1.2.4- Benzotriazines, 3-substituted

The photodecomposition of benzotriazine A/ -oxides produced 3-substituted 2,1-benzisoxazoles (Scheme 183) (73JA2390). The photolysis of cinnoline 1-oxides produced 3-methyl-2,1-benzisoxazoles (Scheme 183) (74TL2643, 74T2645). 

Substitution of chlorine in 3-chloro-l,2,4-benzotiiazine 1-oxide 49 by treatment with NaCN in methanol affords 3-methoxy-l,2,4-benzotriazine 1-oxide 52 (77GEP2538179). 

Methyl-1,2,4-benzotriazm-3(4//)-one 1-oxide 122 can be obtained in good yield by the diazotization of 121 to give 3-diazo-7-methyl-l,2,4-benzotriazine 1-oxide followed by the substitution of the diazo group with water (82JHC497). 

Lead tetraacetate oxidation of 3-substituted 1- and 2-aminoindazoles 6 and 7, has been shown by Rees to result in rapid and almost quantitative conversion into 4-substituted 1,2,3-benzotriazines (8, R = Me, OMe, Ph). 1,2,3-Benzotriazine (8, R = H) was prepared similarly, and for the first time, by carefully controlled oxidation of either 1- or 2-aminoindazole (6, 7, R = H). These remarkable ring expansion reactions, which apparently proceed via the formation of intermediate nitrenes, appear to be a direct and logical extension of original work by Bamberger and Goldberger in 1898 on the oxidative ring expansion of... 

Direct oxidation of condensed 1,2,3-triazines to N-oxides has not been studied in detail, and the feasibility of such methods has been rigorously established in only a single instance (see Section II, C, 2). With the exception of the 1,2,3-triazinium betaine N(l)-oxides, which are discussed separately, all the remaining known 1,2,3-triazine N-oxides, which are 3-oxides, have been prepared by diazotization of appropriate precursors. Thus, diazotization of o-aminophenylketoximes (14, R = Me,. Ph) gives the corresponding 4-substituted 1,2,3-benzotriazine 3-oxides (15) directly. " Formulation of these products as triazine N-... 

There are two general ring syntheses available for the preparation of 3-substituted l,2,3-benzotriazin-4(3//)-ones, namely, (i) diazotization of anthranilamide and its derivatives and (ii) cyclization of 1-alkyl- or 1-aryl-3-(o-carbalkoxy)triazenes, and both reactions have been studied in considerable detail. 3-Substituted l,2,3-benzotriazin-4(3//)-ones have also been obtained by alkylation and acylation of l,2,3-benzotriazin-4-one these last reactions are discussed separately (see Section II, C, 3). 

Diazotization of anthranilamide and its derivatives is the most common and widely exploited reaction for the preparation of 1,2,3-benzo-triazine derivatives. The reasons for this are 3-fold (i) many nuclear substituted anthranilic acid derivatives are readily available (ii) the diazotization reactions generally proceed smoothly and in high yield, and the product triazinones are usually very stable and easily handled and (iii) many 3-substituted l,2,3-benzotriazin-4(3i/)-ones have been found to possess a wide range of pronounced pharmacological activity, while others undergo a number of very interesting chemical transformations, and hence a very large number of these compounds have been prepared. 

Diazotization of anthranilamide gives l,2,3-benzotriazin-4(3fl)-one (10, R = H) in good yield. Treatment of isoatoic diamide (33) with nitrous acid also gives 10 (R = H), and a great many 3-substituted... 

Treatment of 36 with nitrous acid in dilute acetic acid gives a mixture of anthranilazide (37) and 3-amino-1,2,3-benzotriazin-4(3/f)-one (10, R = NH2). When the same reaction is carried out in dilute hydrochloric acid, the sole product formed initially with one mole equivalent of nitrous acid is 10, R = NHj, but this readily reacts further to give 10, R = Diazotization of acetophenone anthranylhydrazone followed by mild acid hydrolysis is a superior route to 10, R = NHj, and gives a much purer product. l,2,3-Benzotriazine-4(3/0-thione (39, R = H) and the 3-substituted derivatives (39) are readily available by diazotization of thioanthranilamide (38, R = H) and its derivatives. ... 

Acylhydrazides of anthranilic acid (35, R = NHCOR ) give 3-acylamino-l,2,3-benzotriazin-4(3H)-ones (10, R = NHCOR on treatment with nitrous acid. The triazine hydroxamic acid (40) and its benzo-substituted derivatives are available by diazotization of the corresponding o-aminobenzohydroxamic acids. The pyrido[2,3-e]triazine analog (41) was prepared similarly from 3-aminoisonicotino-hydroxamic acid, but the isomeric 2-aminonicotinohydroxamic acid failed to react under the same conditions to give 42. ... 

Benzotriazine (8, R = H), for example, can be isolated as a reasonably stable, colorless crystalline solid, but it reacts rapidly in solution with water to give o-aminobenzaldehyde, presumably by initial covalent hydration to give 98, which decomposes to o-aminobenzaldehyde via the triazene 99. Reaction of 8, R = H, with other nucleophiles also occurs readily, while 4-substituted 1,2,3-benzo-triazines react similarly but more slowly, as expected, owing to a combination of steric and electronic effects. 

