Correlation between C and O chemical shifts and torsional strain in spiroacetals

The relationship between the ¹³C and ¹⁷O NMR chemical shifts and the dihedral energies (non-bonding interactions) of 1,4-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonane, 1,4-dioxa- and 6,10-dioxaspiro[4.5]decane, 1,4-dioxa- and 6,11-dioxaspiro[4.6]undecane, 1,5-dioxaspiro[5.5]undecane, 1,5-dioxa and 7,12-dioxaspiro[5.6]dodecane and 1,6-dioxaspiro[6.6]tridecane were analyzed. These data showed correlation of the non-bonding interactions with the chemical shift of the spiranic carbon, as well as a linear relationship between ¹³C and ¹⁷O.     

Hydrogen atom transfer methodology for the synthesis of C-22, C-23, and C-25 stereoisomers of cephalostatin north 1 side chain from spirostan sapogenins

A simple synthesis of all eight C-22, C-23, and C-25 diastereoisomers of the cephalostatin north 1 side chain has been accomplished from (25R)-5α-spirostan-3β-ol (tigogenin). The synthesis involves selective hydroxylations at C-23 and C-25 and reductive opening of the 1,6-dioxaspiro[4.5]decane spirostan system to give a conveniently protected 5α-furostan-3β,23,25,26-tetrol. The construction of the required 1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonane system entailed an intramolecular hydrogen abstraction reaction promoted by the C-25 alkoxyl radical as the key step. Acid-catalyzed isomerization of the spiroketal unit suggested that 22R isomers are the thermodynamic products while the 22S isomers are the result of kinetic control. The acid-catalyzed equilibrium between 1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonane and 1,6-dioxaspiro[4.5]decane systems was also studied. In the 1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonane units, the observed ³J_23,24 coupling constants suggest that the five-membered puckered ring-F undergoes substantial conformational changes on going from 22S to 22R isomers.     

Flexible synthesis of enantiomerically pure 2,8-dialkyl-1,7-dioxaspiro[5.5]undecanes and 2,7-dialkyl-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.5]decanes from propargylic and homopropargylic alcohols

A new approach to enantiomerically pure 2,8-dialkyl-1,7-dioxaspiro[5.5]undecanes and 2,7-dialkyl-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.5]decanes is described and utilizes enantiomerically pure homopropargylic alcohols obtained from lithium acetylide opening of enantiomerically pure epoxides, which are, in turn, acquired by hydrolytic kinetic resolution of the corresponding racemic epoxides. Alkyne carboxylation and conversion to the Weinreb amide may be followed by triple-bond manipulation prior to reaction with a second alkynyllithium derived from a homo- or propargylic alcohol. In this way, the two ring components of the spiroacetal are individually constructed, with deprotection and cyclization affording the spiroacetal. The procedure is illustrated by acquisition of (2S,5R,7S) and (2R,5R,7S)-2-n-butyl-7-methyl-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.5]-decanes (1), (2S,6R,8S)-2-methyl-8-n-pentyl-1,7-dioxaspiro[5.5]undecane (2), and (2S,6R,8S)-2-methyl-8-n-propyl-1,7-dioxaspiro[5.5]undecane (3). The widely distributed insect component, (2S,6R,8S)-2,8-dimethyl-1,7-dioxaspiro[5.5]undecane (4), was acquired by linking two identical alkyne precursors via ethyl formate. In addition, [(2)H(4)]-regioisomers, 10,10,11,11-[(2)H(4)] and 4,4,5,5-[(2)H(4)] of 3 and 4,4,5,5-[(2)H(4)]-4, were acquired by triple-bond deuteration, using deuterium gas and Wilkinson's catalyst. This alkyne-based approach is, in principle, applicable to more complex spiroacetal systems not only by use of more elaborate alkynes but also by triple-bond functionalization during the general sequence.     

