Effect of acyl chain length and branching on the enantioselectivity of Candida rugosa lipase in the kinetic resolution of 4-(2-difluoromethoxyphenyl)-substituted 1,4-dihydropyridine 3,5-diesters.

Since 2,6-dimethyl-4-aryl-1,4-dihydropyridine 3,5-diesters themselves are not hydrolyzed by commercially available hydrolases, derivatives with spacers containing a hydrolyzable group were prepared. Seven acyloxymethyl esters of 5-methyl- and 5-(2-propoxyethyl) 4-[2-(difluoromethoxy)phenyl]-2,6-dimethyl-1,4-dihydro-3,5-pyridinedicarboxylate were synthesized and subjected to Candida rugosa lipase (CRL) catalyzed hydrolysis in wet diisopropyl ether. A methyl ester at the 5-position and a long or branched acyl chain at C3 gave the highest enantiomeric ratio (E values). The most stereoselective reaction (E = 21) was obtained with 3-[(isobutyryloxy)methyl] 5-methyl 4-(2-difluoromethoxyphenyl)-2,6-dimethyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylate, and this compound was used to prepare both enantiomers of 3-methyl 5-(2-propoxyethyl) 4-[2-(difluoromethoxy)phenyl]-2,6-dimethyl-1,4-dihydro-3,5-pyridinedicarboxylate. The absolute configuration of the enzymatically produced carboxylic acid was established to be 4R by X-ray crystallographic analysis of its 1-(R)-phenylethyl amide.     

Synthesis, Cardiovascular Activity, and Electrochemical Oxidation of Nitriles of 5-Ethoxycarbonyl-2-methylthio-1,4-dihydropyridine-3-carboxylic Acid

Nitriles of 4-aryl-5-ethoxycarbonyl-2-methylthio-1,4-dihydropyridine-3-carboxylic acid have been obtained by the methylation of 1,4-dihydropyridine-2-thiolates; of 1,4-dihydropyridine-2(3H)-thiones in the presence of a stoichiometric amount of piperidine, and of a mixture of 1,4,5,6-tetrahydro- and 1,4-dihydropyridine-2-thiolates with methyl iodide. One-pot multicomponent synthesis has also been used in the condensation of ethyl 2-arylmethyleneacetoacetate, 2-cyanothioacetamide, piperidine, and methyl iodide; of ethyl acetoacetate, 3-aryl-2-cyanothioacrylamide, piperidine, and methyl iodide; and of ethyl acetoacetate, an aromatic aldehyde, 2-cyanothioacetamide, piperidine, and methyl iodide. The latter, a five-component method, takes place rapidly and under mild conditions, it is efficient (yields of 75-96%, economy of time, labour, and resources) and green (there is no need to synthesize lachrymators, such as 3-aryl-2-cyanothioacrylamides).The cardiovascular activity and the electrochemical oxidation of the synthesized 2-methylthio-1,4-dihydropyridines have been investigated. A comparative analysis has been carried out of the ability towards electrochemical oxidation as a function of the electronic properties of the substituent at position 4 of the heterocycle.     

Synthesis and properties of ethyl esters of some 1,2-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylic acids

The oxidation of diethyl 1-methyl- or 1-aryl-2,6-dimethyl-4-aryl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylates with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of perchloric acid gave the perchlorates of the corresponding pyridinium ions, the reduction of which with NaBH₄ is a preparative method for the synthesis of diethyl esters of 1-substituted 2,6-dimethyl-1,2-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylic acids. Derivatives of the 5-carboxylic acid of the corresponding 1,2-dihydropyridine are formed by alkaline hydrolysis of these esters.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1225–1228, September, 1982.     

Methyl 3-cyclopropyl-3-oxopropanoate in the synthesis of heterocycles having a cyclopropyl substituent

Reactions of methyl 3-cyclopropyl-3-oxopropanoate with chloroacetone and ammonia, benzaldehyde and ammonia, and benzoquinone gave, respectively, methyl 2-cyclopropyl-5-methyl-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylate, dimethyl 2,6-dicyclopropyl-4-phenyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylate, and methyl 2-cyclopropyl-5-hydroxy-1-benzofuran-3-carboxylate. Cyclization of methyl 3-cyclopropyl-3-oxopropanoate with ethyl chloro(arylhydrazono)ethanoates and other halohydrazones led to the formation of 3-substituted 1-aryl-5-cyclopropyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylic acids, and 5-cyclopropyl-1-(quinolin-5-yl)-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxylic acid was obtained by reaction of the title compound with 5-azidoquinolines.     

