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refluxed in absolute ethanol (40 mL) for 8 h. The resultant
solid (hydrobromide) was separated by filtration. The free
base was obtained by neutralization with sodium carbon-
ate solution. It was washed with water and then recrys-
tallized from ethanol as yellow crystals. Spectral and
analytical data for 3a: Yield 69%; pale yellow solid
(ethanol); mp 164–166 °C; IR (KBr) t, 2988, 1718, 1608,
NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3) d, 13.76 (CH3), 26.22 (CH2),
116.96, 119.32, 121.29, 125.29, 125.60, 129.09, 133.12,
144.56, 147.16, 150.93, 154.31, 160.09, 169.47 (C@O
lactone) and 178.62 (C@O aldehyde); Anal. Calcd for
C16H11N3O3S: C, 59.07; H, 3.41; N, 12.92. Found: C,
59.60; H, 3.73; N, 12.99. Compound 4b: Yield 66%; pale
yellow crystalline solid (benzene + chloroform); mp 190–
192 °C; IR (KBr) t, 2873, 1715, 1670, 1607, 1569 cmꢀ1; 1H
NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) d 1.08 (t, J = 7.2 Hz, 3H,
CH2CH2CH3), 1.93 (sextet, J = 7.2 Hz, 2H, CH2-
CH2CH3), 3.11 (t, J = 7.5 Hz, 2H, CH2CH2CH3), 7.32–
7.63 (m, 4H, coumarinyl), 8.33 (s, 1H, C4-H, coumarin),
10.19 (s, 1H, aldehyde); 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3) d
13.84 (CH3), 23.06 (CH2), 34.34 (CH2), 117.01, 119.34,
121.32, 125.30, 125.64, 129.09, 133.15, 144.59, 147.23,
151.00, 154.35, 160.14, 168.18 (C@O, lactone), and 178.59
(C@O, aldehyde); Anal. Calcd for C17H13N3O3S: C, 60.17;
H, 3.86; N, 12.38. Found: C, 60.53; H, 3.81; N, 12.47.
Compound 4c: Yield 66%; pale yellow crystalline
solid(chloroform + hexane); mp 176–178 °C; IR (KBr) t,
2858, 1736, 1676, 1601 cmꢀ1; 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3)
d 1.30–3.52 (m, 11H, cyclohexyl), 6.92–7.64 (m, 4H,
coumarinyl), 8.33 (s, 1H, C4-H coumarin), 10.21 (s, 1H,
aldehyde); Anal. Calcd for C20H17N3O3S: C, 63.31; H,
4.52; N, 11.07. Found: C, 63.77; H, 4.58; N, 11.30.
Compound 4d: Yield 66%; pale yellow solid (chloroform);
1454 cmꢀ1 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) d 1.46 (t, J =
;
9 Hz, 3H, CH3), 3.17 (q, J = 9 Hz, 2H, CH2), 7.27–7.51
(m, 4H, coumarinyl), 8.24 (s, 1H, C4-H, coumarin), 8.66
(s, 1H, C5-H, imidazole); Anal. Calcd for C15H11N3O2S:
C, 60.59; H, 3.73; N, 14.13. Found: C, 60.48; H, 3.91; N,
14.45. Compound 3b: Yield 64%; pale yellow crystalline
solid (ethanol); mp 170–172 °C; IR (KBr) t, 2983, 1725,
1
1602, 1569 cmꢀ1; H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) d 1.08 (t,
J = 7.2 Hz, 3H, CH2CH2CH3), 1.97 (sextet, J = 7.2 Hz,
2H, CH2CH2CH3), 3.14 (t, J = 7.5 Hz, 2H, CH2CH2CH3),
7.32–7.63 (m, 4H, coumarinyl), 8.33 (s, 1H, C4-H,
coumarin), 8.71 (s, 1H, C5-H imidazole); Anal. Calcd
for C16H13N3O2S: C, 61.72; H, 4.21; N, 13.50. Found: C,
61.99; H, 4.51; N, 13.67. Compound 3c: Yield 58%; yellow
amorphous solid (ethanol); mp 182–184 °C; IR (KBr) t,
2946, 1734, 1600 cmꢀ1 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) d
;
1.26–3.03 (m, 11H, cyclohexyl), 7.32–7.60 (m, 4H, cou-
marin), 8.57 (s, 1H, C4-H, coumarin), 8.63 (s, 1H, C5-H
imidazole); Anal. Calcd for C19H17N3O2S: C, 64.94; H,
4.88; N, 11.96. Found: C, 65.31; H, 5.12; N, 12.25.
