Cyanoacetylene and Its Derivatives: XXVIII. Reactions of 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole with Nitriles of αα,ββ-Acetylene γγ-Hydroxyacids and with 3-Phenyl-2-propynonitrile

Nucleophilic addition of 2-mercaptobenzothiazole to 4-alkyl-4-hydroxy-2-alkynonitriles at 1:1 ratio in the presence of 4-6 wt% of Et₃N occurs regio- and stereospecifically to afford (Z)-4-alkyl-3-(benzothiazolyl-2-thio)-4-hydroxy-2-alkenonitriles (yield 40-51%). In the presence of 1.3 wt% of Dabco the thiazole and 4-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-pentynonitrile (1:1) give rise to a mixture of 2-alkenonitrile and 2-(3,3,6,6-tetramethyl-2-cyanomethyl-5-cyanomethylene-1,4-oxathian-2-yl)thiobenzothiazole. At the use of 4-6 wt% of LiOH arises an intractable mixture containing 1,4-oxathiane, benzothiazol-2-one, 2-[1-(5,5-dimethyl-2-cyanomethyl)-4-cyanomethylene-1,3-oxathiolan-2-yl)-1-methylethyl]thiobenzothiazole, bis(2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-6-cyanomethyl-3-cyanomethylene-1,4-oxathian-6-yl) disulfide, bis[1-(5,5-dimethyl-2-cyanomethyl-4-cyanomethylene-1,3-oxathiolan-2-yl)-1-methylethyl] disulfide, and 3-[1-(5,5-dimethyl-2-cyanomethyl-4-cyanomethylene-1,3-oxathiolan-2-yl)-1-methylethyl]benzothiazol-2-one (according to ¹H and ¹³C NMR data). 2-mercaptobenzothiazole adds to 3-phenyl-2-propynonitrile in the presence of 7 wt% of KOH with regio- and stereospecific formation of (Z)-3-(benzothiazolyl-2-thio)-3-phenyl-2-propenonitrile (88%).     

Halogenation of N-substituted para-quinone monoimines and para-quinone monoximes ethers: IX. Halogenation of N-aroyl-2,6(3,5)-dimethyl-1,4-benzoquinone monoimines and their reduced forms

At the halogenation of N-aroyl-2,6(3,5)-dimethyl-1,4-benzoquinone imines we found the halogenation of methyl groups to occur. The bromination of N-aroyl-2,6-dimethyl-1,4-benzoquinone imines yielded 3,6-dibromo-2,6-dimethyl-5-aroyloxycyclohex-2-ene-1,4-diones due to the strong acceptor property of the ArCO group and high redox potentials of N-aroyl derivatives. In the chlorination of N-aroyl-3,5-dimethyl-1,4-benzoquinone imines the chlorine addition to the C=C bond of the quinoid ring proceeded both by the trans- and syn-scheme.     

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.     

Synthetic transformations of higher terpenoids: XVIII. Synthesis of optically active 9,10-anthraquinone derivatives

Retro-Diels-Alder decomposition of dodecahydro-endo-4b,12-ethenochrysene-1,4-diones obtained from a tricyclic diterpenoid, levopimaric acid, gave optically active 5-[2-(6-vinyl-2,6-dimethyl-2-carboxycyclohexyl) ethyl]-7-isopropyl-1,4-naphthoquinones which reacted with silyloxybutadienes to produce the corresponding 6- and 7-hydroxyanthraquinones, 5-furyl-7-hydroxytetrahydroanthraquinones, or 5-furyl-7-oxohexahydroanthraquinones. Condensation of the naphthoquinone derivatives with 5-isopropenyl-2,3-dihydrothiophene 1,1-dioxide resulted in the formation of 6,11-dioxodihydro- and 6,11-dioxohexahydroanthra[2,1-b]thiophene 3,3-dioxides. 6- and 7-Hydroxyanthraquinones were also obtained by reaction of dodecahydro-endo-4b,12-ethenochrysene-1,4-diones with Danishevsky diene, followed by cleavage of the polycyclic adducts. The cycloaddition of 5-[2-(-2-carboxy-2,6-dimethyl-6-vinylcyclohexyl)ethyl]-7-isopropyl-1,4-naphthoquinones in the presence of Lewis acids was characterized by increased regioselectivity.     

