Synthesis, Structure and Stereochemistry of Dispirocompounds Based on Imidazothiazolotriazine and Pyrrolidineoxindole

Abstract

Methods for the synthesis of two types of isomeric dispirocompounds based on imidazothiazolotriazine and pyrrolidineoxindole, differing in the structure of imidazothiazolotriazine fragment, namely, linear dispiro[imidazo[4,5-e]thiazolo[3,2-b][1,2,4]triazine-6,3′-pyrrolidine- 4′,3″-indolines] and angular dispiro[imidazo[4,5-e]thiazolo[2,3-c][1,2,4]triazine-7,3′-pyrrolidine-4′,3″-indolines] were proposed. The first method relies on a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of azomethine ylides generated in situ from paraformaldehyde and N-alkylglycine derivatives to the corresponding oxindolylidene derivatives of imidazothiazolotriazine. The cycloaddition leads to a mixture of two diastereomers resulted from anti- and syn-approaches of azomethine ylide in approximately a 1:1 ratio, which were separated by column chromatography. Another method consists in rearrangement of linear dispiro[imidazo[4,5-e]thiazolo[3,2-b][1,2,4]triazine-6,3′-pyrrolidine-4′,3″-indolines] into hitherto unavailable angular dispiro[imidazo[4,5-e]thiazolo[2,3-c]-[1,2,4]triazine-7,3′-pyrrolidine-4′,3″-indolines] upon treatment with KOH. It was found that the anti-diastereomer of linear type underwent rearrangement into the isomeric angular syn-diastereomer, while the rearrangement of the linear syn-diastereomer gave the angular anti-diastereomer.

1. Introduction

Spiro cyclic compounds have found great application in drug discovery due to the interesting conformational features and presence in natural products [1,2,3]. A conformational rigidity of the molecule allows spirocompounds to interact effectively with various active sites on many biological targets [3,4]. Therefore, the introduction of a spiro-junction in the structure affects the key properties of molecules, such as bioavailability, metabolic stability, binding ability, and target selectivity [5]. Synthetic and natural products containing a spiropyrrolidineoxindole fragment exhibit a wide scope of pharmacological activity, including antimicrobial, antitumor, antidiabetic, anticonvulsant, and antiviral effects (Figure 1) [6,7,8,9,10]. Promising biological properties encourage the researchers to develop efficient synthetic approaches to structures bearing such framework. There are numerous reports on the synthesis of various spiropyrrolidineoxindoles and dispiro-fused pyrrolidineoxindoles, additionally involving spiro-linked pharmacophore heterocycles, such as thiazolidine, imidazolidine, etc. [11,12,13,14,15]. Such hybridization resulted in a preparation of new compounds with cytotoxic, prooxidant and antidiabetic properties [15,16,17].

Over the last decade, our attention was focused on thiazolo-1,2,4-triazines [18,19,20,21,22,23] because these compounds showed antiproliferative and antibacterial activities (Figure 2) [20,21,22,23,24,25].

We previously published the synthesis of hybrids of imidazothiazolotriazine and 2,3′-spiropyrrolidinyloxindole by a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of an azomethine ylide generated in situ from isatins and sarcosine to arylmethylidene derivatives of imidazothiazolotriazine [26,27]. The reaction proceeded with high regio- and diastereoselectivity to give only one diastereomer. Here, we report the synthesis, structure and stereochemistry of dispirooxindoles based on imidazothiazolotriazine and 3,3′-spiropyrrolidinyloxindole.

2. Results and Discussion

2.1. Synthesis and Stereochemistry of Dispirooxindoles Based on Imidazothiazolotriazine and Pyrrolidineoxindole

To synthesize target dispirooxindoles we used previously prepared racemic oxindolylideneimidazothiazolotriazines 1a–d [20,28]. The cycloaddition of azomethine ylide generated from paraformaldehyde and sarcosine 2a to dipolarophiles 1a–d was carried out in acetonitrile under reflux for 10–14 h. According to the NMR spectroscopy data, the reaction proceeded unselectively to afford the mixture of two anti- and syn-diastereomers 3 (3aR*,4’R*,6S*,9aS*-3a,b, 3aR*,4’S*,6R*,9aR*-3c,d) and 4 (3aR*,4’S*,6R*,9aS*-4a,b,3aR*,4’R*,6S*,9aR*-4c,d) in 1:1 ratio (Scheme 1). The mixtures were separated by column chromatography (ⁱPrOH as eluent), and each of isomers 3a–d and 4a–d was isolated individually in the yields of 31–43 and 30–42%, respectively.

The stereoselectivity of the cycloaddition can be explained by the possible approach of sterically unhindered “small” azomethine ylide to the plane of the double bond of dipolarophile both from the opposite side (anti-) and from the same side (syn-) to which the imidazolidine cycle deviates (Scheme 2).

To increase the selectivity of the reaction we prepared more sterically hindered amino acid, i.e., N-cyclohexylglycine. Indeed, compounds 3 and 4 were obtained in 1.5:1 ratio (Scheme 3). In addition, diastereomer 3 underwent Mannich amino alkylation at the N(9) nitrogen atom. Since compounds 3e (3aR*,4′R*,6S*,9aS*) and 4e (3aR*,4′S*,6R*,9aS*) are not diastereomers, they were easily separated by crystallization. Earlier [29], we already observed aminomethylation at the oxindole nitrogen atom during cycloaddition reaction. Thus, we switched to N-methyloxindolylidene derivatives 1 and 5.

Oxindolylidene derivatives of isomeric angular structure 5a–d reacted with paraformaldehyde and amino acids 2a,b similarly to provide the formation of hitherto unavailable anti- and syn-diastereomers 6 and 7 in approximately the same ratio (Scheme 4). The yields of diastereomers 6 (3aR*,4′R*,7S*,9aS*-6a,b,e, 3aR*,4′R*,7S*,9aR*-6c,d) and 7 (3aR*,4′S*,7R*,9aS*-7a,b,e, 3aR*,4′S*,7R*,9aR*-7c,d) after separation by column chromatography were 42–47% and 33–44%, respectively.

Another approach to the compounds 6 and 7 is the rearrangement of isomers 3 and 4 upon treatment with KOH under reflux in methanol. Taking diastereomers 3a and 4a as examples, we found that the anti-diastereomer 3a (3aR*,4′R*,6S*,9aS*) underwent rearrangement into the isomeric syn-diastereomer 7a (3aR*,4′S*,7R*,9aS*), while the rearrangement of the syn-diastereomer 4a (3aR*,4′S*,6R*,9aS*) gave rise to the isomeric anti-diastereomer 6a (3aR*,4′R*,7S*,9aS*). The yields of the rearrangement products 6a and 7a were 80 and 92%, respectively (Scheme 5).

The presumable rearrangement mechanism is depicted in Scheme 6. We assume that the rearrangement occurs as transamidation reaction upon treatment with KOH in methanol [27]. The nucleophilic attack of the methoxide anion onto the carbon atom C(7) results in the cleavage of the C(7)–N(8) bond followed by rotation of the spiropyrrolidinyloxindole moiety around the C–S bond and the recyclization involving the nitrogen atom N(4) of the triazine ring (Scheme 6).

2.2. Structural Determination of Compounds 3,4,6,7

The structures of the compounds obtained were elucidated by spectral methods; single crystal X-ray diffraction of 3a, 4e and 7c was also carried out.

Compounds 3a and 7c crystalize in centrosymmetric space groups P2₁/c and $\mathrm{P}\overline{1},$ respectively, while 4e structure crystalizes in an acentric orthorhombic space group P2₁2₁2₁ as an inversion twin. Thus, these compounds crystalize as racemic mixtures of two enantiomers. The relative configurations of chiral centers of independent part of compounds 3a (3aR*,4′R*,6S*,9aS*), 4e (3aR*,4′S*,6R*,9aS*) and 7c (3aR*,4′S*,7R*,9aR*) were unambiguously assigned by single crystal X-ray diffraction (Figure 3, Figure 4 and Figure 5).

Bond lengths and angles in the structures are within normal ranges with some exceptions, that was confirmed by the Mogul geometry check [30]. The exceptions are deviations of bond lengths and angles of the oxo- and thioimidazole cycle from average values for similar fragments of the previously published compounds. The list of selected bond lengths and angles can be seen in

Table 1. Selected bond lengths (Å) and angles (°) for racemates 3a, 4e and 7c.

