The Regiospecific C-3 Lithiation of 5-Ethyl-2-furoic acid: An Approach to Key Natural Product Intermediates

Treatment of 5-ethyl-2-furoic acid with n -butyl-lithium in tetrahydrofuran gave regiospecific C-3 lithiation, whereas treatment of the same acid with lithium di-isopropylamide (LDA) afforded only starting material. The synthetic utility of dilithiated 5-ethyl-2-furoic acid has been demonstrated with the synthesis of two substituted 3-benzyl-5-ethyl-2-furoic acid derivatives which are key intermediates for the preparation of naturally occurring cytotoxic 2-ethylfuronaphthoquinones. Reaction of the C-3 lithiated species with two equivalents of benzaldehyde and subsequent reduction affored the corresponding 3-benzyl-5-ethyl-2-furoic acids. An alternative route to 5-ethyl-2-furoic acid has been described allowing for a more convenient preparation of longer-chain 5-alkyl-2-furoic acids.     

阳离子光固化活性单体氧杂环丁烷的合成及表征

以3-乙基-3-羟甲基氧杂环丁烷为原料，与甲基磺酰氯磺酰化，得到3-乙基-3-甲磺酰基甲基氧杂环丁烷；在碱性条件下，以PEG600作相转移催化剂，用3-乙基-3-甲磺酰基甲基氧杂环丁烷与乙二醇醚化得到2-[（3-乙基-3-氧杂环丁基）甲氧基]乙醇；然后与甲基丙烯酸甲酯进行酯交换得到目的产物2-[（3-乙基-3-氧杂环丁烷）甲氧基]甲基丙烯酸乙酯。3-乙基-3-羟甲基氧杂环丁烷与3-溴丙烯反应，生成3-乙基-3-[（2-丙烯-1-基氧基）甲基]氧杂环丁烷，然后在氯铂酸的催化下，与三乙氧基硅烷反应得到3-乙基-3-[[3-（三乙氧基硅）丙氧基]甲基]氧杂环丁烷。产物经红外光谱和核磁共振谱表征得到确证。     

Synthesis of Sulfur Heterocycles by Thio-<Emphasis Type="Italic">Claisen</Emphasis> Rearrangement

Summary. 7-Chloro-4-hydroxydithiocoumarin was alkylated with allylic halides under phase transfer catalysis condition in the presence of TBAB or BTEAC in chloroform-aqueous NaOH (1%) at room temperature. 2,3-Dichloroprop-2-ene on similar treatment with 7-chloro-4-hydroxydithiocoumarin afforded 2-methylthieno[2,3-b]thiochromen-4-one in 65% yield. The S-alkylated thiochromen-4-ones were then refluxed in quinoline to give 7-chloro-2,3-dihydrothieno[2,3-b]thiochromen-4-ones or 7-chloro-2,3,4-trihydrothiopyrano[2,3-b]thiochromen-5-ones or 7-chloro-2,3-dihydro-3-vinylthieno[2,3-b]thiochromen-4-one.     

The synthesis of a pyrido[2,3-c]pyridazine: A cinnoline related to 6-fluoronalidixic acid

An analog of the pyrido[2,3-c]pyridazine ring system, 1-ethyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-7-methyl-4-oxopyrido-[2,3-c]pyridazine-3-carboxylic acid ( 13 ), related to both Cinoxacin ( 1 ) and nalidixic acid ( 2 ), has been synthesized. The reductive ring closure of 2-chloro-α-diazo-6-methyl-5-nitro-β-oxo-3-pyridinepropanoic acid, ethyl ester ( 7 ), proved to be the key reaction providing entry into the ring system.     

Synthesis of Sulfur Heterocycles by Thio- Claisen Rearrangement

7-Chloro-4-hydroxydithiocoumarin was alkylated with allylic halides under phase transfer catalysis condition in the presence of TBAB or BTEAC in chloroform-aqueous NaOH (1%) at room temperature. 2,3-Dichloroprop-2-ene on similar treatment with 7-chloro-4-hydroxydithiocoumarin afforded 2-methylthieno[2,3-b]thiochromen-4-one in 65% yield. The S-alkylated thiochromen-4-ones were then refluxed in quinoline to give 7-chloro-2,3-dihydrothieno[2,3-b]thiochromen-4-ones or 7-chloro-2,3,4-trihydrothiopyrano[2,3-b]thiochromen-5-ones or 7-chloro-2,3-dihydro-3-vinylthieno[2,3-b]thiochromen-4-one.     

