Silver(I)-mediated coupling reaction of heterocyclic ketene aminals (HKAs) with bis(phenylsulfonyl)sulfides to synthesis of benzenesulfonothioyl-HKAs

An efficient and convenient method was developed for the preparation of 2-benzenesulfonothiol-HKAs via a silver(I)-mediated direct sulfenylation of heterocyclic ketene aminals (HKAs). The method involves a variety of functionalized substrates, leading to α-arylthioyl HKAs in a mild, easy operation, and mild reaction conditions.     

A novel and facile synthesis of 2-oxo-1,2-dihydropyridine-fused 1,3-diazaheterocycles via heterocyclic ketene aminals and Konevenagel adducts formed by phthalic anhydride and ethyl cyanacetate

An efficient synthetic pathway to 2-oxo-1,2-dihydropyridine-fused 1,3-diaza heterocycles from heterocyclic ketene aminals,phathalic anhydride and ethyl cyanacetate was established.This protocol involved aza-ene reaction/imine-enamine tautomerization/enamine-ester exchange/ring-opening reaction sequence.     

Three-component domino reaction synthesis of highly functionalized bicyclic pyrrole derivatives

An efficient one-pot synthesis of highly functionalized bicyclic pyrrole derivatives by a three-component domino reaction of heterocyclic ketene aminals (HKAs), arylglyoxal monohydrate, and indoles in ethanol medium catalyzed by acetic acid is described. In this procedure, three sigma bonds were formed simultaneously. The present synthesis features excellent regio-selectivity, easy purification as well as simple starting materials.     

Three-component cascade reaction synthesis of polycyclic 1,4-dihydropyridine derivatives in water

An efficient and straightforward synthesis of polycyclic 1,4-dihydropyridine derivatives has been developed by reacting heterocyclic ketene aminals (HKAs) with 1,3-cyclohexanedione derivatives and a number of substituted salicylaldehyde, respectively, via three-component cascade reactions in water. This strategy provides an efficient and environmentally friendly approach for easy access to various new fused polycyclic 1,4-dihydropyridine derivatives without the need of organic solvents in moderate to good yields.     

Palladium(II)-catalyzed cyclization of heterocyclic ketene aminals with (E)-ethyl 2,3-diiodoacrylates: selective synthesis of bicyclic pyrroles and bicyclic pyridones

A concise and efficient synthesis of novel bicyclic pyrroles has been achieved by PdCl₂-catalyzed cyclic condensation of six-membered heterocyclic ketene aminals (HKAs) or seven-membered HKAs with ethyl 2,3-diiodoacrylate and diethyl 2,3-diiodofumarate in the presence of Cs₂CO₃, respectively. A series of novel bicyclic pyridones have also been obtained via five-membered HKAs with diethyl 2,3-diiodofumarate under the optimized conditions in moderate yields. These reactions are the first application of a transition metal to catalyze the building blocks HKAs to form the bicyclic pyrrole library via condensation reaction.     

Cascade reaction of isatins with heterocyclic ketene aminals: synthesis of imidazopyrroloquinoline derivatives

A concise and efficient route for the synthesis of highly substituted imidazopyrroloquinoline derivatives by simply refluxing a reaction mixture of different types of isatins and heterocyclic ketene aminals (HKAs) by acetic acid was developed. This method is suitable for combinatorial and parallel syntheses in drug discovery; consequently, a library of highly substituted imidazopyrroloquinoline derivatives was rapidly constructed using the present protocol.     

Cascade reaction synthesis of multisubstituted bicyclic pyridone derivatives

An efficient synthesis of novel bicyclic pyridone derivatives via cascade reaction of heterocyclic ketene aminals (HKAs) and 4-arylmethylene-2-phenyloxazol-5(4H)-ones in the presence of acetic acid has been established. Significantly, the protocol affords a straightforward approach to the construction of multisubstituted bicyclic pyridones in which one C–O bond was cleaved and new C–C and C–N bonds were formed in one pot under mild conditions.     

Acetyl ketene aminals in Nenitzescu reaction

Nenitzescu reaction of acetyl ketene aminals (N,N-acetals) was investigated. The interaction of 2-acetyl-1-amino-1-anilinoethene with benzoquinone gave 3-acetyl-2-amino-7a-hydroxy-1-phenyl-5,7a-dihydro-1H-indol-5-one, which was then transformed into 3-acetyl-2-amino-6-chloro-5-hydroxy-1-phenylindole. The reaction of benzoquinone with 2-acetyl-1-amino-1-benzoylaminoethene led to the corresponding hydroquinone-adduct which was oxidized to 4-acetylamino-5-(2,5-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-phenyloxazole. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 160–165, January, 1999.     

The reaction of aroyl‐substituted heterocyclic ketene aminals with aryl azides

The aroyl‐substituted heterocyclic ketene aminals 1 or 2 reacted with p‐chlorophenyl azide ( 3a ) to give the polysubstituted 1,2,3‐triazoles 4 or 5 , as well as the fused heterocycles 6 or 7 . Compounds 1 and 2 reacted with p‐nitrophenyl azide ( 3b ) much faster, and polysubstituted 1,2,3‐triazoles 8 or 9 were obtained as sole products. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 11:387–391, 2000     

Synthesis of fused hydroxy dihydropyrroles and unexpected dihydropyrazine and dihydroquinoxaline derivatives based on heterocyclic ketene aminals

The one-pot four-component synthesis of highly functionalized fused hydroxyl dihydropyrroles and dihydropyrazines from readily available diamines, 1,1-bis (methylsulfanyl)-2-nitroethene, phenylglyoxal monohydrates, and C-H acids have been developed. This strategy provides an efficient, catalyst-free approach for easy access to various new hydroxyl-dihydropyrrole and dihydropyrazine rings in good to high yields. The products were confirmed by ¹H and ¹³C NMR, IR, mass, and X-ray crystal structure analyses.     

