The synthesis and transition temperatures of ester derivatives of 2-fluoro-4-hydroxy- and 3-fluoro-4-hydroxybenzonitriles also incorporating aliphatic ring systems

The synthesis and liquid-crystal transition temperatures of forty ester derivatives of 2-fluoro-4-hydroxybenzonitrile and 3-fluoro-4-hydroxybenzonitrile are reported. The esters contain the trans-1,4-disubstituted cyclohexane or the 1,4-disubstituted bicyclo[2.2.2]octane rings (some contain an additional phenyl ring). Many of the novel F-substituted esters exhibit substantially higher nematic-isotropic transition temperatures than the corresponding unsubstituted esters. The order of clearing points of these laterally substiuted esters differing only in the presence of a benzene ring and the above-mentioned rings id established.     

A GENERAL METHOD TO POLYSUBSTITUTED 4-CYANO-4-PHENYLSULFONYLBUTYRIC ESTERS

Polysubstituted 4-cyano-4-phenylsulfonylbutyric esters are prepared by the addition of bromoacetate to 1-cyano-1-phenylsulfonyl alkenes mediated by Zn/Cp₂TiCl₂(cat.) at room temperature in good to high yield.     

Synthesis of 6-amino-4-aryl-5-cyano-3-(3-cyanopyridin-2-ylthiomethyl)-2,4-dihydropyrano[2,3-c]pyrazoles and their hydrogenated analogs. Molecular structure of 6-amino-5-cyano-3-(3-cyano-4,6-dimethylpyridin-2-ylthiomethyl)-4-(2-nitrophenyl)-2,4-dihydropyrano[2,3-c]pyrazole

Substituted 3-hydroxypyrazoles, which were prepared based on ethyl esters of substituted 4-(pyridin-2-ylthio)- or 4-(1,4-dihydropyridin-2-ylthio)acetoacetic acids and hydrazine hydrate, were used in the synthesis of 6-amino-4-aryl-5-cyano-3-(pyridin-2-ylthiomethyl)-2,4-dihydropyrano[2,3-c]pyrazoles. The molecular and crystal structure of 6-amino-5-cyano-3-(3-cyano-4,6-dimethylpyridin-2-ylthiomethyl)-4-(2-nitrophenyl)-2,4-dihydropyrano[2,3-c]pyrazole was established by X-ray diffraction analysis.     

An efficient multi-component synthesis of (2-amino-3-cyano-4H-chromen-4-yl) phosphonic acid diethyl ester

(2-Amino-3-cyano-4H-chromen-4-yl) phosphonic acid diethyl esters are prepared via a single-step multi-component reaction of structurally diverse salicylaldehydes with malononitrile and triethyl phosphite using a catalytic amount of potassium phosphate in ethanol at ambient temperature. Use of potassium phosphate as an inexpensive catalyst makes the protocol more economical. Mild reaction conditions, simple work-up procedure are the added advantages of the present method.     

Synthesis of 6′-carbamoylmethylthio-5′-cyano-1′,4′-dihydro-3,4′-bipyridine-3′-carboxylic and 6′-carbamoylmethylthio-5′-cyano-1′,4′-dihydro-4,4′-bipyridine-3′-carboxylic esters and investigation of their stability. 2. Esters of 6′-carbamoylmethyl-thio-5′-cyano-1′,4′-dihydro-4,4′-bipyridine-3-carboxylic acids

The stability of solutions of esters of 6′-carbamoylmethylthio-5′-cyano-2′-methyl-1′,4′-dihydro-4,4′-bipyridine-3′-carboxylic acids was investigated by HPLC. The corresponding esters of 6′-carbamoylmethylthio-5′-cyano-4,4′-bipyridine-3′-carboxylic acids,esters of 8-cyano-5-methyl-3-oxo-7-(4-pyridyl)-2,3-dihydro-7H-thiazolo-[3,2-a]pyridine-6-carboxylic acids, methyl 3-amino-2-carbamoyl-6-methyl-4-(4-pyridyl)-4,7-dihydrothieno[2,3-b]pyridine-5-carboxylate, and methyl 3-amino-2-carbamoyl-6-methyl-4-(4-pyridyl)-thieno[2,3-b]pyridine-5-carboxylate were synthesized as standard compounds (typical impurities). Analysis by HPLC was realized under the conditions of reverse-phase chromatography. It was established that solutions of the investigated compounds (with mixtures of acetonitrile with phosphate buffer, having pH values of not less than 3 and not more than 5, as solvents) are stable for one month when the solutions are stored in a place protected against light. It is also necessary to use chromatographic systems in which the aqueous components have pH 3–5 during determination of the purity of the esters of 6′-carbamoylmethylthio-5′-cyano-2′-methyl-1′,4′-dihydro-4, 4′-bipyridine-3′-carboxylic acid by HPLC in order to separate the analyzed sorbates and their typical impurities more completely. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 841–848, June, 2007.     

