Thermal ring transformation of 5-aryl-2-carbazoyl-1,2,3,4-tetrazole derivatives

Unstable 5-aryl-2-(3-benzylidene-2-phenylcarbazoyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrazoles 8 have been prepared. By thermal ring transformation, they gave 5-aryl-2-(2-benzylidene-1-phenylhydrazino)-1,3,4-oxadiazoles 9. , Hydrazinolysis of 9 afforded 5-aryl-2-(1-phenylhydrazino)-1,3,4-oxadiazoles 10. Elimination of a molecule of benzonitrile from 9 on heating converted them into 2-anilino-5-aryl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles 11.     

1,3,4-oxadiazolin-2-ones from carbo-t-butoxyhydrazones

5-Substituted-1,3,4-oxadiazolin-2-ones 2 were synthesized by the oxidation of carbo-t-butoxyhydrazones 1 of aromatic aldehydes with lead tetraacetate or, preferably, iodosobenzene diacetate. In some instances 5-acetoxy-1,3,4-oxadiazoles 3 were obtained along with 2 . The oxidation of carboethoxyhydrazones 4 gave 2-ethoxy-1,3,4-oxadiazoles 5 .     

2-Phenyl-5-(trichloromethyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazoles,A new class of antimalarial substances

An investigation of hybrids of 2,5-dimethyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole (I) and α,α,α,α',α',α'-hexachloro-p-xylene (Hetol®) (II) as potential antimalarial agents led to the synthesis of representative 2-phenyI-5-(trichloromethyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazoles (VIa-f, VIII-X) and related trichloromethyl 1,2,4-oxadiazole, 1,3,4-oxadiazoles, and 1,3,4-thiadiazole (VII, XIII-XV). Treatment of the appropriately substituted benzoic: acid hydrazides (IVa-f) with trichloroacetic anhydride afforded the intermediate 1-benzoyl-2-(triehloroacetyl)hydrazines (Va-f) which were cyclized to the desired 5-(chlorophenyl, tolyl, or α,α,α-trifluorotolyl)-2-(trichloromethyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazoles (VIa-f) (44–66%) in situ utilizing phosphorous oxychloride. Chlorination of the 5-tolyl-2-(trichloromethyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazoles (VId-f) afforded 2-(trichloromethyl)-5-(α,α,α-trichloro-m- and p-tolyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole (VIII and IX) and 2-(α,α,α,α',α',α'-hexachloro-3,5-xylyl)-5-(trichloromethyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole (X) in 23–56% yield. Each of the 2-phenyl-5-(trichloromethyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazoles (VIa-f, VIII-X) was active against Plasmodium berghei in mice when administered in single 160 or 640 mg./kg. subcutaneous doses or given orally by drug-diet for 6 days at doses of 29–336 mg./kg./day. The 2-(trichloromethyl)-5-(α,α,α-trichlorotolyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazoles (VIII-X) were the most active compounds prepared and exhibited activity against P. berghei comparable with Hetol®. Structure-activity relationships are discussed.     

The synthesis of bis(1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl-phenylmethyl) sulfides and other related 1,3,4-oxadiazoles from 1,1′-diphenylthiodiacetic acid dihydrazide and triethyl orthoesters

Reactions of symmetrical 1,1′-diphenylthiodiacetic acid dihydrazide and triethyl orthoesters in the presence of catalytic amount of glacial acetic acid resulted in the formation of three heterocyclic products: the appropriate bis(1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl-phenylmethyl) sulfides, 2-benzyl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles and 2-benzoyl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles. The presence of the latter two compounds is connected with carbon-sulfur fission in the molecule of the starting hydrazide. The identity of the unexpected fission products was confirmed by parallel syntheses of the model 1,3,4-oxadiazoles from phenylacetic acid hydrazide and 2-hydroxymethyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives.     

Efficient phosphonium-mediated synthesis of 2-amino-1,3,4-oxadiazoles

We present an efficient, room temperature procedure for the preparation of 2-amino-1,3,4-oxadiazoles. Oxadiazol-2-ones can be activated for SNAr substitution using phosphonium reagents (e.g., BOP). This approach provides convenient access to N,N-disubstituted 2-amino-1,3,4-oxadiazoles, which are difficult to prepare using existing synthetic strategies.     

A novel one-pot synthesis of 2-alkylthio-1,3,4-oxadiazoles in water

A facile and one-pot protocol for the synthesis of 2-alkylthio-1,3,4-oxadiazoles is reported. This green method relies on the reaction of acid hydrazides with CS₂ and an alkyl halide. The reaction is carried out under mild and environmentally friendly procedure in water with high to excellent yields. Thirteen different valuable alkylthio-1,3,4-oxadiazoles are synthesized from cheap and easily available CS₂ with this method. This is the first report for the synthesis of 1,3,4-oxadiazoles in water.     

