Synthesis of 5-(7-hydroxyhept-3-enyl)-1,2-dithiolan-3-one 1-oxide, a core functionality of antibiotic leinamycin

5-(7-Hydroxyhept-3-enyl)-1,2-dithiolan-3-one 1-oxide 1 possessing both the 1,2-dithiolan-3-one 1-oxide five-membered ring and the double bond at the gamma position of the heterocycle, characteristic of the antibiotic leinamycin, was synthesized. In addition, the activated ester form of 1 was prepared that may be useful for coupling 1 to certain DNA-binding agents.     

Condensation of Ethyl 2-Oxoindoline-3-glyoxylate with o-Aminophenol and o-Phenylenediamine

A method is presented for the synthesis of 3-(2-oxo-1,2-dihydro-3H-indol-3-ylidene)-1,4-dihydroquinoxalin-2-one and 2-(2-oxo-1,2-dihydro-3H-indol-3-ylidene)-2H-1,4-benzoxazin-3(4H)-one by the reaction of ethyl 2-oxoindoline-2-glyoxylate with o-aminophenol and o-phenylenediamine. Proposed reaction mechanisms are presented.     

Synthesis of 6-amino-2-aryl-1,2-dihydro-3H-pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-one derivatives

This paper reports the synthesis of new pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-one derivatives as diuretic agents. Starting with 1,2-dihydro-5-nitro-2-oxo-3-pyridinecarboxylic acid 1 , ethyl 2-ethoxy-5-nitro-3-pyridincarboxylate 4 was obtained. Compound 4 reacts with ammonia, methylamine or S-methylpseudothiourea to give the respective 2-amino-5-nitro-3-pyridinecarboxamide derivatives 5 and 6 or 2-methylthio-6-nitro-3H-pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-one 8. Treating carboxamide 5 with arylaldehydes and zinc dichloride, new 2-aryl-1,2-dihydro-6-nitro-3H-pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-ones 9 were synthetised. These compounds reduced with iron(II) hydroxide gave 6-amino-2-aryl-1,2-dihydro-3H-pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-ones 10 as expected.     

Reaction of 3(Z)-benzoylmethylidene-6-nitro-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzooxazin-2-one with oxalyl chloride

3(Z)-Benzoylmethylidene-6-nitro-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzooxazin-2-one reacts with (COCl)₂ as imino enol rather than enamino ketone. The reaction is accompanied by replacement of the hydroxy group by chlorine. The molecular and crystal structures of the starting 1,4-benzooxazin-2-one and its chlorinated derivative were studied by X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Synthesis of 5-mercapto-1,2-dithiole-3-thiones and their transformation into 5-chloro-1,2-dithiol-3-ones

A number of 4-dialkylamino-5-mercapto-1,2-dithiole-3-thiones were synthesized by reactions of alkyl(diisopropyl)amines with S₂Cl₂. Their reactions with S₂Cl₂—DABCO unexpectedly gave 5-chloro-4-dialkylamino-1,2-dithiol-3-ones. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 143–147, January, 2006.     

5,6,7,8-Tetrafluoro-4-hydroxycoumarin derivatives in reactions with o-phenylenediamine

The reactions of 5,6,7,8-tetrafluoro-4-hydroxycoumarin derivatives with o-phenylenediamine occur with pyrone heterocycle cleavage and formation of substituted benzodiazepin-2-ones. 5,6,7,8-Tetrafluoro-4-hydroxycoumarin affords 4-(3,4,5,6-tetrafluoro-2-hydroxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-1,5-benzodiazepin-2-one, 3-acetimidoyl-5,6,7,8-tetrafluoro-4-hydroxycoumarin produces 3-(3,4,5,6-tetrafluoro-2-hydroxybenzoyl)-4-methyl-1,2-dihydro-1H-1,5-benzodiazepin-2-one, and 3-acetyl-5,6,7,8-tetrafluoro-4-hydroxycoumarin yields both these heterocycles.     

Polycyclic nitrogen compounds. Part II. Tricyclic quinoxalinones and their 4- or 6-aza analogues

1,2,3,3a-Tetrahydro-9-nitropyrrolo[1,2-α]quinoxalin-4-one and 7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-3-nitropyrido[1,2-α]quin-oxalin-6-one (V-VI) were reduced and deaminated to give new parent tricyclic quinoxalinone skeletons I-II. The latter compounds were identical with the tricycles obtained by an unambiguous independent synthesis. New 6-aza-1,2,3,3a-tetrahydropyrrolo[1,2-α]quinoxalin-4-one (III) and 4-aza-7,8,9,10-tetrahydropyrido[1,2-α]-quinoxalin-6-one (IV) were prepared by selective hydrogen transfer reductive cyclisation of esters of N-(2-nitro-3-pyridyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid and N-(2-nitro-3-pyridyl)piperidine-2-carboxylic acid (Xb and XIb) respectively.     

