Synthesis of (R)-(+)-tanikolide through stereospecific C-H insertion reaction of dichlorocarbene with optically active secondary alcohol derivatives

Stereospecific alpha C-H insertion reaction of protected chiral 1,2-glycols, (S)-1,2-isopropylidenedioxytridecane (3) and ethyl (S)-4,5-isopropylidenedioxy-pentanoate (4), prepared from (R)-glyceraldehyde acetonide (2), with dichlorocarbene generated from CHCl(3)/50% NaOH/cetyltrimethylammonium chloride (as ptc.) took place with complete retention of configuration to provide (S)-4-dichloromethyl-2,2-dimethyl-4-undecyl-1,3-dioxolane (5) and ethyl (S)-3-(4-dichloromethyl-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)-propanoate (8), respectively. The ester (8) was transformed to 5 by elongation of the side chain. The glycol derivative (5) was converted into O-TBDPS-protected (S)-2-hydroxymethyl-2-undecyloxirane (16). Reaction of 16 with a cuprate reagent containing homoallylic carbon chain followed by oxidative manipulation of the terminal olefin afforded (R)-(+)-tanikolide (1).     

(4S,5S)-2,2,4-Triethyl-5-methyl-1,3-dioxolane: a new volatile released by a triatomine bug

Adults of the triatomine bug Triatoma brasiliensis release 2,2,4-triethyl-5-methyl-1,3-dioxolane (1) as a mixture of the (4S,5S)- and (4R,5R)-enantiomers in a ratio of 4:1. Among the volatile acetals identified from insects so far, this is the first example resulting from an intermolecular condensation of a carbonyl moiety and a diol substructure.     

Preparation and radical ring-opening polymerization of 2-substituted-4-methylene-1,3-dioxolanes

2-Methyl-2-phenyl-4-methylene-1,3-dioxolane ( IIa ), 2-ethyl-2-phenyl-4-methylene-1,3-dioxolane ( IIb ), 2-phenyl-2-(n-propyl)-4-methylene-1,3-dioxolane ( IIc ), 2-phenyl-2-(i-propyl)-4-methylene-1,3-dioxolane ( IId ), 2-(n-heptyl)-2-phenyl-4-methylene-1,3-dioxolane ( IIe ), 2-methyl-2-(2-naphthyl)-4-methylene-1,3-dioxolane ( IIf ), and 2,2-diphenyl-4-methylene-1,3-dioxolane ( IIg ) were prepared and polymerized in the presence of a radical initiator. IIa–IIf were found to undergo vinyl polymerization with ring-opening reaction accompanying the elimination of ketone groups in bulk. IIg was found to undergo the quantitative ring-opening reaction accompanying the elimination of benzophenone in solution to obtain polyketone without any side reaction.     

Convenient synthesis of （4R,5R）-4,5-bis（aminomethyl）-2-isopropyl- 1,3-dioxolane

A convenient approach for the preparation of (4R,5R)-4,5-bis(aminomethyl)-2-isopropyl-1,3-dioxolane is described. The target compound via two steps is synthesized from diethyl-2,3-O-isobutylidene-D-tartrate, through ammonolysis and reduction.     

Total synthesis of plakortide E and biomimetic synthesis of plakortone B

The total synthesis of plakortide E (1a) is reported. A novel palladium-catalyzed approach towards 1,2-dioxolanes as well as an alternative substrate-controlled route leading exclusively to cis-highly substituted 1,2-dioxolanes have been developed. A lipase-catalyzed kinetic resolution was employed to provide optically pure 1,2-dioxolane central cores. Coupling of the central cores and side chains was achieved by a modified Negishi reaction. All four isomeric structures of plakortide E methyl ester, namely, 26a-d were synthesized. One of the structures, 26d, was shown to be identical with the natural plakortide E methyl ester on the basis of (1)H, (13)C NMR spectra and specific rotation comparisons. With the plakortide E methyl ester (4S,6R,10R)-(-)-cis-26d and its other three isomers in hand, we successfully converted them into (3S,4S,6R,10R)-plakortone B (2a), and its isomers ent-2a, 2b and ent-2b via an intramolecular oxa-Michael addition/lactonization cascade reaction. Finally, saponification converted 1,2-dioxolane 26d into plakortide E (1a) whose absolute configuration (4S,6R,10R) was confirmed by comparison of spectral and physical data with those reported.     

