Synthesis of novel imidazo[1,2-a]pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepines and pyrimido[1,2-a]pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepines

Several 1 1-amino-5H-pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepines have been used as starting material to prepare a number of derivatives of 9H-imidazo[1,2-a]pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepines and 10H-pyrimido[1,2-a]pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepines. The imidazole nucleus was built by reaction of amidines with ethyl bromopyruvate or aminoacetaldehyde dimethylacetal. Several derivatives of imidazo[1,2-a]pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepine have been prepared by formylation of the pyrrole ring followed by formation of thioamides. Condensation of 11-amino-5H-pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepines with diethyl ethoxymethylenemalonate afforded intermediate diesters which were transformed into the corresponding 10H-pyrimido[1,2-a]pyrrolo[2,1-c]-benzodiazepines.     

Synthesis of 5H-imidazo[2,1-c]pyrrolo[1,2-a][1,4]benzodiazepine

We have synthesized 5H-imidazo[2,1-c]pyrrolo[1,2-a][1,4]benzodiazepine 1 in five steps from 1-(2-amino-methylphenyl) pyrrole 4 . Amidino derivatives 11-12 have also been prepared.     

Polycyclic systems: Synthesis of isoindolo[2,1-b]-pyrrolo[1,2-d][2,4]benzodiazocine and isoindolo-[1,2-d]pyrrolo[1,2-a] [1,5]benzodiazocine

The synthesis of isoindolo[2,1-b]pyrrolo[1,2-d][2,4]benzodiazocine 7 and isoindolo[1,2-d]pyrrolo[1,2-a]-[1,5]benzodiazocine 13 are described starting from 2-(2-methoxycarbonyl)benzylphthalimide 1a and ethyl α-bromohomophthalate 9 respectively.     

Ring closure reactions with nitriles. II. Formation of pyrrolo[1,2-a] quinazolines and thiazolo[3,2-a] quinazolines

2-Quinazolinepropionic acids have been obtained from the reactions of potassium cyanide with o-carboxy- or o-acyl-3-chloropropionanilides. Some of these compounds have been cyclized to pyrrolo [1,2-a] quinazolines. The reaction of an o-carbethoxy-2-chloroacetanilide with potassium thiocyanate formed a 2-quinazolinylthioacetic acid, which was cyclized to a thiazolo-[3,2-a]quinazoline. A mechanism is presented for the formation of these compounds.     

Synthesis and some properties of N-unsubstituted pyrrolo[2,1-c]-1,3-diazacycloalkano[1,2-a]pyrazinones

Reactions of methyl 2-(2-formyl-1H-pyrrol-1-yl)alkanoates with unsubstituted aliphatic 1,2-, 1,3-, and 1,4-diamines gave N-unsubstituted pyrrolo[2,1-c]-1,3-diazacycloalkano[1,2-a]-pyrazinones. Some of them show ring-chain tautomerism. Transformations of these compounds led to a number of novel heterocyclic systems: 2,10-dihydro-3H,5H-imidazo[1,2-a]-pyrrolo[1,2-d]pyrazines, 2,3,4,11-tetrahydro-6H-pyrrolo[1??,2??:4,5]pyrazino[1,2-a]pyrimidines, 1,2,3,5,6,10b-hexahydroimidazo[1,2-a]pyrrolo[2,1-c]pyrazines, 1,3,4,6,7,11b-hexahydro-2H-pyrrolo[2??,1??:3,4]pyrazino[1,2-a]pyrimidines, and 2,3,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,1-c]-[1,4,7]triazacycloundecin-8(9H)-one.     

Preparation of 2-aryl and 2-aryloxymethyl imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines and related compounds

A series of substituted 2-aryl imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines has been prepared in which a variety of substituents are introduced on the 4′-position of the phenyl ring and on the 3, 5 , 6 or 7 position of the heterocyclic ring. Most examples have acetamido, bromo, cyano, or formyl substituents at the 4′-position. Analogous imidazo-[2,1-b]fhiazoles and imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidines have also been prepared. Another series of compounds consisting of 4′-formylphenoxymethyl derivatives of imidazole, the three positional isomers of pyridine, thiazole, benzimidazole and ring-substituted imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines has been prepared. 2-(4′-Formylphenylethenyl) derivatives of imidazole and imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine were also prepared.     

