Microwave‐assisted synthesis of some 1,2,4‐triazol‐5‐one derivatives

A series of 3‐alkyl(aryl)‐4‐(p‐hydroxy‐phenyl)‐4,5‐dihydro‐1H‐1,2,4‐triazol‐5‐ones 2 were obtained from the reaction of alkyl (aryl) ester ethoxycarbonyl hydrazones 1 with p‐hydroxy aniline. The reaction of 1 with 1,4‐diamino benzene (1:1) to afford 3‐alkyl(aryl)‐4‐(p‐aminophenyl)‐4,5‐dihydro‐1H‐1,2,4‐triazol‐5‐ones 3 . The reaction of 3 with benzaldehyde gave 3‐alkyl(aryl)‐4‐(4′‐benzilidenamino)‐4,5‐dihydro‐1H‐1,2,4‐triazol‐5‐ones 4 . All of the above reactions occurred under microwave heating and conventional methods. Their structures were confirmed by ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, IR, and elemental analyses. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 19:38–42, 2008; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/hc.20381     

Ethyl 1,4‐dihydro‐4‐oxo‐3‐quinolinecarboxylates by a tandem addition‐elimination‐SNAr reaction

The ethyl 1,4‐dihydro‐4‐oxo‐3‐quinolinecarboxylate ring structure, important in several drug compounds, has been prepared in two steps from ethyl 2‐(2‐fluorobenzoyl)acetate. Treatment of this β‐ketoester with N,N‐dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal gives a 97% yield of the 2‐dimethylaminomethylene derivative. Reaction of this β‐enaminone with primary amines in N,N‐dimethylformamide at 140°C for 48 h then affords the 1,4‐dihydro‐4‐oxo‐3‐quinolinecarboxylate esters in 60–74% yields by a tandem addition‐elimination‐S_NAr reaction. The synthesis of the starting material as well as procedural details and a mechanistic scenario are presented. J. Heterocyclic Chem., (2011).     

Lithiation of N‐protected‐dihydro‐1,4‐benzoxaziness

Lithiation of N‐protected‐2,3‐dihydro‐1,4‐benzoxazines is described. Lithiation of N‐(tert‐butoxycarbonyl)‐2,3‐dihydro‐1,4‐benzoxazine ( 1 ) with BuLi/TMEDA occurred in the α‐position to nitrogen on the heterocyclic ring, leading to the unexpected ring‐opened product 3 . On the other hand, lithiation of N‐methyl‐2,3‐dihydro‐1,4‐benzoxazine ( 4 ) took place at the oxygen‐adjacent ortho‐position of the aromatic ring.     

Attempted synthesis of ethyl 3,4‐dihydro‐2H‐1,4‐benzoxazine‐3‐carboxylate and 3‐acetate derivatives

Ethyl 3,4‐dihydro‐2H‐1,4‐benzoxazine‐3‐carboxylate derivatives 2 were obtained and isolated in low yields from the condensation of 2‐aminophenol and ethyl 2,3‐dibromopropanoate. They can be obtained by hydrogenation of ethyl 2H‐1,4‐benzoxazine‐3‐carboxylate in satisfactory yield. Using 2‐iminophenol did not direct the condensation with ethyl 2,3‐dibromopropanoate towards 2 but was fruitfull for the preparation of ethyl 2‐(4‐benzyl‐3,4‐dihydro‐2H‐1,4‐benzoxazin‐3‐yl)acetate from ethyl bromocrotonate.     

New Convenient Five‐Component One‐Pot Synthesis of 3‐Alkyl‐6‐amino‐1,4‐dihydro‐4‐{[(1,2,3‐triazol‐4‐yl)methoxy]phenyl}pyrano[2,3‐c]pyrazole‐5‐carbonitrile Derivatives

3‐Alkyl‐6‐amino‐1,4‐dihydro‐4‐{[(1,2,3‐triazol‐4‐yl)methoxy]phenyl}pyrano[2,3‐c]pyrazole‐5‐carbonitrile derivatives were synthesized through a one‐pot five‐component condensation reaction.     

