MIRC reactions of 2-bromo-5-(l-menthyloxy)furan-2(5H)-one with stabilized anions. Preparation of homochiral bicyclic γ-butyrolactones

Homochiral (5R)-4-bromo-5-(l-menthyloxy)furan-2(5H)-one with stabilized carbanions (from nitroalkanes, malononitrile and ethyl acetoacetate) afforded enantiopure bicyclic compounds in good yield (70–90%). 3-Oxabicyclic[3.1.0]hexan-2-one derivatives were obtained with nitromethane and malonic acid derivatives. However, dihydrofuro[3,4-d]isoxazol-6-one and dihydrofuro[3,4-b]furan-6(4H)-one derivatives were obtained from nitroethane and ethyl acetoacetate, respectively.     

Electrolytic partial fluorination of organic compounds. 54. Anodic mono- and trifluorination of thiochroman-4-one derivatives and the factors affecting product selectivity

Anodic fluorination of (E)-3-benzylidene-2,3-dihydrothiochroman-4-one and 3-benzyl-1-thiochromone derivatives under a variety of electrolytic conditions was found to provide selectively or exclusively the same fluorinated products: (E)-3-benzylidene-2,3-dihydro-2-fluorothiochroman-4-ones. In addition, di- and trifluorinated derivatives were also obtained depending on the starting heterocycles and electrolytic conditions. The factors affecting the product selectivity were also examined.     

Synthesis of 1-benzyl-3,6-diazahomoadamantane

By condensation of 4-phenylbutan-2-one with tetramethylenediethylenetetramine 1-benzyl-3,6-diazahomoadamantan-9-one was synthesized. Further nitration of 1-benzyl-3,6-diazahomoadamantan-9-one yielded 1-(4-nitrobenzyl)-3,6-dia?ahomoadamantan-9-one. The modification of the nitro and carbonyl groups resulted in the formation of 1-benzyl-3,6-diazahomoadamantane and its derivatives with functional groups in the benzene ring and at the bridge carbon atom C⁹.     

Enantioselective synthesis of both enantiomers of the neuroexcitant 2-amino-3-(3-hydroxy-5-tert-butylisoxazol-4-yl) propanoic acid (ATPA)

The preparation of both enantiomers of 2-amino-3-(3-hydroxy-5-tert-butylisoxazol-4-yl) propanoic acid (ATPA), 1, an analogue of the neuroexcitant 2-amino-3-(3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-yl) propanoic acid (AMPA) is described. The enantiomerically pure glycine derivative tert-butoxycarbonyl-2-(tert-butyl)-3-methyl-4-oxo-1-imidazolidinecarboxylate (BOC-BMI) was coupled with 4-bromomethyl-2-methoxymethyl-5-tert-butylisoxazolin-3-one 6 to give the intermediates (2R,5R)-8 and (2S,5S)-8. These alkylated products were hydrolyzed under mild conditions to give enantiopure (R)-1 and (S)-1 with e.e.'s in excess of 99% in 33% overall yield.     

Synthesis of piperidinones incorporating an amino acid moiety as potential SP antagonists

Substituted (±)-trans-1-benzyl-6-oxo-2-phenylpiperidine-3-carboxamides (type I) and the acylated derivatives of (±)-trans-5-amino-1-benzyl-6-phenylpiperidin-2-one (type II) were prepared by the reaction of (±)-trans-1-benzyl-6-oxo-2-phenylpiperidine-3-carboxylic acid and some common reagents to provide the products in satisfactory yields. Newly synthesized compounds share the same moiety with common SP antagonists and thus similar activities might be expected.     

Asymmetric chemoenzymatic synthesis of ramatroban using lipases and oxidoreductases

A chemoenzymatic asymmetric route for the preparation of enantiopure (R)-ramatroban has been developed for the first time. The action of lipases and oxidoreductases has been independently studied, and both were found as excellent biocatalysts for the production of adequate chiral intermediates under very mild reaction conditions. CAL-B efficiently catalyzed the resolution of (±)-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-carbazol-3-ol that was acylated with high stereocontrol. On the other hand, ADH-A mediated bioreduction of 4,9-dihydro-1H-carbazol-3(2H)-one provided an alternative access to the same enantiopure alcohol previously obtained through lipase-catalyzed resolution, a useful synthetic building block in the synthesis of ramatroban. Inversion of the absolute configuration of (S)-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-carbazol-3-ol has been identified as a key point in the synthetic route, optimizing this process to avoid racemization of the azide intermediate, finally yielding (R)-ramatroban in enantiopure form by the formation of the corresponding amine and the convenient functionalization of both exocyclic and indole nitrogen atoms.     

