Synthesis of Hetaryl Substituted Pyrazolo[3,4-b]Quinolinone Systems by Multicomponent Cyclocondensation Reaction

Abstract

In this study, the synthesis of pyrazolo[3,4-b]quinolinone compounds was carried out via one-pot three-component reactions. These reactions proceed as domino processes, making them easier to occur than the conventional multistep organic reactions. By employing this method, new organic molecules can be synthesized in a single step, using minimal time and number of trials. In the first phase of this two-step study, heteroaromatic carbaldehydes (quinoline-8-carboxaldehyde and quinoline-4-carboxaldehyde) were prepared to be used as substrates in subsequent reactions by oxidation of 8-methylquinoline and 4-methylquinoline with selenium dioxide, a mild oxidant. In the second step, heteroaromatic carbaldehyde reacted with aminopyrazole and dimedone in anhydrous ethanol by one-pot multicomponent condensation method to synthesize six compounds with heteryl-substituted pyrazolo[3,4-b]quinolinone ring system. The crude products were obtained in excellent yields and further purified by crystallization. The structures of the compounds, which were found to be completely pure as a result of chromatographic studies, were elucidated by spectroscopic methods and elemental analysis.

Keywords

• One-Pot reactions
• Quinolinone
• Selenium dioxide
• Methylquinoline
• Multicomponent reactions (MCRs)
• Biological activity

Synthesis of Hetaryl Substituted Pyrazolo [3,4-b] Quinolinone Systems by Multicomponent Cyclocondensation Reaction

Abstract

In this study, the synthesis of pyrazolo[3,4-b]quinolinone compounds was carried out via one-pot three-component reactions. These reactions proceed as domino processes, making them easier to occur than the conventional multistep organic reactions. By employing this method, new organic molecules can be synthesized in a single step, using minimal time and number of trials. In the first phase of this two-step study, heteroaromatic carbaldehydes (quinoline-8-carboxaldehyde and quinoline-4-carboxaldehyde) were prepared to be used as substrates in subsequent reactions by oxidation of 8-methylquinoline and 4-methylquinoline with selenium dioxide, a mild oxidant. In the second step, heteroaromatic carbaldehyde reacted with aminopyrazole and dimedone in anhydrous ethanol by one-pot multicomponent condensation method to synthesize six compounds with heteryl-substituted pyrazolo[3,4-b]quinolinone ring system. The crude products were obtained in excellent yields and further purified by crystallization. The structures of the compounds, which were found to be completely pure as a result of chromatographic studies, were elucidated by spectroscopic methods and elemental analysis.

Keywords

• One-Pot reactions
• Quinolinone
• Selenium dioxide
• Methylquinoline
• Multicomponent reactions (MCRs)
• Biological activity

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