Jan-Feb 2008
Preparation of 5-Bromo-6- phenylimidazo[2,1-b][1,3,4]thiadiazol-2-ylamines
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Scheme 3
(5-Bromo-6-phenylimidazo[2,1-b][1,3,4]thiadiazol-2-yl)-
dimethylamine (7b). Compound 5 (3.59 g, 10.0 mmol) and an
aqueous solution of dimethylamine (6b) (1.80 g, 40 mmol) were
refluxed in 15 mL 1,4-dioxane/CH3OH (1:1) for 2 h. Work-up,
as described for 7a, and crystallization from 1,4-dioxane/CHCl3
(5:1) yielded 2.20 g (68%) 7b which melted at 174 °C. FD MS:
m/z (%) = 324 (100) [M+, Br pattern]. Anal. Calcd. for
C12H11BrN4S (323.2): C, 44.59; H, 3.43; N, 17.33; S, 9.92.
Found: C, 44.69; H, 3.45; N, 17.23; S, 9.81.
5-Bromo-6-phenyl-2-piperidin-1-ylimidazo[2,1-b][1,3,4]-
thiadiazole (7c). Compound 5 (3.59 g, 10.0 mmol) and 1.70 g
(20.0 mmol) piperidine (6c) were refluxed in 30 mL isopropanol
for 3 h. Work-up and recrystallization as described for 7b
yielded 2.18 g (60%) 7c which melted at 156 °C. FD MS:
m/z (%) = 364 (100) [M+, Br isotope pattern]. Anal. Calcd. for
C15H15BrN4S (363.3): C, 49.59; H, 4.16; N, 15.42; S, 8.83.
Found: C, 49.38; H, 4.25; N, 15.61; S, 8.68.
Br
CH3
AcOAc
8
O
N
S
N
7a
N
72%
N
H3C
9a m.p. 245 °C
Imidazo[2,1-b][1,3,4]thiadiazol-2-ylamines can be
easily prepared by nucleophilic substitution reactions of
the 2-Br derivative and primary and secondary amines (or
hydrazine). The 5-Br group does not disturb this
chemoselective process because it does not show any
reactivity toward amines. Obviously the 1,3,4-thiadiazole
ring is much more prone to this type of replacement
reaction than the imidazole ring.
5-Bromo-2-morpholin-4-yl-6-phenylimidazo[2,1-b][1,3,4]-
thiadiazole (7d). The reaction of 3.59 g (10.0 mmol) 5 and
1.74 g (20.0 mmol) morpholine (6d) was carried out as
described for 7c. The residue, obtained after the evaporation of
the volatile parts, was dissolved in CHCl3, extracted with 15 mL
1% HCl and 2 x 15 mL H2O. The organic layer was dried with
CaCl2 and concentrated. Crystallization from CHCl3 yielded
2.20 g (60%) 7d which melted at 173 °C. FD MS: m/z (%) = 366
(100) [M+, Br isotope pattern]. Anal. Calcd. for C14H13BrN4OS
(365.3): C, 46.04; H, 3.59; N, 15.34; S, 8.78. Found: C, 46.12;
H, 3.45; N, 15.39; S, 8.71.
EXPERIMENTAL
Melting points were determined on a Boetius apparatus and
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are uncorrected. H and 13C NMR spectra were measured with
the Bruker machines AM 400 and AMX 400 using CDCl3 or
CD3SOCD3 as solvent and TMS as internal standard. Mass
spectra were recorded on a Finnigan MAT 95 applying the field
desorption (FD) technique.
5-Bromo-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-ylamine (2) was generated
according to reference [25,26].
(5-Bromo-6-phenylimidazo[2,1-b][1,3,4]thiadiazol-2-yl)-
hydrazine (7e). To 3.59 g (10.0 mmol) 5, dissolved in 20 mL
EtOH/DMF (5:1), 0.75 g (15.0 mmol) hydrazine hydrate was
added dropwise under stirring within 20 min. After further
40 min. at room temperature, the generated precipitate was
filtered, washed with water (3 x 15 mL) and recrystallized from
EtOAc/1,4-dioxane (10:3). Yield 2.64 g (85%), m.p. 187 °C. FD
MS: m/z (%) = 311 (100) [M+, Br isotope pattern]. Anal. Calcd.
for C10H8BrN5S (310.2): C, 38.72; H, 2.60; N, 22.58; S, 10.34.
Found: C, 38.59; H, 2.45; N, 22.43; S, 10.27.
