Quinoxalines condensed

An effective approach to condensed heterocyclic systems is the use of intramolecular nucleophilic substitution of hydrogen. The key role of the Sn step has been demonstrated by the synthesis of quinoxalines condensed with five- and six-membered heterocycles starting firom 2-aminoquinoxaline [166] or quinoxaline-2-carbaldehyde [167, 168], correspondingly. Indeed, 2-aminoquinoxaline can be condensed with acetylacetone or other p-dicarbonyl compounds to give after oxidative intramolecular Sn reaction pyrrolo[2,3-i>]quinoxalines in good yields (Scheme 52) [166]. Also condensation of quinoxaline aldehyde with ethyl... 

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. 

Although most of the reactions of preparative importance involving the a-alkyl carbanions are usually carried out under controlled conditions with NHa /NHs being used as the base, a number of reactions using less severe conditions are known, both in the pyrazine and quinoxaline series. In the case of alkylquinoxalines, where an increased number of resonance possibilities exist, mildly basic conditions are usually employed in condensation reactions. 

Many pyrazine and quinoxaline syntheses yield mono- or di-N-oxides (76H(4)769). The condensation of a-aminooximes with 1,2-diketones results in the direct formation of pyrazine mono-N-oxides. The a-aminooximes themselves are not easily prepared but 2-amino-2-deoxy sugars readily form the oximes, which have been condensed with glyoxal to yield the pyrazine 4-oxides (Scheme 18) (72JOC2635, 80JOC1693). 

Quinoxaline mono-N-oxides are also available by a direct synthesis from n-nitroaniline derivatives. Condensation of acetyl chloride derivatives with o-nitroaniline followed by treatment with sodium ethoxide in ethanol yields the mono-N-oxides in good yields (Scheme 20) (64JCS2666). 

All heterocyclic enamines readily undergo condensation with o-amino-benzaldehyde. The quinoxaline derivatives thus formed have a characteristic yellow color. Therefore, this reaction can serve as evidence of the presence of an enamine in plants (295,309). 

Structure-activity studies of 5,6,7,8-tetrahdyro-5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-2-quinoxaline derivatives necessitated the preparation of thiophene-containing compound 17. Stetter conditions using thiazolium salt 20 as catalyst resulted in the preparation of 1,4-diketone 21 from 18 and 19. Condensation of 21 with phosphorus pentasulfide followed by saponification resulted in 17. In this fashion, the authors replaced the amide linker of parent compound 22 with the rigid thiophene moiety. 

The Beirut reaction involves the condensation of benzofurazan oxide (BFO) 1 with an enamine 2 or an enolate anion 3 in an alcohol solvent to give the corresponding quinoxaline-1,4-dioxide 4. ... 

There is some debate in the literature as to the actual mechanism of the Beirut reaction. It is not clear which of the electrophilic nitrogens of BFO is the site of nucleophilic attack or if the reactive species is the dinitroso compound 10. In the case of the unsubstituted benzofurazan oxide (R = H), the product is the same regardless of which nitrogen undergoes the initial condensation step. When R 7 H, the nucleophilic addition step determines the structure of the product and, in fact, isomeric mixtures of quinoxaline-1,4-dioxides are often observed. One report suggests that N-3 of the more stable tautomer is the site of nucleophilic attack in accord with observed reaction products. However, a later study concludes that the product distribution can be best rationalized by invoking the ortho-dinitrosobenzene form 10 as the reactive intermediate. 

In the case of unsubstituted BFO 1 reacting with an enamine, the following mechanism is generally accepted in the literature. The first step is nucleophilic addition of an enamine 2 to electrophilic BFO 1 to form the intermediate 12. Ring closure occurs via condensation of the imino-oxide onto the iminium functionality to give 13. Finally, P-elimination of the dialkyl amine produces the quinoxaline-1,4-dioxide 4. 

Quinoxaline 1,4-dioxides have also been prepared by condensation reactions carried out on the surface of solid catalysts such as silica gel, " molecular sieves, " or alumina. " As a representative example, " BFO 1 and the P-dicarbonyl compound 16 were combined with silica gel in methanol. The excess methanol was removed by evaporation and the silica gel with adsorbed reagents was allowed to stand for two weeks without drying. The quinoxaline 1,4-dioxide 17 was obtained in 90% yield after elution from a silica gel column. 

