Synthesis of N-methylmorpholinium 6-oxo-3,5-dicyano-1,4,5,6-tetrahydro-4-(spirocyclopentane)pyridine-2-thiolate with the Michael reaction

N-Methylmorpholinium 6-oxo-3,5-dicyano-1,4,5,6-tetrahydro-4-(spirocyclopentane)pyridine-2-thiolate was obtained by reaction of cyclopentylidenecyanoacetic ester with cyanothioacetamide or cyclopentylidenecyanothioacetamide with cyanoacetic ester in the presence of N-methylmorpholine; it is used in synthesis of substituted 2-alkylthiotetrahydropyridines, 5-oxo-6,8-dicyano-2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-(5H)-7-(spirocyclopentane)-thiazolo[3,2-a]pyridine, 5-allyl-2-methylthio-3,5-dicyano-4,5-dihydro-4-(spirocyclo-pentane)pyridin-6(1H)-one, and 3-amino-6-oxo-5-cyano-4,5-dihydro-4-(spirocyclopentane)-2H-pyrazolo[5,4-b]pyridin-6(7H)-one. T. G. Shevchenko Lugansk State Pedagogical Institute, Lugansk 348011, Ukraine, N. D. Zelinskii Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 117913, Russia. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 208–212, February, 1998.     

4,4-Dialkyl-substituted N-Methylmorpholinium 3,5-Dicyano-6-oxo-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-2-thiolates and Some of Their Properties

4,4-Dialkyl-substituted N-methylmorpholinium 3,5-dicyano-6-oxo-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-2-thiolates were synthesized by the condensation of 2-alkyl-2-cyanoethyl crotonates with cyanothioacetamide and N-methylmorpholine. They were used for the production of substituted 2-alkylthio-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridines, 2-acetylthio-1,4,5,6,-tetrahydropyridine, 6-hydrazino-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridine, and 2,3,4,5,6,7-hexahydrothiazolo[3,2-a]pyridine. The structure of 6-bromo-3-bromomethyl-6,8-dicyano-7,7-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,6,7-hexahydrothiazolo[3,2-a]pyridine was proved by X-ray crystallographic analysis.     

Synthesis and properties of triethylammonium 4-aryl(hetaryl)-3,5-dicyano-6-oxo-1,4,5,6-tetrahydro-pyridine-2-selenolates

The reaction of (hetero)aromatic aldehydes, cyanoselenoacetamide, and 1-(cyanoacetyl)-3,5-dimethyl-pyrazole in the presence of triethylamine gives a mixture of the cis and trans diastereomers of triethylammonium 4-aryl(hetaryl)-3,5-dicyano-6-oxo-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-2-selenolates. The selenolates obtained react with alkyl halides to form the corresponding selenides.     

The Mannich reaction in the synthesis of N,S-containing heterocycles 8. Aminomethylation of 3,5-dicyano-6-oxo-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-2-thiolates as a method for the synthesis of new functionally substituted 3,7-diazabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane derivatives

Aminomethylation of 3,5-dicyano-6-oxo-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-2-thiolates upon treatment with primary amines and excess formaldehyde leads to 3,7-diazabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane derivatives. N-Methylmorpholinium 4-(2-chlorophenyl)-3,5-dicyano-6-oxo-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-2-thiolate was obtained by the reaction of (E)-3-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-cyanoprop-2-enethioamide with 1-cyanoacetyl-3,5-dimethylpyrazole and N-methylmorpholine in acetone in quantitative yield. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2397–2400, December, 2007.     

1-(Cyanoacetyl)-3,5-dimethylpyrazole as Active Methylene Compound in Hantzsch-type Pyridine Synthesis: A Convenient and Highly Effective Approach to 3,5-Dicyano-4-(het)aryl-6-oxo-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-2-thiolates

Summary. Reaction of 1-(cyanoacetyl)-3,5-dimethylpyrazole with (E)-2-cyano-3-(het)arylprop-2-enethioamides was used for the synthesis of N-methylmorpholinium 3,5-dicyano-4-(het)aryl-6-oxo-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-2-thiolates for the first time. The latter were also obtained in a multicomponent one-pot mode via the condensation of cyanothioacetamide with corresponding aldehydes and above 1-cyanoacetylpyrazole in the presence of N-methylmorpholine under mild conditions. Thiolates 1 exist as a pair of cis/trans-diastereomers in different ratios (from 3:4 to 2:1). Last author was Deceased on February 26, 2007     

