# Synthesis of Polyfunctionalized 4H-Pyrans

Authors: Manisha Bihani; Pranjal P. Bora; Ghanashyam Bez
Journal: Journal of Chemistry
 (2013)

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## Abstract

Amberlyst A21 catalyzed one-pot three-component coupling of aldehyde and malononitrile with active methylene compounds such as acetylacetone and ethyl acetoacetate for the synthesis of pharmaceutically important polyfunctionalized 4H-pyrans has been reported. Simple experimental procedure, no chromatographic purification, no hazardous organic solvents, easy recovery and reusability of the catalyst, and room temperature reaction conditions are some of the highlights of this protocol for the synthesis of pharmaceutically relevant focused libraries.


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## 1. Introduction

Development of efficient and practical catalyst for organic transformation to synthesize valuable target compounds is one of the most important research areas in academia and industry [1, 2]. Homogeneous catalysts are finding enormous applications in diverse aspects of synthetic chemistry [3] in recent years. However, separation of the catalysts from the products, toxicity associated with such catalysts, and their disposal are limiting their applications in general. Therefore, resin-bound catalysts are getting increasing importance in organic synthesis in recent years, primarily due to their easy removal from reactions by filtration. Additionally, resin-bound catalysts can be used in excess to drive a reaction into completion without introducing any difficulty in purification. Nonetheless, the use of resin-bound catalyst provides some additional advantages such as easy recovery of the catalyst, easy handling, and enhanced safety features for potentially explosive reagents.Recently, huge environmental awareness has forced the synthetic chemists to design environmentally compatible protocols devoid of hazardous chemical ingredients to eliminate the generation of toxic waste and byproducts. Organic solvents are considered to be the highest contributors toward environmental waste. Therefore, the use of environmentally compatible solvents, such as ethanol or water, is gaining considerable significance. Of late, the emergence of combinatorial synthesis by multicomponent reaction (MCR) has brought about a paradigm shift in synthetic reaction designs which are made to address the issues of atom economy, economy of steps, and environmental safety. Synthesis of focused libraries for easy access of biologically important scaffolds for their SAR studies has made MCRs very useful tool in synthetic organic chemistry as well as in drug discovery programs. If such MCRs can be performed in environmentally benign solvents in the presence of reusable resin-bound catalyst at room temperature, it is possible to accomplish the synthesis of desired compounds without percolating anything to the environment in the entire reaction process. Therefore, the discovery of novel synthetic methodologies to facilitate the preparation of compound libraries using MCRs without use of hazardous solvent is the focal point in industry and academia [4, 5].Polyfunctionalized 4H-pyran, a major constituent of many natural products [6–8], is known for its wide array of biological activities such as antitumor, antibacterial, antiviral, spasmolytic, and antianaphylactic [9–12]. Recent findings have suggested that the compounds having 4H-pyran core are useful for the treatment of Alzheimer, Schizophrenia, and Myoclonus diseases [13]. Given the important properties possessed by polyfunctionalized 4H-pyrans, it is natural to have many synthetic endeavors to achieve the target by adopting simple reaction strategies. Commonly used approach for the said synthesis include two-step or three-component synthesis catalyzed by organic bases [14, 15], ionic liquids [16, 17], hexadecyltrimethyl ammonium bromide [18], MgO [12], Mg/La mixed metal oxides [19], Cu(II) oxymetasilicate [20], rubidium fluoride [21], and Pd/C [6–8]. In spite of being effective, most of these methods suffer from drawbacks such as poor catalyst recovery, high reaction temperature, moderate yields, prolonged reaction time, and the use of hazardous organic solvents in reaction medium and for chromatographic purification. Recently, Zhang et al. [22] have reported a novel MgO–SnO2 solid superbase as a high-efficiency catalyst for one-pot solvent-free synthesis of polyfunctionalized 4H-pyran derivatives at room temperature, but application of this system is limited by the requirement of catalyst synthesis before use. In a bid to use environmentally benign reaction conditions, Pratap et al. [23] reported a biocatalytic approach to achieve polyfunctionalized 4H-pyrans to avoid aforesaid drawbacks, but the time taken for completion of the reaction was very high (30 h). Given the said drawbacks, development of an environmentally benign catalytic method at room temperature will definitely add credence to the existing knowledge for the synthesis of 4H-pyrans. Here, we report an extremely efficient method for the synthesis of polyfunctionalized 4H-pyrans in ethanolic medium at room temperature in the presence of a catalytic amount of highly reusable ion exchange polystyrene resin, Amberlyst A21 (Scheme 1).Scheme 1
Synthesis of polysubstituted 4H-pyran.


