Cyclization of hydrazones of 2-acetyl-1-naphthol and 1-acetyl-2-naphthol with triphosgene. Synthesis of Spiro naphthoxazine dimers.

Cyclization of hydrazones derived from 2-acetyl-1-naphthol and 1-acetyl-2-naphthol with triphosgene gave naphtho[1,2-e]-1,3-oxazines, naphtho[2,1-e]-1,3-oxazines or their spiro dimers depending on the molar ratio of triphosgene used for the cyclization.

Introduction

Triphosgene (bis(trichloromethyl)carbonate) has been repeatedly used in the literature for the construction of a variety of heterocyclic systems. It holds an advantage over other similar reagents, such as phosgene and diphosgene, of being a safe and easy to handle solid. Examples of important heterocyclic systems prepared using this reagent include benzothiadiazepines [1], quinazolines [2], diazolidines [3], imidiazolidines [4] and azetidines [5]. We have recently reported the use of triphosgene in the cyclization of hydrazones and Schiff bases of 2-hydroxy- and 2-aminoacetophenones to give 1,3-benzoxazines [6,7], spiro 1,3-benzoxazine dimmers [8], quinazolines and spiro quinazoline dimers [9].

We would like to report here results obtained from the cyclization of hydrazones of 2-acetyl-1-naphthol and 1-acetyl-2-naphthol with triphosgene.

Results and Discussion

Hydrazones of 2-acetyl-1-naphthol and 1-acetyl-2-naphthol were obtained in very good yields from the reaction of these compounds with aromatic hydrazines (Scheme 1, Table 1).

Scheme 1

Synthesis of hydrazones of 2-acetyl-1-naphthol and 1-acetyl-2-naphthol.

Table 1

Hydrazones 1-8.

Compound	Ar	Yield (%)
1	Phenyl	92
2	4-ClC6H4	82
3	4-BrC6H4	79
4	4-CH3C6H4	91
5	Phenyl	75
6	4-ClC6H4	80
7	4-BrC6H4	68
8	4-CH3C6H4	68

i = ArNHNH2.HCl/EtOH/AcONa/H2O

The hydrazones 1-8 show in the their IR spectra absorbances for the C=N group in the 1,614-1,636 cm-1 range and for the OH and NH groups at about 3,400 cm-1 and 3,350 cm-1, respectively. The 1H-NMR spectra of compounds 1-8 show in each case two distinct doublets which have been assigned to the H3 and H4 positions. In the spectra of 1-4 these two doublets appear at δ 7.04-7.16 and δ 7.68-7.76. The lower field signal in this case was assigned to H3 as it is deshielded by the hydrazone moiety. In contrast, for compounds 5-8, where the two doublets appear at δ 6.80-6.90 and δ 7.63-7.66 the signal at the higher field was assigned to H3 as in this case this position is shielded by the OH group. It is also worth mentioning here that in the 13C-NMR spectra of the above compounds, the methyl group of the hydrazones of the 2-acetyl derivatives 1-4 absorbs at higher fields (δ 12.22-13.04) than those of the 1-acetyl derivatives 5-8 (δ 18.29-18.55). The rest of the spectral data is shown in the Experimental section. Treatment of the hydrazones 1-8 with triphosgene gave the 4-methylenenaphthoxazines 9-16 or the spiro naphthoxazine dimers 17-20, depending on the molar ratio of triphosgene used in the cyclizations (Scheme 2 and Scheme 3, Table 2).

Scheme 2

Reaction of hydrazones 1-4 with triphosgene.

Scheme 3

Reaction of hydrazones 5-8 with triphosgene.

Table 2

4-Methylenenaphthoxazines 9-16 and spiro naphthoxazine dimmers 17-20.

Compound	Ar	Yield (%)
9	Phenyl	69
10	4-ClC6H4	74
11	4-BrC6H4	71
12	4-CH3C6H4	73
13	Phenyl	62
14	4-ClC6H4	61
15	4-BrC6H4	64
16	4-CH3C6H4	60
17	Phenyl	69
18	4-ClC6H4	72
19	4-BrC6H4	71
20	4-CH3C6H4	55

These results are in agreement with our previous reports on the reaction of hydrazones of 2-hydroxyacetophenones with triphosgene. It was observed then that the use of 0.5 equivalents of triphosgene gave the 4-methylene-1,3-benzoxazines, while the spiro 1,3-benzoxazine dimers were obtained when 1.0 equivalent of triphosgene was used [8]. The structures of those compounds were established based on X-ray crystal structure and spectroscopic studies [8,9]. As a result, we are showing here partial spectroscopic data for compounds 9-16 (Table 3 and Table 4) and 17-20 (Table 5). In these tables, signals that can be easily attributed to structurally related positions, and with significance to the elucidation of the structures of the new compounds are shown for matter of comparison, while the complete data is given in the experimental section.

Table 3

Partial IR and NMR data for compounds 9-16.

