Synlett 2007(16): 2513-2516  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-986666
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Synthesis of 4-Aryl-3,4-dihydro- and 2,4-Diaryl-2,3,3a,4-tetrahydrochromeno[3,4-d][1,2,3]diazaphospholes

Huazhou Ying, Yongjian Fan, Tao Liu, Yongzhou Hu*
ZJU-ENS Joint Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, 310058, Zhejiang, P. R. of China
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Received 5 May 2007
Publication Date:
12 September 2007 (online)

Abstract

Reaction of 2-arylchromone-4-semicarbazones with POCl3 in the presence of SOCl2, followed by treatment with EtOH or MeOH gave 4-aryl-3,4-dihydrochromeno[3,4-d][1,2,3]diazaphospholes. Likewise, 2,4-diaryl-2,3,3a,4-tetrahydro-chromeno[3,4-d][1,2,3]diazaphospholes were obtained from 2-­phenylchromone-4-arylhydrazones.

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General Procedure for 4-Aryl-3,4-dihydrochrom-eno[3,4- d ][1,2,3]diazaphospholes 2a-n and 2,4-Diaryl-2,3,3a,4-tetrahydrochromeno[3,4- d ][1,2,3]diazaphos-pholes 4a-k
Method A: A mixture of the 2-phenylchromone-4-semicarbazone (1, 10 mmol; or 3 for preparation of 4), POCl3 (6 mL), and SOCl2 (0.6 mL) was heated to 80 °C quickly, and the reaction mixture was held for 60 min (or 40 min for 4). Then the excess POCl3 and SOCl2 were evaporated in vacuo. Corresponding alcohol (6 mL) was added into the residue and refluxed for 30 min, and then the solution was concentrated. The residue was diluted with H2O (20 mL) and extracted thoroughly with CH2Cl2 (3 × 8 mL). The organic layer was combined and washed with brine (2 × 8 mL), dried over anhyd Na2SO4, and concentrated in vacuo to give crude product, which was further purified by column chromatography (silica gel, using different ratio of EtOAc-PE as eluent according to different products).
Method B: A mixture of the 2-phenylchromone-4-semi-carbazone (1, 10 mmol), POCl3 (6 mL), and SOCl2 (0.6 mL) was stirred at r.t. under a nitrogen atmosphere for 24 h. Then the excess POCl3 and SOCl2 were evaporated in vacuo. Corresponding alcohol (6 mL) was added into the residue and heated to reflux for 30 min, and then the solution was concentrated in vacuo. The obtained residue was treated in the same manner as method A.

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All compounds gave satisfactory analytical and spectral data. Data for selected compounds are as follows:
Compound 2a (Table [1] , entry 2): white crystal, mp 98-100 °C (EtOAc-PE). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 8.19 (dd, 1 H, J = 7.6, 1.6 Hz, H-9), 7.45-7.41 (m, 5 H, H-2′, 3′, 4′, 5′, and 6′), 7.34 (td, 1 H, J = 7.6, 1.6 Hz, H-8), 7.17 (t, 1 H, J = 7.6 Hz, H-7), 7.07 (d, 1 H, J = 7.6 Hz, H-6), 6.68 (s, 1 H, H-4). 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 154.3, 152.4, 144.7, 138.8, 131.1, 129.7, 129.1, 126.8, 124.3, 122.9, 117.1, 117.0, 77.0. 31P NMR (600 MHz, CDCl3): δ =
-104.71. MS (ESI): m/z = 267 [M + 1]+. Anal. Calcd (%) for C15H11N2OP (266.2): C, 67.67; H, 4.16; N, 10.52. Found: C, 67.87; H, 4.05; N, 10.66.
Compound 4a (Table [3] , entry 1): orange crystal, mp 154-156 °C (EtOAc-PE). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 8.31-8.30 (m, 1 H, H-3′′), 8.10 (dd, 1 H, J = 9.2, 2.4 Hz, H-9), 8.06 (dt, 1 H, J = 8.4, 1.6 Hz, H-5′′), 7.71-7.69 (m, 1 H, H-6′′), 7.67-7.62 (m, 2 H, H-2′ and 6′), 7.48-7.37 (m, 3 H, H-8, 3′, and 5), 7.20-7.13 (m, 2 H, H-6 and 7), 3.46-3.26 (m, 3 H, OCH 2 CH3), 2.96-2.89 (m, 1 H, OCH 2 CH3), 0.94 (t, 3 H, J = 7.2 Hz, OCH2CH 3 ), 0.90 (t, 3 H, J = 7.2 Hz, OCH2CH 3 ). 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 151.8, 150.4, 146.4, 143.7, 137.2, 135.8, 135.3, 132.0, 128.3, 128.0, 126.7, 126.3, 126.1, 124.0, 122.9, 122.7, 122.4, 117.9, 114.5, 107.1, 102.1, 59.6, 59.5, 14.8, 14.4. 31P NMR (600 MHz, CDCl3): δ = -18.86. MS (ESI): m/z = 546 [M + 1]+. Anal. Calcd (%) for C25H22Cl2N3O5P (546.3): C, 54.96; H, 4.06; N, 7.69. Found: C, 55.12; H, 3.97; N, 7.54.

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Crystal structure analysis of 4a: C25H22Cl2N3O5P, M = 546.34, yellow prism (0.47 × 0.30 × 0.27 mm3), triclinic, space group P1, a = 9.1549(3), b = 10.7168(4), c = 17.6272(6) Å, α = 102.9363(12), β = 90.2713(9), γ = 117.4265(10)°, V = 1484.41(9) Å3, λ (Mo Kα) = 0.71075 Å and F(000) = 658, the final R = 0.0687 and wR = 0.2066 for 4943 observed reflections [I > 2σ(I)]. The crystallographic data has been deposited at the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre with deposition no. CCDC 645475.