HYDROCHLORINATION OF 2,3-ACETYLENIC ACIDS WITH THIONYL CHLORIDE IN DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE

ABSTRACT

The reaction of 2,3-acetylenic acids (1a–d) with thionyl chloride in DMF under mild conditions gave E,Z-3-chloro-2-alkenoic acids (2a–d) or esters (3a–d) depending on treating the reaction mixture with either water or alcohols.     

The mechanisms of the formation of by-products in the catalytic synthesis of C-alkylimidazoles from diamines and carboxylic acids

The formation of 1-ethyl-2-methylimidazole (1-Et-2-MI) and 1-ethyl-2-methylimidazoline (1-Et-2-MIN), intermediates in the synthesis of 2-methylimidazole (2-MI) from ethylenediamine (EDA) and AcOH in the presence of a platinum-on-alumina catalyst, was studied. Using CH₃ ¹⁴COOH the incorporation of two acetate units into 1-Et-2-MI and 1-Et-2-MIN molecules was demonstrated. The same products were also obtained on dehydrogenation of 2-methylimidazoline (2-MIN) under mild conditions (220–230 °C). A part of the latter is transformed to N-ethyl ethylendiamine (EEDA) and EDA. These facts indicate that both 1-Et-2-MI and 1-Et-2-MIN result from hydrogenolysis of the imidazoline ring with subsequent ethylation. A reverse reaction, the C₅-cyclization of EEDA, was also observed. The formation of 2-MI is favored by increasing temperature.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 937–940, May, 1993.     

Homolytic dissociation of the carbon-element σ bonds by Grignard reagents

The reaction of 2-ethyl-3-tetrahydrofuryl thiocyanate (I) and triphenylacetonitrile (VIII) with methylmagnesium iodide in ether was studied using GC/MS, PMR and¹³C NMR spectroscopy. The reaction of (I) with CH₃MgI gives the product of the homolysis of the C-S bond, namely, bis(2-ethyl-3-tetrahydrofuryl) disulfide (II), in 81% yield. This reaction is assumed to be general in nature since triphenylacetonitrile (VIII) is also homolytically cleaved by the action of CH₃MgI to give triphenylmethane.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2886–2888, December, 1991.     

Synthesis of 1,4-benzothiazin-2-yl derivatives of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds and benzothiazinone spiro derivatives by the reaction of 2-chloro-1,4-benzothiazin-3-ones with ‘push-pull’ enamines

The reaction of 2-chloro-3-oxo-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzothiazines with ‘push-pull’ enamines was investigated. The reaction with the enamines occurs at the β-carbon atom in the presence of a small excess of triethylamine. As a result, a set of 3-oxo-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzothiazin-2-yl derivatives of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds and benzothiazinone spiro derivatives was prepared. On acidic hydrolysis of ethyl 2-ethyl-3-(methylimino)-2-(3-oxo-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzothiazin-2-yl)butanoate, a new rearrangement affording ethyl 11-ethyl-2,3-dimethyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-2,5-methano-6,1,3-benzothiadiazocine-11-carboxylate was discovered. A plausible mechanism and factors influencing the course of the reaction are discussed.     

Condensed imidazo-1,2,4-triazines. 29. Synthesis of 3-amino-1,2,4-triazino[2,3-f]xanthines and their spectral properties

The reaction of substituted 3-chloro-1,2,4-triazino[2,3-f]theophyllins with secondary amines gives new water-soluble active media for dye lasers. The luminescence and generation characteristics of these compounds were studied. These properties were found to depend on the lactam-lactim tautomerism of 1,2,4-triazino[2,3-f]theophyllin-4H-3-ones.For Communication 28, see [1].Kherson Industrial University, Kherson 325008, Ukraine. A. N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 117071. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 551–554, April, 1998.     

