Synthesis in Water and Antimicrobial Activity of 5-Trichloromethyl-4,5-dihydroisoxazoles

Two series of 5-trichloromethylisoxazoles were synthesized from the cyclocondensation of 1,1,1-trichloro-4-methoxy-3-alken-2-ones [Cl₃CC(O)C(R²) = C(R¹)OMe, where R¹ = H, Me, Et, Pr, iso-Pr, cyclo-Pr, Bu, terc-Bu, CH₂Br, CHBr₂, CH(Me)SMe, (CH₂)₂Ph, and Ph, and R² = H; R¹ = H and R² = Me and Et; R¹ and R² = -(CH₂)₄- and -(CH₂)₅-; and R¹ = Et and Ph and R² = Me] with hydroxylamine hydrochloride through a rapid one-pot reaction in water. The 5-trichloromethyl-4,5-dihydroisoxazoles were aromatized by reaction with concentrated sulfuric acid to obtain the respective 5-trichloromethylisoxazoles. Their structures were confirmed by elemental analysis, ¹H/¹³C nuclear magnetic resonance, and electron impact mass spectroscopy. Crystal structure analysis for 5-triclhoromethyl-5-hydroxy-3-propyl-4,5-dihydroisoxazole (2d) and 5-trichloromethyl-5-hydroxy-3,4-hexamethylene-4,5-dihydroisoxazole (2o) is presented. The antimicrobial activities of the 5-trichloromethyl-4,5-dihydroisoxazole derivatives were examined using the standard twofold dilution method against Gram-positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus), Gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa), and yeasts (Candida spp. and Cryptococcus neoformans). All of the tested 5-trichloromethyldihydroisoxazoles exhibited antibacterial and antifungal activities at the tested concentrations.

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1H and 13C NMR studies of the protonation of isomeric methoxysulmazole analogues

The major protonation sites of six cardiotonic isomeric 2-aryl-n-methoxy-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]- and -[4,5-c]-pyridines (n = 4–7) were determined by ¹H and ¹³C NMR methods. All the 1H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridines and the 7-methoxy derivative of sulmazole were found to protonate at the pyridyl nitrogen. Protonation occurred at the imidazo nitrogen, however, for the 5- and 6-methoxy derivatives of sulmazole.     

Simplified Approach to the Regiospecific Synthesis of Trichloromethylpyrazolines Using Microwave Irradiation

Twelve novel 3-alkyl[aryl]-1-carboxamides-5-trichloromethyl-5-hydroxy-4,5-dihydro-lH-pyrazole have been synthesized in good yields (72–90%) using environmentally benign microwave-induced techniques. The compounds were synthesized from the cyclocondensation of 4-alkoxy-1,1,1-trichloro-3-alkyl[aryl]-2-ones [Cl₃CC(O)C(R²) = C(R¹)OR, where R = Me, Et; R¹ = H, Me, Et, Pr, i-Pr, i-Bu, t-Bu, Ph, Ph-4-NO₂, Ph-4-F, Ph-4-Cl, Ph-4-Br; and R² = H, Me] with semicarbazide hydrochloride in the presence of pyridine and using methanol/water (3:1 v/v) as the solvent. The advantages of using microwave irradiation, rather than a conventional method, were demonstrated.     

Mass spectra of esters of α-hydroxy and α-methoxy acids

The most abundant fragment produced by electron bombardment of esters of the type R¹R²C(OR³)CO₂R⁴ is the R¹R²C = \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \mathop {\rm O}\limits^{{\rm + } \cdot } $\end{document}R³ ion. Methyl glycollate (R¹ = R² = R³ = H, R⁴ = Me) eliminates the HCO˙ radical by a complex rearrangement involving the methylenic hydrogen atoms. The methyl and ethyl esters of methoxyacetic acid (R¹ = R² = H, R³ = Me, R⁴ = Me or Et) eliminate formaldehyde by the McLafferty rearrangement.     