Photolysis of 2,6-dimethyl-3,5-dicarboethoxy- 1,4-dihydropyridine-4-carboxylic acid

The photolysis of 2,6-dimethyl-3,5-dicarboethoxy-1,4-dihydropyridine-4-carboxylic acid 1 gives with a pyrex filter pyridine 2 and glycol 3. At low concentration, aldehyde 4 accumulates. The photochemical dimerization of this aldehyde gives glycol 3 in methanol or ethanol. The aldehydic hydrogen in aldehyde 4 is replaced by deuterium on performing the photolysis of acid 1 in MeOD as is the case for the photolysis of 2,6-dimethyl-3,5-diacetyl-1,4-dihydropyridine. A concerted mechanism for the decarboxylation of acid 1 to aldehyde 4 is possible. When the photolysis of 1 is performed in quartz, another reaction occurs leading to 1,2-dihydropyridine 8.     

Synthesis of N-unsubstituted and N-methyl derivatives of 4-aryl-2,6-dimethyl-1,2-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarbonitriles

In the reduction of 2,6-dimethyl-4-arylpyridine-3,5-dicarbonitriles or their N-oxides by sodium borohydride, a mixture of 1,2- and 1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarbonitriles is formed. 1,2,6-Trimethyl-4-aryl-1,2-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarbonitriles were obtained by reducing the corresponding pyridinium perchlorates or by alkylating 4-aryl-2,6-dimethyl-1,2-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarbonitrile derivatives by methyl iodide.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 81–85, January, 1987.     

Synthesis,Structure, and Electrochemical Characteristics of 4-Aryl-2-carbamoylmethylthio-5-ethoxycarbonyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3-carboxylic Acid Nitriles

We have obtained 4-aryl-2-carbamoylmethylthio-5-ethoxycarbonyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3-carboxylic acid nitriles by S-alkylation of the corresponding 2-thioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyridine-3-carboxylic acid nitrile by iodoacetamide or one-pot multicomponent synthesis methods: condensation of 2-arylidene-acetoacetic acid ethyl ester, 2-cyanothioacetamide, piperidine, and iodoacetamide; acetoacetic acid ethyl ester, 3-aryl-2-cyanothioacrylamide, piperidine, and iodoacetamide; acetoacetic acid ethyl ester, an aromatic aldehyde, 2-cyanothioacetamide, piperidine, and iodoacetamide. We have carried out a comparative analysis of the capability of 2-alkylthio-4-aryl-5-ethoxycarbonyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3-carboxylic acid nitriles for electrochemical oxidation as a function of the electronic properties of the aryl substituent in the 4 position of the heterocycle and the 2-alkylthio substituent. X-ray diffraction data indicate the existence of a hydrogen bond between the C=O of the 2-carbamoylmethylthio substituent and the NH of the hydrogenated heterocycle, which explains the more facile oxidation of the studied compounds compared with 2-methylthio-substituted 1,4-dihydropyridines.Dedicated to Academician V. Minkin to show our appreciation for his contribution to organic chemistry and his wonderful humanity, remembering his collaboration with his colleagues from Riga.__________Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 416–428, March, 2005.     

Synthesis and Electrochemical Oxidation of Nitriles of 4-Aryl-2-carbamoylmethylthio-5-ethoxycarbonyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3-carboxylic Acids

Nitriles of 4-aryl-2-carbamoylmethylthio-5-ethoxycarbonyl-6-hydroxy-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-3-carboxylic acids were obtained by the alkylation of 1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-2-thiolate with iodoacetamide or by a three-component synthesis by condensing 2-arylmethylene-1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with 2-cyanothioacetamide in the presence of piperidine with subsequent reaction with iodoacetamide. Nitriles of 4-aryl-2-carbamoylmethylthio-5-ethoxycarbonyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3-carboxylic acids were obtained by the dehydration of 6-hydroxy-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridines or with a one-reactor three-component system from 2-cyano-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)thioacrylamide, 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds, and iodoacetamide. The electrochemical oxidation of the synthesized nitriles was investigated and it was established that derivatives of 1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridine as a rule are oxidized readily to the corresponding 1,4-dihydropyridines. A comparative analysis has been carried out of the ability of hydrogenated pyridines to be oxidized electrochemically depending on the electron-withdrawing properties of the substituents in the heterocycle.     

Recyclization of 2,6-Diamino-4-aryl(cyclohexyl)-3,5-dicyano-4<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-thio(seleno)pyrans

Recyclization of 2,6-diamino-4-aryl(cyclohexyl)-3,5-dicyano-4H-thio(seleno)pyrans in the presence of an equimolar amount of an α-bromo carbonyl compound, ethyl iodide, 1,2-dibromoethane, or 3-chlorophenyl isocyanate yields, respectively, 3-aryl(cyclohexyl)-2-[thiazol(selenazol)-2-yl]acrylonitriles, 6-amino-4-phenyl-2-ethylsulfanyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarbonitrile, 5-amino-7-phenyl-2,3,4,7-tetrahydrothiazolo[3,2-a]pyridine-6,8-dicarbonitrile, or N,N′-bis(3-chlorophenyl)urea.     

