 24 , and 3-naphthoyl-4H-1,3,4-benzothiadiazine 27 , respectively. Compound 3 reacted with benzoylacetonitrile, acetoacetanilide, thiophenol, benzencsulfinic acid in ethanolic sodium ethoxide solution to give the corresponding isoxazoles 12–13 and oximes 16–17 , respectively. The structures of these products were confirmed by elemental analyses, spectral data and, wherever possible, alternative synthesis.     

Synthesis,Antibacterial and Antifungal Activity of New 3-Aryl-5H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]imidazole and 5H-Imidazo[1,2-a]azepine Quaternary Salts

A series of novel 3-aryl-5H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]imidazole and 5H-imidazo[1,2-a]azepine quaternary salts were synthesized in 58–85% yields via the reaction of 3-aryl-6, 7-dihydro-5H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]imidazoles or 3-aryl-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-imidazo[1,2-a]azepines and various alkylating reagents. All compounds were characterized by ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, and LC-MS. The conducted screening studies of the in vitro antimicrobial activity of the new quaternary salts derivatives established that 15 of the 18 newly synthesized compounds show antibacterial and antifungal activity. Synthesized 3-(3,4-dichlorohenyl)-1-[(4-phenoxyphenylcarbamoyl)-methyl]-6,7-dihydro-5H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]imidazol-1-ium chloride 6c possessed a broad activity spectrum towards Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, and Cryptococcus neoformans, with a high hemolytic activity against human red blood cells and cytotoxicity against HEK-293. However, compound 6c is characterized by a low in vivo toxicity in mice (LD₅₀ > 2000 mg/kg).     

Synthesis and in vitro anticancer activity of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines and pyrazolo[3,4-d][1,2,3]triazines

A novel series of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines 14a–j and pyrazolo[1,5-a]quinazolines 18a, b were synthesized via condensation of 5-amino-1H-pyrazoles 10a, b with 3-(dimethylamino)-1-aryl-prop-2-en-1-ones 11a–e and 2-((dimethylamino)methylene)-5,5-dimethylcyclohexane-1,3-dione (15), respectively, in glacial acetic acid. Finally, treatment of 10a, b with sodium nitrite (NaNO₂) afforded pyrazolo[3,4-d]triazines 20a, b. Structures of compounds were confirmed by their spectral data. These compounds were screened for their in vitro cytotoxic activities against human cancer cell lines (HepG-2 and MCF-7) using 3-[4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. The results reveal that, the compounds 14b and 14h were the most potent in comparison with doxorubicin. The structure–activity relationship was discussed.     

Formylation of Furyl-substituted Imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine, Imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidine and Imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole

Vilsmeier formylation of 2-(2-furyl)-substituted imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine and imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidine, and also 6-(2-furyl)imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole with 1 mole of reagent occurs at the free position of the imidazole ring, while with an excess of the reagent it also occurs at the position 5 of the furyl group.     

Synthesis of Some New Pyrazolo[3,4-b]Pyridlne and Pyrazolo[3,4-d]Pyrimidine Derivatives1

Several pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine (3,4) and pyrazolo-[3,4-d]pyrimidine (5-13) derivatives were prepared using 5-amino-l-(5-ethyl-5H-1,2,4-triazino[5,6-b]-indol-3-yl)-lH-pyrazole-4-carbonitrile (2) . The pyridine derivatives 3 and 4 were obtained by reaction of 2 with malononitrile and ethyl cyanoacetate, respectively, while pyrimidine analogs 5-13 were synthesized cither by a one-step or multi-step sequence.     

Acylation of 3,4-Dihydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazines

The direction of trifluoroacetylation with trifluoroacetic anhydride of 3,4-dihydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazines containing an alkyl or aralkyl substituent in position 1 depends on both the structure of the 3,4-dihydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazine starting materials and on the ratio of reagent:substrate. It may lead to both mono- and disubstituted products. Trifluoroacetylation of 1-methyl-3,4-dihydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazines occurs at the methyl group. Acetylation of 3,4-dihydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazines leads only to N-acetyl-substituted reaction products.     

