InCl3-Assisted Synthesis of Pyrano[2,3-a]carbazoles via Multicomponent Reaction

A facile, efficient, and environmentally friendly protocol for the synthesis of pyrano[2,3-a]carbazoles has been developed by one-pot multicomponent reaction of benzaldehyde/isatin with malononitrile and 1-hydroxycarbazoles in the presence of InCl₃ as catalyst.     

Synthesis of Novel Spiro Pyrano[2,3‐d]thiazolo[3,2‐a]pyrimidine via 1,3‐Dipolar Cycloaddition of Azomethine Ylide

The reaction involving 4‐phenyl‐octahydro‐pyrano[2,3‐d]pyrimidine‐2‐thione, ethyl chloroacetate and the appropriate aromatic aldehyde yielded 2‐arylmethylidene‐5‐phenyl‐5a,7,8,9a‐tetrahydro‐5H,6H‐pyrano[2,3‐d][1,3]thiazolo[3,2‐a]pyrimidin‐3(2H)‐ones. The 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition of 2‐arylmethylidene‐5‐phenyl‐5a,7,8,9a‐tetrahydro‐5H,6H‐pyrano[2,3‐d][1,3]thiazolo[3,2‐a]pyrimidin‐3(2H)‐ones with azomethine ylide generated by a decarboxylative route from sarcosine and acenaphthenequinone afforded 4′‐aryl‐1′‐methyl‐5″‐phenyl‐5a″,7″,8″,9a″‐tetrahydro‐2H,5″H,6″H‐dispiro[acenaphthylene‐1,2′‐pyrrolidine‐3′,2″‐pyrano[2,3‐d][1,3]thiazolo[3,2‐a]pyrimidine]‐2,3″‐diones in moderate yields. The structures of the products were determined and characterized thoroughly by NMR, MS, IR, elemental analysis, and X‐ray crystallographic analysis.     

Convergent Synthetic Route to Pyrano[2,3-a]carbazole by Multicomponent Reaction

NaHCO₃ has been found to be an efficient base catalyst for the synthesis of pyrano[2,3-a]carbazoles from 1-hydroxycarbazoles by multicomponent reaction using solvent-free grinding methods. In this case, the products have been found in good yields, without formation of any side product.     

Synthesis of New Functionalized Heterocyclic [4,3,3] Propellanes via Three‐component Reaction Based on Ninhydrin–Phenol Adducts

Three‐component reaction between ninhydrin–phenol adducts, dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates, and triphenylphosphine was investigated. Utilizing this protocol, dialkyl 10‐oxo‐10H‐4b,9b‐(epoxyethanooxy)indeno[1,2‐b]benzofuran‐12,13‐dicarboxylates as functionalized heterocyclic [4,3,3] propellanes was synthesized in 6‐endo‐trig cyclization mode. 8‐hydroxyquinoline showed serendipitous reactivity and produced para substituted adduct in the reaction with ninhydrin in acetic acid media and hence produced dialkyl 8a‐(4‐(alkoxycarbonyl)‐2‐oxo‐2H‐pyrano[3,2‐h]quinolin‐6‐yl)‐8‐oxo‐8,8a‐dihydro‐2H‐indeno[2,1‐b]furan‐2,3‐dicarboxylate in the reaction with dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates and PPh₃.     

Design and Synthesis of Pyrano[2,3-a]carbazoles by Multicomponent Reaction

A facile, efficient, three-component reaction of 2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-carbazol-1-one, malononitrile, and aromatic/heteroaromatic aldehydes in dimethylformamide (DMF) gave pyrano[2,3-a]carbazoles in good yields, at reflux condition, using a catalytic amount of piperidine.     