Nucleophilic Substitution in the Allylic System of Codeine and Pseudocodeine: Reactions with lithium cyano(methyl)-and (aryl)cyanocuprates. Crystal and molecular structure of 8α-phenyl-6,7-didehydro-4,5α-epoxy-3-methoxy-17-methylmorphinan and 6α-phenyl-7,8-didehydro-4,5α-epoxy-3-methoxy-17-methylmorphinan

Nucleophilic substitution of 6β-chloro-7,8-didehydro-4,5α-epoxy-3-methoxy-17-methylmorphinan ( 1 ) and 8α-bromo-6,7-didehydro-4,5α-epoxy-3-methoxy-17-methylmorphinan ( 2 ) with lithium cyano(methyl)- and (aryl)cyanocuprates(I) ( 5a–c ) was accompanied by allylic rearrangement with both change and retention of orientation of the substituting group (Scheme 1, Table 1). Nucleophilic substitution in 7,8-didehydro-4,5α-epoxy-3-methoxy-17-methylmorphinan-6α-yl methanesulfonate ( 3 ) and 7,8-didehydro-4,5α-epoxy-3-methoxy-17-methylmorphinan-6β-yl methanesulfonate ( 4 ) proceeded without allylic rearrangement with both change and retention of the orientation of the substituting group (Scheme 2, Table 1). X-Ray diffraction studies of the products 6,7-didehydro-4,5α-epoxy-3-methoxy-17-methyl-8α-phenylmorphinan ( 6b ) and 7,8-didehydro-4,5α-epoxy-3-methoxy-17-methyl-6β-phenylmorphinan ( 7b ) were carried out (Figs. 1 and 2).     

1,2-dihydro-1,2,4,3-triazaphospholo[4,5-a]quinolines as electron carriers in the electrochemical reduction of 1,1-dichloro-2-methoxycarbonyl-2-methylcyclopropane

Electrochemical reduction of 1-X-1-R¹-5-methyl-2-phenyl-7-R²-1,2-dihydro-1,2,4,3-tri-azaphospholo[4,5-a]quinolines1–5 (1: X is the lone electron pair (LEP), R¹=Et₂N, R²=Me;2: X=LEP, R¹=Ph, R²=H;3: X=S, R¹=Et₂N, R²=H;4: X=LEP, R¹=Et₂N, R²=H;5: X=LEP, R¹=MeO, R²=H) in DMF with 0.1M Bu₄NI as supporting electrolyte is reversible and results in metastable radical anions. Radical anions of compounds1–3 efficiently reduce 1,2-dichloro-2-methoxycarbonyl-2-methylcyclopropane both in the presence and in absence of Ni¹¹ ions. Effective reduction rate constants have been evaluated. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2088–2091, November, 1999.     

Direct enantioselective approach to oxazolo[4,5-e]isoindoles from [(S)R]-1-aminosubstituted-4-(p-tolylsulfinyl)-1,3-butadienes

The enantioselective construction of [3aS,5aR,8aR,8bR]-1-(p-methoxyphenyl)-3a,7-dimethyl-3a,5a,8b,8a-tetrahydro-1H-oxazolo[4,5-e]isoindole-2,6,8-trione is achieved from enantiopure [(S)R]-(1E,3E)-2-methyl-1-(p-methoxyphenyl)amino-4-(p-tolylsulfinyl)-1,3-butadiene and N-methylmaleimide through a short sequence involving a Diels–Alder reaction, a sulfoxide–sulfenate rearrangement and intramolecular cyclization.     

Synthesis of analogues of the 2,3,6,-triazaphenothiazine ring system

Treatment of 2,3-dichloroquinoxalines with 2-amino-6-picoline-3-thiol gave a mixture of 2,3-bis(2-amino-6-picolinyl-3-thio)quinoxalines ( 16 , R = H, CI) and 2,3-bis (N,N-dimethylamino)quinoxalines ( 15 , R = H, CI) separated by fractional crystallization. A similar reaction of 3-amino-6-methoxypyridine-2(1H)-thione ( 9 ) with 4,5-dichloropyridazin-3(2H)-one ( 21 ) gave 4-chloro-5-(3-amino-6-methoxypyridyl-2-thio)pyridazin-3(2H)-one ( 22 ). Concentrated hydrochloric acid-catalysed cyclization of 22 gave the non-rearranged 7-methoxy-2,3,6-triazaphenothiazin-1(2H)-one. The action of compound 22 in refluxing glacial acetic acid gave, on the other hand, 7-methoxy-2,3,6-triazaphenothiazin-4(3H)-one via a Smiles rearrangement. These cyclized compounds are the first known derivatives of the new 2,3,6-triazaphenothiazine ring system.     

