| Abstract: | Ammonolysis of the methyl esters of trans- -(3-cyano-2-pyridyl)acrylic (I) and trans--(6-methyl-3-cyano-2-pyridyl)acrylic (II) acids gave the amides of these acids. The addition of bromine, diazomethane, and hydrogen to the double bond of cis- and trans-acids I and II is described. Hydrogenation of the methyl esters of trans-acids I and II over Raneynickel at room temperature and atmospheric pressure occurs with intramolecular cyclization to two-ring lactams — 7-oxo-5, 6,8,9-tetrahydropyrid3,2-c]azepine and 2-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,8,9-tetrahydropyrid3,2-c]azepine. Under the conditons of acid hydrolysis of acids I and II the elements of water add to the nitrile group with intramolecular cyclization to give, respectively, 3-carboxymethyl-1-oxo-2,3-dihydrofuro 4,3-b]pyridine and 5-methyl-3-carboxymethyl-1-oxo-2,3-dihydrofuro4,3-b]pyridine, whereas refluxing these acids with aqueous sodium hydroxide gives two-ring lactams — 3-carboxymethyl-1-oxo-2, 3-dihydropyrrolo4,3-b]pyridine and its 5-methyl homolog. The structures of the compounds were confirmed by the UV, IR, PMR, and mass spectra.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 63–69, January, 1978. |