## 2. Results and Discussion

Tertiary amine substituted macroreticular ion exchange polystyrene resins such as Amberlyst, Amberlite, and Dowex have found a lot of applications in recent years, because they are widely available at very low cost, carry a variety of functionalities, and have high loading capacities. Among these resins, Amberlyst A21 is known for high catalytic activity [24–27] and selectivity [28, 29], long lifetime, superior resistance to thermal, mechanical and osmotic shock, excellent stability, and low leaching. Moreover, it works with equal efficiency in both aqueous and organic solvents. In order to explore the catalytic activity of Amberlyst A21 for the synthesis of polyfunctionalized 4H-pyrans, we stirred a mixture of m-nitrobenzaldehyde (1 mmol), malononitrile (1 mmol), and acetylacetone (1 mmol) in ethanol in the presence of a catalytic amount of Amberlyst A21 (50 mg/mmol of aldehyde) and the reaction was found to be complete in 3 h. The reaction mixture was filtered and the solid resin was washed with warm ethanol (60°C) to elute all the compounds from the resin. Reduction of volume of the combined filtrate, followed by keeping in a refrigerator overnight gave the crystalline products in excellent yield (85%).Given the fact that the reactivity of polystyrene resin is often dictated by the accessibility of the reactants to the catalytic sitesvia swelling of the resin in solvents, we wanted to explore the solvent effect on catalytic behavior of Amberlyst A21. It was observed that the halogenated solvents such as dichloromethane and chloroform gave very low yield in spite of having very good swelling property, while in acetonitrile and DMF the reaction yields did not increase considerably (Table 1) under similar reaction conditions. In neat and aqueous medium, the reaction did not progress at all.Table 1
Screening of solvents.a
Entry
Solvent
Isolated Yield (%)
1
No solvent
0
2
Dichloromethane
15
3
Chloroform
12
4
Acetonitrile
33
5
DMF
40
6
Ethanol
85
7
Water
0
aReaction conditions: stoichiometric ratio of all the reactants with base (30 mg/mmol) in ethanol at RT for 5 h.The optimum catalyst loading was also explored for the said reaction under similar reaction conditions (Table2). Addition of 10 mg Amberlyst A21 against 1 mmol of m-nitrobenzaldehyde led to very slow conversion (45% yield) to the product and the reaction was not complete in 12 h. Increase of catalyst loading to 20 mg/mmol of aldehyde led to complete conversion of the starting material in 12 h to give 80% yield of the desired product. Although the increase of catalyst loading to 30 mg led to sharp decrease in reaction time with better yield (85%), further increase of catalyst loading to 40 mg and 50 mg/mmol of aldehyde hardly had any appreciable effect on the reaction time and the yield.Table 2
Optimization of catalyst loading.a
Entry
Catalyst (mg)
Time (h)
Yield (%)
1
10
12
45b
2
20
12
80
3
30
3
85
4
40
3
87
5
50
3
85
aReaction conditions: stoichiometric ratio of all the reactants with base in ethanol at RT; bincomplete conversion.To study the reusability of the catalyst, we choosem-nitrobenzaldehyde as model substrate to react with malononitrile and acetylacetone in the presence of Amberlyst A-21 under similar reaction conditions. The recovered Amberlyst A21 resin, obtained by filtering off the reaction product, was washed successively with THF (5 mL) and EtOH (5 mL) thrice and dried at 100°C for 2 h. The efficiency of the catalyst on using for five consecutive times in the model reaction is shown in Figure 1. It was observed that the recovered catalyst works with same efficiency up to the fourth run, while in the fifth run it takes almost half an hour to complete the reaction. In the sixth run, the partly broken catalyst beads could not complete the reaction even after 4 h.Figure 1
Study of catalyst reusability.After optimization of solvent and catalyst loading, we applied the optimized protocol for synthesis of different 4H-pyrans by varying the aldehyde (Table 3). In general, all the aldehydes gave very good yields under our reaction conditions. Especially, the aromatic aldehydes carrying electron withdrawing group (entries 1–3, Table 3) took much lesser time for complete conversion, while the less electrophilic aromatic aldehydes (entries 4–7, Table 3) took longer time. Highly electrophilic heteroaromatic aldehydes (entries 8-9) were more reactive under our reaction conditions.Table 3
Synthesis of substituted pyrans from acetylacetoneviaScheme 1.a,b
Entry
R
Product
Time (h)
% Yieldc
m.p. (°C)
1
3-NO2C6H4
1a
3
85
161- 162 [17]
2
4-NO2C6H4
1b
3.0
82
168-169
3
4-ClC6H4
1c
3.5
88
130-131
4
Ph
1d
5
72
293– 195 [17]
5
3-OHC6H4
1e
3
82
158-159
6
4-MeOC6H4
1f
6
78
210– 213 [17]
7
4-CH3C6H4
1g
6
81
274– 276 [17]
8
3-Pyridyl
1h
3
87
163-164
9
2-Furfuryl
1i
3.5
90
166-167
aAll reactions were carried out at room temperature; bequimolar ratio of all the reactants with 30 mg Amberlyst A21/mmol of aldehyde; cisolated yields.When the same reaction protocol was applied to the reaction of ethyl acetoacetate with aldehyde and malononitrile, excellent formation of ethyl 6-amino-5-cyano-2-methyl-4-alkyl/aryl-4H-pyran-3-carboxylates was observed (Table 4), but the reaction was found to be faster with ethyl acetoacetate than acetylacetone. Most of the aromatic aldehydes took almost similar reaction time irrespective of electron accepting/donating nature of substituents on the phenyl ring and gave very good yields. True to the less reactive nature of aliphatic aldehydes, heptanal (entry 8, Table 4) took almost double the time to its aromatic counterparts.Table 4
Synthesis of substituted pyrans from ethyl acetoacetatevia Scheme 1.a,b
Entry
R
Product
Time (h)
% Yieldc
m.p. (°C)
1
3-NO2C6H4
2a
2.5
91
182– 184
[12]
2
4-NO2C6H4
2b
2.5
88
180- 181  [12]
3
4-ClC6H4
2c
3.0
83
173- 174 [12]
4
Ph
2d
3.0
75
194– 196 [12]
5
4-MeOC6H4
2e
4.0
77
135- 136 [12]
6
3,4,5-(OMe)3C6H2
2f
5.0
81
165-166
7
3-OHC6H4
2g
3.5
86
161- 162 [12]
8
n-C6H13
2h
6
82
163–165
aAll reactions were carried out at room temperature; bequimolar ratio of all the reactants with 30 mg Amberlyst A21/mmol of aldehyde; cisolated yields.As for the mechanism, the active methylene compounds generated the carbanions3 which might reacted with the product 4,formed by base catalyzed Knoevenngel reaction, via a Michael type addition reaction. The intermediate 5, so generated, undergoes intramolecular cyclization to give the 4H-pyran 6(Scheme 2).Scheme 2
Plausible mechanism.


