Conversions of 9-chloro-4-azafluorene to azalenes

The iodomethylate of 9-chloro-4-azafluorene is converted to 1H-1-methyl-indeno[1,2-b]pyridine when treated with base. We discuss the structure of compounds containing azalene fragments, which are formed upon heating 9-chloro-4-azafluorene. We discuss some considerations concerning the nomenclature of azulenes with the azafluorene skeleton.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 7, pp. 915–920, July 1992.     

Five-membered-ring-substituted 1-methyl-1H-indeno[1,2-b]pyridines

1-Methyl-1H-indeno[1,2-b]pyridine and 1-methyl-1H-5-(, -dicarbomethoxyvinyl)-(formyl, acetyl)indeno[3,2-b]pyridines were obtained by treatment of N-methyl-4-azafluorenium iodide, as well as mixtures of it with acetylenedicarboxylic ester, dimethylformamide (DMF), and phosphorus oxychloride or acetic anhydride, with bases. 4-Azafluoronenone was used to synthesize 9-(p-methoxyphenyl)-4-azafluoren-9-ol, which was reduced to 9-(p-methoxyphenyl)-4-azafluorene, and 1-methyl-1H-5-(p-methoxyphenyl)indeno[3,2-b]pyridine was obtained from the methiodide of the latter.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1382–1386, October, 1981.     

Synthesis of 2,3-dioxo-2,3-dihydro-4-methyl-6-chloro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine and its 1-α-L-arabinopyranoside

A new type of isatin analog-2,3-dioxo-2,3-dihydro-4-methyl-6-chloro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine — was obtained by oxidation of 4-methyl-6-chloro-1H-pyrrolo(2,3-b]pyridine. Condensation of L-arabinose with 4-methyl-6-chloro-2,3-dihydropyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine and subsequent acetylation and dehydrogenation gave 1-(2,3,4-tri-O-acetyl--L-arabinopyranosyl)-4-methyl-6-chloropyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine, which served as the starting compound for the synthesis of 1--L-arabinopyranosyl-4-methyl-6-chloropyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine. Oxidation of 1-(2,3,4-tri-O-acetyl-L-arabinopyranosyl)-4-methyl-6-chloropyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine gave 1-(2,3.4-tri-O-acetyl--L-arabinopyranosyl)-2,3-dioxo-2,3-dihydro-4-methyl-6-chloropyrrolo [2,3-b]pyridine.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 8, pp. 1083–1086, August, 1977.     

Synthesis of unsaturated derivatives of 2,5-dimethyl-4-phenylpyridine and 3-methyl-2-azafluorene

A substituted butadiene — 1-phenyl-4-(5-methyl-4-phenyl-2-pyridyl)buta-1,3-diene with a trans, trans configuration — was obtained by condensation of 2,5-dimethyl-4-phenylpyridine with cinnamaldehyde. Two 3-methyl-9-cinnamylidene-2-azafluorene isomers are formed as a result of condensation of the same aldehyde with 3-methyl-2-azafluorene. Data from the PMR and IR spectra were used to prove the configuration of the compounds obtained. It was established that the condensation of 3-methyl-2-azafluorene with salicylaldehyde gives 3-methyl-9-(2-hydroxybenzylidene)-2-azafluorene, which has a zwitterionic structure, and 1,2-bis(3-methyl-2-aza-9-fluorenylidene)ethane. Ideas regarding the chemical mechanism of the formation of the latter are presented. The preparation of an unsaturated alcohol — 3-methyl-9-allyl-2-aza-9-fluorenol — is described.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 82–86, January, 1978.     

Benzo[f]-3-aza- and -10-azafluoroanthenes

Reduction of 3-methyl-9-(o-tolyl)-2-azafluoren-9-ol (I) with tin in hydrochloric acid gave 3-methyl-9-(o-tolyl)-2-azafluorene, dehydrocyclization of which on a K-16 catalyst at 520–500°C gave a complex mixture, from which four substances — 2-methylbenzo[f]-3-azafluoranthene, 11-methylbenzo[f]-10-azafluoranthene, benzo[f]-3-azafluoroanthene (II), and I-were isolated and identified by means of the IR, UV, and PMR, and mass spectra. It is shown that the dehydrocyclization proceeds through the hydrogen atoms of the methyl group of the tolyl substituent and takes place at the 8-C or 1-C atom of the azafluorene system. The formation of products II and I constitutes evidence that the reaction is accompanied by partial demethylation or oxidation.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1245–1247, September, 1977.     

