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Scheme I
tion onto the cyano group to yield 4-amino-5-phenylmethyl- ruled out. It seems that the compound 1 loses benzaldehyde to
enepyrimidine 16, which has m/e = 320. b) Nucleophilic ad- give in situ the compound 20, which then reacts once more
dition on the activated double bond to yield 5-cyanopyri- with 1 via Michael addition to give the intermediate 21 which
midine 17, which has m/e = 304. ii) Successive two nucleo- cyclized via 22 into the substituted pyridine 23 which has the
philic additions on the activated double bond and onto the molecular formula C27H22N4O2 (434.50). The structure of 23
cyano function to yield 4-amino-6-phenylpyrimidine 19, was chemically confirmed by fusion of cyanoacetamide with
which has m/e = 302. However, the obtained mass spectrum p-toludine to give the compound 20 via losing ammonia, and
showed m/e at 434 (30) which is not compatible with any of then reacted with compound 1 to yield compound 23 (Scheme
the above suggested structures; therefore, these structures are II).
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Scheme II
NH2
Ph CN
NH2 Ph
H 2O N
(i) ArHN N X
ArHN X
N
15 16
Ph
NC
NH
ArHN X
N
17
X Ph O Ph
14a,b O
(ii) HN NHAr
H2N-C-NH2 HN NHAr
1
EtOH/pip
reflux, 8h X NH2 CN O NH2
N
18 19
O
NC NHAr
CN
(1) Ph CN
(iii) + PhCHO
ArHN O ArHN O
20
21
O O
NC NC
N Ar
N Ar
Ph NH2
Ph NH
ArHN O
ArHN O
23
22
Ar = H3C-C6H4-
(1)
Scheme III
HN N
HN NH2
27 Ph NH2
CN
Ph O
HN
H 3C HN O
28 CH3
29
NH2 EtOH / pip.
1 + 23
reflux / 5 h
NH2
24
CN
Ph NH2
H 3C HN N
25
NH2 Ph
Ph N NC NH
H 3C HN H 3C HN
N N
26 27
Cairo University, Egypt. (0.24 g, 0.02 mol), and 0.1 mL of piperidine in 30 mL of dry
ethanol was warmed to reflux for two hours. The solid formed
Synthesis of N-(P-toludyl)-2-phenylmethylene-2-cyano- during reflux was collected by filtration, washed with 3 mL
acetamide (1) of methanol and crystallized from ethanol to give 4a. In anal-
A solution of cyanoacetamide derivative (0.01 mol), ogy, 1 (1 g, 0.02 mol) reacted with phenyl hydrazine 2b (0.44
benzaldhyde (0.01 mol), and 0.1 mL of piperidine in 30 mL of g, 0.02 mol) to give 4b.
dry ethanol was refluxed for two hours. The solid formed dur-
ing reflux was collected by filtration, washed well with 2 mL 5-Amino-4-phenylmethylene-3-(p-toludyl)pyrazole (4a)
of methanol and crystallized from ethanol to give 1. Yield: Yield: 60 mg (60%); mp: 220-222 °C; 1H-nmr (CDCl3):
1.9 g (73%); mp: 140-142 °C; 1H-nmr (CDCl3): d 3.3 (s, 3H, d 2.5 (s, 3H, CH3), 2.8 (s, 2H, NH2), 6.5-7.9 (m, 10H, Ar-H),
CH3), 10.3 (s, 1H, NH), 7.1-8.2 (m, 10H, Ar-H), m/z 262 (M+, 9.3 (s, 1H, NH); m/z 276 (M + , 35%); ir: 3200-3290 (NH 2 ),
30%); ir: 3200-3290 (NH), 2220 (CN), 1715 (CO). Anal. (NH). Anal. Calcd. for C17H16N4 (276.34): C, 73.89; H, 5.84;
Calcd. for C 17 H 14 N 2 O (262.31): C, 77.84; H, 5.38; N, N, 20.28%. Found: C, 73.77; H, 5.69; N, 20.15%.
10.68%. Found: C, 77.74; H, 5.27; N, 10.56%.
