Probing the metal complexing ability of bis-quinolizidine N-oxides: Synthesis, spectroscopy and crystal structures

New ZnX₂ (X = Cl, Br) complexes with sparteine N1-oxide, sparteine epi-N16-oxide, lupanine (2-oxosparteine) N-oxide and α-isosparteine N-oxide were obtained and characterized by spectroscopic and crystallographic methods. Complexation with N1-oxides involves inversion of the configuration at the N16 atom of sparteine, converting its C ring from a boat into a chair form, whereas the structure of sparteine epi-N16-oxide, typified by the trans boat/chair C/D quinolizidine moiety, remains unchanged upon complexation. Coordination of zinc salts in the above compounds is realized solely through the oxygen atom of the N-O group and is accompanied by protonation of the “not-N-oxide” nitrogen atom. At variance lupanine N-oxide forms bis-monodentate complexes with ZnX₂ utilizing both the N-oxide and the lactam carbonyl oxygen atoms to bridge the neighboring ZnX₂ units, while reaction of α-isosparteine N-oxide with ZnX₂ leads to formation of complex salts of the general formula [H(−)α-Sp(N-oxide)][(ZnX₃)(H₂O)].     

A novel hydrogen-bonding N-oxide–sulfonamide–nitro N—H…O synthon determining the architecture of benzenesulfonamide cocrystals

The structures of novel cocrystals of 4-nitropyridine N-oxide with benzenesulfonamide derivatives, namely, 4-nitrobenzenesulfonamide–4-nitropyridine N-oxide (1/1), C₅H₄N₂O₃·C₆H₆N₂O₄S, and 4-chlorobenzenesulfonamide–4-nitropyridine N-oxide (1/1), C₆H₆ClNO₂S·C₅H₄N₂O₃, are stabilized by N—H…O hydrogen bonds, with the sulfonamide group acting as a proton donor. The O atoms of the N-oxide and nitro groups are acceptors in these interactions. The latter is a double acceptor of bifurcated hydrogen bonds. Previous studies on similar crystal structures indicated competition between these functional groups in the formation of hydrogen bonds, with the priority being for the N-oxide group. In contrast, the present X-ray studies indicate the existence of a hydrogen-bonding synthon including N—H…O(N-oxide) and N—H…O(nitro) bridges. We present here a more detailed analysis of the N-oxide–sulfonamide–nitro N—H…O ternary complex with quantum theory computations and the Quantum Theory of Atoms in Molecules (QTAIM) approach. Both interactions are present in the crystals, but the O atom of the N-oxide group is found to be a more effective proton acceptor in hydrogen bonds, with an interaction energy about twice that of the nitro-group O atoms.     

Heterocyclic synthesis with N-oxides. Preparation of pyridine n-oxide substituted chromones,chromanones, coumarins,quinolones, dihydroquinolones and cinnolones

The synthesis of pyridine N-oxide substituted chromones, chromanones, coumarins, quinolines, dihydroquinolines and cinnolines from l-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-2-(2-pyridinyl)ethanone N-oxide, 1-(2-aminophenyl)-2-(2-pyridinyl)ethanone N-oxide and 1-[2-(methylamino)phenyl]-2-(2-pyri-dinyl)ethanone N-oxide is described.     

Synthesis of mesoionic triazolo[4,3-a]quinoxalines

The reaction of 6-chloro-2-(1-methylhydrazino)quinoxaline 4-oxide 1 or 6-chloro-2-(1-methylhydrazino)-quinoxaline 5 with phenyl isothiocyanate under reflux in N,N-dimethylformamide gave 7-chloro-3-methyl-1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-a]quinoxalin-3-ium-1-thioate 4 , which was also obtained by refluxing of 6-chloro-2-[1-methyl-2-(N-phenylthiocarbamoyl)hydrazino]quinoxaline 4-oxide 2b or 6-chloro-2-[1-methyl-2-(N-phenylthiocarbamoyl)hydrazino]quinoxaline 6 in N,N-dimethylformamide.     

