Synthesis, Crystal Structure, DFT, and Anticancer Activity of Some Imine-Type Compounds via Routine Schiff Base Reaction: An Example of Unexpected Cyclization to Oxazine Derivative.

The synthesis, characterization, and anticancer properties of three imine-type compounds - and an unexpected oxazine derivative are presented. The reaction of -dimethylaminobenzaldehyde or -nitrobenzaldehyde with hydroxylamine hydrochloride afforded the corresponding oximes - in good yields. Additionally, the treatment of benzil with 4-aminoantipyrine or -aminophenol was investigated.

A New Pt(II) Complex with Anionic -Triazine Based -Donor Ligand: Synthesis, X-ray Structure, Hirshfeld Analysis and DFT Studies.

The reaction of PtCl with -triazine-type ligand () (1:1) in acetone under heating afforded a new complex. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis showed that the ligand () is an tridentate chelate via two N-atoms from the -triazine and hydrazone moieties and one oxygen from the deprotonated phenolic OH. The coordination environment of the Pt(II) is completed by one Cl ion to the Pt-N.

Crystal structures of ()-1-naphthaldehyde oxime and ()-phenanthrene-9-carbaldehyde oxime.

The aldoximes CHNO (I) and CHNO (II), synthesized in 90% yield, by treatment of 1-naphthaldehyde or phenanthrene-9-carbaldehyde, respectively, with hydroxyl-amine hydro-chloride and sodium carbonate, have been characterized by IR, H, C and DEPT-135 NMR spectroscopies, and also by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The mol-ecules of (I) and (II) are conformationally similar, with the aldoxime substituent groups lying outside the planes of the naphthalene or phenanthrene rings, forming dihedral angles with them of 23.9 (4) and 27.

Crystal structure of -di-chloridobis-[-(5,5-di-methyl-4,5-di-hydro-3-pyrrol-2-yl-κ)acetamide]palladium(II) dihydrate.

The title complex, [PdCl(CHNO)]·2HO, was obtained by N-O bond cleavage of the oxa-diazo-line rings of the -[di-chlorido-bis-(2,5,5-trimethyl-5,6,7,7a-tetra-hydro-pyrrolo-[1,2-][1,2,4]oxa-diazole-)]palladium(II) complex. The palladium(II) atom exhibits an almost square-planar coordination provided by two -arranged chloride anions and a nitro-gen atom from each of the two neutral organic ligands. In the crystal, N-H⋯O, O-H⋯O and O-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds link complex mol-ecules into double layers parallel to the plane.

Synthesis, molecular structure, spectroscopic properties and stability of (Z)-N-methyl-C-2,4,6-trimethylphenylnitrone.

New N-methyl-C-2,4,6-trimethylphenylnitrone 1 has been synthesized starting from N-methylhydroxylamine and mesitaldehyde. The product was fully characterized using different spectroscopic techniques; FTIR, NMR, UV-Vis, high resolution mass spectrometry and X-ray diffraction. The relative stability and percent of population of its two possible isomers (E and Z) were calculated using the B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) method in gas phase and in solution.

Pt(II)-mediated imine-nitrile coupling leading to symmetrical (1,3,5,7,9-pentaazanona-1,3,6,8-tetraenato)Pt(II) complexes containing the incorporated 1,3-diiminoisoindoline moiety.

Treatment of trans-[PtCl(2)(NCR)(2)] (1; R = Et (1a), Ph (1b)) with 1,3-diiminoisoindoline (2) gives access to the corresponding symmetrical (1,3,5,7,9-pentaazanona-1,3,6,8-tetraenato)Pt(II) complexes [PtCl{NH═C(R)N═C(C(6)H(4))NC═NC(R)═NH}] (3). The reactions of 1 with one equivalent of 1,1,3,3-tetramethylguanidine (4), 1,3-diphenylguanidine (6), or acetone oxime (8) leads to the formation of mixed asymmetrical Pt(II) complexes trans-[PtCl(2){NH═C(R)N═C(NMe(2))(2)}(NCR)] (5), [PtCl{NH═C(R)NC(NHPh)═NPh}(NCR)] (7), or trans-[PtCl(2){NH═C(Ph)ON═CMe(2)}(NCPh)] (9), respectively, as a result of nucleophilic addition to one of the nitrile ligands in 1. Treatment of 5, 7, and 9 with one equivalent of 2 leads to complexes 3.

