Synthesis and properties of 4-substituted 1,5-naphthyridines and their N-oxides

4-Substituted 1,5-naphthyridines and their N-oxides were synthesized, and their structures and properties were studied. The IR and UV spectra of 4-hydroxy- and 4-methoxy-1,5-naphthyridines and their 1-oxides and 1-ethyl-4-oxo-1,4-dihydro-1,5-naphthyridine were examined. It is shown that 4-hydroxy-1,5-naphthyridine and its 1-oxide exist in the crystalline state in the lactam form. A quantitative estimate of the position of the tautomeric equilibrium of 4-hydroxy-1,5-naphthyridine as a function of the polarity of the solvent is given, and the tautomeric equilibrium constants and the percentages of the lactim form are calculated. The basicity constants of 4-chloro-, 4-methoxy-, 4-hydrazino-, 4-methylthio-, 4-acetamido-, and 4-amino-1,5-naphthyridines were measured. A comparison of the calculated and experimental pK_a data provides evidence in favor of the fact that the compounds are protonated at the N₁ atom. A correlation of the basicity constants with the substituent constants is examined.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 792–799, June, 1981.