Compound	3a	4e	7c
Bond lengths (Å)
A
C-N	1.3682(17)–1.4527(16)	1.356(4)–1.452(4)	1.3477(14)–1.4828(14)
C-C	1.5367(17)	1.520(5)	1.5313(14)
B
N-N	1.4079(14)	1.420(4)	1.4103(13)
C-N	1.3905(16)–1.4664(16)	1.389(4)–1.475(5)	1.4046(13)–1.4832(12)
C=N	1.2601(16)	1.270(4)	1.2748(13)
C
S-C	1.7557(12)–1.8187(12)	1.755(3)–1.827(3)	1.7637(10)–1.8254(10)
C-N	1.3641(15)	1.362(4)	1.3706(13)
C-C	1.5241(17)	1.525(5)	1.5297(14)
D
C-N	1.4649(16)–1.4717(16)	1.452(5)–1.468(5)	1.4660(14)–1.4720(14)
C-C	1.5364(16)–1.5517(17)	1.545(5)–1.552(5)	1.5319(14)–1.5728(14)
E
C-N	1.3637(16)–1.3993(17)	1.355(4)–1.410(4)	1.3632(13)–1.4097(13)
C-C	1.3994(17)–1.5446(17)	1.385(5)–1.547(5)	1.3999(14)–1.5505(14)
Dihedral angles between two spiro-jointed cycles (°)
CD	89.1(1)	89.1(3)	89.0(1)
DE	89.5(1)	86.3(3)	88.3(1)
Torsion angles between two adjacent cycles (°)
AB
N-C-C-N	89.7(1), −150.9(1)	152.8(3), −87.3(3)	149.3(1), −92.8(1)
BC
C-N-C-N	−173.6(1)	179.2(3)	157.9(1)
N-N-C-S (3a, 4e) C-N-C-S (7c)	−176.4(1)	−179.5(2)	163.2(1)

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The five-membered imidazole fragment has an envelope conformation in 3a (with atom C(2) deviated by 0.46(2) Å) and a twist conformation in 4e and 7c. The bicyclic thiazolotriazine fragment is almost planar in 3a and 4e with one carbon atom (C(2) and C(3), respectively) deviated by 0.37(3) and 0.47(3) Å from the mean plane, respectively. In 7c this fragment is significantly twisted with atoms N(3), N(4) and S(2) deviated from the mean plane of C(3)-C(2)-N(5)-C(5)-C(6) atoms by 0.78(3), 0.34(3) and 0.46(3) Å, respectively. The five-membered pyrrolidine fragment has an envelope conformation in 3a, 4e and 7c with atoms C(6), C(6) and C(9) deviated by 0.56(1), 0.57(2) and 0.60(1) Å, respectively. The bridgehead torsion angle H(2)-C(2)-C(3)-H(3) is in the range 30.03–32.86°, which additionally characterizes the distortion of the imidazothiazolotriazine fragments. The mean planes of neighboring spiro-jointed five-membered cycles are practically perpendicular to each other. The nitrogen atoms N(3) and N(6) are slightly pyramidalized with the sum of bond angles at these atoms less than 340° (Table S2).

Presence of H(N) atom allows H-bonding for three solids (Figure 3, Figure 4 and Figure 5). In 3a centrosymmetric dimers are formed by two bifurcated contacts N(3)…O(2), N(3)…N(6). In 4e and 7c infinite chains are observed. For 4e a solvent methanol acts as a bridge between two molecules.

The structures of compounds 3a, 3b, 6a and 7b were also confirmed by NMR data in DMSO solutions using NOESY 2D correlation technique. Hydrogen atoms of alkyl group at the nitrogen atom N(1) and hydrogen atoms H-4″, H-5″ of oxindole fragment in compounds 3 are spatially close. The presence of cross-peaks of these protons in the NOESY spectra is characteristic of the anti-diastereomers 3a, 3b. In the NOESY spectra of anti-diastereomer 6a, correlations between protons of N(1)Me group and H-4″ of oxindole fragment, between protons of N(3)Me and N(4)H groups, as well as between protons H-7″ and N(1′)Me of oxindole fragment were observed. In the NOESY spectrum of syn-diastereomer 7b cross-peaks of NMe group and oxindole fragment protons are absent (see Figure 6 and Supplementary Information).

In the spectra of angular structures 4 and 7, downfield shifts of the proton signal of the NH group from 6.73–7.05 to 7.43–7.66 ppm were observed in comparison with the spectra of the linear structures 3 and 6. Downfield shifts from 4.59–4.87 to 5.35–5.85 ppm were also revealed for the signal of one of the bridging protons H(3a) or H(9a) (Figure 7).

Thus, we obtained two diastereomers of each type of dispirocompounds of linear and angular structure in individual form and proved their structures and stereochemistry by spectral methods and single crystal X-ray diffraction.

3. Materials and Methods

3.1. General Information

Melting points were determined in open glass capillaries on a Gallenkamp (Sanyo) melting point apparatus. IR spectra were recorded on a Bruker ALPHA instrument in KBr pellets. High resolution mass spectra (HRMS) were measured on a Bruker micrOTOF II instrument using electrospray ionization (ESI). The measurements were done in a positive ion mode (interface capillary voltage—4500 V) or in a negative ion mode (3200 V); mass range from m/z 50 to m/z 3000 Da; external or internal calibration was done with electrospray calibrant solution (Fluka). A syringe injection was used for solutions in acetonitrile or methanol (flow rate 3 mL min⁻¹). Nitrogen was applied as a dry gas; the interface temperature was set at 180 °C. ¹H NMR and ¹³C NMR spectra were recorded on a Bruker AM300 spectrometer operating at 300.13 MHz and 75.5 MHz, respectively, Bruker DRX 500 spectrometer (500.13 MHz and 125.76 MHz, respectively) and Bruker DRX 600 spectrometer (Bruker, USA; 600.13 MHz and 150.90 MHz, respectively) using DMSO-d₆ as a solvent. Chemical shifts (δ) are given in ppm from TMS as an internal standard. All reactions were run in air.

Column chromatography was carried out with silica gel (Acros Silica gel, for column chromatography, 60 Angstrom pore size, 0.040–0.063 mm) and to monitor the preparative separations, analytical thin layer chromatography (TLC) was performed at room temperature on pre-coated 0.25 mm thick silica gel 60 F₂₅₄ aluminum plates 20 × 20 cm Merck, Darmstadt, Germany. Propanol-2 was used as eluent without preliminary purification.

The X-ray data collection for samples 3a and 7c were performed on a Bruker APEX DUO diffractometer equipped with an Apex II CCD detector (graphite monochromator, ω-scans), and for sample 4e on a Bruker Quest D8 diffractometer equipped with a Photon-III area-detector (graphite monochromator, shutterless φ- and ω-scan technique), using Mo Kα-radiation (λ = 0.71073 Å).

The intensity data were integrated by the Bruker SAINT software package [31] and were corrected for absorption and decay using the SADABS program [32]. The structures were solved using the SHELXT program [33] and refined by the full-matrix least-squares technique against F²_hkl in anisotropic approximation for non-hydrogen atoms with the SHELXL program [34]. Hydrogen atoms connected to heteroatoms were found from difference Fourier synthesis and refined isotropically. Other hydrogen atoms were placed in calculated positions and refined in the riding model with U_iso(H) = 1.5U_eq(C_m) for methyl groups and 1.2U_eq(C_i) for other carbon atoms to which corresponding H atoms are bonded. The structure 4e was refined as an inversion twin with calculated BASF parameter equal to 0.58. The cyclohexyl fragment in 4e was found to be disordered by two positions with refined relative occupancies 0.68:0.32, ISOR instruction was used for the disordered atoms. For 4e a SQUEEZE method implemented in the PLATON program [35] was applied to model the disordered methanol molecule.

Detailed crystallographic information is given in Table S1. CCDC 2215817-2215819 contain supplementary crystallographic data for this paper. The data can be obtained free of charge from The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre via www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/structures (accessed on 20 October 2022).