Formylation of 3,4-Dihydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazines

Formylation of 3,4-dihydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazines containing alkyl or aryl substituents at position 1 has been studied under the conditions of the Vilsmeier reaction. The direction of the reaction depends on the structure of 3,4-dihydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazine starting materials. Formylation of 1-methyl-substituted 3,4-dihydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazines occurs at the methyl group.     

Syntheses of 10-Oxo-10H-pyrido[1,2-a]thieno[3,4-d]pyrimidines and 10-Oxo-10H-pyrido[1,2-a]thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidines from methyl tetrahydro-4-oxo-3-thiophenecarboxylate and methyl tetrahydro-3-oxo-2-thiophenecarboxylate,respectively

A general synthesis of 10-Oxo-10H-pyrido[1,2-a]thieno[3,4-d]pyrimidines and 10-Oxo-10H-pyrido[1,2-a]-thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidines is described. Methyl tetrahydro-4-oxo-3-thiophenecarboxylate ( 13 ) was condensed with 6-aminonicotinic acid ( 18 ) to give 3,10-dihydro-10-oxo-1H-pyrido[1,2-a]thieno[3,4-d]pyrimidine-7-carboxylic acid ( 19 ). Treatment of 19 successively with chlorotrimethylsilane, N-chlorosuccinimide and water gave 10-oxo-10H-pyrido[1,2-a]thieno[3,4-d]pyrimidine-7-carboxylic acid ( 17 ). Methyl tetrahydro-3-oxo-2-thiophenecarboxylate ( 21 ) was converted to 10-oxo-10H-pyrido[1,2-a]thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine-7-carboxylic acid ( 25 ) by an analogous route.     

Polyethylene glycol-promoted synthesis of pyrimido[1,2-a]benzimidazole and pyrano[2,3-c]pyrazole derivatives in water

Synthesis of pyrimido[1,2-a]benzimidazole and pyrano[2,3-c]pyrazole derivatives were achieved using polyethylene glycol (PEG-400) as promoting reaction medium in water under catalyst-free conditions at reflux and room temperature, respectively. The structure of pyrimido[1,2-a]benzimidazole was confirmed using ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, DEPT, and HMBC experiments. The promising points for the present methodology are efficiency, generality, high yield, short reaction time, cleaner reaction profile, ease of product isolation, simplicity, potential of recycling reaction medium, and finally agreement with green chemistry protocols.     

Triarylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-8-carbonitriles: solvent-free synthesis and their anti-cancer evaluation

In this study, we have presented the synthesis of novel 2,5,7-triarylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-8-carbonitriles from 2-amino-4,6-diarlypyridine-3-carbonitrile and nitrostyrene using FeCl₃ (20?mol%) as Lewis acid under solvent-free conditions. A library of compounds with diverse substitutions have also been synthesized and screened for in-vitro anti-cancer activity against various cell lines such as A549 (Lung), HCT-116 (Colon), SW-620 (Colon), and MIAPACA (Pancreas).     

Synthesis and biological activity of fluorinated 2-amino-4-aryl-3,4-dihydro[1,3,5]triazino[1,2-a]benzimidazoles

The heterocyclic nucleus s-triazino[1,2-a]benzimidazole has been reported to exhibit antibacterial activity. In this study, seven new 3,4-dihydro[1,3,5]triazino[1,2-a]benzimidazole derivatives were prepared via cyclocondensation between 2-guanidinobenzimidazole and fluorine substituted (including trifluoromethyl) benzaldehydes. The structures of all the compounds were confirmed by ¹H, ¹³C NMR and IR spectral data. Spectral data also suggested the existence of various tautomeric forms of the fluorine-containing s-triazino[1,2-a]benzimidazole compounds. The synthesized compounds were also screened for antibacterial and bovine dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) inhibitory activities. The compound 3g substituted with a 3′,5′-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl moiety demonstrated the best antibacterial activity in the series. None of the tested compounds significantly inhibited bovine DHFR.     