## 3. Conclusions

In summary, we report a completely green method for the synthesis of a diverse range of polyfunctionalized 4H-pyran using Amberlyst A21 as a reusable catalyst. No chromatography, no hazardous organic solvents, no elevated temperature, and very good to excellent yield of the products are some of the major achievements of this reaction protocol that has potential to be extremely useful for the synthetic and medicinal chemists.


## 4. Experimental Section

IR spectra were recorded on a Perkin-Elmer Spectrum One FTIR spectrometer.1H and 13C NMR spectra were recorded on a Bruker (400 MHz) spectrometer using TMS as internal reference. Chemical shifts for 1H NMR spectra are reported with (CD3)2SO as solvents. 13C NMR spectra were recorded at 100 MHz. Chemical shifts for 13C NMR spectra are reported with (CD3)2SO as solvents. Mass spectra were obtained from Waters ZQ 4000 mass spectrometer by the ESI method, while the elemental analyses of the complexes were performed on a Perkin-Elmer-2400 CHN/S analyzer. TLC plates were visualized by UV or by immersion in anisaldehyde stain (by volume: 95% ethanol, 3.5% sulfuric acid, 1% acetic acid, and 2.5% anisaldehyde) followed by heating.


### 4.1. Typical Procedure

To a solution ofm-nitrobenzaldehyde (0.151 g, 1 mmol), malononitrile (0.066 g, 1 mmol) in ethanol (10 mL), were added acetylacetone (0.1 g, 1 mmol) and Amberlyst A21 (0.030 g). As the reaction progressed, precipitation of the product was observed. Upon stirring at room temperature for 3 h, the reaction was found to be completed as indicated by TLC. Warm ethanol (60°C) was added to dissolve the solid product and filtered. The residue of Amberlyst A21 was washed thoroughly with warm ethanol until no compound was detected in the residue. The combined ethanolic solution was concentrated and allowed to stand in a refrigerator to get pure crystalline product. Yield 85%, Yellow crystal, 0.254 g; IR (KBr, υmax, cm−1): 1527 (NO2), 1679 (C=O), 2190 (C≡N), 3396 (NH2). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δH 1.89 (3H, s, –CH3), 2.06 (3H, m, –CO–CH3, acetyl), 4.47 (1H, s, –CH), 6.83 (2H, s, NH2), 7.42–7.45 (2Harom, m), 7.87–7.90 (2Harom, m). 13C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d6): δC 18.7 (–CH3), 30.1 (–CH3–CO–), 38.2 (–CH–), 56.7 (=C–CN), 114.5 (–C–CO–), 119.4 (C≡N), 121.4, 122, 130.4, 133.9, 146.9, 147.9 (6Carom) 156 (=C(O)–CH3), 158.5 (=C(O)–NH2), 197.8 (–C=O, acetyl). MS (ES+) m/z 300 (M + H)+. Elemental analysis for C15H13N3O4: calculated C 60.20, H 4.38, N 14.04%. Found C 60.15, H 4.40, N 14.01%.


### 4.2. Spectral Data for New Compounds

#### 4.2.1.5-Acetyl-2-amino-6-methyl-4-(4-nitrophenyl)-4H-pyran-3-carbonitrile (1b)

Yellow crystal, yield 89%, 0.266 g; IR (KBr,υmax, cm−1): 1520 (NO2), 1679 (C=O), 2190 (C≡N), 3356 (NH2). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δH 1.89 (3H, s, –CH3), 2.08 (3H, s, –CO–CH3, acetyl), 4.43 (1H, s, –CH), 6.84 (2H, s, NH2), 7.24 (2Harom, d, JH,H2=8.2 Hz), 7.99 (2Harom, JH,H2=8 Hz). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3 + DMSO-d6): δC 18.6 (–CH3), 29.7 (–CH3–CO–), 38.7 (–CH–), 57.8 (=C–CN), 113.9 (–C–CO–), 118.7 (C≡N), 123.6, 127.7, 146.3, 150.5 (6Carom) 156 (=C(O)–CH3), 157 (=C(O)–NH2), 197 (–C=O, acetyl). MS (ES+) m/z 300 (M + H)+, 322 (M + Na)+. Elemental analysis for C15H13N3O4: calculated C 60.20, H 4.38, N 14.04%. Found C 60.12, H 4.34, N 14.12%.


#### 4.2.2. 5-Acetyl-2-amino-6-methyl-4-(4-chlorophenyl)-4H-pyran-3-carbonitrile (1d)

Yellow crystal, yield 88%, 0.253 g; IR (KBr,υmax, cm−1): 1666 (C=O), 2190 (C≡N), 3330 (NH2). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6):  δH 1.82 (3H, s, –CH3), 2.00 (3H, s, –CO–CH3, acetyl), 4.26 (1H, s, –CH), 6.70 (2H, s, NH2), 6.96 (2Harom, d, JH,H2=8 Hz), 7.15 (2Harom, d, JH,H2=8 Hz). 13C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d6): δC 18.5 (–CH3), 29.8 (–CH3–CO–), 38.0 (–CH–), 57.2 (=C–CN), 114.7 (–C–CO–), 119.6 (C≡N), 128.6, 129, 129, 129.9, 131.5, 143.5 (6Carom) 155 (=C(O)–CH3), 158.2 (=C(O)–NH2), 198.1 (–C=O, acetyl). MS (ES+) m/z 289 (M + H)+. Elemental analysis for C15H13ClN2O2: calculated C 62.40, H 4.54, N 9.70%. Found C 62.35, H 4.49, N 9.78%.