Chemoselective synthesis of 1-alkyl-4-(4-amino-2,6-dichlorophenoxy)-5-halopyridazin-6-ones

Some 1-alkyl-4-(4-amino-2,6-dichlorophenoxy)-5-halopyridazin-6-ones were synthesized chemoselectively from 1-alkyl-4,5-dihalopyridazin-6-ones and 4-amino-2,6-dichlorophenol via a fluoride ion-assisted reaction.     

丁酸氯维地平降解杂质的合成

以4-(2,3-二氯苯基)-1,4-二氢-2,6-二甲基-3,5-吡啶二羧酸(2-氰基乙基)（甲基）酯(5)为起始原料,合成了丁酸氯维地平的5种降解杂质：4-(2,3-二氯苯基)-1,4-二氢-2,6-二甲基-3,5-吡啶二羧酸单甲酯(A), 4-(2,3-二氯苯基)-1,4-二氢-2,6-二甲基-3-吡啶羧酸甲酯(B), 4-(2,3-二氯苯基)-2,6-二甲基-3,5-吡啶二羧酸单甲酯(C), 4-(2,3-二氯苯基)-2,6-二甲基-3,5-吡啶二羧酸（丁酰氧基甲基）（甲基）酯(D)和4-(2,3-二氯苯基)-2,6-二甲基-3-吡啶羧酸甲酯(E)。其中A由5水解制得;B由A脱羧制得;C由5氧化后再经水解制得;D由C和丁酸氯甲酯缩合制得;E由C脱羧制得,化合物结构经¹H NMR和MS（ESI）确证。     

7-Substituted 8-vinyl-1,3-dimethyl-3,7-dihydro-1H-purine-2,6-diones and their broncholytic activity

Summary Alkylation of 8-vinyl-1,3-dimethyl-3,7-dihydro-1H-purine-2,6-dione (1) with alkyl halides inDMF in the presence of potassium carbonate, or alternatively, alkylation of its sodium salt (2) with alkyl iodide or hydroxyalkyl iodide afforded the 7-alkyl- or 7-(-hydroxyalkyl)-8-vinyl-1,3-dimethyl-3,7-dihydro-1H-purine-2,6-diones3. 2-Substituted oxiranes reacted with1 catalyzed by2 or Triton B to yield 7-(2-hydroxyalkyl)-8-vinyl-1,3-dimethyl-3,7-dihydro-1H-purine-2,6-diones4. Compounds3 and4 were tested for broncholytic activity. The most effective derivatives were3c and4b.

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7-Substituierte 8-Vinyl-1,3-dimethyl-3,7-dihydro-1H-purin-2,6-dione und ihre broncholytische Wirkung

Zusammenfassung Alkylierung von 8-Vinyl-1,3-dimethyl-3,7-dihydro-1H-purin-2,6-dion (1) mit Halogenalkanen in Gegenwart von Kaliumkarbonat inDMF oder Alkylierung seines Natrium-Salzes (2) mit Iodalkanen beziehungsweise Iodalkanolen führte zu den 7-Alkyl- bzw. 7-(-Hydroxyalkyl)-8-vinyl-1,3-dimethyl-3,7-dihydro-1H-purin-2,6-dionen3. 2-Substituierte Oxirane reagierten mit Verbindung1 unter Katalyse durch2 oder Triton B zu den entsprechenden 7-(2-Hydroxyalkyl)-derivaten4. Die Substanzen3 und4 wurden auf ihre broncholytische Wirkung geprüft. Die höchste Aktivität wurde bei den Derivaten3c und4b festgestellt.