Reactions of 3-hydroxy-1,2-dihydroquinazolin-4-ones with aldehydes

The reactions of 3-hydroxy-2-(2-hydroxyalkyl)- [or (2-hydroxyaryl)]-1,2-dihydro-quinazolin-4-ones with formaldehyde or acetaldehyde afford 1,3-oxazino[3,4-a]quinazolin-4-one derivatives. The reactions with other aldehydes RCHO and 3-hydroxy-2-R′-1,2-dihydroquinazolin-4-ones can give 3-hydroxy-2-R-1,2-dihydroquinazolin-4-ones, 2-substituted quinazolin-4-ones, or dianthranilide. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2523–2526, December, 1998.     

Effective Synthesis of 1,5-Disubstituted 2,1-Benzisothiazol-3(1H)-ones

A convenient and effective synthesis of novel 1,5-disubstituted 2,1-benzisothiazol-3(1H)-one derivatives is described. The approach involves nitration of inexpensive isatoic anhydride followed by its conversion to 5-nitro-2,1-benzisothiazol-3(1H)-ones in excellent yield and alkylation at the 1-position. The 5-amino group was further derivatized.      

Synthesis and Photoisomerization of 3-Cyano-6,6-dimethyl-4-(4-nitrophenylvinyl)-5,6-dihydropyran-2-one

The condensation of 4-nitrobenzaldehyde with 3-cyano-4,6,6-trimethyl-5,6-dihydropyran-2-one leads to the formation of a crotonization product and a compound of the Michael adduct type. The main product of the photochemical conversion of (E)-3-cyano-6,6-dimethyl-4-(4-nitrophenylvinyl)-5,6-dihydropyran-2-one is the Z-isomer. Investigation of the photoisomerization of 3-cyano-6,6-dimethyl-4-(4-nitrophenylvinyl)-5,6-dihydropyran-2-one by the semiempirical AM1 method showed that in the ground state the E-isomer was thermodynamically more stable than the E-isomer. E-Z-photoisomerization is effected most probably through the lowest excited singlet state S₁.     

Condensation of 1-Substituted 1,2,3,9a-Tetrahydro-9H-imidazo[1,2-a]indol-2-one Derivatives with Aromatic Aldehydes

Condensation of 1-alkyl-, 1-allyl-, and 1-benzyl-1,2,3,9a-tetrahydro-9H-imidazo[1,2-a]indol-2-ones with benzaldehydes in acetic acid and subsequent treatment of the reaction mixture with potassium hydroxide afforded 1-substituted 9a-(2-phenylethenyl)-1,2,3,9a-tetrahydro-9H-imidazo[1,2-a]indol-2-one derivatives. 1-Methyl- and 1-ethyl-9a-[2-(4-dimethylaminophenyl)ethenyl]-1,2,3,9a-tetrahydro-9H-imidazo[1,2-a]indol-2-ones were synthesized by alkylation of 9a-[2-(4-dimethylaminophenyl)ethenyl]-1,2,3,9a-tetrahydro-9H-imidazo[1,2-a]indol-2-one with methyl- and ethyl iodides in DMF in the presence of a strong base.     

2,3-Diferrocenylcyclopropenone in the reaction with organomagnesium compounds

The reactions of 2,3-diferrocenylcyclopropenone with ethyl- and benzylmagnesium chlorides afford 3,3-diethyl- and 3,3-dibenzyl-1,2-diferrocenylcyclopropenes along with products of nucleophilic opening of the three-membered ring: ,-unsaturated and saturated ketones (cis-1,2-diferrocenylpent-1-en-3-one and cis-1,2-diferrocenyl-4-phenylbut-1-en-3-one, 4,5-diferrocenylheptan-3-one, and 3,4-diferrocenyl-1,5-diphenylpentan-2-one). The products of insertion of intermediate diferrocenyl(vinyl)carbene at one of the -bonds of the starting 2,3-diferrocenylcyclopropenone were also isolated: 4-(2-oxo-1-ferrocenylbutyl)- and 4-(2-oxo-3-phenyl-1-ferrocenylpropyl)-2,3,4-triferrocenylcyclobutenones. 3,3-Dibenzyl-1,2-diferrocenylcyclopropene and one of the diastereomers of 4,5-diferrocenylheptan-3-one were studied by X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Synthetic studies directed toward the pseurotins. Part II. Synthesis of related highly functionalized furan-3(2H)-ones