#### 4.2.3. 5-Acetyl-2-amino-6-methyl-4-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-4H-pyran-3-carbonitrile (1e)

Light yellow crystal, yield 82%, 0.221 g; IR (KBr,υmax, cm−1): 1666 (C=O), 2196 (C≡N), 3337 (NH2). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δH 1.82 (3H, s, –CH3), 1.98 (3H, m, –CO–CH3, acetyl), 4.12 (1H, s, –CH), 6.31–6.39 (3Harom, m), 6.62 (2H, s, NH2) 6.87 (1Harom, t, JH,H3=8 Hz), 9.21 (1H, s, phenolic -OH). 13C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d6): δC 18.3 (–CH3), 29.7 (–CH3–CO–), 38.6 (–CH–), 57.7 (=C–CN), 113.8, 114, 114.9 (3Carom), 117.7 (–C–CO–), 119.8 (C≡N), 129, 145.9, 154.5 (3Carom) 157.6 (=C(O)–CH3), 158.2 (=C(O)–NH2), 198.4 (–C=O, acetyl). MS (ES+) m/z 271 (M + H)+, 293 (M + Na)+. Elemental analysis for C15H14N2O3: calculated C 66.66, H 5.22, N 10.36%. Found C 66.59, H 5.19, N 10.41%.


#### 4.2.4. 5-Acetyl-2-amino-6-methyl-4-(pridin-3-yl)-4H-pyran-3-carbonitrile (1h)

Brown crystal, yield 87%, 0.221 g; IR (KBr,υmax, cm−1): 1686 (C=O), 2190 (C≡N), 3356 (NH2). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δH 1.93 (3H, s, –CH3), 2.10 (3H, s, –CO–CH3), 4.36 (1H, s, –CH(C6H4N)–), 6.38 (2H, –NH2), 7.18–7.21 (1Harom, m), 7.39 (d, JH,H2=8 Hz, 1H), 8.25–8.28 (2Harom, m). 13C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d6): δc 18.7 (CH3), 30 (CH3–CO–), 36.2 (–CH), 56.8 (C–CN), 114.4, 119.6, 123.9 (3C, pyridyl), 134.8 (=C–), 140 (C≡N), 148.1 (–C–N, pyridyl), 148.3 (–C=N, pyridyl), 155.8 (=C(O)–CH3), 158.4 (=C(O)–NH2), 197.9 (–C=O, acetyl). MS (ES+) m/z 256 (M + H)+, 278 (M + Na)+. Elemental analysis for C14H13N3O2: calculated C 65.87, H 5.13, N 16.46%. Found C 65.78, H 5.15, N 16.12%.


#### 4.2.5. 5-Acetyl-2-amino-4-(furan-2-yl)-6-methyl-4H-pyran-3-carbonitrile (1i)

Light brownish crystal, yield 90%, 0.219 g, IR (KBr,υmax, cm−1): 1666 (C=O), 2203 (C≡N), 3403 (NH2). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δH 2.18 (3H, s, –CH3), 2.19 (3H, s, –CO–CH3, acetyl), 4.61 (1H, s, –CH), 6.13 (1H, d, JH,H2=3.2 HZ, CHarom), 6.35-6.36 (1H, m, CHarom), 7. 01 (2H, s, NH2), 7.54 (1H, d, JH,H2=2 HZ, CHarom). 13C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d6): δC 18.5 (–CH3), 29.5 (–CH3–CO–), 38.4 (–CH–), 54.3 (=C–CN), 105.6, 110.5 (2C, furyl) 112.9(–C–CO–), 119.7 (C≡N), 142.4, 155.7 (2C, furyl) 155.8 (=C(O)–CH3), 159.4 (=C(O) –NH2), 197.8 (–C=O, acetyl). MS (ES+) m/z 345 (M + H)+. Elemental analysis for C13H12N2O3: calculated C, 63.93; H, 4.95; N, 11.47%. Found C 63.91, H 4.89, N 11.31%.


#### 4.2.6. Ethyl 6-amino-5-cyano-2-methyl-4-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)-4H-pyran-3-carboxylate (2f)

Yellow crystal, yield 81%, 0.302 g; IR (KBr,υmax, cm−1): 1261(OCH3), 1692 (COOEt), 2196 (C≡N), 3489 (NH2). 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6): δH 1.06 (3H, t, JH,H3=6.9 HZ, OCH2CH3), 2.28 (3H, s, –CO–CH3), 3.36 (9H, s, 3OCH3), 3.97–4.02 (2H, m, CH2), 4.26 (1H, s, CH), 6.38 (2H, s, NH2), 6.93 (2Harom, s, 2CH, phenyl). 13C NMR (75 MHz, DMSO-d6): δC 14.3 (CH3, OEt), 18.6 (CH3), 56.2 (–CH–), 57.3 (C–CN), 60.4 (3OCH3), 60.7 (CH2), 104.7, 107.6 (2Carom), 120.4 (=C–), 136.8 (C≡N), 141.0 (2Carom), 153.2 (3Carom–OCH3), 156.7 (=C(O)–CH3), 159 (=C(O) –NH2), 166 (COOEt). MS (ES+) m/z 375 (M + H)+, 397 (M + Na)+. Elemental analysis for C19H22N2O6: calculated C 60.95, H 5.92, N 7.48%; observed C 60.89, H 5.91,  N 7.31%.


