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This presentation provides a detailed overview of four major named reactions used in Heterocyclic Chemistry, specifically focusing on the synthesis of pharmaceutically important heterocyclic rings. SLIDESHARE SUMMARY: Organic Named Reactions
Slide 1: Title & Introduction
Title: Heterocyclic Che...
This presentation provides a detailed overview of four major named reactions used in Heterocyclic Chemistry, specifically focusing on the synthesis of pharmaceutically important heterocyclic rings. SLIDESHARE SUMMARY: Organic Named Reactions
Slide 1: Title & Introduction
Title: Heterocyclic Chemistry: Organic Named Reactions, Mechanism, and Applications
Presenter: Sajna K S, 1
st
Sem M.Pharm, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Focus: Core synthetic methodologies for imidazole, pyrazole, pyrimidine, and quinoline rings.
Slide 2: Contents
Debus-Radziszewski Imidazole Synthesis
Knorr Pyrazole Synthesis
Pinner Pyrimidine Synthesis
Combes Quinoline Synthesis
1. Debus-Radziszewski Imidazole Synthesis
Reaction: A multicomponent condensation of a dicarbonyl compound (like glyoxal, diketones), an aldehyde, and ammonia.
Product: Substituted Imidazole.
Key Mechanism: The dicarbonyl and ammonia first condense to form a diimine, which then cyclizes with the aldehyde.
Pharmaceutical Applications:
Synthesis of the antibiotic Metronidazole.
Synthesis of Ornidazole.
2. Knorr Pyrazole Synthesis
Reaction: Conversion of a hydrazine or its derivatives with a 1,3-dicarbonyl compound.
Catalysis: Uses an acid catalyst.
Product: Substituted Pyrazole.
Pharmaceutical Applications:
Synthesis of Antipyrine (used to treat ear infections).
Synthesis of the NSAID Celecoxib.
3. Pinner Pyrimidine Synthesis
Reaction: Condensation of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with amidines.
Catalysis: Catalyzed by acids or bases.
Product: Substituted Pyrimidine derivatives.
Key Mechanism: Involves protonation, nucleophilic attack by the amidine, cyclization, and final dehydration.
Pharmaceutical Applications:
Synthesis of the antibiotic Trimethoprim (used for UTI).
Synthesis of the antibiotic Sulfamerazine.
4. Combes-Quinoline Synthesis
Reaction: Condensation of unsubstituted anilines with β-diketones.
Product: Substituted Quinolines.
Key Mechanism: Formation of an intermediate Schiff base followed by an acid-catalyzed ring closure.
Pharmaceutical Applications:
Synthesis of the antimalarial drugs Chloroquine.
Synthesis of Hydroxychloroquine.
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HETEROCYCLIC
CHEMISTRY
ORGANIC NAMED REACTIONS,
MECHANISM AND APPLICATIONS
PRESENTED BY
SAJNA K S
1
st
SEM M.PHARM
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICAL
CHEMISTRY
ST. JAMES COLLEGE OF
PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
1
DEBUS-RADZISZEWSKI IMIDAZOLE
SYNTHESIS
•Consists of condensing a dicarbonyl compound such as
glyoxal, ketoaldehydes or diketones with an aldehyde
in the presence of ammonia.
•The reaction is named after Heinrich Debus and
Bronistaw Leonard Radziszewski's discovery.
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N
3
N
H
1
5
4
Dicarbonyl Ammonia Aldehyde
•The method is used commercially to produce several imidazoles.
•The process is an example of a multicomponent reaction.
4
dicarbonyl and ammonia condenses to give a diimineStep 1
DICARBONYL
Ammonia
Diimine
.
