Synthesis and reactions of 3-acetyl-6-methyl-2-(methylthio)pyridine

A reaction of methyllithium with 3-cyano-6-methylpyridine-2(1 H)-thione followed by alkylation of the resulting 3-acetylpyridinethione, or a direct reaction of methyllithium with 3-cyano-6-methyl-2-(methylthio)pyridine, afforded 3-acetyl-6-methyl-2-(methylthio)pyridine. The ketone obtained was examined in bromination reactions under various conditions. Bromi-nation in methanol or chloroform, proceeding through the formation of sulfonium bromides, gave substituted 3-(bromoacetyl)pyridine. A reaction of 3-acetyl-6-methyl-2-(methyl-thio)pyridine with N-bromosuccinimide in CCl4 afforded N-(pyridinesulfenyl)succinimide. The bromo ketone was used for the synthesis of various heterocyclic compounds.     

Synthesis via pummerer intermediates. III. Rearrangements of 3-(methylsulfinyl)quinolinones, 3-(methylsulfinyl)cinnolinones, 3-(methylsulfinyl)chromanones and 3-(methylsulfinyl)chromones with acetic anhydride and with thionyl chloride

The reaction of 1-methyl-3-(methylsulfinyl)-4(1H)quinolinone ( 1 ) with acetic anhydride and thionyl chloride gave 3-[[(acetyloxy)methyl]thio]]-1-methyl-4(1H)quinolinone ( 2 ) and 3-[(chloromethyl)thio]-1-methyl-4(1H)quinolinone ( 3 ) respectively. 3-(Methylsulfinyl)-4(1H)cinnolinone ( 4 ) gave the corresponding products when treated under similar conditions. Treatment of 8-methoxy-3-(methylsulfinyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one ( 11 ) with acetic anhydride and thionyl chloride gave bis addition vinyl Pummerer products 2,3-bis(acetyloxy)-2,3-dihydro-8-methoxy-3-(methylthio)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one ( 12 ) and 2,3-dichloro-2,3-dihydro-8-methoxy-3-(methylthio)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one ( 13 ), respectively.     

Synthesis via pummerer intermediates. II.. Disproportionation reactions of 3-(methylsulfinyl)chromones and 3-(methyl-sulfinyl)quinolinones with hydrochloric acid

Sulfoxides ( 1 and 10 ) gave oxidation-reduction products when treated with 5N hydrochloric acid. 8-Methoxy-3-(methylsulfinyl)-4H-benzopyran-4-one (1) gave 8-methoxy-3-(methylthio)-4H-1-benisopyran-4-one ( 4 ) and 8-methoxy-3-(methylsulfonyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one ( 5 ), whereas 1-melhyl-3-(methylsulfinyl)-4(1H)quinolinone ( 10 ) gave 1-methyl-3-(methylthio)-4(1H)-quinolinone ( 12 ) and 1-methyl-4(1H)-quinolinone ( 13 ).     

Synthesis of 3-hydroxy-1-methyl-2-(methylthio) pyrrole from methyl isothiocyanate and prop-2-yn-1-ol

A methylated adduct of lithiated 1-(1-ethoxyethoxy)allene and methyl isothiocyanate undergoes intramolecular cyclization in the presence of CuBr to give 3-(1-ethoxyethoxy)-1-methyl-2-(methylthio)pyrrole. The methanolysis of the latter affords 3-hydroxy-1-methyl-2-(methylthio)pyrrole. Published inIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1645–1647, September, 2000.     

Methylthiofurane: Herstellung und Reaktionen

Preparation and Reactions of Methylthiofurans By lithiation of 3,4-dimethoxyfuran, 2-methylfuran and furan, followed by reaction with dimethyldisulfide, the methylthiofurans 2, 8 , and 10 have been prepared. Reaction of 8 with maleic anhydride has yielded 6-methyl-3-(methylthio)phthalic anhydride ( 9 ), a yellow substance with a strong greenish fluorescence, obviously formed by elimination of H₂O from an unstable cycloadduct. An analgous reaction of 2 resulted in an unexpected mixture from which the following yellow compounds were isolated: 3-hydroxy-4,5-dimethoxy-6-(methylthio)phthalic anhydride ( 3 ), 4-hydroxy-5-methoxy-3,6-bis(methylthio)phthalic anhydride ( 4 ), and bis(S-methyl) (2Z,4E,6Z)-2,3,6,7-tetramethoxy-4,5-bis(methylthio)-2,4,6-octatrienethioate ( 5 ). Compound 5 is also formed on standing of 2 at RT. Mild acid hydrolysis of 2 results in ring-opening accompanied by an intramolecular oxido-reduction to yield S-methyl(3Z)-3-methoxy-4-(methylthio)-2-oxo-3-butenethioate ( 6a ). The structures of compounds 5 and 6a have been determined by X-ray analysis.     

