Reactions of 2-acyl-1,3-indandiones with monosubstituted hydrazines and hydrazides

Methyl- and phenylhydrazines react with 2-(diphenylacetyl)-1,3-indandione ( 1 ) to yield respectively the 1-(methylhydrazone) and the 1-(phenylhydrazone) of 2-(diphenylacetyl)-1,3-indandione ( 2a and 2b ). In comparison, acetic and benzoic acid hydrazides react with 1 to give respectively the α-(acetylhydrazone) and the α-(benzoylhydrazone) of 2-(diphenylacetyl)-1,3-indandione ( 3a and 3b ). Cyclization of 2a and 2b gives 2,3-disubstituted indeno[1,2-c]pyrazol-4(2H)-ones ( 7a and 7b ). Cyclization of 3a and 3b , followed by methylation, gives 1-methyl- and 2-methyl-3-(diphenylmethyl)indeno[1,2-c]pyrazol-4(1 and 2H)-ones ( 9a and 9b ). 2-Isovaleryl-1,3-indandione reacts with phenylhydrazine to give directly 3-isobutyl-1-phenylindeno[1,2-c]-pyrazol-4(1H)-one ( 10 ).     

Synthesis of 2-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2-dihydro-4H-thieno[2,3-c]chromen-4-ones and 2-(trifluoromethyl)-4H-thieno[2,3-c]chromen-4-ones from 2-trifluoromethylchromones and ethyl mercaptoacetate

The redox reaction of 2-trifluoromethylchromones with ethyl mercaptoacetate in the presence of triethylamine results in the formation of 1,2-dihydrothieno[2,3-c]chromen-4-ones and diethyl 3,4-dithiadipate in high yields. Oxidation of the first compounds with nitrogen dioxide gave 1,2-dihydrothieno[2,3-c]chromen-3,4-diones which were converted into thieno[2,3-c]chromen-4-ones.     

Two directions in spiroheterocyclization of 1H-pyrrole-2,3-diones upon the action of 3-arylamino-1H-inden-1-ones

4-Ethoxycarbonyl-5-phenyl-substituted 1H-pyrrole-2,3-diones react with 3-arylamino-1H-inden-1-ones in the ratios 1: 1 and 1: 2 to form substituted spiro{indeno[1,2-b]quinoline-10,3??-pyrroles} and substituted spiro{diindeno[1,2-b:2??,1??-e]pyridine-11,3??-pyrroles}, respectively.     

Five-membered 2,3-dioxoheterocycles: LXXXVI. Spiro-heterocyclization of 1-aryl-4-aroyl-5-methoxycarbonyl-1H-pyrrole-2,3-diones under the action of 3-arylamino-1H-inden-1-ones. Crystal and molecular structure of 4′-hydroxy-3′-(2,4-dimethylbenzoyl)-1,1′-diphenyl-1H-spiro[indeno[1,2-b]pyrrole-3,2′-pyrrole]-2,4,5′(1′H)-trione

1-Aryl-4-aroyl-5-methoxycarbonyl-1H-pyrrole-2,3-diones react with 3-arylamino-1H-inden-1-ones affording 1,1??-diaryl-3??-aroyl-4??-hydroxy-1H-spiro[indeno[1,2-b]pyrrole-3,2??-pyrrole]-2,4,5??(1??H)-triones. The crystal and molecular structure of 4??-hydroxy-3??-(2,4-dimethylbenzoyl)-1,1??-diphenyl-1H-spiro[indeno[1,2-b] pyrrole-3,2??-pyrrole]-2,4,5??(1??H)-trione.     

Novel and highly efficient synthesis of 3-(alkyl/benzylthio)-9b-hydroxy-1H-imidazo[5,1-a]isoindole-1,5(9bH)-dione derivatives

The oxidation of 3a,8a-dihydroxy-2-(alkyl/benzylthio)indeno[1,2-d]imidazol-8(3H)-ones to give the corresponding 3-(alkyl/benzylthio)-9b-hydroxy-1H-imidazo[5,1-a]isoindole-1,5(9bH)-dione derivatives in good to excellent yields at room temperature using two oxidants, periodic acid in aqueous ethanol and lead(IV) acetate in acetic acid, has been reported.     