Compound	IR (cm-1)		1H-NMR (ppm)
	C=O	=CH2	=CH2	Aromatic
9	1,727	1,620	5.02 (d, J = 2.2 Hz, 1H)	6.80 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2H, H2,6,Ar)
			5.13 (d, J = 2.2 Hz, 1H)	7.61 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H, H6)
				7.66 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H, H5)
10	1,732	1,621	5.02 (d, J = 2.2 Hz,1H)	6.78 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 2H, H2,6,Ar)
			5.09 (d, J = 2.2 Hz, 1H)	7.23 (d, J = 9.0 Hz,2H, H3,5,Ar)
				7.67 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H, H5)
11	1,741	1,621	4.96 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H)	6.73 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 2H, H2,6,Ar)
			5.01 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H)	7.24 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 2H, H3,5,Ar)
12	1,737	1,612	4.92 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H)	6.71 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2H, H2,6,Ar)
			5.14 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H)	7.02 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2H, H3,5,Ar)
				7.84 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H, H6)
				7.91 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H, H5)
13	1,725	1,620	5.04 (d, J = 2.2 Hz, 1H)	6.97 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 2H, H2,6,Ar)
			5.15 (d, J = 2.2Hz, 1H)	7.67 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 1H, H9)
14	1,732	1,620	5.05 (d, J = 1.5Hz, 1H)	6.84 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 2H, H2,6,Ar)
			5.15 (d, J = 1.5 Hz, 1H)	7.23 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 2H, H3,5,Ar)
				7.70 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 1H, H9)
15	1,733	1,616	5.05 (d, J = 2.2 Hz, 1H)	6.90 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H, H2,6,Ar)
			5.14 (d, J = 2.2 Hz, 1H)	7.29 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H, H3,5,Ar)
16	1,741	1,615	5.04 (d, J = 2.2 Hz, 1H)	6.81(d, J = 8.8 Hz, 2H, H2,6,Ar)
			5.14 (d, J = 2.2 Hz, 1H)	7.08 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 2H, H3,5,Ar)
				7.66 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H, H9)

Table 4

Partial 13C-NMR data for 9-16.

	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
C1,Ar	143.05	143.46	143.35	143.34	143.53	143.48	143.53	142.88
C2,6,Ar	113.03	115.70	114.89	113.07	113.97	115.33	113.96	114.12
C3,5,Ar	129.30	132.33	131.99	130.03	129.45	129.44	129.47	129.96
C2	148.05	147.99	147.35	147.21	148.07	148.01	148.08	148.10
C4	138.69	138.26	138.54	138.99	138.46	138.30	138.45	138.48
=CH2	88.60	88.55	88.58	88.97	88.53	88.53	88.54	88.50
C5 (C10)	122.93	121.48	121.52	121.50	(120.33)	(120.25)	(120.33)	(120.34)
C6 (C9)	120.69	120.24	120.73	121.05	(128.12)	(128.23)	(128.13)	(128.10)
C10b (C10a)	146.16	144.45	145.60	144.14	(145.29)	(143.95)	(145.29)	(143.53)
C2	148.05	147.99	147.35	147.21	148.07	148.01	148.08	148.10

Table 5

Partial 1H and 13C-NMR data for the spiro compounds 17- 20.

	1H		13C
	CH3	C1`	CH3	C1`	C2`	C12`b	C=O
17	2.12	3.58 (d, J = 14.70 Hz, 1H)	32.15	59.65	85.55	66.06	149.24
		3.69 (d, J = 14.70 Hz, 1H)					149.90
18	2.10	3.49 (d, J = 14.70 Hz, 1H)	32.08	60.07	85.47	66.05	149.01
		3.60 (d, J = 14.70 Hz, 1H)					149.07
19	2.09	3.44 (d, J = 14.70 Hz, 1H)	32.04	60.11	85.41	65.96	148.95
		3.54 (d, J = 14.70 Hz, 1H)					149.15
20	2.51	3.41 (d, J = 14.65 Hz, 1H)	17.20	27.87	97.68	(88.06)*	148.60
		3.54 (d, J = 14.65 Hz, 1H)					149.01

*(C12'c).

It can be seen from Table 3 that there is a noticeable difference in the 13C-NMR spectra of 17-19 compared with 20. In the latter compound the CH3 group and position C1` absorb at higher fields than those in 17-19, while positions C2` and C12`c absorb at lower fields than positions C2' and C12'b in 17-19. This might be speculated as a result of the orientation of the aromatic rings in respect to these positions, which needs further studies. In addition, the above results for compounds 17-19 are in close resemblance to these reported for the spiro 1,3-benzoxazine dimmers which might suggest that they have similar steric environment for the 1,3-benzoxazines [8].

The EIMS spectra of the spiro compounds 17-20 did not show the expected molecular ions. They appear to fragment at the spiro junction to give fragments at m/z = M+ - ArN2CO and m/z = M+ ‑ ArN2CO2. For example, compound 18 shows in its EIMS spectra fragment peaks at m/z 505 and 489, arising from the loss of ClC6H4N2CO and ClC6H4N2CO2, respectively. This type of fragmentation was previously observed with analogous spiro compounds [8,9].