Synthese von (Methylthio)penam-Derivaten durch Keten-Addition an 4,5-Dihydro-5-(methylthio)-1,3-thiazole

Synthesis of (Methylthio)penam Derivatives via Keten Addition onto 4,5-Dihydro-5-(methylthio)-1,3-thiazoles The 4,5-dihydro-5-(methylthio)-2-phenyl-1,3-thiazoles 3a and 3b , easily prepared from the corresponding 1,3-thiazol-5(4H)-thiones and MeLi, react with dichloroacetyl chloride ( 5a ) and acidoacetyl chloride ( 5b ) in the presence of Et₃N to give (methylthio)penam derivatives 6 (Table 1). The reaction mechanism is either a [2 + 2] cycloaddition of in situ generated ketene or a two-step reaction (Scheme 2). The structure of 6f has been confirmed by X-ray crystallography (Fig. 2). The relative configuration of 6a-e follow from comparison of their ¹H-NMR spectra with those of 6f (Fig. 1). The 6-azidopenams 6d and 6f have been reduced to aminopenams 8a and 8b , respectively. Acylation of 8a with phenacetyl chloride yields 9 (Scheme 4).     

The kinetics and mechanisms of the gas phase elimination of 4-(methylthio)-1-butyl acetate and 1-chloro-4-(methylthio)-butane

The gas phase elimination of 4-(methylthio)-1-butyl acetate and 1-chloro-4-(methylthio)-butane has been investigated in a seasoned, static reaction vessel over the temperature range of 310–410°C and the pressure range of 46–193 Torr. The presence of the inhibitors propene, cyclohexene, and/or toluene had no effect on the rates. The reactions are homogeneous, unimolecular, and obey a first-order rate law. The rate coefficients are given by the following Arrhenius equations: for 4-(methylthio)-1-butyl acetate, log k₁(s^?1) = (12.32 ± 0.29) ? (192.1 ± 3.6) kJ/mol/2.303RT; for 1-chloro-4-(methylthio)-butane, log k₁(s^?1) = (12.23 ± 0.59) ? (175.7 ± 6.8) kJ/mol/2.303RT. The CH₃S substituent in 1-chloro-4-(methylthio)-butane has been found to participate in the elimination reaction, where tetrahydrothiophene and methyl chloride formation may result from an intimate ion-pair type of mechanism. The yield of a cyclic product in gas phase reactions provides additional evidence of an intimate ion pair mechanism through neighboring group participation in gas phase elimination of special types of organic halides.     

Unusual Thermal Rearrangements of N-Cyclohexylidene-4-methyl-1-(methylthio)penta-1,3-dien-1-amine

We have observed unusual thermal rearrangements of N-cyclohexylidene-4-methyl-1-(methylthio)penta-1,3-dien-1-amine to 4,4-dimethyl-2-(methylthio)-3,3a,4,4a,5,6,7,8-octahydrobenzo[4,1]cyclobuta-[1,2-b]pyrrole and 1-cyclohexyl-5-methylpyridine-2(1H)-thione.     

Efficient reactions for the synthesis of pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine and pyrano[2,3-c]pyrazole derivatives from N-methyl-1-(methylthio)-2-nitroethen-1-amine

The efficient and novel method for the synthesis of pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine and pyrano[2,3-c]pyrazole derivatives from the multicomponent reaction of aromatic aldehydes (isatins), N-methyl-1-(methylthio)-2-nitroethen-1-amine, and 3-aminopyrazole or methyl 3-hydroxy-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxylate under normal laboratory conditions was reported in this research. The advantages of this research are wide range of substrates, high yields, and simple operation.     