3.2. General Procedure for the Preparation of Dispiro[imidazo[4,5-e]thiazolo[3,2-b][1,2,4]triazine-6,3′-pyrrolidine-4′,3′′-indole] 3a–e and 4a–e

Dipolarophile 1a–d (0.5 mmol), paraformaldehyde (0.060 g, 2.0 mmol) and N-alkylglycine 1a,b (2.0 mmol) were charged in a flask and acetonitrile (40 mL) was added. The resulting suspension was refluxed with stirring for 10–14 h until the red color disappeared. The solvent was then removed under reduced pressure to afford a solid product. This solid was dissolved in isopropyl alcohol (10 mL) and separated via column chromatography using isopropyl alcohol as eluent. Anti-diastereomers 3a–e have a retention factor R_f = 0.20–0.39, syn-diastereomers 4a–e have a retention factor R_f = 0.43–0.60.

(3aR*,4′R*,6S*,9aS*)-1,1′,1″,3-Tetramethyl-3,3a,9,9a-tetrahydro-7H-dispiro[imidazo[4,5-e]thiazolo[3,2-b][1,2,4]triazine-6,3′-pyrrolidine-4′,3″-indoline]-2,2″,7(1H)-trione (3a). Yield 95 mg (43%); R_f = 0.21; white solid; mp: 280–282 °C. IR (KBr): ν 3414 (NH), 3065, 3055 (ArH), 2936, 2861 (Alk), 1700, 1653, 1644, 1611 (C=O, C=N) cm⁻¹. ¹H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 2.45 (s, 3H, NCH₃), 2.49 (s, 3H, 1′-NCH₃), 2.59 (s, 3H, NCH₃), 3.11 (d, J = 10.2 Hz, 1H, CH₂), 3.14 (s, 3H, 1′′-NCH₃), 3.40 (d, J = 10.2 Hz, 1H, CH₂), 3.48 (d, J = 9.9 Hz, 1H, CH₂), 3.74 (d, J = 10.5 Hz, 1H, CH₂), 4.56–4.60 (m, 2H, 3a-H, 9a-H), 6.75 (d, J = 1.8 Hz, 1H, 9-NH), 6.98–7.03 (m, 2H, 5′′-H, 7′′-H), 7.09 (d, J = 7.2 Hz, 1H, 4′′-H), 7.34 (t, J = 6.9 Hz, 1H, 6′′-H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 26.07, 26.64, 27.54 (1,1′′,3-NCH₃), 42.03 (1′-NCH₃), 60.04, 60.20 (C-3′, C-3′′), 61.89, 63.96 (C-2′, C-5′), 64.73, 65.54 (C-3a, C-9a), 109.12 (C-7′′), 122.54, 123.14, 123.88, 129.54 (C-3a′′, C-4′′, C-5′′, C-6′′), 144.41 (C-7a′′), 148.60 (4a-C=N), 158.26 (2-C=O), 168.50 (7-C=O), 176.12 (2′′-C=O). HRMS (ESI): Calculated for C₂₀H₂₃N₇O₃S [M + H]⁺: 442.1647, Found: 442.1656.

(3aR*,4′R*,6S*,9aS*)-1,3-Diethyl-1′,1″-dimethyl-3,3a,9,9a-tetrahydro-7H-dispiro[imidazo[4,5-e]thiazolo[3,2-b][1,2,4]triazine-6,3′-pyrrolidine-4′,3″-indoline]-2,2″,7(1H)-trione (3b). Yield 73 mg (31%); R_f = 0.24; white solid; mp: 252–254 °C. IR (KBr): ν 3245, 3163 (NH), 3063, 3015 (ArH), 2967, 2873, 2876 (Alk), 1756, 1676, 1682, 1635 (C=O, C=N) cm⁻¹. ¹H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 0.88 (t, J = 6.9 Hz, 3H, CH₃), 1.01 (t, J = 7.2 Hz, 3H, CH₃), 2.48 (s, 3H, 1′-NCH₃), 2.85–2.99 (m, 3H, NCH₂), 3.10 (d, J = 10.2 Hz, CH₂), 3.13 (s, 3H, 1′′-NCH₃), 3.16–3.23 (m, 1H, NCH₂), 3.41 (d, J = 10.5 Hz, 1H, CH₂), 3.50 (d, J = 10.1 Hz, 1H, CH₂), 3.73 (d, J = 10.4 Hz, 1H, CH₂), 4.68 (d, J = 5.8 Hz, 1H, 3a-H), 4.72 (d, J = 5.6 Hz, 1H, 9a-H), 6.73 (s, 1H, 9-NH), 6.96–7.02 (m, 2H, 5′′-H, 7′′-H), 7.13 (d, J = 7.4 Hz, 1H, 4′′-H), 7.33 (t, J = 7.7 Hz, 1H, 6′′-H). ¹³C NMR (150 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 13.43, 14.45 (2CH₃), 27.28 (1′′-NCH₃), 35.00, 35.85 (1,3-NCH₂), 43.24 (1′-NCH₃), 60.98, 61.56 (C-3′, C-3′′), 63.37 (C-2′, C-5′), 64.39, 65.88 (C-3a, C-9a), 110.28 (C-7′′), 123.89, 124.58, 125.58, 130.69 (C-3a′′, C-4′′, C-5′′, C-6′′), 145.62 (4a-C=N), 149.93 (C-7a′′), 158.58 (2-C=O), 169.61 (7-C=O), 177.43 (2′′-C=O). HRMS (ESI): Calculated for C₂₂H₂₇N₇O₃S [M + H]⁺: 470.1974, Found: 470.1969.

(3aR*,4′S*,6R*,9aR*)-1,1′,1″,3-Tetramethyl-2-thioxo-1,2,3,3a,9,9a-hexahydro-7H-dispro[imidazo[4,5-e]thiazolo[3,2-b][1,2,4]triazine-6,3′-pyrrolidine-4′,3″-indoline]-2″,7-dione (3c). Yield 80 mg (35%); R_f = 0.20; white solid; mp: 228–230 °C. IR (KBr): ν 3513 (NH), 3024 (ArH), 2966, 2927, 2849 (Alk), 1733, 1708, 1633, 1615 (C=O, C=N) cm⁻¹. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 2.47 (s, 3H, 1′-NCH₃), 2.89 (s, 3H, NCH₃), 2.99 (s, 3H, NCH₃), 3.10–3.14 (m, 4H, 1′′-NCH₃, CH₂), 3.37 (d, J = 10.8 Hz, 1H, CH₂), 3.46 (d, J = 9.9 Hz, 1H, CH₂), 3.70 (d, J = 10.5 Hz, 1H, CH₂), 4.82–4.89 (m, 2H, 3a-H, 9a-H), 7.03–7.07 (m, 3H, 5′′-H, 7′′-H, 9-NH), 7.17 (d, J = 7.5 Hz, 1H, 4′′-H), 7.37 (t, J = 7.5 Hz, 1H, 6′′-H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 26.07 (1′′-NCH₃), 30.80, 31.05 (1,3-NCH₃), 41.92 (1′-NCH₃), 60.23, 60.43 (C-3′, C-3′′), 61.60, 63.02 (C-2′, C-5′), 66.79, 67.84 (C-3a, C-9a), 108.96 (C-7′′), 122.98, 123.11, 124.27, 129.65 (C-3a′′, C-4′′, C-5′′, C-6′′), 144.53 (C-7a′′), 149.30 (4a-C=N), 167.82 (7-C=O), 175.96 (2′′-C=O), 182.69 (2-C=S). HRMS (ESI): Calculated for C₂₀H₂₃N₇O₂S₂ [M + H]⁺: 458.1427, Found: 458.1427.

