Isomerization of perfluoro-3,3-diethylindan-1-one into perfluoro-1,3-dimethyl-4-ethyl-1 H-isochromen under the action of antimony pentafluoride

The heating of perfluoro-3,3-diethylindan-1-one with SbF₅ at 180°C after treatment of the reaction mixture with anhydrous HF afforded perfluoro-1,3-dimethyl-4-ethylisochromen, and after hydrolysis, perfluoro-1,3-dimethyl-4-ethyl-1H-isochromen-1-ol. The latter under the action of NaHCO₃ converted into 5,6,7,8-tetrafluoro-1,3-bis(trifluoromethyl)-1H-isochromen-1-ol. Both isochromenols reacted with SOCl₂ gave the corresponding polyfluoro-1-chloro-1H-isochromens. On dissolving isochromenols in CF₃SO₃H and isochromens in SbF₅ perfluoro-1,3-dimethyl-4-ethylisochromenyl and 5,6,7,8-tetrafluoro-1,3-bis(trifluoromethyl)isochromenyl cations were generated which by hydrolysis were converted into the corresponding isochromenols.     

1,3-benzoxathioles. Electrophilic aromatic substitution

Some electrophilic substitution reactions on 1,3-benzoxathiole derivatives are described. Bromination and acylation reactions take place in position 5, i.e., para to the oxygen atom. 1,3-Benzoxathiole nitration yields a mixture of the corresponding sulfoxide and of the 6-nitro derivative when performed with 33% nitric acid, while, using a mixture of 40% nitric acid and acetic acid or acetyl nitrate, the 6-nitroderivative is obtained together with large amounts of gummy products. 2,2-Dimethyl-1,3-benzoxathiole nitration with 33% nitric acid yields disulfide XI, while with 33% nitric acid and acetic acid or with acetyl nitrate a mixture of disulfide XI and XII is obtained. The structure of the products have been determined by spectroscopic methods.     

Novel oxidations of 1,3-disubstituted indoles

A study of oxidation versus nitration of 1,3-disubstituted indole derivatives with nitric acid in acetic acid was carried out. Oxidation of methyl and ethyl 2-cyano-2-(1-alkoxycarbonyl-1H-indol-3-yl)acetates 1 and 2 under the above conditions gave rise to novel functionalized 2-hydroxyindolenines as single products possessing the Z-configuration, 8 and 10 , respectively. The structure of 10 was determined by an X-ray analysis. In contrast, 1-methoxycarbonyl-1H-indol-3-acetonitrile ( 3 ) was nitrated to the corresponding 6-nitroindole derivative 11 , whereas the reaction of ethyl 2-cyano-2-(1-methyl-1H-indol-3-yl)acetate ( 4 ) with nitric acid effected an oxidative nitration to provide the corresponding ethyl Z-5-nitroisatyliene cyanoacetate ( 12 ), which in solution isomerized to the E isomer.     

Synthesis, structure, and photoisomerization of derivatives of 2-(2-quinolyl)-1,3-tropolones prepared by the condensation of 2-methylquinolines with 3,4,5,6-tetrachloro-1,2-benzoquinone

A series of novel derivatives of the 1,3-tropolone (β-tropolone) system—2-(2-quinolyl)-5,6,7-trichloro-1,3-tropolones and 2-(2-quinolyl)-4,5,6,7-tetrachloro-1,3-tropolones have been prepared by the acid-catalyzed reaction of 2-methylquinolines with 3,4,5,6-tetrachloro-1,2-benzoquinone. The molecular structures of two compounds, 2-(4-chloro-6,8-dimethyl-5-nitro-2-quinolyl)-5,6,7-trichloro-1,3-tropolone 8 and 2-(4-chloro-7,8-dimethyl-5-nitro-2-quinolyl)-4,5,6,7-tetrachloro-1,3-tropolone 9, have been determined using X-ray crystallography. According to the performed DFT B3LYP/6-311++G^∗∗ calculations the tautomeric (OH) and (NH) forms of β-tropolones 8 and 9 are nearly energy equivalent, the latter being more stabilized in polar media. Photolysis of 2-(2-quinolyl)-1,3-tropolones in heptane solution leads to the disrotatory electrocyclic rearrangement resulting in the formation of a mixture of E- and Z-isomers of 3-[2(1H)-quinolinylyden]-bicyclo[3.2.0]hept-6-en-2,4-dione derivatives.     

