The synthesis of s-triazolo[4.3-a] 1,3,5-triazines

DBU mediated one-pot synthesis of triazolo triazines via Dimroth type rearrangement

Herein we report an efficient one-pot synthesis of [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5 a][1,3,5]triazines from commercially available substituted aryl/heteroaryl aldehydes and substituted 2-hydrazinyl-1,3,5-triazines via N-bromosuccinimide (NBS) mediated oxidative C–N bond formation. Isomerisation of [1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a][1,3,5]triazines to [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a][1,3,5]triazines is driven by 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU) affording both isomers with good to excellent yields (70–96%).

We demonstrate a simple yet efficient one-pot synthesis of two triazolotriazine isomers via DBU mediated Dimroth type rearrangement with excellent yields.

Synthesis of N4-Amino and N4-Hydroxy Derivatives of 5-Azacytidine. A Facile Rearrangement of the N4-Amino Derivative to 5-(3-β-D-Ribofuranosylureido)-1H-1,2,4-triazole

Treatment of methoxyribosyltriazinone 4 with hydrazine in methanol afforded crude 4-hydrazino-1-β-D-ribofuranosyl-1,3,5-triazin-2(1H)-one (N4-amino-5-azacytidine) (2), which rearranged rapidly to isomeric 5-ribosylureidotriazole 6. The rearrangement proceeds easily also in water solutions of 2. Alkaline hydrolysis of 6 gave a mixture of 5-ureidotriazole 7 and 5-aminotriazole 8. Acid hydrolysis of 6 afforded only 7. This compound was also prepared by thermal rearrangement of 5-amino-1-carbamoyltriazole 9 or on reaction of cyano(formyl)guanidine 10 with hydrazine hydrochloride. Treatment of benzoylated methoxyribosyltriazinone 4a with hydrazine in methanol gave only the rearranged product 6a. Reaction of tribenzoylribosyl isocyanate 12 with aminotriazole 8 gave 1-triazolecarboxamidotribenzoylribose 13, which afforded by methanolysis oxazoloribofuranose 14 and aminotriazole 8. Compound 14 was also obtained by methanolysis of blocked ribosylcarbamate 16. Reaction of methoxyribosyltriazinone 4 with hydroxylamine in methanol afforded 4-hydroxylamino-1-β-D-ribofuranosyl-1,3,5-triazin-2(1H)-one (N4-hydroxy-5-azacytidine) (3), which on the action of excess hydroxylamine yielded 1-cyano-1-hydroxy-5-β-D-ribofuranosylisobiuret (19). Treatment of methoxy-1,3,5-triazinone 18 with a solution of hydroxylamine in methanol gave 4-hydroxylamino-1-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2(1H)-one (N4-hydroxy-1-methyl-5-azacytosine) (17). Heating of cyano(formyl)guanidine 10 with hydroxylamine hydrochloride in water lead to the formation of triuret (21). The mechanisms of the reactions of methoxyribosyltriazinone 4 with hydrazine and hydroxylamine are discussed. Compounds 2, 6 and 19 exhibited no significant antibacterial or cytostatic activity.