(3aR*,4′S*,6R*,9aR*)-1,3-Diethyl-1′,1″-dimethyl-2-thioxo-1,2,3,3a,9,9a-hexahydro-7H-dispiro[imidazo[4,5-e]thiazolo[3,2-b][1,2,4]triazine-6,3′-pyrrolidine-4′,3″-indoline]-2″,7-dione (3d). Yield 80 mg (33%); R_f = 0.25; white solid; mp: 155–157 °C. IR (KBr): ν 3433 (NH), 3233 (ArH), 2973, 2939, 2876 (Alk), 1707, 1641, 1613 (C=O, C=N) cm⁻¹. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 0.92 (t, J = 7.0 Hz, 3H, CH₃), 1.07 (t, J = 7.0 Hz, 3H, CH₃), 2.49 (s, 3H, 1′-NCH₃), 3.10–3.32 (m, 6H, 1′′-NCH₃, CH₂), 3.41–3.51 (m, 3H, CH₂), 3.71–3.81 (m, 2H, CH₂), 4.88 (d, J = 6.7 Hz, 1H, 3a-H), 5.03 (dd, J = 6.7, 2.4 Hz, 1H, 9a-H), 6.85 (d, J = 2.3 Hz, 1H, 9-NH), 6.95–7.02 (m, 2H, 5′′-H, 7′′-H), 7.12 (d, J = 7.5 Hz, 1H, 4′′-H), 7.33 (t, J = 7.6 Hz, 1H, 6′′-H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 11.63, 12.84 (2CH₃), 26.07 (1′′-NCH₃), 37.63, 37.88 (1,3-NCH₂), 42.02 (1′-NCH₃), 59.70, 60.33 (C-3′, C-3′′), 62.06, 63.82, 64.56, 65.84 (2CH₂, C-3a, C-9a), 109.09 (C-7′′), 122.74, 123.20, 124.28, 129.51 (C-3a′′, C-4′′, C-5′′, C-6′′), 144.34 (4a-C=N), 149.99 (C-7a′′), 168.24 (7-C=O), 176.16 (2′′-C=O), 180.72 (2-C=S). HRMS (ESI): Calculated for C₂₂H₂₇N₇O₂S₂ [M + H]⁺: 486.1729, Found: 486.1740.

(3aR*,4′R*,6S*,9aS*)-1′-Cyclohexyl-9-((cyclohexyl(methyl)amino)methyl)-1,1″,3-trimethyl-3,3a,9,9a-tetrahydro-7H-dispiro[imidazo[4,5-e]thiazolo[3,2-b][1,2,4]triazine-6,3′-pyrrolidine-4′,3″-indoline]-2,2″,7(1H)-trione (3e). Yield 110 mg (35%); R_f = 0.39; white solid; mp: 179–181 °C. IR (KBr): ν 2930, 2854 (Alk), 1709, 1641, 1610 (C=O, C=N) cm⁻¹. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 1.14–1.28 (m, 10H, Cy), 1.52–1.83 (m, 10H, Cy), 2.36–2.41 (m, 4H, NCH₃, Cy), 2.47 (s, 3H, NCH₃), 2.60–2.63 (m, 4H, NCH₃, Cy), 3.15 (s, 3H, 1′′-NCH₃), 3.20 (d, J = 9.9 Hz, 1H, CH₂), 3.47–3.57 (m, 2H, CH₂), 3.72 (d, J = 12.7 Hz, 1H, 9-NCH₂), 3.79 (d, J = 10.0 Hz, 1H, CH₂), 4.05 (d, J = 12.7 Hz, 1H, 9-NCH₂), 4.70 (d, J = 5.8 Hz, 1H, 9a-H), 4.76 (d, J = 5.7 Hz, 1H, 3a-H), 6.99–7.05 (m, 2H, 5′′-H, 7′′-H), 7.11 (d, J = 7.4 Hz, 1H, 4′′-H), 7.35 (t, J = 7.6 Hz, 1H, 6′′-H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 23.78, 23.93, 25.49, 25.59, 26.01, 26.61, 27.41, 28.26, 28.92, 30.88, 31.31, 36.23 (4NCH₃, Cy), 57.40, 58.80, 59.29, 59.74, 60.17, 62.06, 63.46, 68.70, 72.42 (C-2′, C-3′, C-3′′, C-5′, C-3a, C-9a, 9-NCH₂, 2Cy), 109.00 (C-7′′), 122.43, 123.33, 124.09, 129.47 (C-3a′′, C-4′′, C-5′′, C-6′′), 144.41 (C-7a′′), 147.85 (4a-C=N), 157.80 (2-C=O), 167.59 (7-C=O), 175.97 (2′′-C=O). HRMS (ESI): Exact mass calcd for C₃₃H₄₆N₈O₃S [M + H]⁺: 635.3486, Found: 635.3497.

(3aR*,4′S*,6R*,9aS*)-1,1′,1″,3-Tetramethyl-3,3a,9,9a-tetrahydro-7H-dispiro[imidazo[4,5-e]thiazolo[3,2-b][1,2,4]triazine-6,3′-pyrrolidine-4′,3″-indoline]-2,2″,7(1H)-trione (4a). Yield 92 mg (42%); R_f = 0.53; white solid; mp: 164–166 °C. IR (KBr): ν 3468, 3188 (NH), 3053, 3026 (ArH), 2934, 2854 (Alk), 1716, 1700, 1644 (C=O, C=N) cm⁻¹. ¹H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 2.47 (s, 3H, 1′-NCH₃), 2.57 (s, 3H, NCH₃), 2.64 (s, 3H, NCH₃), 3.11 (d, J = 10.2 Hz, 1H, CH₂), 3.14 (s, 3H, 1′′-NCH₃), 3.40 (d, J = 10.7 Hz, 1H, CH₂), 3.47 (d, J = 10.2 Hz, 1H, CH₂), 3.71 (d, J = 10.7 Hz, 1H, CH₂), 4.52 (dd, J = 5.7, 2.5 Hz, 1H, 9a-H), 4.60 (d, J = 5.8 Hz, 1H, 3a-H), 6.83 (d, J = 2.1 Hz, 1H, 9-NH), 7.05–7.06 (m, 2H, 5′′-H, 7′′-H), 7.17 (d, J = 7.4 Hz, 1H, 4′′-H), 7.37 (t, J = 7.6 Hz, 1H, 6′′-H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 26.07, 26.71, 27.69 (1,1′′,3-NCH₃), 41.96 (1′-NCH₃), 60.42, 61.67, 63.20 (C-2′, C-3′, C-3′′, C-5′), 65.03, 65.64 (C-3a, C-9a), 108.96 (C-7′′), 123.06, 123.10, 124.29, 129.66 (C-3a′′, C-4′′, C-5′′, C-6′′), 144.58 (C-7a′′), 148.24 (4a-C=N), 158.62 (2-C=O), 167.97 (7-C=O), 176.05 (2′′-C=O). HRMS (ESI): Calculated for C₂₀H₂₃N₇O₃S [M + H]⁺: 442.1665, Found: 442.1656.

(3aR*,4′S*,6R*,9aS*)-1,3-Diethyl-1′,1″-dimethyl-3,3a,9,9a-tetrahydro-7H-dispiro[imidazo[4,5-e]thiazolo[3,2-b][1,2,4]triazine-6,3′-pyrrolidine-4′,3″-indoline]-2,2″,7(1H)-trione (4b). Yield 70 mg (30%); R_f = 0.60; white solid; mp: 217–219 °C. IR (KBr): ν 3495, 3175 (NH), 3057 (ArH), 2980, 2959, 2935, 2898, 2874 (Alk), 1738, 1709, 1693, 1634, 161 (C=O, C=N) cm⁻¹. ¹H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 0.95 (t, J = 7.1 Hz, 3H, CH₃), 1.04 (t, J = 7.2 Hz, 3H, CH₃), 2.47 (s, 3H, 1′-NCH₃), 2.93–3.07 (m, 2H, NCH₂), 3.10–3.17 (m, 5H, 1′′-NCH₃, CH₂, NCH₂), 3.21–3.30 (m, 2H, CH₂, NCH₂), 3.49 (d, J = 10.2 Hz, 1H, CH₂), 3.73 (d, J = 10.6 Hz, 1H, CH₂), 4.63–4.68 (m, 2H, 3a-H, 9a-H), 6.85 (d, J = 2.2 Hz, 1H, 9-NH), 7.04–7.07 (m, 2H, 5′′-H, 7′′-H), 7.18 (d, J = 7.3 Hz, 1H, 4′′-H), 7.37 (t, J = 7.7 Hz, 1H, 6′′-H). ¹³C NMR (125 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 13.22, 13.28 (2CH₃), 26.15 (1′′-NCH₃), 34.25, 35.29 (1,3-NCH₂), 42.07 (1′-NCH₃), 60.36, 60.57 (C-3′, C-3′′), 61.76, 63.00, 63.53, 64.35 (C-2′, C-3a, C-5′, C-9a), 109.05 (C-7′′), 123.11, 123.20, 124.45, 129.75 (C-3a′′, C-4′′, C-5′′, C-6′′), 144.69 (4a-C=N), 148.17 (C-7a′′), 157.84 (2-C=O), 168.00 (7-C=O), 176.14 (2′′-C=O). HRMS (ESI): Calculated for C₂₂H₂₇N₇O₃S [M + H]⁺: 470.1965, Found: 470.1969.