氰基取代的含杂环烯酮缩胺的合成及其波谱和结构特性

由氰基乙酸酯或丙二腈先制得氰基取代的烯酮缩硫醇, 然后与二胺反应合成了氰基取代的含杂环烯酮缩胺, 测定了它们的UV、IR、^1H及^1^3C NMR等波谱, 并测定了其中两个化合物的晶体结构, 对所得的波谱和结构特性进行了讨论。     

Theoretical study on the reaction mechanism of CN radical with ketene

The bimolecular single collision reaction potential energy surface of CN radical with ketene (CH2CO) was investigated by means of B3LYP and QCISD(T) methods. The calculated results indicate that there are three possible channels in the reaction. The first is an attack reaction by the carbon atom of CN at the carbon atom of the methylene of CH2CO to form the intermediate NCCH2CO followed by a rupture reaction of the C-C bond combined with -CO group to the products CH2CN CO. The second is a direct addition reaction between CN and CH2CO to form the intermediate CH2C(O)CN followed by its isomerization into NCCH2CO via a CN-shift reaction, and subsequently, NCCH2CO dissociates into CH2CN CO through a CO-loss reaction. The last is a direct hydrogen abstraction reaction of CH2CO by CN radical. Because of the existence of a 15.44 kJ/mol reaction barrier and higher energy of reaction products, the path can be ruled out as an important channel in the reaction kinetics. The present theoretical computation results, which give an available suggestion on the reaction mechanism, are in good agreement with previous experimental studies.     

Regioselective synthesis of fused ring heterocyclic derivatives of ketene aminals and their biological activities

A regioselective and convenient methodology was developed to synthesize heterocyclic derivatives, bearing imidazole, piperidines, and azepines rings. The N-arylnitrones derived from 3-formylchromones were selected to react with heterocyclic ketene aminal to furnish the structurally attractive and pharmacologically important fused ring heterocycles. The N-arylnitrone moiety of 3-formylchromone was used to activate the formyl group for regioselective fused ring heterocycles synthesis, whereas, the effect of substituents at aryl functionality of nitrones were studied to improve the yield of target fused ring heterocyclic products. The synthesized compounds (10-12) were evaluated for their in vitro cytotoxic and antifungal influences. In cytotoxic (brine shrimp lethality) assay, compound 11e was found to be active with LD₅₀ = 4.1 × 10⁻⁶ μg/mL.     

Synthesis of novel tetracyclo-isocoumarins via AcOH-catalyzed cascade reaction of heterocyclic ketene aminals with 2,2-dihydroxy-2H-indene-1,3-dione

A facile synthesis of tetracyclo-isocoumarins based on the AcOH-catalyzed cyclocondensation and rearrangement reaction between heterocyclic ketene aminals and 2,2-dihydroxy-2H-indene-1,3-dione is described. This method provides direct access to tetacyclo-isocoumarins, a class of compounds with potential broad spectrum biological activities.     

Biocatalytic promiscuity: lipase-catalyzed asymmetric aldol reaction of heterocyclic ketones with aldehydes

The new promiscuous activity of lipase from porcine pancreas, type II (PPL II), has been observed to catalyze the direct asymmetric aldol reaction of heterocyclic ketones with aromatic aldehydes. PPL II showed favorable catalytic activity and had a good adaptability to different substrates in the reaction. The enantioselectivities of up to 87% ee and diastereoselectivities of up to 83:17 (anti/syn) were achieved. It is interesting that PPL II possesses the function of aldolase in organic solvents.     

Synthesis of O-Glycosides of Heteroatom Aroyl-Substituted Heterocyclic Ketene Aminals

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Ring-fused aminals: catalyst and solvent-free microwave-assisted α-amination of nitrogen heterocycles

A high-yield synthesis of ring-fused aminals via microwave (MW)-assisted α-amination of nitrogen heterocycles at 130 °C under solvent- and catalyst-free conditions is described.     

Tandem Thermal Reactions for the Synthesis of Jasmonoids

A tandem reaction tactic for the preparation of a jasmonoid intermediate consists of pyrolysis of a spiroannulated cyclopentanone. The thermal decomposition actually involves a retro-Diels-Alder reaction and a homo-1,5-hydrogen shift with cleavage of the cyclopropane unit.     

Synthesis of the novel pyrimido[1,6-a]pyrimidine and imidazo[1,2-c]pyrimidine derivatives based on heterocyclic ketene aminals

A concise and efficient route for the synthesis of pyrimido[1,6-a]pyrimidines and imidazo[1,2-c]pyrimidines by simply refluxing a reaction mixture of different heterocyclic ketene aminals and N,N′-bis(arylmethylidene)arylmethane was developed. This protocol provides an alternative method for application in combinatorial and parallel synthesis in drug discovery.     

Chelate synthesis of pyrazolyl(ethoxycarbonyl)ketene aminals,the precursors of functionalized pyrazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidines

A scheme for the preparation of novel synthetic reagents. pyrazolyl(ethoxycarbonyl)ketene aminals, from acetyl(ethoxycarbonyl)ketene (N-benzoyl)aminalvia its difluoroboron chelate is suggested. The possibility of cyclization of the ketene aminals obtained into functionally substituted pyrazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidines is shown.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2211–2214, December, 1994.This work was carried out with the support of the International Science Foundation (ISF, Grant No. M5Q 000), and a part of the work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Project No. 94-03-08964).