Electrolytic ethoxylation of several γ-furylalkanols

Compounds of the 2-ethoxy-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]-3-nonene series were obtained during the electrolysis of solutions of primary, secondary, and tertiary-furylalkanols in ethanol as a result of intramolecular alkoxylation. Depending on the conditions, catalytic hydrogenation of the products leads to the formation of 2-ethoxy-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonanes or 1,6-dioxaspiro [4.4 ]nonanes.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1303–1305, October, 1970.     

Study of furan compounds

The electrolytic alkoxylation of several furan aldehydes and ketones was accomplished. It is shown that the electrolytic methoxylation of the aldehydes is an intramolecular reaction and leads to compounds of the 2,7-dimethoxy-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]-3-nonene series. Depending on the conditions, 2,7-dimethoxy-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonanes and 1,6-dioxaspiro [4.4]-nonanes were synthesized by the catalytic hydrogenation of the latter. The corresponding -carbonyl-containing 2,5-dimethoxy-2,5-dihydrofurans are formed in the case of the methoxylation of the furan ketones.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1155–1158, September, 1971.     

Synthesis of Chiral Spiroacetals from Carbohydrates

Chiral spiroacetals of the 1,7-dioxaspiro[5.5]undecane, 1,6-dioxaspiro[4.5]decane, and 1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonane types have been prepared from carbohydrates in pyranose or furanose forms. The spirocyclization reaction has been accomplished from a conveniently homologated carbohydrate by an intramolecular hydrogen abstraction reaction promoted by alkoxy radicals. Thus, 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-benzyl-1-deoxy-1-(3'-hydroxypropyl)-alpha-D-glucopyranose (2) was photolyzed with visible light in the presence of (diacetoxyiodo)benzene and iodine to give a mixture of (1R)-(3) and (1S)-2,3,4,6-tetra-O-benzyl-1-deoxy-D-glucopyranose-1-spiro-2'-tetrahydrofuran (4). The photolysis of methyl 6-deoxy-6-(2'-hydroxyethyl)-2,3,4-tri-O-methyl-alpha-D-glucopyranoside (8) gave the isomeric spiroacetals methyl (5S)- (9) and (5R)-6-deoxy-5,2'-epoxy-6-ethyl-2,3,4-tri-O-methyl-alpha-D-glucopyranoside (10) in which the spirocenter is now located at C-5. The spiroacetals of the [5.5]undecane series: methyl (5R)- (19) and (5S)-6-deoxy-5,3'-epoxy-2,3,4-tri-O-methyl-6-propyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside (20) have been prepared starting from methyl 6-deoxy-6-(3'-hydroxypropyl)-2,3,4-tri-O-methyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside (18). The reaction has also been applied to hexofuranoses and 1-deoxy-1-(3'-hydroxypropyl)-2,3:5,6-di-O-isopropylidene-alpha-D-mannofuranose (21) gave rise to (1S)- (22) and (1R)-1-deoxy-2,3:5,6-di-O-isopropylidene-D-mannofuranose-1-spiro-2'-tetrahydrofuran (23); and 1-deoxy-1-(4'-hydroxybutyl)-2,3:5,6-di-O-isopropylidene-alpha-D-mannofuranose (28) to (1R)- (30) and (1S)-1-deoxy-2,3:5,6-di-O-isopropylidene-D-mannofuranose-1-spiro-2'-tetrahydropyran (32). Both spiroacetal enantiomers are formally available from the same carbohydrate.     

A short and versatile route to chiral spiroketal skeletons

Different chiral spiroketal skeletons are obtained, in a versatile manner, by iterative alkylations of acetone N,N-dimethylhydrazone with iodides 2 followed by a one-pot deprotection/spirocyclization sequence. This methodology has been applied successfully to the synthesis of 1,7-dioxaspiro[5.5]undecane and 1,6-dioxaspiro[4.5]decane systems.     

Organoselenium mediated asymmetric cyclizations. Synthesis of enantiomerically pure 1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonanes

The asymmetric cyclization of 1-hydroxyoct-7-en-4-one, promoted by camphorselenenyl tetrafluoroborate, generated from camphor diselenide and silver tetrafluoroborate in dichloromethane at room temperature, afforded a mixture of two diastereoisomeric E- and two diastereoisomeric Z-2-[(camphorseleno)methyl]-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonanes. These were separated by medium pressure liquid chromatography and then deselenenylated with triphenyltin hydride and AIBN to give enantiomerically pure 2-methyl-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonanes. The camphorseleno group was also substituted by an allyl function using allyltributyltin in the presence of AIBN.     