A simple synthesis of 5‐ethoxycarbonyl‐6‐phenyl‐1,3‐dioxin‐4‐ones and ethyl 3‐benzoyl‐4‐oxo‐2,6‐diphenylpyran‐5‐carboxylate

4‐Ethoxycarbonyl‐5‐phenyl‐2,3‐dihydrofuran‐2,3‐dione 1 reacts with aldehydes via the acylketene intermediate 2 giving the 1,3‐dioxin‐4‐ones 3a‐e and the 1,4‐bis(5‐ethoxycarbonyl‐4‐oxo‐6‐phenyl‐4H‐1,3‐dioxin‐2‐yl)benzene 4 , and a one step reaction between dibenzoylmethane and oxalylchloride gave 3,5‐dibenzoyl‐2,6‐diphenyl‐4‐pyrone 7 . The reaction of 1 with dibenzoylmethane, a dicarbonyl compound, provided ethyl 3‐benzoyl‐4‐oxo‐2,6‐diphenylpyran‐5‐carboxylate derivative 9 . Compound 9 was converted into the corresponding ethyl 3‐benzoyl‐4‐hydroxy‐2,6‐diphenylpyridine‐5‐carboxylate derivative 10 via its reaction with ammonium hydroxyde solution in 1 ‐butanol.     

A new route to 5‐trifluoromethyl‐2,3‐dihydro‐1,4‐diazepine and 2‐trifluoromethylbenzimidazole

Ethylenediamine reacted readily with 4‐ethoxy‐1,1,1‐trifluoro‐3‐butene‐2‐one to form 5‐trifliuoromethyl‐2,3‐dihydro‐1,4‐diazepine in good yield. Under the same reaction conditions, o‐phenylenediamine gave 2‐trifluoromethylbenzimidazole and benzimidazole. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 11:27–30, 2000     

Synthesis and Herbicidal Activity of 5‐Alkyl(aryl)‐3‐[(3‐trifluoromethyl)anilino]‐4,5‐dihydro‐1H‐pyrazolo[4,3‐d]pyrimidin‐4‐imines

A series of novel 5‐alkyl(aryl)‐3‐[(3‐trifluoromethyl)anilino]‐4,5‐dihydro‐1H‐pyrazolo[4,3‐d]pyrimidin‐4‐imines were designed and synthesized by the multistep reactions. 1 reacted with 3‐(trifluoromethyl)aniline to obtain N,S‐acetals 2 in the presence of 10 mol% DBU. 2 reacted with hydrazine to form 5‐amino‐3‐[(3‐trifluoromethyl)anilino]‐1H‐pyrazol‐4‐ nitrile 3 , the target compounds 5a , 5b , 5c , 5d , 5e , 5f , 5g , 5h , 5i , 5j , 5k , 5l , 5m were obtained by the reaction of 3 with triethyl orthoformate followed by the cyclization of 4 with various amines. Their structures were confirmed by IR, ¹H NMR, EI‐MS, and elemental analyses. The preliminary bioassay indicated that some of them displayed moderate herbicidal activity against dicotyledonous weed Brassica campestris L at the concentration of 100 mg/L. For example, compounds 5f , 5g , 5h , and 5j possessed 60.1%, 63.4%, 67.1%, and 61.3% inhibition against Brassica campestris L at the concentration of 100 mg/L.     

New Pyrazolyl‐Nicotinic Acids,Methyl Esters,and 1,3,4‐Oxadiazolyl‐pyrazolyl‐pyridine Tricyclic Scaffold Derivatives from 6‐Hydrazinylnicotinic Acid Hydrazide Hydrate

This paper describes an efficient approach for the synthesis of a new series of 6‐[3‐alkyl(aryl/heteroaryl)‐5‐trifluoromethyl‐1H‐pyrazol‐1‐yl]nicotinic acids (where alkyl = CH₃; aryl = Ph, 4‐OCH₃Ph, 4,4′‐BiPh; and heteroaryl = 2‐Furyl) from the hydrolysis reaction of alkyl(aryl/heteroaryl)substituted 2‐(5‐trifluoromethyl‐5‐hydroxy‐4,5‐dihydro‐1H‐pyrazol‐1‐yl)‐5‐(5‐trifluoromethyl‐5‐hydroxy‐4,5‐dihydro‐1H‐1‐carbonylpyrazol‐1‐yl)pyridines, under basic conditions and at 70–95% yields. In a subsequent step, the esterification reaction of pyrazolyl‐nicotinic acids done in thionyl chloride and methanol led to the isolation of a series of methyl 6‐[alkyl(aryl/heteroaryl)‐5‐trifluoromethyl‐1H‐pyrazol‐1‐yl] nicotinates as stable hydrochloride salts at 64–84% yields, which could be easily converted to hydrazides to give new oxadiazolyl‐pyrazolyl‐pyridine tricyclic scaffolds at good yields from a [4 + 1] cyclocondensation reaction with 1,1,1‐triethoxyethane and 1‐(triethoxymethyl)benzene as the reagent/solvent.     