Synthesis of 2-amino-1,3,4-oxadiazoles from isoselenocyanates via cyclodeselenization

An efficient one-pot method to access 2-amino-1,3,4-oxadiazoles from isoselenocyanates and hydrazides or dihydrazides was developed via cyclodeselenization. Without any harsh reagents, various 2-amino-1,3,4-oxadiazoles were obtained in considerably high yields (82%-97%) and purities (>99%) directly with simple crystallization in ethanol. And the formed precipitated Se powder during the reaction could be recycled for preparation of isoselenocyanates efficiently. A plausible mechanism is proposed for the formation of the target products.     

Hypervalent iodine(V) mediated mild and convenient synthesis of substituted 2-amino-1,3,4-oxadiazoles

A simple protocol for the synthesis of 2-amino-1,3,4-oxadiazoles starting from the corresponding acylhydrazides by cyclodesulfurization of intermediate acylthiosemicarbazides mediated by o-iodoxybenzoic acid in good yields has been described. The protocol is mild with wide substrate scope, and thus a range of 2-amino-1,3,4-oxadiazoles have been prepared.     

Oxidative addition of N-aminophthalimide to 2-alkenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles. Synthesis of aziridinyloxadiazoles

Oxidation of N-aminophthalimide with lead tetraacetate in the presence of 2-[(E)-2-arylethenyl]-5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles gives the corresponding 2-(3-aryl-1-phthalimidoaziridin-2-yl)-5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles. From 2-phenyl-5-[(1E,3E)-4-phenylbuta-1,3-dien-1-yl]-1,3,4-oxadiazole only the addition product at both C=C bonds was obtained, while in the reaction with 2,5-bis[(E)-2-phenylethenyl]-1,3,4-oxadiazole both mono- and bis-adducts were isolated.     

Design and synthesis of new 2-substituted-5-[2-(2-halobenzyloxy)phenyl]-1,3,4-oxadiazoles as anticonvulsant agents

A new series of 2-substituted-5-[2-(2-halobenzyloxy)phenyl]-1,3,4-oxadiazoles was designed and synthesized as anticonvulsant agents. Electroshock and pentylenetetrazole-induced lethal convulsion tests showed that the introduction of an amino group at position 2 of 1,3,4-oxadiazole ring and a fluoro substituent at ortho position of benzyloxy moiety had the best anticonvulsant activity. Our results showed that this effect is mediated through benzodiazepine receptors mechanism.     

Reactions of α-mercaptocarboxylic acid hydrazides with triethyl orthoesters: synthesis of 1,3,4-thiadiazin-5(6H)-ones and 1,3,4-oxadiazoles

Reactions of α-mercapto-β-phenylpropionic and α-mercaptophenylacetic acid hydrazides with triethyl orthoesters were conducted under N₂ in glacial acetic acid and resulted in the formation of two groups of products, derivatives of 1,3,4-thiadiazin-5(6H)-ones and 2-(1-mercaptomethyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazoles. When conducting the same transformations on α-mercaptophenylacetic acid hydrazide in the presence of air, two different products from the 1,3,4-oxadiazole family, the appropriate bis(1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl-phenylmethyl) disulfides and 2-benzyl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles, were formed with the liberation of free sulfur. The oxygenated bis(1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl-phenylmethyl) disulfides were reduced to the corresponding 2-(1-mercaptomethyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazoles with the use of zinc powder under mild conditions.     

An efficient synthesis of conjugated 5-aryl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles from 3-heteroarylacrylohydrazides and acid chlorides

New derivatives of 5-aryl-2-[2-(2-furyl)ethenyl]-1,3,4-oxadiazoles and 5-aryl-2-[2-(2-thienyl)ethenyl]-1,3,4-oxadiazoles are synthesized in a stepwise procedure through intermediate acyclic N′-arylcarbonyl-N-[2-(2-heteroaryl)acryloyl]hydrazines, starting from 3-(2-heteroaryl)acrylic acid hydrazides and acid chlorides. A facile one-pot methodology leading to the final 1,3,4-oxadiazoles is also described.     

2-取代杂环化合物的合成

通过3条路线合成得到8个新的2-取代嘧啶,2-噁(噻)1,3,4-噁噻二唑杂环化合物,其结构经1H NMR,EI-MS和元素分析表征.     

Fluorinated heterocyclic compounds: an assay on the photochemistry of some fluorinated 1-oxa-2-azoles: an expedient route to fluorinated heterocycles

Photoinduced heterocyclic rearrangements of ON bond-containing azoles have been claimed in the synthesis of target fluorinated heterocyclic compounds. In this context, the photochemical behavior of some fluorinated 1,2,4-oxadiazoles has been investigated. Irradiations of 3-amino-5-perfluoroalkyl-1,2,4-oxadiazoles at λ=313 nm in methanol gave open-chain products arising from a reaction of the nucleophilic solvent with either the first formed ring-photolytic species or with a nitrilimine moiety generated from it. Differently, irradiations in methanol with the presence of triethylamine (TEA) followed competing phototransposition pathways leading to the ring-isomers 2-amino-5-perfluoroalkyl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles (major component) and the ring degenerate isomers 5-amino-3-perfluoroalkyl-1,2,4-oxadiazoles (minor component). On the other hand, 3-amino-5-polyfluorophenyl-1,2,4-oxadiazoles underwent ring-photoisomerization into 1,3,4-oxadiazoles when irradiations were carried out at λ=254 nm. In turn, the irradiation of the 3-phenyl-5-perfluoroheptyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole at λ=254 nm in methanol gave the solvolysis product, but no ring-isomerization was observed. Some mechanistic considerations are reported, and some applications in the synthesis of target fluorinated 1,3,4-oxadiazoles are claimed.     