2-Bromo-6-phenylimidazo[2,1-b][1,3,4]thiadiazole (4). 1.80 g
(10.0 mmol) of 2 and 1.99 g (10.0 mmol) of ꢀ-bromoaceto-
phenone [27] were refluxed in 50 mL of n-butanol for 8 h. The
reaction mixture was cooled to 20 °C, the formed precipitate
filtered and washed three times with 7 mL H2O each.
Recrystallization from 1,4-dioxane/CHCl3 (5:1) gave 1.62 g
(58%) crystals which melted at 195 °C. FD MS: m/z (%) = 281
(100) [M+, Br isotope pattern]. Anal. Calcd. for C10H6BrN3S
(280.2): C, 42.87; H, 2.16; N, 15.00; S, 11.45. Found: C, 42.65;
H, 2.05; N, 15.15; S, 11.32.
N-(5-Bromo-6-phenylimidazo[2,1-b][1,3,4]thiadiazol-2-yl)-
N-methylacetamide (9a). Compound 7a (3.09 g, 10.0 mmol) was
refluxed in 35 mL (38.04 g, 373.0 mmol) acetic anhydride (8) for
1 h. The formed precipitate was filtered, washed with H2O (3 x
15 mL) and recrystallized from DMF. Yield 2.53 g (72%), m.p.
245 °C. FD MS: m/z (%) = 352 (100) [M+, Br isotope pattern]. 1H
NMR (CD3SOCD3): ꢁ = 2.44 (s, 3 H, CH3), 3.63 (s, 3 H, NCH3),
7.33 (m, 1 H, p-H, phenyl), 7.46 (m, 2 H, m-H, phenyl), 7.95 (m,
2 H, o-H, phenyl). 13C NMR (CD3SOCD3): ꢁ = 22.8 (CH3), 35.5
(NCH3), 91.8 (C-5), 126.2 (o-CH, phenyl), 127.7 (p-CH, phenyl),
128.7 (m-CH, phenyl), 132.8 (i-C, phenyl), 172.3 (CO); the
solubility of 9a is so low that the signals of the remaining
quaternary carbon atoms C-2, C-6 and C-7a are not clearly visible
within the level of the electronic noise. Anal. Calcd. for
C13H11BrN4OS (351.2): C, 44.46; H, 3.16; N, 15.95; S, 9.13.
Found: C, 44.34; H, 2.95; N, 15.86; S, 9.05.
2,5-Dibromo-6-phenylimidazo[2,1-b][1,3,4]thiadiazole (5).
To 2.80 g (10.0 mmol) 4 dissolved in 30 mL acetic acid, 1.59 g
(10.0 mmol) Br2, dissolved in 3 mL acetic acid, was dropped at
ambient temperature within 15 min. The reaction was vigorously
stirred for 75 min. A saturated aqueous solution of 0.82 g
(10.0 mmol) NaOAc was slowly added under cooling. The
formed precipitate was collected by filtration and washed with
H2O (4 x 15 mL). Recrystallization from 1,4-dioxane yielded
2.87 g (80%) 5 which melted at 132 °C. FD MS: m/z (%) = 359
(100) [M+, Br2 isotope pattern]. Anal. Calcd. for C10H5Br2N3S
(359.1): C, 33.45; H, 1.40; N, 11.70; S, 8.93. Found: C, 33.25;
H, 1.32; N, 11.85; S, 9.05.
(5-Bromo-6-phenylimidazo[2,1-b][1,3,4]thiadiazol-2-yl)-
methylamine (7a). Compound 5 (3.59 g, 10.0 mmol, in 28 mL
CH3OH) and an aqueous solution of methylamine (6a) (0.62 g,
20.0 mmol, in 1.86 g H2O) was refluxed for 3 h. After
evaporation of the volatile parts, the residue was suspended in
4 mL H2O and extracted with CHCl3 (3 x 30 mL). The organic
phase was dried over Na2SO4 and evaporated. Crystallization of
the residue from 1,4-dioxane/CHCl3 (10:1) afforded 2.41 g
(78%) 7a which melted at 186 °C. FD MS: m/z (%) = 310 (100)
[M+, Br pattern]. Anal. Calcd. for C11H9BrN4S (309.2): C,
42.73; H, 2.93; N, 18.12; S, 10.37. Found: C, 42.61; H, 2.77; N,
18.21; S, 10.35.
Crystal structure analysis of compound 4. Structure
solution, refinement and data output were carried out with
SHELX-97 program package [28]. H atoms were placed in
geometrically calculated positions using a riding model. Details
of the X-ray crystal structure analysis are summarized in
Table 4.
Crystallographic data for 4 have been deposited with the
Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre as supplementary