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B. A mixture of an appropriate selenopyran 6a,b (1 mmol)
prepared according to a known procedure,16,18 pꢀtoluidine 4a
(0.23 g, 2.1 mmol), and an excess of 37% formalin (2.5 mL,
33.6 mmol) in EtOH (30 mL) was refluxed for 3 min, filtered
through a paper filter, and left at ~20 C for 72 h. The crystals
that formed were filtered off and washed with EtOH and hexane.
C. A drop of Nꢀmethylmorpholine was added to a mixture of
cyanoselenoacetamide 2 (0.2 g, 1.4 mmol) and an appropriate
aldehyde 1a,c,d,e (1.4 mmol) in EtOH (15 mL). The mixture
was stirred for 0.5 h to homogenization. Then an appropriate
primary amine (4a,b) (3 mmol) and an excess of 37% formalin
(2.0 mL, 10 mmol) were added. The reaction mixture was reꢀ
fluxed for 3 min, filtered through a paper filter, and left at ~20 C
for 24 h. Products 5b,c,e,f,g were filtered off and washed with
EtOH and hexane. The yields of compounds 5 obtained by
methods A—C are given in Table 1.
of (arylmethylidene)(cyano)selenoacetamides (method A),
cross recyclization of 4ꢀRꢀ2,6ꢀdiaminoꢀ4Hꢀselenopyranꢀ
3,5ꢀdicarbonitriles in the presence of primary amines and
excess formaldehyde (B), and "one pot" condensation of
appropriate aldehydes, cyanoselenoacetamide, primary
amines, and formaldehyde (C).
When comparing these three approaches, one can conꢀ
clude that the highest yields of the target products are
achieved by method A. However, because (alkylidene)ꢀ
(cyano)selenoacetamides (1, R = alkyl) are inaccessible,
this approach is suitable only for the synthesis of 8ꢀarylꢀ
pyrimido[4,3ꢀb][1,3,5]selenadiazines 5. Method B proꢀ
vides a route to 8ꢀalkylpyrimidoselenadiazines 5. However,
the yields of the target products are much lower because
this method involves an additional step (preparation of
selenopyran 6) and is not economical. On the whole, the
above drawbacks makes the recyclization of selenopyrans 6
not very suitable for preparative synthesis of compounds 5.
Method C ("one pot" multicomponent condensation)
combines the advantages of methods A and B and seems to
be most versatile and convenient, though not providing
the highest yields of the target products.
3,7ꢀBis(4ꢀfluorophenyl)ꢀ8ꢀ(2ꢀthienyl)ꢀ3,4,7,8ꢀtetrahydroꢀ
2H,6Hꢀpyrimido[4,3ꢀb][1,3,5]selenadiazineꢀ9ꢀcarbonitrile (5a),
m.p. 158—160 C (Me2CO), beige fine crystalline powder.
Found (%): C, 53.72; H, 4.06; N, 12.53. C23H18F2N4SSe
(M = 499.45). Calculated (%): C, 54.06; H, 4.02; N, 12.61. IR
(Nujol), /cm–1: 2158 (CN); 1590 (C=C). 1H NMR (DMSOꢀd6),
: 4.45 (dd, AB system, 2 H, SeCH2N, 2J = 12.8 Hz); 4.83 (dd,
2
AB system, 2 H, NCH2N, J = 11.5 Hz); 5.10 (s, 1 H, C(8)H);
2
5.27 (dd, AB system, 2 H, NCH2N, J = 11.0 Hz); 6.91—6.97
(m, 8 H, 2 Ar); 7.05—7.09 (m, 2 H, C(3)Hthienyl, C(4)Hthienyl);
7.32 (m, 1 H, C(5)Hthienyl).
Experimental
3,7ꢀBis(4ꢀmethylphenyl)ꢀ8ꢀ(2ꢀthienyl)ꢀ3,4,7,8ꢀtetrahydroꢀ
2H,6Hꢀpyrimido[4,3ꢀb][1,3,5]selenadiazineꢀ9ꢀcarbonitrile (5b),
m.p. 173—175 C (Me2CO), light beige fine crystalline powder.
The spectroscopic characteristics of compound 5b are identical
with the literature data.10
3,7ꢀDibenzylꢀ8ꢀ(2ꢀthienyl)ꢀ3,4,7,8ꢀtetrahydroꢀ2H,6Hꢀpyrꢀ
imido[4,3ꢀb][1,3,5]selenadiazineꢀ9ꢀcarbonitrile (5c), m.p.
127—128 C (Me2CO) (cf. Ref. 10: 127—130 C). The spectroꢀ
scopic characteristics of compound 5c are identical with the
literature data.10
1
H NMR spectra were recorded on a Bruker Avance II 400
instrument (399.97 MHz) in DMSOꢀd6 with SiMe4 as the interꢀ
nal standard. IR spectra (Nujol) were recorded on an IKSꢀ29
spectrophotometer. Elemental analysis was carried out on a Perꢀ
kin—Elmer C,H,Nꢀanalyzer. The purity of the compounds obꢀ
tained was checked by TLC on Silufol UVꢀ254 plates with acetꢀ
one—heptane (1 : 1) as an eluent; spots were visualized in the
iodine vapor or under UV light. Melting points were determined
on a Kofler hot stage and are given uncorrected. All manipulaꢀ
tions were carried out under argon.