Synthesis of 1,2-diazepino[3,4-b]quinoxalines and pyrido[3′,4′:9,8][1,5,6]oxadiazonino[3,4-b]quinoxalines via a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction

The reaction of 6-chloro-2-(1-methylhydrazino)quinoxaline 4-oxide 8 with furfural, 3-methyl-2-thiophene-carbaldehyde, 2-pyrrolecarbaldehyde, 4-pyridinecarbaldehyde and pyridoxal hydrochloride gave 6-chloro-2-[2-(2-furylmethylene)-1-methylhydrazino]quinoxaline 4-oxide 5a , 6-chloro-2-[1-methyl-2-(3-methyl-2-thienyl-methylene)hydrazino]quinoxaline 4-oxide 5b , 6-chloro-2-[1-methyl-2-(2-pyrrolylmethylene)hydrazino]quinoxa-line 4-oxide 5c , 6-chloro-2-[1-methyl-2-(4-pyridylmethylene)hydrazino]quinoxaline 4-oxide 5d and 6-chloro-2-[2-(3-hydroxy-5-hydroxymethyl-2-methyl-4-pyridylmethylene)-1-methylhydrazino]quinoxalme 4-oxide 5e , respectively. The reaction of compound 5a or 5b with 2-chloroacrylonitrile afforded 8-chloro-3-(2-furyl)-4-hydroxy-1-methyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-1,2-diazepino[3,4-b]quinoxaline-5-carbonitrile 6a or 8-chloro-4-hydroxy-1-methyl-3-(3-methyl-2-thienyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-1,2-diazepino[3,4-b]quinoxaline-5-carbonitrile 6b , respectively, while the reaction of compound 5e with 2-chloroacrylonitrile furnished 11-chloro-7,13-dihydro-4-hydroxy-methyl-5,14-methano-1,7-dimethyl-16-oxopyrido[3′,4′:9,8][1,5,6]oxadiazonino[3,4-b]quinoxaline 7.     

A new type of deoxygenation of quinoxaline N-oxides

The reaction of 6-chloro-2-[2-(p-chlorobenzylidene)-1-methylhydrazino]quinoxaline 4-oxide 3a or 2-[2-(p-bromobenzylidene)-1-methylhydrazino]-6-chloroquinoxaline 4-oxide 3b with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate under reflux in N,N-dimethylformamide resulted in deoxygenation to give 6-chloro-2-[2-(p-chlorobenzylidene)-1-methylhydrazino]quinoxaline 4a or 2-[2-(p-bromobenzilidene)-1-methylhydrazino]-6-chloroquinoxaline 4b , respectively, while the reaction of compound 3a or 3b with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate under reflux in dioxane precipitated dimethyl 8-chloro-4-[2-(p-chlorobenzyli-dene)-1-methylhydrazino]-3aH-isoxazolo[2,3-a]quinoxaline-2,3-dicarboxylate 6a or dimethyl 4-[2-(p-bromobenzylidene)-1-methylhydrazino]-8-chloro-3aH-isoxazolo[2,3-a]quinoxaline-2,3-dicarboxylate 6b , respectively. Further refluxing of compound 6a or 6b in N,N-dimethylformamide provided compound 4a or 4b , respectively.     

Synthesis of 2,6-diamino-3,5-dicyano-4-ethyl-4H-thiopyran and its recyclization to 6-amino-3,5-dicyano-4-ethylpyridine-2(1H)-thione

The triple condensation of propionaldehyde, malononitrile, and cyanothioacetamide gives 2,6-diamino-3,5-dicyano-4-ethyl-4H-thiopyran, which recyclizes to give 6-amino-3, 5-dicyano-4-ethylpyridine-2(1H)-thione. This thione was used to synthesize substituted 2-alkylthiopyridines and the corresponding thieno[2,3-b]pyridines.T. G. Shevchenko Lugansk State Pedagogical Institute, 348011 Lugansk. N. D. Zelinski Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117913 Moscow. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 8, pp. 1099–1103, August, 1996. Original article submitted May 13, 1996.     

