A practical synthesis of 5‐(4′‐methylbiphenyl‐2‐yl)‐1H‐tetrazole

Practical synthesis of 5‐(4′‐methylbiphenyl‐2‐yl)‐1H‐tetrazole, key intermediate in several angiotensin II receptor antagonists from 2‐fluorobenzonitrile in excellent yields and very high purity is described.     

Synthesis of 2‐phenylquinolin‐4‐amines substituted with diverse amino and aminoalkyl groups

Facile synthetic approaches to 2‐phenylquinolin‐4‐amines containing an aminoalkyl group at N⁴ of the quinolin‐4‐amine and amino or aminoalkyl groups at the phenyl moiety are presented.     

Synthesis and structure elucidation of 3,4‐dihydroxy‐2‐quinolin‐2‐ylpyrido[3,2,1‐jk]carbazol‐6‐ones

3,4‐Dihydroxy‐2‐quinolin‐2‐ylpyrido[3,2,1‐jk]carbazol‐6‐ones 6 were obtained by cyclocondensation of carbazole 1 with malonates 2 in the presence of quinoline. The assignment of the structures of 6 was performed by NMR experiments such as 1D ¹H, ¹³C and DEPT, as well as 2D COSY, HSQC, HMBC and 1,1‐ADEQUATE spectra.     

Chemoselective reaction of formalin with 2‐(5‐substituted‐2‐hydroxybenzylamino)phenols: Synthesis of 6‐substituted 3‐(2‐hydroxyphenyl)‐3,4‐dihydro‐2H‐benzo[e][1,3]oxazines

Reaction of 2‐(5‐substituted‐2‐hydroxybenzylamino)phenols ( 2 ) with formalin in ethanol under reflux has chemoselectively led to 2‐(6‐substituted‐2H—benzo[e][1,3]oxazin‐3(4H)‐yl)phenols ( 3 ) in good yield involving the ring closure of the hydroxyl group of the C‐aryl ring and not that of the N‐aryl ring.     

An efficient synthesis of benzo[b][1,8]naphthyridine‐3‐carboxylic methyl esters

Methyl‐3‐(2‐chloroquinolin‐3‐yl)acrylates 5a‐i on reaction with methyl amine in acetonitrile yielded methyl‐3‐[2‐(methylamino)quinolin‐3‐yl]acrylates 6a‐i . When, these were followed by the reaction with the Vilsmeier reagent, they afforded methyl benzo[b][1,8]naphthyridin‐3‐carboxylate 7a‐i in good yields.     

Regioselective one pot synthesis of 2‐alkyl/aryl‐4h‐benzo[1,4] thiazine‐3‐one via microwave irradiation

A series of 2‐alkyl/aryl‐4H‐benzo[1,4]thiazine‐3‐ones have been synthesized by microwave irradiation of ethyl‐2‐bromo‐2‐alkyl/aryl acetate and 2‐amino thiophenol in the presence of 1,8‐diazabicyclo‐[5.4.0] undec‐7‐ene and N‐methylpiperidine. All compounds were characterized by ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR and elemental analyses, and by X‐ray crystallography in the case of 2‐methyl‐4H‐benzo[1,4]thiazin‐3‐one.     

Cyclocondensation reactions of heterocyclic carbonyl compounds XII. The double course of cyclization of 3‐(2‐aminobenzyl)‐1,2‐dihydro‐quinoxaline‐2‐one

The cyclocondensation reaction of compound 1 in boiling hydrochloric acid had an unexpected course. Instead of supposed 5,11‐dihydro‐quinoxalino[2,3‐b]quinoline 6a , 2‐(indol‐2‐yl)‐benzimidazole 4 was isolated as the major product.     

One‐pot synthesis of 2‐acylimino‐3‐aryl‐1,3‐thiazoline derivatives in aqueous media

The one‐pot two‐step synthesis for acyliminothiazolines by treatment of N,N'‐substituted thioureas with α‐bromocarbonyl compounds under aqueous media was described. Compared to classical reaction in organic solvents, this method consistently has the advantages of short reaction time and being environmentally friendly.     