Pd-catalyzed intramolecular cyclization of pyrrolo-2-carboxamides: regiodivergent routes to pyrrolo-pyrazines and pyrrolo-pyridines

Treatment of N-alkyl-N-allyl-pyrrolo-2-carboxamides with catalytic amounts of palladium derivatives gave regioselectively intramolecular cyclizations to generate bicyclic pyrrolo-fused structures. Pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazin-1-ones were achieved in high yields by an amination reaction, while pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridin-7-ones and pyrrolo[3,2-c]pyridin-4-ones were obtained by an oxidative coupling process.     

Carbon-SO3H catalyzed expedient synthesis of new spiro-[indeno[1,2-b]quinoxaline-[11,2′]-thiazolidine]-4′-ones as biologically important scaffold

In this report, we have described a convenient and eco-compatible approach for synthesis of new hybrid spiro[indeno[1,2-b]quinoxaline-[11,2′]-thiazolidine]-4′-ones (4a–k) via multi-component reaction of indeno[1,2-b]quinoxalinone, α-mercaptocarboxylic acids and various types of amines using urea-choline chloride as green deep eutectic solvent and carbon-SO₃H as a solid acid catalyst. This new protocol produces a thiazolidine ring attached to indeno[1,2-b]quinoxaline through spiro carbon in good to excellent yields. The advantages of this protocol are avoidance of toxic and harmful catalyst and solvents further both catalyst and DES were recovered from the reaction mixture quantitatively and reused several times. Synthesized compounds were characterized on the basis of spectral and single crystal X-ray analysis. The prepared catalyst was characterized by FT-IR, SEM, and X-ray diffraction method.     

Synthesis and rearrangement of cycloalkyl[1,2-e]oxazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidin-8/9-ones: an access to cycloalkyl[1,2-d]oxazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidin-5-ones

2-Substituted-4a-hydroxy-9H-cycloalkyl[1,2-e]oxazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidin-9-ones 2a-c were synthesized by an one-step cyclocondensation from the 5-substituted-2-amino-2-oxazolines 1a-c with ethyl 2-oxocyclohexanecarboxylate in ethanol at room temperature, and easily dehydrated to provide 2-substituted-9H-cycloalkyl[1,2-e]oxazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidin-9-ones 3. In refluxing xylene, the reaction conducted with various ethyl 2-oxocycloalkanecarboxylates led to the two isomeric 2-substituted-8/9H-cycloalkyl[1,2-e]oxazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidin-8/9-ones 3 and 2-substituted-5H-cycloalkyl[1,2-d]oxazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidin-5-ones 4. The structure of some compounds was unambiguously established using X-ray crystallography. According to results from the DSC analysis of compound 2a, formation of the thermodynamically stable pyrimidinones 4 could be related to an intramolecular rearrangement of kinetically controlled pyrimidinones 3.     

Metal-free synthesis of benzimidazo[1,2-c]quinazolin-6-ones with indole and benzenediamine oxidized by I2/TBHP

A variety of benzimidazo[1,2-c]quinazolin-6-ones derivatives can be accessed in moderate to good yields under simple and metal-free reaction conditions using indoles and o-benzenediamines oxidized by iodine and TBHP. This procedure works in reasonable yields for different indoles as well as o-benzenediamines thus may provide a good synthesis of quinazolinones. A TBHP oxidized ring expansion reaction mechanism that explains the synthesis of benzimidazo[1,2-c]quinazolin-6-ones were reported.     

Ring opening reactions of indeno[1,2-c]isoxazolones

Nucleophilic attack of 8-substituted indeno[1, 2-c]isoxazol-7-ones ( 1 ) and 3-phenylindeno[1, 2-c]isoxazol-4-one (4) by dimethylsulfoxide or triphenylphosphine results in cleavage of the nitrogen? oxygen bond of the isoxazole ring leading to the formation of sulfoximides ( 2 and 5 ) and phosphazenes ( 3 and 8 ).     