Synthesis of amidine complexes by metal-mediated addition of amino acid esters to coordinated nitriles

The reaction of the nitrile platinum(IV) complex trans-[PtCl₄(EtCN)₂] with amino acid esters H₂NC(R¹)(R²)CO₂Me (R¹ = R² = H, H-Me, Me-Me, H-Ph) and H₂NCH₂CH₂CO₂Me in CH₂Cl₂ produces the amidine complexes trans-[PtCl₄{ Z-NH=C(Et)NHC(R¹)(R²)CO₂Me}₂] and trans-[PtCl₄{ Z-NH=C(Et)NHCH₂CH₂CO₂Me}₂], which were isolated in 70–80% yields and characterized by elemental analysis, mass spectrometry, IR spectroscopy, and ¹H and ¹³C{¹H} NMR spectroscopy. The structures of the complexes with R¹ = R² = H (1), R¹ = H, R² = Me (2), and R¹ = H, R² = Ph (4) were established by X-ray diffraction analysis.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 601–605, March, 2005.     

Easily available niobium(V) mixed chloro‐alkoxide complexes as catalytic precursors for ethylene polymerization

The dinuclear [NbCl_n(OR)_(5‐n)]₂ (n = 4, R = Et, 1 ; n = 4, R = CH₂Ph, 2 ; n = 3, R = Et, 3 ; n = 2, R = Et, 4 ; n = 2, R = , 5 ), and [Nb(OEt)₅]₂, 6 , and the mononuclear niobium compounds NbCl₄[κ²? OCH₂CH(R′)OR] (R = Me, R′ = H, 7 ; R = Et, R′ = H, 8 ; R = CH₂Cl, R′ = H, 9 ; R = CH₂CH₂OMe, R′ = H, 10 ; R = R′ = Me, 11 ), NbBr₄[κ²? OCH₂CH₂OMe], 12 , and NbCl₃(κ²? OCH₂CH₂OMe)(κ¹? OCH₂CH₂OMe), 13 , were tested in ethylene polymerization. Optimized reaction conditions included the use of D‐MAO as co‐catalyst and chlorobenzene as solvent at 50 °C. Complex 7 , whose X‐Ray structure is described here for the first time, exhibited the highest activity ever reported for a niobium catalyst in alkene polymerization [151 kg_polymer × mol_Nb^?1 × h^?1 × bar^?1]. Compounds 1 , 3‐5 , 8 , 13 showed activities similar to that of 7 . Linear polyethylenes (characterized by FT‐IR, NMR, GPC, and DSC analyses) with a broad polydispersivity were obtained. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2011     

Dipolar Cycloaddition of Carbonyl Ylides Generated from Methyl cis-2-Diazoacetyl-1-cyclopropanecarboxylates

Carbonyl ylide generated from methyl cis-3-diazoacetyl-2,2-diphenyl-1-cyclopropanecarboxylate in the presence of Rh₂(OAc)₄ when brought into reaction of 1,3-dipolar cycloadditionя with N-arylmaleimides afforded substituted 4-aryl-7-methoxy-9,9-diphenyl-12-oxa-4-azatetracyclo-[5.4.1.0^2,6.0^8,10]dodecene-3,5,11-triones. Concurrent processes resulted in formation of cycloheptatrienes, hydroxyacetylcyclopropanecarboxylates, and benzophenone. Carbonyl ylide generated from methyl cis-2-diazoacetyl-1-cyclopropanecarboxylate in the same reaction gave rise to exo- and endo-4-aryl-7-methoxy-12-oxa-4-azatetracyclo[5.4.1.0^2,6 .0^8,10] dodecene-3,5,11-triones.__________Translated from Zhurnal Organicheskoi Khimii, Vol. 41, No. 2, 2005, pp. 205–213.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Molchanov, Diev, Kopf, Kostikov.     