Finally, it is worth mentioning here that although the formation of the 4-methylene-naphthoxazines 9-16 would be expected to proceed via a similar reaction mechanism to that previously reported for the cyclization of hydrazones of 2-hydroxyacetophenone and acetophenone [6,10], the mechanism for formation of the spiro naphthoxazine dimmers is not clear to us with regards to at what stage does the dimerization occurs to form the final spiro naphthoxazines.

The use of 1.0 equivalents of triphosgene is necessary to form the latter products because in its reactions it gives an equivalent of three moles of phosgene (COCl2), so the formation of naphthoxazines (where one CO group is introduced) would require only 0.5 equivalent of triphosgene (1.5 equivalent of COCl2, a slight excess is usually used in these kinds of cyclizations) while the spiro dimers (where two CO groups are introduced) would require double this amount. In Scheme 4, a speculative mechanism for the formation of the spiro products is shown with two pathways; in the first one the dimerization occurs after the formation of the two naphthoxazine nuclei, while in the second one the dimerization takes place before the formation of the second naphthoxazine ring.

Scheme 4

Proposed mechanism for the formation of the spiro compounds 17-20.

Experimental

Melting points are uncorrected. IR spectra were recorded on a Perkin-Elmer 883 spectrophotometer as KBr pellets and expressed as ν in cm-1. NMR spectra were recorded on JEOL ECP 400 (400 MHz) in CDCl3 and chemical shifts are expressed as δ in ppm. MS spectra were recorded on Shimadzu QP 5050A GC/MS system.

2-Acetyl-1-naphthol phenylhydrazone (1): To a solution of 2-acetyl-1-naphthol (2.0 g, 10.8 mmol) in ethanol (50 mL) was added a solution of phenylhydrazine hydrochloride (1.9 g, 12.9 mmol) and sodium acetate (1.0 g, 12.2 mmol) in a mixture of ethanol (30 mL) and water (10 mL). The above solution was refluxed for 5 hours and then evaporated under vacuum. The resulting solid was washed with water (50 mL) and then recrystallized from ethanol-chloroform (8:2). Yield 92%, red solid, mp 162°C; IR: 3,410 (OH), 3,334 (NH), 1,620 (C=N); 1H-NMR: 1.81 (s, 3H), 6.17 (t, J = 7.3 Hz, 1H), 6.46 (d, J = 7.7 Hz, 2H), 6.62 (m, 3H), 6.77 (m, 2H), 6.88 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.06 (m, 1H), 7.64 (m, 1H); 13C-NMR: 13.04, 112.42, 114.49, 117.42, 119.49, 122.49, 123.58, 124.66, 126.51, 126.75, 128.60, 128.84, 133.41, 144.69, 148.03, 154.09; MS: m/z (%) 276 (M+, 100), 261 (7), 260 (18), 295 (38), 230 (6), 183 (25), 168 (6), 141 (13), 128 (10), 115 (49), 77 (8); Anal. Calcd. for C18H16N2O: C, 78.23; H, 5.83; N, 10.13. Found: C, 77.96; H, 5.71; N, 10.28.

2-Acetyl-1-naphthol 4̀-chlorophenylhydrazone (2): This compound was prepared from 2-acetyl-1-naphthol and 4̀-chlorophenylhydrazine using the procedure described for 1. Yield, 82%, brownish solid, mp 175°C; IR: 3,420 (OH), 3,331 (NH), 1,636 (C=N); 1H-NMR: 2.38 (s, 3H), 6.98 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 2H), 7.26 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 2H), 7.32 (m, 2H), 7.49 (m, 2H), 7.73 (m, 1H), 8.40 (m, 1H); 13C-NMR: 12.28, 112.67, 114.27, 118.24, 123.22, 123.51, 125.37, 125.67, 127.15, 127.34, 129.49, 134.28, 142.68, 149.27, 155.67; MS: m/z (%) 312 (M+2, 21), 310 (M+, 65), 296 (5), 294 (10), 293 (51), 258 (17), 184 (30), 183 (41), 169 (10), 168 (9), 143 (22), 141 (25), 134 (45), 127 (100), 114 (37), 76 (6); Anal. Calcd. for C18H15ClN2O: C, 69.56; H, 4.86; N, 9.01. Found: C, 69.72; H, 4.77; 8.88.