A general synthesis of 8‐hydroxy‐6‐substituted‐1,7‐naphthyridines

A general method for the synthesis of 8‐hydroxy‐6‐substituted‐1,7‐naphthyridines is described using acylation of the dianion derived from tert‐butylamide 1 , followed by cyclization of the resulting intermediate ketones 2 with ammonium acetate.     

Microwave induced synthesis of the thiazolidine‐2,4‐dione motif and the efficient solvent free‐solid phase parallel syntheses of 5‐benzylidene‐thiazolidine‐2,4‐dione and 5‐benzylidene‐2‐thioxo‐thiazolidine‐4‐one compounds

Novel microwave induced method for the synthesis of thiazolidine‐2,4‐dione motif under solvent phase conditions is developed. Further we report an efficient, microwave assisted method for the parallel syntheses of biologically important 5‐benzylidene‐thiazolidine‐2,4‐dione and 5‐benzylidene‐2‐thioxothiazolidine‐4‐one compounds under solid‐phase and solvent‐free conditions. A comparative study between the developed microwave methods and the conventional methods is described. We have also illustrated the possible mechanism behind to address the reason why piperidine, acetic acid and silica gel enhanced the Knoevenagel condensation reaction.     

Unusual structures derived from N‐acridin‐9‐yl methyl N′‐acridin‐9‐yl thiourea based on the propensity of N‐10 to retain H

N‐Acridin‐9‐yl methyl N′‐acridin‐9‐yl thiourea spontaneously spiro cyclises via nucleophilic attack of the methylene carbon onto the C‐9 of the other acridine moiety. The thiourea, upon reaction with bromoacetonitrile, provided a spiro fused‐bicyclic product displaying unusual dynamic behavior.     

Convenient synthesis of novel 5‐substituted 3‐methylisoxazole‐4‐sulfonamides

A number of novel sulfonamide derivatives of 5‐substituted‐3‐methylisoxazole were synthesized and characterized, starting from 3,5‐dimethylisoxazole. Key steps include the generation of 3,5‐dimethylisoxazole‐4‐sulfonamides followed by their reactions with N‐(dimethoxymethyl)‐N,N‐dimethylamine or various aromatic and heteroaromatic aldehydes. As a result, a series of novel aryl/heteroaryl‐ and aminovinylsubstituted derivatives of the isoxazole heterocycle were obtained. The scope and limitations of the developed approach are discussed.     

Donor‐acceptor pyran‐2‐ones: Absorption and fluorescence spectra of 4‐substituted 2H‐1‐benzo/napthopyran‐2‐ones

The absorption spectra and emission spectra of 4‐substituted 2H‐1‐benzo/napthopyran‐2‐ones 3a‐1 have been determined in THF and DMSO. The substituent at the 4‐position of the 2H‐benzo/napthopyran‐2‐one, establishes a compact conjugation pathway in which the pyran‐2‐one nucleus can act as an acceptor ring.     

Synthesis of novel 2‐amino‐6,8‐dithioxopurine derivatives

The synthesis of novel 2‐amino‐9‐alkoxyalkylpurine derivatives with both identical and different sulfur containing substituents at positions 6 and 8 of the purine cycle has been accomplished. The thionation and alkylation of the key intermediate ‐ 2‐[2‐(acetylamino)‐6,8‐dichloro‐9H‐purin‐9‐yl]methoxyethyl acetate or its reactions with thiolates were used. The structures of compounds obtained were confirmed by spectroscopic data and X‐ray diffraction analysis.     

Δ2‐Isoxazolines from β,γ‐unsaturated oximes

3,5‐Disubstituted Δ²‐isoxazolines can be prepared using the palladium‐mediated nucleometalation / methoxycarbonylation of β,γ‐unsaturated oximes. This novel route to this class of compounds is tolerant of a wide variety of functionality in the starting material, and provides a rapid route to highly functionalized isoxazolines.     