A Convenient Synthesis of 2H‐Pyran‐2‐ones,Fused Pyran‐2‐ones,and Pyridones Bearing a Thiazole Moiety

The versatile enaminonitrile, 2‐cyano‐3‐(dimethylamino)‐N‐(4‐phenylthiazol‐2‐yl)‐acrylamide ( 2 ), reacts with some C,O‐binucleophiles (acetylacetone and dimedone) in refluxing acetic acid to afford the pyranone 4 , the chromene 6 derivatives, and with C,N‐binucleophiles (2‐(benzothiazol‐2‐yl)acetonitrile and 2‐(1H‐benzimidazol‐2‐yl)acetonitrile) to afford the respective 1H‐pyrido[2,1‐b]benzothiazole 8 and pyrido[1,2‐a]benzimidazole 10 derivatives. Similar treatment of 2 with phenol, resorcinol, α‐naphthol and β‐naphthol in boiling acetic acid gave the coumarin derivatives 12 , 14 , 16 , and 18 , respectively. The utility of enaminonitrile 2 for the synthesis of 6H‐pyrano[3,2‐d]isoxazole 20 , pyrano[2,3‐c]pyrazole 22 , and pyrano[2,3‐d]pyrimidine 24 derivatives was also explored via its reaction with 3‐phenylisoxazol‐5(4H)‐one, 3‐methyl‐1‐phenyl‐1H‐pyrazol‐5(4H)‐one, and barbituric acid, respectively. The mechanistic aspects for the formation of the new compounds were also discussed.     

Convenient Synthesis of Substituted 5‐(Hydroxymethyl)‐8‐methyl‐3‐(4‐phenylquinazolin‐2‐yl)‐2H‐pyrano[2,3‐c]pyridin‐2‐ones

Abstract

Interaction of 2‐imino‐2H‐pyrano[2,3‐c]pyridin‐3‐carboxamide with substituted 2‐aminobenzophenones proceeds via recyclization mechanism leading to substituted 3‐(4‐arylquinazolyn‐2‐yl)‐2H‐pyrano[2,3‐c]pyridin‐2‐ones. Their reaction with acetic anhydride affords the O‐acylation products.     

Novel Pyrano[2,3‐d]thiazole and Thiazolo[4,5‐b]pyridine Derivatives: One‐pot Three‐component Synthesis and Biological Evaluation as Anticancer Agents,c‐Met,and Pim‐1 Kinase Inhibitors

Preparation of pyrano[2,3‐d]thiazole and thiazolo[4,5‐b]pyridine derivatives through multicomponent reactions (MCRs) was achieved by the reaction of 2‐(2‐amino‐4,5,6,7‐tetrahydrobenzo[b]thiophen‐3‐yl)thiazol‐4(5H)‐one with various active methylene reagents such as ethyl cyanoacetate or malononitrile in basic conditions containing diverse aromatic aldehyde. Furthermore, this study aims to evaluate the in vitro cytotoxic activity of the synthetic compounds against six cancer cell lines, and all the prepared compounds revealed valuable activity compared with the CHS‐828, which is the 2‐[6‐(4‐chlorophenoxy)hexyl]‐1‐cyano‐3‐pyridin‐4‐ylguanidine as the standard drug. Some of the pyrano[2,3‐d]thiazole and thiazolo[4,5‐b]pyridine derivatives showed the highest antitumor activity towards the six cancer cell lines. Moreover, (c‐Met) enzymatic activity of the most potent compounds showed that compounds 3b 2‐(2‐amino‐4,5,6,7 tetrahydrobenzo[b]thiophen‐3‐yl)‐5‐hydroxy‐7‐(2‐hydroxy‐phenyl)‐7H‐pyrano[2,3‐d]thiazole‐6 carbonitrile and 5e 2‐(2‐amino‐4,5,6,7‐tetrahydrobenzo[b]thiophen‐3‐yl)‐5‐hydroxy‐7‐phenyl‐4,7‐dihydrothiazolo[4,5‐b]pyridine‐6‐carbonitrile were with higher activities than foretinib. Three compounds were selected to examine their Pim‐1 kinase where compounds 3b and 7b showed the highest inhibitions.     

