The First Functionalized 6,12-Diazatetrakishomocubanes

The photodimerization of asymmetric 4-aryl-1,4-dihydropyridines results, totally unexpectedly, in the new 6,12-diazatetrakishomocubanes 1. This is in contrast to the previously observed [2+2] photocycloaddition reactions of symmetrical 4-aryl-1,4-dihydropyridines     

Regioselective arylation of 3-bromopyridine

The addition of aryl Grignard reagents to the 1-phenoxycarbonyl salt of 3-bromopyridine affords 2-aryl-5-bromo-1-phenoxycarbonyl-1,2-dihydropyridines and 4-aryl-3-bromo-1-phenoxycarbonyl-1,4-dihydropyridines. The crude dihydropyridines were aromatized with o-chloranil in refluxing toluene to give 4- and 6-aryl-3-bromopyridines. The regioselectivity of this two-step process, 6- vs. 4-substitution, was examined and found to be dependent upon the structure of the Grignard reagent. Unhindered aryl Grignard reagents, e.g., phenyl and 2-naphthyl, gave mainly 6-aryl-3-bromopyridines (49-52%) along with 9% of the 4-substituted isomer and less than 4% of the 2-aryl-3-bromopyridine. Hindered aryl Grignard reagents, e.g., o-tolyl and 1-naphthyl, are less regioselective. When a catalytic amount of cuprous iodide is present during the Grignard reaction, nearly exclusive 1,4-addition results. The crude 4-aryl-3-bromo-1,4-dihydropyridines were aromatized with p-chloranil to provide 4-aryl-3-bromopyridines in good yield and high isomeric purity. The sequential use of the cuprous iodide-catalyzed Grignard reaction and the “normal” Grignard reaction provided a regiospeci-fic synthesis of 3-bromo-6-(p-methoxyphenyl)-4-phenylpyridine from 3-bromopyridine.     

Recent advances in solventless organic reactions: towards benign synthesis with remarkable versatility

A paradigm shift away from using solvents in organic synthesis as solventless reactions can lead to improved outcomes, and more benign synthetic procedures, in for example aldol condensation reactions, sequential aldol and Michael addition reactions en route to Kr?hnke type pyridines, reactions leading to 3-carboxycoumarins, benzylidenes, 4-aryl-1,4-dihydropyridines and 2-aryl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinazolines, and oligomerisation reactions for the synthesis of cavitands; kinetic considerations for the reaction of two solids can only be explained if a eutectic melt is formed during the reaction.     

Substitution reactions involving the 2,6-methyl groups of 1,4-dihydropyridines

4,4-Disubstituted 1,4-dihydropyridines (I) are brominated with bromine in chloroform to give 2,6-bis(bromomethyl)-4,4-disubstituted 1,4-dihydropyridines (II), whereas 2,6-bis(dibromomethyl)-4,4-disubstituted 1,4-dihydropyridines (III) are obtained in the case of bromination of I in acetic acid. The bromine atoms in II and III are labile and readily undergo nucleophilic substitution.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1519–1524, November, 1978.     

Synthesis and electrochemical oxidation of 1-aryl-3,5-diethoxycarbonyl-2,6-unsubstituted 1,4-dihydropyridines

The possibility of obtaining 1-aryl-3,5-diethoxycarbonyl-2,6-unsubstituted 1,4-dihydropyridines with electronacceptor substituents in the N-phenyl radical was demonstrated. The intermediate products of their formation, viz., 2,4-bis(arylaminomethyiene)-3-phenylglutaric acid esters, were established. The electrochemical oxidation potentials of 1-aryl-2,6-unsubstituted 1,4-dihydropyridines are 100–200 mV higher than those of the 2,6-dimethyl analogs. A linear correlation between the electrochemical oxidation potentials and the Taft ⁰ constants of the substituents in the 1-phenyl ring was established.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 373–377, March, 1991.     

New derivatives of 4-aryl-2,6-dimethyl-3,5-diacetyl-1,4- and 1,2-dihydropyridines

4-Aryl-1,2,6-trimethyl-3,5-diacetyl-1,4-dihydropyridines and the corresponding pyridinium salts, which upon reduction with NaBH₄ form 4-aryl-1,2,6-trimethyl-3,5-diacetyl-1,2-dihydropyridines, were synthesized.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 508–513, April, 1983.     

