Reaction of Tertiary 2-Chloroketones with Cyanide Ions: Application to 3-Chloroquinolinediones.

3-Chloroquinoline-2,4-diones react with cyanide ions in dimethyl formamide to give 3-cyanoquinoline-2,4-diones in small yields due to the strong hindrance of the substituent at the C-3 atom. Good yields can be achieved if the substituent at this position is the methyl group. In the methanol solution, the reaction proceeds by an addition mechanism to form 2-oxo-1a,2,3,7b-tetrahydrooxireno[2,3-c]quinoline-7b-carbonitriles, from which 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline-4-carbonitriles are subsequently formed by opening of the epoxide ring with methanol. Some minor products of these reactions have also been isolated. The 1 H, 13 C and 15 N NMR spectra of the prepared compounds were measured, and all resonances were assigned using appropriate two-dimensional spectra.

Preparation of Quinoline-2,4-dione Functionalized 1,2,3-Triazol-4-ylmethanols, 1,2,3-Triazole-4-carbaldehydes and 1,2,3-Triazole-4-carboxylic Acids.

(1-(2,4-Dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolin-3-yl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)methyl acetates substituted on nitrogen atom of quinolinedione moiety with propargyl group or (1-substituted 1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)methyl group, which are available from the appropriate 3-(4-hydroxymethyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)quinoline-2,4(1H,3H)-diones unsubstituted on quinolone nitrogen atom by the previously described procedures, were deacetylated by acidic ethanolysis. Thus obtained primary alcohols, as well as those aforenamed unsubstituted on quinolone nitrogen atom, were oxidized to aldehydes on the one hand with pyridinium chlorochromate (PCC), on the other hand with manganese dioxide, and to carboxylic acids using Jones reagent in acetone. The structures of all prepared compounds were confirmed by 1H, 13C and 15N NMR spectroscopy. The corresponding resonances were assigned on the basis of the standard 1D and gradient selected 2D NMR experiments (1H-1H gs-COSY, 1H-13C gs-HSQC, 1H-13C gs-HMBC) with 1H-15N gs-HMBC as a practical tool to determine 15N NMR chemical shifts at the natural abundance level of 15N isotope.

Synthesis of Bis(1,2,3-Triazole) Functionalized Quinoline-2,4-Diones.

Derivatives of 3-(1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)quinoline-2,4(1H,3H)-dione unsubstituted on quinolone nitrogen atom, which are available by the previously described four step synthesis starting from aniline, were exploited as intermediates in obtaining the title compounds. The procedure involves the introduction of propargyl group onto the quinolone nitrogen atom of mentioned intermediates by the reaction of them with propargyl bromide in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) in presence of a potassium carbonate and the subsequent formation of a second triazole ring by copper catalyzed cyclisation reaction with azido compounds. The products were characterized by ¹H, 13C and 15N NMR spectroscopy. The corresponding resonances were assigned on the basis of the standard 1D and gradient selected 2D NMR experiments (¹H⁻¹H gs-COSY, ¹H⁻13C gs-HSQC, ¹H⁻13C gs-HMBC) with ¹H⁻15N gs-HMBC as a practical tool to determine 15N NMR chemical shifts at the natural abundance level of 15N isotope.

Design, synthesis and antitubercular potency of 4-hydroxyquinolin-2(1H)-ones.

In this study, a 50-membered library of substituted 4-hydroxyquinolin-2(1H)-ones and two closely related analogues was designed, scored in-silico for drug likeness and subsequently synthesized. Thirteen derivatives, all sharing a common 3-phenyl substituent showed minimal inhibitory concentrations against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Ra below 10 µM and against Mycobacterium bovis AN5A below 15 µM but were inactive against faster growing mycobacterial species. None of these selected derivatives showed significant acute toxicity against MRC-5 cells or early signs of genotoxicity in the Vitotox™ assay at the active concentration range. The structure activity study relation provided some insight in the further favourable substitution pattern at the 4-hydroxyquinolin-2(1H)-one scaffold and finally 6-fluoro-4-hydroxy-3-phenylquinolin-2(1H)-one (38) was selected as the most promising member of the library with a MIC of 3.2 µM and a CC50 against MRC-5 of 67.4 µM.

Synthesis of 1,4-Benzodiazepine-2,5-diones by Base Promoted Ring Expansion of 3-Aminoquinoline-2,4-diones.

An unprecedented reactivity of 3-aminoquinoline-2,4-diones is reported. Under basic conditions, these compounds undergo molecular rearrangement to furnish 1,4-benzodiazepine-2,5-diones. The transformations take place under mild reaction conditions by using 1,1,3,3-tetramethylguanidine, NaOEt, or benzyltrimethylammonium hydroxide as a base. A proposed mechanism of the rearrangement and the conformational equilibrium of 1,4-benzodiazepine-2,5-dione rings are discussed.

Fischer indolisation of N-(α-ketoacyl)anthranilic acids into 2-(indol-2-carboxamido)benzoic acids and 2-indolyl-3,1-benzoxazin-4-ones and their NMR study.

N-(α-ketoacyl)anthranilic acids reacted with phenylhydrazinium chloride in boiling acetic acid to afford 2-(indol-2-carboxamido)benzoic acids in good to excellent yields and 2-indolyl-3,1-benzoxazin-4-ones as by-products. The formation of the latter products could easily be suppressed by a hydrolytic workup. Alternatively, by increasing the reaction temperature and/or time, 2-indolyl-3,1-benzoxazin-4-ones can be obtained exclusively. Optimisations of the reaction conditions as well as the scope and the course of the transformations were investigated. The products were characterized by (1)H, (13)C and (15)N NMR spectroscopy. The corresponding resonances were assigned on the basis of the standard 1D and gradient selected 2D NMR experiments ((1)H-(1)H gs-COSY, (1)H-(13)C gs-HSQC, (1)H-(13)C gs-HMBC) with (1)H-(15)N gs-HMBC as a practical tool to determine (15)N NMR chemical shifts at the natural abundance level of (15)N isotope.

