Reaction of Pyrrolobenzothiazines with Schiff Bases and Carbodiimides: Approach to Angular 6/5/5/5-Tetracyclic Spiroheterocycles.

1 H -Pyrrole-2,3-diones, fused at [ e ]-side with a heterocycle, are suitable platforms for the synthesis of various angular polycyclic alkaloid-like spiroheterocycles. Recently discovered sulfur-containing [ e ]-fused 1 H -pyrrole-2,3-diones (aroylpyrrolobenzothiazinetriones) tend to exhibit unusual reactivity. Based on these peculiar representatives of [ e ]-fused 1 H -pyrrole-2,3-diones, we have developed an approach to an unprecedented 6/5/5/5-tetracyclic alkaloid-like spiroheterocyclic system of benzo[ d ]pyrrolo[3',4':2,3]pyrrolo[2,1- b ]thiazole via their reaction with Schiff bases and carbodiimides. The experimental results have been supplemented with DFT computational studies. The synthesized alkaloid-like 6/5/5/5-tetracyclic compounds have been tested for their biotechnological potential as growth stimulants in the green algae Chlorella vulgaris .