Phosphorylthioacetamides in the synthesis of annulated quinoxalines

Diethoxyphosphorylthioacetamide in the reaction with 2,3-dichloroquinoxaline acted as a thionating reagent, giving diethoxyphosphorylacetonitrile and 2-chloro-3-[(3-chloro-2-quinoxalinyl)thio]quinoxaline. Reactions of phosphorylthioacetamides with N-methylquinoxalinium iodide in alcohol media in the presence of a base proceeded stereoselectively to afford cis-3-phosphoryl-1,3,3a,4,9,9a-hexahydro-2H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]quinoxaline-2-thiones. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 1010–1013, May, 2007.     

Condensed imidazo-1,24-azines. 28. Synthesis and transformations of 2-aroylmethyl-6,7.-diphenylimidazo-[1,2-b]-1,2,4-triazin-4H-3-ones

The reaction of 1,2-diamino-4,5-diphenylimidazole with 3-aroyl-2-propanonoic acid yields 2-aroylmethyl-6,7-diphenylimidazo[1,2-b]-1,2-4-triazin-4H-3-one. The cyclization pathways of these imidazoriazines leading to condensed furo[2,3-e]-, thieno[2,3-e]-, pyrrolo[2,3-e]-, and furo[3,2-e]limidazo[1,2,-b]-1,2,4-triazines were studied. A mass spectrometric study was carried out on the decomposition of these products upon electron impact. For Communication 27, see [1]. Kherson Industrial Institute, 325008 Kherson, Ukraine. A. N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117071 Moscow. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 258–262, February, 1998.     

Synthesis of 2-amino-6,7-dihydrothieno-[3′,2′:5,6]pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-one

2-Amino-6,7-dihydrothieno[3′,2′:5,6]pyrido[2,3-rf]pyrimidin-4-one ( 1 ) was prepared in three steps from S-(3-butynyl)thiosemicarbazide hydroiodide ( 3 ) and diethyl ketomalonate. The featured step in this synthetic sequence was an intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction of the in situ generated 3-(3-butynylthio)-6-carboethoxy-5-chloro-1,2,4-triazine ( 9 ) to provide the key intermediate 5-carboethoxy-6-chloro-2,3-dihydrothieno-[2,3-b]pyridine ( 6 ). In the course of studies directed toward the preparation of 1 , thermolysis of 3-(3-butynyl-thio)-6-carboethoxy-1,2,4-triazin-5(2H)-one ( 2 ) was found to involve competitive intramolecular Diels-Alder and intramolecular coplanar cycloamination processes, providing the 2,3-dihydrothieno[2,3-b]pyridin-6(7H)-one ( 4 ) and the 1,3-thiazino[3,2-b]-1,2,4-triazin-3-one (5) derivatives, respectively.     

Condensed pyridazines. Part III. Rearrangement and ring cyclization during the thermolysis of (z)-methyl 3-(6-azido-3-chloro-1-methyl-4-oxo-1,4-dihydropyridazin-5-yl)-2-methylacrylate

The thermolysis of (Z)-methyl 3-(6-azido-3-chloro-1-methyl-4-oxo-1,4-dihydropyridazin-5-yl)-2-methylacrylate ( II ) provides a new synthetic route to pyrrolo[2,3-c-]pyridazines, specifically, methyl 3-chloro-1,6-dimethyl-4-oxo-1,4-dihydro-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridazine-5-carboxylate ( III ) in 91% yield. Treatment of III with ozone provides an entry into the novel pyridazino[3,4-d][1,3]oxazine ring system, specifically, 3-chloro-1,7-dimethylpyridazino[3,4-d][1,3]oxazine-4,5-dione ( IV ) in 73% yield. Compound IV is smoothly hydrolyzed into 6-acetylamino-3-chloro-1-methyl-4-oxo-1,4-dihydropyridazine-5-carboxylic acid ( V ) which is readily recyclized into IV by dehydration with acetic anhydride. Furthermore, IV undergoes a facile reductive ring opening reaction with sodium borohydride to give 3-chloro-6-ethylamino-1-methyl-4-oxo-1,4-dihydropyridazine-5-carboxylic acid ( VI ) in 95% yield.     