Mass spectra of new heterocycles: VIII. Fragmentation of 6-alkoxy- and 6-aryl(hetaryl)-3H-azepines under electron impact

The electron impact mass spectra of previously unknown 2-alkyl-6-alkoxy-, 2,3-trimethylene-6-alkoxy- and 2-alkyl-6-aryl(hetaryl)-3H-azepines were studied. All compounds give rise to stable molecular ions (I _rel = 44–100%) whose fragmentation pattern is determined mainly by the substituent on C⁶. Decomposition of the molecular ions derived from 6-alkoxy derivatives (R¹ = MeO, EtO, i-PrO) follows general relations typical of alkyl ethers. The main characteristic peaks in the mass spectra of 2-methyl-6-aryl- and 2-methyl-6-hetaryl-3H-azepines (R¹ = Ph, 1H-pyrrol-1-yl, 5-methylthiophen-2-yl) belong to even-electron rearrangement ions [M − H]⁺ and [M − Me]⁺, which have conjugated bi- and tricyclic structures, and products of their subsequent decomposition. Substituents in positions 2 (R²) and 3 (R⁴) [R⁴ = H, R² = Me, Et; R²R⁴ = (CH₂)₃] bring some specificity to the fragmentation pattern, but their contribution is not crucial. Original Russian Text ? L.V. Klyba, N.A. Nedolya, O.A. Tarasova, E.R. Zhanchipova, O.G. Volostnykh, 2009, published in Zhurnal Organicheskoi Khimii, 2009, Vol. 45, No. 4, pp. 610–621. For communication VII, see [1].     

Synthesis and Structural Investigation of Brightly Colored Organoammonium Violurates

Nine new organoammonium violurates [R¹R²R³NH][C₄H₂N₃O₄] [R¹ = R² = H, R³ = c‐C₃H₅ ( 2 ), R³ = tBu ( 3 ), R³ = adamantyl ( 4 ), R³ = C₆H₂Me₂‐4,5‐NH₂‐2 ( 5 ); R¹ = H, R² = R³ = Et ( 6 ), iPr ( 7 ); R¹ = H, R²/R³ = (–CH₂–)₄ ( 8 ); R¹ = R² = R³ = Et ( 9 ); R¹ = R² = Me, R³ = (CH₂)₂NMe₂ ( 10 )] were prepared by treatment of violuric acid ( 1 ) with a variety of primary, secondary, and tertiary amines. With the exception of orange 5 , all these violurate salts form bright blue or blue‐purple crystalline solids. The acidic triethylammonium violurate [NHEt₃]H[C₄H₂N₃O₄]₂ · H₂O ( 9a ) was isolated in the form of red‐violet, plate‐like crystals by the reaction of violuric acid hydrate with triethylamine in a molar ratio of 2:1 in ethanol. All compounds were fully characterized by their IR and NMR (¹H, ¹³C) data as well as elemental analyses. X‐ray crystal structures determinations of 2 , 7 , and 9a revealed supramolecular self‐assembly through networks of N–H ··· N and N–H ··· O hydrogen bonds in the crystalline state.     

Chiral Salan Aluminium Ethyl Complexes and Their Application in Lactide Polymerization