Nitro derivatives of 1,3-dihydrobenzimidazol-2-one: II. Rearrangement of <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-nitrobenzimidazol-2-ones

N-Nitrobenzimidazol-2-ones readily undergo rearrangement to C-nitro derivatives on heating in various solvents (ethyl acetate, butyl acetate, acetonitrile, acetone, dioxane, o-dichlorobenzene, anisole, acetic acid). This rearrangement was used to develop a procedure for the synthesis of 4,5,6,7-tetranitro-1,3-dihydrobenzimidazol-2-one in high yield (90–96%) by nitration of 1,3-dihydrobenzimidazol-2-one, as well as of 5,6-dinitro- and 4,5,6-trinitro-1,3-dihydrobenzimidazol-2-ones, with a small excess of concentrated nitric acid in a mixture with acetic anhydride and acetic acid at 50–60°C.     

Reusable silica-bonded S-sulfonic acid catalyst for three-component synthesis of 2-amino-5-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4H-chromenes and 2-amino-4H-pyrans in aqueous ethanol

Silica-bonded S-sulfonic acid (SBSSA)-catalyzed, facile, one-pot, three-component coupling of 5,5-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexanedione (dimedone) or 5,5-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexanedione, aromatic aldehydes, and malononitrile at reflux temperature is described for preparation of 2-amino-5-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4H-chromene derivatives. 2-Amino-3-cyano-6-methyl-4-phenyl-4H-pyran-5-ethylcarboxylate derivatives can also be prepared in good yield under the same experimental conditions by use of ethyl acetoacetate, aldehydes, and malononitrile. The catalyst, silica-bonded S-sulfonic acid, was reused and recycled without any loss of activity or product yield.     

Synthesis of 5H-[1,3]thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidin-5-one derivatives

The reaction of 2-aminothiazoles with ethyl acetoacetate in acetic or polyphosphoric acid gave a series of 5H-[1,3]thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidin-5-one derivatives which were nitrated with a mixture of nitric and sulfuric acid to 6-nitro-5H-[1,3]thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidin-5-ones, and the latter were reduced to the corresponding amines.     

Preparation of tetrahydrocyclopenta[b]indoloquinones

The nitration of N-acyl-7-methyl-1,3a,4,8b-tetrahydrocyclopenta[b]indole with a mixture NH₄NO₃-(CF₃CO)₂O afforded 5-nitro derivatives whose reduction with Fe(OH)₂ in H₂O led to the formation of 5-amino derivatives. The oxidation of the 5-amino derivatives with Fremy’s salt gave the corresponding indoloquinones.     

Nucleophilic substitution approach towards 1,3-dimethylbarbituric acid derivatives—new synthetic routes and crystal structures

We describe simple, convenient and high-yielding nucleophilic substitution reactions to synthesize new derivatives of 1,3-dimethylbarbituric acid (1a). Based on its active C5 position, condensing 1a with sulfuryl chloride gives the corresponding 5,5-dichloro-1,3-dimethylbarbituric acid (13). The latter was reacted with silver nitrite and potassium cyanide to afford 5-chloro-5-nitro-1,3-dimethylbarbituric acid (14) and 5-cyano-1,3-dimethylbarbiturate (17), respectively. Furthermore, by employing the nucleophilic character of 2,3-dihydro-1,3-diisopropyl-4,5-dimethylimidazol-2-ylidene (8) the obtained compounds 13 and 14 have been converted to 2-chloro-1,3-diisopropyl-4,5-dimethyl-1H-imidazol-3-ium-1,3-dimethyl-5-nitro-1,3-dimethylbarbiturate (18) and 1,3-dimethylbarbituric acid trimer (21), respectively. X-ray structures for compounds 13, 14, 17, 18 and 21 were determined.     

Potassium fluoride-promoted reaction of (2-chloro-2-nitroethenyl)benzenes with 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds. A general synthesis of 6,6-dimethyl-2-nitro-3-phenyl-3,5,6,7-tetrahydro-4(2H)benzofuranones and some analogs

A convenient procedure to prepare in good yields 6,6-dimethyl-2-nitro-3-phenyl-3,5,6,7-tetrahydro-4(2H)-benzofuranones starting from (2-chloro-2-nitroethenyl)benzenes and 5,5-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexanedione in the presence of potassium fluoride is reported. This method also proved efficient with other 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds, and has been successfully extended to 1,3-cyclohexanedione, 2,5-pentanedione, dibenzoylmethane and ethyl acetoacetate.     