     

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 of fluorinated 2,6-heptanediones and 2-oxa-6- azabicyclo[2.2.2]octanes from 1,4-dihydropyridines

Electrophilic fluorination of Hantzsch-type 1,4-dihydropyridines with Selectfluor^® led to the formation of new fluorinated 2,6-heptanediones - dialkyl 2,4-diacetyl-2,4-difluoro-3-phenylpentanedioates. Novel 2,6-heptanedione derivatives in reaction with hydrazine hydrate easily form 6-amino-4,7-difluoro-3-hydroxy-1,3-dimethyl-5-oxo-8-phenyl-2-oxa-6-azabicyclo[2.2.2]octanes instead of the corresponding diazepine derivatives. The obtained 2-оxa-6-azabicyclo[2,2,2]octanes are thermally stable at the temperatures below 50°С. At higher temperatures rearrangement of 2-oxa-6-azabicyclo[2,2,2]octanes offers new fluorine-containing pyrazolinone derivatives - alkyl esters of 2-fluoro-2-((4-fluoro-3-methyl-5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)(phenyl)methyl)-3-oxobutanoates.     

Stereoselective synthesis of 2-substituted 6-[1-(2,6-difluorophenyl)ethyl]-5-methylpyrimidin-4(3<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>)-ones

A procedure has been proposed for the synthesis of 2-(cyclopentylsulfanyl)-6-[(1R)-1-(2,6-difluorophenyl) ethyl]-5-methylpyrimidin-4(3H)-one through intermediate (3R)-4,4-dimethyl-2-oxotetrahydrofuran-3-yl (2R)-2-(2,6-difluorophenyl)propanoate which was obtained from prochiral 2-(2,6-difluorophenyl)prop-1-en-1-one generated in situ. The proposed procedure may be regarded as stereoselective route to 6-[(1R)-1-(2,6- difluorophenyl)ethyl]-5-methylpyrimidin-4(3H)-one derivatives.     

Azaindole derivatives

On the basis of a comparative study of the influence of various factors (ratio of the reactants, temperature, reaction time, polarity of the medium, and the catalytic action of metals) on the reaction of 2,6-dichloro-3-(-chloroethyl)-4-methylpyridine (trichlorocollidine) with 2,6-dimethylamine, it has been shown that, in addition to 6-chloro-1,4-dimethyl-7-azaindoline, the process gives rise to various amounts, depending on the conditions of its performance, of other products: 3-(-dimethylaminoethyl)-2,6-dichloro-4-methylpyridine, 2-chloro-3-(-chloroethyl)-6-dimethylamino-4-methylpyridine, 2-chloro-6-dimethylamino-3-(-dimethylaminoethyl)-4-methylpyridine, and 6-dimethylamino-1,4-dimethyl-7-azaindoline. The best method for directing the process to the formation of azaindoline derivatives is the use of highly polar solvents.For Communication XXXIII, see [1].Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, Vol. 6, No. 8, pp. 1122–1126, August, 1970.     

Simons electrochemical fluorination of substituted homopiperazines(hexahydro-1,4-diazepines) and piperazines

Simons electrochemical fluorination (ECF) of 1,4-dimethyl-1,4-homopiperazine, methyl 4-ethylhomopiperazin-1-ylacetate and 1,4-bis(methoxycarbonylmethyl)-1,4-homopiperazine was studied. For comparison, ECF of three piperazines with a N-(methoxycarbonylmethyl) group(s) was also studied. ECF of 1,4-dimethyl-1,4-homopiperazine gave a low yield of corresponding perfluoro(1,4-dimethyl-1,4-homopiperazine) together with perfluoro(2,6-diaza-2,6-dimethylheptane) as the major product. Corresponding perfluoro(homopiperazines) with mono- and/or di-(fluorocarbonyldifluoromethyl) groups [CF₂C(O)F] at the 1- and/or 4-position were formed in low yields from methyl 4-ethylhomopiperazin-1-ylacetate and 1,4-bis(methoxycarbonylmethyl)-1,4-homopiperazine, respectively. These new seven-membered perfluoro(1,4-dialkyl-1,4-homopiperazines) were accompanied by the formation of mono- and/or di-basic linear perfluoroacid fluorides resulting from the CC bond scission at the 2- and 3-positions of the ring. From mono- and/or di-N-(methoxycarbonylmethyl)-substituted piperazines, corresponding perfluoropeperazines having the acid fluoride group(s) were formed in low yields.     

