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rated with ethanol. The product formed was filtered off and recrystallized from ethanol to give 204 mg
(50%) of 4 as yellow crystals; mp 113–115ꢁC; IR (KBr): ꢁꢀ¼ 2920 (CHaliph), 1650 (C¼O), 1620
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(C¼N) cmꢂ1; H NMR (CDCl3): ꢀ ¼ 2.45 (s, CH3), 3.37 (m, 4Himidazole), 5.07 (s, 2Hbenzyl), 7.13 (m,
H5,6,7indole þ 5Harom), 7.45 (s, H4indole), 7.75 (m, H2indole), 8.15 (s, 1Hpyrazole) ppm.
7-(1-Benzyl-1H-indol-3-ylcarbonyl)-5-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-7H-imidazo[1,2-c]
pyrazolo[4,3-e]pyrimidine (5, C29H22N6O)
A mixture of 384 mg 2 (1mmol) and 141 mg benzoyl chloride (1mmol) in 10cm3 pyridine was heated
under reflux for 4 h. After cooling, the solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue obtained was
poured into H2O. The solid precipitate formed was filtered off and recrystallized from ethanol to
give 290 mg (62%) 5 as white crystals; mp 250–252ꢁC; IR (KBr): ꢁꢀ¼ 2900 (CHaliph), 1640 (C¼O),
1620 (C¼N) cmꢂ1
;
1H NMR (DMSO-d6): ꢀ ¼ 3.41 (m, 4Himidazole), 5.07 (s, 2Hbenzyl), 7.13 (m,
H5,6,7indole þ 10Harom), 7.43 (s, H4indole), 7.70 (m, H2indole), 8.07 (s, 1Hpyrazole) ppm.
7-(1-Benzyl-1H-indol-3-ylcarbonyl)-5-phenyl-2,3,5,6-tetrahydro-7H-imidazo[1,2-c]
pyrazolo[4,3-e]pyrimidine (6, C29H24N6O)
A mixture of 384 mg 2 (1mmol), 3 cm3 benzaldehyde (3mmol), and 0.2 cm3 conc. HCl in 10cm3
absolute ethanol was stirred at 50–60ꢁC for 5 h. After cooling the mixture was neutralized with aqu.
Na2CO3. The solid product formed was filtered off and recrystallized from ethanol to give 320 mg
(68%) 6 as yellow crystals; mp 285–287ꢁC; IR (KBr): ꢁꢀ¼ 2930 (CHaliph) 1650 (C¼O), 1610 (C¼N)
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cmꢂ1 ; H NMR (DMSO-d6): ꢀ ¼ 3.45 (m, 4Himidazole), 5.12 (s, 2Hbenzyl), 7.16 (m, H5,6,7indole
þ
10Harom), 7.42 (s, H4indole), 7.74 (m, H2indole), 8.14 (m, 1Hpyrimidine þ 1Hpyrazole) ppm.
7-(1-Benzyl-1H-indol-3-ylcarbonyl)-2,3,5,6-tetrahydro-7H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrazolo
[4,3-e]pyrimidin-5-thione (7, C23H18N6OS)
A mixture of 384 mg 2 (1mmol) and 2 cm3 CS2 in 5 cm3 pyridine was heated under reflux on a water
bath for 12h. After cooling the solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the residue was
triturated with H2O. The solid product formed was filtered off and recrystallized from ethanol to afford
303 mg (71%) 7 as yellowish white crystals; mp 122–124ꢁC; IR (KBr): ꢁꢀ¼ 3250 (NH), 1640 (C¼O),
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1610 (C¼N), 1180 (C¼S) cmꢂ1; H NMR (DMSO-d6): ꢀ ¼ 4.16 (m, 4Himidazole), 5.50 (s, 2Hbenzyl),
7.30 (m, H5,6,7indole þ 5Harom), 8.23 (s, H4indole þ 1Hpyrazole), 8.40 (m, H2indole), 9.52 (s, NH, ex-
changeable) ppm.
7-(1-Benzyl-1H-indol-3-ylcarbonyl)-2,3,5,6-tetrahydro-7H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrazolo
[4,3-e]pyrimidin-5-one (8, C23H18N6O2)
A mixture 384 mg 2 (1mmol) and 162 mg 1,10-carbonyldiimidazole (1 mmol) in 10 cm3 dioxane was
heated under reflux for 8 h. After cooling the solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the
residue was triturated with H2O. The solid product formed was filtered off and recrystallized from
ethanol to give 307 mg (75%) 8 as white crystals; mp 175–177ꢁC; IR (KBr): ꢁꢀ¼ 3250 (NH), 1700
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(C¼O), 1640 (C¼O), 1620 (C¼N) cmꢂ1; H NMR (DMSO-d6): ꢀ ¼ 3.90 (m, 4Himidazole), 5.43 (s,
2Hbenzyl), 7.31 (m, H5,6,7indole þ 5Harom), 7.97 (s, H4indole þ 1Hpyrazole), 8.23 (m, H2indole), 9.52 (s, NH,
exchangeable) ppm.
7-(1-Benzyl-1H-indol-3-ylcarbonyl)-2,3-dihydro-7H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrazolo[4,3-e]
triazine (9, C22H17N7O)
To a solution of 384 mg 2 (1mmol) in 10cm3 glacial acetic acid, a cold solution of 3.30 g NaNO2
(10 cm3, 33%, 4.7 mmol) was added dropwise with stirring at rt. After completion stirring was continued
for 1 h. The solid product obtained was filtered off, washed with H2O, dried, and recrystallized from
ethanol to give 230 mg (58%) 9 as buff crystals; mp 138–140ꢁC; IR (KBr): ꢁꢀ¼ 1640 (C¼O), 1610
(C¼N) cmꢂ1; 1H NMR (CDCl3): ꢀ ¼ 4.17 (t, J ¼ 9.00Hz, 2Himidazole), 4.93 (t, J ¼ 9.00 Hz, 2Himidazole),
5.27 (s, 2Hbenzyl), 7.17 (m, H5,6,7indole þ 5Harom), 7.78 (m, H2,4indole), 8.63 (s, 1Hpyrazole) ppm.