Synthesis of new condensed nitrogen heterocyclic systems

A cotarnine alkaloid-based synthesis was developed for new heptacyclic condensed diisoquinolines via the double intramolecular pseudosalt bis[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-g;4′,5′-g′][1,3,4]oxadiazolo[2,3-a;5,4-a′]diisoquinoline 6. Substitution of the central O atom in 6 by C, S, or N nucleophiles afforded the first representatives of the new ring systems bis[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-g:4,5-g′]pyrazolo[3,2-a:5,1-a′]diisoquinoline (7a–d), bis[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-g:4,5-g′][1,3,4]thiadiazolo[2,3-a:5,4-a′]diisoquinoline (8), and bis[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-g:4,5-g′][1,2,4]triazolo[3,2-a:5,1-a′]diisoquinoline (9a–d) under simple reaction conditions.