Synthesis of New 1,3,4‐Oxadiazol,Thiadiazole, 1,2,4‐Triazole,and Arylidene Hydrazide Derivatives of 4‐Oxo‐1,4‐dihydroquinoline with Antimicrobial Evaluation

A series of substituted 1,3,4‐oxadiazole, 1,2,4‐triazole, and 1,3,4‐thiadiazole derivatives of the substituted 3‐carboethoxy‐1,4‐dihydro‐4‐oxoquinoline have been synthesized through the reaction of the key intermediate thiosemicarbazide derivatives with different reagents. N′‐Arylidene‐4‐oxo‐1,4‐dihydroquinoline‐3‐carbohydrazides were also synthesized through the condensation reaction of the corresponding hydrazides with the appropriate aldehydes. Antimicrobial activity of some of the synthesized compounds was evaluated.     

Synthesis and X‐ray Crystal Structures of Acenaphthenequinone‐based α‐Diimine Palladium Complexes and a Novel V‐shape Tripalladium Cluster

Partially fluorinated 1,4‐Diazadiene (α‐Diimine) ligand 3,5‐CF₃‐BIAN (1) formed from 3,5‐bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline and acenaphthenequinone was used in the synthesis of palladium dichlorido complex 2 and its mono methyl chlorido palladium complex 3 . Both complexes as well as side products of the reaction with methyl lithium such as trans‐bis(3,5‐bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline complex 4 and an interesting mixed valent trinuclear V‐shaped palladium cluster 5 with two bridging μ²,η³‐N,CN′ non‐innocent BIAN ligands were structurally characterized by the single‐crystal XRD method.     

Synthesis of 2‐amino‐4,5‐dihydro‐3‐methanesulfonylfurans (and ‐thiophenes)

2‐Amino‐4,5‐dihydro‐3‐methanesulfonylfurans 7 and 2‐amino‐4,5‐dihydro‐3‐methanesulfonylthiophenes 8 were prepared by deamidation of tetrahydro‐2‐imino‐3‐methanesulfonyl‐3‐furancarboxamides 3 and of tetrahydro‐2‐imino‐3‐methanesulfonyl‐3‐thiophenecarboxamides 4 with bases. Compounds 3 and 4 were obtained by reaction of 2‐amino‐4,5‐dihydro‐3‐furancarboxamides 1 and 2‐amino‐4,5‐dihydro‐3‐thio‐phenecarboxamides 2 with methanesulfonyl chloride in the presence of triethylamine.     

A scalable Nenitzescu synthesis of 2‐methyl‐4‐(trifluoromethyl)‐1H‐indole‐5‐carbonitrile

2‐Methyl‐4‐(trifluoromethyl)‐1H‐indole‐5‐carbonitrile is a key intermediate in the synthesis of selective androgen receptor modulators discovered in these laboratories. A practical and convergent synthesis of the title compound starting from 4‐nitro‐3‐(trifluoromethyl)phenol and tert‐butyl acetoacetate was developed, including a telescoped procedure for synthesis (without isolation) and Nenitzescu reaction of 2‐trifluoromethyl‐1,4‐benzoquinone. Conversion of the known Nenitzescu indole product to a novel triflate intermediate followed by palladium‐catalyzed cyanation afforded a penultimate carbonitrile. Removal of the C‐3 tert‐butyl ester group on the indole through a decarboxylative pathway completed the synthesis of the title compound in six steps (27% overall yield) from 4‐nitro‐3‐(trifluoromethyl)phenol (five steps, 37% overall yield from tert‐butyl acetoacetate). J. Heterocyclic Chem., (2011).     

Synthesis of novel 6,7‐dihydro‐5H‐pyrimido[4,5‐e][1,4]diazepin‐8(9H)‐ones

A new method was developed for the synthesis of 6,7‐dihydro‐5H‐pyrimido[4,5‐e][1,4]diazepin‐8(9H)‐one derivatives. The key to construct the pyrimido[4,5‐e][1,4]diazepine core is the intramolecular amidation of N‐((4‐amino‐6‐chloropyrimidin‐5‐yl)methyl)‐substituted amino acid esters. This methodology was validated through the preparation of 13 representative 6,7‐dihydro‐5H‐pyrimido[4,5‐e][1,4]diazepin‐8(9H)‐ones in moderate to good yields. J. Heterocyclic Chem., (2011).     