Introduction of substituents in the pyridine proton of 7-azaindoline

Electropilic substitution (nitration, bromination, and chlorination) of 4-methyl-6-chloro-7-azaindoline (and its N-acetyl derivative) takes place in the 5 position. 4-Methyl-5-amino-7-azaindoline, 4-methyl-5-nitro-7-azaindoline, and 1-acetyl-4-methyl-5-amino-6-chloro-7-azaindoline were obtained by reduction of 1-acetyl-4-methyl-5-nitro-6-chloro-7-azaindoline under various conditions. A method was developed for the preparation of a new three-ring system — 1,2,3-oxadiazolo[5,4-b]-pyrrolo[2,3-e]pyridine.Communication L from the series Derivatives of Azaindoles. See [1] for communication XLIX.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 380–384, March, 1977.     

Investigation of heterocycles containing nitrogen or sulfur. 48. Derivatives of 1-morpholinooxalyl-1,2-dihydrothiazolo-[5,4-b]pyridine,their structure,and reactions

The structures of the products of reactions of 1-N-morpholinooxahi-1,2-dihydrothiazolo-[5,4-b]pyridine have been studied by IR, NMR, UV, and mass spectroscopy. Geometric (cis-anti) and rotational (about the CO-N amide bond) isomers of 1-N-morpholinooxalyl-2-propionyi-5-chloro-1,2-dihydrothiazolo-[5,4-b]pyridine oxime have been observed and studied. Treatment of 1-N-morpholinooxalyl-2-propionyl-5-chloro-1,2-dihydrothiazolo[5,4-b]pyridine with ethanolic alkali gave 2-propionyl-5-chlorothiazolo-[5,4-b]pyridine, while treatment with concentrated H₂SO₄ gave 1,2-dioxo-ethylidene-7-chloroxazolidino[3,2-f]pyrido[2,3-b]1,4-thiazine.For Communication 47 see [1].Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 8, pp. 1133–1138, August, 1993.     

Arylation,alkylation, reduction,and pyrolysis of 1h-1-methylindeno[2,1-b]pyridine

Nucleophilic substitution (phenylation with phenyl lithium) of 1H-1-methylindeno[2,1-fa]pyridine occurred at the C₍₂₎ and C₍₄₎ positions, and electrophilic substitution (methylation and benzylation with halogen derivatives) at C₍₉₎. Reduction of the starting anhydrobases gave 1-methyl-1,2,3,9a-tetrahydro-1-azafluorene, and pyrolysis gave 1-azafluorene and 1-azafluorenone.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikn Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1212–1214, September, 1986.     

Reduction and alkaline hydrolysis of 5-oxoindeno[1,2-b]pyridinium salts

5,9b-Dihydro derivatives of indeno[1,2-b]pyridine were obtained by the reduction of the corresponding 1,2-dimethyl-4-aryl-5-oxoindeno[1,2-b]pyridinium perchlorates. 1,2-Dimethyl-3-ethoxycarbonyl-4-phenyl-5-oxoindeno[1,2-b]pyridinium perchlorate forms in alkaline medium with splitting, recyclization and deamination products.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp 86–89, January, 1987.     

3-Methyl-9-benzylidene-2-azafluorene and its analogs

The possibility of obtaining 3-methyl-2-azafluorene by dehydrocyclization of 2,5-dimethyl-4-phenylpyridine at 500–750° in the absence of a catalyst was examined. This azafluorene was condensed with aromatic aldehydes. Several transformations of the geometrical isomers of 3-methyl-9-benzylidene-2-azafluorene and its analogs were studied.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1398–1402, October, 1971.     