Controlling stereoselectivity by enzymatic and chemical means to access enantiomerically pure (1S,3R)-1-benzyl-2,3-dimethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives

A chemoenzymatic strategy for the synthesis of enantiomerically pure novel alkaloids (1S,3R)-1-benzyl-2,3-dimethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines is presented. The key steps are the biocatalytic stereoselective reductive amination of substituted 1-phenylpropan-2-one derivatives to yield chiral amines employing microbial ω-transaminases, and the diastereoselective reduction of a Bischler–Napieralski imine intermediate by catalytic hydrogenation in the presence of palladium on charcoal, leading exclusively to the desired cis-isomer.     

Resolution of racemic 1-benzyl-5-oxo-3-pyrrolidinecarboxylic acid with enantiopure (S)-phenylalanine N-benzylamide via diastereomeric salt formation

The resolution of racemic 1-benzyl-5-oxo-3-pyrrolidinecarboxylic acid 1, a potent chiral synthon with high pharmacological activity, was investigated with a variety of basic chiral resolving agents via diastereomeric salt formation. The findings in the optimization of resolution conditions aiming at an industrial-scale production revealed that (S)-phenylalanine benzylamide (S)-10 and 2-propanol containing ca. 4 mol % of water to (RS)-1 were the best conditions for obtaining enantiopure less-soluble diastereomeric salt, (S)-1/(S)-10/0.5H₂O (81%, 98% de, E 79%). X-ray crystallographic analysis of the salt clearly revealed that water molecules play a key role in crystallizing the enantiopure salt crystals, while stabilizing the crystal structure via three types of hydrogen-bond network associated with water molecules in addition to usual acid–base hydrogen bond.     

Synthesis of β-homophenylalanine derivatives by Negishi cross-coupling reactions

Three approaches to the synthesis of β²-homophenylalanine derivatives using Negishi cross-coupling reaction are reported. In the first two approaches, two protected α-iodomethyl-β-amino esters are each converted into the corresponding organozinc iodides, which then undergo Pd-catalysed cross-coupling with aromatic halides to give β²-homophenylalanine derivatives, and the X-ray crystal structure of one product is reported. Alternatively, Negishi cross-coupling of the zinc reagent derived from N-benzyl 3-iodomethyl azetidin-2-one and aryl halides gave 3-benzylazetidin-2-ones, masked β²-homophenylalanine derivatives. The X-ray crystal structure of 1-benzyl-3-[(p-toluenesulfonyloxy)-methyl]-azetidin-2-one confirms the structural assignment.     

A convenient synthesis of 3,4-dihydro-1,4-benzoxazin-2-ones

3,4-Dihydro-1,4-benzoxazin-2-one was prepared for the first time by catalytic hydrogenation of 4-benzyl-3,4-dihydro-1,4-benzoxazin-2-one. A simple and efficient synthesis of 4-benzyl- and 4-alkyl-3,4-dihydro-1,4-benzoxazin-2-one derivatives from ethyl 2-(2-hydroxyphenylamino)acetate and aldehydes is described. Some considerations regarding the reactivity of 3,4-dihydro-1,4-benzoxazin-2-ones are given.     

Synthesis of functionalized pyridazin-3(2H)-ones via selective bromine-magnesium exchange and lactam directed ortho C-H magnesiation

Selective bromine-magnesium exchange on 2-benzyl-5-bromo-4-methoxypyridazin-3(2H)-one could be achieved when MesMgBr was used as reagent. With more nucleophilic RMgCl species (R = Bu, i-Pr, Ph) both nucleophilic addition-elimination at C-4 and bromine-magnesium exchange at C-5 occurred. In 2-benzyl-5-bromopyridazin-3(2H)-one, which does not contain a substituent at C-4, addition could not be suppressed. Less nucleophilic Mg amides (TMPMgCl·LiCl) allowed regioselective C-H magnesiation at the C-4 position in such substrates, as exemplified for 2-benzyl-5-chloro- and 2-benzyl-6-chloropyridazin-3(2H)-one. Quenching of the magnesiated pyridazinones with electrophiles gives access to a variety of hitherto unknown pyridazin-3(2H)-one derivatives.     

