Quinoxaline ketones reactions

Alkyl and arylmagnesium halides react with 2-methylquinoxaline by addition of one mole of reactant to the 3,4-bond. After hydrolysis the 2-alkyl- or 2-aryl-l,2-dihydro-3-methylquinoxalines (52) are obtained. When ethylmagnesium bromide is used a dimeric by-product (53) is also isolatedReaction of 2,3-dimethylquinoxaline with benzonitrile and lithium amide gives l-amino-l-phenyl-2-(3-methyl-2-quinoxalinyl)-ethylene (54). The mono- and dilithium salts of 2,3-dimethylquinoxaline have been generated from the quinoxaline by reaction with one or two equivalents of lithium diisopropylamide (LiNPr, respectively. These salts have been reacted with a variety of electrophilic reagents such as alkyl halides, aryl ketones, esters, and nitriles. " ... 

Inductive and resonance stabilization of carbanions derived by proton abstraction from alkyl substituents a to the ring nitrogen in pyrazines and quinoxalines confers a degree of stability on these species comparable with that observed with enolate anions. The resultant carbanions undergo typical condensation reactions with a variety of electrophilic reagents such as aldehydes, ketones, nitriles, diazonium salts, etc., which makes them of considerable preparative importance. 

Four-membered heterocycles are easily formed via [2-I-2] cycloaddition reac tions [65] These cycloaddmon reactions normally represent multistep processes with dipolar or biradical intermediates The fact that heterocumulenes, like isocyanates, react with electron-deficient C=X systems is well-known [116] Via this route, (1 lactones are formed on addition of ketene derivatives to hexafluoroacetone [117, 118] The presence of a trifluoromethyl group adjacent to the C=N bond in quinoxalines, 1,4-benzoxazin-2-ones, l,2,4-triazm-5-ones, and l,2,4-tnazin-3,5-diones accelerates [2-I-2] photocycloaddition processes with ketenes and allenes [106] to yield the corresponding azetidine derivatives Starting from olefins, fluonnaied oxetanes are formed thermally and photochemically [119, 120] The reaction of 5//-l,2-azaphospholes with fluonnated ketones leads to [2-i-2j cycloadducts [121] (equation 27)... 

Nearly all (extranuclear) hydrazonoquinoxalines are made by treatment of quinoxaline aldehydes, ketones, or their acetals with hydrazine or substituted hydrazine, but a few are produced by diazo coupling. These reactions are illustrated by the following examples. 

This chapter covers not only nuclear and extranuclear quinoxahnecarboxylic acids (and anhydrides) but also the carboxylic esters, acyl halides, carboxamides, carbohydrazides, carbonitriles, carbaldehydes, and (ketonic) acyl derivatives of quinoxaline a few related speceis are also included. To avoid repetition, the interconversions of these quinoxaline derivatives are discussed only at the first opportunity thus the esterification of quinoxalinecarboxylic acids in covered as a reaction of carboxylic acids rather than as a preparative route to carboxylic esters, simply because the section on carboxylic acids precedes that on carboxylic esters. To minimize any confusion, appropriate cross-references have been inserted. 

The Sonogashira reaction is of considerable value in heterocyclic synthesis. It has been conducted on the pyrazine ring of quinoxaline and the resulting alkynyl- and dialkynyl-quinoxalines were subsequently utilized to synthesize condensed quinoxalines [52-55], Ames et al. prepared unsymmetrical diynes from 2,3-dichloroquinoxalines. Thus, condensation of 2-chloroquinoxaline (93) with an excess of phenylacetylene furnished 2-phenylethynylquinoxaline (94). Displacement of the chloride with the amine also occurred when the condensation was carried out in the presence of diethylamine. Treatment of 94 with a large excess of aqueous dimethylamine led to ketone 95 that exists predominantly in the intramolecularly hydrogen-bonded enol form 96. 

Very little attention has been given to the metalation of the quinoxaline system, although lithiation of the 2-methoxy and 2-methylthio derivatives has recently been achieved (Scheme 118) (91JHC765). Reaction with N-methoxy-/V-methylbenzamide occurred at -78°C to give the analogous phenyl ketones in moderate yield. Highly colored insoluble solids were also produced, and these were the sole products when metalation of 2-chloroquinoxaline was attempted. 

