Linear and cyclic aminomethanephosphonic acid esters derived from benzaldehyde derivatives, 3‐aminopropanol,and diethyl phosphite

A series of four diethyl {[(3‐hydroxy‐ propyl)amino](aryl)methyl}phosphonates have been prepared and characterized. In one case, the phosphonate was transformed to a seven‐membered 1,4,2‐ oxazaphosphepane heterocycle through a one‐pot intramolecular esterification. The analogous reaction with formaldehyde gave the six‐membered diethyl (1,3‐oxazinan‐3‐ylmethyl)phosphonate, which could be transformed in a posterior reaction to the corresponding aminomethanephosphonic acid. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 17:75–80, 2006; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/hc.20178     

Radical Mediated Aza‐Pauson‐Khand Reaction of Acetylenes,Imines, and CO Leading to Five‐Membered Unsaturated Lactams

Formal [2+2+1] cycloaddition reaction involving acetylenes, aromatic imines, and CO was achieved by radical chain reaction, which gave five‐membered unsaturated lactams in modest to good yields. When we used 5‐chloropentyne, sequential carbonylation took place accompanied with double annulation events to give a cyclohexanone‐fused lactam in excellent stereoselectivity.     

A Novel Reaction of 1,8‐Diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec‐7‐ene (DBU) or 1,5‐Diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non‐5‐ene (DBN) with Benzyl Halides in the Presence of Water

1,8‐Diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec‐7‐ene (DBU) reacted with benzyl halides in CH₂Cl₂/H₂O 1 : 1 (v/v) to afford a mixture of eleven‐membered cyclic amide 1 and seven‐membered cyclic amide 2 . When the reaction was carried out in EtOH/H₂O 1 : 1 (v/v), product 2 was obtained as the major product. 1,5‐Diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non‐5‐ene (DBN) gave the five‐membered cyclic amide 3 as the sole product under the same reaction conditions.     

Rational Design,Green Synthesis,and Initial Evaluation of a Series of Full‐Color Tunable Fluorescent Dyes Enabled by the Copper‐Catalyzed N‐Arylation of 6‐Phenyl Pyridazinones and Their Application in Cell Imaging

There is widespread interest in the application, optimization, and evolution of the transition‐metal‐catalyzed arylation of N‐heteroarenes to discover full‐color tunable fluorescent core frameworks. Inspired by the versatile roles of pyridazinone in organic synthesis and medicinal chemistry, herein, we report a simple and efficient copper‐catalyzed cross‐coupling reaction for the N‐functionalization of pyridazinones in neat water. To achieve the efficient conversion of pyridazinones and organic halides in aqueous phase, a series of copper‐salen complexes composed of different Schiff base ligands were investigated by rational design. A final choice of fine‐tuned hydrophilicity balanced with lipophilicity among the candidates was confirmed, which affords excellent activity towards the reaction of a wide range of pyridazinones and organic halides. More importantly, the products as N‐substituted pyridazinones were synthesized rationally by this methodology as full‐color tunable fluorescent agents (426–612 nm). The N2 position of pyridazinones was modified by different aryl group such as benzothiazole, N,N‐dimethylaniline, 3‐quinoline, 4‐isoquinoline and 2‐thiophene, resulting in a series of full‐color tunable fluorescent reagents. Meanwhile, the effects of electron‐donating and electron‐withdrawing groups of the 6‐substituted phenyl ring have also been investigated to optimize the fluorescent properties. These fluorescent core frameworks were studied in several cell lines as fluorescent dyes. Different colors from blue to red were observed by using fluorescence microscopy and confocal microscopy.     

Synthesis of [1,4]benzodioxino[2,3‐c and 2,3‐d]pyridazinones

Reaction of chloropyridazin‐3‐one 1, 5 and 10 with catechol in the presence of potassium carbonate gave the corresponding [1,4]benzodioxino[2,3‐e and/or 2,3‐d]pyridazinones 2, 7, 8 and 11 .     

