title: A versatile synthesis of pyrazolo[3,4-c]isoquinoline derivatives by reaction of 4-aryl-5-aminopyrazoles with aryl/heteroaryl aldehydes: the effect of the heterocycle on the reaction pathways.
abstract: The reaction of 4-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-5-aminopyrazoles 7A-D with aromatic and heterocyclic aldehydes in strong acidic media (trifluoroacetic or formic acid) has been studied. The initial azomethine derivatives 8 undergo cyclization similar to the Pictet-Spengler condensation to form the intermediate 4,5-dihydroisoquinolines 9 which readily dehydrogenate giving 5-aryl(heteroaryl)-pyrazolo[3,4-c]isoquinoline derivatives 10 as the final products. Whereas for benzaldehyde and its derivatives this one-pot synthesis presents a convenient general route to 5-aryl-pyrazolo[3,4-c]isoquinolines 10, in the case of heterocyclic aldehydes the product structure varies markedly with the structure of the aldehyde used: (i) 3-pyridyl-, 3-quinolyl-, 3-thienyl-, and 1,2,3-thiadiazolyl-5-carboxaldehydes give 5-heteroarylpyrazolo[3,4-c]isoquinolines; (ii) 1-methylbenzimidazolyl-2-carboxaldehyde gives only intermediate azomethine 8Dh, which does not cyclize; (iii) 1-R-3-indolylcarboxaldehydes (R = H, CH3, CH2Ph) eliminate the heteroaryl fragment resulting in 5-unsubstituted pyrazolo[3,4-c]isoquinolines 11. Thienyl-2-carboxaldehyde reacts by both pathways (i) and (iii) depending on the reaction conditions. The single crystal X-ray structures for 10Dj, 10Cd and 11D provide confirmation of the different types of products formed in these reactions. Mechanisms which explain these transformations are presented.
authors.affiliation: L. M. Litvinenko Institute of Physical Organic Chemistry and Coal Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Donetsk, 83114, Ukraine.
authors.forename: Sergei L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Bogza
authors.forename: Konstantin I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Kobrakov
authors.forename: Anna A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Malienko
authors.forename: Igor F
authors.initials: IF
authors.lastname: Perepichka
authors.forename: Sergei Yu
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Sujkov
authors.forename: Martin R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Bryce
authors.forename: Svetlana B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Lyubchik
authors.forename: Andrei S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Batsanov
authors.forename: Natalya M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Bogdan
mesh_terms: D000447:Aldehydes / Q000737:chemistry*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006575:Heterocyclic Compounds, 3-Ring / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D006576:Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011720:Pyrazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000447:Aldehydes; D006575:Heterocyclic Compounds, 3-Ring; D006576:Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings; D007546:Isoquinolines; D011720:Pyrazoles