Synthesis of 6H-pyrrolo[3',4':2,3][1,4]diazepino[6,7,1-hi]indole-8,10(7H,9H)-diones using 3-bromo-4-(indol-1-yl)maleimide scaffold

Series of 3-arylalkyl- or 3-alkylamino-4-(indol-1-yl)maleimides and bis(indol-1-yl)maleimides were synthesised. The cyclization of the 3-substituted 4-(indol-1-yl)maleimides under the action of acids resulted in the formation of diazepine[1,4] derivatives with indoline and maleimide nuclei annelated. These compounds readily produced the corresponding indolomaleimidodiazepines[1,4] after dehydrogenation.     

Synthesis of thiopheno-quinizarine derivatives

4,11-Dihydroxyanthra[2,3-b]thiophene-5,10-dione (thiophenoquinizarine) and its 3-methyl derivative were obtained by the cyclization of quinizarin-2-yl derivatives of mercaptoacetaldehyde or mercaptoacetone in acid medium. 4,11-Dimethoxy-and 4,11-dibutoxyanthra[2,3-b]thiophene-5,10-dione were synthesized by the alkylation of the hydroxyl group in the synthesized anthrathiophenes with dimethylformamide dimethylacetal or butyl iodide respectively. Radical bromination of 4,11-dimethoxy-3-methylanthra[2,3-b]thiophene-5,10-dione, depending on the amount of N-bromo-succinimide taken, leads to the formation of 3-bromomethyl-or 3-dibromomethyl-4,11-dimethoxy-anthra[2,3-b]thiophene-5,10-diones. The action of sodium acetate on the obtained bromo derivatives with subsequent hydrolysis of the intermediate acetates led to the synthesis of 3-hydroxymethyl-or 3-formyl-4,11-dimethoxy-anthra[2,3-b]thiophene-5,10-diones. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1478–1485, October, 2007.     

Indenyl and fluorenyl transition metal complexes : V. Study of reversible isomerization of η6- and η5-fluorenylchromium tricarbonyl anions by IR and PMR spectroscopy

IR and PMR spectroscopy was used to study the reversible isomerization of η⁶- and η⁵-fluorenylchromium tricarbonyl anions (I and II, respectively) in solutions. Consideration was given to the dependence of the equilibrium position and nature of the resulting particles on the type of cation (Li⁺, Na⁺, K⁺, Ph₃PCH₃⁺, n-Bu₄N⁺), the solvent and the presence of solvating cation additives (dicyclohexyl-18-crown-6 (IV), DMSO). The η⁵-isomer exists in THF solution as an equilibrium mixture of solvent-separated and contact ion pairs (SSIP and CIP, respectively), the cation in the latter being located near the oxygen atom of one of the carbonyl groups. The existence of such an equilibrium is also shown for the salts of the C₅H₅(CO)₃Cr^? anion. The dependence of the equilibrium constants for I ? II on the above factors was determined. For the K salt in THF solution at 28°C both IR and PMR spectroscopy gave fairly coincident values of K_eq equal to 7.15 and 7.35, respectively. IR spectroscopy was applied to the kinetic studies of the reversible isomerization of K salts of I and II at 0—28°C with and without crown ether IV. The process is shown to be entropy controlled. The equilibrium position is governed by the type of cation, the degree of its solvation and the temperature. The factors promoting the formation of SSIP's lead to the equilibrium being shifted towards I.     

Heterocyclic analogs of 5,12-naphthacenequinone 7*. Synthesis of naphtho-[2,3-f]isatin-5,10-dione derivatives

On chlorination of 4,11-dimethoxynaphtho[2,3-f]indole-5,10-dione with sulfuryl chloride in chloroform, its mono-, di-, and trichloro derivatives are formed depending on the conditions. Hydrolysis of the di- and trichloro derivatives gives a new polycondensed derivative of isatin, 4,11-dimethoxynaphtho-[2,3-f]isatin-5,10-dione. Its demethylation occurs effectively on extended heating with HBr in acetic acid and leads to 4,11-dihydroxynaphtho[2,3-f]isatin-5,10-dione (4,11-di-hydroxynaphtho[2,3-f]indole-2,3,5,10-tetraone). *For Communication 6 see [1]. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1532–1536, October, 2008.     

Heterocyclic analogs of 5,12-naphthacenequinone 8.* Synthesis of furano-anthraquinones

During the condensation of 2,3-dichloroquinizarine with methyl pivaloylacetate in the presence of potassium carbonate in dimethyl sulfoxide the main reaction products are derivatives of angular 3-pivaloylanthra[1,2-b]furan-2,6,11(3H)-trione (about 70%) and anthra[2,1-d][1,3]dioxole-6,11-dione (15%), whereas the yield of the targeted linear methyl 2-tert-butyl-4,11-dihydroxyanthra[2,3-b]furan-5,10-dione-3-carboxylate is only 2%. Methods are developed for modification of the obtained 3-pivaloylanthra[1,2-b]furan-2,6,11(3H)-trione, making it possible to use it for the synthesis of the tert-butyl derivatives of linear anthra[2,3-b]furan-5,10-dione or angular anthra[1,2-b]furan-6,11-dione. *For Communication 7 see [1]. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 191–202, February, 2009.     

Heterocyclic analogs of 5,12-naphthacenequinone. 2. Synthesis of 4,11-dihydroxynaphtho[2,3-f]indazole-5,10-dione and its n-methyl derivatives

On methylating 4,11-dimethoxynaphtho[2,3-f]indazole-5,10-dione with methyl iodide in the presence of base a mixture is formed of its 1-and 2-methyl derivatives. Demethylation of the methoxy groups of the starting material and of the products of its alkylation leads to the formation of 4,11-dihydroxynaphtho[2,3-f]indazole-5,10-dione (pyrazoloquinizarine) and its 1-and 2-methyl derivatives. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 691–696, May, 2006.     

Photoluminescent nematic liquid crystalline elastomer actuators

Nematic liquid crystalline elastomer (LCE) actuators possessing both photoluminescent (PL) and stimuli-responsive functions were fabricated and studied. PL-dyes (1-pyrenemethyl acrylate and 4-bromo-2,6-bis-(1?-methyl-benzimidazolyl) pyridine loaded with Eu(III) ion) were synthesised and characterised, and then the dyes were mixed with an acrylate side-on liquid crystalline monomer, a cross-linker and a photo-initiator. Through magnetic field alignment, well-defined LCE micropillar PL actuators were fabricated from the mixed samples by a method combining soft lithography and photo-polymerisation/photo-cross-linking. Microscopic observations indicated that the LCE micropillars showed reversible thermomechanical deformation at the nematic-to-isotropic transition temperature. During the reversible contraction and extension process, the LCE actuator containing 1-pyrenemethyl moieties showed stable photoluminescence, while for the LCE actuator doped with 4-bromo-2,6-bis-(1-methyl-benzimidazolyl)pyridine/Eu(III) complex, the PL emission was quenched at about 100°C, which was before the pillars contraction occurring at a higher temperature. When cooled down to room temperature, the contracted LCE micropillars recovered their original shape and the initial PL emission state. The micron-sized LCE actuators can be used for thermomechanical devices and machines with different PL functions at the same time.