有生物活性的哒嗪酮-氨基甲酸酯类衍生物的合成

氨基甲酸酯衍生物;有生物活性的哒嗪酮-氨基甲酸酯类衍生物的合成     

Synthesis of Novel Heterocyclic Compounds with Expected Antibacterial Activities from 4‐(4‐Bromophenyl)‐4‐oxobut‐2‐enoic Acid

This research describes the utility of 4‐(4‐bromophenyl)‐4‐oxobut‐2‐enoic acid as a key starting material for preparation of a novel series of aroylacrylic acids, pyridazinones, and furanones derivatives. These heterocyclic compounds were synthesized by reaction of 4‐(4‐bromophenyl)‐4‐oxobut‐2‐enoic acid with benzimidazole, ethyl glycinate hydrochloride, anthranilic acid and o‐phenylenediamine under Aza–Michael addition conditions. Every Aza–Michael adduct was allowed to react with haydrazine hydrate and acetic anhydride to form pyridazinones and furanones derivatives, respectively. In further step, some pyridazinones were allowed to react with ethyl acetoacetate, acetyl acetone, acetyl chloride, and aromatic aldehydes to form novel heterocylces. Finally, studying antibacterial activities of these compounds was performed.     

Total Synthesis of Talatisamine

Talatisamine ( 1 ) is a member of the C₁₉‐diterpenoid alkaloid family, and exhibits K⁺ channel inhibitory and antiarrhythmic activities. The formidable synthetic challenge that 1 presents is due to its highly oxidized and intricately fused hexacyclic 6/7/5/6/6/5‐membered‐ring structure (ABCDEF‐ring) with 12 contiguous stereocenters. Here we report an efficient synthetic route to 1 by the assembly of two structurally simple fragments, chiral 6/6‐membered AE‐ring 7 and aromatic 6‐membered D‐ring 6 . AE‐ring 7 was constructed from 2‐cyclohexenone ( 8 ) through fusing an N‐ethylpiperidine ring by a double Mannich reaction. After coupling 6 with 7 , an oxidative dearomatization/Diels–Alder reaction sequence generated fused pentacycle 4 b . The newly formed 6/6‐membered ring system was then stereospecifically reorganized into the 7/5‐membered BC‐ring of 3 via a Wagner–Meerwein rearrangement. Finally, Hg(OAc)₂ induced an oxidative aza‐Prins cyclization of 2 , thereby forging the remaining 5‐membered F‐ring. The total synthesis of 1 was thus accomplished by optimizing and orchestrating 33 transformations from 8 .     

Asymmetric Synthesis of Densely Functionalized Medium‐Ring Carbocycles and Lactones through Modular Assembly and Ring‐Closing Metathesis of Sulfoximine‐Substituted Trienes and Dienynes

An asymmetric synthesis of densely functionalized 7–11‐membered carbocycles and 9–11‐membered lactones has been developed. Its key steps are a modular assembly of sulfoximine‐substituted C‐ and O‐tethered trienes and C‐tethered dienynes and their Ru‐catalyzed ring‐closing diene and enyne metathesis (RCDEM and RCEYM). The synthesis of the C‐tethered trienes and dienynes includes the following steps: 1) hydroxyalkylation of enantiomerically pure titanated allylic sulfoximines with unsaturated aldehydes, 2) α‐lithiation of alkenylsulfoximines, 3) alkylation, hydroxy‐alkylation, formylation, and acylation of α‐lithioalkenylsulfoximines, and 4) addition of Grignard reagents to α‐formyl(acyl)alkenylsulfoximines. The sulfoximine group provided for high asymmetric induction in steps 1) and 4). RCDEM of the sulfoximine‐substituted trienes with the second‐generation Ru catalyst stereoselectively afforded the corresponding functionalized 7–11‐membered carbocyles. RCDEM of diastereomeric silyloxy‐substituted 1,6,12‐trienes revealed an interesting difference in reactivity. While the (R)‐diastereomer gave the 11‐membered carbocyle, the (S)‐diastereomer delivered in a cascade of cross metathesis and RCDEM 22‐membered macrocycles. RCDEM of cyclic trienes furnished bicyclic carbocycles with a bicyclo[7.4.0]tridecane and bicyclo[9.4.0]pentadecane skeleton. Selective transformations of the sulfoximine‐ and bissilyloxy‐substituted carbocycles were performed including deprotection, cross‐coupling reaction and reduction of the sulfoximine moiety. Esterification of a sulfoximine‐substituted homoallylic alcohol with unsaturated carboxylic acids gave the O‐tethered trienes, RCDEM of which yielded the sulfoximine‐substituted 9–11‐membered lactones. RCEYM of a sulfoximine‐substituted 1,7‐dien‐10‐yne showed an unprecedented dichotomy in ring formation depending on the Ru catalyst. While the second‐generation Ru catalyst gave the 9‐membered exo 1,3‐dienyl carbocycle, the first‐generation Ru catalyst furnished a truncated 9‐membered 1,3‐dieny carbocycle having one CH₂ unit less than the dienyne.     

