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Scheme 1. Synthesis of dihydronaphthoxazines. Reagents and conditions: 2- or 4-aminomethylpyridine (1.0 equiv), H
2
O, 37% formaldehyde solution (4.0 equiv), 0.5 h, rt
then naphthol 1a or 1b (1.0 equiv), THF, rt, 14 h, 94%, 2a; 83%, 2b; 84%, 3a; 4-aminomethylpyridine-N-oxide dihydrochloride (1.0 equiv), H
formaldehyde solution (2.0 equiv) then 2-naphthol (1b, 1.0 equiv), THF, 14 h, rt, 84%, 3c.
2 2 3
O, saturated K CO , pH 7, 37%
The appropriate naphthol (1a or 1b) was added to a stirred
aqueous solution containing 4-aminomethylpyridine or 2-amino-
methylpyridine and fresh 37% aqueous formaldehyde solution. Be-
cause of the low solubility of the naphthols in this mixture, a small
amount of tetrahydrofuran was added dropwise until a homoge-
neous solution was obtained. After one half hour, additional form-
aldehyde solution was added which improved the yield. Without
the added THF, the reactions were slow and the yields were low.
The solution was stirred overnight at room temperature and
standard work-up afforded crude naphthoxazines, 3,4-dihydro-
The mixture was gently heated (80 °C), dissolved in dichlorometh-
ane, filtered, evaporated at room temperature, and chromato-
graphed to afford 5e and 5f in 51% and 55% yields respectively.
The syntheses of bisnaphthoxazines, 7a, 7b, 8a–8c, 9a, and 9b
from dihydroxynaphthalenes, 6a, 6b, and 6c are outlined in
Scheme 3. In these cases, the best results were obtained without
solvent. Pure, recrystallized dihydroxynaphthalenes were added
to a solution containing 2-aminomethylpyridine or 4-aminometh-
ylpyridine and 37% aqueous formaldehyde, and the mixture was
heated (80 °C) for two to three hours using the method described
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3-(4-pyridinylmethyl)-2H-naphth[2,1-e][1.3]oxazine (2a), 3,4-dihy-
by Talele. The resulting solid was dissolved in dichloromethane,
filtered, and allowed to evaporate at room temperature. Pure bis-
naphthoxazines, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, and 9b were obtained in 53–
84% yield after recrystallization. Attempts to improve the yields
by using toluene as the solvent and heating the reaction mixture
dro-3-(2-pyridinylmethyl)-2H-naphth[2,1-e][1.3]oxazine (2b), 2,3-
dihydro-2-(4-pyridinylmethyl)-1H-naphth[2,1-e][1.3]oxazine (3a) and
2
,3-dihydro-2-(2-pyridinylmethyl)-1H-naphth[2,1-e][1.3]oxazine
(3b). Flash column chromatography using silica gel provided pure
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compounds in 82–94% yields. Compounds 3a and 3b have been
at gentle reflux resulted in impure products. The N-oxide, com-
pound 8c, was synthesized using a procedure similar to that used
for the synthesis of compounds 5e and 5f. After heating the mix-
ture containing 4-aminomethylpyridine N-oxide dihydrochloride,
37% aqueous formaldehyde and 2,6-dihydroxynaphthalene (6b)
and cooling, the resulting solid was dissolved in dichloromethane,
dried, and filtered. Evaporation at room temperature afforded 8c in
51% yield after recrystallization.
previously reported in the literature but no spectral data were
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given.
In a fashion similar to that described for 2a, 2b, 3a, and 3b, the
pyridine N-oxide derivative, 3c, was synthesized in 84% yield by
reaction of 4-aminomethylpyridine-N-oxide dihydrochloride,
naphthol (1b), and 37% formaldehyde solution in the presence of
a saturated aqueous potassium carbonate solution. The 4-amino-
methylpyridine-N-oxide dihydrochloride salt was synthesized
The structures of the naphthoxazines (2a, 2b, 3a–3c), benzoxa-
zines (5a–5f), and bisnaphthoxazines (7a, 7b, 8a–8c, 9a, 9b) mono-
mers were verified by proton and carbon NMR spectral data as well
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from 4-pyridylacetamide followed by oxidation and hydrolysis
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in hydrochloric acid.
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The synthesis of benzoxazines, 5a–5f, from p-cresol (4a) and
,3-dimethylphenol (4c), using similar reaction conditions, is de-
as infrared data,
which are presented in the Supplementary
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information. The proton NMR spectra for the compounds contain
three singlets between 4.00 and 5.00 ppm, characteristic of the
scribed in Scheme 2. Phenol (4a or 4c) was added to an aqueous
solution containing 2-aminopyridine or 4-aminopyridine and fresh
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methylene units in the oxazine ring and the methylene unit for
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7% aqueous formaldehyde. In these cases THF was not required to
the pyridine ring. In the carbon NMR spectra the methylene reso-
nances appear at approximately 50 and 80 ppm for the oxazine
ring and at 55 ppm for the pyridine ring. The proton NMR spectra
solubilize the reagents. However, the formation of benzoxazines
did not occur readily at room temperature; therefore, the mixtures
were heated at 80 °C for two to three hours. After standard work-
up and chromatography, pure benzoxazines (5a–5d) were ob-
tained in 56–67% yield. The N-oxides, 5e and 5f, were synthesized
by combining 4-aminomethylpyridine N-oxide dihydrochloride, in
sufficient aqueous potassium carbonate solution to reach pH 7,
with 37% aqueous formaldehyde. After stirring for one half hour
at room temperature the appropriate phenol (4a or 4c) was added.
also display a downfield resonance that can be assigned to the pro-
ton(s) ortho to the nitrogen atom in the pyridine ring.1
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The pro-
tons ortho to the nitrogen atom in pyridine N-oxides (3c, 5e, 5f, 8c)
are shifted upfield compared to the pyridine analogs. This upfield
shift also occurs for the ortho carbon resonances. Assignments
were made using DEPT, COSY, HMQC, and HMBC spectral data in
addition to routine proton and carbon NMR spectra. The infrared
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Scheme 2. Synthesis of dihydronaphthoxazines. Reagents and conditions: 2- or 4-aminomethylpyridine (1.0 equiv), H O, 37% formaldehyde solution (2.0 equiv), 0.5 h, rt
then phenol 4a or 4c (1.0 equiv), 80 °C, 2–3 h, 67%, 5a; 55%, 5b; 61%, 5d; 4-aminomethylpyridine-N-oxide dihydrochloride (1.0 equiv), H
2 2 3
O, saturated k CO , pH 7, 37%
formaldehyde solution (2.0 equiv), 0.5 h, then naphthol 4a or 4b (1.0 equiv), 80 °C, 2–3 h, 51%, 5e; 55% 5f.