#### 4.2.7. Ethyl 6-amino-5-cyano-2-methyl-4-pentyl-4H-pyran-3-carboxylate (2 h)

White crystal, yield 82%, 0.227 g; IR (KBr,υmax, cm−1): 1699 (COOEt), 2190 (C≡N), 3403(NH2). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δH 0.83 (3H, t,  JH,H3=6.4 HZ, CH3), 1.04–1.37 (11H, m, 4CH2 + CH3), 2.19 (3H, s, CH3), 3.19 (1H, t,JH,H3=4.4 HZ, CH), 4.06–4.20 (2H, m, CH2), 6.81 (2H, s, NH2). 13C NMR (75 MHz, DMSO-d6): δC 14.4 (CH3), 14.4 (CH3), 18.5 (CH3), 22.4, 24.6, 28.9, 31.6, 32.8 (5CH2), 36.5 (CH), 54.8 (C–CN), 60.7 (–OCH2), 108.2 (=C–), 120.8 (C≡N), 157.6 (=C(O)–CH3), 160.5 (=C(O)–NH2), 166.3 (COOEt). MS (ES+) m/z 279 (M + H)+, 301 (M + Na)+. Elemental analysis for C15H22N2O3: calculated C 64.73, H 7.97, N 10.06%. Found C 64.69, H 7.91, N 10.1%. See Supplementary Material available online at doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/785930.


## 4.1. Typical Procedure

To a solution ofm-nitrobenzaldehyde (0.151 g, 1 mmol), malononitrile (0.066 g, 1 mmol) in ethanol (10 mL), were added acetylacetone (0.1 g, 1 mmol) and Amberlyst A21 (0.030 g). As the reaction progressed, precipitation of the product was observed. Upon stirring at room temperature for 3 h, the reaction was found to be completed as indicated by TLC. Warm ethanol (60°C) was added to dissolve the solid product and filtered. The residue of Amberlyst A21 was washed thoroughly with warm ethanol until no compound was detected in the residue. The combined ethanolic solution was concentrated and allowed to stand in a refrigerator to get pure crystalline product. Yield 85%, Yellow crystal, 0.254 g; IR (KBr, υmax, cm−1): 1527 (NO2), 1679 (C=O), 2190 (C≡N), 3396 (NH2). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δH 1.89 (3H, s, –CH3), 2.06 (3H, m, –CO–CH3, acetyl), 4.47 (1H, s, –CH), 6.83 (2H, s, NH2), 7.42–7.45 (2Harom, m), 7.87–7.90 (2Harom, m). 13C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d6): δC 18.7 (–CH3), 30.1 (–CH3–CO–), 38.2 (–CH–), 56.7 (=C–CN), 114.5 (–C–CO–), 119.4 (C≡N), 121.4, 122, 130.4, 133.9, 146.9, 147.9 (6Carom) 156 (=C(O)–CH3), 158.5 (=C(O)–NH2), 197.8 (–C=O, acetyl). MS (ES+) m/z 300 (M + H)+. Elemental analysis for C15H13N3O4: calculated C 60.20, H 4.38, N 14.04%. Found C 60.15, H 4.40, N 14.01%.


## 4.2. Spectral Data for New Compounds

### 4.2.1.5-Acetyl-2-amino-6-methyl-4-(4-nitrophenyl)-4H-pyran-3-carbonitrile (1b)

Yellow crystal, yield 89%, 0.266 g; IR (KBr,υmax, cm−1): 1520 (NO2), 1679 (C=O), 2190 (C≡N), 3356 (NH2). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δH 1.89 (3H, s, –CH3), 2.08 (3H, s, –CO–CH3, acetyl), 4.43 (1H, s, –CH), 6.84 (2H, s, NH2), 7.24 (2Harom, d, JH,H2=8.2 Hz), 7.99 (2Harom, JH,H2=8 Hz). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3 + DMSO-d6): δC 18.6 (–CH3), 29.7 (–CH3–CO–), 38.7 (–CH–), 57.8 (=C–CN), 113.9 (–C–CO–), 118.7 (C≡N), 123.6, 127.7, 146.3, 150.5 (6Carom) 156 (=C(O)–CH3), 157 (=C(O)–NH2), 197 (–C=O, acetyl). MS (ES+) m/z 300 (M + H)+, 322 (M + Na)+. Elemental analysis for C15H13N3O4: calculated C 60.20, H 4.38, N 14.04%. Found C 60.12, H 4.34, N 14.12%.


### 4.2.2. 5-Acetyl-2-amino-6-methyl-4-(4-chlorophenyl)-4H-pyran-3-carbonitrile (1d)

Yellow crystal, yield 88%, 0.253 g; IR (KBr,υmax, cm−1): 1666 (C=O), 2190 (C≡N), 3330 (NH2). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6):  δH 1.82 (3H, s, –CH3), 2.00 (3H, s, –CO–CH3, acetyl), 4.26 (1H, s, –CH), 6.70 (2H, s, NH2), 6.96 (2Harom, d, JH,H2=8 Hz), 7.15 (2Harom, d, JH,H2=8 Hz). 13C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d6): δC 18.5 (–CH3), 29.8 (–CH3–CO–), 38.0 (–CH–), 57.2 (=C–CN), 114.7 (–C–CO–), 119.6 (C≡N), 128.6, 129, 129, 129.9, 131.5, 143.5 (6Carom) 155 (=C(O)–CH3), 158.2 (=C(O)–NH2), 198.1 (–C=O, acetyl). MS (ES+) m/z 289 (M + H)+. Elemental analysis for C15H13ClN2O2: calculated C 62.40, H 4.54, N 9.70%. Found C 62.35, H 4.49, N 9.78%.