2-Acetyl-1-naphthol 4̀-bromophenylhydrazone (3): This compound was prepared from 2-acetyl-1-naphthol and 4̀-bromophenylhydrazine using the procedure described for 1. Yield, 79%, brownish solid, mp 182°C; IR: 3,412 (OH), 3,348 (NH), 1,632 (C=N); 1H-NMR: 2.40 (s, 3H), 6.94 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2H), 7.31 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.41 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.48 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2H), 7.53 (m, 2H), 7.74 (m, 1H), 8.41 (m, 1H); 13C-NMR: 12.29, 112.92, 113.20, 118.20, 121.12, 123.32, 123.63, 125.33, 125.38, 127.23, 127.30, 129.70, 134.27, 144.11, 148.52, 155.12; MS: m/z (%) 356 (M+2, 70), 354 (M+, 71), 340 (11), 339 (54), 338 (12), 337 (49), 258 (21), 185 (15), 183 (56), 173 (63), 156 (10), 128 (18), 115 (100), 91 (35), 76 (6); Anal. Calcd. for C18H15BrN2O: C, 60.86; H, 4.25; N, 7.88. Found: C, 60.67; H, 4.15; N, 7.75.

2-Acetyl-1-naphthol 4̀-methylphenylhydrazone (4): This compound was prepared from 2-acetyl-1-naphthol and 4̀-methylphenylhydrazene using the procedure described for 1. Yield, 91% brownish solid, mp 164°C; IR: 3,424 (OH), 3,350 (NH), 1,614 (C=N); 1H-NMR: 2.01 (s, 3H), 2.19 (s, 3H), 6.76 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2H), 6.80 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2H), 7.02 (m, 1H), 7.17 (m, 2H), 7.24 (m, 1H), 7.45 (m, 1H), 8.06 (m, 1H); 13C-NMR: 12.22, 20.73, 113.03, 113.31, 118.13, 118.42, 123.31, 123.62, 125.01, 125.32, 127.22, 127.49, 130.15, 134.21, 141.96, 148.05, 155.06; MS: m/z (%) 290 (M+, 85), 275 (14), 273 (54), 185 (15), 168 (12), 128 (6), 115 (37), 107 (100), 93 (6), 76 (25); Anal. Calcd. for C19H18N2O: C, 78.59; H, 7.95; N, 12.27. Found: C, 78.38; H, 7.85; N, 12.12.

1-Acetyl-2-naphthol phenylhydrazone (5): This compound was prepared from 1-acetyl-2-naphthol and phenylhydrazine hydrochloride using the procedure described for 1. Yield, 75%, pale yellow solid, mp 125°C; IR: 3,418 (OH), 3,335 (NH), 1,617 (C=N); 1H-NMR: 2.49 (s, 3H), 6.93 (t, J = 7.3Hz, 1H), 7.12 (d, J = 7.3 Hz, 2H), 7.21 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.29 (d, J = 7.3 Hz, 2H), 7.33 (m, 1H), 7.44 (m, 1H), 7.79 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 1H); 13C-NMR: 18.41, 113.18, 116.32, 118.64, 121.13, 123.15, 124.52, 126.50, 128.97, 129.26, 129.63, 130.77, 131.66, 144.24, 144.76, 153.43; MS: m/z (%) 276 (M+, 69), 260 (21), 259 (100), 184 (22), 169 (6), 141 (9), 128 (7), 115 (28), 93 (33), 77 (9); Anal. Calcd. for C18H16N2O: C, 78.23, H, 5.73, N, 10.13. Found: C, 78.11; H, 5.73, N, 10.08.

1-Acetyl-2-naphthol 4̀-chlorophenylhydrazone (6): This compound was prepared from 1-acetyl-2-naphthol and 4̀-chlorophenylhydrazine using the procedure described for 1. Yield, 80%, pale yellow solid, mp 154°C; IR: 3,422 (OH), 3,355 (NH), 1,619 (C=N); 1H-NMR: 2.47 (s, 3H), 7.04 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 2H), 7.21 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 2H), 7.24 (d, J = 8.8, 1H), 7.33 (m, 1H), 7.44 (m, 1H), 7.66 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.72 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.77 (d, J = 7.7 Hz, 1H); 13C-NMR: 18.42, 114.36, 116.29, 118.57, 123.24, 124.44, 126.60, 129.00, 129.05, 129.30, 129.51, 130.94, 131.65, 142.93, 143.11, 153.30; MS: m/z (%) 312 (M+2, 21), 310 (M+, 62), 296 (7), 295 (34), 294 (23), 293 (100), 184 (45), 183 (18), 169 (16), 168 (9), 141 (24), 127 (74), 76 (6); Anal. Calcd. for C18H15ClN2O: C, 69.56; H, 4.86; N, 9.01. Found: C, 69.42; H, 4.73; N, 9.12.