A particular class of quinoxaline A-oxides can be synthesized by a reaction sequence starting from condensation of anilines with a-oximino ketones (Scheme 50) <1998S1769>. The key step is oxidation of the oxime to an a-acetoxy nitroso group, which behaves as an electrophile leading to the formation of the quinoxaline ring. 

The reaction provides access to a number of quinoxaline-1,4-dioxide derivatives, by reaction of the benzofurazan oxide with 1,3-diketones, 3-ketoesters, enals, enamines, phenols and a, 3-unsaturated ketones. 

Reactions of 2-chloro- and 2,3-dichloroquinoxalines with carbanions give 2-quinoxalinyl ketones and 3-chloro-2-quinoxalinyl ketones, respectively e.g., 2-quinoxalinylacetophenone (151) from acetophenone anion.161 However, 2,3-dimethoxy- and 2,3-diethoxy-quinoxaline with methyl ethyl ketone and sodamide in anhydrous benzene give 2-amino derivatives rather than ketones.162... 

Some reactions of 2-methylsulfonylquinoxaline (169) have recently been investigated by Hayashi and his co-workers.176 Reaction of 169 with ketones in benzene in the presence of sodamide yields 2-(2-quinoxalinyl) ketones (see Section IV,F149,161) with active methylene compounds, e.g., ethyl cyanoacetate, the 2-substituted quinoxaline (170) is isolated.176 It was also found that reaction of 2-methylsulfonyl-... 

Hayashi and his co-workers investigated the reactions of 2-substituted quinoxaline 4-oxides with ketones.210-212 2-Phenylquinoxaline 4-oxide (193) yields 2-phenyl-3-phenacylquinoxaline 4-oxide (203) with acetophenone and sodamide. However, 2-cyanoquinoxaline 4-oxide under these conditions yields cu-(3,4-dihydro-3-oxo-2-quinoxalinyl)aceto-phenone (204) by displacement of the cyano group by the ketone carbanion and rearrangement of the N-oxide.212... 

Synthesis of the other classes of polycyclic aziridines is reported in [106]. Derivatives of l,3,4,6a-tetrahydroazireno[l,2-a]pyrazines 88 and 1,1 a-dihydro-l,2-diarylazireno[l,2-a]quinoxaline 90 were obtained in the reaction of dibromides 86 with ethylenediamine 87 or 1,2-phenylenediamine 89 (Scheme 1.25). The authors showed the possibility of synthesizing dihydroazirenoquinoxalines 90 from a-bromochalcones. This can be confirmed by the following reaction of ce,/2-dihalogen ketones via dehydrobromination. 

Pashkevich and Khomutov [111] reported the synthesis of aziridines containing polyfluoroalkyl substituents on the aziridine cycle. In the case where RF is CF3, the only reaction product is bis(aziridinyl ketone) 103 (Scheme 1.28). The results also provide information about the reaction mechanism. As well as in [107], it is assumed that the reaction proceeds via the formation of a-bromo-ketones and /5-aminoketones 101 and 102 where the next step is the intramolecular bromine substitution and heterocyclization into quinoxaline 104. But in the case where RF is CF3, the formation of the aziridine cycle is followed by the interaction of the second amino group of the diamine with another molecule of the intermediate 102, leading to compound 103. 

The furo[2,3-b]quinoxalines 20 are formed only in cases where the keto group in the intermediate quinoxalinyl ketone 19 is enolizable. If enolization is not possible, the reaction is completed by the formation of product 19 (Scheme 15) (72YZ736). Therefore, it is not surprising that / -dicarbonyl compounds, which are considerably enolized, undergo a very smooth cyclization with tetrachloropyrazine with ethyl acetoacetate, furo [2,3-b] pyrazine is obtained in good yield (Scheme 15) (83JHC365). 

Treatment of 2-(l,2-dibromoethenyl)quinoxalines 57 with Na2CS3 affords thieno[2,3- ]quinoxalines 59. Addition of the thiocarbonate to the side chain generates 58. Intramolecular cyclization of 58 with loss of CS2 and NaBr leads to 59 (Scheme 14) <2001J(P1)154>. Azulenothiophenes 61 are prepared from azulene derivatives 60 by the reaction with thioacetamide (Scheme 15) <2002H(58)405>. Similar reactions of furyl ketones 62 afford thieno[3,4-3]furans 63 <1998JHC71>. 

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