The regiospecific synthesis of N-substituted pyrazoles. I. 1- and 2-substituted indeno[1,2-c]pyrazol-4(1H)-ones

The reaction of the enaminoketones ( 2 or 5 ) of 2-acyl-1,3-indandiones with unsymmetrical hydrazines results in the regiospecific synthesis of 1,3- or 2,3-disubstituted indeno[1,2-c]pyrazol-4(1H)-ones ( 4 or 7 ). The synthesis of the enaminoketones ( 2 or 5 ) is accomplished by way of amine addition to the 2-acyl-1,3-indandiones 8a-c or by reduction of the indenoisoxazole 9 . The structural assignment of the isomeric indenopyrazoles 4 and 7 is based upon ¹H-nmr chemical shifts.     

Synthesis of 4b,5,10a,11-tetrahydroindeno[1,2-b]quinolin-10-ones from Baylis-Hillman adducts

We developed an efficient synthetic method for indenoquinoline skeletons from Baylis-Hillman adducts. 4b,5,10a,11-Tetrahydroindeno[1,2-b]quinolin-10-ones and 7H-indeno[2,1-c]quinolines were prepared from Baylis-Hillman adducts in polyphosphoric acid.     

5-Amino-N-(2,2-dialkoxyethyl)pyrazole-4-carboxamides in the synthesis of 7-sulfanyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-e][1,4]diazepin-4-ones

5-Amino-N-(2,2-dialkoxyethyl)pyrazole-4-carboxamides obtained by hydrolytic cleavage of 5-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-ones or by condensation of 3-(dimethylamino)-N-(2,2-dimethoxyethyl)-2-cyanoacrylamides with alkylhydrazines in formic acid react with benzylthiol or thiophenols to afford 7-benzyl(aryl)sulfanyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-e][1,4]diazepin-4-ones.     

A new route to pyrazolo[3,4-c] and [4,3-c]pyridinones via heterocyclization of vic-substituted hydroxamic acids of acetylenylpyrazoles

We report in this paper the synthesis of 6-substituted pyrazolo[4,3-c]pyridin-4-ones, 6-substituted 5-hydroxypyrazolo[4,3-c]pyridin-6-ones, 5-substituted pyrazolo[3,4-c]pyridin-7-ones and 5-substituted 6-hydroxypyrazolo[3,4-c]pyridin-7-ones by heterocyclization of vic-acetylenylpyrazol-hydroxamic acids under the influence of copper(I) salt in dimethylformamide or with organic bases in butanol or methanol.     

Preparation of Benz[b]Indeno[1,2-e]Pyran-11(6H)-Ones and Benz[b]Indeno[1,2-e]Thiopyran-11(6H)-One from Dilithiated 2-Indanone and Lithiated Methyl Salicylates or Lithiated Methyl Thiosalicylate

Dilithiated 2-indanone was prepared with excess lithium diisopropylamide, and the resulting intermediate was condensed with several lithiated methyl salicylates or lithiated methyl thiosalicylate, which was followed by acid cyclization to benz[b]indeno[1,2-e]pyran-11(6H)-ones 3--9 or benz[b]indeno[1,2-e]thiopyran-11(6H)-one 10, which are rare fused-ring indeno-chromones and a new indeno-thiochromone, respectively.     

Manganese(III)-based oxidation of 2,4-piperidinediones in the presence of alkenes

The manganese(III)-catalyzed aerobic oxidation of 2,4-piperidinediones was performed in the presence of alkenes at room temperature, producing 1-hydroxy-8-aza-2,3-dioxabicyclo[4.4.0]decan-7-ones in excellent yields. On the other hand, the 6-acetoxy-3-aza-7-oxabicyclo[4.3.0]nonan-2-ones were obtained by the oxidation of the 2,4-piperidinedione-3-carboxylates with manganese(III) acetate in the presence of alkenes at elevated temperature under an argon atmosphere. A similar oxidation using decarboxylated 2,4-piperidinediones produced the 2,3,6,7-tetrahydrofuro[3,2-c]pyridin-4(5H)-ones and/or 2,3,6,7-tetrahydrofuro[2,3-b]pyridin-4(5H)-ones in good yields. The structure determination and the decomposition reaction of the azabicyclic peroxides in acetic acid or acetic anhydride, and the reaction pathway were also described.     

