Thiophene ring-opening reactions IV. Facile generation of novel ethyl 4-hydroxy-6-thioxonicotinate─1,3,4- thiadiazoline hybrids

Abstract

: A set of triethylammonium 4-oxo-6-pyridinethiolate–1,3,4-thiadiazoline hybrids (3a-e) were prepared via the reaction of ethyl 2-chloro-6-cyclopropyl-3- nitro-4-oxothieno[2,3-b]pyridine- 5-carboxylate (2) with the appropriate thiobenzoyl- hydrazide (1a-e) in acetonitrile and triethylamine. These hybrids were readily converted, under neutral mild conditions, into the corresponding 4-hydroxy-6-thioxopyridine –thiadiazoline hybrids (5a-e). The structures of the latter set are supported by HRMS, 1H NMR and 13C NMR spectral data and further confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies. Alkylation of these hybrids in the presence of triethylamine occurred exclusively at the 6-thioxosulfur, yielding the respective 6-sulfanyl derivatives (6a-c).