Total synthesis of optically active lycopladine A by utilizing diastereoselective protection of carbonyl group in a 1,3-cyclohexanedione derivative

We successfully synthesized two enantiomers of bicyclic enones, (7R,7aR)- and (7S,7aS)-9, from the hemiacetal 2a, which we first synthesized from the symmetrical diketone 1a via diastereoselective carbon-oxygen bond formation between one of the carbonyl groups and the chiral alcohol on the C2 side chain in a 2,2-disubstituted 1,3-cycloalkanedione derivative. We also report the total synthesis of natural (+)-lycopladine A [(+)-6] from (7R,7aR)-9 and the formal synthesis of unnatural (-)-lycopladine A [(-)-6] from (7S,7aS)-9.     

A novel water-soluble heptaplatin analogue with improved antitumor activity and reduced toxicity

A novel water-soluble heptaplatin analogue, cis-[(4R,5R)-4,5-bis-(aminomethyl)-2-isopropyl-1,3-dioxolane](3-hydroxy-1,1-cyclobutanedicarboxylato)platinum(II), has been synthesized and biologically evaluated. The complex shows more activity and less toxicity than its parent drug heptaplatin, exhibiting the great potential for further development.     

Relative reactivities of cyclic ketene acetals via cationic 1,2-vinyl addition copolymerization1

The relationship between the relative reactivities of ten cyclic ketene acetals and their structures was determined via cationic copolymerizations of eight different monomer pairs. Thus, 2-methylene-1,3-dioxolane (1) was copolymerized with 2-methylene-4-methyl-1,3-dioxolane (2), 2-methylene-4,5-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane (3), 2-methylene-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3-dioxolane (4), 2-methylene-4-phenyl-1,3-dioxolane (5), and 2-methylene-4-(t-butyl)-1,3-dioxolane (6). Also 2-methylene-1,3-dioxane (7) was copolymerized with 2-methylene-4-methyl-1,3-dioxane (8), 2-methylene-4,4,6-trimethyl-1,3-dioxane (9), and 2-methylene-4-isopropyl-5,5-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane (10). The relative reactivities of these monomers are: 3 > 5 > 4 > 2 > 1 > 6; and 10 > 9 > 8 > 7. In spite of steric demands, substituents at the 4- or 5-positions in 2-methylene-1,3-dioxolane and substituents at the 4- or 6-positions in 2-methylene-1,3-dioxane serve to increase the copolymerization reactivity. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 37: 2841–2852, 1999     

New Chiral Diamines of the Dioxolane Series: (+)-(4S,5S)-2,2-Dimethyl-4,5-bis(diphenylaminomethyl)- 1,3-dioxolane and (+)-(4S,5S)-2,2-Dimethyl-4,5-bis(methyl- aminomethyl)-1,3-dioxolane

The reaction of sodium diphenylamide with 2,2-dimethyl-4,5-bis(tosyloxymethyl)-1,3-dioxolane gave (+)-(4S,5S)-2,2-dimethyl-4,5-bis(diphenylaminomethyl)-1,3-dioxolane, which was brought into complex formation with cobalt chloride. Treatment of 2,2-dimethyl-4,5-bis(tosyloxymethyl)-1,3-dioxolane with sodium N-methylanilide resulted in cleavage of the SÄO bond in the p-toluenesulfonate moiety with formation of N-methyl-N-phenyl-p-toluenesulfonamide and 4,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane disodium salt. Diethyl (4R,5R)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane-4,5-dicarboxylate reacted with methylamine to give the corresponding dicarboxamide which was reduced with lithium aluminum hydride to (4S,5S)-2,2-dimethyl-4,5-bis(methylaminomethyl)-1,3-dioxolane having chiral carbon and nitrogen atoms.     

Synthesis of Novel 1,3-Dioxolane Nucleoside Analogues

Novel 1,3-dioxolane C-nucleoside analogues of tiazofurin 2-(2-hydroxymethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)-1,3-thiazole4-carboxamide as well as N-nucleoside analogues of substituted imidazoles 1-(2-hydroxymethyl-1,3-dioxolan4-yl)-4-nitroimidazole and 1-(2-hydroxymethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)-4,5-dicyanoimidazole were synthesized from methyl acrylate through a multistep procedure. Their structures were confirmed by IR,^1H NMR,^13C NMR spectraand elemental analysis.     