Reactions ofN-nitramines and their trimethylsilyl derivatives withN,N-bis(trimethylsilyloxy)enamines

Trimethylsilyl derivatives of methyl- and ethylnitramine react asN-centered nucleophiles with 2-N,N-bis(trimethylsilyloxy)aminopropene to give trimethylsilyl derivatives of hitherto unknown α-(N-nitro)alkylamino-substituted acetone oximes. As an ambident nucleophile, nonsubstituted methylnitramine reacts with the same enamine to give both a product of N,C-corss-coupling and a product of O,C-cross-coupling,viz., N′-methyl-N-[(2-trimethylsilyloxyimino)propoxy]diazeneN-oxide. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 2045–2047, October, 1998.     

The synthesis of a potential anti-cancer agent containing the caffeine and 1,2,4-benzotriazine moieties

The potential anti-cancer agent 6 has been synthesised from 4-(4-chlorobutoxy)-2-nitroaniline, 15b by the conversion of the nitroaniline to the benzotriazine N-oxide 16 . Theophylline has been reacted with 16 to give the N-oxide 9 and this has been oxidised to the required N,N'-dioxide, 6 . The compound 6 has been found to be ineffective as a radiosensitizer.     

The deoxydative substitution reactions of nicotinamide and nicotinic acid N-oxides by 1-adamantanethiol in acetic anhydride

The reaction of nicotinamide N-oxide with 1-adamantanethiol in acetic anhydride yielded a mixture of 2-and 6-(1-adamantylthio)nicotinamides (49%, in the ratio of 24:1) and 2-, 5-, and 6-(1-adamantylthio)nicotino-nitriles (18%, in the ratio of 79:1:20). From a reaction of nicotinic acid N-oxide with 1-adamantanethiol, there was isolated 2-(1-adamantylthio)nicotinic acid as the only sulfide in 23% yield. Carbon? sulfur bond cleavage took place when 2-(1-adamantylthio)nicotinic acid, or the corresponding amide or nitrile, were boiled with concentrated hydrochloric acid to furnish 2-mercaptonicotinic acid and 1-chloroadamantane, quantitatively. The reaction of nicotinamide N-oxide alone in acetic anhydride at 135° formed N-acetyl-2-hydroxynicotinamide (61%), 2-hydroxynicotinonitrile (0.5%) and N,N-diacetyl-2-acetoxynicotinamide (0.8%).     

Furopyridines. XVII . Cyanation,chlorination and nitration of furo[3,2-b]pyridine N-oxide

The N-oxide 2 of furo[3,2-b]pyridine ( 1 ) was cyanated by the Reissert-Henze reaction with potassium cyanide and benzoyl chloride to give 5-cyano derivative 3 , which was converted to the carboxamide 4 , carboxylic acid 5 , ethyl ester 6 and ethyl imidate 8 . Chlorination of 2 with phosphorus oxychloride yielded 2-9a , 3- 9b , 5- 9c and 7-chloro derivative 9d . Reaction of 9d with sodium methoxide, pyrrolidine, N,N-dimethylformamide and ethyl cyanoacetate afforded 7-methoxy- 10 , 7-(1-pyrrolidyl)- 11 and 7-dimethylaminofuro[3,2-b]pyridine ( 14 ) and 7-(1-cyano-1-ethoxy-carbonyl)methylene-4,7-dihydrofuro[3,2-b]pyridine ( 12 ). Nitration of 2 with a mixture of fuming nitric acid and sulfuric acid gave 2-nitrofuro[3,2-b]pyridine N-oxide ( 15 ).     

Formation of nitrone in the reaction ofpara-nitroso-N,N-dimethylaniline with tetracyanoethylene

para-Nitroso-N,N-dimethylaniline reacts with tetracyanoethylene to give [4-(dimethyl-amino)phenylimino]malononitrileN-oxide 1 (65%) in addition to [4-(dimethyl-amino)phenylimino]malononitrile 2 (17%). The structures of the products are confirmed by spectral data and chemical transformations. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 617–619, March, 1997.     

Reaction of benzofurazan N-Oxide with 1-aza-1,3-butadienes. Synthesis of a novel class of quinoxaline N,N′-dioxide imines

1-Aza-1,3-butadienes react with benzofurazan N-oxide (BFO) to give a new class of N,N'-dioxide imines.     