Synthesis of substituted 3‐(5‐amino‐[1,3,4]thiadiazol‐2‐yl)‐2H‐pyrano[2,3‐c]pyridin‐2‐ones

An efficient two‐step synthesis of novel 3‐(5‐amino‐[1,3,4]thiadiazol‐2‐yl)‐2H‐pyrano[2,3‐c]pyridine‐2‐ones was developed. In the first step, a new 2H‐pyrano[2,3‐c]pyridine‐3‐carboxamide 5 was prepared by Knoevenagel condensation of pyridoxal hydrochloride with cyanoacetamide. In the second step, the reaction of carboxamide 5 with a series of N⁴‐substituted thiosemicarbazides yielded a library of 35 dis crete compounds 8 {1–35} in high yields. The intermolecular recyclization mechanism leading to these products is discussed.     

Studies with quinolines: New synthetic routes to 4H,5H,6H,9H‐benzo[ij]pyrano[2,3‐b]quinolizine‐8‐one, 4H‐pyrano[2,3‐b]pyridine, 2H‐pyran‐2‐one and pyranopyridoquinoline derivatives

Several new benzo[ij]pyrano[2,3‐b]quinolizine‐8‐ones 5 and 4H‐pyrano[2,3‐b]pyridine 8 derivatives were synthesized from 4‐hydroxyquinolines 1 . Reacting 3‐acetyl‐4‐hydroxy‐1‐phenyl‐1H‐quinoline‐2‐one with dimethylformamide dimethylacetal afforded 3‐(3‐Dimethylarnino‐acryloyl)‐4‐hydroxy‐1‐phenyl‐1H‐quinolin‐2‐one 9 . This reacted with hippuric acid and diethyl 3‐oxoglutarate to give 2H‐pyran‐2‐one 13 and pyranopyridoquinoline 17 respectively.     

Synthesis of new methylated thieno[2,3‐a] and [3,2‐b]carbazoles by reductive cyclization of 6‐(2′‐Nitrophenyl)benzo[b]thiophenes obtained by palladium‐catalyzed cross‐coupling isabel

The synthesis of new methylated thieno[2,3‐a] and [3,2‐b]carbazoles (5) (R=H) was achieved by a palladium‐catalyzed cross‐coupling, intramolecular reductive cyclization sequence of reactions. The cyclization precursors 6‐(2′‐nitrophenyl)benzo[b]thiophenes (3) were obtained by Suzuki cross‐coupling of 6‐boronated methylbenzo[b]thiophenes intermediates (2) with 2‐bromo or iodonitrobenzene. The boronated intermediates (2) were prepared via bromine‐lithium exchange followed by boron transmetalation and coupled in situ using Pd(OAc)₂ giving thus a “one‐pot” three steps reaction from the 6‐bromobenzo[b]thio‐phenes (1) to the cyclization precursors (3) . In the reductive cyclization step, N‐ethylthienocarbazoles (5) (R=Et) were also obtained. Several experiments have been made varying the amount of triethylphosphite and the time of reaction, to avoid their formation.     

An Eco‐friendly Synthesis of Some Novel 4‐methyl‐4‐hetaryl Chromene and Pyrano[2,3‐c]pyrazole Derivatives

Some novel chromene and pyrano[2,3‐c ]pyrazole derivatives could be achieved successfully by reacting cyclic β‐diketones with 2‐acetylfuran/2‐acetylthiophene and malononitrile in a one‐pot synthesis. Active methylene pyrazolones reacted with 2‐(1‐furan‐2‐yl‐ethylidene)‐malononitrile and 2‐(1‐thiophen‐2‐yl‐ethylidene)‐malononitrile derivatives to afford the desired pyrano[2,3‐c ]pyrazole derivatives. Structures of all new compounds were established based on analytical and spectral data as well as X‐ray crystallography. A plausible mechanism for the reaction is suggested. The solvents and catalyst used are environmentally benign, and no hazardous solvents or heavy metals were involved.     

Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of Novel Furothienoquinoxalines,Pyranothienoquinoxalines and Pyrimidopyranothienoquinoxalines

The reaction of ethyl‐3‐mercaptoquinoxaline‐2‐carboxylate with phenacyl bromide, ethyl chloroacetate, chloroacetonitrile or chloroacetone furnished the corresponding 3‐hydroxy thieno[2,3‐b]quinoxaline. 2‐Cyano‐3‐hydroxythieno[2,3‐b]quinoxaline and 2‐acetyl‐3‐hydroxythieno[2,3‐b]quinoxa line were employed as precursors in the synthesis of some novel furo[2′,3′:4,5]thieno[2,3‐b]quinoxaline, pyrano[2′,3′:4,5]thieno[2,3‐b]quinoxaline and other heterocyclic systems fused with thieno[2,3‐b]quinoxalines. The antibacterial and antifungal activities of some the synthesised compounds were studied.     

Benzo[a]heptalenes from Heptaleno[1,2‐c]furans. Part 2

It is shown in this ‘Part 2’ that heptaleno[1,2‐c]furans 1 react thermally in a Diels–Alder‐type [4+2] cycloaddition at the furan ring with vinylene carbonate (VC), phenylsulfonylallene (PSA), α‐(acetyloxy)acrylonitrile (AAN), and (1Z)‐1,2‐bis(phenylsulfonyl)ethene (ZSE) to yield the corresponding 1,4‐epoxybenzo[d]heptalenes (cf. Schemes 1, 5, 6, and 8). The thermal reaction of 1a and 1b with VC at 130° and 150°, respectively, leads mainly to the 2,3‐endo‐cyclocarbonates 2,3‐endo‐ 2a and ‐ 2b and in minor amounts to the 2,3‐exo‐cyclocarbonates 2,3‐exo‐ 2a and ‐ 2b . In some cases, the (P*)‐ and (M*)‐configured epimers were isolated and characterized (Scheme 1). Base‐catalyzed cleavage of 2,3‐endo‐ 2 gave the corresponding 2,3‐diols 3 , which were further transformed via reductive cleavage of their dimesylates 4 into the benzo[a]heptalenes 5a and 5b , respectively (Scheme 2). In another reaction sequence, the 2,3‐diols 3 were converted into their cyclic carbonothioates 6 , which on treatment with (EtO)₃P gave the deoxygenated 1,4‐dihydro‐1,4‐epoxybenzo[d]heptalenes 7 . These were rearranged by acid catalysis into the benzo[a]heptalen‐4‐ols 8a and 8b , respectively (Scheme 2). Cyclocarbonate 2,3‐endo‐ 2b reacted with lithium diisopropylamide (LDA) at ?70° under regioselective ring opening to the 3‐hydroxy‐substituted benzo[d]heptalen‐2‐yl carbamate 2,3‐endo‐ 9b (Scheme 3). The latter was O‐methylated to 2,3‐endo‐(P*)‐ 10b . The further way, to get finally the benzo[a]heptalene 13b with MeO groups in 1,2,3‐position, could not be realized due to the fact that we found no way to cleave the carbamate group of 2,3‐endo‐(P*)‐ 10b without touching its 1,4‐epoxy bridge (Scheme 3). The reaction of 1a with PSA in toluene at 120° was successful, in a way that we found regioisomeric as well as epimeric cycloadducts (Scheme 5). Unfortunately, the attempts to rearrange the products under strong‐base catalysis as it had been shown successfully with other furan–PSA adducts were unsuccessful (Scheme 4). The thermal cycloaddition reaction of 1a and 1b with AAN yielded again regioisomeric and epimeric adducts, which could easily be transformed into the corresponding 2‐ and 3‐oxo products (Scheme 6). Only the latter ones could be rearranged with Ac₂O/H₂SO₄ into the corresponding benzo[a]heptalene‐3,4‐diol diacetates 20a and 20b , respectively, or with trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate (TfOSiMe₃/Et₃N), followed by treatment with NH₄Cl/H₂O, into the corresponding benzo[a]heptalen‐3,4‐diols 21a and 21b (Scheme 7). The thermal cycloaddition reaction of 1 with ZSE in toluene gave the cycloadducts 2,3‐exo‐ 22a and ‐ 22b as well as 2‐exo,3‐endo‐ 22c in high yields (Scheme 8). All three adducts eliminated, by treatment with base, benzenesulfinic acid and yielded the corresponding 3‐(phenylsulfonyl)‐1,4‐epoxybenzo[d]heptalenes 25 . The latter turned out to be excellent Michael acceptors for H₂O₂ in basic media (Scheme 9). The Michael adducts lost H₂O on treatment with Ac₂O in pyridine and gave the 3‐(phenylsulfonyl)benzo[d]heptalen‐2‐ones 28a and 3‐exo‐ 28b , respectively. Rearrangement of these compounds in the presence of Ac₂O/AcONa lead to the formation of the corresponding 3‐(phenylsulfonyl)benzo[a]heptalene‐1,2‐diol diacetates 30a and 30b , which on treatment with MeONa/MeI gave the corresponding MeO‐substituted compounds 31a and 31b . The reductive elimination of the PhSO₂ group led finally to the 1,2‐dimethoxybenzo[a]heptalenes 32a and 32b . Deprotonation experiments of 32a with t‐BuLi/N,N,N′,N′‐tetramethylethane‐1,2‐diamine (tmeda) and quenching with D₂O showed that the most acid C? H bond is H? C(3) (Scheme 9). Some of the new structures were established by X‐ray crystal‐diffraction analyses (cf. Figs. 1, 3, 4, and 5). Moreover, nine of the new benzo[a]heptalenes were resolved on an anal. Chiralcel OD‐H column, and their CD spectra were measured (cf. Figs. 8 and 9). As a result, the 1,2‐dimethoxybenzo[a]heptalenes 32a and 32b showed unexpectedly new Cotton‐effect bands just below 300 nm, which were assigned to chiral exciton coupling between the heptalene and benzo part of the structurally highly twisted compounds. The PhSO₂‐substituted benzo[a]heptalenes 30b and 31b showed, in addition, a further pair of Cotton‐effect bands in the range of 275–245 nm, due to chiral exciton coupling of the benzo[a]heptalene chromophore and the phenylsulfonyl chromophore (cf. Fig. 10).     