(3aR*,4′R*,6S*,9aR*)-1,1′,1″,3-Tetramethyl-2-thioxo-1,2,3,3a,9,9a-hexahydro-7H-dispiro[imidazo[4,5-e]thiazolo[3,2-b][1,2,4]triazine-6,3′-pyrrolidine-4′,3″-indoline]-2″,7-dione (4c). Yield 87 m (38%); R_f = 0.43; white solid; mp: 273–275 °C. IR (KBr): ν 3399 (NH), 3125 (ArH), 2936, 2921, 2855 (Alk), 1726, 1707, 1603, 1609 (C=O, C=N) cm⁻¹. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 2.51 (s, 3H, 1′-NCH₃), 2.79 (s, 3H, NCH₃), 2.94 (s, 3H, NCH₃), 3.12–3.16 (m, 4H, CH₂, 1′′-NCH₃), 3.42 (d, J = 10.5 Hz, 1H, CH₂), 3.49 (d, J = 10.2 Hz, 1H, CH₂), 3.75 (d, J = 10.5 Hz, 1H, CH₂), 4.85 (d, J = 6.3 Hz, 1H, 3a-H), 4.92 (d, J = 6.3 Hz, 1H, 9a-H), 6.95 (s, 1H, 9-NH), 7.02–7.11 (m, 3H, 4′′-H, 5′′-H, 7′′-H), 7.35 (t, J = 7.5 Hz, 1H, 6′′-H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 26.06 (1′′-NCH₃), 30.62, 30.95 (1,3-NCH₃), 41.98 (1′-NCH₃), 59.98, 60.15 (C-3′, C-3′′), 61.80, 63.88 (C-2′, C-5′), 66.41, 67.88 (C-3a, C-9a), 109.11 (C-7′′), 122.62, 123.01, 123.72, 129.54 (C-3a′′, C-4′′, C-5′′, C-6′′), 144.34 (C-7a′′), 149.80 (4a-C=N), 168.35 (7-C=O), 176.05 (2′′-C=O), 182.36 (2-C=S). HRMS (ESI): Calculated for C₂₀H₂₃N₇O₂S₂ [M + H]⁺: 458.1426, Found: 458.1427.

(3aR*,4′R*,6S*,9aR*)-1,3-Diethyl-1′,1″-dimethyl-2-thioxo-1,2,3,3a,9,9a-hexahydro-7H-dispiro[imidazo[4,5-e]thiazolo[3,2-b][1,2,4]triazine-6,3′-pyrrolidine-4′,3″-indoline]-2″,7-dione (4d). Yield 73 mg (30%); R_f = 0.54; white solid; mp: 224–226 °C. IR (KBr): ν 3433 (NH), 3261, 3210 (ArH), 2969, 2932, 2858 (Alk), 1728, 1701, 1641, 1612 (C=O, C=N) cm⁻¹. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 0.99 (t, J = 6.9 Hz, 3H, CH₃), 1.11 (t, J = 7.1 Hz, 3H, CH₃), 2.46 (s, 3H, 1′-NCH₃), 3.10–3.14 (m, 4H, 1′′-NCH₃, CH₂), 3.19–3.34 (m, 2H, NCH₂, CH₂), 3.41–3.56 (m, 3H, NCH₂, CH₂), 3.71–3.83 (m, 2H, NCH₂, CH₂), 4.88 (d, J = 6.6 Hz, 1H, 3a-H), 4.96 (dd, J = 6.7, 2.7 Hz, 1H, 9a-H), 7.03–7.07 (m, 3H, 5′′-H, 7′′-H, 9-NH), 7.18 (d, J = 7.6 Hz, 1H, 4′′-H), 7.37 (t, J = 7.7 Hz, 1H, 6′′-H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 12.30, 12.92 (2CH₃), 26.14 (1′′-NCH₃), 38.24, 38.34 (1,3-NCH₂), 42.04 (1′-NCH₃), 60.36 (C-3′, C-3′′), 61.67, 63.30 (C-2′, C-5′), 64.73, 66.71 (C-3a, C-9a), 109.06 (C-7′′), 123.00, 123.19, 124.43, 129.79 (C-3a′′, C-4′′, C-5′′, C-6′′), 144.62 (4a-C=N), 149.24 (C-7a′′), 167.87 (7-C=O), 176.06 (2′′-C=O), 181.23 (2-C=S). HRMS (ESI): Calculated for C₂₂H₂₇N₇O₂S₂ [M + H]⁺: 486.1749, Found: 486.1740.

(3aR*,4′S*,6R*,9aS*)-1′-Cyclohexyl-1,1″,3-trimethyl-3,3a,9,9a-tetrahydro-7H-dispiro[imidazo[4,5-e]thiazolo[3,2-b][1,2,4]triazine-6,3′-pyrrolidine-4′,3″-indoline]-2,2″,7(1H)-trione (4e). Yield 49 mg (24%); R_f = 0.56; white solid; mp: 217–219 °C. IR (KBr): ν 3434, 3175 (NH), 2931, 2854 (Alk), 1706, 1638, 1612 (C=O, C=N) cm⁻¹. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 1.12–1.24 (m, 5H, Cy), 1.48–1.52 (m, 1H, Cy), 1.61–1.70 (m, 2H, Cy), 1.76–1.81 (m, 2H, Cy), 2.56–2.59 (m, 4H, NCH₃, Cy), 2.65 (s, 3H, NCH₃), 3.14 (s, 3H, 1′′-NCH₃), 3.19 (d, J = 10.0 Hz, 1H, CH₂), 3.42–3.50 (m, 2H, CH₂), 3.72 (d, J = 10.3 Hz, 1H, CH₂), 4.52 (dd, J = 5.9, 2.5 Hz, 1H, 9a-H), 4.60 (d, J = 5.8 Hz, 1H, 3a-H), 6.80 (d, J = 2.5 Hz, 1H, 9-NH), 7.02–7.06 (m, 2H, 5′′-H, 7′′-H), 7.17 (d, J = 7.2 Hz, 1H, 4′′-H), 7.36 (t, J = 7.4 Hz, 1H, 6′′-H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 24.45, 24.59, 26.15, 26.57, 27.21, 28.26, 31.45, 31.89 (3NCH₃, Cy), 57.77, 59.70, 59.88, 60.10, 61.09, 65.46, 66.14 (C-2′, C-3′, C-3′′, C-5′, C-3a, C-9a, Cy), 109.41 (C-7′′), 123.50, 123.86, 124.84, 130.11 (C-3a′′, C-4′′, C-5′′, C-6′′), 145.11 (C-7a′′), 148.85 (4a-C=N), 159.13 (2-C=O), 168.39 (7-C=O), 176.38 (2′′-C=O). HRMS (ESI): Calculated for C₂₅H₃₁N₇O₃S [M + H]⁺: 510.2282, Found: 510.2274.

3.3. General Procedure for the Preparation of Dispiro[imidazo[4,5-e]thiazolo[2,3-c][1,2,4]triazine-7,3′-pyrrolidine-4′,3″-indole] 6a–e and 7a–e

Method A. Dipolarophile 5a–d (0.5 mmol), paraformaldehyde (0.060 g, 2.0 mmol) and N-alkylglycine 1a,b (2.0 mmol) were charged in a flask and acetonitrile (40 mL) was added. The resulting suspension was refluxed with stirring for 10–16 h until the red color disappeared. The solvent was then removed under reduced pressure to afford a solid product. This solid was dissolved in isopropyl alcohol (10 mL) and separated via column chromatography using isopropyl alcohol as eluent. Anti-diastereomers 6a–e have a retention factor R_f = 0.35–0.54, syn-diastereomers 7a–e have a retention factor R_f = 0.58–0.73.