Synthesis of spiro[2H-indole-2,1′-1H-isoindole]-3,3′-diones,spiro[1H-isobenzofuran-1,2′-2H-indole]-3,3′-diones and spiro[benzofuran-2,1′-isobenzofuran]-3,3′-diones via transannular reactions of eight membered ring intermediates

An auto oxidation-rearrangement product 4 was isolated from a high dilution reaction of ninhydrin with 3,4,5-trimethoxyaniline in water. A general synthesis of this compound and its derivatives 4–6 was devised by oxidation of tetrahydroindeno[1,2-b]indol-10-ones 1–3 with sodium periodate to give isoindolo[2,1-a]-indole-6,11-diones 4–6 in good yield. Compounds 4–6 can be easily transformed into spiro[1H-isobenzofuran-1,2′-2H-indole]-3,3′-diones 8–10 , spiro[2H-indole-2,1′-1H-isoindole]-3,3′-diones 11–13 and isoindole[1,2-a:2′,1′-b]pyrimidine-5,15-diones 15, 16 in high yields. Analogous reactions were performed on 3-amino-5a, 10a-dihydroxybenzo[b]indeno[2,1-d]furan-10-one ( 17 ) to give a dibenzoxocintrione 18 , spiro-[benzofuran-2,1′-isobenzofuran]-3,3′-dione 19 and an isoindol-1-one 20 .     

Synthesis of bicyclic carbamates as precursors of Sedum alkaloid derivatives

Synthesis of a N-Boc-protected piperidin-2-yl phosphine oxide starting from piperidine in three steps, followed by olefination using a variety of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes resulted in tert-butyl 2-(2′-alkenylidene)piperidine-1-carboxylates in high yields. A novel type of intramolecular cyclization of these enamides furnished a new family of 3-alkyl-4,6,7,8-tetrahydro-3H-pyrido[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-1-ones as useful substrates for further elaboration. Subsequent reduction of these unsaturated bicyclic carbamates using NaCNBH₃ or NaBH₄ afforded the corresponding 3-alkylhexahydropyrido[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-1-ones in a highly stereoselective way. Reductive ring opening of two representatives furnished the corresponding Sedum alkaloid derivatives in good yields.     

Intramolecular arylation reactions: first efficient synthesis of novel fused pyridoimidazoquinolinones or pyridoimidazoazepinones libraries

An efficient method for the synthesis of new polycyclic skeletons: pyrido[2′,1′:2,3]imidazo[5,4-c]quinolin-6(5H)-ones and pyrido[2′,1′:2,3]imidazo[5,4-c]azepin-7(6H)-ones libraries is described via Pd-catalyzed intramolecular arylation involving C(sp2)-H activation. This method permits the synthesis of polycyclic derivatives in good yield. The process tolerates a variety of aryl substituents as well as alkyl imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-2-carboxamide structures. The resultant compounds, 10(11)-chloro-pyrido[2′,1′:2,3]imidazo[5,4-c]quinolinones or azepinones are functionalized under Suzuki cross-coupling conditions to give polyfunctional compounds.     

Synthesis of 3-(trifluoromethyl)indeno[2,1-c]pyran-1,9-diones from 4-aryl-3-carbethoxy-6-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyrones and their reaction with sodium azide leading to new carbostyril derivatives

Treatment of ethyl 4-aryl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-2-oxo-2H-pyran-3-carboxylates, prepared from 4,4,4-trifluorobutane-1,3-diones, PCl₅ and sodium diethyl malonate, with sulfuric acid afforded the intramolecular Friedel–Crafts acylation products, 3-(trifluoromethyl)indeno[2,1-c]pyran-1,9-diones, from which 2-(trifluoromethyl)-6H-pyrano[3,4-c]quinoline-4,5-diones were obtained via the Schmidt reaction in moderate yields. The latter reacted with sodium azide to give 2-oxo-4-(5-trifluoromethyl-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)-1,2-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acids in good yields.