Synthesis of 8-amino-4-methylthio-6-methyl-2-(β-D-ribofuranosyl)-2,6-dihydro-1,2,3,5,6,7-hexaazaacenaphthylene and an unusual reductive ring-opening of the 1,2,3,5,6,7-hexaazaacenaphthylene ring system

The tricyclic nucleoside 8-amino-4-methylthio-6-methyl-2-(β-D-ribofuranosyl)-1,2,3,5,6,7-hexaazaacenaphthylene ( 3 ) was synthesized from 3-cyano-4,6-bis(methylthio)-1-(β-D-ribofuranosyl)pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine ( 1 ). Attempts to synthesize 8-amino-6-methyl-2-(β-D-ribofuranosyl)-1H-2,6-dihydro-1,2,3,5,6,7-hexaazaacenaphthylene ( 5 ) ([an aza analog of 6-amino-4-methyl-8-(β-D-ribofuranosyl)-1,3,4,5,8-pentaazaacenaphthylene (TCN)], which is a potent antitumor agent), by the treatment of 3 with Raney nickel did not afford the desired aza analog of TCN. Instead, it was established that a reductive cleavage of the pyridazine moiety of 3 had occurred to give 4-methylamino-6-methylthio-1-(β-D-ribofuranosyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine-3-carboxamidine ( 6 ). Assuming that solubility was a problem in the reductive step, the isopropylidene derivative of 3 , 8-amino-6-methyl-4-methylthio-2-(2,3-O-isopropylidene-β-D-ribofuranosyl)-2,6-dihydro-1,2,3,5,6,7-hexaazaacenaphthylene ( 8 ), was treated with Raney nickel, only to observe that a similar reductive ring cleavage of 8 had occurred to afford 4-methylamino-6-methylthio-1-(2,3-O-isopropylidene-β-D-ribofuranosyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine-3-carboxamidine ( 10 ) and 4-methylamino-1-(2,3-O-isopropylidene-β-D-ribofuranosyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine-3-carboxamidine ( 11 ). Structural assignments for all products were established by physico-chemical procedures.     

Synthesis and anti-HIV-1 activity of 1,5-dialkyl-6-(arylselenenyl)uracils and -2-thiouracils

The 1,5-dialkyl-6-(arylselenenyl)uracils 10a-h and -2-thiouracils 10i-p have been synthesized as potential anti-HIV-1 agents. Cyclization of N-alkyl-N'-[3,3-di(methylthio)-2-alkylacryloyl]ureas 6a-d and -thioureas 6e-h in acetic acid either containing a catalytic amount of methanesulfonic acid at 80°or containing 1 equivalent of methanesulfonic acid at room temperature afforded 1,5-dialkyl-6-(methylthio)uracils 7a-d in 84–96% yields and 1,5-dialkyl-5,6-dihydro-6,6-di(methylthio)-2-thiouracils 11a-d in 88–99% yields, respectively. Oxidation of 7a-d and 11a-d with either 3-chloroperoxybenzoic acid in benzene or aqueous sodium periodate solution in methanol gave 1,5-dialkyl-6-(methylsulfonyl)uracils 8a-d in 88–98% yields and 1,5-dialkyl-6-(methylsulfinyl)-2-thiouracils 12a-d in 57–73% yields, respectively, which were subsequently treated with arylselenol 9a-b in ethanolic sodium hydroxide solution to afford 10a-p in 6099% yields. Of these compounds, 6-[(3,5-dimethylphenyl)selenenyl]-5-isopropyl-1-(3-phenylpropyl)uracil ( 10h ) inhibited HIV-1 replication in MT-4 cells at a 50% effective concentration (EC₅₀) of 0.0006 μM with a selective index of 44833, which is 7.7-fold more potent than AZT.     

Ketene dithioacetal mediated synthesis of 1,3,4,5-tetrasubstituted pyrazole derivatives and their biological evaluation

Abstract

Ketene dithioacetal mediated chemo- and regioselective synthesis of a series of novel 1,3,4,5-tetrasubstituted pyrazole derivatives (4a-l) integrated with a bioactive indole nucleus was achieved by reacting substituted 2-(1-methyl-1H-indole-3-carbonyl)-3,3-bis-(methylthio)-acrylonitrile (2) and substituted phenyl hydrazine hydrochloride (3) in the presence of a catalytic amount of anhydrous K₂CO₃ under reflux conditions. The structures were ascertained by ¹H NMR, NOESY, ¹³C NMR, FT-IR, and HRMS data. In vitro cytotoxicity evaluation of the synthesized compounds against MCF 7 (breast carcinoma) and normal Vero (monkey kidney) cell lines revealed that the compound 5-(5-Bromo-1-methyl-1H-indol-3-yl)-1-(4-cyano-phenyl)-3-methylsulfanyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carbonitrile (4k) showed significant cytotoxicity against MCF 7 (GI₅₀ = 15.6 µM) with low cytotoxicity against normal Vero cell line. Most of the synthesized compounds were also found to possess excellent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant (DPPH, NO, H₂O₂ and SOR) potential.     