Compound 3d: Yield 81%; yellow solid (ethanol), mp 196–
mp 176–178 °C; IR (KBr) t, 3058, 1732, 1674, 1605 cmꢀ1
;
1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) d 4.40 (s, 2H, CH2), 6.99–
7.61 (m, 9H, ArH), 8.31 (s, 1H, C4-H, coumarin), 10.11 (s,
1H, aldehyde); Anal. Calcd for C21H13N3O3S: C, 65.10; H,
3.38; N, 10.85. Found: C, 65.19; H, 3.40; N, 11.13.
Compound 4e: Yield 57%; yellow solid (chloroform); mp
198 °C; IR (KBr) t, 3050, 1721, 1603 cmꢀ1 1H NMR
;
(300 MHz, CDCl3) d 4.41 (s, 2H, CH2), 7.29–7.55 (m, 9H,
phenyl and coumarinyl), 8.53 (s, 1H, C4-H, coumarinyl),
8.73 (s, 1H, C5-H imidazole). Anal. Calcd for
C20H13N3O2S: C, 66.84, H, 3.65; N, 11.69. Found: C,
67.04; H, 3.88; N, 11.91. Compound 3e: Yield 53%; yellow
solid (ethanol + DMF); mp 180–182 °C; IR (KBr) t, 1718,
1
166–168 °C; IR (KBr) t, 2901, 1719, 1676, 1603 cmꢀ1; H
NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) d 6.65 (dd, JH3H4 = 3 Hz,
JH4H5 = 3.3 Hz, 1H, C4-H, furan), 7.15 (d, J = 3 Hz,
1H, C3-H, furan), 7.37–7.67 (m, 5H, coumarin, C5-H,
furan), 8.38 (s, 1H, C4-H, coumarin), 10.27 (s, 1H,
aldehyde); Anal. Calcd for C18H9N3O4S: C, 59.50; H,
2.50; N, 11.56. Found: C, 59.86; H, 2.56; N, 11.88.
Compound 4f: Yield 69%; pale yellow solid (chloroform);
1605,1510, 1489 cmꢀ1 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) d,
;
6.64 (dd, J = 3 Hz, J = 3.3 Hz, 1H, C4-H, furan), 7.15–
7.64 (m, 6H, Ar-H), 8.59 (s, 1H, C4-H, coumarin), 8.70 (s,
1H, C5-H, imidazole); Anal. Calcd for C17H9N3O3S: C,
60.89; H, 2.71; N, 12.53. Found: C, 60.97; H, 3.04; N,
12.81. Compound 3f: Yield 62%; yellow solid (ethanol);
mp 166–168 °C; IR (KBr) t, 2855, 1715, 1678, 1607 cmꢀ1
;
mp 260–262 °C; IR (KBr) t, 1724, 1614, 1554 cmꢀ1
;
1H
1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) d 7.18 (dd, J = 4.5 Hz and
3.9 Hz, 1H, thiophene), 7.28–7.67 (m, 6H, coumarin, C3,
C5-H, thiophene), 8.37 (s, 1H, C4-H, coumarin), 10.27 (s,
1H, aldehyde); Anal. Calcd for C18H9N3O3S2: C, 56.98; H,
2.39; N, 11.08. Found: C, 57.18; H, 2.73; N, 11.21.
NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) d 7.18 (d, J = 3 Hz, 1H, C4-H,
thiophene), 7.33–7.59 (m, 6H, Ar-H), 8.59 (s, 1H, C4-H,
coumarin), 8.71 (s, 1H, C5-H, imidazole); Anal. Calcd for
C17H9N3O2S2: C, 58.10; H, 2.58; N, 11.96. Found: C,
58.41; H, 2.82; N, 12.20.
9. General procedure for the preparation of 2-alkyl/aryl-
9-(2-hydroxybenzylidene)-7,9-dihydro-8H-[1,3,4]thiadiaz-
olo[20,30:2,3]imidazo[4,5-d][1,2]diazepin-8-ones 5a–f: 2-alk-
yl/aryl-6-(2-oxo-2H-chromen-3-yl)imidazo[2,1-b][1,3,4]thi-
adiazole-5-carbaldehyde 4 (0.005 mol) was taken in eth-
anolic potassium hydroxide (0.55 g in 20 mL ethanol) and
refluxed with excess of hydrazine hydrate (3 mL) for 6 h.
The resulting orange solution was cooled and poured over
water, acidified with hydrochloric acid to yield a yellow
solid. The solid was separated by filtration, washed with
water and dried. Recrystallization from methanol afforded
an intense yellow solid. Spectral and analytical data for
compound 5a: Yield 36%; yellow amorphous solid (meth-
anol); mp 232–234 °C; IR (KBr) t, 3342, 3211, 1684, 1607,
8. General procedure for the preparation of 2-alkyl/aryl-6-
(2-oxo-2H-chromen-3-yl)imidazo[2,1-b][1,3,4]thiadiazole-
5-carbaldehydes 4a–f: The Vilsmeier reagent was prepared
by adding POCl3 (3 mL) to DMF (20 mL) at 0 °C, with
stirring. Then, 3-(2-alky/arylimidazo[2,1-b][1,3,4]thia-
diazol-6-yl)-2H-chromen-2-one (0.01 mol) was added and
the mixture stirred at 0 °C for 30 min. The mixture was
further stirred at room temperature for 2 h and then at
60 °C for an additional 2 h. The reaction mixture was then
poured into sodium carbonate solution and stirred at
90 °C for 2 h. After cooling, the mixture was diluted with
water, extracted with chloroform, the combined extracts
were washed with water, dried over anhydrous sodium
sulfate and the solvent removed under reduced pressure to
yield residual solid, which was recrystallized from an
appropriate solvent to give the crystalline solid. Spectral
and analytical data for compound 4a: Yield 70%; pale
yellow solid (benzene + chloroform); mp 188–190 °C; IR
1
1578 cmꢀ1; H NMR (300 MHz, CD3OD) d 1.34 (t, J =
3 Hz, 3H, CH3), 3.17 (q, J = 3 Hz, 2H, CH2), 6.54 (s, 1H,
C@CH), 7.27–7.59 (m, 4H, phenyl), 8.23 (s, 1H, CH@N),
11.98 (br s, 1H, NH, D2O exchangeable), 13.44 (s, 1H,
OH, D2O exchangeable); Anal. Calcd for C16H13N5O2S:
C, 56.63; H, 3.86; N, 20.64. Found: C, 56.96; H, 4.08; N,
20.81. Compound 5b: Yield 34%; yellow solid (methanol);
mp 248–250 °C; IR (KBr) t, 3322, 3302, 1689, 1621,
(KBr) t, 2849, 1715, 1668, 1607, 1477 cmꢀ1 1H NMR
;
(300 MHz, CDCl3) d 1.43 (t, J = 9 Hz, 3H, CH3), 3.12 (q,
J = 9 Hz, 2H, CH2), 7.29–7.58 (m, 4H, coumarinyl), 8.29
(s, 1H, C4-H, coumarin), 10.15 (s, 1H, aldehyde); 13C
1572 cmꢀ1 1H NMR (300 MHz, CD3OD) d 0.98 (t,
;