Functional polymers and sequential copolymers by phase transfer catalysis. 18. Synthesis and characterization of α,ω-bis(2,6-dimethylphenol)–poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide) and α,ω-bis(vinylbenzyl)–poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide) oligomers

A novel and convenient synthetic method for the preparation of α,ω-bis(2,6-dimethylphenol)–poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide) (PPO-2OH) is presented. It is based on the oxidative copolymerization of 2,6-dimethylphenol (DMP) with 2,2′-di(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethylphenyl propane) (TMBPA) in a mixture of water–methanol or chlorobenzene–methanol. By using a 4/1 mole ratio of DMP to TMBPA and different solvent mixtures, it was possible to obtain bifunctional PPO-2OHs with number average molecular weights between 1000 and 5000. A phase-transfer-catalyzed etherification of PPO-2OH chain ends with a mixture of m- and p-chloromethylstyrene was used to synthesize α,ω-bis(vinylbenzyl)-poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide)s (PPO-2VBs). The thermal polymerization of the PPO-2VBs was studied by differential scanning calorimetry, and has demonstrated a very high thermal reactivity for this new class of reactive oligomers.     

Molecular level model for the agonist/antagonist selectivity of the 1,4-dihydropyridine calcium channel receptor

Summary Crystal structures of the 1,4-dihydropyridine (1,4-DHP) calcium channel activators Bay K 8643 [methyl 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-3-nitro-4-(3-nitrophenyl)-pyridine-5-carboxylate], Bay O 8495 [methyl 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-3-nitro-4-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)-pyridine-5-carboxylate], and Bay O 9507 [methyl 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-3-nitro-4-(4-nitrophenyl)-pyridine-5-carboxylate] were determined. The conformations of the 1,4-DHP rings of these activator analogues of Bay K 8644 [methyl 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-3-nitro-4-(2-trifluoromethylphenyl)-pyridine-5- carboxylate] do not suggest that their activator properties are as strongly correlated with the degree of 1,4-DHP ring flattening as was indicated for members of the corresponding antagonist series. The solid state hydrogen bonding of the N(1)-H groups of the activators is not, unlike that of their antagonist counterparts, to acceptors that are directly in line with the donor. Rather, acceptor groups are positioned within ± 60 degrees of the N(1)-H bond in the vertical plane of the 1,4-DHP ring. Previously determined structure-activity relationships have indicated the importance of this N(1)-H group to the activity of the 1,4-DHP antagonists. Based on these observations, a model is advanced to describe the 1,4-DHP binding site of the voltage-gated Ca²⁺ channel and its ability to accommodate both antagonist and activator ligands.     

Stereoselective synthesis of highly enantioenriched 3-methyl-2-cyclohexen-1-ones possessing an asymmetric quaternary carbon as C-4 or C-6: a sugar template approach

The 1,4-addition of the enolate generated from α-methylated acetoacetate incorporated at C-4 of methyl 6-deoxy-2,3-di-O-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)-α-d-glucopyranoside to methyl vinyl ketone, followed by aldol condensation of the resulting 1,4-addition product under two base-mediated conditions, provided 4-O-functionalized d-glucose derivatives with high diastereoselectivity. These products install a 3-methyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one-4- (or -6-) carboxylic acid as the O-4 ester, in which C-4 or C-6 is an asymmetric quaternary carbon. Removal of the sugar template from those aldol condensation products provided synthetically useful 3,6-dimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one-6-carboxylic acid and 3,4-dimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one-4-carboxylic acid derivatives both in high enantioenriched forms.     

Synthesis of methylpyridine derivatives. XXXV. Reaction of acetylpyridine with phosphoryl chloride to give alkynylpyridine

Reaction of 3-acetyl-4,6-dimethyl-2-(1H)pyridone ( 9a ) with phosphoryl chloride gives 2-chloro-3-ethynyl-4,6-dimethylpyridine ( 10a ). 3-Acetyl-4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2(1H)pyridone (14a) and 3-acetyl-2,6-dimethyl-4-(1H)-pyridone (21) undergoes similar reaction to give the corresponding ethynyl (16 and 23) and chlorovinyl (15 and 22) pyridines, respectively. The chlorination of 3-acetylpyridine and pyrimidine derivatives is further described.     