Alkoxy-1,3,5-triazapentadien(e/ato) copper(II) complexes: template formation and applications for the preparation of pyrimidines and as catalysts for oxidation of alcohols to carbonyl products.

Template combination of copper acetate (Cu(AcO)(2)⋅H(2)O) with sodium dicyanamide (NaN(C≡N)(2), 2 equiv) or cyanoguanidine (N≡CNHC(=NH)NH(2), 2 equiv) and an alcohol ROH (used also as solvent) leads to the neutral copper(II)-(2,4-alkoxy-1,3,5-triazapentadienato) complexes [Cu{NH=C(OR)NC(OR)=NH}(2)] (R = Me (1), Et (2), nPr (3), iPr (4), CH(2)CH(2)OCH(3) (5)) or cationic copper(II)-(2-alkoxy-4-amino-1,3,5-triazapentadiene) complexes [Cu{NH=C(OR)NHC(NH(2))=NH}(2)](AcO)(2) (R = Me (6), Et (7), nPr (8), nBu (9), CH(2)CH(2)OCH(3) (10)), respectively. Several intermediates of this reaction were isolated and a pathway was proposed. The deprotonation of 6-10 with NaOH allows their transformation to the corresponding neutral triazapentadienates [Cu{NH=C(OR)NC(NH(2))=NH}(2)] 11-15.

Self-assembled dicopper(II) diethanolaminate cores for mild aerobic and peroxidative oxidation of alcohols.

The new dicopper(ii) complexes [Cu(2)(μ-Hmdea)(2)(NCS)(2)] (1) and [Cu(2)(μ-Hedea)(2)(N(3))(2)]·(H(2)O)(0.25) (2) with the {Cu(2)(μ-O)(2)} diethanolaminate cores have been easily generated by aqueous medium self-assembly reactions of copper(ii) nitrate with N-methyl- or N-ethyldiethanolamine (H(2)mdea or H(2)edea, respectively), in the presence of sodium thiocyanate (for 1) or sodium azide (for 2) as ancillary ligands sources. They have been isolated as air-stable crystalline solids and fully characterized by IR and UV-vis spectroscopies, ESI-MS(+), elemental and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses.

Solvent-free microwave-assisted peroxidative oxidation of secondary alcohols to the corresponding ketones catalyzed by copper(ii) 2,4-alkoxy-1,3,5-triazapentadienato complexes.

A facile, efficient and selective solvent-free synthesis of ketones from secondary alcohols with tert-butylhydroperoxide (TBHP) as the oxidant under microwave irradiation is achieved, where the copper(ii) 2,4-alkoxy-1,3,5-triazapentadienato complexes are efficient catalysts providing high yields (up to 100%), TONs (up to 890) and TOFs (up to 1780 h(-1)).

Single-pot template transformations of cyanopyridines on a Pd(II) centre: syntheses of ketoimine and 2,4-dipyridyl-1,3,5-triazapentadiene palladium(II) complexes and their catalytic activity for microwave-assisted Suzuki-Miyaura and Heck reactions.