Remarkable electronic and steric effects in the nitrile biotransformations for the preparation of enantiopure functionalized carboxylic acids and amides: implication for an unsaturated carbon-carbon bond binding domain of the amidase

Biotransformations of various functionalized racemic nitriles catalyzed by Rhodococcus erythropolis AJ270, a nitrile hydratase/amidase-containing microbial whole-cell catalyst, were studied. While the nitrile hydratase exhibits high catalytic efficiency but very low enantioselectivity against almost all nitrile substrates examined, the amidase is very sensitive toward the structure of the amides. The release of the steric crowdedness around the stereocenter of the substrates and the introduction of an unsaturated carbon-carbon bond into the substrates led to the significant acceleration of the reaction rate and the dramatic enhancement of the enantioselectivity. Nitrile biotransformations provide a unique and high-yielding synthetic route to highly enantiopure carboxylic acids and amides functionalized with an allyl, propargyl, allenyl, or vinyl group. The synthetic applications have been demonstrated by the synthesis of enantiopure heterocyclic compounds including iodoenol gamma-lactone, gamma-lactam, and 3-allyl-1-phenyl-3,4-dihydro-1H-quinolin-2-one derivatives.     

The Reaction of Methyl 2,4,6-Tri-0-benzoyl-3-0-benzyl-β-D-galactopyranoside with 1,1-Dichloromethyl Methyl Ether

When methyl 2,4,6-tri-0-benzoyl-3-0-benzyl-β-D-galacto-pyranoside (JO is treated in purified chloroform at 55-60′ with excess of dichloromethyl methyl ether in the presence of a catalytic amount of freshly fused zinc chloride for 1 h the corresponding α-glycosyl chloride 2 can be isolated by column chromatography in 75-80% yield. Compound 2 is an important intermediate in the synthesis of oligosaccharides containing a glycosyl-3-0-galactosyl sequence. Under the described reaction conditions the conversion 1 - 2 is accompanied by a slow anomerisation of 1 to give methyl 2,4,6-tri-0-benzoyl-3-0-benzyl-α-D-galactopyranoside. Prolonged treatment of 2 with the used excess of the reagent results in complete debenzylation of the substrate and the conversion of the putative 2,4,6-tri-O-benzoyl-α-D-galactopyranosyl chloride into the corresponding 3-0-formyl and 3-0-dichloromethyl derivatives.     

Phosphotungstic acid mediated,microwave assisted solvent-free green synthesis of highly functionalized 2ˈ-spiro and 2, 3-dihydro quinazolinone and 2-methylamino benzamide derivatives from aryl and heteroaryl 2-amino amides

Phosphotungstic acid has been found as green catalyst for the synthesis of spiro and cyclized quinazolinones and 2-amino substituted carboxamide under microwave irradiation and solvent-free condition has been developed. The scope of the reaction has been demonstrated for a variety of aldehydes and ketones with O-amino amides such as 2-amino-benzamide, 2-amino-5-iodo benzamide, 3-aminothiophene-2-carboxamide, 3-aminobenzofuran-2-carboxamide and 2-aminopyridine-3-carboxamides. The reaction afforded spiro-, cyclized quinazolinones and 2-amino substituted carboxamide derivatives within few minutes of irradiation in excellent yield. Plausible mechanism for the formation of products is provided. Synthetic utility of 1′H-spiro[fluorene-9,2′-quinazolin]-4′(3′H)-one 3a has been demonstrated by synthesis of 1,4-di(1′H-spiro[fluorene-9,2′-quinazolin]-4′(3′H)-one) buta-1,3-diyne 12, 1′-((1-benzyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl) methyl)-1′H-spiro[fluorene-9,2′-quinazolin]-4′(3′H)-one 13 and 1′-phenyl-1′H-spiro[fluorene-9,2′-quinazolin]-4′(3′H)-one 14 under standard protocols.     

Reactions of 6-benzyl-5-methyl-2-(methylsulfanyl)pyrimidin-4(3H)-one with aliphatic and aliphatic-aromatic amines

Russian Journal of Organic Chemistry - The rules were investigated of the regioselective synthesis of N2-substituted derivatives of 2-amino-6-benzyl-5-methylpyrimidin-4(3H)-one from...     

Highly Efficient Asymmetric Synthesis of Enantiopure Dihydro-1,2-oxazines: Dual-Organocatalyst-Promoted Asymmetric Cascade Reaction

A one-pot dual-organocatalyst-promoted asymmetric α-aminoxylation/aza-Michael/aldol consendation cascade reaction is presented. The targeted optically active 1,2-oxazine derivatives are synthesized in moderate yields (up to 70%), excellent enantioselectivities (ee >99% in all cases), and excellent diastereoselectivities (dr up to >99:1) under mild conditions. To further elucidate the synthetic utility of the cascade products, cleavage of the N-O bond is demonstrated and an enantiopure syn-1,4-amino alcohol derivative is achieved in excellent yield.     

