The present disclosure provides compounds of the formula (I), (II), (III), wherein the variables are as defined herein for use in the treatment of fungal infections. In some embodiments, the fungal infection is an infection of Cryptococcus neojormans fungus. Also provided herein are compositions comprising a compound of formula I, II, or III and a second anti-fungal agent.
Reactions of tropylium ions having a fused heterocyclic system with various amines were examined. Reaction of 2-phenyloxazolotropylium monomethylsulfate (I) and 2-phenylthiazotropylium chloride (XXIV) with dimethylamine produced 2-phenyl-6-dimethylamino-6H-cycloheptoxazole (II) and 6-dimethylamino-2-phenyl-6H-cycloheptathiazole (XXV), respectively. Regarding the reaction with p-toluidine, both I and 1-p-tolyl-2-phenylimidazolotropylium chloride (XXVI) gave 1-p-tolyl-2-phenyl-1, 6-dihydrocycloheptimidazole (VI) and 1-p-tolyl-2-phenyl-6-p-tolylimino-1, 6-dihydrocycloheptimidazole (VII). Reaction of I with N-methylaniline produced 2-phenyl-6-p-methylaminophenyl-6H-cycloheptoxazole (XIX) and 2-phenyl-4-p-methylaminophenyl-4H-cycloheptoxazole (XX). From these results, it is concluded that the tropylium ions condensing a heterocycle has a priority for amination at C-6.