An efficient synthesis of the constrained peptidomimetic 2-oxo-3-(N-9-fluorenyloxycarbonylamino)-1-azabicyclo[4.3.0]nonane-9-carboxylic acid from pyroglutamic acid

[reaction: see text] Azabicyclo[X.Y.0]alkane amino acids are rigid dipeptide mimetics that are useful tools for structure-activity studies in peptide-based drug discovery. Herein, we report an efficient synthesis of three diastereomers of 9-tert-butoxycarbonyl-2-oxo-3-(N-tert-butoxycarbonylamino)-1-azabicyclo[4.3.0]nonane (3S,6S,9S, 3S,6R,9R, and 3S,6R,9S). Methyl N-Boc-pyroglutamate is cleaved with vinylmagnesium bromide to produce an acyclic gamma-vinyl ketone. Michael addition of N-diphenylmethyleneglycine tert-butyl ester produces the N-Boc-delta-oxo-alpha,omega-diaminoazelate intermediate, which, on hydrogenloysis, gives the fused ring system. Acidolytic deprotection followed by Fmoc-protection provided building blocks suitable for solid-phase synthesis.     

Pipérazinediones-2,5. 2. Les acides dioxothiazolidino pipérazine carboxyliques et leurs dérivés désulfurés

We have recently described a new synthetic route which has been used in our laboratory for the preparation of several novel heterocyclic systems comprising, the I,l-dimethylthiazolidino[3,4-o)piperazine-5,8- dione-3-carboxylic acid and the 2,2-dimethylthiazolidino[3,2-a]piper- azine-5,8-dione-3-carboxylic acid (8). The former was obtained with quan- titative yield and the latter with 71% yield. As a development of our studies on novel 2,5-piperazinedione systems, we describe in this report, the synthesis of the (2,5-dioxopiperazinyl)2-isobutyric acid (9), then-butyl(2-isopropyl)3,6-dioxopiperazinyl-l) acetate (1 l), and another synthetic route, illustrated in Scheme I, by which the compound 8 was obtained with quantitative yield. Spectrometric data were obtained and their interpretation confirms the proposed structure of the new compounds.     

Design and synthesis of novel tricycles based on 4H-benzo[1,4]thiazin-3-one and 1,1-dioxo-1,4-dihydro-2H-1lambda6-benzo[1,4]thiazin-3-one

This paper reports our recent efforts to develop novel tricycles based on 4H-benzo[1,4]thiazin-3-one ( 2) and 1,1-dioxo-1,4-dihydro-2H-1lambda(6)-benzo[1,4]thiazin-3-one (3) using 1,5-difluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene (1). All of these tricycles integrate two privileged structures into one skeleton, including 3,8-dihydro-5-thia-1,3,8-triaza-cyclopenta[b]naphthalene-7-one (4, 10, 12), 5,5-dioxo-3,5,6,8-tetrahydro-5lambda(6)-thia-1,3,8-triaza-cyclopenta[b]naphthalene-7-one (5, 11), 3,8-dihydro-5-thia-1,2,3,8-tetraaza-cyclopenta[b]naphthalene-7-one (6), 5,5-dioxo-3,5,6,8-tetrahydro-5lambda(6)-thia-1,2,3,8-tetraaza-cyclopenta[b]naphthalene-7-one (7), 3,8-dihydro-1H-5-thia-1,3,8-triaza-cyclopenta[b]naphthalene-2,7-dione (8), and 5,5-dioxo-3,5,6,8-tetrahydro-1H-5lambda(6)-thia-1,3,8-triaza-cyclopenta[b]naphthalene-2,7-dione (9). A typical library of scaffold 5 was synthesized in a parallel solution-phase manner and analyzed by HPLC-UV-MS or HPLC-UV-ELSD method.     

Highly efficient racemisation of a key intermediate of the antibiotic moxifloxacin

N-Chlorination by sodium dichloroisocyanurate and dehydrochlorination by TEA, followed by hydrogenation, allowed (1R,6S)-8-benzyl-7,9-dioxo-2,8-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]nonane to be quantitatively racemised and the resulting trans-free cis racemate to be recycled into the resolution process to yield (1S,6R)-8-benzyl-7,9-dioxo-2,8-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]nonane, a key intermediate of moxifloxacin.     