Synthetic routes to aluminium ethyl complexes supported by chiral tetradentate phenoxyamine (salan‐type) ligands [Al(OC₆H₂(R‐6‐R‐4)CH₂)₂{CH₃N(C₆H₁₀)NCH₃}‐C₂H₅] ( 4 , 7 : R=H; 5 , 8 : R=Cl; 6 , 9 : R=CH₃) are reported. Enantiomerically pure salan ligands 1–3 with (R,R) configurations at their cyclohexane rings afforded the complexes 4 , 5 , and 6 as mixtures of two diastereoisomers ( a and b ). Each diastereoisomer a was, as determined by X‐ray analysis, monomeric with a five‐coordinated aluminium central core in the solid state, adopting a cis‐(O,O) and cis‐(Me,Me) ligand geometry. From the results of variable‐temperature (VT) ¹H NMR in the temperature range of 220–335 K, ¹H–¹H NOESY at 220 K, and diffusion‐ordered spectroscopy (DOSY), it is concluded that each diastereoisomer b is also monomeric with a five‐coordinated aluminium central core. The geometry is intermediate between square pyramidal with a cis‐(O,O), trans‐(Me,Me) ligand disposition and trigonal bipyramidal with a trans‐(O,O) and trans‐(Me,Me) disposition. A slow exchange between these two geometries at 220 K was indicated by ¹H–¹H NOESY NMR. In the presence of propan‐2‐ol as an initiator, enantiomerically pure (R,R) complexes 4 – 6 and their racemic mixtures 7 – 9 were efficient catalysts in the ring‐opening polymerization of lactide (LA). Polylactide materials ranging from isotactically biased (P_m up to 0.66) to medium heterotactic (P_r up to 0.73) were obtained from rac‐lactide, and syndiotactically biased polylactide (P_r up to 0.70) from meso‐lactide. Kinetic studies revealed that the polymerization of (S,S)‐LA in the presence of 4 /propan‐2‐ol had a much higher polymerization rate than (R,R)‐LA polymerization (k_SS/k_RR=10.1).     

Tin(IV) and organotin(IV) derivatives of novel β-diketones: Part IV. Triorganotin(IV) complexes of fluorinated 4-acyl-5-pyrazolones. Crystal structure of (1-(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)-3-methyl-4-acetylpyrazolon-5-ato)triphenyltin(IV)

The synthesis of three 1-(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)-3-methyl-4-R¹(C=O)-5-pyrazolone proligands LH (L¹H; R¹=C₆H₅: L²H; R¹=CH₃: L³H; R¹=CF₃) and their interaction with R₃Sn(IV) acceptors (R=Me, Buⁿ, Ph) are reported. When R=Me or Buⁿ, aquo (4-acylpyrazolonate)SnR₃(H₂O) derivatives are obtained and the anionic donors 4-acylpyrazolonate (L⁻) act in the O–monodentate form. These triorganotin complexes are not stable in chlorohydrocarbon solvents and decompose to R₄Sn and bis(4-acyl-5-pyrazolonate)₂SnR₂. When R=Ph, stable (4-acyl-5-pyrazolonate)SnPh₃ derivatives, both in solution and in the solid state, are obtained. The crystal structure of (1-(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)-3-methyl-4-acetylpyrazolon-5-ato)triphenyltin(IV) shows a five-coordinate tin atom in a strongly distorted cis-bipyramidal trigonal environment (axial angle=161.2(2)°) with the acylpyrazolonate donor acting as an asymmetric O₂–bidentate species (Sn–O(1)=2.081(6) Å: Sn–O(2)=2.424(5) Å). Electronic effects are responsible for the different behavior shown by these trialkyl and triphenyl derivatives.     

Synthesis of 5-azido-4-cyanoimidazole and its reaction with active methylene compounds

Diazotisation of 1-acetamido-5-amino-4-cyanoimidazole 2 using sodium nitrite in aqueous acetic acid gave 5-azido-4-cyanoimidazole 3 in 94% yield. Reaction of 3 with active methylene compounds R¹COCH₂R² [R¹ = Me, R² = COMe; R¹ = Me, R² = COPh; R¹ = Me, R² = COOEt] or malononitrile in the presence of base led either to imidazo[5,1-d][1,2,3,5]tetrazepines 6 and 8 or to imidazolyltriazoles 5 , 7 and 9 , depending on the reaction conditions. Tetrazepine 6c evolves to triazole 7c or 5c respectively in the presence of acid or by further treatment with base. Purine 10 was also isolated in the reaction of 3 with malononitrile.     

