Quinoline transformations

Schwarz et al. in agreement with Shukla observed the formation of 2-Oxo-l, 2-dihydroquinoline, 8-hydroxy-2-oxo-l, 2-dihydroquinoline, 8-hydroxycoumarin, and 2,3-dihydroxy-phenylpropionic acid were found as intermediates of quinoline transformation by P. fluorescens 3 and P. putida 86 [325], They compared that metabolic pathway with the one obtained for Rhodococcus strain B1 (Fig. 22). This bacterium was unable to yield denitrogenated metabolites (i.e., 2-oxo-l, 2-dihydroquinoline, 6-hydroxy-2-oxo-l, 2-dihydroquinoline, and 5-hydroxy-6-(3-carboxy-3-oxopropenyl)-lH-2-pyridone). 

The metabolites identified [327] for each of these pathways are collected in Table 15 and once again, it should be emphasized that only the last two, catechol/anthranilate and coumarin pathways (named c and d, in Fig. 23) yield denitrogenated products. In summary, the four metabolic pathways identified for quinoline transformation, as shown in Fig. 23, are ... 

The easier elimination of pyridine compared to quinoline-4 may be related to the pK value of 4-methylthiazole, which is between those of lepidine and 2-picoline (25. 55). This reaction explains also why a neutrodimethine cyanine is obtained with such good yields when reacting together a quaternary salt, ketomethylene, and o-ester in a basic medium. As the reaction proceeds, the trimethine cyanine is attacked by the ketomethylene. The resulting 2-methyl quaternary salt is transformed into trimethine cyanine, consuming the totality of the ketomethylene (1, p. 512 661). The mesosubstituted neutrodimethine cyanine is practically pure. 

Potassium t-butoxide in t-butyl alcohol requires powerful electron-attracting substituents at C-4 to effect ring opening of pyrazoles but sodamide does not (Scheme 26) (B-76MI40402). As the key to the transformation is the generation of the anion, similar results were obtained by heating some pyrazole-3-carboxylic acids with quinoline. 

The synthesis of meconin has been referred to already (p. 201). Cotarnine has been synthesised by Salway from myristicin (I) as a starting-point. This was transformed into jS-3-methoxy-4 5-methylenedioxy-phenylpropionic acid (II), the amide of which was converted by Hofmann s reaction into )S-3-methoxy-4 5-methylenedioxyphenylethylamine, and the phenylacetyl derivative (HI) of this condensed, by heating it in xylene solution with phosphoric oxide, giving rise to the two possible dihydroiso-quinoline derivatives. The first of these substances, 8-methoxy-6 7-methylenedipxy-1-benzyl-3 4-dihydroiioquinoline (IV), on conversion into the methochloride and reduction with tin and hydrochloric acid, gave... 

Ewins has synthesised both substances from m-methoxybenzoic acid, which on nitration gave 2-nitro-3-methoxybenzoic acid, and this, on reduction and treatment with methyl iodide, yielded damasceninic acid, which, by esterification with methyl alcohol, furnished damascenine. Kaufmann and Rothlen found that the additive product of 8-methoxy-quinoline and methyl sulphate, on oxidation with permanganate, yields formyldamasceninic acid, MeO. CgH3(NMe. CHO). COOH, which can be transformed into damasceninic acid by warming with dilute hydrochloric acid. ... 

CN/CC replacements were also observed when the pyrimidine ring is part of a bicyclic system. Reaction of quinazoline with active methylene compounds, containing the cyano group (malonitrile, ethyl cyanoacetate, phenylacetonitrile) gave 2-amino-3-R-quinoline (R = CN, C02Et, Ph) (72CPB1544) (Scheme 12). The reaction has to be carried out in the absence of a base. When base is used, no ring transformation was observed only dimer formation and SnH substitution at C-4 was found. 

In the first chapter, N. M. Ahmad and J. J. Li (Pfizer, Ann Arbor, USA) discuss the use of palladium in quinoline synthesis, thus filling an important gap in a recent monograph on the uses of palladium catalysis in heterocyclic synthesis authored by the same group. This is followed by an account of pyrimidine-pyridine interconversions by H. C. van der Plas (Wageningen University, The Netherlands) the immense variety of heterocyclic chemistry is illustrated by the large number of diverse strategies for such transformations. 

The Suzuki reaction has been successfully used to introduce new C - C bonds into 2-pyridones [75,83,84]. The use of microwave irradiation in transition-metal-catalyzed transformations is reported to decrease reaction times [52]. Still, there is, to our knowledge, only one example where a microwave-assisted Suzuki reaction has been performed on a quinolin-2(lH)-one or any other 2-pyridone containing heterocycle. Glasnov et al. described a Suzuki reaction of 4-chloro-quinolin-2(lff)-one with phenylboronic acid in presence of a palladium-catalyst under microwave irradiation (Scheme 13) [53]. After screening different conditions to improve the conversion and isolated yield of the desired aryl substituted quinolin-2( lff)-one 47, they found that a combination of palladium acetate and triphenylphosphine as catalyst (0.5 mol %), a 3 1 mixture of 1,2-dimethoxyethane (DME) and water as solvent, triethyl-amine as base, and irradiation for 30 min at 150 °C gave the best result. Crucial for the reaction was the temperature and the amount of water in the... 

N-Arylpiperazin-2-ones, N-arylpiperazin-2,5-diones and N-aryl-3,4-dihydro-quinolin-2(lff)-ones have been synthesized via a microwave-enhanced Goldberg reaction [105]. N-arylation reactions with 4-benzylpiperazin-2-one and 4-benzylpiperazin-2,5-dione performed in the microwave (reflux conditions) were tremendously accelerated in comparison with the same transformations performed under classical heating at reflux (Schemes 103 and 104). The phenylation of 3,4-dihydroquinolin-2(lH)-one under microwave irradiation was also faster but less pronounced. 