Facile and convenient strategy towards synthesis of 4-substituted 2-aminothiazolo[4,5-d]pyridazinones

Convenient synthesis of 4-substituted 2-aminothiazolo[4,5-d]pyridazinones has been achieved in 12 steps with overall yield of 19% by employing Grignard reaction as the key step. The route utilizes well established thiazole ring formation followed by Grignard reaction to introduce substitution at 4-position effectively. In addition to the use of inexpensive chemicals, the present route first time gave access to the 4-substituted 2-aminothiazolo [4,5-d]pyridazinones with free amino group at C-2 position.     

Total Synthesis of Crotophorbolone

The complex ABC‐tricyclic structure of crotophorbolone, a derivative of the tigliane diterpenoids, was assembled by coupling of simple fragments. The six‐membered C‐ring fragment, having five contiguous stereocenters, was stereoselectively constructed from (R)‐carvone. After attachment of the five‐membered A‐ring through the π‐allyl Stille coupling reaction, the α‐alkoxy bridgehead radical reaction effected the endo‐cyclization of the seven‐membered B‐ring by forming the sterically congested bond at C9 and C10 stereospecifically and stereoselectively, respectively. Finally, the functional groups on the 5/7/6‐membered ring system were manipulated by rhodium‐catalyzed C2 olefin isomerization, C13 decarboxylative oxidation, and C4 hydroxylation, thus completing the first total synthesis of crotophorbolone.     

Reactivity comparison of five‐ and six‐membered cyclic carbonates with amines: Basic evaluation for synthesis of poly(hydroxyurethane)

The reaction of six‐ and five‐membered cyclic carbonates, 5‐(2‐propenyl)‐1,3‐dioxan‐2‐one ( 1 ) and 4‐(3‐butenyl)‐1,3‐dioxolan‐2‐one ( 2 ) with hexylamine and benzylamine was carried out in N,N‐dimethylacetamide at 30, 50, and 70 °C. The six‐membered cyclic carbonate 1 proceeded quantitatively with hexylamine at 30 °C for 24 h, while the five‐membered cyclic carbonate 2 converted in 34%. The reaction rate constants at 50 °C are evaluated as follows; 1.42 L/mol · h ( 1 with hexylamine) > 0.29 L/mol · h ( 1 with benzylamine) > 0.04 L/mol · h ( 2 with hexylamine) > 0.01 L/mol · h ( 2 with benzylamine). The activation energies in the reactions of 1 and 2 with hexylamine were estimated to be 10.1 and 24.6 kJ/mol, respectively. The ring‐strain energy was calculated by the semi‐empirical method using the PM3 Hamiltonian. The ring‐strain energy of the six‐membered cyclic carbonate was 2.86 kcal/mol larger than that of five‐membered one. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 39: 162–168, 2001     

A novel synthesis of 2-arylaminothiazolo[4,5-d]pyridazinones

The reaction of 5(4)-amino-4(5)-chloropyridazin-3(2H)-ones 1 (9 ) with methyl dithiocarbamates 2 gave 2-arylaminothiazolo[4,5-d]pyridazinones 3 (10 ). Treatment of 5(4)-alkylamino-4(5)-chloropyridazin-3(2H)-ones 5 (12 ) with 2 afforded the corresponding 2-aryliminothiazolo[4,5-d]pyridazinones 6 (13 ). Cyclization of 1a with phenylisothiocyanate produced 2-amino- and 2-iminothiazolo[4,5-d]pyridazinones 3a and 16 .     

Reactions of cyclic sulfur ylides with some carbonyl compounds

The reaction of a six‐membered sulfonium ylide 5 with aldehydes or ketones afforded the oxirane derivatives 6a–d as a mixture of cis and trans isomers in excellent yields. In addition, the same reactions, using five‐ or six‐membered cyclic oxosulfonium ylides 7 and 11 , gave the corresponding oxirane derivatives in good yields. Moreover, the reaction of 11 with two equimolar amounts of base and 4‐hexen‐3‐one afforded the cyclooctene oxide derivative 16 with high stereoselectivity in 59% yield via a sequential Michael–Michael‐type addition of the ylide and the resulting enolate ion followed by an intramolecular Corey–Chaykovsky reaction. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 13:216–222, 2002; Published online in Wiley Interscience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/hc.10022     

Ab initio Study of Mechanism of Cycloaddition Reaction between Germylene Silylene (H2GeSi:) and Acetone

The mechanism of the cycloaddition reaction between singlet germylene silylene (H₂GeSi:) and acetone has been investigated with CCSD(T)/6‐31G*//MP2/6‐31G* method. From the potential energy profile, we could predict that the reaction has two competitive dominant reaction channels. The present rule of this reaction is that the [2+2] cycloaddition reaction of the two (‐bonds in germylene silylene and acetone generates a four‐membered ring silylene with Ge. Because of the unsaturated property of Si atom in the four‐membered ring silylene with Ge, it could further react with acetone, resulting in the generation of a bis‐heterocyclic compound with Si and Ge. Simultaneously, the ring strain of the four‐membered ring silylene with Ge makes it isomerize to a twisted four‐membered ring product.     

