Synthesis of 1′-substituted and 1′,3′-disubstituted (±)-2R*, 11bS*-9,10-Dimethoxy-1,3,4,6,7,11 b-Hexahydrospiro-[benzo[a]quinolizin-2,5′-imidazolidine]-2′,4′-diones

The results of the reaction between (±)-2R*,11bS*-2-alkyl(aryl)amino-1,3,4,6,7,11b-hexahydrobenzo[a]-quinolizine-2-carbonitriles 2 and isocyanates under a variety of experimental conditions are discussed. The ureides 3 and iminohydantoins 4 thus obtained were used to prepare N₃-monosubstituted and N₁,N₃-disubstituted derivatives of the (±)-2R*,11bS*-9,10-dimethoxy-1,3,4,6,7,11b-hexahydrospiro[benzo[a]quinolizin-2,5′-imidazolidine]-2′,4′-dione system 1 . The stereochemistry of these compounds is discussed, on the basis of spectroscopic evidence and study of their chemical reactivity.     

New synthesis of benzo [a]quinolizidin-2-ones via protected 2-aryl-4-piperidones

A new synthesis of 9,10-dimethoxy-1,3,4,6,7,11b-hexahydro-2H-benzo aquinolizin-2-one ($\text{1a}$ and its 3-ethyl derivative $\text{1b}$ via the corresponding 2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-4-piperidone ethylene acetals $\text{7}$ is reported. Alkylation of 2-arylpipendires $\text{7}$ with 2-bromoethanol followed by oxidation of the resulting amino alcohols $\text{9}$ with oxalyl chloride and dimethyl sulfoxide afforded the aldehydes $\text{10}$, which were cyclized with hydrochloric acid to give 7-hydroxybenzo[α]quinolizidines $\text{11}$. The reduction of $\text{1}$ with trinethylsilane and subsequent acid hydrolysis led to benzo aquinolizidin-2-ones $\text{1}$.     

Synthesis and some properties of N-unsubstituted pyrrolo[2,1-c]-1,3-diazacycloalkano[1,2-a]pyrazinones

Reactions of methyl 2-(2-formyl-1H-pyrrol-1-yl)alkanoates with unsubstituted aliphatic 1,2-, 1,3-, and 1,4-diamines gave N-unsubstituted pyrrolo[2,1-c]-1,3-diazacycloalkano[1,2-a]-pyrazinones. Some of them show ring-chain tautomerism. Transformations of these compounds led to a number of novel heterocyclic systems: 2,10-dihydro-3H,5H-imidazo[1,2-a]-pyrrolo[1,2-d]pyrazines, 2,3,4,11-tetrahydro-6H-pyrrolo[1??,2??:4,5]pyrazino[1,2-a]pyrimidines, 1,2,3,5,6,10b-hexahydroimidazo[1,2-a]pyrrolo[2,1-c]pyrazines, 1,3,4,6,7,11b-hexahydro-2H-pyrrolo[2??,1??:3,4]pyrazino[1,2-a]pyrimidines, and 2,3,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,1-c]-[1,4,7]triazacycloundecin-8(9H)-one.     

Reaction of 1-methylthio-3,4-dihydroisoquinolines with amines

A study was carried out on the reaction of 1-methylthio-3,4-dihydroisoquinolines with aromatic and aliphatic amines, thiourea, semicarbazide, and thiosemicarbazide. The reactions with anthranilic acid and 2-amino-3-carboethoxy-4,5-dmeurylthiophene give 6,6-dmethyl-5,6-dihydro-8H-isoquino[1,2-blquinazolin-8-one and 6, 6, 9,10-tetramethyl-5,6-dihydro-8H-benzo[i]thieno[2,3-b]quinolizin-8-one, respectively. 1-Semicarbazido-and 1-thiosemicarbazido-3,4-dihydroisoquinolines were shown to undergo thermal elimination of ammonia to give substituted 1, 2, 4-triazolo [3, 4-a]isoquinolin-3-ones and 1, 2, 4-triazolo[3, 4-ajisoquinoline-3-thiones.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 800-806, June, 1996. Original article submitted June 19, 1995; revision submitted March 14, 1996.     