TiO2‐Nanoparticles Catalyzed Synthesis of New Trifluoromethyl‐4,5‐dihydro‐1,2,4‐oxadiazoles and Trifluoromethyl‐1,2,4‐oxadiazoles

Synthesis of a new series of trifluoromethyl‐4,5‐dihydro‐1,2,4‐oxadiazoles and trifluoromethyl‐1,2,4‐oxadiazoles have been described by utilizing the reactions between amidoximes and trifluoroacetimidoyl chlorides. Trifluoromethyl‐4,5‐dihydro‐1,2,4‐oxadiazoles have been synthesized under mild conditions such as Na₂CO₃, THF‐H₂O, and titanium dioxide nanoparticles as catalyst in good to excellent yields. Also, trifluoromethyl‐1,2,4‐oxadiazoles have been synthesized directly from reaction of amidoximes and trifluoroacetimidoyl chlorides in a one‐pot manner in present of NaH, THF, and titanium dioxide nanoparticle as catalyst.     

Quinolone analogues 8 [1‐6]. Synthesis of 3‐aminopyridazino‐[3,4‐b]quinoxalin‐4(lH)‐one

The 3‐amino‐1‐methylpyridazino[3,4‐b]quinoxalin‐4(1H)‐one 6 and N‐(1,4‐dihydro‐1‐methyl‐4‐oxopyridazino[3,4‐b]quinoxalin‐3‐yl)carbamates 17a,b were synthesized from the 1,4‐dihydro‐1‐methyl‐4‐oxopyridazino[3,4‐b]quinoxa‐line‐3‐carboxylate 1b via the 1,5‐dihydro‐4‐hydroxy‐1‐methylpyridazino[3,4‐b]quinoxaline‐3‐carbohydrazide 13b and then 1,4‐dihydro‐1‐methyl‐4‐oxopyridazino[3,4‐b]quinoxaline‐3‐carboxazide 8 . Heating of compound 13b and arylalde‐hydes afforded the 1,4‐dihydro‐1‐methyl‐4‐oxopyridazino[3,4‐b]quinoxaline‐3‐carbo(2‐arylmethylene)hydrazides 14a‐d.     

Synthesis of New Derivatives of 4‐(4,7,7‐Trimethyl‐7,8‐dihydro‐6H‐benzo[b]pyrimido[5,4‐e][1,4]thiazin‐2‐yl)morpholine

Cyclocondensation of 5‐amino‐6‐methyl‐2‐morpholinopyrimidine‐4‐thiol ( 1 ) and 2‐bromo‐5,5‐dimethylcyclohexane‐1,3‐dione ( 2 ) under mild reaction condition afforded 4,7,7‐trimethyl‐2‐morpholino‐7,8‐dihydro‐5H‐benzo[b ]pyrimido[5,4‐e ][1,4]thiazin‐9(6H )‐one ( 3 ). The ¹H and ¹³C NMR data of compound ( 3 ) are demonstrated that this compound exists primarily in the enamino ketone form. Reaction of compound ( 3 ) with phosphorous oxychloride gave 4‐(9‐chloro‐4,7,7‐trimethyl‐7,8‐dihydro‐6H‐benzo[b ]pyrimido[5,4‐e ][1,4]thiazin‐2‐yl)morpholine ( 4 ). Nucleophilic substitution of chlorine atom of compound ( 4 ) with typical secondary amines in DMF and K₂CO₃ furnished the new substituted derivatives of 4‐(4,7,7‐trimethyl‐7,8‐dihydro‐6H‐benzo[b ]pyrimido[5,4‐e ][1,4]thiazin‐2‐yl)morpholine ( 5a , 5b , 5c , 5d , 5e , 5f , 5g , 5h ). All the synthesized products were characterized and confirmed by their spectroscopic and microanalytical data.     

Convenient Entry to α‐Amino‐β‐hydroxy‐γ‐methyl Carboxylic Acids. Diastereoselective Formation and Directed Homogeneous Hydrogenation of 3‐(3‐Aryl‐1‐hydroxy‐2‐methylprop‐2‐enyl)‐1,4‐benzodiazepin‐2‐ones