Convenient and Regiospecific Method for Synthesis of 4,5-Diaryl-1-methyl-2-(methylthio)-1H-imidazole

A convenient, high-yielding, regiospecific synthesis of 1H-imidazole-2-thiones ring has been developed. In addition, a series of 4,5-diaryl-1-methyl-2-(methylthio)-1H-imidazoles 8 were synthesized and characterized. The structure of regioisomers was confirmed through nuclear Overhauser effect spectroscopy and NMR spectroscopy.

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Nitropyrazoles 17. Synthesis of 1-(3,5-dinitrophenyl)-4-methyl-3,5-dinitropyrazole and the study of its chemical transformations

A new one-step method for the synthesis of 4-methyl-3(5)-nitropyrazole by nitration of 4-methylpyrazole is developed. Arylation of 4-methyl-3(5)-nitropyrazole with 1,3,5-trinitrobenzene gives 1-(3,5-dinitrophenyl)-4-methyl-3-nitropyrazole, nitration of which leads to 1-(3,5-dinitrophenyl)-4-methyl-3,5-dinitropyrazole. The action of 1 equiv. of an O- or S-nucleophile (phenolate, p-chlorobenzenethiolate and ethoxide ions; anions of glycolanilide and thioglycolanilide) on 1-(3,5-dinitrophenyl)-4-methyl-3,5-dinitropyrazole led to the substitution of the 5-NO₂ group of the pyrazole ring; under the action of one more equivalent of a nucleophile the NO₂ group of the benzene ring was substituted. The substitution product of the anion of thioglycolanilide for the 5-NO₂ group undergoes the intramolecular cyclization — oxidative nucleophilic hydrogen substitution in the benzene ring under the action of K₂CO₃.     

2-(Methylthio)pentafluoropropene

2-(Methylthio)pentafluoropropene was obtained by dehydrofluorination of methyl 2H-hexafluoroisopropyl sulfide by the BF₃ · NEt₃ complex. Its reactivity with respect to allyl alcohol and hexamethyldisilazane was studied. The electrophilicity of 2-(methylthio)penta-fluoropropene was compared with the properties of terminal polyfluoroalkenes whose behavior in these reactions has been studied previously.Perfluoroisobutylene also reacts with allyl alcohol in the absence of protophilic agents.3,4Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 80–84, January, 1994.     

Synthesis of 2-(arylthio)benzoates by [3+3] cyclocondensations of 3-arylthio-1-silyloxy-1,3-butadienes with 3-oxo-orthoesters, 1,1,3,3-tetramethoxypropane and 1,1-bis(methylthio)-1-en-3-ones

A variety of 2-arylthio-4-methoxybenzoates are regioselectively prepared by TiCl₄-mediated [3+3] cyclocondensations of 3-arylthio-1-trimethylsilyloxy-1,3-butadienes with 3-oxo-orthoesters. Unsubstituted 2-(arylthio)benzoates were prepared by Me₃SiOTf-catalyzed cyclization of 3-arylthio-1-trimethylsilyloxy-1,3-butadienes with 1,1,3,3-tetramethoxypropane. The TiCl₄-mediated cyclization of 3-arylthio-1-trimethylsilyloxy-1,3-butadienes with 1,1-bis(methylthio)-1-en-3-ones results in regioselective formation of 2-arylthio-6-(methylthio)benzoates.     

arabinonucleosides

The α-D-arabinonucleosides of cytosine ( 6 ) and 5-fluorouracil ( 9 ) were prepared from the 2,3,-5-tri-O-benzoyl-D-arabinofuranosyl halides, in keeping with the trans rule. The 2′-O-methyl-)3-D-arabinonucleosides of 5-fluorouraeil (β- 14 ) and adenine (β- 21a ) were prepared from 3,5-di-O-(4-ehlorobenzoyl)-2-O-methyl-α-D-arabinofuranosyl chloride, although in both cases a lesser amount of the α-anomer was also found. Reaction of 3,5-di-O-(4-chlorobenzoyl)-2-deoxy-2-(methylthio)-α-D-arabinofuranosyl chloride, prepared in four steps from methyl 2,3-anhydro-α-D-ribofurano-side ( 15 ), with N-benzoyladenine gave slightly more of the β- than the α-arabinonucleoside 20b . The β-anomer was converted to 9-[2-deoxy-2-(methylthio)-β-D-arabinofuranosyl]adenine. Only 1-α-D-arabinofuranosylcytosine ( 6 ) proved to be cytotoxic.     