Method B. To a stirred suspension of compound 3a (0.442 g, 0.1 mmol) or 4a (0.442 g, 0.1 mmol) in refluxing methanol (2 mL), 0.010 mL of 40% aqueous KOH (0.1 mmol) was added. The resulting mixture was refluxed with stirring for 1 h. After cooling, the precipitate of compounds 7a or 6a was filtered off, washed with methanol and dried.

(3aR*,4′R*,7S*,9aS*)-1,1′,1″,3-Tetramethyl-1,3a,4,9a-tetrahydro-8H-dispiro[imidazo[4,5-e]thiazolo[2,3-c][1,2,4]triazine-7,3′-pyrrolidine-4′,3″-indoline]-2,2″,8(3H)-trione (6a). Method A: yield 97 mg (44%); method B: yield 41 mg (92%); R_f = 0.35; white solid; mp: 218–220 °C. IR (KBr): ν 3414 (NH), 3429, 3310 (ArH), 2967, 2941, 2853 (Alk), 1727, 1684, 1651 (C=O, C=N) cm⁻¹. ¹H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 2.46 (s, 3H, NCH₃), 2.47 (s, 3H, 1′-NCH₃), 2.90 (s, 3H, NCH₃), 3.10 (d, J = 10.2 Hz, 1H, CH₂), 3.13 (s, 3H, 1′′-NCH₃), 3.44–3.47 (m, 2H, CH₂), 3.65 (d, J = 10.6 Hz, 1H, CH₂), 4.54 (dd, J = 5.6, 2.0 Hz, 1H, 3a-H), 5.36 (d, J = 5.7 Hz, 1H, 9a-H), 6.98 (t, J = 7.5 Hz, 1H, 5′′-H), 7.03 (d, J = 7.8 Hz, 1H, 7′′-H), 7.19 (d, J = 7.5 Hz, 1H, 4′′-H), 7.33 (t, J = 7.7 Hz, 1H, 6′′-H), 7.47 (d, J = 1.9 Hz, 1H, 4-NH). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 26.02, 27.87, 31.62 (1,1′′,3-NCH₃), 41.88 (1′-NCH₃), 60.29, 61.67, 62.54, 63.77, 64.77, 66.24 (C-2′, C-3a, C-3′, C-3′′, C-5′, C-9a), 108.88 (C-7′′), 122.43, 123.52, 124.66, 129.50 (C-3a′′, C-4′′, C-5′′, C-6′′), 134.15 (5a-C=N), 144.42 (C-7a′′), 159.25 (2-C=O), 171.97 (8-C=O), 176.25 (2′′-C=O). HRMS (ESI): Calculated for C₂₀H₂₃N₇O₃S [M + H]⁺: 442.1655, Found: 442.1656.

(3aR*,4′R*,7S*,9aS*)-1,3-Diethyl-1′,1″-dimethyl-1,3a,4,9a-tetrahydro-8H-dispiro[imidazo[4,5-e]thiazolo[2,3-c][1,2,4]triazine-7,3′-pyrrolidine-4′,3″-indoline]-2,2″,8(3H)-trione (6b). Yield 101 mg (43%); R_f = 0.38; white solid; mp: 205–207 °C. IR (KBr): ν 3287 (NH), 3070 (ArH), 2972, 2939, 2876 (Alk), 1717, 1655, 1613 (C=O, C=N) cm⁻¹. ¹H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 0.89 (t, J = 7.1 Hz, 3H, CH₃), 1.09 (t, J = 7.0 Hz, 3H, CH₃), 2.46 (s, 3H, 1′-NCH₃), 2.85–2.90 (m, 1H, NCH₂), 3.07–3.14 (m, 6H, 1′′-NCH₃, CH₂, NCH₂), 3.43–3.50 (m, 3H, CH₂, NCH₂), 3.63 (d, J = 10.5 Hz, 1H, CH₂), 4.60 (dd, J = 5.5, 1.9 Hz, 1H, 3a-H), 5.44 (d, J = 5.5 Hz, 1H, 9a-H), 6.98–7.04 (m, 2H, 5′′-H, 7′′-H), 7.18 (d, J = 7.5 Hz, 1H, 4′′-H), 7.33 (t, J = 7.7 Hz, 1H, 6′′-H), 7.43 (d, J = 1.9 Hz, 1H, 4-NH). ¹³C NMR (150 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 13.69, 13.87 (2CH₃), 27.27 (1′′-NCH₃), 35.83, 38.61 (1,3-NCH₂), 43.07 (1′-NCH₃), 61.56, 62.41, 63.01, 63.88, 64.67, 66.15 (C-2′, C-3a, C-3′, C-3′′, C-5′, C-9a), 110.05 (C-7′′), 123.80, 124.91, 125.92, 130.68 (C-3a′′, C-4′′, C-5′′, C-6′′), 135.19 (5a-C=N), 145.64 (C-7a′′), 159.11 (2-C=O), 173.22 (8-C=O), 177.52 (2′′-C=O). HRMS (ESI): Calculated for C₂₂H₂₇N₇O₃S [M + H]⁺: 470.1967, Found: 470.1969.

(3aR*,4′R*,7S*,9aR*)-1,1′,1″,3-Tetramethyl-2-thioxo-1,2,3,3a,4,9a-hexahydro-8H-dispiro[imidazo[4,5-e]thiazolo[2,3-c][1,2,4]triazine-7,3′-pyrrolidine-4′,3″-indoline]-2″,8-dione (6c). Yield 84 mg (37%); R_f = 0.41; white solid; mp: 228–231 °C. IR (KBr): ν 3436 (NH), 3027 (ArH), 2969, 2945, 2916, 2798 (Alk), 1727, 1703, 1653, 1612 (C=O, C=N) cm⁻¹. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 2.47 (s, 3H, CH₃), 2.78 (s, 3H, CH₃), 3.10–3.17 (m, 7H, 2CH₃, CH₂), 3.45–3.52 (m, 2H, CH₂), 3.66 (d, J = 10.4 Hz, 1H, CH₂), 4.85 (d, J = 5.9 Hz, 1H, 3a-H), 5.57 (d, J = 5.6 Hz, 1H, 9a-H), 7.02–7.08 (m, 2H, 5′′-H, 7′′-H), 7.19 (d, J = 7.2 Hz, 1H, 4′′-H), 7.33 (t, J = 7.5 Hz, 1H, 6′′-H), 7.66 (s, 1H, 4-NH). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 26.07 (1′′-NCH₃), 31.46, 35.53 (1,3-NCH₃), 41.90 (1′-NCH₃), 60.19, 61.76, 62.57, 65.01 (C-2′, C-3′,C-3′′, C-5′), 66.71, 67.53 (C-3a), C-9a), 108.95 (C-7′′), 122.93, 123.55, 124.69, 129.47 (C-3a′′, C-4′′, C-5′′, C-6′′), 134.68 (5a-C=N), 144.34 (C-7a′′), 171.65 (8-C=O), 176.20 (2′′-C=O), 184.33 (2-C=S). HRMS (ESI): Calculated for C₂₀H₂₃N₇O₂S₂ [M + H]⁺: 458.1427, Found: 458.1427.