Photopolymerization studies of alkyl and aryl ester derivatives of ethyl α-hydroxymethylacrylate

Several new benzoate ester derivatives of ethyl α-hydroxymethylacrylate were synthesized using phase transfer catalysis and found to display unexpectedly rapid photopolymerization; i.e., from 2 to 8 times faster than MMA. New derivatives described here include the 4-fluoro-, 4-trifluoromethyl-, 4-methyl-, 2-hydroxy-, 4-nitro-, 4-methoxy-, 4-cyano-, and 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoate esters along with the parent benzoate ester. Relative reactivities of these monomers in photopolymerizations were compared with those of the nonaromatic formate, acetate, hexanoate, and stearate derivatives. Reactivities of the nonaromatic ester derivatives increased with the length of the side chain while for the more reactive aromatic esters, rates increased in the order 4-methyl-, 4-fluoro- and benzoate < 4-trifluoromethyl- and 2-hydroxy- < 4-cyano- < 4-methoxy- < 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoate. T_gs of the benzoate polymers ranged from 125°C for the 4-fluoro to 163°C for the 4-cyanobenzoate while those of the alkyl ester derivatives ranged from 15 to 78°C. Number average molecular weights of photoinitiated polymers (ca 10,000–20,000) were lower than those found for bulk and solution polymers (20,000—708,000) consistent with higher radical concentrations from photoinitiation. These materials greatly expand the number of candidates available for rapid photocure in thin film and coating applications, especially because their physical properties are those of linear rather than highly crosslinked structures formed from multifunctional systems. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Facile Synthesis of Nicotinic Acid Derivatives with Unsymmetrical Substitution Patterns

Abstract

Two novel methods for synthesis of nicotinic acid derivatives with unsymmetrical substitution patterns were presented via ketene dithioacetals. The ketene N,S-acetals 2 reacted with β-ketoesters or β-cyanoesters to give 4-amino-5-cyano-2-alkyl-6-methylthio-nicotinic acid derivatives 3 or 2,4-diamino-5-cyano-6-methylthio-nicotinic acid ethyl ester 4. However, 6-amino-5-cyano-2-alkyl-4-methylthio-nicotinic acid esters 6 were obtained by the reaction of the ketene dithioacetals 1 and β-amino-crotonates.     

Some novel liquid crystalline derivatives of 4-carboxyphthalimide

A series of novel esters of 4-carboxyphthalimides has been prepared. Differential scanning calorimetry and polarizing optical microscopy studies reveal that N-substituted 4-cholesteryloxycarboxyphthalimides exhibit a chiral nematic (cholesteric) phase in the range 120-205°C. Unexpectedly, esters containing well-known mesogenic groups such as 4-cyano- or 4-methoxy-phenyl do not form liquid crystal phases.     

Synthesis and Photoisomerization of 3-Cyano-6,6-dimethyl-4-(4-nitrophenylvinyl)-5,6-dihydropyran-2-one

The condensation of 4-nitrobenzaldehyde with 3-cyano-4,6,6-trimethyl-5,6-dihydropyran-2-one leads to the formation of a crotonization product and a compound of the Michael adduct type. The main product of the photochemical conversion of (E)-3-cyano-6,6-dimethyl-4-(4-nitrophenylvinyl)-5,6-dihydropyran-2-one is the Z-isomer. Investigation of the photoisomerization of 3-cyano-6,6-dimethyl-4-(4-nitrophenylvinyl)-5,6-dihydropyran-2-one by the semiempirical AM1 method showed that in the ground state the E-isomer was thermodynamically more stable than the E-isomer. E-Z-photoisomerization is effected most probably through the lowest excited singlet state S₁.     