New approach to the formation of azepine ring: Synthesis of 2-methyl-6-(5-methyl-2-thienyl)-3H-azepine from 2-methyl-5-propargylthiophene and isothiocyanate

The first representative of thienyl-substituted 3H-azepines has been synthesized starting from dilithiated 2-methyl-5-propargylthiophene and isopropyl isothiocyanate. It was shown that N-(1-methylethylidene)-2-(5-methyl-2-thienyl)-1-(methylthio)-1,3-butadiene-1-amine (2-aza-1,3,5-triene) formed as a result of this reaction is readily converted into 2-methyl-6-(5-methyl-2-thienyl)-3H-azepine under the action of super bases. Dedicated to Academician B. A. Trofimov of the Russian Academy of Sciences on his 70^th jubilee. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1380–1383, September, 2008.     

Reactions of <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-and <Emphasis Type="Italic">C</Emphasis>-Alkenylanilines: VII. Synthesis of Indole Heterocycles from Products of Reaction between <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-Mesyl-2-(1-alken-1-yl)anilines and Halogens

N-Mesyl-2-(1-methyl-1-butenyl)-6-methylaniline reacted with Br₂ to afford N-mesyl-2-(3-bromo-1-penten-2-yl)aniline that under treatment with NH₃ or amines underwent cyclization into N-mesyl-7-methyl-3-methylene-2-ethylindoline. The reaction of N-mesyl-2-(1-methyl-1-buten-1-yl)-4-methyl- and 2-(1-methyl-1-buten-1-yl)aniline with Br₂ gave rise to the corresponding N-mesyl-2-(2-bromo-1-methyl-1-buten-1-yl)anilines. Under the similar conditions N-tosyl-2-(1-cyclohexen-1-yl)aniline was converted into N-tosyl-2-(6-bromo-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)aniline that under treatment with NH₃ furnished N-tosyl-1,2,3,9a-tetrahydrocarbazole. The reaction of N-mesyl-1,2,3,9a-tetrahydrocarbazole with CuBr₂ in MeOH afforded N-mesyl-4-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrocarbazole. N-Mesyl-6-methyl-2-(1-cyclopenten-1-yl)aniline in reaction with Br₂ in the presence of NaHCO₃ was oxidized into the corresponding cyclopentenone, and with NBS it gave N-mesyl-2-(2-bromo-1-cyclopenten-1-yl)aniline.__________Translated from Zhurnal Organicheskoi Khimii, Vol. 41, No. 5, 2005, pp. 730–737.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Gataullin, Sotnikov, Spirikhin, Abdrakhmanov.     

Cycloaddition reactions of cyclic ketene-N,S-acetals with 1,2,4,5-tetrazines

Reaction of 3,6-diphenyl-, 3,6-bis(2-pyridyl)- and the unsubstituted 1,2,4,5-tetrazine with 4,5-dihydro-1-methyl-2-(methylthio)pyrrole ( 2 ) and 1-raethyl-2-(methylthio)-4.5,6,7-tetrahydroazepine ( 3 ) gives 4,7-di-R-2,3-dihydro-1-methylpyrrolo[2,3-d]pyridazine ( 4 , R = phenyl, 2-pyridyl, hydrogen) and 6,9-di-R-1-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydropyridazino[4,5-6]azepine ( 5 ), R = phenyl, 2-pyridyl, hydrogen), respectively, in reasonable to good yields. The compounds 4 (R = phenyl, hydrogen) are converted into their corresponding 1-methylpyrrolo-[2,3-d]pyridazines 6 by reaction with potassium permanganate in butanone. Reaction of 3-phenyl-1,2,4,5-te-trazine with 2 and 3 leads to the exclusive formation of the 7-phenyl isomer 4d and 9-phenyl isomer 5d , respectively, indicating that the cycloaddition is regiospecific. The mechanism is discussed.