5
Diimine condenses with the aldehyde and gives imidazole.Step 2
Diimine Aldehyde
Imidazole
O
O
R
1
R
2
O
–
O
–
R
1
R
2
+
N
H
H
H
N
H
H
H
O
–
O
–
R
1
R
2
NH
3
+
NH
3
+
O
–
O
–
NH
3
+
NH
3
+
R
1
R
2
OH
OH
NH
2
NH
2
R
1
R
2
OH
2
NH
NH
R
1
R
2 6
STEP 1:
PROTON
TRANSFER
Nucleophilic attack
-H20
DIIMINE
NH
NH
R
1
R
2
+
O
R
3
H
NH
NH
R
1
R
2
+
O
R
3
H
R
2
R
1
N
N
R
3
H
R
1
R
2
NH
NH R
3
R
1
R
2
N
NH R
3 7
STEP 2:
-2H20
IMIDAZOLE
O
O
+ NH
3+
CH
3
O
H
acetaldehyde
ammonia
oxaldehyde
N NH
CH
3
2-methyl-1H-imidazole
N NH
CH
3
NO
2
N N
CH
3
NO
2
OH
OH
OH
ethane-1,2-diol 8
APPLICATIONS
SYNTHESIS OF METRONIDAZOLE:
Metronidazole
HNO3/H2SO4
2
Glyoxal
USE:
ANTIBIOTIC
Debus Radiszewski
synthesis
APPLICATIONS
•Synthesis of Ornidazole
9O
O
+ NH
3+
CH
3
O
H
acetaldehyde
ammonia
oxaldehyde
N NH
CH
3
2-methyl-1H-imidazole
N NH
CH
3
NO
2
N N
CH
3
NO
2
Cl
OH
O
Cl
2
HNO3/H2SO4
Ornidazole
Glyoxal
Debus Radiszewski
synthesis
KNORR PYRAZOLE SYNTHESIS
•Organic reaction used to convert a hydrazine or its derivatives and a
1,3-dicarbonyl compound to a pyrazole using an acid catalyst.
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Hydrazine
1,3 dicarbonyl
compound
PyrazoleN
2
3
N
H
1
5
4
MECHANISM
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IMINE
Protonation
of oxygen
Proton shift
Protonation
of oxygen
Nucleophilic
attack
Nucleophilic
attackProton shift
Removal of
proton
APPLICATIONS
•Synthesis of antipyrine from phenyl hydrazine
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USE:
TREAT EAR INFECTION
Knorr pyrazole
synthesis
•Synthesis of celecoxib
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CelecoxibO
CH
3
1-phenylethan-1-one1-phenylethan-1-one
+
F
F
F
O
O CH
3
ethyl trifluoroacetate
CH
3
O
O
F
F
F
+
SO O
NH
2
NH
NH
2
4-hydrazinylbenzene-1-sulfonamide
N
N
F
F
F
CH
3
S
O
O
NH
2
NSAID
Knorr pyrazole
synthesis
PINNER PYRIMIDINE SYNTHESIS
•The condensation of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with amidines
catalysed by acids or bases to give pyrimidine derivatives.
14N
1
2
6
N
3
5
4
MECHANISM
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Protonation Attack by amidine
Proton transfer
DehydrationProton transfer
Nucleophile attack/
cyclization
Dehydration
Deprotonation
protonation
•Synthesis of trimethoprim
16Trimethoprim
POCl3NH
2
O CH
3
O O
ethyl 3-amino-3-oxopropanoate
+
NH
2
NH
2
NH
guanidine
N
NH NH
2
NH
2
O
N
NCl
NH
2
NH
2
CH
3
O
O
O
CH3
CH3
CH3
1,2,3-trimethoxy-4-methylbenzene
N
N
NH
2
NH
2
OH
O
O
CH
3
CH
3
APPLICATIONS
USE:
ANTIBIOTIC (UTI)
APPLICATIONS
•Synthesis of sulfamerazine
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USE:
ANTIBIOTIC
COMBES-QUINOLINE SYNTHESIS
•It involves the condensation of unsubstituted anilines (1) with β-
diketones (2) to form substituted quinolines (4) after an acid-catalyzed
ring closure of an intermediate Schiff base (3).
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Aniline Intermediate
Quinolines
Diketones2
3
N
1
4
10
5
7
6
8
9
MECHANISM
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Protonation of
oxygen
Nucleophilic
attachment of
aniline
-H2O
Formation
of schiffs
base
MECHANISM
20
Cyclisation
-H+
-H20
Synthesis of 4,7-dichloroquinoline
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1.Synthesis of chloroquine
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Chloroquine
USE:
ANTIMALARIAL
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