Saturated heterocycles. 57. Synthesis of 4-substituted-9,10-dialkoxy-1,6,7,11b-tetrahydro-2H-pyrimido[6,1-a]isoquinolin-2-ones

A large number of 4-substituted-9,10-dialkoxy-1,6,7,11b-tetrahydropyrimido[6,1-a]isoquinolin-2-ones were prepared by the reaction of 1-(ethoxycarbonylmethyl)-6,7-dialkoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines with iminoethers. Reaction of the corresponding isoquinoline-1-acetic acid derivatives with iminoethers led to the formation of N-acyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-acetamides. In the hydrolysis of the prepared 4-substituted-pyrimido[6,1-a]isoquinolin-2-ones, the corresponding N-acyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-acetamides were obtained. While reduction of the 4-phenyl derivative resulted in the corresponding 1,3,4,6,7,11b-hexahydropyrimidinone. The steric structures of the tetrahydro- and hexahydropyrimido[6,1-a]isoquinolines were determined by nmr spectroscopy.     

Synthesen von Heterocyclen, 135. Mitt.: Chinolizine und Indolizine,VI: eine Synthese von 2-Hydroxy-benzo[a] chinolizin-4-onen

Zusammenfassung 2-Hydroxy-6,7-dihydro-4H-benzo[a]chinolizin-4-one (3a—p) werden durch Kondensation von 1-Alkyl-3,4-dihydro-isochinolinen (1a—g) mit Malonsäure-bis-2,4,6-trichlorphenylestern (2a—e) erhalten. Die Ausbeuten sowie die erforderlichen Reaktionszeiten und Temperaturen sind stark von der Art der Substituenten abhängig.

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Syntheses of heterocycles, CXXXV: Quinolizines and indolizines, VI. A synthesis of 2-hydroxy-4H-benzo[a]quinolizin-4-ones

The condensation of 1-alkyl-3.4-dihydro-isoquinolines (1a tog) with 2.4.6-trichlorophenyl malonates (2a—e) yields 2-hydroxy-6,7-dihydro-4H-benzo[a]quinolizin-4-ones (3a—p). Yields, required reaction-periods and temperatures are depending on the nature of the substituents present in the malonyl and isoquinoline residue.

     

Synthesen von Heterocyclen, 99. Mitt.: Chinolizine und Indolizine IV: Eine Synthese von Hydroxy-benzochinolizinonen

Zusammenfassung An der Methylgruppe substituierte Chinaldine (1) reagieren mit monosubstit. Malonsäure-bis-2,4,6-trichlorphenylestern (2a-c) bei 250° zu Derivaten des Hydroxy-benzo[c]chinolizinons (4bzw.5). Aus Chinaldin selbst entstehen unter diesen Bedingungen Pyrono-chinolizinone (3). Analog erhält man bei der Umsetzung von 1-Methylisochinolin (9) mit2 2-Hydroxy-benzo[a]chinolizin-4-one (11) und aus 6-Alkylphenanthridinen (13) Dibenzoderivate des Chinolizinons (14). 2-Chinolylessigsäureester (6) addiert sogar Kohlensuboxid (C₃O₂) unter Bildung von 4-Äthoxy-carbonyl-3-hydroxy-benzo[c]chinolizin-1-on (8 a).

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2-Alkylquinolines (1) react with monosubstituted 2.4.6-trichlorophenyl malonates (2) at 250° to derivatives of hydroxy-benzo[c]quinolizinone (4 or5). The reaction of quinaldine itself with2 leads to pyrono-quinolizinones (3). The reaction of2 with 1-methylisoquinoline (9) yields 2-hydroxy-4H-benzo[a]quinolizin-4-ones11, and with 6-alkyl-phenanthridines (13) dibenzo[a, c]quinolizinones (14) are obtained. Carbon suboxide (C₃O₂) is added readily to ethyl 2-quinolyl acetate (6) yielding 4-ethoxy-carbonyl-3-hydroxy-1H-benzo[c]quinolizin-1-one (8 a).

     

Substituent effects in the ring-chain tautomerism of 4-aryl-1,3,4,6,7,11b-hexahydro-2H-pyrimido[6,1-a]isoquinolines

By condensation of 1-(2′-aminoethyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives with substituted benzaldehydes, 1,6-unsubstituted and diastereomers of 1-methyl- or 6-methyl-substituted 4-aryl-9,10-dimethoxy-1,3,4,6,7,11b-hexahydro-2H-pyrimido[6,1-a]isoquinolines were prepared. The ring-chain tautomeric equilibria of most of these compounds in CDCl₃ at 300 K were found to be shifted nearly totally towards either the cyclic or the open tautomeric forms, while the (6R*,11bR*)-6-methyl substituted compounds proved to be three-component tautomeric mixtures, the equilibria of which could be characterized by a Hammett-type equation. The conformational equilibria of the cyclic forms turned out to be strongly influenced by the 1- and 6-methyl substituents and the configurations of the substituted carbons (C-1 or C-6 and C-4) relative to C-11b.     

