Abstract
N-Arylmaleimides are universal substrates for the synthesis of various heterocyclic compounds with a wide spectrum of biological activity. However, their reactions with thioacetamides have not been comprehensively studied. We studied the reactions of thioacetamide with N-arylmaleimides under various conditions. We established for the first time that three types of products: epithiopyrrolo[3,4-c]pyridines, pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyridines and 3,3′-thiobis(1-arylpyrrolidine-2,5-diones) can be obtained in different conditions. In all cases, two maleimide molecules are involved in the reaction. 3,3′-Thiobis(1-arylpyrrolidine-2,5-diones) are the major products when the reaction is conducted at boiling in acetic acid. When thioacetamide and N-arylmaleimide are kept in dioxane at 50 °C, epithiopyrrolo[3,4-c]pyridines can be isolated, which, when heated in dioxane, in acetic acid or in methanol in the presence of catalytic amounts of sodium methoxide, are converted into pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyridines by eliminating hydrogen sulfide. The reaction of thioacetamide and N-arylmaleimide in dioxane at boiling temperature with the portioned addition of N-arylmaleimide leads predominantly to the formation of pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyridines. The reaction of thioacetamide with N-alkylmaleimides under all the above conditions leads predominantly to the formation of the corresponding sulfides. The structure of the compounds obtained was characterized by a set of spectral analysis methods and X-ray diffraction (XRD) data.
Funder
The Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation
Subject
Chemistry (miscellaneous),Analytical Chemistry,Organic Chemistry,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry,Molecular Medicine,Drug Discovery,Pharmaceutical Science
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