Hydrolytic cleavage of condensed 1,2,3-triazine derivatives is normally a straightforward, high-jneld process which results in production of one or other of several distinct types of product. 3-Alkyl- and 3-aryl-3,4-dihydro-l,2,3-benzotriazines, for example, undergo facile hydrolysis in concentrated hydrochloric acid to give, via the diazonium compound, A(-alkyl- and W-aryl-substituted o-chlorobenzylamines (100, R = Cl). If the reaction is carried out in water or in dilute mineral acid, the corresponding -alkyl and iV-aryl-substituted o-hydroxybenzylamines (100, R = OH) are obtained. 

From the above discussion it is evident that alkylation of 1,2,3-benzotriazin-4-one results almost entirely in substitution at Nj and/or Nj, and that alkylation on oxygen is at most a minor reaction. Alkylation of l,2,3-benzotriazine-4(3//)-thione (39, R = H), on the other hand, leads to predominant or exclusive substitution on sulfur, presumably as a result of the greater nucleophilicity of sulfur compared to oxygen. This difference in reactivity between the oxygen (10, R = H) and sulfur (39, R = H) compounds has been elegantly demonstrated by Murray and Vaughan. Treatment of the sodium salt of 10, R = H, with phenacyl bromide gives the Nj-substituted derivative 127, which, on... 

No detailed studies have been carried out on electrophilic substitution of the homocyclic ring(s) in condensed 1,2,3-triazine derivatives. Nitration and bromination of 3-phenyl-1,2,3-benzotriazin-4(3 -one (10, R =... 

Carbonyl Stretching Frequencies for 3-Substituted 1,2,3-Benzotriazin-4(3W)-ones (10)... 

Many simple 3-substituted l,2,3-benzotriazin-4(3fl)-ones of the type 126 have been found to possess insecticidal properties and are of considerable commercial importance. They are readily prepared (see p. 

A series of esters of nuclear halogenated 3-carboxy-1,2,3-benzotriazin-4(3//)-ones show depressant activity, while the benzoate esters of substituted 3-(2-hydroxyethyl)-l,2,3-benzotriazin-4(3f0-one are reported to function as coronary dUating agents," as do certain other compounds of this type." 3-(o-Haloaryl)-l,2,3-benzotriazin-4(3i/> ones are claimed to have antisecretory," anoretic, anticonvulsant, and hypoglycemic activity, and a variety of other 3-aryl derivatives are stated to be relaxants, tranquilizers, sedatives, hypnotics, or cramp inhibitors. A number of derivatives of 10, R = H, in which the 3-substituent is a long alkyl chain containing a terminal sulfonamide group have been claimed to act. as antidiabetics. ... 

The highly substituted derivative 186, in the form of the potassium salt, has been recommended for use in detonators in place of the more dangerous mercury fulminate. l,2,3-Benzotriazine-4-thione (39, R — H) has been used in photographic transfer emulsions as an inhibitor and toning agent, and heavy metal salts of the oxygen analog 10, R = H are employed as photodevelopable emulsions. The latter compound is also claimed to be useful as a stabilizer in olefin polymers and as an antioxidant in certain other polymers. Dimeric derivatives of 10 have... 

There are a number of important reactions in this category and all of them involve at least one heteroatom functioning as a nucleophile and another as an electrophile. Diazo-tization of a variety of ortho-substituted anilines for instance, followed by intramolecular nucleophilic trapping of the corresponding diazonium salts by either nitrogen or carbon nucleophiles, is the basis of a series of very important syntheses of 1,2,3-benzotriazine and cinnoline derivatives, and this general approach has been widely exploited for the preparation of polycyclic systems. Representative examples are given in equations (51)—(54). 

Substituted-1,2,4-benzotriazines can be prepared by cyclization of diarylformazans (482 — 483) (82T1793). 

Benzotriazine, and especially its conjugate acid, reacts very easily with nucleophiles such as water or acetic acid to give derivatives of 2-aminobenzaldehyde (75JCS(P1)31,71CC828). 4-Alkyl- or 4-aryl-substituted 1,2,3-benzotriazines are more stable towards attack of water or acids. 2-Aminobenzophenone (100%) is obtained when 4-phenyl-1,2,3-benzotriazine is heated under reflux for 10 min in 10% aqueous ethanol containing concentrated sulfuric acid (75JCS(Pl)3l>. 

Reactions which can be considered as cycloadditions are rare in the 1,2,3-triazine field. 4-Substituted 1,2,3-benzotriazines (2) react with diphenylcyclopropenone to give one, two or three of the following products pyrazolo[l,2-a][l,2,3]benzotriazin-l-ones (69), pyrazolo[l,2-a][l,2,3]benzotriazin-3-ones (70) or pyrazolo[2,3-a ]quinazolines (71) (80CC808). 

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