Transformation of a spirobarbituric acid via aminobarbituric acid‐hydantoin rearrangement

A successful application of the aminobarbituric acid‐hydantoin rearrangement to produce a bicyclic carbamoylhydantoin from an intermediate spirobarbituric acid is reported. 7a‐Phenylcarbamoyl‐tetrahydro‐1H‐pyrrolo[1,2‐c]imidazole‐1,3(2H)‐dione ( 8 ) was obtained in a one‐pot multistep reaction of 1‐acetyl‐2,2‐bis(ethoxycarbonyl)pyrrolidine ( 5 ) and phenylurea in the presence of sodium ethoxide. Under less severe conditions, 5 and phenylurea were reacted to afford 1‐acetyl‐7‐phenyl‐triaza[4,5]decane‐6,8,10‐trione ( 6 ). The structural elucidation of the bicyclic hydantoin 8 and the spirobarbituric acid 6 was based on relevant nmr signals in accordance with those of reference compounds, i.e. monocyclic hydantoins 4a,b and acetamidobarbituric acids 2a‐c. The latter compounds were newly prepared from diethyl acetamidomalonates 1 and phenylurea.     

Multicomponent, one-pot sequential synthesis of 1,3,5- and 1,3,5,5-substituted barbiturates

Carbodiimides and malonic acid monoethylesters readily react to afford N-acylurea derivatives that could be cyclized in situ by addition of a suitable base. This process represents a general and straightforward one-pot sequential synthesis of 1,3,5-trisubstituted barbiturates in very mild conditions (organic solvent/2 N NaOH aqueous solution, 20 degrees C). Performing the reaction in the presence of an electrophile resulted in the formation of fully substituted (namely, 1,3,5,5-tetrasubstituted) barbiturates through a three-component one-pot sequential process. The latter, however, occurred only with highly reactive electrophiles, such as benzyl and, in some instances, allyl halides. In order to expand the scope of the process, we sought to develop a general method for the C-alkylation of 1,3,5-trisubstituted barbiturates. We found that C-alkylation occurred upon treatment of 1,3,5-trisubstituted barbiturates with an alkyl halide in CH3CN at 120 degrees C in the presence of anhydrous K2CO3 affording the target 1,3,5,5-tetrasubstituted barbiturates in good yields. The multicomponent process was accomplished by combining the three steps in a one-pot sequential fashion, i.e., the condensation of carbodiimides with malonic acid monoethylesters, the cyclization of the resulting N-acylureas, and the C-alkylation of the resulting 1,3,5-substituted barbiturates. A detailed study of the influence of the structure of the reactants on the reaction outcome and mechanism is presented. By selective N'-deprotection of 1,3,5,5-tetrasubstituted barbiturates, the corresponding 1,5,5-trisubstituted barbiturates were also prepared.     

Reaction of 1,3,4-oxadiazolones with free L-α-amino acids: A facile synthesis of novel 3,5-disubstituted hydantoins

A series of novel 3,5-disubstituted hydantoins 3a-1 were easily synthesized in one-step from the reaction of 2-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazolin-5-ones 1a-h with various free L-α-amino acids 2a-e in m-cresol at 150°. An alternative route leading to the formation of 3-benzamido-5-isopropylhydantoin 3c was also developed to make clear the reaction mechanism.     

Ring-Transformation von Imidazolidin–2,4-dionen ( = Hydantoinen) zu 4H-Imidazolen bei der Umsetzung mit 3-(Dimethylamino)-2,2-dimethyl-2H -azirin

Ring Transformation of Imidazolidine-2,4-diones ( = Hydantoins) to 4H-Imidazoles in the Reaction with 3-(Dimethylamino)-2,2-dimethyl-2H-azirines At ca. 70°, 3-(dimethylamino)-2,2-dimethyl-2H -azirine ( 1 ) and 5,5-disubstituted hydantoins 4 in MeCN or i-PrOH give 2-(1-aminoalkyl)-5-(dimethylamino)-4,4-dimethyl-4H -imidazoles 5 in good yield (Scheme 2). These products are decarboxylated 1:1 adducts of 1 and 4 . A reaction mechanism is suggested in analogy to the previously reported reactions of 1 and NH-acidic heterocycles containing the CO? NH? CO? NH moiety (Scheme 5). The formation of ureas 6 and 7 can be rationalized by trapping the intermediate isocyanate F by an amine. No reaction is observed between 1 and 1,5,5- or 3,5,5-trisubstituted hydantoins in refluxing MeCN or i-PrOH, but an N-isopropylation of 1,5,5-trimethylhydantoin ( 8b ) occurs in the presence of morpholine (Scheme 3). The reaction of the bis(azirine)dibromozink complex 11 and hydantoines 4 in refluxing MeCN yields zink complexes 12 of the corresponding 2-(1-aminoalkyl)-4H -imidazoles 5 (Scheme 4).     