Heteroaromatic substituents can be incorporated onto the quinoxaline 1,4-dioxide ring system by condensing BFO with the appropriately substituted enamine, cyanomethyl, or 1,3-dicarbonylcompound. 2-Cyanomethyl-l,3-benzothiazole 27 reacted readily with BFO 1 in the presence of potassium carbonate to give the quinoxaline 1,4-dioxide 28 in good yield. 

R] Simpson, ]. C. E. Cinnolines. In The Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds. Condensed Pyridazine and Pyrazine rings (Cinnolines, Phthalazines, and Quinoxalines)-, Weissberger, A. Ed. Interscience Publishers New York-London, 1953 p3. 

Tile existence of two annular tautomers in solution has been concluded from NMR spectroscopy for the cyclic A -acylbenzazoles 83 [82JPR(324)569]. Enamine and methylene imine tautomers have been described for condensed azolo-quinoxalines [93JHC782, 93JHC1463 95H2057] this type of tautomerism is discussed in detail for the [6.6]bicyclic compounds (see Section III,E,2). 

The classical synthesis of quinoxalines involves the condensation of an aromatic o-diamine and an -dicarbonyl compound. 

Condensation of o-phenylenediamine or xV-methyl-o-phenylcne-diamine with alloxan (8) in neutral solution gives the ureides (9) and (10), respectively However, reaction of o-phenylenediamine with 1,3-dimethylalloxan (13) yields quinoxalin-3-one-2-carboxymethyl-amide (14), rather than the dimethyl ureide. Methylation of (9) in acetone in the presence of potassium carbonate gives the spiro-hydantoin (11). 

The condensation reactions of aromatic o-diamines and sugars and sugar derivatives have been studied in detail and quinoxaline derivatives have been prepared recently from osones, osonehydrazones, and dehydro-L-ascorbic acidd ... 

A versatile synthesis of 2-aminoalkylquinoxalines involves the intermediate preparation of phthalimido derivatives of the type o-CfiH4(CO)2N(CH2) COCH=NC H4NMe2-p. Condensation of these derivatives with o-phenylenediaraine yields 2-phthalimidoalkyl-quinoxalines (18). 

Dimethylquinoxaline reacts with pyridine and iodine to form quinoxaline-2,3-bis(methylenepyridinium iodide) (55). Condensation of (55) with p-nitrosodimethylaniline in the presence of potassium carbonate yields the bis-(p-dimethylaminonitrone) (56) and this on acid hydrolysis gives quinoxaline 2,3-dialdehyde (57) in high over-all yield. The dialdehyde is also obtained by selenium dioxide oxidation of 2,3-dimethylquinoxaline. ... 

In a similar manner, bromination, dehydrobromination and amination of l-tosyl-l//-l-benz-azepin-3(2/7)-one yields the 2-amino-3//-l-benzazepin-3-one 10, which condenses with ben-zene-1,2-diamine to give 6//-l-benzazepino[2,3-6]quinoxaline (11).27... 

Benzocyclobutene-l,2-dione (11) can be condensed with benzene-1.2-diamine to provide an annulated quinoxaline (cf. Houben-Weyl, Vol. E9b/Part 2, p203), which on oxidation with hydrogen peroxide in acetic acid leads to the 1,4-diazocine derivative 12.34... 

Hie basic reaction is the condensation of a bisorthodiamine with a bisethane-dione (Fig. 5.38). The first papers described the unsubstituted quinoxalines,161 but die phenylquinoxalines described later162 are more stable against oxydative... 

The second type is examplified in the condensation of 1,2-benzenediamine with dimethyl 3-bromo-3//-azirine-2,3-dicarboxylate to give dimethyl 2,3-quinoxaline-dicarboxylate (347) (Me2NCHO, 20°C, ultrasound, 2 h 69%) analogs were made likewise. 