SuperQuat N-acyl-5,5-dimethyloxazolidin-2-ones for the asymmetric synthesis of alpha-alkyl and beta-alkyl aldehydes

The proclivity of alpha-branched N-2'-benzyl-3'-phenylpropionyl derivatives of (S)-4-benzyl-5,5-dimethyl-, (S)-4-phenyl-5,5-dimethyl-, (S)-4-isopropyl-5,5-dimethyl-, (S)-4-benzyl- and (S)-4-benzyl-5,5-diphenyl-oxazolidin-2-ones to generate directly 2-benzyl-3-phenylpropionaldehyde upon hydride reduction with DIBAL is investigated. The (S)-4-benzyl-5,5-dimethyl-derivative proved optimal for inhibition of endocyclic nucleophilic attack, giving 2-benzyl-3-phenylpropionaldehyde in good yield upon reduction. Application of this methodology for the asymmetric synthesis of chiral aldehydes via diastereoselective enolate alkylation of a range of (S)-N-acyl-4-benzyl-5,5-dimethyloxazolidin-2-ones to afford and array of alpha-substituted-N-acyl-5,5-dimethyloxazolidin- 2-ones (85-94% de) and subsequent reduction with DIBAL afforded directly non-racemic alpha-substituted aldehydes without loss of stereochemical integrity (87-94% ee). The extension of this protocol for the asymmetric synthesis of beta-substituted aldehydes is demonstrated, via the diastereoselective conjugate addition of a range of organocuprates to (S)-N-acyl-4-phenyl-5,5-dimethyloxazolidin-2-ones which proceeds with high diastereoselectivity (generally > 95% de). Reduction of the conjugate addition products with DIBAL gives non-racemic beta-substituted aldehydes in high yields and in high ee (generally > 95% ee). This methodology is exemplified by the asymmetric synthesis of (R)-3-isopropenylhept-6-enal, which has previously been used in the synthesis of (3Z,6R)-3-methyl-6-isopropenyl-3,9-decadien-1-yl acetate, a component of the sex pheromones of the California red scale.     

Approaches to the Synthesis of Cytochalasans. Part 2. Pyrrolinone derivatives as basic units

Several attempts to prepare 3-acetyl-5-benzyl-3-pyrrolin-2-one ( 7 ) from phenylalanine are described. This goal was only reached formally, because compound 7 exists in the tautomeric form of (Z)-5-benzyl-3-(1′-hydroxyethylidene)-4-pyrrolin-2-one ( 17 ) according to the spectral data. The problem of tautomerism in pyrrolinone systems is discussed.     

Chemoselective synthesis of 3H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]quinolin-4(5H)-one derivatives from 3-phenacylideneoxindoles and substituted tosylmethyl isocyanide (TosMIC)

A simple and convenient synthetic approach to access of 3H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]quinolin-4(5H)-one derivatives by the reaction of (Z)-3-(2-oxo-2-ethylidene)indolin-2-one derivatives 1 with functionalized TosMICs under basic conditions has been reported. The desired products were obtained in good to excellent yields (82–94%). The easy accessibility of the starting materials, simple and mild reaction conditions, short reaction time, and good to excellent chemical yields make this methodology highly efficient.     

Synthesis of 1,3-dithianes and 1,3-dithiolanes. Baker's yeast reduction and lipase-catalyzed resolution for synthesis of enantiopure derivatives.

Three 1,3-dithiolanes and four 1,3-dithianes have been synthesised from 1-(1,3-dithiolan-2-yl)-2-propanone and 1-(1,3-dithian-2-yl)-2-propanone, respectively. Asymmetric reductions of these ketones using baker's yeast gave the corresponding enantiopure (S)-alcohols. Baker's yeast also reduced the double bond in 3-(1,3-dithian-2-yl)-3-buten-2-one enantioselectively to give (S)-3-(1,3-dithian-2-yl)-2-butanone. 3-(1,3-Dithian-2-yl)-3-buten-2-one was also reduced chemo-selectively and the resulting 3-(1,3-dithian-2-yl)-3-buten-2-ol was resolved by transesterification in organic solvent using lipase B from Candida antarctica to yield the (S)-alcohol and the (R)-acetate with very high enantiomeric ratio, E. Racemic 1-(1,3-dithiolan-2-yl)-2-propanol and 1-(1,3-dithian-2-yl)-2-propanol were also resolved under similar conditions to give the (S)-alcohols and the corresponding (R)-acetates.