Thermochemical study of the trans- and cis-isomeric forms of 4-(4-methoxystyryl)pyridine N-oxide

The trans and cis form of 4-(4-methoxystyryl)pyridine N-oxide were studied. The spectral characteristics of cis-4-(4-methoxystyryl)pyridine N-oxide were determined in acetonitrile. The melting and thermal decomposition processes of the trans and cisforms of 4-(4-methoxystyryl)pyridine N-oxide were studied by thermochemical methods. It was establish that the thermal decomposition of 4-(4-methoxystyryl)pyridine N-oxide begins with the cleavage of the bond between the pyridine and benzene rings.

     

Elimination of carbon monoxide by electron impact on quinoline N-oxide,carbostyril and 8-hydroxyquinoline

Under electron impact, the molecular ions of quinoline N-oxide, carbostyril and 8-hydroxyquinoline lose carbon monoxide giving a fragment ion C₈H₇N (m/z 117), which was shown by collision-activated dissociation in each case to have the structure of the molecular ion of indole. Its formation from 8-hydroxyquinoline requires an unusual rearrangement. Isoquinoline N-oxide loses HCN rather than CO and gives a fragment which has the structure of the molecular ion of benzofuran. When the first three compounds were subjected to flash vacuum pyrolysis, quinoline N-oxide at 500–700°C gave carbostyril and indole was detected by gas chromatography/mass Spectrometry. At 900°C carbostyril and 8-hydroxyquinoline both gave indole in small amounts, detected by gas chromatography/mass Spectrometry.     

Reaction of 6-chloro-2-[1-methyl-2-(N-methylthiocarbamoyl)]-hydrazinoquinoxaline 4-oxide with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate

The reaction of 6-chloro-2-(1-methylhydrazino)quinoxaline 4-oxide 4a with methyl or phenyl isothiocyanate gave 6-chloro-2-[1-methyl-2-(N-methylthiocarbamoyl)hydrazino]quinoxaline 4-oxide 7a or 6-chloro-2-[1-methyl-2-(N-phenylthiocarbamoyl)hydrazino]quinoxaline 4-oxide 7b , respectively, whose reaction with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate afforded 6-chloro-2-[N-methyl-N-(5-methoxycarbonylmethylene-3-methyl-4-oxo-2-thioxoimidazolidin-1-yl)]aminoquinoxaline 4-oxide 8a or 6-chloro-2-[N-methyl-N-(5-methoxycarbonylmethylene-4-oxo-3-phenyl-2-thioxoimidazolidin-1-yl)]aminoquinoxaline 4-oxide 8b , respectively.     

Studies on complexes of metal(II) carboxylates with donor molecules,part III. Complexes of cobalt(II) alkanoates with aromatic amineN-oxides

Summary Cobalt(II) propionate and n-butyrate react with pyridineN-oxide, 3-methylpyridineN-oxide and quinolineN-oxide in methanol to give solid [Co(O₂CR)₂ · L]₂ complexes which have been shown by elemental analysis, conductance, molecular weight, magnetic and spectral studies to be octahedral, binuclear, carboxylate bridged species. The complexes exhibit low magnetic moments at room temperature.     

Reaction of N-(2-pyridylmethyl)-3,5-dimethylbenzamide and N-(3-pyridylmethyl)-3,5-dimethylbenzamide N-oxides with acetic anhydride

As a continuation of our work on the reaction of N-pyridylmethyl-3,5-dimethylbenzamide N-oxides with acetic anhydride, we now report a study of the reaction of N-(2-pyridylmethyl)-3,5-dimethylbenzam.de N-oxide ( 5 ) and N-(3-pyridylmethyl)-3,5-dimethylbenzamide N-oxide ( 6 ) with acetic anhydride. Compound 5 gave N,N′-di(3,5.dimethylbenzoyl)-1,2-di(2.pyridyl)ethenediamine ( 7 ) and 3,5-dimethylbenzamtde ( 8 ). Compound 6 afforded three products formulated as 2-acetoxy-3-(3,5-dimethylbenzoylaminomethyl)pyridine ( 12 ), 3-(3,5-dimethylbenzoylaminomethyl)-2-pyridone ( 13 ) and 5-(3,5-dimethylbenzoylaminomethyl)-2-pyridone ( 14 ). Analytical and spectral data are presented which support the structures proposed.     