Aldol reaction of 7‐chloro‐1,3‐dihydro‐1‐methyl‐5‐phenyl‐2H‐1,4‐benzodiazepin‐2‐one ( 1 ) with 4‐substituted α‐methylcinnamaldehydes 2 – 5 afforded a mixture of threo‐ and erythro‐3‐(3‐aryl‐1‐hydroxy‐2‐methylprop‐2‐enyl)‐7‐chloro‐1,3‐dihydro‐1‐methyl‐5‐phenyl‐2H‐1,4‐benzodiazepin‐2‐ones 6 – 13 . The chromatographically separated threo diastereoisomers 6, 8, 10 , and 12 and erythro diastereoisomers 7, 9, 11 , and 13 were submitted to ‘directed' homogeneous hydrogenation catalyzed by [Rh^I(cod)(diphos‐4)]ClO₄ (cod=cycloocta‐1,5‐diene, diphos‐4=butane‐1,4‐diylbis[diphenylphosphine]. From the erythro‐racemates 9, 11 , and 13 , the erythro,erythro/erythro,threo‐diastereoisomer mixtures 16 / 17, 20 / 21 , and 24 / 25 were obtained in ratios of 20 : 80 to 28 : 72 (HPLC), which were separated by chromatography. From the threo racemates 8, 10 , and 12 , the threo,threo/threo,erythro‐diastereoisomer mixtures were obtained in a ratio of ca. 25 : 75 (¹H‐NMR). The relative configurations were assigned by means of ¹H‐NMR data and X‐ray crystal‐structure determination of 21 . Hydrolysis of 21 afforded the diastereoisomerically pure N‐(benzyloxy)carbonyl derivative 27 of α‐amino‐β‐hydroxy‐γ‐methylpentanoic acid 26 , representative of the novel group of polysubstituted α‐amino‐β‐hydroxycarboxylic acids.     

syn/anti Diastereoselectivity in the Aldol Reaction of Aldehydes with the C(3) Carbanion of 1,3‐Dihydro‐2H‐1,4‐benzodiazepin‐2‐one

The aldol reaction of the C(3) carbanion of 7‐chloro‐1,3‐dihydro‐1‐methyl‐5‐phenyl‐2H‐1,4‐benzodiazepin‐2‐one ( 2 ) with a series of aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes at −78° afforded threo/erythro diastereoisomers 3 – 16 of 7‐chloro‐1,3‐dihydro‐3‐(hydroxymethyl)‐1‐methyl‐5‐phenyl‐2H‐1,4‐benzodiazepinones, substituted at the C(3) side chain, in a ratio from 55 : 45 to 94 : 6 (Scheme 1). Lewis acids exhibited limited effect on the syn/anti diastereoselectivity of this reaction, and kinetic control of the reaction was confirmed. ¹H‐NMR Data suggested the assignment of the threo relative configuration to the first‐eluted diastereoisomers 3 , 5 , 7 , and 9 on reversed‐phase HPLC, and the erythro configuration to the second‐eluted counterparts 4 , 6 , 8 , and 10 , respectively. The structures and relative configurations threo and erythro of the diastereoisomers 5 and 6 , respectively, were established by single‐crystal X‐ray analysis, confirming the assignment based on the ¹H‐NMR data. A tentative mechanistic explanation of the diastereoselectivity invokes the enolate anion of 1,3‐dihydro‐2H‐1,4‐benzodiazepin‐2‐one as the reactive species (Scheme 2). Acid‐catalyzed hydrolytic ring opening of 3 afforded threo‐β‐hydroxy‐phenylalanine 17 , whereas from 4 , the N‐(benzyloxy)carbonyl derivative 18 of erythro‐β‐hydroxy‐phenylalanine was obtained (Scheme 3); in both cases, neither elimination of H₂O from the C(3)−CHOH moiety nor epimerization at C(3) were observed. This result opens a new pathway to various configurationally uniform α‐amino‐β‐hydroxy carboxylic acids and their congeners of biological importance.     

An Efficient Synthesis of 3‐(3‐benzyl‐2‐(phenylimino)‐2,3‐dihydrothiazol‐4‐yl)‐6‐methyl‐4‐(2‐oxo‐2‐phenylethoxy)‐3,4‐dihydro‐2H‐pyran‐2‐one Derivatives via Multi‐Component Approach

An easy, highly efficient and a new convenient one‐pot, two‐step approach to the synthesis of 3‐(3‐benzyl‐2‐(phenylimino)‐2,3‐dihydrothiazol‐4‐yl)‐6‐methyl‐4‐(2‐oxo‐2‐phenylethoxy)‐3,4‐dihydro‐2H‐pyran‐2‐one is described. These compounds were synthesized from 3‐(3‐benzyl‐2‐(phenylimino)‐2,3‐dihydrothiazol‐4‐yl)‐4‐hydroxy‐6‐methyl‐3,4‐dihydro‐2H‐pyran‐2‐one and α‐bromoketones in good yields. The compounds 4 were synthesized by a multi‐component reaction between 1 , 2 , and 3 and the prominent features of this protocol are mild reaction conditions, operation simplicity, and good to high yields of products.