The synthesis of 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)-4-methyl-5-phenylfuran-3(2H)-one ( 9 ), 5-[(1S,2S,Z)-1,2-(ethylidenedioxy)hex-3-enyl]-2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)-4-methylfuran-3(2H)-one ( 24 ), and 5-[(1S,2S,Z)-1,2-(ethylidenedioxy)hex-3-enyl]-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-methylfuran-3(2H)-one ( 28 ), which represent more advanced, suitably functionalized intermediates for the synthesis of pseurotin A ( 1 ), a secondary metabolite of Pseudeurotium ovalis STOLK , is described.     

High functionalization of 5-nitro-1H-imidazole derivatives: the TDAE approach

We report herein the synthesis of substituted 2-[4-(1,2-dimethyl-5-nitro-1H-imidazol-4-yl)phenyl]-1-arylethanols, ethyl 3-[4-(1,2-dimethyl-5-nitro-1H-imidazol-4-yl)-phenyl]-2-hydroxypropanoate and 2-[4-(1,2-dimethyl-5-nitro-1H-imidazol-4-yl)benzyl]-2-hydroxy-acenaphthylen-1(2H)-one from the reactions of 4-[4-(chloromethyl)phenyl]-1,2-dimethyl-5-nitro-1H-imidazole with various aromatic carbonyl and a-carbonyl ester derivatives using tetrakis(dimethylamino)ethylene (TDAE) methodology.     

Reaction of 3,4-Dichloro-5-methoxyfuran-2(5H)-one with 1,2-Organylbis(diphenylphosphines)

The reactions of 3,4-dichloro-5-methoxyfuran-2(5H)-one with 1,2-ethylenebis(diphenylphosphine) and 4,5-bis(diphenylphosphinyl)-2-phenylpyridazin-3(2H)-one involve substitution of both chlorine atoms with ³-P atoms to form unstable diphosphonium bicyclic salts which in the course of the reaction undergo an unusual fragmentation to give finally mono- and tricyclic diphosphoniacyclohexane structures.     

Transformations of S-substituted 5,7-dimethyl-4а,5а-diphenyl-3-thioxoperhydroimidazo[4,5-e]-1,2,4-triazin-2-ones under treatment of 1,2-benzoquinones and photochemical properties of reaction products

For the first time 5,7-di-tert-butyl-1,3-dimethyl-3a,9a-diphenyl-3,3a-dihydro-1H-benzo[5,6][1,4]dioxino[2,3-d]imidazol-2(9aH)-one 13 and complex 9 of 4,6-di-tert-butyl-3-nitrobenzene-1,2-diol with 1,3-dimethyl-4,5-diphenyl-1H-imidazol-2(3H)-one 10a were prepared by the reactions of 3-alkylthio-5,7-dimethyl-4a,7a-diphenyl-4a,5,7,7a-tetrahydro-1H-imidazo[4,5-e]-1,2,4-triazin-6(4H)-ones with 3,5-di-tert-butyl-1,2-benzoquinone 1 and 4,6-di-tert-butyl-3-nitro-1,2-benzoquinone 2, respectively. Photochemical transformations of compounds 9 and 10a as well as products of its photooxygenation involving singlet oxygen under UV irradiation: urea 16, isomeric 1,3-dimethyl-4,5-diphenylimidazolidin-2-ones 17 and 17′, and compound 18 were studied by the spectral-kinetic method. Data on the absorption and fluorescence properties of synthesized compounds and their photoproducts were obtained.     

离子液体中6-(2,3-环氧丙氧基)-2(1H)-喹啉酮及其衍生物的合成

6-(3-氨基-2-羟基丙基)-2-(1H)-喹啉酮衍生物被发现具有新的正性肌力的活性. 设计合成了一系列新的氨丙醇类喹啉酮化合物. 首先研究了6-羟基-2-(1H)-喹啉酮环氧化物2在离子液体中的合成, 该反应后处理简便, 收率高, 对环境友好. 然后用合成得到的2-(1H)-喹啉酮环氧化合物在离子液体中与一系列具有生物活性的有机碱反应, 合成了氨丙醇类2-(1H)-喹啉酮化合物3. 然后由6-羟基-2-(1H)-喹啉酮出发, 在离子液体中, 进行了一锅法合成氨丙醇类2-(1H)-喹啉酮化合物的研究. 制得的2b, 3b～3f 6个新化合物用IR, ¹H NMR, MS和元素分析进行了结构表征.     