Linearly fused isoquinolines. Part II. The synthesis of the s-triazolo[4,3-b]isoquinoline system

3-Hydrazinoisoquinoline ( 2 ) was synthesized via its N-oxide derivative by removal of the N-oxide funçtion with titanium trichloride. Acylation of the hydrazino compound ( 2 ) led to suitable starting materials ( 4 and 6 ) for cyclization to the novel, linearly fused ring system: tri-azolo[4,3-b]isoquinoline, which was more stable in the form of its perchlorate salt. The structure of the first representatives of the new ring system was proved by ir, nmr and ms spectroscopy.     

The synthesis of 2-chloromethylpyridine from 2-picoline-N-oxide

Phosphoryl chloride reacts with 2-picoline-N-oxide in the presence of triethylamine to give 2-chloromethylpyridine in 90% conversion with 98% selectivity. Diethylchlorophosphate, ethyl chloroformate, chloroacetyl chloride and phosgene also react with 2-picoline-N-oxide to give 2-chloromethylpyridine in moderate yields. Other potential chlorinating agents, titanium tetrachloride, zinc chloride, magnesium chloride and sulfuryl chloride, did not convert 2-picoline N-oxide into 2-chloromethylpyridine.     

SNH reactions of 1,2,4-triazine N-oxides,pyrazine N-oxides,and pterin N-oxides with arenethiols*

1,2,4-Triazine 4-oxides were found to enter into the reactions of nucleophilic substitution of hydrogen with S-nucleophiles (arenethiols) in the presence of acylating agents and trifluoroacetic acid. The reactions proceeded with loss of the N-oxide function to form 5-arylthio-1,2,4-triazines. 2-Amino-3-ethoxycarbonylpyrazine 1-oxides and 2-amino-4-oxopterin 8-oxides react with arenethiol analogously.     

Natural abundance 17O NMR spectroscopy of heterocyclic N-oxides and Di N-oxides. Structural effects

The ¹⁷O chemical shift data for a series of azine N-oxides, diazine N-oxides and di-N-oxides at natural abundance are reported. Isomeric methyl substituted quinoline N-oxides exhibited chemical shifts which are interpreted in terms of electronic and compressional effects. The ¹⁷O chemical shift for 8-methylquinoline N-oxide (370 ppm) is deshielded by 25 ppm more than predicted, based upon electronic considerations. The ¹⁷O chemical shift for the N-oxide of 8-hydroxyquinoline (289 ppm) is substantially shielded as a result of intramolecular hydrogen bonding. The relative ¹⁷O chemical shifts for diazine N-oxides of pyrazine, pyridazine and pyrimidine follow predictions based on back donation considerations. Because of solubility limitations, spectra of only two N,N′-dioxides were obtained. The chemical shift of benzopyrazine di N-oxide in acetonitrile was shielded by 18 ppm compared to that of its mono N-oxide.     

Nitration of 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-5,8-methanoisoquinoline N-oxide with other aromatic substitutions. Isolation and mutagenicity of an α-nitropyridine N-oxide

Treatment of 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-5,8-methanoisoquinoline N-oxide ( 2 ) with fuming nitric acid afforded 3-nitro-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-5,8-methanoisoquinoline N-oxide ( 3 ), an example of formation of an α-nitropyridine N-oxide derivative by nitration of N-oxides. Further reaction of 3 resulted in deoxygenation giving 3-nitro-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-5,8-methanoisoquinoline ( 4 ). No aromatic nitration was observed by similar treatment of 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-5,8-methanoisoquinoline ( 1 ) or 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroisoquinoline N-oxide ( 11 ). Some other aromatic substitutions with 1 and 2 were caried out to obtain mainly the 3-substituted derivatives. Significant mutagenicity of 3 is briefly reported.