1-Acetyl-2-naphthol 4̀-bromophenylhydrazone (7): This compound was prepared from 1-acetyl-2-naphthol and 4̀-bromophenylhydrazine using the procedure described for 1. Yield, 68%, yellow solid, mp 153°C; IR: 3,436 (OH), 3,354 (NH), 1,619 (C=N); 1H-NMR: 2.49 (s, 3H), 7.01 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 2H), 7.24 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.34 (m, 1H), 7.39 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 2H), 7.45 (m, 1H), 7.67 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.73 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.78(d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H); 13C-NMR: 18.29, 112.86, 114.66, 116.23, 118.48, 123.14, 124.35, 126.49, 128.90, 129.20, 130.82, 131.54, 132.31, 143.29, 145.04, 153.19; MS: m/z (%) 356 (M+2, 71), 354 (M+, 75), 340 (19), 339 (97), 338 (22), 337 (100), 258 (8), 210 (17), 185 (12), 183 (27), 173 (44), 169 (67), 115 (87), 76 (7); Anal. Calcd. for C18H15BrN2O: C, 60.86; H, 4.25; N, 7.88. Found: C, 60.73; H, 4.38; N, 7.93.

1-Acetyl-2-naphthol 4̀-methylphenylhydrazone (8): This compound was prepared from 1-acetyl-2-naphthol and 4̀-methylphenylhydrazine using the procedure described for 1. Yield, 68%, yellow solid, mp 132 °C; IR: 3,417 (OH), 3,360 (NH), 1,618 (C=N); 1H-NMR: 2.29 (s, 3H), 2.49 (s, 3H), 7.02 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2H), 7.09 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2H), 7.21 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.32 (m, 1H), 7.44 (m, 1H), 7.68 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 1H), 7.72 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.78 (d, J = 7.3 Hz, 1H); 13C-NMR: 18.55, 20.69, 113.38, 116.22, 118.66, 123.15, 124.51, 126.51, 128.96, 129.24, 130.09, 130.62, 130.81, 131.65, 142.05, 143.11, 153.54; MS: m/z (%) 290 (M+, 89), 273 (100), 184 (30), 169 (7), 141 (11), 128 (8), 115 (35), 107 (57), 106 (36), 105 (46), 91 (6), 76 (25); Anal. Calcd. for C19H18N2O: C, 78.59; H, 7.95; N, 12.27. Found: C, 78.41; H, 7.81; N, 12.18.

4-Methylene-3-(N-phenylamino)-3,4-dihydro-2H-naphth[2,1-e]-1,3-oxazine-2-one (9): To a stirred solution of 0.20 g (0.72 mmol) of 1 and triethylamine (1 mL) in dichloromethane (30 mL) was added dropwise under N2 atmosphere a solution of 0.5 equivalent (0.12 g, 0.36 mmol) of triphosgene in dichloromethane (10 mL). The mixture was refluxed for 4 hours and then washed with water. The organic layer was dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated under vacuum. The resulting solid was recrystallized from a mixture of benzene-ethanol (1:1). Yield, 69%, colorless solid, mp 196°C; IR: 3,306 (NH), 1,727 (C=O), 1,620 (=CH2); 1H-NMR: 5.02 (d, J = 2.2 Hz, 1H), 5.13 (d, J = 2.2 Hz, 1H), 6.80 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2H), 7.02 (m, 3H), 7.55 (m, 2H), 7.61 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.66 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.83 (m, 1H), 8.20 (m, 1H), 8.33 (bs, 1H); 13C-NMR: 88.60, 111.50, 113.03, 120.69, 121.57, 122.93, 125.18, 127.46, 127.89, 128.12, 128.60, 129.30, 134.57, 138.69, 143.05, 146.16, 148.05; MS: m/z (%) 302 (M+, 13), 260 (25), 259 (100), 232 (11), 230 (23), 182 (18), 168 (11), 140 (9), 139 (17), 128 (25), 92 (13), 77 (9); Anal. Calcd. for C19H14N2O2: C, 75.48; H, 4.67; N, 9.27. Found: C, 75.13; H, 4.50; N, 9.63.

4-Methylene-3-[N-(4̀-chlorophenyl)amino]-3,4-dihydro-2H-naphth[2,1-e]-1,3-oxazine-2-one (10): Prepared from 2 and triphosgene using the procedure described for 9. Yield, 74%, pale yellow solid, mp 182°C; IR: 3,260 (NH), 1,732 (C=O), 1,621 (=CH2); 1H-NMR: 5.02 (d, J = 2.2 Hz, 1H), 5.09 (d, J = 2.2 Hz, 1H), 6.57 (bs, 1H), 6.78 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 2H), 7.23 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 2H), 7.59 (m, 3H), 7.67 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.85 (m, 1H), 8.30 (m, 1H); 13C-NMR: 88.55, 111.09, 114.46, 115.70, 120.24, 121.48, 123.03, 125.36, 127.53, 127.70, 128.22, 132.33, 134.68, 138.26, 143.46, 144.45, 147.99; MS: m/z (%) 338 (M+2, 6), 336 (M+, 17), 301 (24), 296 (9), 295 (32), 294 (23), 293 (91), 259 (28), 258 (100), 230 (17), 182 (53), 140 (18), 128 (74), 115 (21), 98 (31), 76 (10); Anal. Calcd. for C19H13Cl N2O2: C, 67.76; H, 3.89; N, 8.31. Found: C, 67.47; H, 3.71; N, 8.19.