Synthesis and selected properties of N-substituted pyrrolo[2,1-c]-1,3-diazacycloalkano[1,2-a]pyrazinones

The reactions of methyl α-(2-formyl-1H-pyrrol-1-yl)carboxylates with N-substituted aliphatic 1,2-, 1,3-, and 1,4-diamines afford new pyrrole-containing heterocyclic systems: 1,2,3,10b-tetrahydroimidazo[1,2-a]pyrrolo[2,1-c]pyrazin-5(6H)-ones, 1,3,4,11b-tetrahydro-2H-pyrrolo[2′,1′:3,4]pyrazino[1,2-a]pyrimidin-6(7H)-ones, and 1,2,3,4,5,12b-hexahydro-pyrrolo[2′,1′:3,4]pyrazino[1,2-a][1,3]diazepin-7(8H)-ones. The reduction of these compounds with different reagents was studied.     

Heterocyclic quinones with bridgehead nitrogen atoms. Part I. Pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxaline-6,9-dione and pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,2,4]benzotriazine-6,9-dione

The synthesis and some reactions of pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxaline-6,9-dione and pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,2,4]benzotriazine-6,9-dione are described.     

A new synthetic approach for imidazo[1,2-a]imidazoles and pyrrolo[1,2-a]imidazoles

Substituted pyrrolo[1,2-a]imidazoles and imidazo[1,2-a]imidazoles are prepared in a simple one pot reaction sequence from esters of heterocyclic or aromatic α-amino acids. The reaction involves condensation with acetoine followed by cyclization with either malonodinitrile, ethyl cyanoacetate or cyanamide.     

[3,4]-annulated pyrroles 1. Polynuclear heterocyclic systems based on pyrrolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine-2,4-dione

The intramolecular electrophilic substitution in 6-functionalized 1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrrolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine-2,4(3H,6H)-diones was used for the synthesis of pyrimido[4′,5′:3,4]-pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxaline-8,10(7H,9H)-dione, pyrimido[4′,5′:3,4]pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,2,4]benzo-triazine-8,10(7H,9H)-dione, and 2H-pyrimido[4′,5′:3,4]pyrrolo[1,2-a]indole-2,4,11(1H, 3H)-trione derivatives. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2180–2185, December, 2006.     

Pyridazines. XXXVIII. Pyrrolo[1,2-b] pyridazines and 4H-4a,7b-diazacyclopent[cd] indenes

Pyrrolo[1,2-b] pyridazines have been prepared and investigated for electrophilic substitutions. Depending on the electrophile and reaction conditions, mono, di, tri or tetrasubstituted derivatives were formed. Some investigations are reported also for the related 4H-4a,7b-diazacyclopent[cd]-indenes.     

New access to 4-phenyl-6H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]thieno[3,2-f]-[1,4]diazepines

Pyrrolo[1,2-a]thieno[3,2-f][1,4]diazepines were obtained in an original one step synthesis by treatment of imines 1 with paraformaldehyde in refluxing ethanol. The intermediate Mannich bases were also converted into the thienooxadiazocines 12 and the diazepine N-oxide 13 .     

Cyclic guanidines: Synthesis of 4,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1H-imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-7-ones and 1,4,6,7,8,9-hexahydropyrazolo[3′,4′:4,5]pyrimido[2,1-c] [1,2,4]triazin-7-ones

The synthesis of potential platelet aggregation inhibitors 4,6,7,8-tetrahydroimidazo[1,2-a]pyrazolo[3,4-d]-pyrimidin-7-ones and 1,4,6,7,8,9-hexahydropyrazolo[3′,4′:4,5]pyrimido[2,1-c] [1,2,4]triazin-7-ones derivatives is described starting from 4,6-dichloropyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidines.     