### 4.2.3. 5-Acetyl-2-amino-6-methyl-4-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-4H-pyran-3-carbonitrile (1e)

Light yellow crystal, yield 82%, 0.221 g; IR (KBr,υmax, cm−1): 1666 (C=O), 2196 (C≡N), 3337 (NH2). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δH 1.82 (3H, s, –CH3), 1.98 (3H, m, –CO–CH3, acetyl), 4.12 (1H, s, –CH), 6.31–6.39 (3Harom, m), 6.62 (2H, s, NH2) 6.87 (1Harom, t, JH,H3=8 Hz), 9.21 (1H, s, phenolic -OH). 13C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d6): δC 18.3 (–CH3), 29.7 (–CH3–CO–), 38.6 (–CH–), 57.7 (=C–CN), 113.8, 114, 114.9 (3Carom), 117.7 (–C–CO–), 119.8 (C≡N), 129, 145.9, 154.5 (3Carom) 157.6 (=C(O)–CH3), 158.2 (=C(O)–NH2), 198.4 (–C=O, acetyl). MS (ES+) m/z 271 (M + H)+, 293 (M + Na)+. Elemental analysis for C15H14N2O3: calculated C 66.66, H 5.22, N 10.36%. Found C 66.59, H 5.19, N 10.41%.


### 4.2.4. 5-Acetyl-2-amino-6-methyl-4-(pridin-3-yl)-4H-pyran-3-carbonitrile (1h)

Brown crystal, yield 87%, 0.221 g; IR (KBr,υmax, cm−1): 1686 (C=O), 2190 (C≡N), 3356 (NH2). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δH 1.93 (3H, s, –CH3), 2.10 (3H, s, –CO–CH3), 4.36 (1H, s, –CH(C6H4N)–), 6.38 (2H, –NH2), 7.18–7.21 (1Harom, m), 7.39 (d, JH,H2=8 Hz, 1H), 8.25–8.28 (2Harom, m). 13C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d6): δc 18.7 (CH3), 30 (CH3–CO–), 36.2 (–CH), 56.8 (C–CN), 114.4, 119.6, 123.9 (3C, pyridyl), 134.8 (=C–), 140 (C≡N), 148.1 (–C–N, pyridyl), 148.3 (–C=N, pyridyl), 155.8 (=C(O)–CH3), 158.4 (=C(O)–NH2), 197.9 (–C=O, acetyl). MS (ES+) m/z 256 (M + H)+, 278 (M + Na)+. Elemental analysis for C14H13N3O2: calculated C 65.87, H 5.13, N 16.46%. Found C 65.78, H 5.15, N 16.12%.


### 4.2.5. 5-Acetyl-2-amino-4-(furan-2-yl)-6-methyl-4H-pyran-3-carbonitrile (1i)

Light brownish crystal, yield 90%, 0.219 g, IR (KBr,υmax, cm−1): 1666 (C=O), 2203 (C≡N), 3403 (NH2). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δH 2.18 (3H, s, –CH3), 2.19 (3H, s, –CO–CH3, acetyl), 4.61 (1H, s, –CH), 6.13 (1H, d, JH,H2=3.2 HZ, CHarom), 6.35-6.36 (1H, m, CHarom), 7. 01 (2H, s, NH2), 7.54 (1H, d, JH,H2=2 HZ, CHarom). 13C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d6): δC 18.5 (–CH3), 29.5 (–CH3–CO–), 38.4 (–CH–), 54.3 (=C–CN), 105.6, 110.5 (2C, furyl) 112.9(–C–CO–), 119.7 (C≡N), 142.4, 155.7 (2C, furyl) 155.8 (=C(O)–CH3), 159.4 (=C(O) –NH2), 197.8 (–C=O, acetyl). MS (ES+) m/z 345 (M + H)+. Elemental analysis for C13H12N2O3: calculated C, 63.93; H, 4.95; N, 11.47%. Found C 63.91, H 4.89, N 11.31%.


### 4.2.6. Ethyl 6-amino-5-cyano-2-methyl-4-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)-4H-pyran-3-carboxylate (2f)

Yellow crystal, yield 81%, 0.302 g; IR (KBr,υmax, cm−1): 1261(OCH3), 1692 (COOEt), 2196 (C≡N), 3489 (NH2). 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6): δH 1.06 (3H, t, JH,H3=6.9 HZ, OCH2CH3), 2.28 (3H, s, –CO–CH3), 3.36 (9H, s, 3OCH3), 3.97–4.02 (2H, m, CH2), 4.26 (1H, s, CH), 6.38 (2H, s, NH2), 6.93 (2Harom, s, 2CH, phenyl). 13C NMR (75 MHz, DMSO-d6): δC 14.3 (CH3, OEt), 18.6 (CH3), 56.2 (–CH–), 57.3 (C–CN), 60.4 (3OCH3), 60.7 (CH2), 104.7, 107.6 (2Carom), 120.4 (=C–), 136.8 (C≡N), 141.0 (2Carom), 153.2 (3Carom–OCH3), 156.7 (=C(O)–CH3), 159 (=C(O) –NH2), 166 (COOEt). MS (ES+) m/z 375 (M + H)+, 397 (M + Na)+. Elemental analysis for C19H22N2O6: calculated C 60.95, H 5.92, N 7.48%; observed C 60.89, H 5.91,  N 7.31%.


