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drate, 3-aminophenol, methoxycarbonyl chloride, hydroxyl- (C-2), 161.3 (O=C-NH). – C12H10N2O4 (246.22): calcd. C
amine hydrochloride, polyphosphoric acid [84% phospho- 58.54, H 4.09, N 11.38; found C 58.39, H 4.03, N 11.26.
rus (as P2O5)]. IR spectra were recorded from KBr discs – HRMS ((−)-ESI): m/z = 245.05676 (calcd. 245.05623 for
on a Nicolet Impact-400 FT-IR spectrophotometer. 1H and C12H9N2O4, [M–H]−).
13C NMR spectra were recorded on a 500 MHz spectrometer
4-Methylpyrano[2,3-e]indole-2,8,9(7H)-trione (5)
(Bruker Avance-III). Chemical shifts are expressed in ppm
(δ units), with TMS as internal standard; J values for 1H-
Compound 4 (2.46 g, 10 mmol) was added portion-wise
1H coupling constants are given in Hertz. High-resolution
to 95% sulfuric acid (25 mL) at ∼55 ◦C with stirring. There-
mass spectra (HRMS) were acquired (in positive or nega-
tive mode) using the electrospray ion trap (ESI) technique by
collision-induced dissociation on a Bruker Apex-4 (7-Tesla)
instrument. The samples were dissolved in acetonitrile, di-
luted in spray solution (methanol-water 1 : 1 v/v + 0.1%
formic acid) and infused using a syringe pump with a flow
rate of 2 µL. min−1. External calibration was conducted us-
ing arginine cluster in a mass range m/z =175 – 871. Ele-
mental analyses were performed on a Euro Vector elemental
analyzer, model EA 3000.
after, the temperature of the reaction mixture was raised
to 90 ◦C and maintained there for 2 h. The resulting so-
lution was then cooled to r. t., treated with crushed ice
(200 g), and allowed to stand overnight. The precipitated
brown product was filtered, washed successively with hot
water (4×30 mL), cold methanol (10 mL), and dried. Yield:
0.8 g (35%); m. p. 325 – 328 ◦C. – IR (KBr): ν = 3464,
3191, 3088, 3054, 2989, 1765, 1719, 1629, 1586, 1388,
1326, 1270, 1221, 1163, 1083, 892, 862 cm−1. – H NMR
(500 MHz, [D6]DMSO): δ = 2.39 (s, 3H, 4-CH3), 6.30 (s,
1H, 3-H), 6.86 (d, J = 8.3 Hz, 1H, 6-H), 7.97 (d, J = 8.3 Hz,
1H, 5-H), 11.43 (s, 1H, N-H/exchangeable with D2O). –
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7-Amino-4-methylcoumarin (3)
This compound, required in the present study, was pre- 13C NMR (125 MHz, [D6]DMSO): δ = 18.8 (4-CH3), 105.1
pared according to a literature procedure [29, 30] which (C-9a), 108.8 (C-6), 112.2 (C-3), 115.7 (C-4a), 136.4 (C-
involves interaction of m-aminophenol with methoxycar- 5), 150.4 (C-6a), 154.0 (C-4), 154.1 (C-9b), 159.1 (C-2),
bonyl chloride as the initial step; the resulting N-protected 159.8 (C-8), 180.0 (C-9). – C12H7NO4 (229.19): calcd. C
m-aminophenol underwent cyclocondensation upon reac- 62.89, H 3.08, N 6.11; found C 62.67, H 3.03, N 6.02. –
tion with ethyl acetoacetate and conc. sulfuric acid, fol- HRMS ((+)-ESI): m/z = 252. 02673 (calcd. 252.02728 for
lowed by removal of the N-protecting group (via treatment C12H7NO4Na, [M+Na]+).
with sodium hydroxide) to deliver the title compound; m. p.
7H-4-Methylpyrano[2’,3’:4,5]indolo[2,3-b]quinoxalin-
2(2H)-one (7a)
225 – 226 ◦C (lit. [29, 30]: m. p. 226 – 227 ◦C).