Synthesis of fused hydantoins by intramolecular amidoalkylation

Several 1-(2-arylcthyl)hydantoins 2 have been cyclized through their 5-bromo derivatives. The hydantoins 2a and 2b , unsubstituted in the 5-posilion, require stannic chloride catalysis of the cyclization to 3a and 3b , respectively. However, the 5-phenyl analog 2c (n = 2) cyclizes spontaneously and essentially quantitatively to 5 during bromination. This reaction is limited to the formation of a 6-membered ring.     

Coupling reaction of zirconacyclopentadienes with dihalonaphthalenes and dihalopyridines: a new procedure for the preparation of substituted anthracenes, quinolines, and isoquinolines.

Reactions of tetraiodobenzene with zirconacyclopentadienes, which were conveniently prepared from two alkynes (or diynes) and zirconocene complexes, afforded 1,2,3,4-tetrasubstituted diiodonaphthalene derivatives in good isolated yields. These 1,2,3,4-tetrasubstituted diiodonaphthalene derivatives could be converted to 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octasubstituted anthracene derivatives by reaction with a second zirconacyclopentadiene. When the two zirconacyclopentadienes were different, unsymmetrical anthracenes such as 1,2,3,4-tetraethyl-5,6,7,8-tetraphenylanthracene (68% isolated yield) were obtained. On the other hand, treatment of a 2,3-dihalopyridine such as 2-bromo-3-iodopyridine with zirconacyclopentadienes gave 5,6,7,8-tetrasubstituted quinoline derivatives in good to high yields. 3,4-dihalopyridines such as 4-chloro-3-iodopyridine reacted with zirconacyclopentadienes to afford 5,6,7,8-tetrasubstituted isoquinoline derivatives in good to high yields.     

Investigation of Masked N-Acyl-N-isocyanates: Support for Oxadiazolones as Blocked N-Isocyanate Precursors

In contrast to carbon-substituted isocyanates that are common building blocks, N-substituted isocyanates remain underdeveloped and reports on their N-acyl derivatives (i. e. amido-isocyanates) are exceedingly rare. Herein, amido-isocyanates were investigated in the context of syntheses of aza-tripeptide and hydantoins subunits starting from simple bench-stable precursors. A key finding is that the amido-isocyanate formed in situ cyclized to yield an oxadiazolone, and that under suitable reaction conditions this heterocycle is a traceless blocked (masked) N-isocyanate. Using organic bases as catalysts and upon heating, oxadiazolone formation is observed, and various nucleophiles to provide the desired aza-dipeptides or hydantoins in moderate to high yields. Further support for an amido-isocyanate intermediate was obtained using carboxylic acids as nucleophiles, affording N-acylhydrazide products.     

Hydrolysis of 4-imino-imidazolidin-2-ones in acid and the mechanism of cyclization of hydantoic acid amides

The hydrolysis of iminohydantoins generates the same tetrahedral intermediate as that obtained in the cyclization of hydantoic acid amides to hydantoins. The ratio of the products of imine hydrolysis under kinetic control is determined by the relative height of the barriers of the breakdown of to amide or to hydantoin. Thus the partitioning of products unequivocally proves which is the rate determining step in the cyclization reaction-formation or breakdown of . UV and 1H NMR monitoring of the acid catalyzed hydrolysis of four 5-substituted 4-imino-1-methyl-3-(4-nitrophenyl)imidazolidin-2-ones found hydantoins as the only products. The kinetics of hydrolysis of imines were measured in 0.001-1 M HCl. Contrary to the remaining imines, 1,5-dimethyl-4-imino-3-(4-nitrophenyl)imidazolidin-2-one is readily oxidized as stock solution in THF containing peroxides to 1,5-dimethyl-5-hydroxy-4-imino-3-(4-nitrophenyl)imidazolidin-2-one . In all cases, hydrolysis was found to be zero order with respect to [H+]. As imines are fully protonated under the acidity studied, this is evidence of a transition state of a single positive charge. Comparison of imine hydrolysis rates with previous data on rates of cyclization of the corresponding amides of hydantoic acids allowed conditions (acid concentration, substitution pattern-gem-dimethyl effect) to be found that guaranteed kinetic control of the products obtained. Thus it was unequivocally proven that formation of the tetrahedral intermediate is rate determining in the cyclization of hydantoic acid amides. The small steric effects upon methyl substitution at 5-C and a solvent kinetic isotope effect kH/kD of 1.72 favour a mechanism for imine hydrolysis whereby the rate is limited by water attack on the protonated imine concerted with proton transfer from attacking water to a second water molecule.     