One‐Pot Three‐Component Synthesis of Pyrido[2,3‐c]carbazole Derivatives in EtOH under Catalyst‐Free Conditions

A three‐component reaction of aromatic aldehydes, 9‐ethyl‐9H‐carbazol‐3‐amine, and cyclopentane‐1,3‐dione or tetronic acid was carried out in EtOH at refluxing and gave two series of 2,3,7,12‐tetrahydrocyclopenta[5,6]pyrido[2,3‐c ]carbazol‐1(4H )‐one and 3,4,7,12‐tetrahydro‐1H‐furo[3′,4′:5,6]pyrido[2,3‐c ]carbazol‐1‐one derivatives, respectively. This procedure approach to pyrido[2,3‐c ]carbazoles has the advantages of milder reaction conditions, one‐pot, catalyst free, and high yields.     

Synthesis of Heteroannulated Chromeno[2,3‐b]Pyridines: DBU Catalyzed Reactions of 2‐Amino‐6‐methylchromone‐3‐Carboxaldehyde with Some Heterocyclic Enols and Enamines

New series of heteroannulated chromeno[2,3‐b]pyridines were easily and efficiently synthesized from DBU‐catalyzed condensation of 2‐amino‐6‐methylchromone‐3‐carboxaldehyde with a variety of heterocyclic enols and enamines, namely, 4‐hydroxycoumarin, 4‐hydroxy‐1‐methylquinolin‐2(1H)‐one, 2‐hydroxy‐4H‐pyrido[1,2‐a]pyrimidin‐4‐one, 4‐hydroxy‐2H‐pyrano[3,2‐c]quinoline‐2,5(6H)‐dione, 4(6)‐aminouracil and 5‐amino‐3‐methyl‐1H‐pyrazole. Structures of the new synthesized products were deduced on the basis of their analytical and spectral data.     