Synthesis of stereoisomeric 1,3-dimethyl- and 1,2,5-trimethyl-4-acyl(benzoyl)-4-piperidinols

In order to synthesize stereoisometric 4-acyl(benzoyl)-1, 3-dimethyl and-1, 2, 5-trimethyl-4-piperidinols, the reaction of the geometrical isomers of 4-cyano-1, 3-dimethyl- and -1, 2, 5-trimethyl-4-piperidinols and the amines and imidic esters corresponding to them with some alkyl- and arylmagnesium halides, leading to the corresponding isomeric piperidinic -ketols, has been studied. The dependence of the reactivity of the geometrical isomers of the compounds studied on the spatial orientation of their functional groups has been shown.     

Synthesis of 4-thiocarbamoyl-5-aminopyrazoles

Aryl and t-butylhydrazines react with 2-cyano-3-ethoxythiocrotonamide affording 2-cyano-3-aryl-t-butylhy-drazinothiocrotonamides. These intermediates can be easily cyclized to 4-thiocarbamoyl-5-aminopyrazoles by heating a few minutes in a strong base. Alkylhydrazines react with 2-cyano-3-ethoxythiocrotonamide yielding directly a mixture of the cyclized compounds 4-cyano-5-aminopyrazoles and 4-thiocarbamoyl-5-aminopyr-azoles.     

Synthesis and investigation of the stability of esters of 6′-carbamoylmethylthio-5′-cyano-1′,4′-dihydro-3,4′-and-4,4′-bipyridine-3′-carboxylic acids 1. Esters of 6′-carbamoylmethylthio-5′-cyano-1′,4′-dihydro-3,4′-bipyridine-3′-carboxylic acids

Esters of 6′-carbamoylmethylthio-5′-cyano-1′,4′-dihydro-3,4′-bipyridine-3′-carboxylic acids are obtained by the alkylation of piperidinium 3′-alkoxycarbonyl-5′-cyano-1′,4′-dihydro-3,4′-bipyridine-6′-thiolates with iodoacetamide. For an HPLC study of the stability of solutions of the abovementioned 1,4-dihydrobipyridines (solution pH 2.3–9.0) the appropriate esters of 6′-carbamoylmethylthio-5′-cyano-3,4′-bipyridine-3′-carboxylic acids and esters of 8-cyano-5-methyl(or phenyl)-3-oxo-7-pyridin-3-yl-2,3-dihydro-7H-thiazolo[3,2-a]pyridine-6-carboxylic acids were synthesized as reference compounds. Analysis by HPLC was carried out under conditions of reverse-phase chromatography. It was shown that solutions of the investigated compounds in a mixture of acetonitrile and phosphate buffer (pH 3.0–5.0) were stable for 1 month on storage protected from light. Under the action of light in all the solutions investigated irrespective of pH the formation occurs of the corresponding esters of 6′-carbamoylmethylthio-5′-cyano-3,4′-bipyridine-3′-carboxylic acids. The presence of esters of 8-cyano-5-methyl(or phenyl)-3-oxo-7-pyridin-3-yl-2,3-dihydro-7H-thiazolo[3,2-a]pyridine-6-carboxylic acids (no more than 4%) was detected only in 0.1% solutions of phosphoric acid (pH 2.3) under conditions of storage of the latter protected from light. A series of as yet unidentified products was detected in solutions of pH 7.0–9.0. Dedicated to E. Lukevics on his 70th birthday __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 59–68, January, 2007.     

Studies on heterocyclic enamines: New syntheses of 4H-pyranes,pyranopyrazoles and pyranopyrimidines

The behaviour of several 2-amino-3-cyano-4H-pyran derivatives toward a variety of nucleophilic reagents is reported.     

Reaction of 2,6-dibutylaminohepta-2,5-dien-4-one with malononitrile

Malononitrile reacted with the title compound to give 6-amino-5-cyano-2-(3,3-dicyano-2-methylallylidene-4-methyl-2H-pyran (3). Treatment of 3 with hot 80% sulfuric acid yielded 4,7-dimethyl-56-hydroxy-2(1H)quinolone. With concentrated aqueous sodium hydroxide, 3 gave 5-amino-3,6-dicyano-4,7-dimethyl-2(1H)quinolone and 5-amino-6-carbamoyl-3-cyano-4,7-dimethyl-2(1H)quinolone. The reaction of 3 with hydrochloric in acetic acid gave a mixture of 6-amino-3,7-dicyano-2,8-dimethyl-4-quinolizone and 3-cyano-4-methyl-6-(3,3-dicyano-2-methylallyl)-2-pyrone. Compound 3 also reacted with methylamine, butylamine and piperidine to give 8-amino-5-cyano-4-methyl-2-pyridone, 6-bulylamino-5-cyano-4-methyl-2-pyridone and 5-eyano-4-methyl-6-piperidino-2-pyridone respectively.     