Mononitro-β-carbolines

By the direct nitration of harmane and 1,3-dimethyl-, 1-ethyl-, 1-n-propyl-, and 1-isopropyl--carbolines with concentrated nitric acid or a mixture of nitric and acetic acids, 6- and 8-nitro-1-alkyl--carbolines have been obtained. A chromatographic method for separating the nitration products on alumina is proposed.     

Condensed pyridazines. Part III. Rearrangement and ring cyclization during the thermolysis of (z)-methyl 3-(6-azido-3-chloro-1-methyl-4-oxo-1,4-dihydropyridazin-5-yl)-2-methylacrylate

The thermolysis of (Z)-methyl 3-(6-azido-3-chloro-1-methyl-4-oxo-1,4-dihydropyridazin-5-yl)-2-methylacrylate ( II ) provides a new synthetic route to pyrrolo[2,3-c-]pyridazines, specifically, methyl 3-chloro-1,6-dimethyl-4-oxo-1,4-dihydro-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridazine-5-carboxylate ( III ) in 91% yield. Treatment of III with ozone provides an entry into the novel pyridazino[3,4-d][1,3]oxazine ring system, specifically, 3-chloro-1,7-dimethylpyridazino[3,4-d][1,3]oxazine-4,5-dione ( IV ) in 73% yield. Compound IV is smoothly hydrolyzed into 6-acetylamino-3-chloro-1-methyl-4-oxo-1,4-dihydropyridazine-5-carboxylic acid ( V ) which is readily recyclized into IV by dehydration with acetic anhydride. Furthermore, IV undergoes a facile reductive ring opening reaction with sodium borohydride to give 3-chloro-6-ethylamino-1-methyl-4-oxo-1,4-dihydropyridazine-5-carboxylic acid ( VI ) in 95% yield.     

Transformations of 5-chloro-2-hydrazino-4-<Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-tolylsulfonyl-1,3-thiazole

Accessible 2,2-dichloro-1-p-tolylsulfonylethenyl isothiocyanate reacted with hydrazine hydrate to give 5-chloro-2-hydrazino-4-p-tolylsulfonyl-1,3-thiazole whose reactions with thiols and amines followed a complicated pattern. Treatment of 5-chloro-2-hydrazino-4-p-tolylsulfonyl-1,3-thiazole with acetylacetone led to the formation of previously unknown 5-chloro-2-(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)-4-p-tolylsulfonyl-1,3-thiazole which reacted with O-, S-, and N-centered nucleophiles at the C⁵ atom with high regioselectivity.     

Nucleosides. 130. Synthesis of 2′-Deoxy-2′-substituted- and 5′-Deoxy-5′-substituted-ψ-uridine Derivatives. Crystalline and Molecular Structure of 2′-Chloro-2′-deoxy-1,3-dimethyl-ψ-uridine. Studies Directed Toward the Synthesis of 2′-Deoxy-2′-substituted-arabino-Nucleosides. 1

A method was developed to prepare 5′-deoxy-5′-substituted-ψ-uridine derivatives 4 from 3′,5′-O-(1, 1, 3, 3-tetraisopropyldisiloxanyl)-1,3-dimethyl-ψ-uridine 1 via a silyl rearrangement reaction. Nucleophilic displacement of the mesyloxy function of 2′-O-mesyl-1,3-dimethyl-ψ-uridine 7 afforded products with the 2′-substituent in the “down” ribo configuration 8 . X-Ray crystallographic analysis of the 2′-chloro derivative 8a firmly established the molecular structure of 8 and provided evidence for neighboring group participation of the 4-carbonyl function of 7 during the nucleophilic reactions. Treatment of 1,3-dimethyl-ψ-uridine 11 with α-acetoxyisobutyryl chloride afforded a mixture from which two 2′-chloro-2′-deoxy-C-nucleosides were obtained. The major product (33% yield) was identical with 8 . The minor product (7% yield) was consequently assigned the arabino nucleoside 14 . This is the first direct introduction of a 2′-substituent in the “up” configuration in a preformed pyrimidine nucleoside.     

Synthesis of 1,4-benzothiazin-2-yl derivatives of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds and benzothiazinone spiro derivatives by the reaction of 2-chloro-1,4-benzothiazin-3-ones with ‘push-pull’ enamines

The reaction of 2-chloro-3-oxo-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzothiazines with ‘push-pull’ enamines was investigated. The reaction with the enamines occurs at the β-carbon atom in the presence of a small excess of triethylamine. As a result, a set of 3-oxo-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzothiazin-2-yl derivatives of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds and benzothiazinone spiro derivatives was prepared. On acidic hydrolysis of ethyl 2-ethyl-3-(methylimino)-2-(3-oxo-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzothiazin-2-yl)butanoate, a new rearrangement affording ethyl 11-ethyl-2,3-dimethyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-2,5-methano-6,1,3-benzothiadiazocine-11-carboxylate was discovered. A plausible mechanism and factors influencing the course of the reaction are discussed.     