4-Hy-droxy-1-methyl-3-phenyl-quinolin-2(1H)-one.

In the title compound, C(16)H(13)NO(2), the quinoline system is approximately planar with a maximum deviation from the least-squares plane of 0.059 (1) Šfor the N atom. The phenyl ring is rotated by 62.16 (4)° with respect to the plane of the quinoline system. In the crystal, O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link mol-ecules into infinite chains running along the b-axis direction.

3-Ethyl-4-hy-droxy-8-meth-oxy-quinolin-2(1H)-one.

In the title compound, C(12)H(13)NO(3), the quinoline ring system is approximately planar with a maximum deviation from the least-squares plane of 0.058 (2) Å. In the crystal, N-H⋯O and O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the mol-ecules into chains running along the b-axis direction. The chains also feature π-π inter-actions between pyridine and benzene rings of inversion-related mol-ecules [centroid-centroid distance = 3.609 (2) Å].

3-Ethyl-3-hy-droxy-8-meth-oxy-quinoline-2,4(1H,3H)-dione monohydrate.

In the title hydrate, C(12)H(13)NO(4)·H(2)O, the piperidine ring that is fused to the benzene ring is in a sofa conformation with the chiral C atom lying 0.4084 (18) Šout of the plane of the nine fused-ring atoms. In the crystal, O-H⋯O and N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the organic mol-ecules and water mol-ecules into chains running along the b-axis direction. The chains are further connected into layers parallel to the bc plane by π-π inter-actions between inversion-related benzene rings [centroid-centroid distance = 3.8846 (9) Å].

2-Hy-droxy-2-methyl-1-phenyl-indolin-3-one.

In the title compound, C(15)H(13)NO(2), the indole and benzene rings make a dihedral angle of 60.61 (4)°. In the crystal, dimeric pairs (twofold symmetry) are formed via O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.

Selective formation of glycosidic linkages of N-unsubstituted 4-hydroxyquinolin-2-(1H)-ones.

A comparative study for selective glucosylation of N-unsubstituted 4-hydroxyquinolin-2(1H)-ones into 4-(tetra-O-acetyl-beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy)quinolin-2(1H)-ones is reported. Four glycosyl donors including tetra-O-acetyl-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl bromide, beta-D-glucose pentaacetate, glucose tetraacetate and tetra-O-acetyl-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl trichloroacetimidate were tested, along with different promoters and reaction conditions. The best results were obtained with tetra-O-acetyl-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl bromide with Cs(2)CO(3) in CH(3)CN. In some cases the 4-O-glucosylation of the quinolinone ring was accompanied by 2-O-glucosylation yielding the corresponding 2,4-bis(tetra-O-acetyl-beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy)quinoline. Next, 4-(tetra-O-acetyl-beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy)quinolin-2(1H)-ones were deacetylated into 4-(beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy)quinolin-2(1H)-ones with Et(3)N in MeOH. In some instances the deacetylation was accompanied by the sugar-aglycone bond cleavage. Structure elucidation, complete assignment of proton and carbon resonances as well as assignment of anomeric configuration for all the products under investigation were performed by 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy.

3-Ethyl-8-meth-oxy-4-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-ß-d-glucopyranos-yloxy)quinolin-2(1H)-one.

The structure of the title compound, C(26)H(31)NO(12), contains an essentially planar quinoline skeleton, with the maximum deviation from the best plane being 0.055 (2) Å, and an oxane ring in a classical chair conformation with the following Cremer and Pople puckering parameters: Q = 0.586 (2) Å, θ = 11.5 (2)° and ϕ = 309.4 (10)°. One acetyl group displays rotational disorder with occupancies of 0.634 (8):0.366 (8). The crystal packing is stabilized by N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, which link mol-ecules into chains along the a axis. The packing is further stabilized by weak C-H⋯O interactions. The absolute configurations on the carbons in the oxane ring correspond to those of the commercial starting material and are unchanged in the well known mechanism of the Koenigs-Knorr synthesis.

Formation and structure elucidation of two novel spiro[2H-indol]-3(1H)-ones.

The molecular structures of two byproducts 1,1''-diphenyl-3',4'-dihydrodispiro[indole-2,2'-furan-5',2''-indole]-3,3''(1H, 1''H)-dione (3) and 1,5'-diphenyl-4',5'-dihydro-3'H-spiro[indole-2,2'-pyrano[3,2-b]indol]-3(1H)-one (4), which accompanied the rearrangement of 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-phenylquinoline-2,4(1H,3H)-dione (1) to 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-phenyl-1,2-dihydro-3H-indol-3-one (2), have been elucidated by NMR, MS, and X-ray diffraction.

New modification of the Perkow reaction: halocarboxylate anions as leaving groups in 3-acyloxyquinoline-2,4(1H,3H)-dione compounds.

Substituted 3-(fluoroacyloxy)quinoline-2,4(1H,3H)-diones including 3-(fluoroiodoacetoxy) derivatives react with triethyl phosphite to afford either the product of the Perkow reaction or the corresponding 4-ethoxyquinolin-2(1H)-one. In both reactions, the fluorocarboxylate anion acts as the first observed leaving group. This observation restricts the application of the intramolecular Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons synthesis to modify quinoline-2,4(1H,3H)-diones by the annulation of fluorinated but-2-enolide rings.