### 4.2.7. Ethyl 6-amino-5-cyano-2-methyl-4-pentyl-4H-pyran-3-carboxylate (2 h)

White crystal, yield 82%, 0.227 g; IR (KBr,υmax, cm−1): 1699 (COOEt), 2190 (C≡N), 3403(NH2). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δH 0.83 (3H, t,  JH,H3=6.4 HZ, CH3), 1.04–1.37 (11H, m, 4CH2 + CH3), 2.19 (3H, s, CH3), 3.19 (1H, t,JH,H3=4.4 HZ, CH), 4.06–4.20 (2H, m, CH2), 6.81 (2H, s, NH2). 13C NMR (75 MHz, DMSO-d6): δC 14.4 (CH3), 14.4 (CH3), 18.5 (CH3), 22.4, 24.6, 28.9, 31.6, 32.8 (5CH2), 36.5 (CH), 54.8 (C–CN), 60.7 (–OCH2), 108.2 (=C–), 120.8 (C≡N), 157.6 (=C(O)–CH3), 160.5 (=C(O)–NH2), 166.3 (COOEt). MS (ES+) m/z 279 (M + H)+, 301 (M + Na)+. Elemental analysis for C15H22N2O3: calculated C 64.73, H 7.97, N 10.06%. Found C 64.69, H 7.91, N 10.1%. See Supplementary Material available online at doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/785930.


## 4.2.1.5-Acetyl-2-amino-6-methyl-4-(4-nitrophenyl)-4H-pyran-3-carbonitrile (1b)

Yellow crystal, yield 89%, 0.266 g; IR (KBr,υmax, cm−1): 1520 (NO2), 1679 (C=O), 2190 (C≡N), 3356 (NH2). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δH 1.89 (3H, s, –CH3), 2.08 (3H, s, –CO–CH3, acetyl), 4.43 (1H, s, –CH), 6.84 (2H, s, NH2), 7.24 (2Harom, d, JH,H2=8.2 Hz), 7.99 (2Harom, JH,H2=8 Hz). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3 + DMSO-d6): δC 18.6 (–CH3), 29.7 (–CH3–CO–), 38.7 (–CH–), 57.8 (=C–CN), 113.9 (–C–CO–), 118.7 (C≡N), 123.6, 127.7, 146.3, 150.5 (6Carom) 156 (=C(O)–CH3), 157 (=C(O)–NH2), 197 (–C=O, acetyl). MS (ES+) m/z 300 (M + H)+, 322 (M + Na)+. Elemental analysis for C15H13N3O4: calculated C 60.20, H 4.38, N 14.04%. Found C 60.12, H 4.34, N 14.12%.


## 4.2.2. 5-Acetyl-2-amino-6-methyl-4-(4-chlorophenyl)-4H-pyran-3-carbonitrile (1d)

Yellow crystal, yield 88%, 0.253 g; IR (KBr,υmax, cm−1): 1666 (C=O), 2190 (C≡N), 3330 (NH2). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6):  δH 1.82 (3H, s, –CH3), 2.00 (3H, s, –CO–CH3, acetyl), 4.26 (1H, s, –CH), 6.70 (2H, s, NH2), 6.96 (2Harom, d, JH,H2=8 Hz), 7.15 (2Harom, d, JH,H2=8 Hz). 13C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d6): δC 18.5 (–CH3), 29.8 (–CH3–CO–), 38.0 (–CH–), 57.2 (=C–CN), 114.7 (–C–CO–), 119.6 (C≡N), 128.6, 129, 129, 129.9, 131.5, 143.5 (6Carom) 155 (=C(O)–CH3), 158.2 (=C(O)–NH2), 198.1 (–C=O, acetyl). MS (ES+) m/z 289 (M + H)+. Elemental analysis for C15H13ClN2O2: calculated C 62.40, H 4.54, N 9.70%. Found C 62.35, H 4.49, N 9.78%.


## 4.2.3. 5-Acetyl-2-amino-6-methyl-4-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-4H-pyran-3-carbonitrile (1e)

Light yellow crystal, yield 82%, 0.221 g; IR (KBr,υmax, cm−1): 1666 (C=O), 2196 (C≡N), 3337 (NH2). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δH 1.82 (3H, s, –CH3), 1.98 (3H, m, –CO–CH3, acetyl), 4.12 (1H, s, –CH), 6.31–6.39 (3Harom, m), 6.62 (2H, s, NH2) 6.87 (1Harom, t, JH,H3=8 Hz), 9.21 (1H, s, phenolic -OH). 13C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d6): δC 18.3 (–CH3), 29.7 (–CH3–CO–), 38.6 (–CH–), 57.7 (=C–CN), 113.8, 114, 114.9 (3Carom), 117.7 (–C–CO–), 119.8 (C≡N), 129, 145.9, 154.5 (3Carom) 157.6 (=C(O)–CH3), 158.2 (=C(O)–NH2), 198.4 (–C=O, acetyl). MS (ES+) m/z 271 (M + H)+, 293 (M + Na)+. Elemental analysis for C15H14N2O3: calculated C 66.66, H 5.22, N 10.36%. Found C 66.59, H 5.19, N 10.41%.


