2,3,4,9-Tetrahydro-1H-pyrido[3,4-b]indoles. II. Reversible transformation of 1-alkyl-2-(4,9-dihydro-3H-pyrido[3,4-b]indol-1-yl)cyclohexanol into 1-alkylidene-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-pyrido[3,4-b]indoles

Treatment of 2-(4,9-dihydro-3H-pyrido[3,4-b]indol-1-yl)-1-methylcyclohexanol ( 2a ) with acetic anhydride or methyl isocyanate gave 2-acetyl-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1-(6-oxoheptylidene)-1H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole ( 3 ) or 1,3,4,9-tetrahydro-N-methyl-1-(6-oxoheptylidene)-2H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole-2-carboxamide ( 4 ), respectively. Simpler analogues, 1-alkyl-4,9-dihydro-3H-pyrido[3,4-b]indoles, 7 , subjected to identical reaction conditions, gave 2-acetyl-1-alkylidene-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-pyrido[3,4-b]indoles 8 and 1,3,4,9-tetrahydro-N-methyl-1-alkyli-dene-2H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole-2-carboxamides 9 , respectively. A limited lanthanide shift reagent study to determine stereochemical assignments was also performed.     

Synthesis of pyridazino[4,5-b]indole derivatives from 2-(3-carboxy-1-methylindole)acetic acid anhydride

2-(3-Carboxy-1-methylindole)acetic acid anhydride ( 1 ) reacts with aryldiazonium salts to give 85–95% of the corresponding α-hydrazono anhydrides 2 . Treating 2 with boiling hydrazine hydrate in xylene, the respective 2-aryl-4-carbohydrazido-5-methyl-1-oxo-1,2-dihydro-5H/-pyridazino[4,5-b]indoles 3 were obtained (47–67%), and these compounds characterized as the respective benzylidene derivatives 4 . Compounds 2 react with amines (aniline, morpholine, piperidine) to give the respective 2-(3-carboxy-1-methylindole)aceta-mide 5 or the respective 2-aryl-4-carboxamido-5-methyl-5H-pyridazino[4,5-b]indole 6 , the product obtained depending on the structure of the aryl substituent. Boiling 2b (aryl = 4-chlorophenyl) with 5% sodium hydroxide gave (80%) 2-(3-carboxy-1-methylindole)acetic acid ( 7 ). Hydrolysis of 2b gave a mixture of 7 and 2-(3-carboxy-1-methylindolyl)-2-(4-chlorophenylhydrazono)acetic acid ( 8 ).     

Synthesis of Esters of 3-(2-Aminoethyl)-1H-indole-2-acetic Acid and 3-(2-aminoethyl)-1H-indole-2-malonic acid (= 2-[3-(2-aminoethyl)-1H-indol-2-yl]propanedioic acid) 4th communication on indoles,indolenines, and indolines

Alkyl 3-(2-aminoethyl)-1H-indole-2-acetates 6a and 6b are synthesized starting from methyl 1H-indole-2-acetate (2) via methyl 3-(2-nitroethenyl)-1H-indole-2-acetate (4) and the alkyl 3-(2-nitroethyl)-1H-indole-2-acetates 5a and (Scheme 1). Analogously, diisopropyl 3-(2-aminoethyl)-1H-indole-2-malonate 20b is obtained from diisopropyl 1H-indole-2-malonate 11c (Scheme 4). An alternative synthesis of 20a and 20b follows a route via 15–18 and the dialkyl 3-(2-azidoethyl)-1H-indole-2-malonates 19a and 19b , respectively (Scheme 3). The aminoethyl compounds 6a and 20a are easily transformed into lactams 7 and 21 , respectively. Procedures for the preparation of the indoles 2 and 11a and of the alkylating agent 14 are described. A tautomer 12 of 11a is isolated.     

