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Some 5-aryl(or benzyl)-(2-oxo-1,3,4-oxadiazole-3(2H)-acetones or acetophenones 2 were easily prepared. These compounds reacted with hydrazine derivatives to give 4,5-dihydro-1,2,4-triazin-3(2H)-one derivatives 3, 4 and 6 in good yields. With phenylhydrazine, the intermediate hydrazones 5 were obtained. Their conversion into triazinones necessitated the presence of sodium ethylate

Eighteen new 5-aryl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2(3H)-one derivatives and sulfur analogues were prepared and evaluated in vitro for their inhibitory properties on monoamine oxidase (MAO) types A and B. The most active compounds in these series acted preferentially against MAO B with IC50 values in the range of 1.8-0.056 μM. The 5-(4-biphenylyl)-3-(2-cyanoethyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2(3H)-one 23 and its oxadiazolethione analogue 33 were found to act as potent, selective and competitive MAO B inhibitors with a slight slow-binding character. Both compounds inhibited MAO A in a classical competitive manner. According to their Ki (MAO B) values of 2.6 and 4 × 10−8 M, respectively, and their Ki (MAO A)/Ki (MAO B) ratios of 270 and 500, respectively, 23 and 33 can be placed among the most active and selective competitive MAO B inhibitors known up to now. The structure-activity relationships are discussed.

Some ethyl 5-aryl(or benzyl)-2-oxo-1,3,4-oxadiazole-3(2H)-acetates were prepared and treated with ammonia, primary amines or hydrazine to give 1-amino-2,4-imidazolidinedione or 1,3-diamino-2,4-imidazolidinedione derivatives. The 1,3-bis(benzylideneamino)-,2,4-imidazolidinedione was obtained by reacting ethyl bromoacetate with the 1,5-dibenzylidenecarbonohydrazide sodium salt

New 3-acylamino-2-oxazolidinone derivatives 3 were obtained in good yields by reaction of 5-aryl (or benzyl)-3-(2-hydroxyethyl)- 1,3,4-oxadiazol-2(3H)-ones (1) with sodium ethylate. Treatment of ethyl 5-aryl-2-oxo-1,3,4-oxadiazole-3(2H)-acetates (7) with aromatic aldehydes in the presence of sodium ethylate or sodium hydride afforded 3-acylamino-5-aryl-4-ethoxycarbonyl-2-oxazolidinone derivatives as two trans-5 and cis-6 racemics. Only RS,SR-racemates were obtained with acetophenone under the same conditions

Twenty new 2-(cyanoalkyl)tetrazoles (15 and 16) and twenty new 2-(hydroxyalkyl)tetrazoles (17 and 18) were synthesized and investigated in vitro for their abilities to inhibit selectively rat brain monoamine oxidase (MAO) B over MAO A. Most of them were MAO B inhibitors and those bearing a substituted 4-(arylmethoxy)phenyl group in the position 5 of the tetrazole ring had IC50 values between 8 microM for 18d and 2 nM for 16a (30 nM for lazabemide) with a selectivity toward MAO B of 37,000 for 16a. The reversibility of their inhibitory activity was demonstrated by in vitro dialysis tests. The 5-[4-(phenylmethoxy)phenyl]-2-(2-cyanoethyl)tetrazole (16a) its derivative 16h and the 5-[4-(phenylmethoxy)phenyl]-2-(2-hydroxyethyl)tetrazole (18a) and its derivative 18h were found to be potent, in vitro selective, and competitive MAO B inhibitors. Tetrazole 16a can be considered one of the most active and selective competitive MAO B inhibitors known up to now. This compound was selected for ex vivo experiments and was shown to be a strong and reversible MAO B inhibitor with a short duration of action after oral administration at 5 mg/kg. The structure-activity approach gives rise to the great importance of lipophilicity over electronic effects of the compounds in these series.

