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Synthesis of Pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines
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Commercial chemicals: 3-aminopyrazolone 1 and 2-pyrone 2 were used
without purification.
Synthesis of pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines 3 and 4. 4-Hydroxy-6-methyl-
pyran-2-one (1.26 g, 10 mmol) was added to a solution of 3-aminopyrazolone
(5 mmol) in 50 mL of n-butanol. The reaction mixture was refluxed for 48 hr.
After evaporation of solvent, the residue was then purified over silica gel
column chromatography using a 60 : 40 mixture of hexane and ethyl acetate
as eluent.
2-(6-Methyl-3-oxo-2-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-4-yl)
acetic acid butylester (3). Yield 36%, orange solid. M.p. 129–1318C; IR: 1620,
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1730 (CO), 3010 (NH); H NMR (CDCl3): d 0.89 (t, J ¼ 7.4 Hz, 3H, CH3),
1.32 (m, 2H, CH2), 1.54 (m, 2H, CH2), 2.74 (s, 3H, CH3), 3.62 (s, 2H, CH2),
4.06 (t, J ¼ 6.6 Hz, 2H, CH2O), 6.86 (s, 1H, H-5), 7.26 (m, 1H, CH), 7.45
(m, 2H, CH), 7.86 (dd, J ¼ 0.8, 8.4 Hz, 2H, CH), 14.01 (s, 1H, NH); 13C
NMR (CDCl3): d 13.7 (CH3), 17.3 (CH3), 19.0 (CH2), 30.4 (CH2), 42.9
(CH2), 65.2 (CH2O), 109.5 (C-4), 119.5 (CH-5), 119.7, 125.3, 129.0 (5CH),
137.1 (C-10), 150.8 (C-6), 156.7 (C-3a), 157.0 (C-7a), 159.6 (CON), 169.4
(CO); MS (EI): m/z 339 (Mþ). Anal. Calcd for C19H21N3O3: C, 67.24;
H, 6.24; N, 12.38. Found: C, 67.34; H, 6.20; N, 12.44.
2-(4-Methyl-3-oxo-2-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-6-yl)
acetic acid butylester (4). Yield 49%, orange solid. M.p. 114–1168C; IR:
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1670, 1740 (CO), 2960 (NH); H NMR (CDCl3): d 0.90 (t, 3H, J ¼ 7.2 Hz,
CH3), 1.36 (m, 2H, CH2), 1.61 (m, 2H, CH2), 2.25 (s, 3H, CH3), 4.20 (s, 2H,
CH2), 4.15 (t, J ¼ 6.6 Hz, 2H, CH2O), 6.74 (s, 1H, H-5), 7.24 (m, 1H, CH),
7.42 (m, 2H, CH), 7.88 (dd, J ¼ 0.8, 8.2 Hz, 2H, CH), 14.02 (s, 1H, NH);
13C NMR (CDCl3): d 13.7 (CH3), 19.1 (CH2), 23.1 (CH3), 30.5 (CH2), 35.5
(CH2), 65.3 (CH2O), 108.3 (C-4), 117.9 (CH-5), 120.0 (2CH), 125.4 (CH),
129.0 (2CH), 137.5 (C-10), 146.4 (C-6), 155.2 (C-3a), 158.9 (C-7a), 159.7
(CON), 169.8 (CO); MS (EI): m/z 339 (Mþ). Anal. Calcd for C19H21N3O3:
C, 67.24; H, 6.24; N, 12.38. Found: C, 67.18; H, 6.28; N, 12.40.
Synthesis of pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines 3 and 5. To a solution of
4-hydroxy-6-methylpyran-2-one (1.26 g, 10 mmol) and 3-aminopyrazolone 2
(5 mmol) in 40 mL of n-butanol was added p-toluenesulfonic acid (0.5 mg).
The reaction mixture was refluxed for 48 hr. After evaporation of solvent,
the residue was then purified over silica gel column chromatography using
a 60 : 40 mixture of hexane and ethyl acetate as eluent. Under these conditions
the compound 3 was obtained in 40% yield.
4,6-Dimethyl-2-phenyl-1,2-dihydro-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-3-one (5).
Yield 42%, orange solid. M.p. 199–2018C; IR: 1660 (CO), 3040 (NH);
1H NMR (CDCl3): d 2.24 (s, 3H, CH3), 2.72 (s, 3H, CH3), 6.54 (s, 1H,
H-5), 7.20 (m, 1H, CH), 7.42 (m, 2H, CH), 7.94 (dd, J ¼ 1.6, 7.8 Hz, 2H,
CH), 13.81 (s, 1H, NH); 13C NMR (CDCl3): d 16.6 (CH3), 20.9 (CH3),