## 4.2.4. 5-Acetyl-2-amino-6-methyl-4-(pridin-3-yl)-4H-pyran-3-carbonitrile (1h)

Brown crystal, yield 87%, 0.221 g; IR (KBr,υmax, cm−1): 1686 (C=O), 2190 (C≡N), 3356 (NH2). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δH 1.93 (3H, s, –CH3), 2.10 (3H, s, –CO–CH3), 4.36 (1H, s, –CH(C6H4N)–), 6.38 (2H, –NH2), 7.18–7.21 (1Harom, m), 7.39 (d, JH,H2=8 Hz, 1H), 8.25–8.28 (2Harom, m). 13C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d6): δc 18.7 (CH3), 30 (CH3–CO–), 36.2 (–CH), 56.8 (C–CN), 114.4, 119.6, 123.9 (3C, pyridyl), 134.8 (=C–), 140 (C≡N), 148.1 (–C–N, pyridyl), 148.3 (–C=N, pyridyl), 155.8 (=C(O)–CH3), 158.4 (=C(O)–NH2), 197.9 (–C=O, acetyl). MS (ES+) m/z 256 (M + H)+, 278 (M + Na)+. Elemental analysis for C14H13N3O2: calculated C 65.87, H 5.13, N 16.46%. Found C 65.78, H 5.15, N 16.12%.


## 4.2.5. 5-Acetyl-2-amino-4-(furan-2-yl)-6-methyl-4H-pyran-3-carbonitrile (1i)

Light brownish crystal, yield 90%, 0.219 g, IR (KBr,υmax, cm−1): 1666 (C=O), 2203 (C≡N), 3403 (NH2). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δH 2.18 (3H, s, –CH3), 2.19 (3H, s, –CO–CH3, acetyl), 4.61 (1H, s, –CH), 6.13 (1H, d, JH,H2=3.2 HZ, CHarom), 6.35-6.36 (1H, m, CHarom), 7. 01 (2H, s, NH2), 7.54 (1H, d, JH,H2=2 HZ, CHarom). 13C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d6): δC 18.5 (–CH3), 29.5 (–CH3–CO–), 38.4 (–CH–), 54.3 (=C–CN), 105.6, 110.5 (2C, furyl) 112.9(–C–CO–), 119.7 (C≡N), 142.4, 155.7 (2C, furyl) 155.8 (=C(O)–CH3), 159.4 (=C(O) –NH2), 197.8 (–C=O, acetyl). MS (ES+) m/z 345 (M + H)+. Elemental analysis for C13H12N2O3: calculated C, 63.93; H, 4.95; N, 11.47%. Found C 63.91, H 4.89, N 11.31%.


## 4.2.6. Ethyl 6-amino-5-cyano-2-methyl-4-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)-4H-pyran-3-carboxylate (2f)

Yellow crystal, yield 81%, 0.302 g; IR (KBr,υmax, cm−1): 1261(OCH3), 1692 (COOEt), 2196 (C≡N), 3489 (NH2). 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6): δH 1.06 (3H, t, JH,H3=6.9 HZ, OCH2CH3), 2.28 (3H, s, –CO–CH3), 3.36 (9H, s, 3OCH3), 3.97–4.02 (2H, m, CH2), 4.26 (1H, s, CH), 6.38 (2H, s, NH2), 6.93 (2Harom, s, 2CH, phenyl). 13C NMR (75 MHz, DMSO-d6): δC 14.3 (CH3, OEt), 18.6 (CH3), 56.2 (–CH–), 57.3 (C–CN), 60.4 (3OCH3), 60.7 (CH2), 104.7, 107.6 (2Carom), 120.4 (=C–), 136.8 (C≡N), 141.0 (2Carom), 153.2 (3Carom–OCH3), 156.7 (=C(O)–CH3), 159 (=C(O) –NH2), 166 (COOEt). MS (ES+) m/z 375 (M + H)+, 397 (M + Na)+. Elemental analysis for C19H22N2O6: calculated C 60.95, H 5.92, N 7.48%; observed C 60.89, H 5.91,  N 7.31%.


## 4.2.7. Ethyl 6-amino-5-cyano-2-methyl-4-pentyl-4H-pyran-3-carboxylate (2 h)

White crystal, yield 82%, 0.227 g; IR (KBr,υmax, cm−1): 1699 (COOEt), 2190 (C≡N), 3403(NH2). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δH 0.83 (3H, t,  JH,H3=6.4 HZ, CH3), 1.04–1.37 (11H, m, 4CH2 + CH3), 2.19 (3H, s, CH3), 3.19 (1H, t,JH,H3=4.4 HZ, CH), 4.06–4.20 (2H, m, CH2), 6.81 (2H, s, NH2). 13C NMR (75 MHz, DMSO-d6): δC 14.4 (CH3), 14.4 (CH3), 18.5 (CH3), 22.4, 24.6, 28.9, 31.6, 32.8 (5CH2), 36.5 (CH), 54.8 (C–CN), 60.7 (–OCH2), 108.2 (=C–), 120.8 (C≡N), 157.6 (=C(O)–CH3), 160.5 (=C(O)–NH2), 166.3 (COOEt). MS (ES+) m/z 279 (M + H)+, 301 (M + Na)+. Elemental analysis for C15H22N2O3: calculated C 64.73, H 7.97, N 10.06%. Found C 64.69, H 7.91, N 10.1%. See Supplementary Material available online at doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/785930.



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