4-Methylene-3-[N-(4̀-bromophenyl)amino]-3,4-dihydro-2H-naphth[2,1-e]1,3-oxazine-2-one (11): Obtained from 3 and triphosgene using the procedure described for 9. Yield, 71%, brownish solid, mp 185°C; IR: 3,281 (NH), 1,741 (C=O), 1,621 (=CH2); 1H-NMR: 4.96 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 5.01 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 6.73 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 2H), 7.24 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 2H), 7.54 (m, 4H), 7.83 (m, 1H), 8.17 (m, 1H), 8.69 (bs, 1H); 13C-NMR: 88.58, 111.33, 112.06, 114.89, 120.73, 121.52, 122.88, 125.27, 127.53, 127.95, 128.21, 131.99, 134.59, 138.54, 143.35, 145.60, 147.35; MS: m/z (%) 382 (M+2, 12), 380 (M+, 13), 354 (12), 340 (16), 339 (74), 337 (72), 301 (44), 259 (36), 258 (100), 230 (26), 182 (58), 128 (74), 115 (33), 91 (43), 76 (11); Anal. Calcd. for C19H13BrN2O2: C, 59.86; H, 3.43; N, 7.34. Found: C, 59.73; H, 3.33; N, 7.43.

4-Methylene-3-[N-(4-methylphenyl)amino]-3,4-dihydro-2H-naphth[2,1-e]-1,3-oxazine-2-one (12): Obtained from 4 and triphosgene using the procedure described for 9. Yield, 73%, brownish solid, mp 150°C; IR: 3,260 (NH), 1,737 (C=O), 1,612 (=CH2); 1H-NMR: 2.19 (s, 3H), 4.92 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 5.14 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 6.71 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2H), 7.02 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2H), 7.69 (m, 2H), 7.84 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.91 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 8.04 (m, 1H), 8.17 (m, 1H), 8.67 (bs, 1H); 13C-NMR: 20.72, 88.97, 111.70, 113.07, 121.50, 122.80, 125.43, 128.10, 128.43, 128.62, 129.14, 130.03, 134.66, 138.99, 143.34, 144.14, 147.21; MS: m/z (%) 316 (M+, 24), 274 (20), 273 (100), 244 (10), 182 (13), 128 (23), 105 (61), 76 (31); Anal. Calcd. for C20H16N2O2: C, 75.93; H, 5.10; N, 8.85. Found: C, 75.81; H, 5.15; N, 8.77.

4-Methylene-3-(N-phenylamino)-3,4-dihydro-2H-naphth[1,2-e]-1,3-oxazine-2-one (13): Obtained from 5 and triphosgene using the procedure described for 9. Yield, 62%, colorless solid, mp 166 °C; IR: 3,297 (NH), 1,725 (C=O), 1,620 (=CH2); 1H-NMR: 5.04 (d, J = 2.2 Hz, 1H), 5.15 (d, J = 2.2 Hz, 1H), 6.53 (bs, 1H), 6.97 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 2H), 7.25 (m, 3H), 7.58 (m, 3H), 7.67 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 1H), 7.84 (m, 1H), 8.32 (m, 1H); 13C-NMR: 88.53, 111.24, 113.97, 120.33, 121.90, 122.27, 123.10, 125.23, 127.44, 127.67, 128.12, 129.45, 134.66, 138.46, 143.53, 145.29, 148.07; MS: m/z (%) 302 (M+, 7), 258 (100), 182 (16), 128 (5), 115 (7), 92 (5), 77 (6); Anal. Calcd. for C19H14N2O2 : C, 75.48; H, 4.67; N, 9.27. Found: C, 75.24; H, 4.71; N, 9.18.

4-Methylene-3-[N-(4-chlorophenyl)amino]-3,4-dihydro-2H-naphth[1,2-e]-1,3-oxazine-2-one (14): Obtained from 6 and triphosgene using the procedure described for 9. Yield, 61%, brownish solid, mp 187°C; IR: 3,260 (NH), 1,732 (C=O), 1,620 (=CH2); 1H-NMR: 5.05 (d, J = 1.5 Hz, 1H), 5.15 (d, J = 1.5 Hz, 1H), 6.52 (bs, 1H), 6.84 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 2H), 7.23 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 2H), 7.51 (m, 3H), 7.70 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 1H), 7.86 (m, 1H), 8.31 (m, 1H); 13C-NMR: 88.53, 111.10, 115.33, 120.25, 121.87, 123.04, 125.37, 127.22, 127.54, 127.71, 128.23, 129.44, 134.69, 138.30, 143.48, 143.95, 148.01; MS: m/z (%) 338 (M+2, 5), 336 (M+, 14), 301 (24), 295 (29), 259 (29), 258 (100), 230 (14), 182 (60), 128 (68), 115 (21), 99 (36), 76 (9); Anal. Calcd. for C19H13Cl N2O2: C, 67.76; H, 3.89; N, 8.32. Found: C, 67.59; H, 3.95; N, 8.25.