Tu found that when aniline was used instead of the secondary amine under otherwise identical conditions 2,4-diphenyl-substituted quinoline was formed in 56% yield. Phenylacetylene and aniline were initially used as model substrates for exploring the aldehyde scope. With aromatic aldehydes the reactions proceeded smoothly to give the corresponding quinolines in moderate to good yields. A heteroaromatic aldehyde is also compatible with this transformation and the expected product was afforded in 83% yield. However, when ahphatic aldehydes were subjected to the reaction, the desired product was obtained in low yield (Scheme 19) [34]. 

Preparative-scale fermentation of papaveraldine, the known benzyliso-quinoline alkaloid, with Mucor ramannianus 1839 (sih) has resulted in a stereoselective reduction of the ketone group and the isolation of S-papaverinol and S-papaverinol M-oxide [56]. The structure elucidations of both metabolites were reported to be based primarily on ID and 2D NMR analyses and chemical transformations [56]. The absolute configuration of S-papaverinol has been determined using Horeau s method of asymmetric esterification [56]. The structures of the compounds are shown in Fig. 7. 

Schemes Microbial transformation of the 5,ll-dimethyl-5ff-indolo[2,3-lt]quinoline to its 9-hydroxy derivative in the presence of Rhizopus arrhizus [60]...

Peczyfiska-Czoch W et al. (1996) Microbial transformation of azacarbazoles X re-gioselective hydroxylation of 5,ll-dimethyl-5ff-indolo[2,3-l)]quinoline, a novel DNA topoisomerase 11 inhibitor, hy Rhizopus arrhizus. Biotechnol Lett 18(2) 123-128... 

Virus replication comprises numerous biochemieal transformations that might provide suitable targets for antiviral therapy. The antiviral effect of thiosemicarbazones was first demonstrated by Hamre et al. [53, 54], who showed that p-aminobenzaldehyde-3-thiosemicarbazone and several of its derivatives were active against vaccinia virus in mice. These studies were extended to include thiosemicarbazones of isatin, benzene, thiophene, pyridine, and quinoline derivatives, which also showed activity against vaccinia-induced encephalitis. The nature of the aldehyde/ketone moiety was not as significant as the presence of the thiosemicarbazide side chain the latter was deemed essential for antiviral activity. 

Ref. [152] discusses the transformation of a dinucleoside pyrophosphate into a reactive azolide with an azole (e.g., 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazole or tetrazole). With quinoline-8-sulfonyl chloride the concomitantly formed phosphordiester can be converted back to the dinucleoside pyrophosphate (see scheme on the next page). 

Synthesis of the ortho- and peri-fused pyrido[3,2,l- 1[l,3,2]benzodiazaphosphorine ring system was accomplished from the quinoline carboxamide derivative 197 by treatment with phosphoryl chloride <1978JHC1169, 1979JHC897>. The iV-chloropropyl derivative 198b could be transformed to the tetracycle 199 (Scheme 27) <1979JHC897>. 

The most broadly studied organic nitrogen compound is probably quinoline however, most studies report biodegradation. As we have seen from Table 14, quinoline is representative of the organonitrogen compounds present in the diesel cut. Its transformation has been studied in both, anaerobic and aerobic conditions. Several metabolic pathways have been proposed to explain the aerobic transformations however, no pathway has been proposed for quinoline metabolism under anaerobic conditions. 

Kaiser et al. reviewed the microbial metabolism of different nitrogen compounds [320], There is agreement among the authors in suggesting an initial step in the transformation of quinoline (by whole cells) that consists of a hydroxylation at position 2 of the heterocyclic aromatic ring, leading to 2-hydroxyquinoline (see Fig. 21 [321]). 

Further transformation included additional hydroxylation steps leading to 2,6-dihydroxyquinoline and a trihydroxyquinoline (probably 2,5,6-trihydroxyquinoline). Shukla [322], working with Pseudomonas sp. identified an alternate pathway, involving additional metabolites, besides the 2-hydroxyquinoline and 8-hydroxycoumarin. These were 2,8-dihydroxyquinoline and 2,3-dihydroxyphenylpropionic acid. Quinoline-adapted cells were also able to transform 2-hydroxyquinoline and 8-hydroxycoumarin without a lag phase, providing additional support for their intermediate role as intermediates in the metabolism of quinoline. 

Figure 22. Proposed pathway for the transformation of quinoline by Rhodococcus strain Bl.

As can be seen, in both the 5,6- and the 7,8-dihydroxy-2(lH)quinolinone pathways, after initial hydroxylation adjacent to the N-heteroatom, the benzene moiety of the quinoline ring is transformed to a dihydroxy derivative 5,6- or 7,8-, respectively, which subsequently undergoes ring cleavage. However, neither of them involves C—N bond cleavage and consequently do not lead to denitrogenated products. 

The proposed pathways for methyl-substituted quinolines differ from those shown in Fig. 23, even for the same culture, and most particularly, the fact that no C—N bond cleavage has been observed in most of the strains. A limited number of methylquinolines can be hydroxylated due to the inhibiting and blocking effect of the methyl group, particularly at position 2. So, neither P. aeruginosa QP nor P. putida QP could metabolize 2-methylquinoline however, a new strain of Pseudomonas (MQP) isolated by Grant and Al-Najjar [328] was reported to be able to transform 2-methylquinoline, yielding... 

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