Pd-catalyzed coupling reaction of acid chlorides with terminal alkynes using 1-(2-pyridylethynyl)-2-(2-thienylethynyl)benzene ligand

In the presence of 1-(2-pyridylethynyl)-2-(2-thienylethynyl)benzene as a ligand, the direct synthesis of alkynones has accomplished by a Pd-catalyzed coupling reaction of acid chlorides with terminal acetylenes under mild conditions.     

Facile and efficient synthesis of 6-(hydroxymethyl)purines

[reaction: see text] A facile and efficient methodology of the synthesis of 6-(hydroxymethyl)purine derivatives (bases and nucleosides) was developed based on Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions of 6-halopurines with acyloxymethylzinc iodides followed by deprotection. Several title compounds are inhibitors of adenosine deaminase and exert cytostatic activity.     

Total synthesis of (S)-(+)-curcudiol, and (S)-(+)- and (R)-(-)-curcuphenol.

A highly enantioselective synthesis of the versatile chiral synthons possessing one stereogenic center, (S)- and (R)-4-aryl-5-hydroxy-(2E)-pentenoate (3) was achieved based on the enzymatic reaction of (+/-)-3 with commercially available lipases MY-30 or OF-360 from Candida rugosa. Application of (S)-3 and (R)-3 to the total syntheses of(S)-curcuphenol (1), (S)-curcudiol (2), and (R)-curcuphenol (1), respectively, is described.     

Synthesis of protected L-4-[sulfono(difluoromethyl)phenylalanine and its incorporation into a peptide

[reaction: see text] A protected form of L-4-[sulfono(difluoromethyl)]phenylalanine (F(2)Smp), a novel non-hydrolyzable phospho- and sulfotyrosine mimetic, was synthesized via electrophilic fluorination of a benzylic sulfonate followed by a Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction between the fluorinated sulfonate and the zincate of protected iodoalanine. F(2)Smp was incorporated into a peptide using solid-phase peptide synthesis techniques.     

Total synthesis of (-)-fusarisetin A and reassignment of the absolute configuration of its natural counterpart

The first total synthesis of (-)-fusarisetin A, the enantiomer of naturally occurring acinar morphogenesis inhibitor (+)-fusarisetin A, was accomplished in 13 steps, leading to the reassignment of the absolute configuration of the natural product. The synthesis featured a Lewis acid-promoted intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction, a Pd-catalyzed O→C allylic rearrangement, a chemoselective Wacker oxidation, and a Dieckmann condensation/hemiketalization cascade.     

Access to isocarbacyclin derivatives via substrate-controlled enolate formation: total synthesis of 15-deoxy-16-(m-tolyl)- 17,18,19,20-tetranorisocarbacyclin

[reaction: see text] We describe a convergent and flexible synthesis of 15-deoxy-16-(m-tolyl)-17,18,19,20-tetranorisocarbacyclin (15-deoxy-TIC), a simple isocarbacyclin derivative. The synthesis takes advantage of two key step reactions: a regioselective deprotonation of the described ketone under substrate control which is then trapped, as the enol triflate, to generate the C6-C9alpha endocyclic double bond, followed by an sp2-sp3 Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction (C5-C6) with a suitable primary alkyl Grignard reagent. Introduction of the C13-C14 (E)-double bond in the omega-side chain is performed by the Julia-Kocie?ski olefination.     

Selective synthesis of epolactaene featuring efficient construction of methyl (Z)-2-iodo-2-butenoate and (2R,3S,4S)-2-trimethylsilyl-2,3-epoxy-4-methyl- gamma-butyrolactone

[reaction: see text] (+)-Epolactaene was synthesized in 14 steps in the longest linear sequence. The synthesis is highlighted by a highly efficient preparation of the lactone intermediate 4, which only requires three steps from the commercially available (S)-3-butyn-2-ol. It also features a fully stereocontrolled synthesis of the intermediate 9, which was constructed through the use of Zr-catalyzed methylalumination of alkynes and a series of Pd-catalyzed organozinc cross-coupling reactions, such as homopropargylation, direct ethynylation, and alkenylation of the methyl ester of (Z)-alpha-iodocrotonic acid (3).     