Synthesis of 1H-[1,2]diazepino[4,5-b]indole derivatives

A synthesis of four 1H-[1,2]diazepino[4,5-b]indole derivatives and some preliminary information about their biological activity are presented. The starting materials were 2-ethoxycarbonylindoles and 2-ethoxy-carbonyl-3-formylindoles, la, b and 2a, b, respectively. 2-Ethoxycarbonyls la, b reacted with 1-dimethylamino-2-nitroethylene and -2-ethoxycarbonyl-3-formylindoles 2a, b in the presence of nitroalkanes (nitromethane or nitroethane) giving 3-(2-nitrovinyl)indoles 3a, b. Reduction of 3a, b yielded β-(2-oxoalkyl)indoles 4. On reaction with an excess of hydrazine hydrate, compounds 4 gave satisfactory yields of 5-oxo-1H-[1,2]diazepino[4,5-b]indoles 5.     

The synthesis of 11H-1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-b]pyridazino[4,5-b]indoles,11H-tetrazolo[4,5-b]pyridazino[4,5-b]indoles and 1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-f]-1,2,4-triazino[4,5-a]indoles

This paper describes the synthesis of the previously unknown 11H-1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-b]pyridazino[4,5-b]indoles (2) and 11H-tetrazolo[4,5-b]pyridazino[4,5-b]indoles (3) from 4-hydrazino-5H-pyridazino[4,5-b]indoles (1) , as well as the synthesis of 1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-f]-1,2,4-triazino-[4,5-a]indoles (10) from 2-indolecarbohydrazide (4) . Compounds 2 were obtained by acylation of compounds 1 , followed of thermal cyclization and compounds 3 by treating compounds 1 with nitrous acid. The reactions of compound 4 with formic acid or ethyl orthoformiate gave 1,2-dihydro-1-oxo-1,2,4-triazino[4,5-a]indole (6) . Treating this last compound with phosphorus oxychloride or phosphorus pentasulfide, followed by hydrazine, gave 1-hydrazino-1,2,4-triazino-[4,5-a]indole (9) . Acylation of this last compound, followed of cyclization gave compounds 10 . All the compounds were characterized by elemental analysis and ir and ¹H-nmr spectra.     

Condensation reactions of indole with acetophenones affording mixtures of 3,3-(1-phenylethane-1,1-diyl)bis(1H-indoles) and 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)-1-methyl-1,3-diphenylcyclopent[b]indoles

Condensation of indole 1a with eight acetophenones 8a–h in ethanolic HCl afforded the corresponding mixtures of condensation products: 3,3-(1-phenylethane-1,1-diyl)bis(1H-indoles) 11a–h (2:1 condensation of indole:acetophenone, –H₂O) and diastereomers of substituted 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)-1-methyl-1,3-diphenylcyclopent[b]indoles 12a–h and 13a–h (2:2 condensation of indole:acetophenone, –2H₂O). Each mixture was analyzed by ¹H NMR. The use of substituted electron-withdrawing acetophenones favored formation of 2:1 condensation products, whereas the use of substituted electron-donating acetophenones favored formation of 2:2 condensation products. Increased reaction temperature gave higher 2:2 condensation yields, but temperatures above 40?°C were unfavorable, giving complex, tarry mixtures.     

About the synthesis of [1,2]diazepinoindole derivatives from ethyl 2-(1-methylindole)acetate, 2-indole and 3-indoleacetohydrazones

The Vilsmeier-Haack reaction with ethyl 2-(1-methylindole)acetate and N,N-Dimethylamides/phosphorus oxychloride gave (65–85%) of ethyl 2-(3-acyl-1-methylindole)acetates 2 , which when boiled with hydrazine yielded about 90% of 4,5-dihydro-6-methyl-4-oxo-3H[1,2]diazepino[5,6-b]indoles 3. The attempted cyclization of 2-(1-methylindole)acetohydrazones 6 with acyl (acetyl and benzoyl) chlorides/triethylamine, to [1,2]diazepino[5,6-b]indole derivatives was fruitless and the bis(acyl)hydrazones 9 were obtained. Several transformations of 9 are reported. Similarly, the attempted cyclization of 3-indoleacetohydrazones 14 with acetyl chloride/triethylamine to [1,2]diazepino[4,5-b]indole derivatives was also fruitless and the bis(acyl)hydrazones 16 were again obtained.     