Synthesis of Novel Disubstituted Pyrazolo[1,5‐a]pyrimidines,Imidazo[1,2‐a]pyrimidines,and Pyrimido[1,2‐a]benzimidazoles Containing Thioether and Aryl Moieties

A series of novel 6‐[(1,3,4‐thiadiazol‐2‐yl)sulfanyl]‐7‐phenylpyrazolo[1,5‐a]pyrimidines, 5‐phenyl‐6‐[(1,3,4‐thiadiazol‐2‐yl)sulfanyl]imidazo[1,2‐a]pyrimidines, and 2‐phenyl‐3‐[(1,3,4‐thiadiazol‐2‐yl)sulfanyl]pyrimido[1,2‐a]benzimidazoles have been synthesized in four steps starting with 2‐hydroxyacetophenone. The intermediate 3‐[(1,3,4‐thiadiazol‐2‐yl)sulfanyl]‐4H‐1‐benzopyran‐4‐ones reacted with pyrazol‐3‐amines, 5‐methylpyrazol‐3‐amine, and 1H‐imidazol‐2‐amine, 1H‐benzimidazol‐2‐amine via a cyclocondensation to give the title compounds in the presence of MeONa as base, respectively. The approach affords the target compounds in acceptable‐to‐good yields. The new compounds were characterized by their IR, NMR, and HR mass spectra.     

Synthesis,ABTS-Radical Scavenging Activity,and Antiproliferative and Molecular Docking Studies of Novel Pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoline Derivatives

A new 2,2′-azinobis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS)-radical scavenging and antiproliferative agents of pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoline derivatives have been synthesized. An efficient method for the synthesis of 14 novel diversified pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoline derivatives has been described using 4-(1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)quinoline and different phenacyl bromides in acetone and followed by reacting with different acetylenes in dimethylformamide/K₂CO₃. The structure of the newly synthesized compounds was determined by infrared, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, mass spectrometry, and elemental analysis. The in vitro antioxidant activity revealed that among all the tested compounds 5n exhibited maximum scavenging activity with ABTS. Compound 5b has showed good antiproliferative activity as an inhibitor of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase.     

Synthesis of Fused Isolated Azoles and N-Heteroaryl Derivatives Based on 2-Methyl-3,4-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-5-amine

In this work, we report the synthesis and characterization of new compounds derived from thieno[d]pyrimidines. The formation of isolated and fused thieno[d]pyrimidine derivatives was achieved via reacting 5-amino-(2-methyl)thieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)-one (3) with some selected reagents. The starting compound (2) was prepared in a quantitative yield using a modified procedure by conversion of the cyano group in 1 to the amide via hydrolysis using concentrated H₂SO₄. Methylthieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-5-yl (8, 9, and 18), 3-phenylthieno[3,4-e][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-c]pyrimidines (11–15) and tetrazolo[1,5-c]thieno[3,4-e]pyrimidine (16) have been synthesized in excellent isolated yield. The interaction of N-acetyl derivative 19 with benzaldehyde and/or some nitroso compounds afforded the chalcones and Schiff's bases derivatives 20 and 26a and c respectively. The latter compounds were used as key intermediates in the synthesis of N-acetylpyrazol-3-yl (21a and 21b), 6-phenylpyrimidine-2-(one)thione (22a and b), pyrazolo-1-carbothioamide (25), and thiazolidinone andβ β-lactam derivatives 28a and 28c and 30a and 30c respectively. The structures of these compounds were established by elemental analysis, infrared (IR), mass spectrometry (MS), and NMR spectral analysis.     

Conversion of 4-amino-1H-1,5-benzodiazepine-3-carbonitrile to pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidines,pyrimido[1,6-a]benzimidazole,and pyrazolo[3′,4′:4,5]pyrimido[1,6-a]benzimidazoles

The reactions of multifunctional compounds 2a, b, c, 3a, b and 4a, b which were readily obtained from 4-amino-1H-1,5-benzodiazepine-3-carbonitrile 1 with orthoesters are described, and derivatives of pyrazolo-[3,4-d]pyrimidines 5 , pyrimido[1,6-a]benzimidazole 9 , and pyrazolo[3′,4′:4,5]pyrimido[1,6-a]benzimidazole 10 are synthesized.     