8ꢀ(4ꢀDimethylaminophenyl)ꢀ3,7ꢀbis(4ꢀmethylphenyl)ꢀ3,4,
7,8ꢀtetrahydroꢀ2H,6Hꢀpyrimido[4,3ꢀb][1,3,5]selenadiazineꢀ9ꢀ
carbonitrile (5d), m.p. 187—189 C (DMF), dark claret fine
crystalline powder. Found (%): C, 66.24; H, 5.93; N, 13.18.
C29H31N5Se (M = 528.56). Calculated (%): C, 65.90; H, 5.91;
N, 13.25. IR (Nujol), /cm–1: 2170 (CN); 1615 (C=C). 1H NMR
(DMSOꢀd6), : 2.28, 2.31 (both s, 3 H each, 2 H3CC6H4); 2.92,
2.98 (both s, 3 H each, Me2N); 4.27 (dd, AB system, 2 H,
(Cyano)(2ꢀthienylmethylidene)selenoacetamide (1a) was preꢀ
pared according to a general procedure.14
(Cyano)(4ꢀdimethylaminophenylmethylidene)selenoacetamide
(1b) was prepared in a similar way from 4ꢀdimethylaminobenzꢀ
aldehyde 2b (2.03 g, 1.36 mmol) and cyanoselenoacetamide 3
(2.0 g, 1.36 mmol). The yield of compound 1b was 59%, dark
violet fine crystalline powder, decomp. > 150 C. Found (%):
C, 51.91; H, 4.78; N, 14.99. C12H13N3Se (M = 279.23). Calcuꢀ
lated (%): C, 51.81; H, 4.71; N, 15.10. IR (Nujol), /cm–1: 3275
(NH2); 2210 (CN); 1610 (C=C). 1H NMR (DMSOꢀd6), :
3.16 (s, 6 H, 2 Me); 6.75, 7.85 (both d, 2 H each, Ar, 3J = 9.1 Hz);
8.12 (s, 1 H, CH=); 8.26, 9.63 (both br.s, 1 H each, C(Se)NH2).
Pyrimido[4,3ꢀb][1,3,5]selenadiazines (5). Method A. For the
detailed synthesis of compounds 5b,c by this method, see Ref. 10.
Compounds 5a,d were obtained according to a modified proceꢀ
dure as follows. A mixture of 2ꢀcyanoꢀ3ꢀ(4ꢀdimethylaminoꢀ
phenyl)propꢀ2ꢀeneselenamide (1b) (0.7 g, 2.5 mmol), an approꢀ
priate primary amine 4a—c (5.2 mmol), and 37% formalin
(1.0 mL, 12.5 mmol) in DMF (5 mL) was refluxed to complete
homogenization (~1—2 min), immediately filtered through a paꢀ
per filter, and left at ~20 C for 24 h. The precipitate of comꢀ
pound 5 that formed was filtered off and washed with EtOH
and hexane.
2
SeCH2N, J = 12.5 Hz); 4.80 (dd, AB system, 2 H, NCH2N,
2J = 13.6 Hz); 4.85 (s, 1 H, C(8)H); 5.27 (dd, AB system, 2 H,
NCH2N, 2J = 10.9 Hz); 6.55—7.04 (m, 12 H, 3 Ar).
8ꢀIsopropylꢀ3,7ꢀbis(4ꢀmethylphenyl)ꢀ3,4,7,8ꢀtetrahydroꢀ
2H,6Hꢀpyrimido[4,3ꢀb][1,3,5]selenadiazineꢀ9ꢀcarbonitrile (5e),
m.p. 164—166 C (EtOH), beige fine crystalline powder. Found (%):
C, 64.13; H, 6.29; N, 12.28. C24H28N4Se (M = 451.48). Calcuꢀ
lated (%): C, 63.85; H, 6.25; N, 12.41. IR (Nujol), /cm–1: 2177
(CN); 1605 (C=C). 1H NMR (DMSOꢀd6), : 0.98, 1.07 (both d,
3
3 H each, (CH3)2CH, J = 6.6 Hz); 1.82 (m, 1 H, Me2CH);
2.25, 2.28 (both s, 3 H each, 2 H3CC6H4); 3.25 (d, 1 H, C(8)H,
3J = 8.6 Hz); 4.47 (dd, AB system, 2 H, SeCH2N, 2J = 12.0 Hz);
4.77 (pseudo s, 2 H, NCH2N); 5.22 (dd, AB system, 2 H,
NCH2N, 2J = 11.0 Hz); 6.66—6.98 (m, 8 H, 2 MeC6H4).
3,7ꢀBis(4ꢀmethylphenyl)ꢀ8ꢀphenylꢀ3,4,7,8ꢀtetrahydroꢀ2H,6Hꢀ
pyrimido[4,3ꢀb][1,3,5]selenadiazineꢀ9ꢀcarbonitrile (5f), m.p.