Synthesis and hydrazinolysis of β-(1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)pyridines

Cyclization of the hydrazide of 5-ethoxycarbonyl-2,6-dimethylpyridine-3-carboxylic acid by acylation with aromatic or aliphatic acid chlorides with subsequent boiling in POCl₃ or heating in orthoformic acid gave the corresponding ethyl 2,6-dimethyl-5-(5-R-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)pyridine-3-carboxylate. The cyclization of the reaction products with hydrazine hydrate has been studied. Cyclization of the dihydrazide of 2,6-dimethyl-3,5-pyridinedicarboxylic acid under analogous conditions gave only 3,5-bis-(5-R-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)-2,6-dimethylpyridines, containing R = 2-FC₆H₄, H.     

Reduction of 3-substituted 2-methylquinolines with sodium tetrahydroborate

Reduction of esters of 2-metylquinoline-3-carboxylic acids and their perchlorates gave esters of 1,4-dihydro-2-methylquinoline-3-carboxylates, while derivatives of 1,2-dihydroquinoline were formed in the case of 1,2-dimethyl-3-ethoxycarbonyl-7-methoxyquinolinium perchlorate. Reduction of esters of 2-methylquinoline-3-carboxylic acid, 1,2-dimethyl-3-ethoxycarbonyl-1-methoxyquinolinium perchlorate and 3-acetyl-2-methyl-quinoline with sodium tetrahydroborate in acetic acid gave esters of 1,2-dimethyl- and 2-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acid and 3-acetyl-2-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline.Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Riga, LV-1006. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1383–1390, October, 1996. Original article submitted October 11, 1995.     

Synthesis of new polydentate tweezers ligands of amido-amine type

A series of new tweezers amido-amine ligands containing pyrrole, bipyrrole, and dipyrrolylmethane fragments were synthesized by reaction of 2-thioxothiazolidin-3-yl derivatives of α-pyrrolecarboxylic acids {5-[1-(5-carboxy-3-methyl-4-phenyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)-1-methylethyl]-4-methyl-3-phenyl-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid, 5-[(5-carboxy-3-methyl-4-phenyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)phenylmethyl]-4-methyl-3-phenyl-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid, 5-(5-carboxy-3-methyl-4-phenyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)-4-methyl-3-phenyl-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid, and 3,4-dimethyl-pyrrole-2,5-dicarboxylic acid} with o-phenylenediamine. All compounds obtained were characterized by elemental analysis, NMR and mass spectra.     

Synthesis of 1,4-dihydropyridine derivatives having an oxy-, alkoxy-, or dimethylaminophenyl substituent in the 4 position,their antioxidant activity,and their binding to phospholipid membranes

The method of Hantzsch was used to synthesize esters and amides of 2,6-dimethyl-4-aryl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylic acid, containing electron donor substituents in the phenyl ring. It was found that in addition to their antioxidant properties, 3,5-diamides and 4-(3,4-dioxyphenyl) derivatives have an affinity for model phospholipid membranes.Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Riga, LV-1006. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp, 1358–1365, October, 1996. Original article submitted June 20, 1996.     

Substituted pyridines

5-Methyl-4-phenyl-2-styryipyridine has been oxidized to 5-methyl-4-phenylpyridinie-2-carboxylic acid. The decarboxylation of this acid has given 3-methyl-4-phenylpyrldine. To prove the structure of -(5-methyl-4-phenyl-2-pyridyl)acetophenone, it has been converted into 2, 5-dimethyl-4-phenylpyridine. The reaction of benzyl chloride with the lithium derivative of 2, 5-dimethyl-4-phenylpyridine has been studied. 3,7-Dimethyl-2-azafluorene has been obtained from 2,5-dimethyl-4-p-tolylpyridine.     

Use of pyridinium ionic liquids as catalysts for the synthesis of 3,5-bis(dodecyloxycarbonyl)-1,4-dihydropyridine derivative

The synthesis of cationic amphiphilic 1,4-dihydropyridine derivative, potential gene delivery agent is achieved via an efficient multi-step sequence. The key step of this approach is a two-component Hantzsch type cyclisation of 3-oxo-2-[1-phenylmethylidene]-butyric acid dodecyl ester and 3-amino-but-2-enoic acid dodecyl ester utilising bis(2-hydroxyethyl)ether as a solvent and 1-butyl-4-methylpyridinium chloride as a catalyst. The 1,4-dihydropyridine derivative with long alkyl ester chains at positions 3 and 5 of the 1,4-DHP ring — 3,5-bis(dodecyloxycarbonyl)-2,6-dimethyl-4-phenyl-1,4-dihydropyridine was obtained in substantially higher yield with respect to classical Hantzsch synthesis. Bromination of this compound followed by nucleophilic substitution of bromine with pyridine gave the desired cationic amphiphilic 1,4-dihydropyridine.      

