Synthesis and structures of 4,6-disubstituted 2-(5-methyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)-1,3,5-triazines

New 1,2,4-oxadiazolyl-1,3,5-triazines were synthesized from amidoximes derived from sym-triazine mononitriles. The structure of one of the resulting compounds was studied in detail by X-ray diffraction. __________ Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1845–1850, August, 2005.     

Synthesis of 3-methoxy-5-oxo-6-phenyl-5,6-dihydro-4H-isothiazolo[5,4-b]-1,4-thiazine 7,7-dioxide,the first representative of a new heterocyclic system

When treated with an excess of MeONa in DMF, 5-benzylsulfonyl-3-chloro-4-methoxycarbonylaminoisothiazole undergoes cyclization into 3-methoxy-5-oxo-6-phenyl-5,6-dihydro-4H-isothiazolo[5,4-b]-1,4-thiazine 7,7-dioxide, the first representative of a new heterocyclic system. The starting 5-benzylsulfonyl-3-chloro-4-methoxycarbonylaminoisothiazole was prepared by the reaction of 5-benzylsulfonyl-4-carbamoyl-3-chloroisothiazole with PhI(OAc)₂ in methanol.     

Functional polymers,XL. Syntheses of mono- and di(4-methoxy)benzotriazolesubstituted 2,4-dihydroxyaceto(or benzo)phenones

Eight benzotriazoles and (4-methoxy)benzotriazoles, mono- or di-substituted derivatives of 2,4-dihydroxyaceto(or benzo)phenone were synthesized by azo coupling of (4-methoxy)2-nitrobenzenediazonium chloride with 2,4-dihydroxyaceto(or benzo)phenone followed by reductive cyclization. Pure mono-substituted compounds were very difficult to prepare. Careful selection of thepH for the azo coupling and selection of the proper reagents for the reductive cyclization were essential. All compounds were characterized by their ultraviolet, infrared¹H and¹³C NMR spectra and their elemental analysis. These compounds have both the 2(2-hydroxyphenyl)2H-benzotriazole unit and a 2-hydroxyaceto(or benzo)phenone unit in the same molecule and are effective and useful ultraviolet absorbers.Dedicated to Prof. Dr.K. Komarek, Vienna, on the occasion of his 60^th birthday with best wishes.     

Cyanoacetylenes in reaction with benzimidazol-2-one

The reaction of 1-phenyl-2-cyanoacetylene and 4-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-pentynenitrile with benzimidazol-2-one was studied. The respective N,N-diadducts were obtained. It was shown that the addition of benzimidazol-2-one to the tertiary cyanoacetylenic alcohol catalyzed by bases is accompanied by intramolecular cyclization.Irkutsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 664033 Irkutsk. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1140–1443, June, 1992.     

Water as an efficient medium for the synthesis of tetrahydro-β-carbolines via Pictet-Spengler reactions

A mild and efficient protocol for the Pictet-Spengler reaction in water using an acid catalyst has been described. The condensation of tryptophan, tryptamine, and N_b-benzyl tryptophan with different aldehydes having both electron-withdrawing and -donating substituents in the presence of a catalytic amount of TFA in water furnished tetrahydro-β-carbolines in good isolated yields. A salient feature of the water mediated Pictet-Spengler reaction was the general trend observed during the condensation of Trp-OMe and aryl/aliphatic aldehydes furnishing diastereomeric mixtures with a preference for the cis-isomer.     

Reaction of alkenes with hydrogen peroxide and sodium iodide: a nonenzymatic biogenic-like approach to iodohydrins

An efficient protocol to synthesize iodohydrins from alkenes is presented. Reactions were conducted in aqueous media using safe and readily available sodium iodide (the most abundant form of the element), and a highly convenient oxidant such as hydrogen peroxide. Addition of a protic acid triggers a faster and efficient process, a role formally related to that played by haloperoxidase enzymes in naturally occurring transformations. The successful application of these conditions to multigram scale preparations and over natural products derivatives is also discussed.     

Three-component cyclization of hydroxylamino-substituted quinoline with reactive methylene compounds and formaldehyde: new method for the synthesis of 7-(isoxazolidin-2-yl)-6-fluoroquinolones

A one-step procedure was developed for the synthesis of new 6-fluoro-7-(isoxazolidin-2-yl)-4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinolines. The procedure is based on the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of the azomethine oxide and 1,1-disubstituted alkenes, which are generated in situ from 6-fluoro-7-hydroxylamino-4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acid and CH-active compounds (dialkyl malonates, ethyl acetoacetate), respectively, in the presence of formaldehyde at 100—120 °C.     

Optimized POCl3-assisted synthesis of 2-amino-1,3,4-thiadiazole/1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives as anti-influenza agents

Although recent decades have witnessed the synthesis of 1,3,4-thiadiazoles via phosphorus POCl₃-promoted cyclization reaction, simultaneous access to 2-amino-1,3,4-thiadiazole and 2-amino-1,3,4-oxadiazole analogs remains unexpected and elusive. Herein, a detailed regiocontrolled synthesis of 2-amino-1,3,4-thiadiazoles in good to high yields with good regioselectivities from readily available thiosemicarbazides using POCl₃ was disclosed. Meantime, to establish a comprehensive structure–activity relationship, 2-amino-1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives as single regioisomers were prepared via EDCI·HCl-triggered cyclization of the thiosemicarbazide intermediates. The in vitro anti-influenza assays proved that the selected compounds with the pyrazine/pyridine ring exhibited certain inhibitory activities against influenza A virus strains A/HK/68 (H3N2) and A/PR/8/34 (H1N1) in MDCK cells. Among them, N-(adamantan-1-yl)-5-(5-(azepan-1-yl)pyrazin-2-yl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-amine (4j) was the most active compound, and exhibited favorable activity with EC₅₀ values of 3.5 μM and 7.5 μM, respectively. In addition, the molecular docking results explained the reason why compound 4j had dual inhibitory activity and revealed the reasonable binding mode of this compound with the M2-S31N and M2-WT ion channels. This compound had the potential to be further developed as an anti-influenza drug.     

Synthesis and intramolecular recyclization of 2,2-dialkyl-6-chloro-4-hydroxymethyl-benzo[<Emphasis Type="Italic">f</Emphasis>]isoindolinium salts

The intramolecular cyclization of dialkyl(2-butynyl-4-hydroxy)[3-(p-chlorophenyl)propargyl]ammonium chlorides, catalyzed by aqueous KOH, was realized. It was shown that the obtained products — 2,2-dialkyl-6-chloro-4-hydroxymethylbenzo[f]isoindolinium chlorides — readily undergo recyclization under the action of a twofold molar amount of KOH in aqueous solution with heating with the formation of 4-dialkylaminomethyl-8-chloro-1,3-dihydronaphtho[1,2-c]furans. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 834–840, June, 2007.     

tert-Amino effect in heterocyclic chemistry. Synthesis of hydrogenated spiro derivatives of quinolines

A new method was developed for the one-step synthesis of spiro derivatives of fused quinolines by the reactions of ortho-amino derivatives of benzaldehyde with Meldrum"s acid, cyclohexane-1,3-dione, or N,N"-disubstituted barbituric acids.