Carolina Burgos

Pyridinium N-(2'-azinyl)aminides: Regioselective synthesis of 2-alkylaminoazines

The authors wish to thank the Comision Interministerial de Ciencia y Tecnologia (C.I.C.Y.T.) (Project PM97-0074) and the Vicerrectorado de Investigacion, Universidad de Alcala for financial support (Project E014/97).

A New Class of Pyrazolopyridine Nucleus with Fluorescent Properties, Obtained through Either a Radical or a Pd Arylation Pathway from N-Azinylpyridinium N-Aminides

The synthesis of dipyridopyrazole and pyridopyrazolopyrazine derivatives--both of which incorporate a 3-aryl moiety--can be achieved in moderate yields by intramolecular radical arylation of pyridinium N-aminides using tris(trimethylsilyl)silane and azobisisobutyronitrile. Improved results were obtained on using Pd direct arylation in conjunction with microwave irradiation. A preliminary study into the fluorescent properties of the target compounds is also reported.

Reaction of imines with N-iodosuccinimide (NIS): unexpected formation of stable 1 : 1 complexes

Imines react with N-iodosuccinimide (NIS) to afford unexpected 1 : 1 complexes and the structure of one of these was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction; the reaction seems to be very general for substituted cyclic imines with solid stable complexes obtained in high yields; this is the first reported example of a halogen bonding interaction involving the C=N bond and NIS.

Halogenation of pyridinium-N-(2'-pyridyl)aminide: an easy synthesis of halo-2-aminopyridines

The authors wish to thank the Comision Interministerial de Ciencia y Tecnologia (C.I.C.Y.T.) for financial support (Project PB90-0284) and to Lilly S. A. for one studentship (C.B.)

Conformational study of N-substituted 8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-3-ones

Abstract N-Substituted 8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-3-ones have been studied by 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy. In CDCl3 solutions, these ketones display the same preferred conformation. The pyrrolidine and piperidone rings adopt a flattened N-8 envelope and distorted chair conformation, puckered at N-8 and flattened at C-3, respectively, with the N-substituent in axial position with respect to the piperidone ring.

Prodrug approach: An overview of recent cases.

In this review we highlight the most modern trends in the prodrug strategy. In drug research and development, the prodrug concept has found a number of useful applications. Selected examples of this approach are provided in this paper and they are classified according to the aim of their design.

Isoquinoline Synthesis by Heterocyclization of Tosylmethyl Isocyanide Derivatives: Total Synthesis of Mansouramycin B

A new method for the synthesis of isoquinolines through a catalytic acid-mediated cyclization of α-benzyl TosMIC derivatives has been developed. This methodology has been successfully applied to the total synthesis of mansouramycin B. This is the first total synthesis of this compound to be reported in the literature.

Synthesis and evaluation of quinazoline derivatives as phosphodiesterase 7 inhibitors

The latest scientific findings concerning PDE7 and PDE4 inhibition suggest that selective small-molecule inhibitors of both enzymes could provide a novel approach to treat a variety of immunological diseases. In this context, we describe a new series of quinazoline derivatives from quinazolin-4-thiones which include a substituted biphenyl fragment. Some of these compounds show inhibitory potencies at sub-micromolar levels against the catalytic domain of PDE7.

N-Azinylpyridinium N-aminides: tandem reactions with α-halocarbonyl derivatives and analogs

Author wish to thank C.I.C.Y.T. for financial support (Project PM97-0074) and the Universidad de Alcala for a grant to one of us (R.R.).

Remote aryl cyanation via isocyanide-cyanide rearrangement on tosylmethyl isocyanide derivatives.

The reaction of alkyl tosylmethyl isocyanides and 2-bromobenzyl bromides in the presence of t-BuLi gives rise to a cascade reaction to give unexpected 2-substituted 2,3-dihydro-1H-indenimines which, upon treatment with t-BuOK, rearrange to 2-vinylbenzonitriles in high overall yields. This simple procedure represents a new approach to the synthesis of aromatic nitriles via isocyanide-cyanide interconversion.