2-(Hydroxyimino)-N-(4-methyl-2-oxo-2H-chromen-7-yl)
A stirred suspension of o-phenylenediamine (6a) (1.1 g,
acetamide (4)
1 mmol) and 5 (2.3 g, 1 mmol) in PPA (20 g) was heated
Crystalline sodium sulfate (36 g), a hot solution of 7- at 135 – 140 ◦C (oil bath) for 2 h. After cooling to room
amino-4-methylcoumarin (3) (3.5 g, 20 mmol) in 4% aque- temperature, the reaction mixture was poured, with stir-
ous hydrochloric acid (25 mL), and a solution of hydrox- ring, onto crushed ice (60 g). The resulting brown precipi-
ylamine hydrochloride (4.6 g, 66 mmol) in water (10 mL) tate was collected under suction, washed successively with
were added successively to a solution of chloral hydrate water, ethanol and diethyl ether, and dried. Yield: 1.9 g
(3.3 g, 20 mmol) in water (10 mL). Thereafter, the reaction (63%); m. p. > 360 ◦C. – IR (KBr): ν = 3426, 3276, 3114,
mixture was refluxed with continuous stirring for 4 h, and 2976, 1710, 1605, 1466, 1384, 1309, 1211, 1129, 1078,
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the resulting solution was filtered while hot. The precipitated 1046, 907, 843 cm−1. – H NMR (500 MHz, [D6]DMSO):
product was collected by suction filtration, washed with cold δ = 2.50 (s, 3H, 4-CH3), 6.37 (s, 1H, 3-H), 7.55 (d, J = 8.3
water and dried. Yield: 4.5 g (92%); m. p. 216 – 218 ◦C. – IR Hz, 1H, 6-H), 7.79 (dd, J = 7.7, 8.0 Hz, 1H, 10-H or 11-
(KBr): ν = 3286, 3179, 3136, 3109, 2928, 1690, 1621, 1589, H), 7.85 (dd, J = 8.0, 7.7 Hz, 1H, 11-H or 10-H), 8.05
1535, 1395, 1357, 1229, 1149, 1072, 1007, 922, 846 cm−1
.
(d, J = 8.3 Hz, 1H, 5-H), 8.11 (d, J = 8.3 Hz, 1H, 12-H
–
1H NMR (500 MHz, [D6]DMSO): δ = 2.43 (s, 3H, 4- or 9-H), 8.35 (d, J = 7.7 Hz, 1H, 9-H or 12-H), 12.55 (s,
CH3), 6.28 (s, 1H, 3-H), 7.66 (dd, J = 8.7, 2 Hz, 1H, 6- 1H, N-H/exchangeable with D2O). – 13C NMR (125 MHz,
H), 7.69 (s, 1H, N=CH), 7.73 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 1H, 5-H), [D6]DMSO): δ = 19.3 (4-CH3), 107.3 (C-13b), 109.7 (C-6),
7.84 (d, J = 2 Hz, 1H, 8-H), 10.62 (s, 1H, N-H/exchangeable 112.3 (C-3), 113.9 (C-4a), 127.8 (C-10 or C-11), 128.8 (C-
with D2O), 12.32 (s, 1H, O-H/exchangeable with D2O). – 12 or C-9), 129.5 (C-5), 130.5 (C-11 or C-10), 130.5 (C-9
13C NMR (125 MHz, [D6]DMSO): δ = 18.4 (4-CH3), 106.8 or C-12), 138.8 (C-13a), 139.4 (C-8a or C-12a), 140.5 (C-
(C-6), 113.0 (C-3), 115.9 (C-4a), 116.3 (C-8), 126.3 (C-5), 12a or C-8a), 146.8 (C-7a), 148.0 (C-6a), 151.7 (C-13c),
142.2 (C-7), 144.3 (-C=N), 153.5 (C-8a), 154.0 (C-4), 160.4 155.7 (C-4), 161.2 (C-2). – C18H11N3O2 (301.30): calcd. C