Synthesis and Analysis of the Sterically Constrained L-Glutamine Analogues (3S,4R)-3,4-Dimethyl-l-glutamine and (3S,4R)-3,4-Dimethyl-l-Pyroglutamic Acid

The nonproteinogenic amino acids (3S,4R)-3,4-Dimethyl-l-pyroglutamic acid and (3S,4R)-3,4-dimethyl-l-glutamine -- found in the cyclic depsipeptides callipeltin B, callipeltin A, and papuamide A -- were synthesized from a common intermediate derived from l-pyroglutamic acid. The diastereoselective introduction of the methyl groups was accomplished by cuprate addition and enolate alkylation, followed by a kinetic epimerization of the C-4 methyl substituent. (3S,4R)-3,4-dimethyl-l-glutamine shows a conformational restriction of its side chain which may be related to its biological function in the natural products where it is found.     

Cationic polymerizations of substituted 2-methylene-1,3-dioxocyclic acetals, 2-methylene-1,3-dithiolane and copolymerization of 2-methylene-1,3-dithiolane with 4-(t-butyl)-2-methylene-1,3-dioxolane1

Carbon black-supported sulfuric acid or BF₃·Et₂O-initiated polymerizations of 2-methylene-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3-dioxolane (1), 2-methylene-4-phenyl-1,3-dioxolane (2), and 2-methylene-4-isopropyl-5,5-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane (3) were performed. 1,2-Vinyl addition homopolymers of 1–3 were produced using carbon black-supported H₂SO₄ initiation at temperatures from 0°C to 60°C whereas both ring-opened and 1,2-vinyl structural units were present in the polymers using BF₃·Et₂O as an initiator. Cationic polymerizations of 2-methylene-1,3-dithiolane (4) and copolymerization of 4 with 2-methylene-4-(t-butyl)-1,3-dioxolane (5) were initiated with either carbon black-sulfuric acid or BF₃·Et₂O. Insoluble 1,2-vinyl addition homopolymers of 4 were obtained upon initiation with the supported acid or BF₃·Et₂O. A soluble copolymer of 2-methylene-1,3-dithiolane (4) and 4-(t-butyl)-2-methylene-1,3-dioxolane (5) was obtained upon BF₃·Et₂O initiation. This copolymer is composed of three structural units: a ring-opened dithioester unit, a 1,2-vinyl-polymerized 1,3-dithiolane unit, and a 1,2-vinyl polymerized 4-(t-butyl)-1,3-dioxolane unit. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 37: 2823–2840, 1999     

Heterocyclic compounds from 2-(alkoxycarbonylcyanomethylene)-1,3-dioxolanes

2-(Alkoxycarbonylcyanomethylene)-1,3-dioxolanes reacted with hydrazines and hydroxylamine to yield 1-substituted 4-alkoxycarbonyl-5-amino-3-(2′-hydroxyethoxy)pyrazoles and 4-alkoxycarbonyl-5-amino-3-(2′-hydroxyethoxy)isoxazoles respectively. With guanidine and benzamidine 2-substituted (R = NH₂, C₆H₅) 5-cyano-6-(2′-hydroxyethoxy)pyrimidin-4-ones were obtained. Reaction of 2-(cyanomethoxycarbonylmethylene)-1,3-dioxolane with 1,3-diaminopropane afforded 2-(cyanomethoxycarbonylmethylene)-1,3-hexahydro-pyrimidine whereas treatment of the same compound with 4,5-dimethyl-1,2-phenylenediamine gave 2-(cyanomethoxycarbonylmethylene)-5,6-benzimidazoline. The structures of pyrazoles and pyrimidones were assigned on the basis of ¹H-{¹H} and ¹³C-{¹H}-nOe experiments.     

新型含三唑的烯丙基苯甲酸酯类化合物的合成及杀菌活性研究

为了寻找高杀菌活性的农药先导化合物,设计合成了一系列未见文献报道的含三唑的烯丙基苯甲酸酯类化合物,其结构经1H NMR和HRMS进行了确证,用X射线单晶衍射测定了(R,S)-(Z)-1,3-二苯基-2-(1H-1,2,4-三唑-1-基)烯丙基2,3-二氯苯甲酸酯(5j)的晶体结构.生物活性测定结果表明,在50 mg/L的浓度下,(R,S)-(Z)-1,3-二苯基-2-(1H-1,2,4-三唑-1-基)烯丙基苯甲酸酯(5a),(R,S)-(Z)-1,3-二苯基-2-(1H-1,2,4-三唑-1-基)烯丙基2-氟苯甲酸酯(5g)和(R,S)-(Z)-1,3-二苯基-2-(1H-1,2,4-三唑-1-基)烯丙基3-甲基苯甲酸酯(5n)对油菜菌核的抑菌率均达到了70%以上,显示出了较高的杀菌活性.     