New method for the synthesis of 6-amino-4-aryl-3,5-dicyano-3,4-dihydropyridine-2(1H)-thiones by recyclization of 4-aryl-2,6-diamino-4H-thiopyranes

Ammonium 6-amino-4-aryl-3,5-dicyano-1,4-dihydropyridine-2-thiolates were synthesized by recyclization of 4-aryl-2,6-diamino-3,5-dicyano-4H-thiopyranes in the presence of organic bases. On acidification of the products, the corresponding substituted 3,4-dihydropyridine-2(1H)-thiones were obtained which were used in the synthesis of 2-alkylthio-1,4-dihydropyridines, bis-(pyridyl-2)disulfides and thieno[2,3-b]pyridines.Deceased.T. G. Shevchenko Lugansk State Pedagogical Institute, Lugansk 348011. N. D. Zelinskii Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 117913. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 7, pp. 909–914, July, 1997.     

Formation of furo- and difuro-1,4-dihydropyridines in the bromination 0f 2,6-dimethyl-3,5-dimethoxycarbonyl-4-(o-nitrophenyl)-1,4-dihydropyridine

Furo- and difuro-1,4-dihydropyridines were obtained by bromination of 2,6-dimethyl-3,5-dimethoxycarbonyl-4-(o-nitrophenyl)-1,4-dihydropyridine with mild brominating agents (pyridinium bromide perbromide, N-bromosuccinimide, and dioxane dibromide).Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1227–1232, September, 1987.     

Rearrangement of 2-amino-1-aryl-1,4-dihydropyridines

Heating of 2-amino-1-aryl-1,4-dihydropyridines in acidic aqueous media gives 2-arylamino-1,4-dihydropyridines. The reaction formally involves the migration of the aryl substituent from the endo-to exocyclic N atom. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1259–1260, July, 2006.     

Synthesis and Properties of 7-Acetyl-8-aryl-9-cyano-3-hydroxy-6-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H,8H-pyrido[2,1-<Emphasis Type="Italic">b</Emphasis>][1,3]thiazines

7-Acetyl-8-aryl-2-(1-chloro-2-hydroxy-3-propyl)thio-9-cyano-6-methyl-1,4-dihydropyridines were obtained by treatment of 1,4-dihydropyridine-2(3H)-thiones with epichlorohydrin in the presence of sodium bicarbonate. When treated with NaOMe, these compounds are readily intramolecularly alkylated with formation of 7-acetyl-8-aryl-3-hydroxy-9-cyano-6-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H,8H-pyrido[2,1-b]-[1,3]thiazines. We have studied amination of 2-(1-chloro-2-hydroxy-3-propyl)thio-1,4-dihydropyridines and acylation of 3-hydroxy-3,4-dihydro-2H,8H-pyrido[2,1-b][1,3]thiazines. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1394–1399, September, 2005.     

2-Aryl-3,5-dinitro-1,2-dihydropyridines

The reaction of -nitroacetaldehyde with paraformaldehyde or aromatic aldehydes and ammonium acetate in acetic acid yielded 2-aryl-3,5-dinitro-1,2-dihydropyridines. Aromatic aldehydes, in an ethanol and acetic acid mixture, gave isomeric 3,5-dinitro-1,4-dihydropyridines in addition to 1,2-dihydropyridines. Physicochemical properties and reactivities of the compounds have been studied.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 64–70, January, 1993.     

One-Pot Synthesis of N-Substituted 4-Aryl-1,4-dihydropyridines Under Solvent-Free Conditions and Microwave Irradiation

 The three-component condensation of benzaldehyde derivatives, alkyl propiolates, and primary amines catalyzed by silica gel, zeolite HY, montmorillonite K-10, and acidic alumina under microwave irradiation gave N-substituted 4-aryl-1,4-dihydropyridines in short reaction times and high yields. The best results were obtained with silica gel.     

Bromination of 4-aryl-3,5-dialkoxycarbonyl-2,6-dimethyl-1,4-dihydropyridines

4-Aryl-3,5-dialkoxycarbonyl-2,6-dimethyl-1,4-dihydropyridines are brominated by N-bromosuccinimide in methanol at room temperature at the methyl groups at positions 2 and 6 to form mono-, di-, tri-, and tetrabromo derivatives. When the N-unsubstituted bromomethyl-1,4-dihydropyridines are heated they are easily converted to tetrahydrofuropyridines, but in the case of the analogous N-substituted-1,4-dihydropyridines cyclization does not occur. The 2,6-bis(bromomethyl)-substituted products easily replace bromine under the influence of nucleophilic reagents.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1230–1235, September, 1991.     