Heterocyclic derivative syntheses by palladium-catalyzed oxidative cyclization-alkoxycarbonylation of substituted gamma-oxoalkynes

4-Yn-1-ones containing different substituents, prop-2-ynyl alpha-ketoesters, and prop-2-ynyl alpha-ketoamides have been caused to react catalytically under oxidative carbonylation conditions to give tetrahydrofuran, dioxolane and oxazoline, dihydropyridinone, and tetrahydropyridinedione derivatives in satisfactory yields. Reactions were carried out in MeOH or MeCN/MeOH mixtures at 65-100 degrees C in the presence of catalytic amounts of PdI(2) in conjunction with KI under 32 bar (at 25 degrees C) of a 3:1 mixture of CO and air. Anti and syn 5-exo-dig cyclization modes account for the formation of different products. It has been found that cyclopentenone, dihydropyridinone, and tetrahydropyridinedione derivatives, formed when the reaction is carried out at higher temperature and for a longer time, can also be selectively obtained through an acid treatment of tetrahydrofuran and oxazoline derivatives involving an unusual rearrangement. The structures of 6-methoxy-2,2-dimethyl-3-oxo-5-phenyl-2,3-dihydropyridine-4-carboxylic acid methyl ester and 2,2,5-trimethyl-3,6-dioxo-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-4-carboxylic acid methyl ester have been confirmed by X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Ethyl 1,4-dihydropyridinecarbodithioates and the electronic effects of sulfur-containing ester substituents

Methods have been developed for the synthesis of the ethyl esters of 2,6-dimethyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-bis(carbodithioic) and 4-ary1-2-methyl-5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-1H-indeno[1,2-b]pyridine-3-carbodithioic acids. From the physicochemical properties (acid dissociation constants and electrochemical oxidation potentials of the 1,4-dihydropyridines with sulfur-containing substituents in the -positions, the electronic effects of these groups in the 1,4-dihydropyridine system have been determined. The inductive and resonance constants of these substituents in aromatic compounds have been found by ¹³C and ¹⁹F NMR spectroscopy.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 491–500, April, 1986.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of 2,6-bis(N-cytisinomethyl)-4-phenyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylic acid diethyl ester

By the interaction of the diethyl ester of 2,6-bis(bromomethyl)-4-phenyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylic acid with two moles of the alkaloid cytosine, the corresponding 2,6-bis(cytisinomethyl) derivative was obtained. The spatial structure of the product was demonstrated by ¹H NMR spectroscopy and X-ray structural analysis.     

Synthesis and reactions of 3-(3-ethoxycarbonyl-1-phenyl-1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-pyrazol-4-yl)propenic acid

The reaction of ethyl 4-formyl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxylate with the malonic acid led to the formation (2E)-3-(3-ethoxycarbonyl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)propenic acid. In reactions of this acid chloride with 4-amino-5-aryl(hetaryl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thiols were obtained ethyl 4-[(E)-2-{3-aryl(hetaryl)[1,2,4]triazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazol-6-yl}ethenyl]-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazoe-3-carboxylates, with 5-aryltetrazoles, ethyl 4-[(E)-2-(5-aryl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)-ethenyl]-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxylates, with 1-(2-hydroxy-3,5-dimethylphenyl) followed by the Baker-Venkataraman rearrangement and the cyclization, ethyl 4-[(E)-2-(6,8-dimethyl-4-oxo-4Hchromen-2-yl)ethenyl]-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxylate.     

Synthesis and properties of ethyl 1-aryl-5-methyl-4-[1-(phenylhydrazinylidene)ethyl]-1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-pyrazole-3-carboxylates

Ethyl 1-aryl-4-acetyl-5-methyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxylates reacted with phenylhydrazine to give the corresponding hydrazones, ethyl 1-aryl-5-methyl-4-[1-(phenylhydrazinylidene)ethyl]-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxylates, which were converted to ethyl 1′-aryl-4-formyl-5′-methyl-1-phenyl-1H,1′H-3,4′-bipyrazole-3′-carboxylates by treatment with the Vilsmeier–Haack reagent. No indole derivatives were formed from the same hydrazones under the Fischer reaction conditions, but cyclization to 2-aryl-3,4-dimethyl-6-phenyl-2,6-dihydro-7H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyridazin-7-ones was observed.