[2 + 3] cycloaddition of the pyrrolin N-oxide (-)O[upper bond 1 start](+)N[double bond, length as m-dash]CHCH(2)CH(2)C[upper bond 1 end]Me(2) with 2-cyanopyridine NC(5)H(4)(2-CN) in the presence of PdCl(2) at room temperature in acetone gives the ketoimine palladium(II) complex cis-[PdCl(2){N(=[upper bond 1 start]CCH(2)CH(2)C(Me)(2)N[upper bond 1 end]H)C(=O)C(5)H(4)N}] containing the (E)-N-(5,5-dimethylpyrrolidin-2-ylidene)picolinamide ligand, in good yield (85%). The reaction of with 3-cyanopyridine NC(5)H(4)(3-CN) or 4-cyanopyridine NC(5)H(4)(4-CN) under the same experimental conditions gives the simple adducts of cyanopyridines trans-[PdCl(2){NC(5)H(4)(3-CN)}(2)] or trans-[PdCl(2){NC(5)H(4)(4-CN)}(2)] , respectively. When the cyanopyridines NC(5)H(3)R(1)R(2) (R(1) = 2-CN, R(2) = H ; R(1) = 3-CN, R(2) = H ; R(1) = 4-CN, R(2) = H ; R(1) = 4-CN, R(2) = 2-Cl ; R(1) = 3-CN, R(2) = 5-Me ) are heated at 100 degrees C for 12 h with 2-butanone oxime (used as a reagent and solvent) in the presence of PdCl(2), the 2,4-dipyridyl-1,3,5-triazapentadienate (or bis-imidoylamidinate) palladium(II) complexes [Pd{HN[double bond, length as m-dash]C(NC(5)H(3)R(2))NC(NC(5)H(3)R(2))[double bond, length as m-dash]NH}(2)] (2-NC(5)H(3), R(2) = H ; 3-NC(5)H(3), R(2) = H ; 4-NC(5)H(3), R(2) = H ; 4-NC(5)H(3), R(2) = 2-Cl ; 3-NC(5)H(3), R(2) = 5-Me ) are synthesized by one-pot template transformations followed by deprotonation by a base (n-PrNH(2)).

Pd(II)-promoted [2 + 3] cycloaddition of pyrroline N-oxide to organonitriles. Application of (Delta(4)-1,2,4-oxadiazoline)-Pd(II) complexes in the Suzuki-Miyaura reaction.

[2 + 3] Cycloaddition reactions of the organonitriles RCN 1 (R = Me (1a), Et (1b), p-IC(6)H(4) (1c), p-BrC(6)H(4) (1d), p-ClC(6)H(4) (), p-FC(6)H(4) (1e)) with the pyrroline N-oxide (-)O(+)[upper bond 1 start]N[double bond, length as m-dash]CHCH(2)CH(2)C[upper bond 1 end]Me(2) in the presence of PdCl(2) proceed at room temperature for 12 h and allow the isolation of the corresponding palladium(ii) complexes trans-[PdCl(2){[upper bond 1 start]N[double bond, length as m-dash]C(R)O[lower bond 1 start]NC[upper bond 1 end](H)CH(2)CH(2)C[lower bond 1 end]Me(2)}(2)] 3a-3f containing fused bicyclic Delta(4)-1,2,4-oxadiazoline ligands, in good to excellent yields (75-90%). Treatment of trans-[PdCl(2)(EtCN)(2)] with the nitrone in acetone or propionitrile at room temperature affords, in good yield, (R = Et), confirming that complexes 3 are formed via nitrile activation by coordination. These reactions proceed with high diastereoselectivity and afford mixtures of enantiomers, due to the rigid conformation (E) of the cyclic nitrone 2.

Pt(II)-promoted [2 + 3] cycloaddition of azide to cyanopyridines: convenient tool toward heterometallic structures.

The [2 + 3] cycloaddition reactions (which are greatly accelerated by microwave irradiation) of the di(azido)platinum(II) compounds cis-[Pt(N(3))(2)(PPh(3))(2)] (1) with cyanopyridines NCR (2) (R = 4-, 3-, and 2-NC(5)H(4)) give the corresponding bis(pyridyltetrazolato) complexes trans-[Pt(N(4)CR)(2)(PPh(3))(2)] (3) [R = 4-NC(5)H(4) (3a), 3-NC(5)H(4) (3b), and 2-NC(5)H(4) (3c)]. Compound 3c has been characterized as the N(1)N(2)-bonded isomer in the solid state by X-ray crystallography and represents the first bis(tetrazolato) complex of this kind. Complexes 3a and 3b have been used as metallaligands to generate heteronuclear coordination polymers in the presence of copper nitrate.