Microwave‐assisted three‐component synthesis and in vitro antifungal evaluation of 6‐cyano‐5,8‐dihydropyrido[2,3‐d]pyrimidin‐4(3H)‐ones

The reaction of 6‐aminopyrimidin‐4‐ones 1 with benzaldehydes 2 and β‐aminocrotononitrile 3 or benzoylacetonitrile 4 under microwave irradiation in dry media yields the 6‐cyano‐5,8‐dihydropyrido[2,3‐d]‐pyrimidinones 5a‐t . The structure of the synthesized compounds was determined on the basis of nmr measurements, especially by ¹H,¹H?, ¹H,¹³C COSY, DEPT and NOESY experiments. In contrast with other pyrido‐[2,3‐d]pyrimidine derivatives, these compounds did not show any antifungal in vitro activity up to 250 μg/mL.     

Reaction of 4‐substituted thiosemicarbazides with (2,4,7‐trinitro‐9H‐fluoren‐9‐ylidene)propanedinitrile

4‐Substituted thiosemicarbazides 4a‐c reacted with (2,4,7‐trinitro‐9H‐fluoren‐9‐ylidene)‐propanedinitrile ( 2 ) in pyridine with admission of air to form spiro[fluorene‐9,3′‐(1,2,4‐triazole)]derivatives 5a‐c and (4‐substituted thiosemicarbazono)propanedinitriles 6a‐c in modest yields. 2,4,7‐Trinitro‐9‐fluorenone ( 8 ) as well as one reduction product thereof and of 2 , namely compounds 9 and 10 , respectively are also found. A rationale for the conversions observed is presented.     

A mechanistic approach to photochemical behavior of 4‐anisyl‐4‐methyl‐2,6‐diphenyl‐4H‐thiopyran‐1,1‐dioxide

Photoisomerization of 4‐anisyl‐4‐methyl‐2,6‐diphenyl‐4H‐thiopyran‐1,1‐dioxide is described in the presence of a sensitizer and new mechanistic features are proposed. The relative molar ratios of the stereoselective photoproducts compared in the presence and the absence of sensitizer in different concentrations of the starting material using hplc. The results observed are discussed on the basis of a triplet excited state thiadi‐π‐methane rearrangement.     

Synthesis of some oxazolyl ‐ pyrazolyl; 1,4‐Dihydropyridinyl‐pyrazolyl and 1,2,3,4‐tetrahydro pyrimidinyl‐pyrazolyl coumarins

Various 3‐[1‐phenyl‐4‐(2‐substituted‐5‐oxo‐oxazol‐4‐ylidenemethyl) pyrazol‐3‐yl] coumarins 4a‐f ; 3‐[1‐phenyl‐4‐(2,6‐dimethyl‐3,5‐disubstituted‐1,4‐dihydropyridin‐4‐yl) pyrazol‐3‐yl] coumarins 5a‐f and 3‐[1‐phenyl‐4‐(6‐methyl‐5‐substituted‐2‐oxo‐1,2,3,4‐tetrahydropyrimidin‐4‐yl) pyrazol‐3‐yl] coumarins 6a‐f have been synthesized utilizing Erlenmyer‐Plochl reaction, Hantzsch reaction and Biginelli reaction respectively using 3‐(1‐phenyl‐4‐formyl‐pyrazol‐3‐yl) coumarins 3a‐c as a starting material.     

A novel one‐pot oxidative deformylation of N‐formyldihydroquinolines employing ferric chloride hexahydrate. Synthesis of 4‐chloro‐2‐phenylquinolines and 4‐chloro‐2‐(1,3‐diphenyl‐1H‐pyrazol‐4‐yl)quinolines

A novel versatile one‐pot oxidative deformylation approach has been developed to synthesize 4‐chloro‐2‐phenylquinolines and 4‐chloro‐2‐(1,3‐diphenyl‐1H‐pyrazol‐4‐yl)quinolines from the corresponding N‐formyldihydroquinolines.