Study of the tautomerism of 4-cyano-3-thiophanone and 4-cyano-5-methyltetrahydro-3-furanone

The Meyer equation is satisfied for the 4-cyano-3-thiophanone-4-cyano-5-methyltetra-hydro-3-furanone pair in acetonitrile, alcohols, and aqueous dioxane. The Meyer equation is not satisfied for 4-cyano-3-thiophanone and 4-cyano-5-methyltetrahydro-3-furanone paired with-dicarbonyl compounds in acetonitrile, alcohols, and aqueous dioxane.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 12, pp. 1620–1625, December, 1971.     

Structure of 4-[4-(Dimethylamino)-Phenylazo] Benzeneboronic Acid and Its Cyclic Esters with D-Glucose: A Computational Study

We present results from a computational study of 4-[4-(dimethylamino)-phenylazo] benzene boronic acid (DABBA) (the 4'-boronic acid isomer of the aminoazobenzene dye N,N-dimethylaminoazobenzene) and its associated anion, as well as, several cyclic esters formed from these azoborates and various conformers of D-glucose. Azo dyes that also contain one or more boronic acid functional groups are of practical importance in the development of chemical sensors for saccharide recognition because of their ability to induce a visible color change upon binding. The lowest-energy DABBA:D-glucose esters found in this investigation consistently involved at least one of the exocyclic hydroxymethyl groups on the D-glucose moiety rather than vicinal cis or trans diol arrangements of hydroxyl groups on the ring.     

Preparative synthesis of 3-cyano-4-difluoromethyl- and 3-cyano-4-trifluoromethyl-2(1H)-pyridones

An efficient procedure for the synthesis of 3-cyano-4-difluoromethyl- and 3-cyano-4-trifluoromethyl-2(1H)-pyridones was developed. The structure of one of the resulting compounds was established by X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Gas chromatography of homologous esters : XXVIII. Retention increments of aliphatic C1---C18n-alkyl esters of butanoic acid and its monochloro derivatives on SE-30 and OV-351 capillary columns

The retention behaviour of C₁---C₁₈n-alkyl esters of butanoic 2-, 3- and 4-chlorobutanoic acids was examined isothermally at several temperatures on SE-30 and OV-351 capillary columns. Retention increments showing the effects of each position of chlorine substitution are presented. The considerable enhancement of terminal chlorine substitution is discussed together with the corresponding behaviour of the monochloropropanoate esters.     

Synthesis of ribonucleosides of 4(5)-cyano-5(4)-methylimidazole and related 4-substituted-5-methylimidazole ribosides

4-Cyano-1-(2,3,5-tri-O-acetyl-β-D-ribofuranosyl)-5-methylimidazole ( 4 ) and its corresponding 5-cyano-4-methyl substituted isomer ( 5 ) have been obtained by ribosylation of 4(5)-cyano-5(4)-methylimidazole ( 3 ) via the mercuric cyanide method or by ribosylation of the trimethylsilyl derivative of 3 . Treatment of 4 with methanolic ammonia, ammonium chloride in liquid ammonia and potassium hydrosulfide provided 4-cyano-1-β-D-ribofuranosyl-5-methylimidazole ( 6 ), 1-β-D-ribofuranosyl-5-methylimidazole-4-carboxamide ( 2 ) and 1-β-D-ribofuranosyl-5-methylimidazole-4-thiocarboxamide ( 11 ) respectively. Reaction of 6 with hydroxylamine afforded the corresponding 4-carboxamidoxime substituted nucleoside ( 13 ) which on catalytic reduction in the presence of ammonium chloride, was transformed into 1-β-D-ribofuranosyl-5-methylimidazole-4-carboxamidine ( 14 ) as hydrochloride salt.     

Synthesis of 1-Aryl-1H-pyrazolecarbonitriles and related derivatives

The synthesis of 1-aryl-5-cyano-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylic acid, ethyl esters 1 is described. Subsequent chemistry led to relatively simple and unique pyrazole derivatives. Most important of these are 1-aryl-5-(aminocarbonyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylic acids 2, which are chemical hybridizing agents in wheat and barley. The regioselective hydrolysis of 1-(3-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazole-4,5-dicarboxylic acid, dimethyl ester (7b) and subsequent chemistry is also described.