Cyclocondensation reaction of a 1,5-diketone with 1,2-diamines

Reaction of 2-acetonyl-4,5-dimethoxy-3′-chlorobenzophenone (1) with ethylenediamine afforded the imidazo[2,1-a]isoquinoline 2, whereas 6-(3-chlorophenyl)-8,9-dimethoxybenzo[b]phenazine (3) and naphthol 4 were obtained with ortho-phenylenediamine.     

An anomalous reaction of 10-chloro-5H-benzoxazolo[3,2-a]quinolin-5-one with sodium diethyl malonate to form 9-chloro-8-ethoxy-12-hydroxy-5H-dibenz[c,f]quinolizin-5-one

Treatment of 10-chloro-5H-benzoxazole[3,2-a]quinolin-5-one (I) with an excess of sodium diethyl malonate at 190° for 3 hours in hexamethylphosphoramide gave, in 38% yield, 9-chloro-8-ethoxy-12-hydroxy-5H-dibenz[c,f]quinolizin-5-one (IV) which, on heating with acetic anhydride, afforded monoacetylated product, V. A possible reaction mechanism for the novel ring expansion reaction is suggested.     

Methyl and Phenylmethyl 2-Acetyl-3-{[2-(dimethylamino)-1-(methoxycarbonyl)ethenyl]amino}prop-2-enoate in the Synthesis of heterocyclic systems: Preparation of 3-amino-4H-pyrido-[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-ones

Methyl 2-acetyl-3-{[2-(dimethylamino)-1-(methoxycarbonyl)ethenyl]amino}prop-2-enoate ( 4 ) and phenyl-methyl 2-acetyl-3-{[2-(dimethylamino)-1(methoxycarbonyl)ethenyl]amino}prop-2-enoate ( 5 ) were prepared in three steps from the corresponding acetoacetic esters, and used as reagents for the preparation of N³-protected 3-amino-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-ones 10 – 12 , 5H-thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidin-5-one 13 , 4H-pyrido[1,2-a]-pyridin-4-one 19 and 2H-1-benzopyran-2-ones 20 – 23 . Free 3-amino-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-ones 24 – 26 were prepared from 10 – 12 by removal of the 2-(methoxycarbonyl)-3-oxobut-1-enyl or 3-oxo-2-[(phenyl-methoxy)carbonyl]but-1-envl as N-protecting group by various methods.     

Synthetic experiments related to the indole alkaloids V. mercuric acetate oxidation of 2-[2-(3-indolyl)ethyl]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines and the formation of benz[a]indolo[3,2-h]quinolizine derivatives

Oxidation of 2-[2-(3-indolyl)ethyl]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline (I) with mercuric acetate gave 5,6,8,9,14,14b-hexahydrobenz[a]indolo[3,2-h]quinolizine (IV) and 8,9-dihydro-14H-benz[a]indolo[3,2-h]quinolizin-7-ium iodide (VI), as well as starting material. The base (IV) was oxidized with iodine and potassium acetate to VI and on Palladium carbon - maleic acid dehydrogenation yielded 5,6-dihydro-14H-benz[a]indolo[3,2-h]-quinolizin-7-ium iodide (IX), and 14H-benz[a]indolo[3,2-h]quinolizin-7-ium iodide (X). Heating the iodide (VI) with Palladium-carbon brought about an irreversible rearrangement to VII and both these salts with base yielded the red anhydro base 8, 9-dihydrobenz[a]indolo[3,2-h]quinolizine (VIII). This base was also obtained from IV by oxidation in air. The corresponding 8, 9-dehydroanhydro base (XI), benz[a]indolo[3,2-h]quinolizine, was readily obtained from X and alkali. The quinolizinium salts (VI), (VII), and (IX), on catalytic, zinc dust and acetic acid, or sodium borohydride reduction, regenerated the base (IV). Selenium degradation of IV gave, among other products, 1-(2-ethylphenyl)-β-carboline. An analogous series of products was obtained with the 6, 7-dimethoxy derivative of I. Various other aspects of these and related transformations are described.     