Reactions of some pyranylidene esters with amines

The reactions of 4-(2,2-dimethyl-4,6-dioxo-1,3-dioxan-5-ylidene)-2,6-diphenyl-4H-pyran ( 1 ) with primary amines gave the corresponding 1-substituted 1,4-dihydropyridine derivatives. The related benzo derivative of 1 (12) and primary amines gave 3-substituted 3,4-dihydro-2-phenyl-5H-[1]benzopyrano[3,4-c] pyridine-4,5-dione derivatives. With secondary amines, 12 gave 2-phenyl-4H,5H-pyrano[3,4-c] [1]benzopyrane-4,5-dione, and with isopropylamine, N,N-dimethylhydra-zine, and methanolic potassium hydroxide, 12 gave 4-phenacylcoumarin. Some reaction intermediates were isolated which indicate probable reaction paths. The reactions with amines were extended to a naphtho derivative of 1 (19) and to a thia homolog of 12 (24).     

Rearrangements of 4-(2-Aminophenyl)-1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-3,5-pyridinedicarboxylic acid diethyl ester

The treatment of 4-(2-aminophenyl)-1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-3,5-pyridinecarboxylic acid diethyl ester (III) with refluxing toluene or pyridine afforded 1,2,3,6-tetrahydro-2,4-dimethyl-2,6-methano-1,3-benzodiazocine-5,11-dicarboxylic acid diethyl ester (IV) as the major product. In addition, the following minor products were isolated: 2-methyl-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid ethyl ester (V), 3-(2-aminophenyl)-5-methyl-6-azabicyclo[3,3,1]-hept-1-ene-2,4-dicarboxylic acid diethyl ester (VI), and 5,6-dihydro-2,4-dimethyl-5-oxobenzo[c][2,7]naphthyridine-1-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (VII). In contrast, acidic conditions caused the conversion of III into V in a 95% yield. The formation of the latter appears to involve IV as an intermediate, since IV degraded rapidly in acid to give V in a quantitative yield.     

Synthesis of ethoxycarbonyl-1,4- and -1,2-dihydropyridinecarboxylic acid amides

3-Carbamoyl derivatives of 4-phenyl-5-ethoxycarbonyl-2,6-dimethyl-1,4-dihydropyridine were obtained by cyclocondensation of 2-benzylideneacetoacetic ester with -aminocrotonic acid amide or anilides. In the alkylation of 4-phenyl-5-ethoxycarbonyl-2,6-dimethyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3-carboxylic acid anilides the amido group is initially alkylated, after which the ring NH group is alkylated, while the thiocarbamoyl group is converted to a cyano group. Reduction of the pyridinium salts gave 3- and 5-carbamoyl derivatives of 4-phenyl-1,2,6-trimethyl-1,2-dihydropyridine-5- and -3-carboxylic acids.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 12, pp. 1665–1673, December, 1991.     

Polymerization systems driven by aromatization energy: Anionic polymerization of 4-allylidene-2,6-dimethyl-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-one and spiro[2,5]octadienone derivatives

To investigate the polymerization systems driven by aromatization energy, 4-allylidene-2,6-dimethyl-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-one ( Ia ), 5,7-dimethyl-1-vinylspiro[2,5]octa-4,7-dien-6-one ( Ib ), 4,7-dimethyl-1-vinylspiro[2,5]octa-4,7-dien-6-one [ Ic ], 2-vinyl-2′-methylspiro[cyclopropane-1,4′-(1′-naphthalenone)] ( Id ), and 2-phenyl-2′-methylspiro[cyclopropane-1,4′-(1′-naphthalenone)] ( Ie ) were prepared and polymerized with sodium cyanide in N,N-dimethylformamide. Monomer Ia was highly polymerizable even at ?65°C. Monomers Ib–Ie also polymerized well, giving powdery polymers that were soluble in common solvents. All the polymerizations took place through the aromatization of the cyclohexadienone ring, suggesting that the aromatization energy is the driving force for the polymerization of these monomers.