title: Synthesis of 1-hydroxy-substituted pyrazolo[3,4-c]- and pyrazolo[4, 3-c]quinolines and -isoquinolines from 4- and 5-aryl-substituted 1-benzyloxypyrazoles.
abstract: 1-Hydroxypyrazolo[3,4-c]quinoline (22), 1-hydroxypyrazolo[4, 3-c]quinoline (21), 1-hydroxypyrazolo[3,4-c]isoquinoline (20), and 1-hydroxypyrazolo[4,3-c]isoquinoline (19) were prepared from 1-benzyloxypyrazole (6), establishing the pyridine B-ring in the terminal step. The pyridine ring of pyrazoloquinolines 14 and 18 was formed via cyclization of a formyl group at C-4 or C-5 and an amino group of a 2-aminophenyl substituent at C-5 or C-4 in 1-benzyloxypyrazole. The pyridine ring of pyrazoloisoquinolines 5 and 9 was created via cyclization of a formyl group in a 2-formylphenyl substituent at C-4 or C-5 with an iminophosphorane group installed at C-5 or C-4 of 1-benzyloxypyrazole by lithiation followed by reaction with tosyl azide and then with tributylphoshine utilizing the Staudinger/aza-Wittig protocol. The 2-aminophenyl and the 2-formylphenyl substituent were introduced at C-5 or C-4 by regioselective metalation followed by transmetalation to the pyrazolylzinc halide and subsequent palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling with 2-iodoaniline or 2-bromobenzaldehyde. The order of reactions and use of protecting groups in the individual sequences have been optimized. The 1-benzyloxy-substituted pyrazoloquinolines and isoquinolines thus obtained were debenzylated by strong acid to the corresponding 1-hydroxy-substituted pyrazoloquinolines and isoquinolines 19-22.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry, The Royal Danish School of Pharmacy, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pawlas
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vedsø
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jakobsen
authors.forename: P O
authors.initials: PO
authors.lastname: Huusfeldt
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Begtrup
mesh_terms: D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D011720:Pyrazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D011804:Quinolines / Q000138:chemical synthesis*
chemical_list: D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D007546:Isoquinolines; D011720:Pyrazoles; D011804:Quinolines