This report describes a new four-component synthesis of substituted and spiro-conjugated 6-amino-2H,4H-pyrano[2,3-c]pyrazol-5-carbonitriles directly from aromatic aldehydes or heterocyclic ketones, malononitrile, beta-ketoesters, and hydrazine hydrate. The method provides a convenient one-pot route toward divers 2,4-dihydropyrano[2,3-c]pyrazoles, whereas a modified one-step sequential protocol gives access to spiro[indoline-3,4'-pyrano[2,3-c]pyrazol]-2-ones.
A series of 4H-chromenes containing various modifications in the ring B and polyalkoxy substituents in the ring E has been synthesized by Knoevenagel-Michael-hetero-Thorpe-Ziegler three-component domino reaction with the overall yield of 45-82%. The targeted molecules were evaluated in a phenotypic sea urchin embryo assay for antimitotic and microtubule destabilizing activity. The most active compounds 5{1,5} and 5{5,5} featured sesamol-derived ring B and m-methoxyphenyl or m-methoxymethylenedioxyphenyl ring E. Compounds 5{3,1}, 5{1,2}, 5{5,4}, 5{1,5}, and 5{5,5} exhibited strong cytotoxicity in the NCI60 human tumor cell line anticancer drug screen. Surprisingly, cell growth inhibition caused by these agents was more pronounced in the multidrug resistant NCI/ADR-RES cells than the parent OVCAR-8 cell line. The results suggest that polyalkoxy substited 4H-chromenes may prove to be advantageous for further design as anticancer agents.
A convenient method of synthesis of substituted and annulated 2-amino-spiro[(3' H)-indol-3',4-(4 H)-pyrans] at mild conditions and in good yields is developed. Three component reaction of wide variety of substituted isatins, cyanoacetic acid derivatives, and carbonyl compounds or phenols gives the target compounds. Forty new spiropyrans were obtained, and their structures were proved by elemental analysis and 1H NMR and IR spectral data. It is shown that the use of a not very large set of starting compounds can lead to the synthesis of a thousand-member 2-amino-spiro[(3' H)-indol-3',4-(4 H)-pyran] library.
-2-one-5'-carbonitriles. -Starting from 27 aldehydes (I), six β-diketo esters (II) and (VIII), and seven ketones (V), (VII), or (XI), a library of 36 pyranopyrazoles is prepared in parallel. While the pyranopyrazoles (IV), (VI), and (IX) are available using a four-component protocol, a modified one-pot sequential protocol is required to prepare the spiroindolines (XII) .
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