New methods for the synthesis of alkyl-substituted 6-oxo-3-cyano-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-2-thiolates and their derivatives

Condensation of formaldehyde or acetaldehyde with cyanothioacetamide and cyanoacetic ester in the presence of organic bases afforded 6-oxo-3,5-dicyano-4-R-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-2-thiolates (R=H, CH₃), which were utilized in the synthesis of substituted 2-alkylthiopyridones and thieno[2,3-b]pyridone. T. G. Shevchenko Lugansk State Pedagogical Institute, Lugansk 348011, Ukraine. N. D. Zelinskii Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 117913. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1381–1383, October, 1998.     

Multicomponent synthesis of 2-alkylthio-6-amino-3,5-dicyano-1,4-dihydropyridine-4-spirocycloalkanes. Molecular and crystal structure of 6-amino-2-(2-methylbenzylthio)-3,5-dicyano-1,4-dihydropyridine-4-spirocyclopentane

2-Alkylthio-6-amino-3,5-dicyano-1,4-dihydropyridine-4-spirocycloalkanes were synthesized via the reaction of cycloalkylidene malononitriles with cyanothioacetamide and alkyl halides. The structure of 6-amino-2-(2-methylbenzylthio)-3,5-dicyano-1,4-dihydropyridine-4-spirocyclopentane was determined by the X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Reaction of ethyl 4-aryl-6-bromomethyl-2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-5-carboxylates with N-methylmorpholinium 3-cyano-1,4-dihydro- and 3-cyano-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-2-thiolates

Alkylation of N-methylmorpholinium 4-Ar¹-3-cyano-6-oxo-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-2-thiolates using ethyl 4-Ar-6-bromomethyl-2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-5-carboxylates (10 % KOH, DMF) gives mixtures of diastereomers of ethyl 4-Ar-6-[(4-Ar¹-3-cyano-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridin-2-ylthio)methyl]-1-methyl-2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-5-carboxylates in overall 30-58 % yield. Under these conditions the N-methylmorpholinium 4-Ar1-5-(N-Ar²-carbamoyl)-3-cyano-6-methyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-2-thiolates undergo aromatization of the dihydropyridine ring to give ethyl 4-Ar-6-[4-Ar¹-5-(N-Ar²-carbamoyl)-3-cyano-6-methylpyridin-2-ylthio)methyl]-2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-5-carboxylates (37-51 %). In the absence of KOH, only the substituted pyridine-2(1 H)-thione is formed as a product of oxidation of the dihydropyridine ring in the starting substrate. Some of the alkylation products obtained possess weak or moderate antibacterial activity towards the specific strains of Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis but are inactive towards Candida albicans and Staphylococcus aureus.     

Stereoselective Synthesis and Alkylation of N-Methylmorpholinium 4,5-trans-4-(2-chlorophenyl)-3-cyano-6-hydroxy-5-(2-thenoyl)-6-trifluoromethyl-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-2-thiolate. Molecular and Crystal Structure of 4,5-trans-4-(2-chlorophenyl)-3-cyano-6-hydroxy-2-methallylthio-5-(2-thenoyl)-6-trifluoromethyl-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridine

The condensation of 2-chlorobenzaldehyde with cyanothioacetamide and 2-thenoyltrifluoroacetone in the presence of N-methylmorpholine takes place stereoselectively and leads to the formation of N-methylmorpholinium 4,5-trans-4-(2-chlorophenyl)-3-cyano-6-hydroxy-5-(2-thenoyl)-6-trifluoromethyl-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-2-thiolate. The latter was used to synthesize the corresponding 2-alkylthiotetrahydropyridines. The structure of 4,5-trans-4-(2-chlorophenyl)-3-cyano-6-hydroxy-2-methallylthio-5-(2-thenoyl)-6-trifluoromethyl-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridine was determined by X-ray crystallographic analysis.     