Intramolekulare Diels-Alder-Additionen in 6-(But-3-enyl)-6-methyl-cyclohexa-2,4-dien-1-on-Systemen; eine neue Synthese von Twistanderivaten

Alkylation of the sodium salt of mesitol with 2-bromomethyl-buta-1,3-diene ( 7 ) in benzene and subsequent refluxing of the reaction mixture gave 7% 2-methylene-3-butenyl-mesitylether ( 8 ), 12% 5-methylene-1,3,8-trimethyl-tricyclo[4,3,1,0^3,7]-8-decen-2-one ( 9 ) and 44% 9-methylene-1,3,5-trimethyl-tricyclo[4,4,0,0^3,8]-4-decen-2-one ( 10 ), a twistane derivative. The same procedure, when applied to the sodium salt of 2,6-dimethyl-4-methoxyphenol, gave in 73% yield a 26:18:54 mixture of 2,6-dimethyl-4-methoxyphenyl-(2-methylene-3-butenyl)-ether ( 11 ), 1,3-dimethyl-8-methoxy-5-methylene-tricyclo[4,3,1,0^{3, 7}]-8-decen-2-one ( 12 ), and 1,3-dimethyl-5-methoxy-9-methylene-tricyclo[4,4,0,0^{3, 8}]-4-decen-2-one ( 13 ). The tricyclic ketones 9 and 10 , or 12 and 13 , were also obtained on heating 8 or 11 respectively at 176° in decane solution. Alkylation of the sodium salt of 2,6-dimethylphenol with 3-butenylbromide in boiling toluene gave 1,3-dimethyl-tricyclo[4,3,1,0^3,7]-8-decen-2-one ( 17 ) as the only tricyclic product in 8% yield. The structures of the twistane derivatives 10 and 13 as well as those of the ketones 9, 12 and 17 were mainly deduced from spectroscopic data. Furthermore, the ketones 10 and 13 could be converted to the twistane derivatives 20 and 22 , possessing C₂-symmetry. On the other hand, compounds 9 and 17 gave only the asymmetric derivatives 18 and 21 .     

Synthetic routes towards tetrazolium and triazolium dinitromethylides

Tetrazolium-5-dinitromethylide sodium salt has been prepared (91%) by cyclization of 1-amino-1-hydrazino-2,2-dinitroethene with nitrous acid in water. 5-Imino-1-(hydroxyiminonitromethyl) derivatives were obtained by nitration of 2-(5-amino-1,3-dimethyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-4-ium-4-yl)- and 2-(5-amino-4-methyl-1H-tetrazolium-1-yl)acetate complex salts. Treatment of 4-methyl-1-(2-oxopropyl)-1-tetrazolium methylsulfate with nitric and sulfuric acid gave methyl (3-nitro-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl)amine (27%) probably via dinitromethylide followed by cyclization and loss of nitrogen.__________Published in Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 127–134, January, 2005.     

Di-6R,7R1-4(3H)-Oxo-2-quinazolinyl-substituted Cyclobutanes from Pinic and sym-Homopinic Acids

The corresponding diamides were obtained from reaction of cis-3-carboxy-2,2-dimethylcyclobutylacetic acid (pinic acid) and of cis/trans-3-(carboxymethyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclobutylacetic acid (homopinic acid) dichlorides with two equivalents of 5-bromo-, 4-chloro-, and 4,5-dimethoxyanthranilic acids. Treatment of them with formamide leads to the formation of the corresponding 2,2-dimethyl-3-[4(3H)-oxo-2-quinazolinyl]methyl-1-[4(3H)-oxo-2-quinazolinyl]cyclobutanes and 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-di[4(3H)-oxo-2-quinazolinylmethyl]cyclobutanes.     

