- Radical cyclisation onto imidazoles and benzimidazoles
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New synthetic methodology has been developed for the synthesis of [1,2- a]fused imidazoles and benzimidazoles using intramolecular homolytic aromatic substitution. In the intramolecular substitution, N-(ω-alkyl) radicals are generated using Bu3SnH from N-(ω-phenylselanyl)alkyl side chains. Phenylselanyl groups are used as radical leaving groups to avoid problems in the N-alkylation of imidazoles and benzimidazoles. Arylsulfones for imidazoles, and phenylsulfides for benzimidazoles, are used at the leaving groups in the homolytic substitutions.
- Aldabbagh, Fawaz,Bowman, W. Russell
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p. 4109 - 4122
(2007/10/03)
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- 5-(1-(IMIDAZOL)METHYL)-3,3-DISUBSTITUTED-2(3H)FURANONE DERIVATIVES
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Furanone compounds and compositions having anticholinergic activity are described. The compounds have the formula: STR1 wherein: the dashed line indicates either the 4,5-unsaturated or the 4,5-dihydrofuranone ring;R 1 and R 2 may be the same or different and are hydrogen, thienyl, furanyl, or cycloalkyl (C. sub.3-C 6), benzyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl or substituted benzyl wherein the phenyl or benzyl group may be substituted with halogen, trifluoromethyl, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy or hydroxy;R. sub.3, R 4 and R 5 may be the same or different and are hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkyl substituted with a halogen, alkoxy, amino or carboxylic acid group, an alkyl or alkylene bridge between R 4 and R. sub.5 or R 3 and the ring N, trifluoromethyl, nitro, a cycloalkyl group containing 3 to 6 carbons, halogen, benzyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl or substituted benzyl, for which the substituents are the same as those set forth for R 1 and R 2 substituted benzyl or phenyl.R 6 in the dihydrofuranone series is hydrogen or lower alkyl.Also described are the pharmaceutically acceptable quaternary alkyl and acid addition salts of such compounds. The compounds are particularly useful in the treatment of neurogenic bladder disorder and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases.
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