Synthesis of methyl derivatives of new polycyclic systems of 4H-furo[3,2-g]pyrrolo[3,2,1-ij]quinolin-4-one,of 1H,5H- and 3H,5H-benzofuro[5,6,7-ij]quinolizin-5-one

The synthesis of new tetracyclic 4H-furo[3,2-g]pyrrolo[3,2,1-ij]quinolin-4-ones, 15–17 , 1H,5H-benzofuro[5,6, 7-ij]quinolizin-5-ones, 18–20 , and 3H,5H-benzofuro[5,6,7-ij]quinolizin-5-ones, 21–23 is described. The planarity of the structure of benzofuroquinolizin-5-one 18 was determined by X-ray single-crystal analysis.     

Synthesis of 3-isothiocyanatopropion-and-butyraldehyde diethyl acetals and their reactions with n-nucleophiles

A one-pot procedure was developed for the synthesis of 3-isothiocyanatopropionaldehyde and 3-isothiocyanatobutyraldehyde diethyl acetals from the corresponding α,β-unsaturated aldehydes. Reactions of 1,1-diethoxy-3-isothiocyanatobutane with aliphatic amines and hydrazines gave, respectively, substituted thioureas and thiosemicarbazides which underwent acid-catalyzed cyclization to form 6-ethoxytetrahydropyrimidine-2(1H)-thiones, 9,10-dimethoxy-2-methyl-1,2,3,6,7,11b-hexahydro-4H-pyrimido[6,1-a]isoquinoline-4-thiones, and 2-methyl-2,3,6,7,12,12b-hexahydropyrimido[1′,6′:1,2]pyrido[3,4-b]indole-4(1H)-thione.     

Furopyridines. XVIII. Photocycloaddition of furo[2,3-c]pyridin-7(6H)-one with acrylonitrile

The photocycloaddition of furo[2,3-c]pyridin-7(6H)-one ( 1 ) and its N-mefhyl derivative ( 1-Me ) to acrylonitrile has been studied. The structures of the photoadducts isolated by colum chromatography were determined by the nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and single crystal X-ray analysis. The cyclo-addition of 1 afforded an adduct 2 at the carbonyl oxygen and 8-cyano-8,9-dihydrofuro[d]azocin-7(6H)-one ( 3 ), and the addition of 1-Me the N-methyl derivative 3-Me of 3 , (9S*)-9-cyano-6-methyl-3a,7a-dihydro-3a,7a-ethanofuro[2,3-c]pyridin-7(6H)-one ( 4 ), (2S*, 2aR*, 7bR*)- ( 5 ) and (1R*, 2aS*, 7bS*)-2-cyano-3-methyl-4-oxo-1,2,2a,3,4,7b-hexahydrocyclobuta[e]furo[2,3-c]pyridine ( 6 ).     

Hydro­gen bonding in two tetracyclic indole alkaloids

3-Acetyl-1,6,7,12b-tetra­hydro­indolo­[2,3-a]­quinolizin-2(12H)-one, C₁₇H₁₆N₂O₂, consists of two symmetry-independent mol­ecules and each forms a layered structure stabilized by N—H⃛O and C—H⃛O hydrogen bonds. In 3-acetyl-6,7-di­hydro­indolo­[2,3-a]­quinolizin-4(12H)-one monohydrate, C₁₇H₁₄N₂O₂·H₂O, the structure is stabilized by O—H⃛O, N—H⃛O and C—H⃛O hydrogen bonds, with the ordered water mol­ecule playing a crucial role in the self-assembly. Contribution from the weak interactions to the strong hydrogen-bonded network is a common feature in both structures.     

On triazoles XXIV . Synthesis of cycloalka[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidinones

The uv and nmr spectral data of some 6,7,8,9,10,11-hexahydrocyclohepta[d][1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-5-one, 5,6,7,8,9,11-hexahydrocyclohepta[e][1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-10-one, 6,7,8,9,10,11-hexahydrocycloocta[d][1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-5(12H)-one, 5,6,7,8,9,10-hexahydrocycloocta[e][1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]-pyrimidin-11(12H)-one, 6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15-decahydrocyclododeca[d][1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-5(16H)-one and 5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14-decahydrocyclododeca[e][1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-15(16H)-one as well as their N-benzylated derivatives representing six novel ring systems were compared to prove their structure. The N-benzylation of the highly insoluble cyclic amides to yield the isomeric N-benzyl derivatives 3/1, 3/2 and 3/3 distinguished by INAPT was performed through their readily soluble tetrabutylammonium salts.     