Synthesis of 1-(2-ethyl-3-indolyl)-1-(3-pyridyl)ethylene and related ellipticine analogues

Indole, 2-methylindole, and 3-etliylindole have been condensed with acetyl- and propionylpyridine, respectively. When propionylpyridine was used as the reactant, the product always was a 1-(pyridyl)-1-indoly[propylene. Condensation of 2-substituted indoles with 3-acetylpyridine gave similar products, whereas a similar condensation with 4-acetylpyridine gave 1,2-bis(3-indolyl)-1-(4-pyridyl)ethanes (e.g. 7a ). Condensation of unsubstituted indole with 3-or 4-acetylpyridine respectively, gave 1,1-bis(3-indolyl)-1-(pyridyl)ethanes (e.g. 6c ).     

Synthesis of pyrimidino[4,5-b][1,5]benzodiazepin-2-ones and pyrimidino[1,6-a]benzimidazol-1-ones from 4-ethoxycarbonylamino-1H-1,5-benzodiazpine-3-carbonitrile via 4-(2-aminoanilino)pyrimidin-2(1H)-one-5-carbonitriles

Reactions of 4-ethoxycarbonylamino-1H-1,5-benzodiazepine-3-carbonitrile (2) with aliphatic primary amines gave 1-substituted 4-(2-aminoanilino)pyrimidin-2(1H)-one-5-carbonitriles 3. Analogous reactions of 2 with aromatic primary amines afforded 2-(2′-anilino-1′-cyanovinyl)benzimidazoles 5 and 6. Upon treatment with triethylamine, 3 underwent intramolecular cyclization to give 3-substituted 5-aminopyrimidino[4,5-b]-[1,5]benzodiazepin-2(3H,11H)-ones 8 . Heating of 3 with p-toluenesulfonic acid in ethanol gave 2-substituted pyrimidino[1,6-a]benzimidazol-1(2H)one-4-carbonitriles 9 . Reactions of 2 with hydrazines were also described. Mechanistic pathways are proposed to account for the products.     

A modified bischler-napieralski reaction. Synthesis of 2,3,4,9- tetrahydro-1H-pyrido[3,4-B]indole derivatives and their base-catalyzed transformation to N-acetyl-N-[2-[1 -acetyl-2-[1 -(acetyloxy)-1-propenyl]- 1H-indol-3-yl]ethyl]acetamides

The treatment of N-[2-(1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl]alkanamide, 1 (1), with phosphorus oxychloride under controlled conditions gave l-alkyl-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-pyrido[3,4-b]indol-1-ol, 2 . The reaction of 2 with acetic anhydride or with methyl isocyanate at room temperature resulted in the formation of amido carbinol 3 and urea carbinol 7, respectively. The former was transformed into amido ester 4 by boiling acetic anhydride. When the reaction of 3 with acetic anhydride was carried out in the presence of excess triethylamine at 105°, C-N bond cleavage of the tetrahydropyridine ring took place with concurrent bis(N-acetylation) to give the enol ester derivative 5 . The structures of all compounds are consistent with chemical and spectral evidence.     

Synthesis and characterization of novel 2-(1-benzyl-3-[4-fluorophenyl]-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-7-fluoro-4H-chromen-4-one derivatives

Novel 1-benzyl-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carbaldehydes 3a to 3e were synthesized via Vilsmeier-Haack reaction of the appropriate 1-benzyl-2-(1-(4-fluorophenyl)ethylidene)hydrazines, derived from 4-fluoroacetophenone 1 with substituted 2-benzylhydrazines 2a to 2e . The base catalyzed condensation of 1-benzyl-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carbaldehydes 3a to 3e with 1-(4-fluoro-2-hydroxyphenyl)ethanone 4 gave (E)-3-(1-benzyl-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-1-(4-fluoro-2-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-ones 5a to 5e . On cyclization with dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)/I₂, compounds 5a to 5e gave 2-(1-benzyl-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-7-fluoro-4H-chromen-4-ones 6a to 6e . Structures of all novel compounds were confirmed by infrared (IR), proton nuclear magnetic resonance (¹H NMR), carbon nuclear magnetic resonance (¹³C NMR), and mass spectral data. All the synthesized compounds were screened for their antibacterial activities.     