Derivatives of heterocyclic α-iminocarboxylic acids 3. Synthesis of N-alkoxycarbonyl and N-alkoxycarbonylalkenyl derivatives of α-iminocarboxylic acids

By the interaction of L-proline, L-thioproline, pipecolic acid, tetrahydro-1,4-thiazine-3-carboxylic acid, and diastereomeric esters of tetrahydro-1,4-thiazine-3,5-dicarboxylic acid with methyl chloroformate, methyl propiolate, and acetylenecarboxylic acid, we have obtained N-alkoxycarbonyl and N-alkoxycarbonylalkenyl derivatives of -iminocarboxylic acids. By the reaction of N-methoxycarbonyltetrahydro-1,4-thiazine-3-carboxylic acid with hydrazine hydrate, we have obtained 8-amino-7,9-dioxo-4-thia-1,8-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]nonane.For communication 2, see [1].Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1561–1566, November, 1993.     

4-(10-Methyl-10H-phenothiazin-3-yl)-1,4-dihydropyridines, 4,5-dihydroindeno[1,2-<Emphasis Type="Italic">b</Emphasis>]-and 5,5-dioxo-4,5-dihydrobenzo-thieno[3,2-<Emphasis Type="Italic">b</Emphasis>]pyridines

Different modifications of the Hantzsch synthesis using 10-methyl-10H-phenothiazine-3-carbaldehyde gave 4-(10-methyl-10H-phenothiazin-3-yl)-substituted 1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-di-, 5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-1H-indeno[1,2-b]pyridine-, and 5,5-dioxo-4,5-dihydro-1H-5λ⁶-benzo[4,5]thieno[3,2-b]pyridine-3-carboxylic esters. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 280–288, February, 2007.     

Cyclopropanation of N-substituted 3-aryl-2-cyanoprop-2-enamides and derivatives of 5,5-Dimethyl-2-oxo-2,5-dihydrofuran-3-carboxylic acid and 2-oxochromene-3-carboxylic acid with bromine-containing zinc enolates

Zinc enolates derived from 1-aryl-2,2-dibromoalkanones react with N-substituted 3-aryl-2-cyanoprop-2-enamides and 5,5-dimethyl-2-oxo-2,5-dihydrofuran-3-carboxylic and 2-oxochromene-3-carboxylic acid derivatives to give, respectively, N-substituted 2-alkyl-3-aryl-2-aroyl-1-cyanocyclopropane-1-carboxamides, 6-(4-bromobenzoyl)-4,4,6-trimethyl-2-oxo-3-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-1-carboxylic acid ethyl ester and morpholide, and 1-alkyl-1-aroyl-2-oxo-1a,7b-dihydrocyclopropla[c]chromene-1a-carboxylic acids as a single geometric isomer. Treatment of 1-alkyl-1-aroyl-2-oxo-1a,7b-dihydrocyclopropa[c]chromene-1a-carboxylic acids with carboxylic acid anhydrides leads to the formation of the corresponding 9c-alkyl-1-aryl-3,4-dioxo-9b,9c-dihydro-2,5-dioxacyclopenta[2,3]cyclopropa[1,2-a]naphthalen-1-yl carboxylates.     

Hydroxy lactones with the gem-dimethylcyclohexane system – Synthesis and antimicrobial activity

Two new lactones comprising the gem-dimethylcyclohexane ring: 2-chloro-5,5-dimethyl-9-oxabicyclo[4.3.0]nonan-8-one and 2-bromo-5,5-dimethyl-9-oxabicyclo[4.3.0]nonan-8-one as well as the already known 2-iodo-5,5-dimethyl-9-oxabicyclo[4.3.0]nonan-8-one, were obtained from (6,6-dimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-yl)acetic acid. These lactones were used as substrates for the screening of biotransformation by whole cells of nine fungal strains (Fusarium species, Syncephalastrum racemosum and Cunninghamella japonica). Some of these microorganisms (mainly Fusarium species) transformed all three lactones during the hydrolytic dehalogenation into 2-hydroxy-5,5-dimethyl-9-oxabicyclo[4.3.0]nonan-8-one. It is worth noting that two microorganisms (Fusarium culmorum and Fusarium scirpi) converted iodolactone with very high enantioselectivity (75.1% and 91.6%, respectively). The (+) isomer of hydroxy lactone was preferred. At the last step the hydroxy lactone obtained during biotransformation was examined for its biological activity against bacteria, yeasts and fungi. It was found that this compound inhibits growth of some tested microorganisms.     

Substituierte 9-Oxabicyclo[4.2.1]- und 9-Oxabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane IV. endo,endo-2,5-Dihydroxy-9-oxabicyclo[4.2.1]nonan,endo, endo-, endo,exo- und exo,exo-2,6-Dihydroxy sowie endo,exo-2,7-Dihydroxy-9-oxabicyclo[3.3.1]nonan; Darstellung und Umwandlungsprodukte

The synthesis of the following compounds and reaction products thereof are described: endo, endo-2,5-dihydroxy-9-oxabicyclo[4.2.1]nonane ( 3–5 ), epimeric 2,6-dihydroxy-9-oxabicyclo[3.3.1]nonanes (endo, endo: 6–8 , exo, exo: 29–32 , and endo, exo: 43–45 ), and endo, exo 2,7-dihydroxy-9-oxabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane ( 46–50 ).     

