An efficient and general strategy for the synthesis of 4-phosphorylated pyrazoles from β-hydrazono phosphine oxides

Michael addition of P-nucleophiles to azoalkenes provides simple access to phosphine oxides bearing an alkylhydrazone moiety

β-Hydrazonophosphine oxides are precursors of useful organophosphorus compounds, including phosphorylated N-heterocycles, α-aminophosphonates, and vinylphosphonates. In this work, a general transition metal-free synthesis of β-hydrazonophosphine oxides was developed. The method relies on the Michael addition of phosphine oxides R₂P(O)H to reactive azoalkenes (1,2-diaza-1,3-butadienes), which are generated in situ from α-halohydrazones and Hunig's base. The reaction stereoselectively leads to Z-isomers of β-hydrazonophosphine oxides that are stabilized by intramolecular hydrogen bonding. The conversion of the products thus obtained into potential chelating ligands was showcased.

First synthesis of merged hybrids phosphorylated azirino[2,1-b]benzo[e][1,3]oxazine derivatives as anticancer agents

This work describes a straightforward diastereoselective synthetic access to azirino[2,1-b]benzo[e][1,3]oxazines containing phosphorus substituents such as phosphonate or phosphine oxide, by means of nucleophilic addition of functionalized phenols to the C-N double bond of 2H-azirine derivatives. In addition, the cytotoxic effect on cell lines derived from human lung adenocarcinoma (A549) and human embryonic kidney (HEK293) was also screened. Some azirino[2,1-b]benzo[e][1,3]oxazines 4 and 6 exhibited very good activity against the A549 cell line in vitro. Furthermore, selectivity towards cancer cell (A549) over (HEK293), and non-malignant cells (MCR-5) has been detected.

Highly regioselective synthesis of 1-aryl-3 (or 5)-alkyl/aryl-5 (or 3)-(N-cycloamino)pyrazoles

[Reaction: see text]. An efficient highly regioselective protocol for the synthesis of isomeric 1,3-diaryl (or 1-aryl-3-alkyl) and 1,5-diaryl (or 1-aryl-5-alkyl)-5 (or 3)-(N-cycloamino)pyrazoles has been reported by cyclocondensation of common alpha-oxoketene N,S-acetal precursors with arylhydrazines by variation of reaction conditions.

N-Phosphino- and N-Phosphonionitrilimines: From Nucleophilic to Electrophilic 1,3-Dipoles

N-[Bis(diisopropylamino)phosphino]-C-[bis(diisopropylamino)thioxophosphoranyl]nitrilimine (1) reacts with electron-poor dipolarophiles such as maleimide, methyl vinyl ketone, and 1,4-naphthoquinone via HOMO(dipole)-controlled [2+3] cycloadditions, while N-[bis(diisopropylamino)(methyl)phosphonio]-C-[bis(diisopropylamino)thioxophosphoranyl]nitrilimine (2a) reacts with electron-rich dipolarophiles such as norbornadiene and ethyl trans-pyrrolineacrylate via LUMO(dipole)-controlled [2+3] cycloadditions. Carbon disulfide reacts with 1 via a formal [4+2] cycloaddition leading to phosphazene containing heterocycle 11 in 75% yield. Dipole 1 is cleaved by HCl, giving the corresponding (thioxophosphoranyl)diazomethane 15, while addition of HCl to 2a leads to hydrazonoyl chloride 16, in 70% isolated yield. Hydrazone 17' (95%) and phosphazine 18(80%) are obtained by a 1,3-addition of BuLi to 1 and PhOLi to 2a, respectively. Trimethylphosphine reacts with 2a by a phosphine-carbene coupling reaction, giving the ylide 20 which is isolated in 75% yield.