Mass spectrometric study of 4-azafluorenes

The dissociative ionization of 4-azafluorene and its methyl and phenyl derivatives was investigated. The relative intensity of the [M — CH₃]⁺ ion peak depends on the position of the CH₃ group in the 4-azafluorene ring. It was established that the loss of an RCN particle (R=H, CH₃, and C₆H₅) for unsubstituted 4-azafluorene takes place from the M⁺ and [M — H]⁺ ion, exclusively from the [M — H]⁺ ion for the methyl-substituted compounds, and from the [M — H]⁺ and [H — 2H]⁺ fragments for the phenyl-substituted derivatives. Randomization of the deuterium ions in the 9,9-d₂-4-azafluorene molecular ion was observed.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 246–250, February, 1978.     

Synthesis and molecular structure of 4-nitro-9-phenyl-1H-and 9-hydroxy-3-oxo-9-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-9H-indeno-[2,1- c ]pyridines and 3,7-diphenyl-3a, 4,5,6-tetrahydroindeno[2,1- c ]isoxazolo[5,4- d ]pyridine

The 4-nitro derivatives and an oxidation by-product, 9-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-oxo-9-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-9H-indeno[2,1-c]pyridine were obtained by the nitration of N-alkyl-9-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-indeno-[2,1-c]pyridines with sodium nitrite in acetic acid. Their molecular structures were studied by X-ray structural analysis. The product of [2+3] cycloaddition, 5-methyl-3,7-diphenyl-3a, 4,5,6-tetrahydroindeno[2,1-c]isoxazolo[5,4-d]pyridine, was obtained by the interaction of 2-chloro-1-hydroxy-2-phenylazomethine with 2-methyl-9-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-indeno[2,1-c]pyridine. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1390–1399, September, 2007.     

Benzopyridofulvenes

A group of benzopyridofulvenes was obtained by condensation of 3-methyl-2-azafluorene and 4-azafluorene with anisaldehyde, veratraldehyde, and p-nitrobenzaldehyde. It was established that they are produced in the form of geometrical isomers, which could be isolated in the case of the 9-(o-methoxy) and 9-(m,p-dimethoxy) derivatives of 3-methyl-2-azafluorene. One isomer of the analogous benzylidene derivative and 3-[-hydroxy--(p-nitrophenyl)ethyl]-2-azafluorenone were obtained in the condensation of this azafluorene with p-nitrobenzaldehyde. The dimethoxybenzylidene derivatives of both azafluorenes were reduced to dimethoxybenzyl derivatives. The geometrical isomers of a substituted indenoindolizine were obtained from the mixture of isomers of N-phenacyl-9-(m,p-dimethoxybenzylidene)-4-azafluorene bromide and dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 12, pp. 1653–1659, December, 1978.     

Synthesis of 3-aryl-5-methylpyrrolidino[1,2 b]pyrazoles

The sequential conversion of 5-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-oxo-3-arylpyrrolidino [1,2-b]pyrazoles to 5-methyl-5-chloro4-oxo-, 4-hydroxy-5-methyl-5-chloro-, and 5-methyl-4-oxo-3-arylpyrrolidino[1,2-b]pyrazoles and the HuangMinlon reduction of the last afforded 3-aryl-5-methylpyrrolidino[1,2-b]pyrazoles.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 49–51, January, 1994.     

Synthesis of 2-methyl(phenyl)-6-methyl-7-phenylindolisine and 2-methyl(phenyl)indolisino-[6,7-a]indene

Substituted indolisines were obtained from 2-methyl-, 2-ethoxymethyl-, and 2-phenoxymethyl-5-methyl-4-phenylpyridines. 3-Methyl-2-azafluorene was used in the syntheses of a four-ring condensed system — substituted indolisino[6,7-a]indene.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1395–1397, October, 1971.     