Isolation,Structure, and Biological Activities of Long-Chain Catechols of Plectranthus sylvestris (Labiatae)

Antioxidant activity guided fractionation of extracts of the aerial parts of the title plant and HPLC separation yielded a series of oxygenated long-chain alkylcatechols. Their structures were inferred by spectroscopic methods and chemical transformations to be the novel 4-[(2S,4R,6S)-4-(acetyloxy)tetrahydro-6-pentyl-2H-pyran-2-yl]benzene-1,2diol ( 1a ), 4-[(2S,4R6S)-tetrahydro-4-hydroxy-6-pentyl-2H-pyran-2-yl]benzene-1,2-diol ( 1b ), 4-[(3S,5S)-5-(acetyloxy)-3-hydroxydecyl]benzene-1,2-diol (2a), 4-[(3S,5S)3-(acetyloxy)-5-hydroxydecyl]benzene-1,2-diol ( 2b ), (3S,13Z)-1-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3-hydroxydocos-13-en-5-one ( 3a ), (Z)-1-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)docos-13-en-5-one ( 4 ), besides the known l-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)icosan-5-one ( 5 ). The absolute configurations of the optically active compounds which are structurally related to the [n]-gingerols ( 6 ) and -diols ( 7 ) were established by the high-field ¹H-NMR application of Mosher's method. All compounds are in vitro potent antioxidants, inhibiting the Fe²⁺-catalysed autoxidation of linoleic acid in the same order of magnitude as the commercial antioxidant 2,6-di(tert-butyl)-4-methylphenol (BHT). The dose-dependent inhibitory effects on soybean-lipoxygenase are in the μmol range, that of the most effective compound ( 3a ) in the nmol range, hence being significantly more potent than the Known anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs indomethacin and nordihydroguaiaretic acid.     

The Use of 4-(Bromomethylene)-5,5-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-one as “Masked” α-Bromo-α'-Hydroxy Ketone in the Synthesis of Heterocyclic Systems

4-(Bromomethylene)-5,5-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-one was obtained on the basis of the readily obtainable 4-methylene-5,5-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-one. It forms 2-imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl-2-propanol with 2-aminopyridine, 11a-hydroxy-1,1-dimethyl-3-oxo-1,5,11,11a-tetrahydro[1,3]oxazolo[3,4-a]pyrido[1,2-d]-10-pyrazinium bromide with 2-(aminomethyl)pyridine, and the corresponding derivative of 4-hydroxyoxazolidin-2-one with 2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)ethylamine. The last product was converted by intramolecular amidoalkylation without isolation into 10b-(bromomethyl)-8,9-dimethoxy-1,1-dimethyl-1,5,6,10b-tetrahydro[1,3]oxazolo[3,4-a]isoquinolin-3-one.     

A study of the Claisen rearrangement of 7-(3-phenyl-2-propenyloxy)-3-phenyl-(4H)-1-benzopyran-4-one derivatives

Summary The Claisen rearrangement of 7-(3-phenyl-2-propenyloxy)-3-phenyl-(4H)-1-benzopyran-4-one (2 a) gave 7-hydroxy-8-(1-phenyl-2-propenyl)-3-phenyl-(4H)-1-benzopyran-4-one (3 a) and 2,3-dihydro-2,6-diphenyl-3-methyl-(7H)furo[2,3-h]-1-benzopyran-7-one (7 a). 2-Methyl-7-(3-phenyl-2-propenyloxy)-3-phenyl-(4H)-1-benzopyran-4-one (2 b) afforded4 b and7 b. 8-Methyl-7-(3-phenyl-2-propenyloxy)-3-phenyl-(4H)-1-benzopyran-4-one (12) gave only the alkali soluble product 7-hydroxy-8-methyl-6-(1-phenyl-2-propenyl)-3-phenyl-(4H)-1-benzopyran-4-one (13).3 a,4 b, and13 were further cyclized in acidic medium to9 a,10 b, and14 followed by dehydrogenation.This paper is dedicated to Dr. F. M. Dean, Department of Organic Chemistry, Robert Robinson Laboratories, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, U. K., on his retirement