70 Acta Chim. Slov. 2013, 60, 70–80 Scientific paper Generation of a Structurally Diverse Library through Alkylation and Ring Closure Reactions Using 3-Dimethylamino-1-(thiophen-2-yl)propan-1-one Hydrochloride* Gheorghe Roman Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, 41A Aleea Gr. Ghica Vodâ, Ias¸i 700487, Romania Corresponding author: E-mail:
[email protected] Received: 01-06-2012 Abstract 3-Dimethylamino-1-(thiophen-2-yl)propan-1-one hydrochloride (2), a ketonic Mannich base derived from 2-acetyl- thiophene, was used as a starting material in different types of alkylation and ring closure reactions with a view to gene- rate a structurally diverse library of compounds. Compound 2 reacts with S-alkylated dithiocarbamic acid salts and aryl mercaptans to produce dithiocarbamates and thioethers, respectively. The dimethylamino moiety in compound 2 was exchanged with various aliphatic secondary and aromatic primary and secondary amines, whereas monocyclic NH-azoles such as pyrazole, imidazole, 1,2,4-triazole, and tetrazole were N-alkylated by compound 2. Ketones, pyrrole and in- doles have been the substrates subjected to C-alkylation reactions by compound 2. Ring closure reactions of compound 2 with a suitable bifunctional nucleophile yielded pyrazolines, pyridines, 2,3-dihydro-1,5-1H-benzodiazepines, 2,3- dihydro-1,5-1H-benzothiazepine, pyrimido[1,2-a]benzimidazole and 4-hydroxypiperidine derivatives. Keywords: Ketonic Mannich base, alkylation, amine exchange, cyclization. 1. Introduction through the replacement of the easily leaving dimethyla- mino group by various nucleophiles. Also, several cycliza- The chemistry of Mannich bases has drawn a great tions of the aforementioned Mannich base with bifunctio- deal of attention owing to the high synthetic potential and nal nucleophiles to 5-, 6- and 7-membered nitrogen-con- the outstanding applications of this class of compounds.2–4 taining heterocycles have been investigated.