1,3-二叔丁基-5,5-二硝基嘧啶烷的合成及反应机理研究

1,3-二叔丁基-5,5-二硝基嘧啶烷(3)是混合炸药含能增塑剂1,3,5,5-四硝基-1,3-二氮杂环环己烷的关键硝化前体. 通过研究3的合成反应机理, 目的是为制备1,3,5,5-四硝基-1,3-二氮杂环环己烷的工艺优化提供理论依据. 以2,2-二硝基-1,3-丙二醇(1)、甲醛和叔丁胺为原料, 通过Mannich缩合反应得到1,3-二叔丁基-5,5-二硝基嘧啶烷. 采用同位素示踪技术以及分离关键中间体对反应机理进行推测. 以氘代甲醛、1和叔丁胺缩合得到氘标记的3, ¹H NMR和MS分析结果表明: 在反应过程中1首先解离生成偕二硝基甲烷和甲醛, 小分子碎片随机组合生成了3. 分离出了关键中间体1-叔丁氨基-2,2-二硝基乙烷. 根据所获得的证据, 推断了3的合成反应机理.     

1-Aryl-5-carboxymethylhydantoin derivatives. structure of 1-phenyl-2-thio-5-carbomethoxymethylhydantoin

The reaction of aromatic amines with maleic acid or its diethyl ester with subsequent hydrolysis gave N-arylaspartic acids, which were converted to 1-aryl- and 1-aryl-2-thio-5-carboxymethylhydantoins by the action of urea, cyanates, or thiocyanates in an acidic medium. Esterification of the acid products with methanol gave the corresponding carbomethoxymethylhydantoins, which were converted by reduction to tetrahydroimidazole derivatives and by acetylation to acetyl derivatives. Alkylation of the carboxymethylhydantoins with dimethyl sulfate gave 3-methyl derivatives of hydantoins, while alkylation with formaldehyde gave 3-hydroxymethyl derivatives of hydantoins. Data from the x-ray diffraction analysis of 1-phenyl-2-thio-5-carbomethoxymethylhydantoin are presented.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 12, pp. 1669–1674, December, 1981.     

One pot synthesis of maleimide and hydantoin by Fe(CO)5 catalyzed [2 + 2 + 1] co-cyclization of acetylene, isocyanate and CO

In the presence of a catalytic amount of Fe(CO)(5), terminal acetylenes, isocyanates and CO undergo [2 + 2 + 1] cyclization to form substituted maleimides and hydantoins; when internal alkynes are used, exclusive maleimide formation is observed. While the maleimides can be obtained as the major products, in up to 90% yield, when the reaction is carried out in CO atmosphere, in absence of CO, the hydantoins are formed in up to 87% yield. Formation of maleimides has been shown to occur via the formation of a ferrole intermediate, whereas the hydantoins are proposed to form through successive insertion of isocyanate into the iron-acetylide bond. All compounds were characterized by spectroscopic methods and molecular structures of some compounds were established by single crystal X-ray diffraction method.     

Synthese und Reaktionen des 5-[p-(Dimethylamino)phenyl]-2,2-dimethyl-4-phenyl-3-oxazolins

Synthesis and Reactions of 5-[p-(Dimethylamino)phenyl]-2,2-dimethyl-4-phenyl-3-oxazoline The title compound 8 has been synthesized in a one-pot reaction of 4′-(dimethylamino)benzoin ( 4 ) with 2-propanone and NH₃. The preparation of the intermediate 4 from 3 is the first example of an acid-catalyzed transformation of the stable benzoin 3 into the corresponding less stable benzoin 4 . Structures and yields of various by-products occurring under different reaction conditions during the synthesis of 8 from 4 are given. The O-atom of the 3-oxazoline ring in 8 could be replaced by S from P₂S₅ yielding the 3-thiazoline 14 . Separation of the enantiomers of the racemate 8 could only be performed by transforming them into the trimethylanilinium salts 8b and 8c of (−)- and (+)-10-camphorsulfonic acid, respectively. Solid NaOAc in boiling toluene caused the precipitation of the 10-camphorsulfonic acids from the quaternary ammonium salts as sodium salts and the removing of the third methyl group from the quaternary ammonium salts as AcOMe to give the enantiomers (−)-(5S)- 8 and (+)-(5R)- 8 . Their absolute configurations are deduced from an X-ray analysis of 8b .     