Homolytic Addition Reaction of Vinylsulfonylfluorobenzene

The reaction of 3,6-bis(vinylsulfonyl)-1,2,4,5-tetrafluorobenzene with a large excess of tetrahydrofuran at 50-55°C gives the homolytic addition product 3,6-bis[2-(2-tetrahydrofuryl)ethylsulfonyl]-1,2,4,5-tetrafluorobenzene. The reaction is effected by peroxides radical process initiators obtained by the autooxidation of tetrahydrofuran.     

Synthetic antibacterials. VIII. 7-(1′-alkylhydrazino)-1,8-naphthyridines and related compounds

Synthesis and in vitro antibacterial activity of 7-(1′-alkylhydrazino)-1,8-naphthyridines related to nalidixic acid were investigated. Namely, treatment of 7-alkylamino-1-ethyl-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-1,8-naphthyridine-3-carboxylic acids 1a-d with sodium nitrite in the presence of hydrochloric acid gave the 1-ethyl-1,4-dihydro-7-(N-nitrosoalkylamino)-4-oxo-1,8-naphthyridine-3-carboxylic acids 2a-d , which upon reacting with zinc dust in acetic acid gave the 7-(1′-alkylhydrazino)-1-ethyl-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-1,8-naphthyridine-3-carboxylicacids 3a-d. The compound 3a was alternately obtained by the reaction of 7-chloro-1-ethyl-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-1,8-naphth-yridine-3-carboxylic acid ( 4 ) with methylhydrazine. The reaction of 7-chloro-4-hydroxy-1,8-naphthyridine-3-carboxylic acid ( 5 ) with methylhydrazine gave the 4-hydroxy-7-(1′-methylhydrazino)-4-oxo-1,8-naphthyridine-3-carboxylic acid ( 6 ), which upon treatment with alkyl halides afforded the 1-alkyl-1,4-dihydro-7-(1′-methyl-hydrazino)-4-oxo-1,8-naphthyridines 3a and 3e-g. The reaction of the appropriate 3 with ketones gave the corresponding 7-(1′-methylalkylidenehydrazino)-1,8-naphthyridines 7a-c and 8a-b. Among the compounds prepared, certain 3 and 7 exhibited good activity against Gram-negative bacteria.     

Thermal decomposition of 2-amino-3-aziridino-1,4-naphthoquinones

The course of the thermal decomposition of various 2-amino-3-substituted aziridino-1,4-naphthoquinones (Ia-g) was investigated. In all the cases, the thermal decomposition gave variable amounts of 2,3-diamino-1,4-naphthoquinone (II) and of substituted 1,2,3,4,5,10-hexahydrobenzo[g]quinoxaline-5,10-diones (IIIa-g) with complete stereospecificity. The decomposition of the aziridines Ib,f also gave significative amounts of 2-amino-3-allylamino-1,4-naphthoquinones (IVb,f). In the case of 2-amino-3-(2′-phenyl-3′-ethylaziridino)-1,4-naphthoquinone (Ig), the formation of trans-1-phenyl-1-butene (V), 2-(1-phenylpropyl)-1H-naphtho-imidazole-4,9-dione (VI), 2-phenyl-3-ethyl-3,4,5,10-tetrahydrobenzo[g]quinoxaline-5,10-dione (VII), 2-phenyl-3-ethyl-5,10-dihydrobenzo[g]quinoxaline-5,10-dione (VIII), and a mixture of cis- and trans-4H-2,3,5,6-tetra-hydro-2-phenyl-3-ethyl-5-iminonaphtho[1,2-b]oxazin-6-one (IX) also occurred. Hypotheses concerning the mechanism and the steric course of this reaction are given. The reaction is a general method for the stereospecific synthesis of 2,3-disubstituted 1,2,3,4,5,10-hexahydrobenzo[g]quinoxalines.