Novel five‐membered ring formation by oxidative photocyclization of 4‐(2‐arylvinyl)benzo[a]quinolizinium salts

Oxidative photocyclization of 4‐(2‐arylvinyl)benzo[a]quinolizinium salts ( 6 ) gave five‐ or six‐mem‐bered rings depending on the aryl substituent. The olefins 6a and 6b with a phenyl or naphthyl substituent resulted in a normal six‐membered ring formation to afford 6a‐azoniapicene and 6a‐azoniabenzo[b]picene salts ( 7 and 8 ), respectively. In contrast, the photo‐reaction of pyridyl substituted derivative 6c resulted in novel five‐membered ring formation to yield 3b‐azonia‐5‐(2‐pyridyl)acephenanthrylene salt ( 10 ).     

Theoretical studies on the mechanism of formation of a heteropolycyclic germanic compound between dimethyl‐germylidene and ethylene

Mechanism of the cycloadditional reaction between singlet dimethyl‐germylidene (R1) and ethylene (R2) has been investigated with MP2/6‐31G* method, including geometry optimization and vibrational analysis for the involved stationary points on the potential energy surface. The energies of the different conformations are calculated by CCSD(T)//MP2/6‐31G* method. From the potential energy profile, it can be predicted that the dominant reaction pathway of the cycloadditional reaction of forming a heteropolycyclic germanic compound between singlet dimethyl‐germylidene and ethylene consists of three steps: (1) the two reactants (R1, R2) first form a three‐membered intermediate (INT1) through a barrier‐free exothermic reaction of 39.6 kJ/mol. (2) Three‐membered intermediate (INT1) isomerizes to an active four‐membered intermediate (INT2) via a transition state (TS2), for which the barrier is 50.1 kJ/mol. (3) Four‐membered intermediate (INT2) reacts further with ethylene (R2) to form a heteropolycyclic germanic compound (P3), which is also a barrier‐free exothermic reaction of 87.7 kJ/mol. This dominant reaction has an excellent selectivity and differs considerably from its competitive reactions in thermodynamic property and reaction rate. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2010     

Electrophilic substitution reaction of indole,part XXIV: Synthesis,characterization, and crystal structure of a novel heterocyclic compound

The reaction of indole with cyclohexanone in the presence of the Lewis acid, boron trifluoride diethyl etherate, resulted in the synthesis of a novel and interesting product ( 1 ) in addition to the bis(indolyl)methane system ( 2 ). The structure of this novel compound has been determined by NMR (¹H and ¹³C) and X‐ray crystal structure analysis. Compound 1 is a (1:2) addition reaction product of indole with cyclohexanone. The spiro six‐membered ring is in the classic chair conformation. An epoxide bridge at C‐4a/C‐10b and the two hydroxyl groups at C‐5a, C‐10a are all on the same side of the central five membered ring. J. Heterocyclic Chem., (2011).     

Facile Synthesis of 3(2H)‐Pyridazinones and 2(3H)‐Furanones of Anticipated Biological Activities

3‐Aroyl‐2‐arylpropionic acids 2a‐e were utilized to synthesize 3(2H)‐pyridazinones 3a‐e and 2(3H)‐furanones 6 through reaction with hydrazine hydrate and freshly distilled acetic anhydride, respectively, in the hope of obtaining new 3(2H)‐pyridazinones with no ulcerogenic side effect or with negligible general side effects as those currently used NSAID_S as well as biologically active 2(3H)‐furanones.     

Novel Pyridazine Fused Heterocyclic System: A New Route for the Synthesis of 2‐Alkyl/Aryl[1,3,4]Thiadiazole[2′,3′:2,3] Imidazo[4,5‐d]Pyridazin‐8(7H)‐One

A series of novel imidazo[2,1‐b][1,3,4]thiadiazole fused pyridazinones have been synthesized in moderate yields by the reaction of 2‐alkyl/arylimidazo[2,1‐b] [1,3,4]thiadiazole‐6‐carbohydrazides under Vilsmeier–Haack reaction conditions. This simple methodology has utility for the synthesis of various fused heterocyclic systems.