4-Methylene-3-[N-(4-bromophenyl)amino]-3,4-dihydro-2H-naphth[1,2-e]-1,3-oxazine-2-one (15): Obtained from 7 and triphosgene using the procedure described for 9. Yield, 64%, colorless solid, mp 203°C; IR: 3,353 (NH), 1,733 (C=O), 1,616 (=CH2); 1H-NMR: 5.05 (d, J = 2.2 Hz, 1H), 5.14 (d, J = 2.2 Hz, 1H), 6.53 (bs, 1H), 6.90 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.29 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.60 (m, 3H), 7.72 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.82 (m, 1H), 8.12 (m, 1H); 13C-NMR: 88.54, 111.24, 113.96, 116.78, 120.33, 121.90, 125.24, 127.16, 127.45, 127.68, 128.13, 129.47, 134.66, 138.45, 143.53, 145.29, 148.08; MS: m/z (%) 382 (M+2, 18), 380 (M+, 16), 301 (35), 259 (30), 258 (100), 230 (35), 210 (18), 184 (49), 182 (48), 139 (45), 126 (69), 115 (72), 101 (35), 76 (19); Anal. Calcd. for C19H13BrN2O2: C, 59.86; H, 3.44; N, 7.35. Found: C, 59.98; H, 3.18; N, 7.12.

4-Methylene-3-[N-(4-methylphenyl)amino]-3,4-dihydro-2H-naphth[1,2-e]-1,3-oxazine-2-one (16): Obtained from 8 and triphosgene using the procedure described for 9. Yield 60%, yellowish solid, mp 160°C; IR: 3,245 (NH), 1,741 (C=O), 1,615 (=CH2­); 1H-NMR: 2.26 (s, 3H), 5.04 (d, J = 2.20 Hz, 1H), 5.14 (d, J = 2.20 Hz, 1H), 6.47 (bs, 1H), 6.81 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 2H), 7.08 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 2H), 7.58 (m, 3H), 7.66 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.85 (m, 1H), 8.32 (m, 1H); 13C-NMR: 20.71, 88.50, 111.28, 114.12, 120.34, 121.91, 123.10, 125.19, 127.43, 127.67, 128.10, 129.96, 131.73, 134.63, 138.48, 142.88, 143.53, 148.10; MS: m/z (%) 316 (M+, 13) 274 (17), 273 (100), 182 (11), 139 (15), 128 (20), 106 (52), 76 (36); Anal. Calcd. for C20H16N2O2: C, 75.93; H, 5.10; N, 8.85. Found: C, 75.75; H, 5.22; N, 8.73.

3’-Phenyl-3-(phenylamino)-1’,12’b-dihydro-12`b-methylspiro{4H-naphth[2,1-e]-1,3-oxazine-4,2’ (3’H)- [5H]pyrazolo[1,5-c]naphth[2,1-e]-1,3-oxazine}-2,5’-dione (17): Obtained from 1 and one equivalent of triphosgene using the procedure described for 9. Yield 69%, reddish solid, mp 207 °C; IR: 3,256 (NH), 1,748, 1,755 (2C=O); 1H-NMR: 2.12 (s, 3H), 3.58 (d, J = 14.70 Hz, 1H), 3.65 (d, J = 14.70 Hz, 1H), 6.72 (m, 4H), 6.97 (m, 4H), 7.11 (m, 5H), 7.58 (m, 5H), 7.91 (m, 2H), 8.40 (m, 2H); 13C-NMR: 32.15, 59.65, 66.06, 85.55, 112.48, 112.93, 113.91, 116.47, 116.80, 119.92, 120.36, 121.68, 122.19, 122.23, 124.96, 125.49, 127.55, 127.68, 128.81, 129.19, 133.56, 133.86, 134.09, 141.92, 142.46, 142.78, 143.18, 145.29, 145.42, 145.69, 149.24, 149.90; MS: m/z (%) 471 (M+ - C6H5N2CO, 20), 455 (M+ - C6H5N2CO2, 14), 440 (57), 423 (28), 351 (12), 302 (21), 259 (100), 258 (17), 230 (34), 185 (29), 168 (39), 128 (21), 115 (38), 93 (70), 77 (51), 63 (35); Anal. Calcd. for C38H28N4O4: C, 75.48; H, 4.66; N, 9.26. Found: C, 75.21; H, 4.71; N, 9.19.