An efficient enantioselective synthesis of (S)-(-)-acromelobic acid

[reaction: see text] A highly efficient enantioselective synthesis of (S)-(-)-acromelobic acid (1) was achieved via asymmetric hydrogenation of dehydroamino acid derivative (3) using (R,R)-[Rh(DIPAMP)(COD)]BF(4) catalyst followed by removal of protective groups in >98% ee and good over all yield. The key intermediate (3) was prepared from the commercially available citrazinic acid (4) in six steps.     

An improved total synthesis of (+)-macroline and alstonerine as well as the formal total synthesis of (-)-talcarpine and (-)-anhydromacrosalhine-methine

An intramolecular Pd-catalyzed alpha-vinylation process is described. This cyclization has been employed for the enantiospecific total synthesis of gram quantities of both (+)-macroline 3 and the macroline equivalent 4. This sequence is compared to the enolate-driven cross-coupling process. The intermediate 4 was also converted into (-)-alstonerine 1 via modification of an intramolecular Tsuji-Wacker oxidation. This sequence resulted in an improved total synthesis of (-)-talcarpine 5 and (-)-anhydromacrosalhine-methine 6 as well.     

Synthesis of biphenyl-based arsine ligands by Suzuki-Miyaura coupling and their application to Pd-catalyzed arsination

A versatile and efficient approach for the synthesis of new biphenyl-based arsine ligands, by a Pd-catalyzed arsination to introduce the -AsPh(2) moiety, and then a Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling for biaryl construction is reported. By Pd-catalyzed arsination with n-Bu(3)SnAsPh(2) (1), (2-bromophenyl)diphenylarsine (2, 83%) was obtained. The Suzuki-Miyaura reaction between the bromoarsine 2 and aryl boronic acids bearing different substituents provided biarylarsine ligands (80-99%). The efficiency of catalysts derived from the new biarylarsine ligands was evaluated in the Pd-catalyzed arsination with perfluoroalkyl iodides (R(f)I). Outstanding activities of catalysts derived from Pd/methoxybiarylarsine ligands were found in this coupling reaction affording perfluoroalkyl arsines in very good yields (57-100%).     

Palladium-catalyzed asymmetric allylation and complex formation involving P,N-bidentate derivatives of (S)-2-(anilinomethyl)pyrrolidine

P,N-Bidentate (S)-2-(anilinomethyl)pyrrolidine derivatives and their complexes with rhodium(i) and palladium(ii) were synthesized. It was demonstrated that these compounds can be used in the Pd-catalyzed asymmetric allylation for the synthesis of chiral methyl 2-phenyl-2-(2-phenyl-o-carboranyl-1)pent-4-enoate.     

Enantioselective synthesis of (-)-pentalenene

A short, enantioselective synthesis of (-)-pentalenene is described. Catalytic enantioselective cyclopropenation with (R,R)-Rh2(OAc)(DPTI)3 was used to set the absolute stereochemistry, and an intramolecular Pauson-Khand reaction of the resulting cyclopropenyne was used to establish the quaternary center.     

(-)-(1R,2S)-肉豆蔻木脂素的不对称合成

报道了天然产物(-)-肉豆蔻木脂素的全合成. 以香草醛为起始原料, 经Wittig反应、LiAlH₄还原和Sharplass不对称双羟化等反应构建了苏式结构的中间体; 以焦性没食子酸为原料, 经Claisen重排反应制得另一种苯丙素片段; 2个中间体通过Mitsunobu反应, 缩合并使构型翻转, 得到赤式-(-)-肉豆蔻木脂素. 为赤式8-O-4′新木脂素的合成提供了一种新方法.     

Organic base-catalyzed stereodivergent synthesis of (R)- and (S)-3-amino-4,4,4-trifluorobutanoic acids

Organic base-catalyzed reaction of (S)-N-tert-butanesulfinyl (3,3,3)-trifluoroacetaldimine with dialkyl malonates was found to be effective for synthesis of both (S,S(S)) and (R,S(S)) β-aminomalonates in high yield with good to excellent diastereoselectivity (76-98% de). The products of this Mannich reaction provide direct access to β-trifluoromethyl-β-alanine of either (R) or (S) absolute configuration.     