Synthesis of some novel pyrazolo[1,5-a]quinazolines and their fused derivatives

New pyrazolo[1,5-a]quinazoline-3-carbonitriles 4a,b were obtained via cyclocondensation of 5-amino-3-cyanomethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carbonitrile (1) with enaminones of 1,3-cyclohexanedione derivatives 2a,b in refluxing glacial acetic acid. Condensation of compounds 4a,b with various aromatic aldehydes furnished the corresponding arylidene derivatives 6a–j. On the other hand, condensation of 4a,b with o-hydroxybenzaldehydes yielded the polyheterocyclic compounds 10a–h. Coupling of compounds 4a,b with aryldiazonium chlorides led to formation of 2-arylhydrazono derivatives 12a–h. Also, reaction of compounds 4a,b with phenyl isothiocyanate, followed by addition of ethyl chloroacetate and chloroacetonitrile, afforded the polyheterocyclic compounds based on pyrazolo[1,5-a]quinazoline core. The reaction of compounds 4a,b with phenyl isothiocyanate and elemental sulfur gave the thiazole-2-thione derivatives 25a,b. The reaction of enamines of compounds 4a,b with each of hydrazine hydrate and guanidine hydrochloride afforded pyrazolo[4″,3″:5′,6′]pyrido[4′,3′:3,4]pyrazolo[1,5-a]quinazolin-8-ones 30a,b and pyrimido[5″,4″:5′,6′]pyrido[4′,3′:3,4]pyrazolo[1,5-a]quinazolin-9(10H)-ones 33a,b, respectively. The structures of all the newly synthesized compounds were elucidated by elemental analyses and spectral data. The plausible mechanisms have been postulated to account for their formation.     

Synthesis and Pharmacological Evaluation of Novel 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro[1,3]diazepino[1,2-a]benzimidazole Derivatives as Promising Anxiolytic and Analgesic Agents

A number of novel 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro[1,3]diazepino[1,2-a]benzimidazole derivatives 2 were obtained by alkylation mainly in the 1H-tautomeric form of 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro[1,3]diazepino[1,2-a]benzimidazole or its 8,9-dimethyl-substituted analog 4-chlorobenzyl bromide, 4-chloroacetic acid fluoroanilide, and 4-tert-butylphenacyl bromide in neutral medium. Compounds 3 were cyclized and synthesized earlier with 11-phenacyl-substituted diazepino[1,2-a]benzimidazoles upon heating in conc. HBr. The chemical structures of the compounds were clarified by using the ¹H Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (¹H-NMR) technique. Anxiolytic properties were evaluated using the elevated plus maze (EPM) and open field (OF) tests. The analgesic effect of compounds was estimated with the tail flick (TF) and hot plate (HP) methods. Besides, possible the influence of the test compounds on motor activities of the animals was examined by the Grid, Wire, and Rotarod tests. Compounds 2d and 3b were the most active due to their prominent analgesic and anxiolytic potentials, respectively. The results of the performed in silico analysis showed that the high anxiolytic activity of compound 3b is explained by the combination of a pronounced interaction mainly with the benzodiazepine site of the GABA_A receptor with a prominent interaction with both the specific and allosteric sites of the 5-HT_2A receptor.     

[3,4]-annulated pyrroles 1. Polynuclear heterocyclic systems based on pyrrolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine-2,4-dione

The intramolecular electrophilic substitution in 6-functionalized 1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrrolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine-2,4(3H,6H)-diones was used for the synthesis of pyrimido[4′,5′:3,4]-pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxaline-8,10(7H,9H)-dione, pyrimido[4′,5′:3,4]pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,2,4]benzo-triazine-8,10(7H,9H)-dione, and 2H-pyrimido[4′,5′:3,4]pyrrolo[1,2-a]indole-2,4,11(1H, 3H)-trione derivatives. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2180–2185, December, 2006.     

Synthesis of derivatives of a new heterocyclic system pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyrido[1′,2′: 1,2]imidazo[4,5-d]pyridine

1-[4-Aminoarylpyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-5-yl]pyridinium chlorides undergo cyclization under reflux in tert-butanol in the presence of an excess of potassium tert-butoxide to form tetracyclic derivatives of pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyrido[1′,2′:1,2]imidazo[4,5-d]pyridine. The reaction scheme of the processes is proposed. The structures of the reaction products were confirmed by physicochemical methods. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 710–714, April, 2006.