(3aS*,3′R*,3′′S*,9aS*)-1,3-Diethyl-1′,1′′-dimethyl-2-thioxo-1,3,3a,4,9,9a-hexahydrodispiro[imidazo[4,5-e]thiazolo[2,3-c][1,2,4]triazine-7,3′-pyrrolidine-4′,3′′-indole]-2′′,8(1′′H)-dione (6d). Yield 102 mg (42%); R_f = 0.44; white solid; mp: 225–227 °C. IR (KBr): ν 3327 (NH), 3069, 3055 (ArH), 2967, 2936, 2884, 2829, 2795 (Alk), 1707, 1640, 1612 (C=O, C=N) cm⁻¹. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 0.96 (t, J = 7.0 Hz, 3H, CH₃), 1.13 (t, J = 7.0 Hz, 3H, CH₃), 2.46 (s, 3H, 1′-NCH₃), 3.08–3.26 (m, 6H, 1′′-NCH₃, NCH₂, CH₂), 3.42–3.51 (m, 2H, CH₂), 3.61–3.66 (m, 2H, CH₂, NCH₂), 3.93–3.99 (m, 1H, NCH₂), 4.85 (d, J = 5.6 Hz, 1H, 3a-H), 5.61 (d, J = 5.4 Hz, 1H, 9a-H), 7.02–7.10 (m, 2H, 5′′-H, 7′′-H), 7.19 (d, J = 6.9 Hz, 1H, 4′′-H), 7.33 (t, J = 6.3 Hz, 1H, 6′′-H), 7.60 (d, J = 1.9 Hz, 1H, 4-NH). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 11.84, 11.91 (2CH₃), 26.07 (1′′-NCH₃), 38.13, 40.13 (1,3-NCH₂), 41.77 (1′-NCH₃), 60.26, 61.99, 62.75, 63.76, 64.97, 65.33 (C-2′, C-3′, C-3′′, C-3a, C-5′, C-9a), 108.88 (C-7′′), 122.95, 123.85, 124.74, 129.41 (C-3a′′, C-4′′, C-5′′, C-6′′), 134.28 (5a-C=N), 144.32 (C-7a′′), 171.68 (8-C=O), 176.24 (2′′-C=O), 182.04 (2-C=S). HRMS (ESI): Calculated for C₂₂H₂₇N₇O₂S₂ [M + H]⁺: 486.1733, Found: 486.1740.

(3aR*,4′R*,7S*,9aS*)-1′-Cyclohexyl-1,1″,3-trimethyl-1,3a,4,9a-tetrahydro-8H-dispiro[imidazo[4,5-e]thiazolo[2,3-c][1,2,4]triazine-7,3′-pyrrolidine-4′,3″-indoline]-2,2″,8(3H)-trione (6e). Yield 117 mg (46%); R_f = 0.54; white solid; mp: 244–245 °C. IR (KBr): ν 3435, 3306 (NH), 2931, 2854 (Alk), 1711, 1651, 1611, 1577 (C=O, C=N) cm⁻¹. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 1.18–1.27 (m, 5H, Cy), 1.49–1.53 (m, 1H, Cy), 1.67–1.71 (m, 2H, Cy), 1.80–1.84 (m, 2H, Cy), 2.49 (s, 3H, NCH₃), 2.57–2.60 (m, 1H, Cy), 2.92 (s, 3H, NCH₃), 3.15 (s, 3H, 1′′-NCH₃), 3.19 (d, J = 9.9 Hz, 1H, CH₂), 3.50 (d, J = 10.0 Hz, 1H, CH₂), 3.59 (d, J = 10.4 Hz, 1H, CH₂), 3.68 (d, J = 10.3 Hz, 1H, CH₂), 4.55 (d, J = 4.4 Hz, 1H, 3a-H), 5.38 (d, J = 5.7 Hz, 1H, 9a-H), 6.97–7.05 (m, 2H, 5′′-H, 7′′-H), 7.23 (d, J = 7.5 Hz, 1H, 4′′-H), 7.34 (t, J = 7.8 Hz, 1H, 6′′-H). 7.47 (s, 1H, 4-NH). ¹³C NMR (125 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 23.99, 24.11, 25.74, 26.12, 27.96, 31.05, 31.52, 31.74 (3NCH₃, Cy), 57.46, 59.21, 60.60, 60.65, 61.93, 63.88, 66.38 (C-2′, C-3′, C-3′′, C-5′, C-3a, C-9a, Cy), 108.95 (C-7′′), 122.52, 123.97, 124.84, 129.58 (C-3a′′, C-4′′, C-5′′, C-6′′), 134.42 (5a-C=N), 144.56 (C-7a′′), 159.38 (2-C=O), 171.88 (8-C=O), 176.29 (2′′-C=O). HRMS (ESI): Calculated for C₂₅H₃₁N₇O₃S [M + H]⁺: 510.2282, Found: 510.2277.

(3aR*,4′S*,7R*,9aS*)-1,1′,1″,3-Tetramethyl-1,3a,4,9a-tetrahydro-8H-dispiro[imidazo[4,5-e]thiazolo[2,3-c][1,2,4]triazine-7,3′-pyrrolidine-4′,3″-indoline]-2,2″,8(3H)-trione (7a). Method A: yield 79 mg (36%); method B: yield 35 mg (80%); R_f = 0.58; white solid; mp: 264–266 °C. IR (KBr): ν 3357 (NH), 3065, 3025 (ArH), 2966, 2934, 2894, 2851 (Alk), 1736, 1717, 1704, 1646 (C=O, C=N) cm⁻¹. ¹H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 2.49 (s, 3H, NCH₃), 2.50 (s, 3H, NCH₃), 2.91 (s, 3H, NCH₃), 3.10 (d, J = 10.2 Hz, 1H, CH₂), 3.14 (s, 3H, 1′′-NCH₃), 3.41 (d, J = 10.7 Hz, 1H, CH₂), 3.45 (d, J = 10.3 Hz, 1H, CH₂), 3.66 (d, J = 10.7 Hz, 1H, CH₂), 4.59 (d, J = 5.6 Hz, 1H, 3a-H), 5.34 (d, J = 5.6 Hz, 1H, 9a-H), 7.03–7.06 (m, 2H, 5′′-H, 7′′-H), 7.16 (d, J = 7.4 Hz, 1H, 4′′-H), 7.36 (t, J = 7.7 Hz, 1H, 6′′-H), 7.45 (s, 1H, 4-NH). ¹³C NMR (125 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 26.16, 27.68, 31.35 (1,1′′,3-NCH₃), 42.13 (1′-NCH₃), 60.44, 61.48, 63.19, 63.67, 65.24, 66.39 (C-2′, C-3a, C-3′, C-3′′, C-5′, C-9a), 109.09 (C-7′′), 122.85, 123.32, 123.93, 129.76 (C-3a′′, C-4′′, C-5′′, C-6′′), 135.13 (5a-C=N), 144.74 (C-7a′′), 158.86 (2-C=O), 172.09 (8-C=O), 176.36 (2′′-C=O). HRMS (ESI): Calculated for C₂₀H₂₃N₇O₃S [M + H]⁺: 442.1643, Found: 442.1656.

(3aR*,4′S*,7R*,9aS*)-1,3-Diethyl-1′,1″-dimethyl-1,3a,4,9a-tetrahydro-8H-dispiro[imidazo[4,5-e]thiazolo[2,3-c][1,2,4]triazine-7,3′-pyrrolidine-4′,3″-indoline]-2,2″,8(3H)-trione (7b). Yield 96 mg (41%); R_f = 0.60; white solid; mp: 252–254 °C. IR (KBr): ν 3325 (NH), 3093, 3053 (ArH), 2988, 2974, 2966, 2936, 2899, 2865, 2837 (Alk), 1707, 1641, 1611 (C=O, C=N) cm⁻¹. ¹H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 0.91 (t, J = 7.1 Hz, 3H, CH₃), 1.13 (t, J = 7.1 Hz, 3H, CH₃), 2.49 (s, 3H, 1′-NCH₃), 2.91–2.95 (m, 1H, NCH₂), 3.09–3.15 (m, 5H, 1′′-NCH₃, CH₂, NCH₂), 3.21–3.27 (m, 1H, NCH₂), 3.38 (d, J = 10.6 Hz, 1H, CH₂), 3.45–3.51 (m, 2H, CH₂, NCH₂), 3.67 (d, J = 10.6 Hz, 1H, CH₂), 4.68 (d, J = 6.6 Hz, 1H, 3a-H), 5.60 (d, J = 6.6 Hz, 1H, 9a-H), 7.04–7.07 (m, 2H, 5′′-H, 7′′-H), 7.17 (d, J = 7.5 Hz, 1H, 4′′-H), 7.35 (t, J = 7.5 Hz, 1H, 6′′-H), 7.43 (s, 1H, 4-NH). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 12.26, 13.61 (2CH₃), 26.02 (1′′-NCH₃), 34.46, 37.97 (1,3-NCH₂), 41.96 (1′-NCH₃), 60.30. 61.33, 62.80, 63.13, 63.33, 64.27 (C-2′, C-3a, C-3′, C-3′′, C-5′, C-9a), 108.91 (C-7′′), 122.72, 123.20, 123.85, 129.60 (C-3a′′, C-4′′, C-5′′, C-6′′), 134.71 (5a-C=N), 144.63 (C-7a′′), 157.75 (2-C=O), 171.73 (8-C=O), 176.25 (2′′-C=O). HRMS (ESI): Calculated for C₂₂H₂₇N₇O₃S [M + H]⁺: 470.1960, Found: 470.1969.