Zwitterionic adducts from addition of imines to the α-carbon atom of pentacarbonyl(vinylidene)chromium and -tungsten complexes

Imines, Im, such as MeN=C(Ph)H (5), 2-methyl 4,5-dihydrothiazole (8a), 2-methyl 4,5-dihydrooxazole (8b) and MeN=C(OMe)Me (13) add to the α-carbon atom of the vinylidene ligand in [(CO)₅Cr=C=CMe₂] (4) to give isolable zwitterionic adducts, [(CO)₅Cr⁻–C(=CMe₂)(Im⁺)]. The reaction of [(CO)₅W=C=CPh₂] (12) with 13 also yields an adduct, [(CO)₅W⁻–C(=CPh₂){NMe=C(OMe)Me}⁺] (15), whereas from the corresponding reaction of 4 with xanthylideneimine, H–N=C(C₆H₄)₂O (16), a carbene complex, [(CO)₅Cr=C(i-Pr)–N=C(C₆H₄)₂O] (17), is obtained. Complex 17 presumably is formed by initial addition of 16 to 4 and subsequently rapid rearrangement. In solution, the adduct [(CO)₅Cr⁻–C(=CMe₂)(NMe=C(Ph)H)⁺] (6) slowly cyclizes to form the 2-azetidin-1-ylidene complex [(CO)₅Cr= Me₂] (7). In contrast, when solution of those zwitterions are heated that are formed by addition of 4,5-dihydrothiazole or 4,5-dihydrooxazole to 4, no cyclization is observed but rather the formation of 4,5-dihydrothiazole and 4,5-dihydrooxazole complexes, respectively. The structures of two adducts, [(CO)₅Cr⁻–C(=CMe₂)(Im⁺)] (Im=MeN=C(Ph)H, 2-methyl 4,5-dihydrothiazole) and of the substitution product [(CO)₅W(2-methyl 4,5-dihydrothiazole)] have been established by X-ray structural analyses.     

Five-membered 2,3-dioxo heterocycles: LXXVII. [4 + 2]-Cycloaddition of alkyl vinyl ethers to 3-aroylpyrrolo[2,1-<Emphasis Type="Italic">c</Emphasis>][1,4]benzoxazine-1,2,4(4<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>)-triones

[4 + 2]-Cycloaddition of 3-aroylpyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzoxazine-1,2,4(4H)-triones to alkyl vinyl ethers gave substituted stereoisomeric (1R*,16R*)- and (1S*,16R*)-16-alkoxy-14-aryl-3,15-dioxa-10-azatetracyclo[8.7.0.0^{1, 13}.0^{4, 9}]heptadeca-4,6,8,13-tetraene-2,11,12-triones.     

Microwave assisted regiospecific synthesis of 5‐trifluoromethyl‐4,5‐dihydropyrazoles and—pyrazoles

The regiospecific synthesis of a series of twelve 5‐trifluoromethyl‐4,5‐dihydropyrazoles and ‐pyrazoles from the cyclocondesation reaction of 4‐alkoxy‐1,1,1‐trifluoro‐3‐alken‐2‐ones [F₃CC(O)CH=C(R¹)OR, where R¹ = Me, Et, Pr, iso‐Pr, Bu, iso‐Bu, Ph, H; and R = Me, Et] with phenylhydrazine in toluene by environmentally benign microwave induced techniques is reported. It is shown that under appropriated conditions, the variation of microwave irradiation power leads to 4,5‐dihydropyrazole or pyrazole derivatives. This paper also includes the use of montmorillonite K‐10 as a solid support for the synthesis of pyrazoles under solvent free conditions.     

Synthesis of the trichloroacetamide derivative of enantio-iso-ADDA methyl ester

The divergent syntheses of the trichloroacetamide derivatives of (2S,3R,8R,9R,4E,6E)-3-amino-9-methoxy-2,6,8-trimethyl-10-phenyl-decadenoic acid (enantio-iso-ADDA), and (2R,3R,8R,9R,4E,6E)-3-amino-9-methoxy-2,6,8-trimethyl-10-phenyl-decadenoic acid (enantio-ADDA), have been achieved. Our approach takes advantage of highly efficient non-aldol aldol, palladium catalysed aza-Claisen and cross-metathesis methodologies.