Conformational and stereoelectronic control in ring-transformations of cis-4,5-dialkoxytetrahydropurine-2,6,8-triones

Divergent acid-catalysed ring-openings of 4,5-dimethoxytetrahydropurine-2,6,8-triones 2 at position 4, yielding 1-(5-methoxyhydantoin-5-carbonyl)ureas 4 (R⁷ = Me) or 5-methoxy-5-ureido-2,4,6-pyrimidinetriones 5 (R⁷ = H), can be rationalized by assuming a preference for one of two conformational isomers of the cis-fused system, associated with the N-substitution effects. Intramolecular transamidation 5 → 4 presumably occurs via a bicyclic acid aminal type intermediate 3 , heretofore misassigned as the reaction product. A curious base-catalysed rearrangement was encountered with the 5 (R¹ = R³ = Me, R⁷ = H) cases, which afforded 5-methoxy-1,5-bis(methylaminocarbonyl)hydantoins 7 . Remarkable stability of the conformationally rigid propellane type 4,5-ethylenedioxytetrahydropurine-2,6,8-triones 9 toward acids, shows that the mode of ring-opening at position 4 is controlled by powerful Stereoelectronic factors. However, an alternative ring-opening at the 1,6-bond has occurred on heating aqueous solutions of 9a (R⁷ = H); the ensuing decarboxylative rearrangement leads to 1,3-dimethylallantoin ( 12 ) and its precursor, 1-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-2,4-dimethyl-3,7-dioxo-2,4,6,8-tetraazabicyclo[3.3.0]octane( 11 ).     

Synthesis of 1,3,5-trisubstituted hydantoins by regiospecific domino condensation/aza-Michael/O-->N acyl migration of carbodiimides with activated alpha,beta-unsaturated carboxylic acids

[reaction: see text] Carbodiimides and suitably activated alpha,beta-unsaturated carboxylic acids react effectively to afford a vast array of 1,3,5-trisubstituted hydantoins by means of a regiospecific domino condensation/aza-Michael/N-->O acyl migration. The reaction works well in very mild conditions (20 degrees C, dichloromethane) with fumaric acid derivatives bearing an electron-withdrawing group in the beta position. Good results have been obtained also with less activated substrates bearing only one electron-withdrawing group in the beta position, using more polar solvents (acetonitrile, DMF), and in the presence of a base (2,4,6-trimethylpyridine). Reactions with asymmetric carbodiimides are generally highly chemo- and regioselective, giving rise to the formation of a single regioisomeric hydantoin. However, asymmetric carbodiimides bearing one alkyl group and one aryl group can produce variable amounts of N-acylurea byproducts. The latter could be easily recovered and transformed into the corresponding hydantoins. A detailed study of the influence of key reaction parameters such as solvent, base, and structure of the reactants on the reaction outcome and mechanism is presented. This methodology is particularly convenient for the synthesis of trifluoromethyl-substituted hydantoins, which could be interesting as bioactive compounds in medicinal chemistry, as well as precursors of the corresponding alpha-amino acids.     

Parallel solution-phase synthesis of a 2,6,8,9-tetrasubstituted purine library via a sulfur intermediate

Purine analogues exhibiting a wide range of pharmacological activities have been considered a privileged structure in medicinal chemistry. In addition, the purine core consisting of four points of structural diversity is a well-sought scaffold in combinatorial chemistry. Although most of the efforts have been focused on 2,6,9-, 6,8,9-, or 2,8,9-trisubstituted purines, syntheses of 2,6,8,9-tetrasubstituted purines are rare. This paper presents a parallel solution phase approach for the synthesis of fully substituted purines via a 6-sulfur-substituted pyrimidine as the key intermediate. This strategy combining construction and modification of the purine ring thus increases the structural diversity of the final products. Sequential substitution of chlorines in 4,6-dichloro-2-methyl-5-nitropyrimidine with primary amine and benzylmercaptan afforded the 4-(substituted)amino-6-benzylthio-5-nitropyrimidine, which was readily converted to its diaminopyrimidine analogue by reduction of the nitro group. The diaminopyrimidine intermediate was cyclized to construct the purine ring with a C-8 substituent. Eventual oxidation of sulfur to sulfone and subsequent displacement by a primary or secondary amine provided the desired 2,6,8,9-tetrasubstituted purine analogues. This synthetic methodology was validated with the synthesis of a 216-member purine library.     