The unlikely transformation of a pyrimidine into a quinoxaline has, indeed, been reported. Thus 4,5-dimethyl-1,2-benzenediamine (402) and alloxan (403, R = H) under acidic conditions gave 6,7-dimethyl-3-ureidocarbonyl-2(17/)-quinoxalinone (404, R = H) ( 30% see original for details) A(-methylalloxan (403, R = Me) likewise gave 6,7-dimethyl-3-(A(-methylureido)carbonyl-2(17/)-quinoxalinone (404, R = Me) in 50% yield.Such condensations gave improved yields under solid-state conditions. 

The generation of other heteroq cles from Bfx and Fx has been the subject of exhaustive investigation. The most important transformation of Bfx to other heterocycles has been described by Haddadin and Issidorides, and is known as the Beirut reaction . This reaction involves a condensation between adequate substituted Bfx and alkene-type substructure synthons, particularly enamine and enolate nucleophiles. The Beirut reaction has been employed to prepare quinoxaline 1,4-dioxides [41], phenazine 5,10-dioxides (see Chap. Quinoxahne 1,4-dioxide and Phenazine 5,10-dioxide. Chemistry and Biology ), 1-hydroxybenzimidazole 3-oxides or benzimidazole 1,3-dioxides, when nitroalkanes have been used as enolate-producer reagent [42], and benzo[e] [ 1,2,4]triazine 1,4-dioxides when Bfx reacts with sodium cyan-amide [43-46] (Fig. 4). 

CINNOLINES AND QUINOXALINES Replacement of a methine in oxolinic acid (46) by nitrogen is apparently consistent with retention of antibacterial activity. One approach begins with reduction of nitroacetophenone 144 to afford the corresponding aminoketone (145). Treatment of this intermediate with nitrous acid leads to the diazonium salt the diazonium group condenses with the ketone methylene group (as its enol form) to lead to the cyclized product, cinnoline 147. Bromination proceeds at the position adjacent the enol grouping (148) ... 

Brightener structures of only moderate molecular size are of interest for white grounds in the transfer printing of polyester fabrics. Derivatives of 6-acetamidoquinoxaline with an electron-donating substituent (X) in the 2-position (11.48) were prepared by converting quinoxalin-2-one to 2-chloro-6-nitroquinoxaline and condensation with amines (X = RNH), alcohols (X = RO) or phenols (X = PhO), followed by reduction and acetylation (Scheme 11.19). The nitro intermediates (11.49) are also of interest as low-energy disperse dyes for polyester [61]. 

The only publication on the angularly condensed benzologues, pyrimido[2,l-tf]quinoxalines, describes the synthesis of 161 by formation of both the pyrimido and the pyrazino ring from [6+0] atom fragments. Compound 160, the targeted cyclocondensation product of the propanediamine derivative 159, spontaneously cyclized to the pyri-mido[2,l- ]quinoxaline A-oxide 161 (Equation 17) <2002S2687>. 

Reaction of 2,3-dichloroquinoxaline 367 with sodium azide in ethanol has been used to synthesize bistetrazolo-[l,5- 5, l -c]quinoxaline 368 in 65% yield (Scheme 28) <1997JOC4082>. Similarly, reaction of 2,3-dichloroquinoxaline 367 with thiosemicarbazide 366 has been used to generate l,6-diamino-bis-l,2,4-triazolo[4,3- 3,4-f]quinoxaline 365 in 67% yield <2002AP389>. Condensation of cyclopropanecarboxylic acid hydrazide 369 meanwhile gives rise to the cyclopropyl-substituted tetracycle 370 in 93% yield in the presence of l,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU) as base (Scheme 28) <2005JOC2878>. 

The traditional method to the construct the pyrazine ring of quinoxalines proceeds by the condensation between an o-phenylenediamine with a 1,2-dicarbonyl compound. For example, the reaction of diamine 240 and glyoxal afforded the pyridoquinoxalines 241 in excellent yields <00H423>. 

Similar chemistry was applied by Heeg and co-workers in their synthesis of substituted quinoxalines 244, which were prepared by condensation of diamine 243 with 1,2-dicarbonyl compounds <00JHC1273>. Vagg utilized analogous chemistry to synthesize phenazines as well as quinoxalines (Section 6.2.8.1). 

Analogously, the reaction of trifluoroacetaldehyde dimethylhydrazone 249 with TFAA gave 250, which condensed in situ with o-phenylenediamine to afford quinoxaline 251 in good yield <00TL9267>. 

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