Trifluoromethyl-containing pyrazolinyl (p-tolyl) sulfones: The synthesis and structure of promising antimicrobial agents

The regiospecific synthesis of a novel series of nine 4-phenyl- and 3-alkyl(aryl)-5-hydroxy-5-trifluoromethyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-1-tosylpyrazoles (pyrazolinyl p-tolyl sulfones), as well as their antimicrobial activity against yeast, such as fungi, bacteria, and alga are reported. The 1-p-tosyl-2-pyrazolines were obtained from the cyclocondensation reaction of 3-phenyl- and 4-alkyl(aryl)-1,1,1-trifluoro-4-alkoxy-3-alken-2-ones, [where alkyl = H, Me and aryl are -C₆H₅, 4-CH₃C₆H₄, 4-OCH₃C₆H₄, 4-FC₆H₄, 4-ClC₆H₄, 4-BrC₆H₄,] with p-tosylhydrazine in a yield of 58-92% when toluene was employed as solvent. The best activity was obtained when the structure possessed a 4-fluorophenyl substituent linked at the carbon-3 of the pyrazoline ring. Subsequently, the dehydration reaction of 3-(4-fluorophenyl) substituted 2-pyrazoline with thionyl chloride/pyridine in benzene as solvent furnished the corresponding 1H-pyrazole in only a moderate yield (49%).     

Enolethers. XX . Synthesis of azepino[4,5-b]quinoxalines and pyridopyrazino[2,3-d]azepines

1,6-Diethoxy-1,5-hexadiene-3,4-dione ( 1 ) reacts with primary amines 3 and ammonia respectively in a molar ratio of 1:1 to give mainly aminoalkyl- and small amounts of bis(aminoalkyl)-1,5-hexadiene-3,4-diones 4 and 2 , respectively. On heating in dichlorobenzene above 150° the mixtures of 2 and 4 cyclize to yield 1-alkyl-1H-azepine-4,5-diones 5 by elimination of ethanol or amine. 3H-3-Alkylazepino[4,5-b]-quinoxalines 7, 8, 10 and 12 are easily accessible by condensation of the diketones 5a and b with various substituted o-phenylenediamines 6, 9 and 3,3′,4,4′-tetraaminobiphenyl ( 11 ) in p-xylene or n-butanol. 8-Isopropylpyridopyrazino[2,3-d]azepines 14 were obtained by condensation of 5b with pyridinediamines 13 in p-xylene. The azepine-4,5-diones 5a-c can be hydrogenated selectively by sodium borohydride in ethanol at room temperature to give the azepin-4-ol-5-ones 15a-c .     

Synthesis of new halo-containing acetylenes and their application to the synthesis of azoles

The convenient synthesis of ten halo- and an isoxazole-containing acetylenes from the reaction of acetylenes with n-butyl lithium and subsequent reaction with an electrophile agent (ethyl trichloroacetate, ethyl dichloroacetate, trifluoroacetic anhydride, 3-methylisoxazol-5-carbonyl chloride, carbon tetrachloride and 1,1,1-trifluoro-4-ethoxy-3-buten-2-one) in moderated to good yields is reported. The application of 1,1,1-trichloro-4-phenyl-3-butyn-2-one on the synthesis of two azoles is also showed.     

Haloacetylated enol ethers. 5 [5]. Heterocyclic ring closure reactions of β-alkoxyvinyl dichloromethyl ketones with hydroxylamine

The β-alkoxyvinyl dichloromethyl ketones 1a-d are cyclocondensed with hydroxylamine hydrochloride in pyridine to afford the 5-hydroxy-5-dichloromethyl-4,5-dihydroisoxazoles 2a-d in good yield. The cyclo-condensation of compound 1c gave, together with 2c , 3-cyano-2-hydroxy-2-dichloromethyltetrahydrofuran 5c. The dehydratation of compounds 2a,b , derived from acyclic enol ethers, with concentrated sulfuric acid at 30°, led the corresponding 5-dichloromethylisoxazoles 3a,b. The dehydratation of compounds 2c,d , derived from cyclic enol ethers, with concentrated sulfuric acid at 30°, led the bicyclic 4,5-dihydroisoxazoles 4c,d , and at 55°, a competitive rearrangement reaction gives the 3-cyano-2-hydroxy-2-dichloromethyl-2H-pyran 5d.     

Haloacetylated enol ethers. 7 . Synthesis of 3-aryl-5-trihalomethylisoxazoles and 3-aryl-5-hydroxy-5-trihalomethyl-4,5-dihydroisoxazoles

β-Aryl-β-methoxyvinyl trihalomethyl ketones 1a-g, 2a-g [aryl = p-YC₆H₄ where Y= H, Me, OMe, F, Cl, Br, NO₂] are cyclocondensed with hydroxylamine hydrochloride to afford the 3-aryl-5-hydroxy-5-trihalomethyl-4,5-dihydroisoxazoles 3a-g, 4a-f in good yield. The dehydratation of compounds 3a-g with concentrated sulfuric acid, led the corresponding 3-aryl-5-trichloromethylisoxazoles 5a-g . An alternative one-pot procedure yields 3-aryl-5-trihalomethylisoxazoles 5,6a-g directly by cyclocondesation of 1,2a-g with hydroxylamine hydrochloride in the presence of an excess of concentrated hydrochloric acid.     

Efficient synthesis of 6-aryl-4-trifluoromethyl/ethoxycarbonyl-2H-pyran-2-ones through self-condensation of penta-2,4-dienenitriles

An efficient synthesis of two new series of 6-aryl-4-trifluoromethyl-2H-pyran-2-ones and 6-aryl-4-carboxyethyl-2H-pyran-2-ones, obtained through the self-condensation reaction of 5-aryl-5-methoxy-3-(trifluoromethyl)penta-2,4-dienenitriles 3 and ethyl 4-aryl-2-(cyanomethylene)-4-methoxybut-3-enoates 4 respectively, is reported. The self-condensation reaction of the enoates 4 was performed in water in the presence of hydrochloric acid whereas the self-condensation reaction of the penta-2,4-dienenitriles 3 required the use of zinc bromide and hydrochloric acid in order to give the respective 2H-pyran-2-ones. Products were obtained up to 97% yield.     

1H and 13C NMR Chemical Shifts and N-Substituent Effects of Some Unsymmetrically N,N-Disubstituted Acetamides

The ¹H and ¹³C NMR chemical shift assignments of a series of (E) - and (Z)-N,N-Dialkylacetamides [CH₃C(O)NR¹R², with R¹/R²=Me/Et (1), Me/n-Bu (2), Et/n-Bu (3), Et/t-Bu (4), Me/Hydrcxyethyl (5)., Et/Hydroxyethyl (6), Et/Acetylhydroxyethyl (7)] are reported. The ¹H chemical shifts for the N-substituents of the amides 1–7 recorded in benzene-d₆ and in chloroform-d₁ are in agreement with the Hatton and Richards (ASIS) and Paulsen-Todt models, respectively. The ¹³C chemical shifts for the N-substituents of compounds 1–3 were compared with data of the corresponding symmetrical amides, and the results can be explained by the reciprocal steric compression effect of one N-substituent on the other. The validity of this explanation is confirmed by ¹³C spin-lattice relaxation time (T₁) measurements.