Synthesis and Structure Characterization of Novel Triazole Compounds Containing 1,3-Dioxolane

Five novel triazole compounds containing group 1,3-dioxolane were designed and synthesized by taking difenoconazole as the start compound and changing diphenyl ether for benzyl phenyl ether. Their structure swere confirmed by elemental analyses, ^1H NMR and IR spectra. The single crystal structure of 2-[-4-(2,4-dichlorophenylmethoxy] phenyl-2-(1,2,4-triazol-l-yl ) methane-I, 3-dioxolane was determined by means of X-ray diffraction. The preliminary bioassays showed that the synthesized compounds exhibited some activities of fungicides and plant growth regulators.     

Borohydride reduction of acetophenone and esters of dehydrocarboxylic acids in the presence of chiral cobalt(<Emphasis Type="SmallCaps">II</Emphasis>) diamine complexes

The catalytic reduction of acetophenone, methyl α-acetamidocinnamate, and dimethyl itaconate with alcohol-modified sodium borohydride was studied in the presence of complexes CoCl₂·L₂ (L₂ are chiral C ₂-symmetric diamines: (4S,5S)-2,2-dimethyl-4,5-bis(aminomethyl)-1,3-dioxolane, (4S, 5S)-2,2-dimethyl-4,5-bis(methylaminomethyl)-1,3-dioxolane, (4S, 5S)-2,2-dimethyl-4,5-bis(dimethylaminomethyl)-1,3-dioxolane, and (4S, 5S)-2,2-dimethyl-4,5-bis(diphenylaminomethyl)-1,3-dioxolane). The maximum enantiomeric excess of (S)-1-phenylethanol was 24%, that of dimethyl α-methylsuccinate was 38%.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 342–347, February, 2005.     

Consecutive Reactions of Dialkyl Ethynyl Carbinols with Acetylene in Superbase KOH/DMSO Suspension

2-Methylbut-3-yn-2-ol, a tertiary propargylic alcohol, reacts with acetylene under pressure in superbase KOH/DMSO suspension (80 °C, 1 h) to afford, along with the expected vinyl ether, 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-5-methylidene-1,3-dioxolane, 2,5-dimethyl-5-(vinyloxy)hex-3-yn-2-ol and (Z)-2-methyl-4-(2-methylbut-3-yn-2-yloxy)but-3-en-2-ol.     

Research on polyfunctional oxides

N,N-Diethylcarbamoyl-4,5-epoxy-2-hexenoic acid reacts with ketones in the presence of anhydrous FeCl₃ to give 2,2,4-trialkyl-5-[2-N,N-diethylcarbamoyl(vinylene)]-1,3-dioxolane. 2,2,4-Trimethyl-5-(1-propenyl-3-hydroxy)-1,3-dioxolane is formed in the reduction of 2,2,4-trimethyl-5-[2-carbethoxy(vinylene)]-1,3-dioxolane withlithium aluminum hydride.     

Electron impact mass spectral fragmentation of chiral bisbenzoxazole,bisbenzothiazole and biscarbamide derivatives of 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane

The mass spectrometric fragmentation behaviour of five pairs of (R,R)- and (S,S)-4,5-bis(benzoxazol-2-yl)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane derivatives, one pair of (R,R)- and (S,S)-4,5-bis(benzothiazol-2-yl)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolanes, and three pairs of (R,R)- and (S,S)-N,N'-bis(2-hydroxyaryl)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane-4,5-dicarbamides, all important compounds for asymmetric catalysis (P. Jiao et al., Tetrahedron Asymmetry 2001; 12: 3081), has been studied with the aid of mass-analyzed ion kinetic energy spectrometry and accurate mass measurements under electron impact ionization conditions. The spectral observations have been rationalized in terms of fragment ion structures and fragmentation mechanisms that will provide an aid to spectral interpretation for new compounds of this type.     

Diastereoselective reaction of (1S,2S)-2-amino-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-1,3-propanediol with aromatic aldehydes. Synthesis of (1R,2R,4S,5S,8S)-2,8-diaryl-4-(4-nitrophenyl)-1-aza-3,7-dioxabicyclo[3.3.0]octanes

We have synthesized a series of (1R,2R,4S,5S,8S)-2,8-diaryl-4-(4-nitrophenyl)-1-aza-3,7-dioxabicyclo[3.3.0]octanes as a result of reaction of (1S,2S)-2-amino-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-1,3-propanediol with aromatic aldehydes. The structure of the compounds obtained was established on the basis of ¹H NMR data. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 757–763, May, 2006.