6- Aminoethylene substituted

In cyclization of 6-aminoethylene substituted 1-methylbenzimidazole, an angularly annelated l//-l-methyl-8-ethoxycarbonyl-9-oxo-6,9-dihydroimidazo[5,4-/] quinolone 122 prevails over the sterically less hindered (9-oxo group vs 1-methyl group) linearly annelated imidazo[4,5-g]quinoline 123. Hydrolysis of the cyclization product produced the corresponding acid 124 (Scheme 39) (94CCC1145). 

Comprehensive work in this field has been done by Slovak authors (98MI1, 95M1359, 96CCC269, 96CCC371, 97CCC99). They prepared 2-substituted (H, Me, Ph) 4-, 5-, 6-, and 7-nitrobenzoxazoles, which were then reduced to amines (not isolated) and subjected to subsequent nucleophilic substitution with activated enol ethers such as alkoxymethylene derivatives of malonic acid esters and nitrile, 3-oxobutanoic acid esters, pentanedione, or cyanoacetic acid esters to yield aminoethylenes 8. 

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