The 5-aryl(or methyl)-3-phenylcarbamoyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2(3H)-ones 2, in the presence of sodium hydride in anhydrous dimethylformamide, were transformed into 1-benzamido(or acetamido)-3,5-diphenyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-trione derivatives 7 in poor yields. However, compounds 7 were obtained in better yields when the sodium salts of 5-aryl(or methyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2(3H)-ones 1 were treated with two equivalents of aryl(or ethyl)isocyanates. Acidic hydrolysis of 1-acetamido-3,5-diphenyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-trione (7i) provided the corresponding free N-amino derivative 9. Nitrous deamination of 9 gave the known 3,5-diphenyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-trione (11). This cyclic transformation is the first one to be reported providing 1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-trione derivatives.

The 3,5-disubstituted 1-amino-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triones were synthesized in good yields from aromatic aldehyde or ketone ethoxycarbonylhydrazones by treatment with aryl or methyl isocyanates in boiling triethylamine followed by hydrolysis with hydrochloric acid solution.

Four 3-(3-benzylidene-2-phenylcarbazoyl)-2(3H)-benzoxazolone derivatives 3 have been synthesized from benzoxazolone derivatives 1 and benzaldehyde N-chloroformylphenylhydrazone 2. By acid hydrolysis, these compounds yielded 3-(2-phenylcarbazoyl)-2(3H)benzoxazolone derivatives 4 which were not isolated and were transformed via an intramolecular reaction into 4-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-1-phenyl-1,2,4-triazolidine-3,5-dione derivatives 5 in a good yield. Attempts to cyclize these compounds by intramolecular elimination of water into tricyclic compounds 6 with various dehydrating agents were unsuccessful.

Monoamine oxidase (MAO) assay specificity based on substrate specificity was investigated by substrate competition experiments. 10 μM serotonin (5-HT) and 5 μM β-phenylethylamine (PEA) were found to ensure total substrate specificity for, respectively, MAO types A and B. Twenty-five 2-aryl-4 H -1,3,4-oxadiazin-5(6 H )-one derivatives were synthesized and tested in vitro for their inhibitory effects on MAO A and B. Most of them inhibited preferentially MAO B. The 2-(4-biphenylyl)-4-(2-cyanoethyl)-4 H -1,3,4-oxadiazin-5(6 H )-one 32 was the most efficient MAO B inhibitor and acted as a competitive inhibitor on the two enzymes. Its K i values for MAO A and B were 11 and 0.15 μM, respectively. Structure-activity relationships suggest that these oxadiazinones should interact with a hydrophobic site and a nucleophilic site on MAO B for binding, while the functional group of the N-4 substituent should compete with the substrate for the active site of the enzyme.

Treatment of various substituted semicarbazones of aromatic aldehydes with sulfur monochloride yields the corresponding substituted 2,4-dihydro-1,2,4-triazol-3-ones. With thiosemicarbazones, the products are derivatives either of the 2-amino-1,3,4 thiadiazole or of the 2,4-dihydro-1,2,4-triazole-3-thione depending on the experimental conditions.

Unstable 5-aryl-2-(3-benzylidene-2-phenylcarbazoyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrazoles 8 have been prepared. By thermal ring transformation, they gave 5-aryl-2-(2-benzylidene-1-phenylhydrazino)-1,3,4-oxadiazoles 9., Hydrazinolysis of 9 afforded 5-aryl-2-(1-phenylhydrazino)-1,3,4-oxadiazoles 10. Elimination of a molecule of benzonitrile from 9 on heating converted them into 2-anilino-5-aryl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles 11.

In order to study the ring expansion of N-aminoaziridines into N-amino-5-membered heterocycles, N-(dibenzyloxycarbonylamino)aziridines were synthesized. N, N-Dibenzyloxycarbonylhydrazine was prepared. It was then oxidized with lead tetraacetate to a new diacylaminonitrene. This nitrene was added to various olefins to give the corresponding N-protected aminoaziridines. Cleavage of the protecting groups was realized for one example.