First planar chiral bidentate ligand based on a (eta5-cyclopentadienyl)(eta4-cyclobutadiene) cobalt backbone: high efficiency in enantioselective palladium-catalyzed allylic substitutions

The synthesis of the planar chiral (R)-[eta5-(1-diphenylphosphino-2-tert-butylsulfenyl)cyclopentadienyl](eta4-tetraphenylcyclobutadiene) cobalt and its high efficiency as P,S-bidentate ligand in Pd-catalyzed allylic substitutions is described.     

(R)-2-{[4-(3-甲氧基丙氧基)-3-甲基吡啶-2-基]甲基亚硫酰基}- 1H-苯并咪唑的合成

以2,3-二甲基吡啶为起始原料, 经过11步反应, 不对称合成了质子泵抑制剂的关键中间体: (R)-2-{[4-(3-甲氧基丙氧基)-3-甲基吡啶-2-基]甲基亚硫酰基}-1H-苯并咪唑. 研究了用手性高效液相色谱拆分对映体、测定产品光学纯度的方法, 结果表明目标产品的ee值达到99%. 通过IR, UV, MS以及1H NMR分析对重要中间体和目标产品进行了结构鉴定.     

A convenient and expeditious synthesis of 3-(N-substituted) aminocoumarins via palladium-catalyzed Buchwald-Hartwig coupling reaction

A convenient protocol for the rapid and efficient synthesis of 3-(N-substituted) aminocoumarins is described. The synthetic route developed involves the Pd-catalyzed C-N coupling reaction from readily available 3-bromocoumarin derivatives in the presence of the catalytic system Pd(OAc)₂/Xantphos. Under these conditions, a series of nucleophiles including amides, sulfonamides, carbamates and functionalized amines, have been successfully reacted to afford the coupling products in fair to good yields.     

A dirhodium(II)-carbenoid route to (-)- and (+)-Geissman-Waiss lactone: synthesis of (1R,7R,8R)-(-)-turneforcidine.

(-)- and (+)-Geissman-Waiss lactone, 4b, was efficiently prepared via the intramolecular C-H insertion reaction of the chiral nonracemic diazoacetates (-)-5a and (+)-5b catalyzed by dirhodium(II) tetrakis[methyl (5R and 5S)-3-phenylpropanoyl-2-imidazolidinone-5-carboxylate]. The cyclization was found to proceed with excellent regioselectivity and cis-diastereoselectivity. The bicyclic lactone (-)-4b was successfully used in the synthesis of the necine base, (-)-turneforcidine 2.     

Asymmetric syntheses of the homalium alkaloids (-)-(s,s)-homaline and (-)-(r,r)-hopromine

The highly diastereoselective conjugate additions of the novel lithium amide reagents lithium (R)-N-(3-chloropropyl)-N-(α-methylbenzyl)amide and lithium (R)-N-(3-chloropropyl)-N-(α-methyl-p-methoxybenzyl)amide to α,β-unsaturated esters were used as the key steps in syntheses of the homalium alkaloids (-)-(S,S)-homaline and (-)-(R,R)-hopromine. The asymmetric synthesis of (-)-(S,S)-homaline was achieved in 8 steps and 18% overall yield, and the asymmetric synthesis of (-)-(R,R)-hopromine was achieved in 9 steps and 23% overall yield, from commercially available starting materials in each case. These syntheses therefore represent by far the most efficient total asymmetric syntheses of these alkaloids reported to date. A sample of the (4'R,4'S)-epimer of hopromine was also produced using this approach, which provided the first unambiguous confirmation of its absolute configuration and therefore that of natural (-)-(R,R)-hopromine.     

Stereoselective synthesis of (Z)-β-fluoro-α,β-unsaturated esters from (Z)-2-fluoro-1-alkenyliodonium salts

(Z)-β-Fluoro-α,β-unsaturated esters were stereoselectively synthesized from (Z)-2-fluoro-1-alkenyliodonium salts by the Pd-catalyzed methoxycarbonylation reaction. The reaction proceeded at room temperature and various functional groups on the substrate can tolerate the reaction conditions.