Synthesis of diimidazo[1,2-a:2′,1′-c]pyrazines and diimidazo[1,2-a:2′,1′-c] [1,4]diazepines

Two new heterocyclic compounds, diimidazo[1,2-a:2′,1-c]pyrazine and 5H-diimidazo[1,2-a: 2,1′-c][1,4]diazepine have been synthesized by various routes from 2,2′-biimidazole (1) (2) together with some hydro, hydroxy and alkyl derivatives.     

New heterocyclic structures. [1,3]Thiazino[3,2-a]purine and [1,2,3]triazolo[4,5-d][1,3]thiazino[3,2-a]pyrimidine

Derivatives of two new molecular structures, namely, [1,3]thiazino[3,2-a]purine and [1,2,3]triazolo[4,5-d]-[1,3]thiazino[3,2-a]pyrimidine, were synthesized together with other heterocyclic compounds. Retrosynthetic analysis of their molecular skeletons suggested a simple way of obtaining 3,4-dihydro-7,8-diamino-2H,6H-pyrimido[2,1-b][1,3]thiazin-6-one, which is a useful intermediate for their synthesis. This intermediate and the thiazole homologue were obtained directly by reaction of 5,6-diamino-2,3-dihydro-2-thioxo-4(lH)-pyrimidi-none with 1,3- or 1,2-dibromoalkane, respectively.     

Formylation of Furyl-substituted Imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine, Imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidine and Imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole

Vilsmeier formylation of 2-(2-furyl)-substituted imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine and imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidine, and also 6-(2-furyl)imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole with 1 mole of reagent occurs at the free position of the imidazole ring, while with an excess of the reagent it also occurs at the position 5 of the furyl group.     

A facile synthesis of pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrimidines and pyrrolo[1,2-a]imidazoles

The one-step synthesis of 8-t-butoxycarbonyl-6,7-dimethyl-2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrimidine from acetyl methyl carbinol, 3-aminopropionic acid, and t-butyl cyanoacetate is reported. Utilizing a similar technology under basic conditions, 7-substituted 5,6-dimethyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-(1H)-pyrrolo[1,2-a]imidazole is synthesized from acetyl methyl carbinol, ethyl glycinate, and the appropriate acetonitrile.     

Synthesis of novel imidazo[1,2-a][3,1]benzothiazines 4, imidazo[1,2-a]-[1,2,4]benzotriazines 5, and 4H-imidazo[2,3-c]pyrido[2,3-e][1,4]oxazines 6

Starting from the readily available 2-aminobenzhydrols ( 7 ), 3-amino-1,2,4-benzotriazine ( 11 ) and 2-amino-3-pyridinol ( 12 ), novel derivatives of 5-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-a][3,1]benzothiazine-2-carboxylic acid, ethyl ester ( 4 ), imidazo[2,1-c][1,2,4]benzotriazine-2-carboxylic acid, ethyl ester ( 5 ) and 4H-imidazo[2,3-c]pyrido-[2,3-e][1,4]oxazine ( 6 ) were prepared.     

The mass spectra of some 1H-imidazo[1,2-a]pyrrolo[3,2-e]pyridines

We report here the mass spectral fragmentations of some derivatives of a new heterocyclic system 1H-imidazo[1,2-a]pyrrolo[3,2-e]pyridine. These compounds combine structural features of 1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridines and imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines, but follow fragmentation pathways similar to the former.     

Tetracyclic systems: Synthesis of isoindolo[1,2-b]thieno-[2,3(3,2 or 3,4)-e][1,3]thiazocines and Isoindolo[2,1-a]thieno-[2,3(3,2 or 3,4)-f][1,4] and [1,5]diazocines

Cyclization of thioglycolic acids derivatives 3a-d gave isoindolo[1,2-b]thieno[2,3(3,2 or 3,4)-e][1,3]-thiazocines 4a-d . Isoindolo[2,1-a]thieno[2,3(3,2 or 3,4)-f][1,4] or [1,5]diazocines 10b or 11a-c were synthesized from Beckmann or Schmidt rearrangement of the ketones 7a-c .