Synthesis and transformations of new 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10-decahydroacridine-1,8-dione derivatives

Reactions of cyclohexane-1,3-diones with amines and aldehydes led to the formation of 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10-decahydroacridine-1,8-diones containing alkylaryl, aryl, and hydroxy substituents in position 10. Transformations of 10-hydroxy-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10-decahydroacridine-1,8-diones under oxidation with nitrous acid, reduction with zinc powder, as well as on heating in aprotic solvents and acetic, phosphoric, and polyphosphoric acids, were studied. NMR spectra of 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10-decahydroacridine-1,8-diones having different substituents in positions 9 and 10 were analyzed.