Synthesis of 6-Amino-5-R2-7-(6-R1-4-oxo-3,4-dihydro-2-quinazolyl)-5H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyrazine-2,3-dicarbonitriles

It has been found that malonodinitrile and 2-(6-R¹-oxo-3,4-dihydro-2-quinazolyl)acetonitrile in the presence of triethylamine undergo hetarylation by 5,6-dichloro-2,3-pyrazinedicarbonitrile at the active methylene group to give the triethylammonium salt of 2-(3-chloro-5,6-dicyano-2-pyrazinyl)malononitrile or 5-chloro-6-cyano(6-R¹-4-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2-quinazolylidene)methyl-2,3-pyrazinedicarbonitriles. Reaction of these with primary amines leads to annelation of the pyrrole ring at the pyrazine [b] edge to give 6-amino-5-R-5H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyrazine-2,3,7-tricarbonitriles and 6-amino-5-R²-7-(6-R¹-4-oxo-3,4-dihydro-2-quinazolyl)-5H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyrazine-2,3-dicarbonitriles respectively.     

Michael reaction in synthesis of 6-amino-4-(4-butoxyphenyl)-3,5-dicyanopyridine-2(1H)-thione

The reaction of 4-butoxybenzalcyanoacetic ester with cyanothioacetamide yielded 6-amino-4-(4-butoxyphenyl)-3,5-dicyanopyridine-2(1H)-thione, also synthesized by recyclization of 2,6-diamino-4-(4-butoxyphenyl)-3,5-dicyano-4H-thiopyran and condensation of 4-butyoxybenzaldehyde with a two-fold excess of cyanothioacetamide. Substituted 2-alkylthiopyridines and thieno[2,3-b]pyridines were obtained with the indicated pyridinethione. T. G. Shevchenko Lugansk State Pedagogical Institute, Lugansk 348011. Ukraine, N. D. Zelinskii Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 117913, Russia. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 213–219, February, 1998.     

Mannich reaction in the synthesis of N,S-containing heterocycles. 14*. Unexpected formation of thiazolo[3,2-a]pyridines in the aminoalkylation of N-methylmorpholinium 4-aryl-3-cyano-6-oxo-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-2-thiolates by isobutyraldehyde and primary amines

Treatment of N-methylmorpholinium 4-aryl-3-cyano-6-oxo-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-2-thiolates with an excess of isobutyraldehyde and primary aromatic amines in refluxing ethanol gives the corresponding 7-aryl-3-arylamino-2,2-dimethyl-5-oxo-2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-5 H-thiazolo[3,2-a]pyridine-8-carbonitriles in 18-38 % yields.     

Synthesis and properties ofN-methylmorpholinium 6-amino-3,5-dicyano-1,4-dihydropyridine-4-spirocyclopentane-2-thiolate

The reaction of cyclopentylidenecyanothiocetamide with cyanothioacetamide andN-methylmorpholine gaveN-methylmorpholinium 6-amino-3,5-dicyano-1,4-dihydropyridine-4-spirocyclopentane-2-thiolate, which was used in the syntheses of substituted 2-alkylthiodihydropyridines and pyrazolodihydropyridine. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 1849–1851, October. 1997.     

Synthesis and alkylation ofN-methylmorpholinium 6-amino-3,5-dicyano-4-methylpyridine-2-thiolate

The condensation of acetaldehyde with a twofold excess of cyanothioacetamide andN-methylmorpholine givesN-methylmorpholinium 6-amino-3,5-dicyano-4-methylpyridine-2-thiolate. This compound is also formed by recyclization of 2,6-diamino-3,5-dicyano-4-methyl-4H-thiopyran. From this pyridinethiolate, several substituted 2-alkylthiopyridines and 3,6-diamino-5-cyano-4-methyl-2-methoxycarbonylthieno[2,3-b]pyridine were obtained.     