Dithiocarbamate as an efficient intermediate for the synthesis of 2-amino-1,3,4-thiadiazoles in water

A new and facile protocol for the synthesis of 2-amino-1,3,4-thiadiazoles in water is described. Reaction of acid hydrazides with easily prepared dithiocarbamates gives the corresponding thiadiazoles in moderate to excellent yields. 2-Amino-1,3,4-oxadiazoles were not observed as side products using this procedure.     

Reactions of 5-(6-Methyl-2,4-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-3-pyrimidinyl)-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-thione with Electrophiles

 Treatment of 5-(6-methyl-2,4-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-3-pyrimidinyl)-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-thione with haloalkanes yielded oxadiazole S-alkyl derivatives, whereas its reaction with formaldehyde and amines resulted in formation of oxadiazole N(3)-aminomethyl derivatives. The alkylation of 2-alkylsulfanyl-5-(6-methyl-2,4-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-3-pyrimidinyl)-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles with methyl bromoacetate proceeded at the N(1)-position of pyrimidine to give 2-alkylsulfanyl-5-(1-methoxycarbonylmethyl-6-methyl-2,4-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-3-pyrimidinyl)-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles, whereas aminomethylation, bromination, or nitration took place at position 5 of pyrimidine ring and afforded the corresponding 5-pyrimidine substituted derivatives.     

Ring transformations of heterocycles. Part 1. Transformation of 4-amino-Δ2-1,2,4-oxadiazolines into 1,3,4-oxadiazoles

3-Aryl-4-amino-δ²-1,2,4-oxadiazolines 3 and their N-chloroacetyl derivatives 4 , upon treatment with chloroacetic anhydride in refluxing toluene, afford 2-chloromethyl-5-aryl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles 5 , suggesting the conversion sequence 3 → 4 → 5 . The generality of the new ring transformation 4 → 5 is supported similar conversion of other 4-(acylamino)-1,2,4-oxadiazolines 8 to 1,3,4-oxadiazoles 9 .     

Parallel solution phase synthesis of a library of amino acid derived 2-arylamino-[1,3,4]-oxadiazoles

A mild method for the synthesis of peptidomimetic 2-arylamino 5-substituted 1,3,4-oxadiazoles from Boc-protected α-amino acid derived hydrazides has been developed, and applied in a parallel solution-phase synthesis. The optimized reaction conditions involve a one-pot reaction of Boc-protected amino acid hydrazides with arylisothiocyanates in the presence of either Hg(II) chloride, Mukaiyama’s reagent (2-chloro-N-methylpyridinium iodide) or polymer supported Mukaiyama’s reagent, with triethylamine in dichloromethane at ambient temperature. The 1,3,4-oxadiazole products were obtained in good to excellent yields without any detectable epimerization. The reactions proceed via initial formation of thiosemicarbazides, followed by dehydrothiolative cyclization to the 1,3,4-oxadiazoles.     

Studies on heterocyclic primary amines,I. reaction of 2-amino-5-aryl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles with phosphorus pentachloride

Stable N-(5-aryl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)phosphorimidic trichlorides (II) are obtained by refluxing 2-amino-5-aryl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles (I) with one equivalent of phosphorus pentachloride in dry benzene. The reactions of the phosphorimidic trichlorides were also studied.     

Reactions of 5-(6-Methyl-2,4-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-3-pyrimidinyl)-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-thione with Electrophiles

Summary.  Treatment of 5-(6-methyl-2,4-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-3-pyrimidinyl)-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-thione with haloalkanes yielded oxadiazole S-alkyl derivatives, whereas its reaction with formaldehyde and amines resulted in formation of oxadiazole N(3)-aminomethyl derivatives. The alkylation of 2-alkylsulfanyl-5-(6-methyl-2,4-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-3-pyrimidinyl)-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles with methyl bromoacetate proceeded at the N(1)-position of pyrimidine to give 2-alkylsulfanyl-5-(1-methoxycarbonylmethyl-6-methyl-2,4-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-3-pyrimidinyl)-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles, whereas aminomethylation, bromination, or nitration took place at position 5 of pyrimidine ring and afforded the corresponding 5-pyrimidine substituted derivatives. Received May 9, 2001. Accepted (revised) August 17, 2001