5-Imino-1-phenyl-4-phenylmethylene-3-(p-toludyl)pyrazole
General Procedure for the synthesis of compounds (4b)
(4a,b) Yield: 60 mg (63%); mp: 120-122 °C; 1H-nmr (CDCl3):
A solution of 1 (1 g, 0.02 mol), hydrazine hydrate 2a d 2.7 (s, 3H, CH3), 5.3 (s, 1H, =NH), 6.9-8.0 (m, 15H, Ar-H),
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9.1 (s, 1H, NH); m/z 352 (M + , 30%); ir: 3200-3280 (NH). vacuum. The solid formed after addition of cold diluted hy-
Anal. Calcd. for C 23 H 20 N 4 (352.44): C, 78.38; H, 5.72; N, drochloric acid (1 mL, 20 mL H2O) was collected by filtra-
15.90%. Found: C, 78.24; H, 5.59; N, 15.76%. tion, washed well with 10 mL of cold water and crystallized
from methanol to give 13. Yield: 56 mg (44%); mp: 220-222
General Procedure for the synthesis of compounds °C; 1H-nmr (CDCl3): d 2.5 (s, 3H, CH3), 3.1 (s, 2H, NH2), 5.1
(8a-c) (s, 2H, NH2), 6.5-7.9 (m, 10H, Ar-H); m/z 335 (M+, 30%); ir:
A solution of 1 (1 g, 0.02 mol), cyanoacetamide 6a 3310-3420 (NH2). Anal. Calcd. for C18H17N4S (335.97): C,
(0.32 g, 0.02 mol), and 0.1 mL of piperidine in 30 mL of dry 64.35; H, 5.10; N, 20.85%. Found: C, 64.23; H, 5.00; N,
ethanol was warmed to reflux for two hours and concentrated 20.73%.
under vacuum. The solid formed was triturated with 5 mL of
methanol, and then collected by filtration, and washed with Preparation of 2-amino-5-cyano-4-phenyl-6-oxo-1-(p-
methanol to give 8a. Analogously, 1 was reacted with cyano- toludyl)pyridine (23)
thioacetamide 6b (0.4 g, 0.02 mol) to give 8b and with cyano- A solution of 1 (1 g, 0.02 mol), urea 14a (0.24 g, 0.02
acetic acid hydrazide 6c (0.38 g, 0.02 mol) to give 8c under mol), and 0.1 mL of piperidine in 30 mL of dry ethanol was
the same reaction conditions. refluxed for eight hours and then concentrated under vacuum.
The solid formed after addition of cold diluted hydrochloric
2-Amino-5-cyano-3-phenylmethylene-4-(p-toludyl)pyri- acid (1 mL, 20 mL H2O) was collected by filtration, washed
dine-6(1H)-one (8a) with 100 mL of cold water and crystallized from methanol to
Yield: 75 mg (61%); mp: 235-237 °C; 1H-nmr (CDCl3): give 23. Analogously, 1 was reacted with thiourea 14b (0.3 g,
d 2.5 (s, 3H, CH3), 2.8 (s, 2H, NH2), 6.5-7.9 (m, 10H, Ar-H), 0.02 mol) and 2-phenylenediamine 24 (0.4 g, 0.02 mol) to
9.6 (s, H, NH); m/z 328 (M+, 35%); ir: 1712 (CO), 2201 (CN), give 23.
3102 (NH), 3311-3414 (NH 2 ). Anal. Calcd. for C 20 H 16 N 4 O Yield: 50 mg (31%); mp: 276-278 °C; 1H-nmr (CDCl3):
(328.38): C, 73.15; H, 4.91; N, 17.06%. Found: C, 73.04; H, d 2.5 (s, 3H, CH3), 3.2 (s, 3H, CH3), 5.6 (s, 2H, NH2), 6.7-7.9
4.77; N, 17.12%. (m, 13H, Ar-H), 9.5 (s, 1H, NH); m/z 434 (M+, 30%); ir: 1650
(CO), 2211 (CN), 3318-3406 (NH, NH 2 ). Anal. Calcd. for
2-Amino-5-cyano-3-phenylmethylene-4-(p-toludyl)-6(1H)- C27H22N4O2 (434.50): C, 74.64; H, 5.10; N, 12.89%. Found:
thiopyridine (8b) C, 74.52; H, 5.00; N, 12.77%.
Yield: 60 mg (46%); mp: 255-257 °C; 1H-nmr (CDCl3):
d 2.6 (s, 3H, CH3), 2.9 (s, 2H, NH2), 6.7-7.9 (m, 10H, Ar-H),
9.9 (s, 1H, NH); m/z 344 (M + , 30%); ir: 2209 (CN), 3109 Received August 14, 2003.
(NH), 3321-3417 (NH2). Anal. Calcd. for C20H16N4S (344.44):
C, 69.74; H, 4.68; N, 16.27%. Found: C, 69.62; H, 4.54; N,
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