NMR study on the tautomeric equilibria between the hydrazone imine and diazenyl enamine forms in side chained quinoxalines: Solvent effects and temperature dependence

The reaction of 7-chloro-4-ethoxycarbonylmethylene-4,5-dihydro-1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-a]quinoxaline 6 with 4-ethoxycarbonyl-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-5-diazonium chloride or 4-cyano-1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-5-diazonium chloride gave 7-chloro-4-[α-(4-ethoxycarbonyl-1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-5-ylhydrazono)-ethoxycarbonylmethyl]-1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-a]quinoxaline 8a or 7-chloro-4-[α-(4-cyano-1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-5-ylhydrazono)ethoxycarbonylmethyl]-1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-a]quinoxaline 8b , respectively, while the reaction of 7-chloro-4-ethoxycarbonylmethylene-4,5-dihydrotetrazolo[1,5-a]quinoxaline 7 with 4-ethoxycarbonyl-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-5-diazonium chloride or 4-cyano-1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-5-diazomum chloride provided 7-chloro-4-[α-(4-ethoxycarbonyl-1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-5-ylhydrazono)ethoxycarbonylmethyl]tetrazolo[1,5-a]quinoxaline 9a or 7-chloro-4-[α-(4-cyano-1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-5-ylhydrazono)ethoxycarbonylmethyl]tetrazolo[1,5-a]quinoxaline 9b , respectively. Compounds 8a,b and 9a,b showed the tautomeric equilibria between the hydrazone imine C and diazenyl enamine D forms in dimethyl sulfoxide and/or trifluoroacetic acid, and the effects of solvent and temperature on the tautomer ratios of C to D were studied by the nmr measurements in a series of mixed trifluoroacetic acid/dimethyl sulfoxide media (compounds 8a,b and 9a,b ) and at various temperatures (compounds 8a,b ).     

Zur Synthese sulfonierter Derivate von 2,3-Dimethylanilin und 3,4-Dimethylanilin

On the Synthesis of Sulfonated Derivatives of 2,3-Dimethylaniline and 3,4-Dimethylaniline Baking the hydrogensulfate salt of 2,3-dimethylaniline ( 1 ) or of 3,4-dimethylaniline ( 2 ) led to 4-amino-2,3-dimethylbenzenesulfonic acid ( 4 ) and 2-amino-4,5-dimethylbenzenesulfonic acid ( 5 ), respectively (Scheme 1). The sulfonic acid 5 was also obtained by treatment of 2 with sulfuric acid or by reaction of 2 with amidosulfuric acid. 3-Amino-4,5-dimethylbenzenesulfonic acid ( 3 ) and 5-Amino-2,3-dimethylbenzenesulfonic acid ( 6 ) were prepared by sulfonation of 1,2-dimethyl-3-nitrobenzene ( 9 ) to 3,4-dimethyl-5-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid ( 11 ) and of 1,2-dimethyl-4-nitrobenzene ( 10 ) to 2,3-dimethyl-5-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid ( 12 ), respectively, with subsequent Béchamp reduction (Scheme 1). Preparations of 2-amino-3,4-dimethylbenzenesulfonic acid ( 7 ) and of 6-amino-2,3-dimethylbenzenesulfonic acid ( 8 ) were achieved by the sulfur dioxide treatment of the diazonium chlorides derived from 3,4-dimethyl-2-nitroaniline ( 24 ) and from 2,3-dimethyl-6-nitroaniline ( 31 ) to 3,4-dimethyl-2-nitrobenzenesulfonyl chloride ( 29 ) and 2,3-dimethyl-6-nitrobenzenesulfonyl chloride ( 32 ), respectively, followed by hydrolysis to 3,4-dimethyl-2-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid ( 30 ) and 2,3-dimethyl-6-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid ( 33 ), and final reduction (Scheme 3). Compound 7 was also synthesized by reaction of 4-chloro-2,3-dimethylaniline ( 23 ) with amidosulfuric acid to 2-amino-5-chloro-3,4-dimethylbenzenesulfonic acid ( 20 ) and subsequent hydrogenolysis (Scheme 2). 4′-Bromo-2′, 3′-dimethyl-acetanilide ( 13 ) and 4′-chloro-2′, 3′-dimethyl-acetanilide ( 14 ) on treatment with oleum yielded 5-acetylamino-2-bromo-3,4-dimethylbenzenesulfonic acid ( 17 ) and 5-acetylamino-2-chloro-3,4-dimethylbenzenesulfonic acid ( 18 ), respectively. Their structures were proven by hydrolysis to 5-amino-2-bromo-3,4-dimethylbenzenesulfonic acid ( 21 ) and 5-amino-2-chloro-3,4-dimethylbenzenesulfonic acid ( 22 ), followed by reductive dehalogenation to 3 .