Synthesis of perfluorobicyclic ethers [2]. The electrochemical fluorination of α-cyclohexenyl-substituted carboxylic acid derivatives

The electrochemical fluorination of α-cyclohexenyl-substituted carboxylic esters [

; R′CH₃, C₂H₅, C₃H₇)] afforded both perfluoro(9-alkyl-7-oxa-bicyclo[4.3.0]nonane)s and perfluoro(8-alkoxy-9-alkyl-7-oxabicyclo[4.3.0]nonane)s in fairly good yields. As the driving force for the ring-closure in this fluorination, a mechanism which involves a resonance stabilized intermediate radical is proposed. Perfluoro(8-chloro-8-methoxy-9-ethyl-7-oxabicyclo[4.3.0]nonane) and perfluoro(8,8-dichloro-9-ethyl-7-oxabicyclo[4.3.0]nonane) were obtained by the controlled chlorination of perfluoro(8-methoxy-9-ethyl-7-oxabicyclo[4.3.0]nonane) with anhydrous aluminum chloride in low yields. Some new fused perfluorobicyclic ethers and a perfluoroacid fluoride obtained in this experiment have been characterized by infrared, mass and ¹⁹F nmr spectra and elemental analysis.     

The simplest synthesis of 5,5-disubstituted and spiranic methyl 4-amino-2,2-dioxo-2,5-dihydro-1,2λ6-oxathiole-3-carboxylates

We report the short and the simplest strategy for the synthesis of methyl 4-amino-2,2-dioxo-2,5-dihydro-1,2λ⁶-oxathiole-3-carboxylates bearing aliphatic substituents at the 5th position. A number of cyanohydrins were forced to react with methyl 2-(chlorosulfonyl)acetate to give the interim methyl 2-[(cyanomethoxy)sulfonyl]acetates that upon Et₃N-mediated conditions underwent the CSIC [Carbanion mediated Sulfonate (Sulfonamido) Intramolecular Cyclization] reaction yielding the 5,5-disubstituted and spiranic methyl 4-amino-2,2-dioxo-2,5-dihydro-1,2λ⁶-oxathiole-3-carboxylates.     

2-Oxo-9C(3)-hydroxy- und 2-Oxo-9C(7)-hydroxy-bicyclo[3.3.1]nonan

A synthesis of the two C(9) epimers 14 and 15 of 2-oxo-9-hydroxy-bicyclo[3.3.1]nonane is described starting from the two C(2) epimers 3 and 4 of 2-hydroxy-9-oxo-bicyclo[3.3.1]nonane.     

Synthesis of neodysiherbaine

The stereocontrolled synthesis of neodysiherbaine from diacetyl-l-arabinal is described. Key steps in the synthesis include the use of an asymmetric phase-transfer catalyzed glycine imine alkylation to introduce the α-amino acid function, and the RuO₄-mediated oxidative cyclization of a 1,5-diene to generate the 2,7-dioxabicyclo[4.3.0]nonane ring system.     

Useful enantioselective bicyclization reactions using an N-protonated chiral oxazaborolidine as catalyst

[reaction: see text] Nine examples are reported of enantioselective [4 + 2] cycloaddition reactions of achiral, acyclic substrates to form chiral bicyclo[4.3.0]nonane or bicyclo[4.4.0]decane derivatives.     

Synthesis of sulfur-bridged piperazinediones by reaction of 3,6-dibromo-1,4-dimethyl-2,5-piperazinedione with geminal dithiols

The reaction of several geminal dithiols with 3,6-dibromo-1,4-dimethyl-2,5-piperazinedione gave in good yields piperazinedione derivatives substituted at the 3,6-position with a geminal dithiol-bridging group. These sulfur-bridged piperazinediones formally represent derivatives of the 2,4-dithia-6,8-diaza-7,9-dioxobicyclo[3.2.2]nonane ring system. Attempts to transform these sulfur-bridged piperazinediones to 3,6-epidithiopiperazinediones by removal of the bridging group common to the sulfur functionality were unsuccessful. Studies also are reported of addition of thioacetic acid to 3,6-dimethylene-2,5-piperazinedione to give 3,6-diacetylthio-3,6-dimethyl-2,5-piperazinedione. Conversion of the 3,6-diacetylthio derivative to the epithiopiperazinedione ring system yielded a mixture of epimono- and epidithiopiperazinediones.     