3’-(4-Chlorophenyl)-3-[(4-chlorophenyl)amino]-1’,12’b-dihydro-12’-b-methylspiro{4H-naphth[1,2-e]-1,3-oxazine-4,2’(3’H)-[5H]pyrazolo[1,5-c]naphth[2,1-e]-1,3-oxazine}-2,5’-dione (18): This compound was obtained from 2 and one equivalent of triphosgene using the procedure described for 9. Yield, 72%, mp 267°C; IR: 3,219 (NH), 1,724, 1,753 (2C=O); 1H-NMR: 2.10 (s, 3H), 3.49 (d, J = 14.70 Hz, 1H), 3.60 (d, J = 14.70 Hz, 1H), 6.35 (m, 3H), 6.65 (m, 4H), 6.93 (m, 4H), 7.66 (m, 5H), 7.82 (m, 2H), 8.40 (m, 2H); 13C-NMR: 32.08, 60.07, 66.05, 85.47, 111.88, 114.22, 117.91, 119.62, 121.02, 121.54, 122.16, 122.56, 123.11, 125.25, 125.57, 126.45, 127.18, 127.40, 127.47, 127.66, 127.78, 127.93, 128.81, 128.84, 128.91, 133.47, 134.31, 141.39, 141.81, 143.90, 145.61, 149.61, 149.01, 149.07; MS: m/z (%) 505 (M+- ClC6H4N2CO, 22), 489 (M+- ClC6H4N2CO2, 100), 410 (7), 336 (13), 295 (12), 259 (21), 230 (10), 168 (26), 139 (24), 127 (28), 115 (21), 99 (9), 90 (5), 76 (15), 63 (12); Anal. Calcd. for C38H26Cl2N4O4: C, 67.76; H, 3.89; N, 8.32. Found: C, 67.46; H, 3.68; N, 8.54.

3’-(4-Bromophenyl)-3-[(4-bromophenyl)amino]-1’,12’b-dihydro-12’b-methylspiro{4H-naphth[2,1-e]-1,3-oxazine-4,2’(3’H)-[5H]pyrazolo[1,5-e]naphth[2,1-e]-1,3-oxazine}-2,5’-dione (19): Obtained from 3 and one equivalent of triphosgene using the procedure described for 9. Yield, 71%, mp 246 °C; IR: 3,232 (NH), 1,730, 1,745 (2C=O); 1H-NMR: 2.09 (s, 3H), 3.44 (d, J = 14.70 Hz, 1H), 3.54 (d, J = 14.70 Hz, 1H), 6.28 (m, 3H), 6.60 (m, 3H), 6.85 (m, 2H), 7.04 (m, 2H), 7.52 (m, 6H), 7.78 (m, 2H), 8.34 (m, 2H); 13C-NMR: 32.04, 60.11, 65.96, 85.41, 111.75, 113.97, 114.67, 115.87, 117.98, 118.21, 119.56, 121.00, 121.53, 122.16, 122.55, 123.11, 125.31, 127.42, 127.48, 127.69, 127.79, 127.95, 128.94, 131.70, 131.74, 132.05, 133.66, 134.31, 141.78, 141.88, 144.40, 148.95, 149.15; MS: m/z (%) 549 (M+- BrC6H4N2CO, 6), 533 (M+- BrC6H4N2CO2, 100), 409 (15), 382 (20), 380 (17), 340 (24), 339 (85), 258 (86), 202 (24), 196 (51), 168 (74), 129 (59), 115 (84), 99 (51), 91 (49), 90 (52), 76 (71), 63 (84); Anal. Calcd. for C38H26Br2N4O4: C, 59.86; H, 3.43; N, 7.34. Found: C, 59.73; H, 3.49; N, 7.42.

3’-(4-Chlorophenyl)-3-[(4-chlorophenyl)amino]-1’,12’b-dihydro-12’b-methylspiro{4H-naphth[1,2-e]-1,3-oxazine-4,2’(3’H)-[5H]pyrazolo[1,54-c]naphth[1,2-e]-1,3-oxazine}-2,5’-dione (20): Obtained from 6 and one equivalent of triphosgene using the procedure described for 9. Yield, 55%; mp 227 °C; IR: 3,338 (NH), 1,730, 1,755 (2C=O); 1H-NMR: 2.51 (s, 3H), 3.41 (d, J = 14.65 Hz, 1H), 3.54 (d, J = 14.65 Hz, 1H), 7.07 (m, 3H), 7.25 (m, 4H), 7.51 (m, 5H), 8.11 (m, 4H), 8.29 (m, 2H), 8.61 (m, 2H); 13C-NMR: 17.20, 27.87, 88.06, 97.68, 114.00, 114.31, 114.46, 115.89, 116.26, 120.55, 123.56, 124.20, 124.87, 125.67, 125.73, 127.89, 128.57, 128.72, 128.87, 128.93, 129.76, 131.21, 131.32, 131.66, 131.77, 131.80, 136.60, 138.88, 143.81, 144.17, 145.50, 147.04, 148.60, 149.01; MS: m/z (%) 505 (M+- ClC6H4N2CO, 20), 489 (M+- ClC6H4N2CO2, 100), 410 (7), 336 (21), 319 (15), 295 (21), 293 (44), 258 (31), 230 (14), 139 (29), 127 (44), 115 (35), 75 (20), 63 (16); Anal. Calcd. for C38H26Cl2N4O4: C, 67.76; H, 3.89; N, 8.32. Found: C, 67.53; H, 3.93; N, 8.46.