Synthesis and properties of 1-substituted derivatives of diethyl 4-aryl-1,4-dihydrcpyridine-3,5-dicarboxylic acid esters

1-Unsubstituted 4-aryl-3,5-diethoxycarbonyl-1,4-dihydropyridines in the presence of NaH form anions that react with alkyl halides, acid chlorides, and halo acid esters to form the corresponding 1-substituted derivatives of 1,4-dihydropyridine Hydrolysis of one or both ethoxycarbonyl groups in the 3 and 5 positions, as well as hydrolysis of ethyl 4-phenyl-3,5-diethoxycarbonyl-1,4-dihydropyridinyl-1-acetate, occur upon reaction with alkali, but 1,3,5-triethoxycarbonyl-4-phenyl-l,4-dihydropyridine gives the corresponding unsubstituted 1,4-dihydropyridine.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 8, pp. 1067–1071, August, 1982.     

Transformation of 4-aryl(heteryl)-2,6-diamino-3,5-dicyano-4H-thiopyrans into substituted acrylonitriles, 1,4-dihydropyridines, 2,3,4,7-tetrahydrothiazolo[3,2-a]pyridine, and 4,7-dihydrothieno[2,3-b]pyridine

Cross-recyclization of 4-aryl(heteryl)-2,6-diamino-3,5-dicyano-4H-thiopyrans with α-bromoketones or alkyl halides formed substituted 3-aryl-2-(4-R-thiazol-2-yl)acrylonitriles, 2-alkylsulfanyl-1,4-dihydropyridines, 2,3,4,7-tetrahydrothiazolo[3,2-a]pyridine, and 4,7-dihydrothieno[2,3-b]pyridine.     

N-Nitroso-2-aryl-1,3-oxazolidines catalyzed aromatization of Hantzsch 1,4-dihydropyridines

A catalytic amount of N-nitroso-2-aryl-1,3-oxazolidines leading to the aromatization of Hantzsch 1,4-dihydropyridines (DHPs) was successfully achieved. A catalytic mechanism for the reaction is proposed.     

Stereoselective oxidation of 4-aryl-1,4-dihydropyridines to axially chiral 4-arylpyridines with 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-oxopiperidinium tetrafluoroborate (TEMPO+BF4−)

Enantiopure 4-aryl-1,4-dihydropyridines (DHPs) were oxidised with 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-oxopiperidinium tetrafluoroborate 1 to axially chiral 4-arylpyridines with excellent yields and high enantiomeric excesses. The results can be rationalised via a hydride abstraction of 1 at C-(4) of the DHP from the less sterically shielded ap-conformer.     

1-aryl- and 1-benzyl-3,5-diethoxycarbonyl-1,4-dihydropyridines

The possibility has been studied of using anilines in the Hantzsch synthesis. It has been shown that, with the exception of those containing strong electron-accepting substituents, they take part in this reaction with the formation of 1-aryl-1,4-dihydropyridines. The reaction largely depends on the nature of the substituents in the aniline and in the benzaldehyde and is promoted by electron-accepting substituents in the aldehyde and electron-donating substituents in the amine. The mechanism of the reaction is discussed. A number of 1-benzyl-1,4-dihydropyridines have been synthesized. The UV, IR, and PMR spectra and the electro-oxidation of the compounds obtained have been studied.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 493–501, April, 1980.     

One-Pot Synthesis of N-Substituted 4-Aryl-1,4-dihydropyridines Under Solvent-Free Conditions and Microwave Irradiation

Summary.  The three-component condensation of benzaldehyde derivatives, alkyl propiolates, and primary amines catalyzed by silica gel, zeolite HY, montmorillonite K-10, and acidic alumina under microwave irradiation gave N-substituted 4-aryl-1,4-dihydropyridines in short reaction times and high yields. The best results were obtained with silica gel. Received March 26, 2001. Accepted (revised) June 18, 2001     

水溶液中4-芳基-1,4-二氢吡啶衍生物的一步合成法

以芳醛、乙酰乙酸乙酯(或甲酯)、醋酸铵为原料在氯化三乙基苄基铵(TEBA)催化下在水中一步合成了4-芳基-1,4-二氢吡啶衍生物,该方法具有产率高、污染少、环境友好等特点.