Metal-free and PdII-promoted [2+3] cycloadditions of a cyclic nitrone to phthalonitriles: syntheses of oxadiazolines as well as phthalamide-PdII and dihydropyrrolyl-iminoisoindolinone-PdII complexes with high catalytic activity in Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reactions.

The previously unknown reactions between phthalonitriles, 1,2-(CN)2(C6)R1R2R3R4 1 (1 a, R1=R2=R3=R4=H; 1 b, R1=R2=R4=H, R3=CH3; 1 c, R1=R4=H, R2=R3=Cl; 1 d, R1=R2=R3=R4=Cl; 1 e, R1=R2=R3=R4=F), and a cyclic nitrone, -O+N==CHCH2CH2CMe2 2, proceed under heating in a sealed tube to give phthalimides 3, 2-oxadiazolyl-benzonitriles 4 or ortho-bis(oxadiazolyl)tetrafluorobenzene 4 e'. In the presence of palladium(II) chloride, phthalonitriles 1 react with 2 at room temperature, to give bis(pyrrolidin-2-ylidene)phthalamide PdII complexes 5 via metal-promoted rupture of the N--O bond of the oxadiazoline ring. The ketoimine ligands thus generated can be liberated from the metal by displacement with a diphosphine.

Microwave synthesis of mono- and bis-tetrazolato complexes via 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of organonitriles with platinum(II)-bound azides.

[2 + 3] Cycloaddition reactions of the diazidoplatinum(II) complexes cis-[Pt(N3)2(PPh3)2] 1 and cis-[Pt(N3)2(2,2'-bipy)] 4 with organonitriles NCR 2 give the bis(tetrazolato) complexes trans-[Pt(N4CR)2(PPh3)2] 3 [R = Me (3a), Et (3b), Pr (3c), Ph (3d), 4-ClC6H4 (3e)] and cis-[Pt(N4CR)2(2,2'-bipy)] 5 [R = Me (5a), Et (5b), Pr (5c), Ph (5d)]. The reaction of cis-[Pt(N3)2(PPh3)2] I with propionitrile also affords, apart from 3b, the unexpected mixed cyano-tetrazolato complex trans-[Pt(CN)(5-ethyltetrazolato)(PPh3)2] 3b' which is derived from the reaction of the bis(tetrazolato) 3b with propionitrile, with concomitant formation of 5-ethyl-1H-tetrazole, via a suggested unusual oxidative addition of the nitrile to PtII. All these reactions are greatly accelerated by microwave irradiation and this method also shows a higher selectivity in the case of the reaction of propionitrile with 1, leading only to the formation of 3b.

Mixed unsymmetric oxadiazoline and/or imine platinum(II) complexes.

Iminoacylation of acetone oxime Me(2)C[double bond, length as m-dash]NOH upon reaction with trans-[PtCl(2)(NCCH(2)CO(2)Me)(2)] and [2 + 3] cycloaddition of acyclic nitrone (-)O(+)N(Me) = C(H)(C(6)H(4)Me-4) to a nitrile ligand in lead to the formation of mono-imine trans-[PtCl(2)(imine-a)(NCCH(2)CO(2)Me)] [imine-a = NH[double bond, length as m-dash]C(CH(2)CO(2)Me)ON = CMe(2)] and mono-oxadiazoline trans-[PtCl(2)(oxadiazoline-a)(NCCH(2)CO(2)Me)] [oxadiazoline-a = [upper bond 1 start]N[double bond, length as m-dash]C(CH(2)CO(2)Me)ON(Me)C[upper bond 1 end](H)(C(6)H(4)Me-4)] unsymmetric mixed ligand complexes, respectively, as the main products. Reactions of or with acetone oxime , cyclic nitrone (-)O(+)N = CHCH(2)CH(2)C[upper bond 1 end]Me(2) or N,N-diethylhydroxylamine give access, in moderate to good yields, to the unsymmetric mixed ligand oxadiazoline and/or imine complexes trans-[PtCl(2)(oxadiazoline-a)(imine-a)] , trans-[PtCl(2)(oxadiazoline-a)(oxadiazoline-b)] [oxadiazoline-b = [upper bond 1 start]N[double bond, length as m-dash]C(CH(2)CO(2)Me)O[lower bond 1 start]NC[upper bond 1 end](H)CH(2)CH(2)C[lower bond 1 end]Me(2)], trans-[PtCl(2)(imine-a)(imine-b)] [imine-b = NH = C(CH(2)CO(2)Me)ONEt(2)] or trans-[PtCl(2)(imine-a)(oxadiazoline-b)] . The cis mono-imine mixed ligand complex cis-[PtCl(2)(imine-a)(NCCH(2)CO(2)Me)] is the major product from the reaction of cis-[PtCl(2)(NCCH(2)CO(2)Me)(2)] with the oxime , while the di-imine compound cis-[PtCl(2)(imine-a)(2)] is a minor product.