Azido/tetrazole equilibrium in the thiazoloacridinone series

Compounds 2-azido-6H-thiazolo[5,4-a]acridin-11-one 3 and 2-azido-6-butylthiazolo[5,4-a]acridin-11-one 4 have been prepared for the first time. The azido/tetrazole equilibria of the most soluble compound 4 has been studied in six solvents. The resulting tautomeric equilibrium constants have been compared with those of 2-azido-4,5-dimethylthiazole 1 and 2-azidobenzothiazole 2 . The rather insoluble NH derivative 3 when dissolved in DMSO contains 66% of tetrazole 3b while the corresponding anion (obtained by adding sodium hydride) is all in the tetrazole 13b form.     

Selective accurate-mass-based analysis of 11 oxy-PAHs on atmospheric particulate matter by pressurized liquid extraction followed by high-performance liquid chromatography and magnetic sector mass spectrometry

An innovative analytical method based on high-performance liquid chromatography and atmospheric pressure chemical ionization magnetic sector mass spectrometry was developed and optimized to determine trace concentrations of 11 compounds belonging to the group of the seldom-analyzed oxy-PAHs (phenanthrene-9,10-dione, chrysene-5,6-dione, benzo[a]pyrene-4,5-dione, benzo[a]pyrene-1,6-dione, benzo[a]pyrene-3,6-dione, benzo[a]pyrene-6,12-dione, 4-oxa-benzo[def]chrysene-5-one, pyrene-1-carboxaldehyde, benzo[de]anthracene-7-one, benzo[a]anthracene-7,12-dione, and napthacene-5,12-dione) on airborne particulate matter (PM₁₀). The mass spectrometer was operated in multiple ion detection mode, allowing for selective accurate mass detection (mass resolution of 12,000 full width at half maximum) of the oxy-PAHs characteristic ions. Optimization of both the vaporizer (450 °C) and capillary temperature (350 °C) resulted into instrumental detection limits in the range between 7 (benzo[a]pyrene-1,6-dione) and 926 pg (benzo[a]anthracene-7,12-dione). The advanced pressurized liquid extraction (PLE) and the more traditionally used ultrasonic extraction (USE) were compared using ethyl acetate as an extraction solvent. For both techniques, high recoveries from spiked quartz fiber filters (PLE, 82–110%; USE, 67–97%) were obtained. Recoveries obtained from real PM₁₀ samples were also high (76–107%), and no significant matrix effects (ME) on the ionization process (enhancement or suppression) were found (ME, 89–123%). Method limits of quantification (S/N = 10) were in the range between 2 and 336 pg/m³. This method was used to analyze real PM samples collected at several urban and rural locations in the Antwerp area. For the first time, concentrations for Belgium are provided. Concentrations of individual oxy-PAHs are in the lower pictograms per cubic meter to 6 ng/m³ range. High concentration differences between individual compounds are found as exemplified by the 75th percentile of the phenanthrene-9,10-dione and benzo[de]anthracene-7-one concentrations being a factor of 4 to 22 higher compared with the other target oxy-PAHs.     

Condensed Imidazo-1,2,4-azines. 31. Synthesis and Chemical Transformations of Substituted 1,2,4-Triazepino[2,3-a]benzimidazoles

By reaction of 1,2-diaminobenzimidazole with 1,3-diketones, acetoacetic ester and its derivatives, we have synthesized substituted 1,2,4-triazepino[2,3-a]benzimidazole and 5H-1,2,4-triazepino[2,3-a]benzimidazol-4-one. By reaction of 5H-2-methyl-1,2,4-triazepino[2,3-a]benzimidazol-4-one with aromatic aldehydes or phenyldiazonium chloride, we have obtained 3-arylidene(phenylazo) derivatives of this compound, and by reaction with P₂S₅ we have obtained 5H-2-methyl-1,2,4-triazepino[2,3-a]benzimidazole-4-thione. We have shown that when reacted with ammonia, primary or secondary amines, the latter forms 4-amino-substituted 2-methyl-1,2,4-triazepino[2,3-a]benzimidazole.