Synthesis of 1-[3-methyl-2(3H)-benzazolon-5- or 6-yl]-4-{4-[cis-2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-(1H-imidazol-1-yl-methyl)-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl]methyleneoxyphenyl}piperazines

Reactions of 3-methyl-6-[4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-piperazinyl]-2(3H)-benzoxazolone, 3-methyl-6-[4-(4-hydroxy-phenyl)-1-piperazinyl]-2(3H)-benzothiazolone and 1,3-dimethyl-5-[4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-piperazinyl]-2(3H)-benzimidazolone with cis-{[2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl) -2-(1H-imidazol-1-ylmethyl)]-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl}methyl meth-anesulfonate in the presence of sodium hydride furnish the title compounds.     

2-[3-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl]furo[3,2-b]pyrroles: synthesis and reactions

The synthesis and reactions of methyl 2-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4H-furo[3,2-b]pyrrole-5-carboxylate (1a) are described. Upon reaction with methyl iodide, benzyl chloride, or acetic anhydride, this compound gave N-substituted products 1b-d. By hydrolysis of compounds 1a-c, the corresponding acids 2a-c were formed, or by reaction with hydrazine-hydrate, the corresponding carbohydrazides 3a-c were formed. By heating 2-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenly]-4H-furo[3,2-b]pyrrole-5-carboxylic acid (2a) in acetic anhydride, 4-acetyl-2-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]furo[3,2-b]pyrrole (4) was formed. By hydrolysis of 4, 2-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4H-furo[3,2-b]pyrrole (5a) was formed, and reactions with methyl iodide or benzyl chloride gave N-substituted products 5b-c. The reaction of 4 with dimethyl butynedioate gave substituted benzo[b]furan 6. Compound 3a reacted with triethyl orthoesters giving 7a-c, which afforded with phosphorus (V) sulphide the corresponding thiones 8a-c. The thiones 8a-c reacted with hydrazine hydrate to form hydrazine derivatives 9a-c. The reaction of triethyl orthoformiate with compounds 9a-c led to furo[2′,3′: 4,5]pyrrolo[1,2-d][1,2,4]triazolo[3,4-f][1,2,4]triazines 10a-c. Hydrazones 11a-c were formed from 3a-c and 5-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]furan-2-carboxaldehyde. The effect of microwave irradiation on some condensation reactions was compared with “classical” conditions. The results showed that microwave irradiation shortens the reaction time while affording comparable yields.     

Synthesis of 1-methyl-7-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrido[2,3-c][1,2]thiazin-4(3H)-one 2,2-dioxide

The reaction of methyl 2-bromo-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3-pyridinecarboxylate ( 1 ) with methanesulfonamide gave methyl 2-[(methylsulfonyl)amino]-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3-pyridine-carboxylate ( 2 ). Alkylation of compound 2 with methyl iodide followed by cyclization of the resulting methyl 2-[methyl(methylsulfonyl)amino]-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3-pyridinecarboxylate ( 3 ) yielded 1-methyl-7-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrido[2,3-c][1,2]thiazin-4(3H)-one 2,2-dioxide ( 4 ). The reaction of compound 4 with α,2,4-trichlorotoluene, methyl bromopropionate, methyl iodide, 3-trifluoromethylphenyl isocyanate, phenyl isocyanate and 2,4-dichloro-5-(2-propynyloxy)phenyl isothiocyanate gave, respectively, 4-[(2,4-dichlorophenyl)methoxy]-1-methyl-7-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrido[2,3-c][1,2]thiazine 2,2-dioxide ( 5 ), methyl 2-[[1-methyl-2,2-dioxido-7-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrido[2,3-c][1,2]thiazin-4-yl]oxy]propanoate ( 6 ), 1,3,3-trimethyl-7-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrido[2,3-c][1,2]thiazin-4(3H)-one 2,2-dioxide ( 7 ), 4-hydroxy-1-methyl-7-(trifluoromethyl)-N-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1H-pyrido[2,3-c][1,2]thiazine-3-carboxamide 2,2-dioxide ( 8 ), 4-hydroxy-1-methyl-7-(trifluoromethyl)-N-phenyl-1H-pyrido[2,3-c][1,2]thiazine-3-carboxamide 2,2-dioxide ( 9 ) and N-[2,4-dichloro-5-(2-propynyloxy)phenyl]-4-hydroxy-1-methyl-7-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrido[2,3-c][1,2] thiazine-3-carboxamide 2,2-dioxide ( 10 ).     