Reaction of 5-bromo-6-amino-3-(4-methylaminobutyl)pyridine with potassamide

It has been found that potassamide reacts with 5-bromo-6-amino-3-(4-methylamino-butyl)pyridine to give a mixture of the starting material, 6-aminonicotine, and 1-methyl-8-amino-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro[4,3-b]azepine. The latter has been obtained independently from 1-methyl-9-cyano-2,3,4,5,7,8-hexahydropyrido[4,3-b]azepin-8-one.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 364–367, March, 1986.     

Condensed imidazo-1,2,4-azines. 9. Imidazo[1,2-b]-1,2,4-triazine derivatives in electrophilic substitution reactions

It is shown that, in agreement with the results of quantum-chemical calculations by the CNDO/2 (complete neglect of differential overlap) method, the bromination, nitration, formylation, and hydroxymethylation of 2,3,6-triarylimidazo[1,2-b]-1,2, 4-triazines take place at the C₍₇₎ atom.See [1] for Communication 8.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 413–416, March, 1984.     

Polymethine dyes — Benzofuro[2,3-b]pyridine and selenonaphtheno[2,3-b]pyridine derivatives

Polymethine dyes — benzofuro[2,3-b]pyridine and selenonaphtheno[2,3-b]pyridine derivatives — were synthesized, and their spectral properties are discussed. Replacement of a vinylene group by an oxygen or selenium atom in one benzene ring of the 2-benzo[h]quinoline residue in the cyanines causes a large bathochromic shift of the absorption maxima of the dyes as compared with replacement by a sulfur atom. The dyes derived from benzofuro[2,3-b]pyridine derivatives are more deeply colored than the derivatives of both thionaphtheno[2,3-b]-pyridine and selenonaphtheno[2,3-b]pyridine.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 12, pp.1611–1614, December, 1972.     

Synthesis of condensed structures from 3-cyano-2-pyridylacrylic acids

Ammonolysis of the methyl esters of trans--(3-cyano-2-pyridyl)acrylic (I) and trans--(6-methyl-3-cyano-2-pyridyl)acrylic (II) acids gave the amides of these acids. The addition of bromine, diazomethane, and hydrogen to the double bond of cis- and trans-acids I and II is described. Hydrogenation of the methyl esters of trans-acids I and II over Raneynickel at room temperature and atmospheric pressure occurs with intramolecular cyclization to two-ring lactams — 7-oxo-5, 6,8,9-tetrahydropyrid[3,2-c]azepine and 2-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,8,9-tetrahydropyrid[3,2-c]azepine. Under the conditons of acid hydrolysis of acids I and II the elements of water add to the nitrile group with intramolecular cyclization to give, respectively, 3-carboxymethyl-1-oxo-2,3-dihydrofuro [4,3-b]pyridine and 5-methyl-3-carboxymethyl-1-oxo-2,3-dihydrofuro[4,3-b]pyridine, whereas refluxing these acids with aqueous sodium hydroxide gives two-ring lactams — 3-carboxymethyl-1-oxo-2, 3-dihydropyrrolo[4,3-b]pyridine and its 5-methyl homolog. The structures of the compounds were confirmed by the UV, IR, PMR, and mass spectra.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 63–69, January, 1978.     

Reaction of diketene with cyanothioacetamide: A convenient and regioselective method for the preparation of new 4(1H)-pyridone derivatives

The reaction of diketene with cyanothioacetamide in dry dioxane in the presence of triethylamine gives triethylammonium 3-cyano-6-methyl-4-oxo-1,4-dihydro-2-pyridinethiolate. The regioselective S-alkylation of this thiolate is a convenient method for the preparation of substituted 4(1H)-pyridones and also derivatives of thiazolo[3,2-a]pyridine and thieno[2,3-b]pyridine. The action of 2-amino-1,1,3-tricyanopropene on this thiolate leads to its transformation into a new heterocyclic system, namely, 5H-pyrido[2′,3′:4,5]thiopyrano[2,3-b]pyridine; treatment with iodine yields the oxidation product, namely, the corresponding bis(2-pyridyl) disulfide. The structure of isopropyl (3-cyano-6-methyl-4-oxo-1,4-dihydro-2-pyridinyl)thioacetate was confirmed by X-ray diffraction structural analysis. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 716–725, May, 2007.