(3aR*,4′S*,7R*,9aR*)-1,1′,1″,3-Tetramethyl-2-thioxo-1,2,3,3a,4,9a-hexahydro-8H-dispiro[imidazo[4,5-e]thiazolo[2,3-c][1,2,4]triazine-7,3′-pyrrolidine-4′,3″-indoline]-2″,8-dione (7c). Yield 101 mg (42%); R_f = 0.66; white solid; mp: 224–226 °C. IR (KBr): ν 3398 (NH), 3112, 3056 (ArH), 2969, 2930, 2838, 2785 (Alk), 1711, 1698, 1636, 1609 (C=O, C=N) cm⁻¹. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 2.50 (s, 3H, 1′-NCH₃), 2.81 (s, 3H, NCH₃), 3.10–3.15 (m, 4H, CH₂, NCH₃), 3.22 (s, 3H, NCH₃), 3.38–3.47 (m, 2H, CH₂), 3.68 (d, J = 10.7 Hz, 1H, CH₂), 4.98 (d, J = 6.7 Hz, 1H, 3a-H), 5.82 (d, J = 6.9 Hz, 1H, 9a-H), 7.03–7.08 (m, 2H, 5′′-H, 7′′-H), 7.17 (d, J = 7.7 Hz, 1H, 4′′-H), 7.37 (t, J = 7.7 Hz, 1H, 6′′-H), 7.66 (s, 1H, 4-NH). ¹³C NMR (150 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 27.29 (1′′-NCH₃), 32.17, 36.39 (1,3-NCH₃), 43.21 (1′-NCH₃), 61.54, 62.53, 64.38, 64.78, 68.95, 69.58 (C-2′, C-3′, C-3′′, C-3a, C-9a), 110.22 (C-7′′), 124.00, 124.34, 125.04, 130.92 (C-3a′′, C-4′′, C-5′′, C=6′′), 137.15 (5a-C=N), 145.86 (C-7a′′), 172.81 (8-C=O), 177.41 (2′′-C=O), 184.61 (2-C=S). HRMS (ESI): Calculated for C₂₀H₂₃N₇O₂S₂ [M + H]⁺:458.1421, Found: 458.1427.

(3aR*,4′S*,7R*,9aR*)-1,3-Diethyl-1′,1″-dimethyl-2-thioxo-1,2,3,3a,4,9a-hexahydro-8H-dispiro[imidazo[4,5-e]thiazolo[2,3-c][1,2,4]triazine-7,3′-pyrrolidine-4′,3″-indoline]-2″,8-dione (7d). Yield 107 mg (44%); R_f = 0.67; white solid; mp: 148–150 °C. IR (KBr): ν 3311 (NH), 3056 (ArH), 2971, 2935, 2867, 2849, 2796 (Alk), 1709, 1648, 1612 (C=O, C=N) cm⁻¹. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 0.97 (t, J = 6.6 Hz, 3H, CH₃), 1.19 (t, J = 6.9 Hz, 3H, CH₃), 2.50 (s, 3H, 1′-NCH₃), 3.09–3.15 (m, 4H, 1′′-NCH₃, CH₂), 3.19–3.29 (m, 1H, CH₂), 3.37–3.61 (m, 4H, CH₂, NCH₂), 3.67 (d, J = 10.5 Hz, 1H, CH₂), 3.97–4.04 (m, 1H, NCH₂), 5.01 (d, J = 6.9 Hz, 1H, 3a-H), 5.85 (d, J = 6.9 Hz, 1H, 9a-H), 7.04–7.08 (m, 2H, 5′′-H, 7′′-H), 7.17 (d, J = 7.5 Hz, 1H, 4′′-H), 7.37 (t, J = 7.5 Hz, 1H, 6′′-H), 7.64 (d, J = 1.9 Hz, 1H, 4-NH). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 11.49, 13.08 (2CH₃), 26.06 (1′′-NCH₃), 37.80, 41.24, 41.97 (1,3-NCH₂, 1′-NCH₃), 60.30, 61.25, 63.21, 65.57, 66.34 (C-2′, C-3′, C-3′′, C-3a, C-5′, C-9a), 108.97 (C-7′′), 122.81, 123.08, 123.83, 129.67 (C-3a′′, C-4′′, C-5′′, C-6′′), 135.47 (5a-C=N), 144.63 (C-7a′′), 171.35 (8-C=O), 176.18 (2′′-C=O), 181.83 (2-C=S). HRMS (ESI): Calculated for C₂₂H₂₇N₇O₂S₂ [M + H]⁺: 486.1737, Found: 486.1740.

(3aR*,4′S*,7R*,9aS*)-1′-Cyclohexyl-1,1″,3-trimethyl-1,3a,4,9a-tetrahydro-8H-dispiro[imidazo[4,5-e]thiazolo[2,3-c][1,2,4]triazine-7,3′-pyrrolidine-4′,3″-indoline]-2,2″,8(3H)-trione (7e). Yield 84 mg (33%); R_f = 0.73; white solid; mp: 155–156 °C. IR (KBr): ν 3371 (NH), 2933, 2852 (Alk), 1729, 1699, 1639, 1612 (C=O, C=N) cm⁻¹. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 1.19–1.27 (m, 5H, Cy), 1.50–1.54 (m, 1H, Cy), 1.67–1.71 (m, 2H, Cy), 1.79–1.83 (m, 2H, Cy), 2.52 (s, 3H, NCH₃), 2.59–2.63 (m, 1H, Cy), 2.92 (s, 3H, NCH₃), 3.16 (s, 3H, 1′′-NCH₃), 3.20 (d, J = 10.5 Hz, 1H, CH₂), 3.45–3.52 (m, 2H, CH₂), 3.69 (d, J = 10.5 Hz, 1H, CH₂), 3.68 (d, J = 10.3 Hz, 1H, CH₂), 4.61 (d, J = 6.4 Hz, 1H, 3a-H), 5.55 (d, J = 6.4 Hz, 1H, 9a-H), 7.03–7.08 (m, 2H, 5′′-H, 7′′-H), 7.19 (d, J = 7.5 Hz, 1H, 4′′-H), 7.37 (t, J = 7.6 Hz, 1H, 6′′-H), 7.46 (s, 1H, 4-NH). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 23.90, 23.99, 25.65, 26.04, 27.57, 30.88, 31.24, 31.34 (3NCH₃, Cy), 56.92, 59.26, 59.56, 60.26, 62.28, 65.13, 66.24 (C-2′, C-3′, C-3′′, C-5′, C-3a, C-9a, Cy), 108.91 (C-7′′), 122.68, 123.60, 123.97, 129.59 (C-3a′′, C-4′′, C-5′′, C-6′′), 135.15 (5a-C=N), 144.67 (C-7a′′), 158.76 (2-C=O), 171.81 (8-C=O), 176.13 (2′′-C=O). HRMS (ESI): Calculated for C₂₅H₃₁N₇O₃S [M + H]⁺: 510.2282, Found: 510.2284.

4. Conclusions

In the present study, the synthesis of two types of isomeric dispirocompounds based on imidazothiazolotriazine and pyrrolidineoxindole, differing in the linear and angular structure of imidazothiazolotriazine fragment, was demonstrated. This article has shown that the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of azomethine ylides generated in situ from paraformaldehyde and N-alkylglycine derivatives to corresponding oxindolylidene derivatives of imidazothiazolotriazine allows the formation of the desired spirooxindoles of both typs in good yields but low diastereoselectivity. Meanwhile, all individual diastereomers were isolated chromatographically. Hitherto unavailable angular dispiro[imidazo[4,5-e]thiazolo[2,3-c][1,2,4]triazine-7,3′-pyrrolidine-4′,3″-indolines] can also be prepared via rearrangement of linear dispiro[imidazo[4,5-e]thiazolo- [3,2-b][1,2,4]triazine-6,3′-pyrrolidine-4′,3″-indolines] upon treatment with KOH with high yield and selectivity.