Enaminone-Based Synthesis of Dipodazine Derivatives

A simple synthesis of dimethyl 2-[(Z)-3-amino-1-oxo-1-(substituted)but-2-en-2-yl]fumarates: potential intermediates in the synthesis of polysubstituted five- and six-membered heterocycles

In this communication, a simple synthesis of dimethyl 2-[(Z)-3-amino-1-oxo-1-(substituted)but-2-en-2-yl]fumarates is described. Methyl ketones were transformed by treatment with N,N-dimethylacetamide dimethyl acetal (DMADMA) into 3-dimethylamino-1-(substituted)but-2-en-1-ones, followed by treatment with ammonium acetate into (Z)-3-amino-1-(substituted)but-2-en-1-ones and addition to dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate. These novel polysubstituted butadienes are potential intermediates for the metal-free preparation of polysubstituted five- and six-membered heterocycles.

Ring Contractions of 3-Azido-4H-quinolizin-4-ones and 3-Azido-4H-azino[1,2 - x]pyrimidin-4-ones: a Novel Approach to 3-Aminoindolizines and their Aza Analogues

Thermal transformations of 3-azido-4H-quinolizin-4-ones 4a,b and 3-azido-4H-azino[1,2–x]pyrimidin-4-ones 4c,d, available from the corresponding heteroarylamines 2a–d, were studied. The reaction products were mostly dependent on the solvent. Thus, heating of 3-azido-1-cyano-4H-quinolizin-4-one (4a) in toluene afforded 2-(pyridin-2-yl)fumaronitrile 5a, whereas 3-amino-1-cyano-4H-quinolizin-4-one (8) was obtained on treatment of 4a in a mixture of toluene and trifluoroacetic anhydride. However, heating of 4a in acetic anhydride and in acetic acid resulted in a ring contraction to produce 3-(diacetylamino)indolizine-1-carbonitrile 6a and 3-(acetylamino)indolizine-1-carbonitrile 7a, respectively. Similarly, ring contractions took place on heating ethyl 3-azido-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-1-carboxylate 4b and 3-azido-4H-azino[1,2–x]pyrimidin-4-ones 4c,d in acetic anhydride or acetic acid to produce the N-acetylated 3-aminoindolizine derivatives 6b, 7b and 3-aminoimidazo[1,2–x]azine derivatives 6c,d in 30–89% yields. The structures of compounds 5–8 were determined by NMR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction.

Combinatorial solution-phase synthesis of (2S,4S)-4-acylamino-5-oxopyrrolidine-2-carboxamides

Solution-phase combinatorial synthesis of (2S,4S)-4-acylamino-5-oxopyrrolidine-2-carboxamides was studied. First, di-tert-butyl (2S,4S)-4-amino-5-oxopyrrolidine-1,2-dicarboxylate hydrochloride was prepared as the key intermediate in five steps from (S)-pyroglutamic acid. Acylation of the amino group followed by acidolytic deprotection gave (2S,4S)-4-acylamino-5-oxopyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acids, which were then coupled with amines to furnish a library of (2S,4S)-4-acylamino-5-oxopyrrolidine-2-carboxamides. Four coupling reagents, BPC, EEDQ, TBTU, and PFTU, were tested for the amidation reactions in the final step. Amidations with EEDQ and TBTU led to the desired carboxamides. On the other hand, BPC and PFTU were not suited, since diketopiperazines were sometimes obtained instead of the desired carboxamides.