Mammalian Alkaloids: Configurations of Optically Active Salsoline- and 3′,4′-Dideoxynorlaudanosoline-1-carboxylic Acids

Synthesis of the optical isomers of (±)-methyl 6,7-dimethyl-3′,4′-dideoxynorlaudanosoline-1-carboxylate ((±)- 2 ) was accomplished by reaction of (±)- 2 with (+)-(R)-1-phenylethyl isocyanate, separation of the urea diastereoisomers (?)- 4A and (+)- 4B , and alcoholysis of the ureas in refluxing BuOH. Optically active isoquinoline-carboxylates 2A , B and hydantoins 8A , B isolated were characterized. The absolute configuration of the reaction products was established by X-ray analysis of the optically active hydantoin (+)- 8A . Hydrolysis of the methyl isoquinolinecarboxylates 2A , B with 48% HBr soln. at reflux afforded the desired optically active 3′,4′-dideoxynorlaudanosoline-1-carboxylic acids 1A , B required for enzyme-inhibition studies. Details of the X-ray diffraction analysis of (+)-methyl salsoline-1-carboxylate hydrobromide ((+)- 11A ·HBr) prepared earlier are included. CD spectra of (+)-(S)-methyl 6,7-dimethyl-3′,4′-dideoxynorlaudanosoline-1-carboxylate hydrobromide ((+)- 2A . HBr) and (?)-(R)-methyl salsoline-1-carboxylate hydrochloride ((?)- 11B ·HCl) confirmed the assignment of their (S)- and (R)-configurations, respectively.     

Parallel Solid-Phase Synthesis of disubstituted 3-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)imidazolidine-2,4-diones and 3-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-2-thioxoimidazolidin-4-ones

A multistep approach to construct novel 3-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)imidazolidine-2,4-diones and 3-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-2-thioxoimidazolidin-4-ones from commercially available amino acids, amines, and carboxylic acids is described. Coupling of Fmoc-amino acid to resin-bound aminobenzimidazole provided following Fmoc elimination free amine. Treatment of the free amine with 1,1′-carbonyldiimidazole or 1,1′-thiocarbonyldiimidazole furnished the corresponding hydantoins and thiohydantoins via intramolecular cyclization. The desired aminobenzimidazole tethered hydantoins or thiohydantoins were isolated in good yields.     

Synthesis and stereochemistry of (3α)-6β,7β-dihydroxy- and 6β-hydroxy-8-alkyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octane-3-spiro-5′-imidazoline-2′,4′-diones

The synthesis of 6β-hydroxy- and 6β,7β-dihydroxy-8-alkyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octane-3-spiro-5′-hydantoins was stereoselectively achieved by Bucherer-Bergs reaction of the corresponding ketones. An α configuration on C₃ was proposed for all hydantoins on the basis of spectral data.     

Base-mediated reaction of hydrazones and nitroolefins with a reversed regioselectivity: a novel synthesis of 1,3,4-trisubstituted pyrazoles

A regioselective synthesis of 1,3,4-tri- or 1,3,4,5-tetrasubstituted pyrazoles by the reaction of hydrazones with nitroolefins is described. Mediated with strong bases such as t-BuOK, the reaction exhibits a reversed, exclusive 1,3,4-regioselectivity. Subsequent quenching with strong acids such as TFA is essential to achieve good yields. A plausible stepwise cycloaddition reaction mechanism is proposed.     

Pd0-catalyzed coupling cyclization reaction of Aryl or 1-alkenyl halides with 1,2-allenyl ketones: scope and mechanism. An efficient assembly of 2,3,4-, 2,3,5-tri- and 2,3,4,5-tetrasubstituted furans

Described herein is the Pd(0)-catalyzed coupling cyclization reaction of 1,2-allenyl ketones with organic halides leading efficiently and conveniently to not only 2,3,4- and 2,3,5-trisubstituted furans but also 2,3,4,5-tetrasubstituted furans. Furthermore, this method showed high substituent-loading capability and tolerance of various substituents. The reactions of 1,2-allenyl ketones 1 e, 1 p, 1 q, and deuterated [D]1 c were performed for a mechanistic study, which demonstrated that instead of an enolization pathway, the reaction may proceed via the intermediacy of dienolate palladium and intramolecular nucleophilic attack on the pi-allyl palladium intermediate by the carbonyl oxygen.