Synthesis of N-ethoxycarbonyl-7-azabicyclo[4.2.1]nonane and N-ethoxycarbonyl-9-azabicyclo[4.2.1]nonane

The synthesis of N-ethoxycarbonyl-7-azabicyclo[4.2.1]nonane and N-ethoxycarbonyl-9-azabicyclo[4.2.1]nonane, starting from bicyclo[5.1.0]octan-2-one, is described. The key step is the cyclopropyl ring fission by pyridinium chloride.     

The reaction of perfluorobicyclic ethers and perfluorospiro-ethers with anhydrous aluminum chloride

Perfluorobicyclic ethers and perfluorospiroethers, all containing an oxolane skeleton, were treated with AlCl₃ in a heterogeneous manner to give the corresponding α,α,α′-trichlorinated and α,α-dichlorinated products, respectively. From perfluoroacetal compounds, for example, perfluoro(8-methoxy-7-oxabicyclo- [4.3.0]nonane), mono- and di-chlorinated products, i.e. perfluoro- (8-chloro-8-methoxy-7-oxabicyclo[4.3.0]nonane) and perfluoro- (8,8-dichloro-7-oxabicyclo[4.3.0]nonane) were obtained in good yields. The action of fuming sulfuric acid on these polychlorinated products led to the formation of the corresponding lactones. Perfluoro(6-chloro-7-oxa-8-oxobicyclo[4.3.0]nonane) was treated with (CH₃)₂NLi to give N,N-dimethylundecafluoro-2-oxocyclohexyl- acetamide.     

Stepwise unidirectional synthesis of oligo phenylene vinylenes with a series of monomers. Use in plastic solar cells

Four new monomers for directional stepwise synthesis of oligophenylenevinylenes (OPVs) (4-{2-[4-(5,5-dimethyl[1,3]dioxan-2-yl)-2,5-dipropoxyphenyl]vinyl}benzyl)phosphonic acid diethyl ester, (5-{2-[4-(5,5-dimethyl[1,3]dioxan-2-yl)-2,5-dipropylphenyl]vinyl}thiophene-2-ylmethyl)phosphonic acid diethyl ester, (5-{2-[4-(5,5-dimethyl[1,3]dioxan-2-yl)-2,5-dipropoxyphenyl]vinyl}thiophene-2-ylmethyl)phosphonic acid diethyl ester, and (7-{2-[4-(5,5-dimethyl[1,3]dioxan-2-yl)-2,5-dipropylphenyl]vinyl}benzo[1,2,5]thiadiazol-4-ylmethyl)phosphonic acid diethyl ester have been prepared. Trimeric OPVs were then synthesized and tested as active materials in photovoltaic cells. Conversion efficiencies in the range of 0.5-1% were obtained in blends with the soluble C(60) derivative PCBM. A terpyridine end-functionalized trimer and a heterotrimer with a mixed composition of monomers were also prepared.     

An efficient synthesis of N1-substituted 2,5-dioxo-1,2,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-3-quinolinecarboxamide via enolate salts

Various 2-(2-cyano-2-carbamoyl-1-ethenyl)-5,5-dimethyl-3-oxo-1-cyclohexen-1-olates substituted in the amide group with dialkylammonium or sodium cations were prepared via reactions of N-substituted cyanoacetamides with dimedone-DMFDMA adduct by a one-pot, two-step protocol. The salts obtained were used in reactions with N-nucleophiles for further synthesis of the N1-substituted 2,5-dioxo-1,2,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-3-quinolinecarboxamides that are analogues of well-known pharmaceuticals. The structure of the salts and the N1-substituted 2,5-dioxo-1,2,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-3-quinolinecarboxamides was established by means of spectroscopic and X-ray diffraction studies.     

Polymerization systems driven by aromatization energy: Anionic polymerization of 4-allylidene-2,6-dimethyl-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-one and spiro[2,5]octadienone derivatives

To investigate the polymerization systems driven by aromatization energy, 4-allylidene-2,6-dimethyl-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-one ( Ia ), 5,7-dimethyl-1-vinylspiro[2,5]octa-4,7-dien-6-one ( Ib ), 4,7-dimethyl-1-vinylspiro[2,5]octa-4,7-dien-6-one [ Ic ], 2-vinyl-2′-methylspiro[cyclopropane-1,4′-(1′-naphthalenone)] ( Id ), and 2-phenyl-2′-methylspiro[cyclopropane-1,4′-(1′-naphthalenone)] ( Ie ) were prepared and polymerized with sodium cyanide in N,N-dimethylformamide. Monomer Ia was highly polymerizable even at ?65°C. Monomers Ib–Ie also polymerized well, giving powdery polymers that were soluble in common solvents. All the polymerizations took place through the aromatization of the cyclohexadienone ring, suggesting that the aromatization energy is the driving force for the polymerization of these monomers.