Stereospecific synthesis of polysubstituted E-olefins by reaction of acyclic nitrones with free and platinum(II) coordinated organonitriles.

Free nitriles NCCH2R (1a R = CO2Me, 1b R = SO2Ph, and 1c R = COPh) with an acidic alpha-methylene react with acyclic nitrones -O+N(Me)=C(H)R' (2a R' = 4-MeC6H4 and 2b R' = 2,4,6-Me3C6H2), in refluxing CH2Cl2, to afford stereoselectively the E-olefins (NC)(R)C=C(H)R' (3a-3c and 3a'-3c'), whereas, when coordinated at the platinum(II) trans-[PtCl2(NCCH2R)2] complexes (4a R = CO2Me and 4b R = Cl), they undergo cycloaddition to give the (oxadiazoline)-PtII complexes trans-[PtCl2{N=C(CH2R)ON(Me)C(H)R'}2] (R = CO2Me, Cl and R' = 4-MeC6H4, 2,4,6-Me3C6H2) (5a-5d). Upon heating in CH2Cl2, 5a affords the corresponding alkene 3a. The reactions are greatly accelerated when carried out under focused microwave irradiation, particularly in the solid phase (SiO2), without solvent, a substantial increase of the yields being also observed.

Direct synthesis of (imine)platinum(II) complexes by iminoacylation of ketoximes with activated organonitrile ligands.

The metal-mediated iminoacylation of ketoximes R1R2C=NOH (1a R1 = R2 = Me; 1b R1 = Me, R2 = Et; 1c R1R2 = C4H8; 1d R1R2 = C5H10) upon treatment with the platinum(II) complex trans-[PtCl2(NCCH2CO2Me)2] 2a with an organonitrile bearing an acceptor group proceeds under mild conditions in dry CH2Cl2 to give the trans-[PtCl2{NH=C(CH2CO2Me)ON=CR1R2}2] 3a-d isomers in moderate yield. The reaction of those ketoximes with trans-[PtCl2(NCCH2Cl)2] 2b under the same experimental conditions gives a 1 : 1 mixture of the isomers trans/cis-[PtCl2{NH=C(CH2Cl)ON=CR1R2}2] 3e-h and 4e-h in moderate to good yield. These reactions are greatly accelerated by microwave irradiation to give, with higher yields (ca.

Unprecedented intermolecular transamidation reaction of N-carbamoylmethyl-N'-tosylguanidines.

[reaction: see text] N-Carbamoylmethyl-N'-tosyl guanidine 2 reacts easily with primary alkylamines to afford substituted carboxamides 3. The reaction proceeds via a five-membered-ring intermediate 5, which could be isolated, and features a rare example of an intermolecular transamidation reaction under mild conditions.

Synthesis and evaluation of 2-tosylamino and 2-tosyliminopyrimidine derivatives as inhibitors of some leukocyte functions.

We have studied the potential anti-inflammatory effects of 20 2-tosylamino and 2-tosyliminopyrimidine new derivatives in human neutrophils. We have evaluated their interference with some leukocyte functions and 5-lipoxygenase activity. All the compounds reduced neutrophil degranulation process at concentrations in the microM range.