H3PW12O40@nano‐ZnO: An efficient,recyclable, and eco‐friendly catalyst for the green synthesis of novel benzo[a]pyrimido[5′,4′:5,6]pyrano[2,3‐c]phenazines via sequential multicomponent reactions under microwave irradiation

A simple, efficient, single‐pot synthesis of novel heteroaryl‐substituted benzo[a]pyrimido[5′,4′:5,6]pyrano[2,3‐c]phenazines has been developed via initial Knoevenagel, subsequent Michael, and final heterocyclization reactions of 2‐hydroxynaphthalene‐1,4‐dione, o‐phenylenediamine, aromatic aldehydes, and barbituric acid in the presence of H₃PW₁₂O₄₀@nano‐ZnO as a recyclable heterogeneous catalyst in EtOH under microwave irradiation (MWI). This sequential green process with several advantages, such as operational simplicity, high yield, low cost, easy handling, eco‐friendliness and reusability of the catalyst, absence of any tedious work‐up or purification, and avoidance of hazardous or toxic reagents/catalysts/solvents, opens an effective and convenient way to pyrano‐functionalized benzophenazine systems, which are promising compounds for different biomedical applications.     

Activated nitriles in heterocyclic synthesis. A novel synthesis of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines and pyrano[2,3-c]pyrazoles

Several new pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines and pyrano[2,3-c]pyrazoles were synthesized viathe reaction of the cinnamonitrile derivatives 1a-c with 5-amino-3-phenylpyrazole ( 1 ), 3-amino-2-pyrazolin-5-one ( 2 ) and 3-amino-1-phenyl-2-pyrazolin-5-one ( 22 ).     

Synthesis of New Fused and Spiro Heterocyclic Systems from 3,5‐Pyrazolidinediones

4‐Bromo‐1‐phenyl‐3,5‐pyrazolidinedione 2 reacted with different nucleophilic reagents to give the corresponding 4‐substituted derivatives 3–8 . The cyclized compounds 9–11 were achieved on refluxing compounds 3 , 4 or 6_a in glacial acetic acid or diphenyl ether. 4,4‐Dibromo‐1‐phenyl‐3,5‐pyrazolidinedione 12 reacted with the proper bidentates to give the corresponding spiro 3,5‐pyrazolidinediones 13–15 , respectively. The 4‐aralkylidine derivatives 16_a‐c , were subjected to Mannich reaction to give Mannich bases 17_a‐c‐22_a‐c , respectively. 4‐(p‐Methylphenylaminomethylidine)‐1‐phenyl‐3,5‐pyrazolidinedione 23 or 4‐(p‐methylphenylazo)‐1‐phenyl‐3,5‐pyrazolidinedione 29 were prepared and reacted with active nitriles, cyclic ketones and N,S‐acetals to give pyrano[2,3‐c]pyrazole, pyrazolo[4′,3′:5,6]pyrano[2,3‐c]pyrazole, spiropyrazole‐4,3′‐pyrazole and spiropyrazole‐4,3′‐[1,2,4]triazolane derivatives 24–34 , respectively.     

Multi‐component Reactions,Solvent‐free Synthesis of Substituted Pyrano‐pyridopyrimidine under Different Conditions Using ZnO Nanoparticles

2‐Amino‐4‐(4‐substitutedphenyl)‐5‐oxo‐4H,5H‐pyrano[2,3‐d]pyrido[1,2‐a]pyrimidine‐3‐carbonitrile‐derivatives 2–12 were synthesized via multi‐component condensation reactions of different aromatic aldehydes, 3H‐pyrido[1,2‐a]pyrimidine‐2,4‐dione 1 , and malononitrile by using ZnO nanoparticles as green chemistry, environmentally friendly catalyst under solvent‐free conditions. The present work creates a variety of biologically active heterocyclic compounds in excellent yield and a short time. The structures of all synthesized compounds were elucidated with the elemental analyses, IR, ¹H NMR, and mass spectral data.