Synthesis and structure of new 3,7-diazabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane derivatives

Aminomethylation of triethylammonium 4-aryl-3,5-dicyano-6-oxo-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridin-2-olates and their sulfur and selenium analogs, as well as the structure of formed products, were studied in details. The reaction is of general character and leads to the formation of 7-substituted 9-aryl-2,4-dioxo-, 9-aryl-4-oxo-2-thioxo-, 9-aryl-4-oxo-2-selenoxo-3,7-diazabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane derivatives or their salts. The structures of ethyl 9-(2-chlorophenyl)-5-cyano-7-(4-methylphenyl)-2-oxo-4-thioxo-3,7-diazabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane-1-carboxylate (as a complex with N-methylmorpholine) and triethylammonium salt of 7-benzyl-4-oxo-2-selenoxo-9-(2-thienyl)-3,7-diazabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane-1,5-dicarbonitrile were studied by X-ray crystallography.     

Synthesis of 2,6-diamino-3,5-dicyano-4-ethyl-4H-thiopyran and its recyclization to 6-amino-3,5-dicyano-4-ethylpyridine-2(1H)-thione

The triple condensation of propionaldehyde, malononitrile, and cyanothioacetamide gives 2,6-diamino-3,5-dicyano-4-ethyl-4H-thiopyran, which recyclizes to give 6-amino-3, 5-dicyano-4-ethylpyridine-2(1H)-thione. This thione was used to synthesize substituted 2-alkylthiopyridines and the corresponding thieno[2,3-b]pyridines.T. G. Shevchenko Lugansk State Pedagogical Institute, 348011 Lugansk. N. D. Zelinski Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117913 Moscow. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 8, pp. 1099–1103, August, 1996. Original article submitted May 13, 1996.     

Synthesis and transformations of 6-amino-3,5-dicyano-4ethylpyridine-2(1H)-thione

The condensation of propionaldehyde with cyanothioacetamide gives 6-amino-3,5-dicyano-4-ethylpyridine-2(1H)-thione, which was used to obtain substituted 2-alkylthiopyridines, 2-ethylthio-6- ethylaminopyridine, and pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine.T. G. Shevchenko Lugansk State Pedagogical Institute, 348011 Lugansk. N. D. Zelinskii Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Science, 117913 Moscow. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 8, pp. 1094–1098, August, 1996. Original article submitted March 4, 1996; revision submitted July 1, 1996.     

New method for the synthesis of 6-amino-4-aryl-3,5-dicyano-3,4-dihydropyridine-2(1H)-thiones by recyclization of 4-aryl-2,6-diamino-4H-thiopyranes

Ammonium 6-amino-4-aryl-3,5-dicyano-1,4-dihydropyridine-2-thiolates were synthesized by recyclization of 4-aryl-2,6-diamino-3,5-dicyano-4H-thiopyranes in the presence of organic bases. On acidification of the products, the corresponding substituted 3,4-dihydropyridine-2(1H)-thiones were obtained which were used in the synthesis of 2-alkylthio-1,4-dihydropyridines, bis-(pyridyl-2)disulfides and thieno[2,3-b]pyridines.Deceased.T. G. Shevchenko Lugansk State Pedagogical Institute, Lugansk 348011. N. D. Zelinskii Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 117913. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 7, pp. 909–914, July, 1997.     

Synthesis,properties, and structure of 2-allylseleno-3,5-dicyano-6-hydroxy-4-phenylpyridine

The synthesis of 2-allylseleno-3,5-dicyano-6-hydroxy-4-phenylpyridine has been carried out and its cyclization into 6,8-dicyano-5-hydroxy-3-iodomethyl-7-phenyl-2,3-dihydroselenazolo[3,2-a]pyridinium triiodide has been studied. X-ray investigation shows that allylselenopyridine in the crystalline state exists as hydroxy derivative and the allyl substituent is approximately perpendicular to the heterocyclic plane. In crystal the molecules are linked by hydrogen bonds forming dimers.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 122–124, January, 1994.     

Synthesis and Properties of Ammonium 5-Benzoyl-4-(2-chlorophenyl)-3-cyano-6-hydroxy-6-phenyl-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-2-thiolates

The reaction of 2-chlorobenzaldehyde with cyanothioacetamide and dibenzoylmethane in the presence of piperidine or N-methylmorpholine gave the corresponding 5-benzoyl-4-(2-chlorophenyl)-3-cyano-6-hydroxy-6-phenyl-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-2-thiolates, used in the synthesis of 1-alkylthio-4-benzoyl-1-benzoylamino-3-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-cyanobut-1-enes.