Synthetic approaches towards bisspiro[naphthalene-2(1H),3′-(3H)pyrazol]-1-one-containing compounds

1,3-Dipolar cycloaddition reaction of bis{[4-(3,4-dihydro-(2H)-naphthalen-1-oxo-2-yl)methyl-idenephenyl]oxy}alkanes with nitrilimines (generated in situ by triethylamine dehydrohalogenation of the corresponding hydrazonoyl chlorides) in refluxing dry benzene afforded a mixture of monocycloadduct and dicycloadduct products in high regioselectivity. On the other hand, reaction of bis{[2-(3,4-dihydro-(2H)-naphthalen-1-oxo-2-yl)methylidenephenyl]oxy}alkanes with nitrilimines gave the corresponding dicycloadducts as the only isolable regioisomers.     

Rearrangement of ethyl 2-(3-amino-4-pyridinyl)hydrazinecarboxylate hydrochloride to 1-amino-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridin-2(3H)one hydrochloride

In a study of the synthesis (unsuccessful) of pyrido[3,4-e]-as-triazino-3 (4H)one (6) , the acidification of 2-(3-amino-4-pyridyl)hydrazinecarboxylate hydrochloride (8) unexpectedly gave 1-amino-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridin-2(3H) one hydrochloride (10). The isolation and characterization of 10 has been described.     

One-step synthesis of 5-acetyl-2-amino-4-aryl-3-cyano-4H-pyrano[3,2-b]indoles. Molecular and crystal structure of 5-acetyl-2-amino-4-(4"-chloro-3"-nitrophenyl)-3-cyano-4H-pyrano[3,2-b]indole

A one-step procedure was developed for the synthesis of 5-acetyl-2-amino-4-aryl-3-cyano-4H-pyrano[3,2-b]indoles involving the three-component reaction of 1-acetylindol-3(2H)-one with aromatic aldehydes and malononitrile in ethanol in the presence of triethylamine as the catalyst. The structure of 5-acetyl-2-amino-4-(4"-chloro-3"-nitrophenyl)-3-cyano-4H-pyrano[3,2-b]indole was established by X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Benzyne-mediated rearrangement of 3-(2-pyridyl)-1,2,4-triazines into 10-(1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)pyrido[1,2-a]indoles

The reaction between 5-R-6-R¹-3-(2-pyridyl)-1,2,4-triazines and benzyne generated in situ in toluene under reflux results in the formation of 10-(1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)pyrido[1,2-a]indoles 3 in up to 60% yields instead of the expected 3-R-4-R¹-1-(2-pyridyl)isoquinolines 2. The crystal structure of product 3c and the proposed mechanism for the formation of 3 are reported.     

Diels-alder reaction of (E)-4-(2-nitroethenyl)-1H-imidazoles and methyl (E)-3-(1-imidazol-4-yl)propenoates

Diels-Alder reaction of methyl (E)-3-(1H-imidazol-4-yl)propenoates 2, 3a-c and (E)4-(2-nitroethenyl)-1H-imidazoles 3d,e with 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene, cyclopentadiene, and cyclohexa-1,3-diene gave the corresponding cycloadducts 6–9 .     

Efficient Synthesis of 6-(1H-1,2,4-Triazol-1-yl)-thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)-ones via an Iminophosphorane

Ethyl 2-amino-4-methyl-5-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)thiophene-3-carboxylate 2, obtained from Gewald reaction of 1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)acetone 1 with ethyl cyanoacetate and sulfur, was transferred into iminophosphorane 3. Further reaction of 3 with aromatic isocyanates gave carbodiimides 4, which were treated subsequently with a secondary amine to give 6-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)-ones 6 in good yields in the presence of a catalytic amount of sodium ethoxide.