Structure of bromo derivatives of 1,6-dioxaspiro[4,4]nonanes

The PMR spectra of 1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonane and its monobromo and dibromo derivatives indicate that bromination of 1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonanes proceeds at the 4 and 9 positions of the spiran ring.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1450–1451, November, 1970.     

Three-component reaction of 5-aryl-4-(quinoxalin-2-yl)-furan-2,3-diones,acetylenedicarboxylic acid dimethyl ester,and triphenylphosphine

Three-component synthesis from 5-aryl-4-(quinoxalin-2-yl)furan-2,3-diones, acetylenedicarboxylic acid dimethyl ester, and triphenylphosphine afforded methyl esters of 1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nona-3,7-diene-4-carboxylic and 4H-furo[3,2-c]pyran-3-carboxylic acids.     

Electrophysiological Responses of Bactrocera kraussi (Hardy) (Tephritidae) to Rectal Gland Secretions and Headspace Volatiles Emitted by Conspecific Males and Females

Pheromones are biologically important in fruit fly mating systems, and also have potential applications as attractants or mating disrupters for pest management. Bactrocera kraussi (Hardy) (Diptera: Tephritidae) is a polyphagous pest fruit fly for which the chemical profile of rectal glands is available for males but not for females. There have been no studies of the volatile emissions of either sex or of electrophysiological responses to these compounds. The present study (i) establishes the chemical profiles of rectal gland contents and volatiles emitted by both sexes of B. kraussi by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) and (ii) evaluates the detection of the identified compounds by gas chromatography–electroantennogram detection (GC–EAD) and –electropalpogram detection (GC–EPD). Sixteen compounds are identified in the rectal glands of male B. kraussi and 29 compounds are identified in the rectal glands of females. Of these compounds, 5 were detected in the headspace of males and 13 were detected in the headspace of females. GC–EPD assays recorded strong signals in both sexes against (E,E)-2,8-dimethyl-1,7-dioxaspiro[5.5]undecane, 2-ethyl-7-mehtyl-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.5]decane isomer 2, (E,Z)/(Z,E)-2,8-dimethyl-1,7-dioxaspiro[5.5]undecane, and (Z,Z)-2,8-dimethyl-1,7-dioxaspiro[5.5]undecane. Male antennae responded to (E,E)-2,8-dimethyl-1,7-dioxaspiro[5.5]undecane, 2-methyl-6-pentyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran, 6-hexyl-2-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran, 6-oxononan-1-ol, ethyl dodecanoate, ethyl tetradecanoate and ethyl (Z)-hexadec-9-enoate, whereas female antennae responded to (E,E)-2,8-dimethyl-1,7-dioxaspiro[5.5]undecane and 2-methyl-6-pentyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran only. These compounds are candidates as pheromones mediating sexual interactions in B. kraussi.     

Synthesis of methyl-1,6-dioxaspiro[4,5]decanes using organoselenium mediated cyclization reactions

Three naturally occurring methyl-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.5]decanes have been prepared in good yield using organoselenium mediated reactions during the crucial cyclization process.     

Syntheses based on 8-substituted 3-bromoacetyl-3,8-dimethyl-2,7-dioxaspiro[4,4]nonane-1,6-diones

By reaction of 8-substituted 3-bromoacetyl-3,8-dimethyl-2,7-dioxaspiro[4,4]nonane-1,6-diones with thiourea and substituted thioureas under Hansch reaction conditions, we have obtained the novel heterocycles 3-[2′-amino(arylamino)thiazol-4-yl]-3,8-dimethyl-2,7-dioxaspiro[4,4]nonane-1,6-diones. By reacting the above-indicated bromoacetyl spirodilactones with 5-aryl-3-mercapto-1,2,4-triazoles, we obtained 8-substituted 3-(aryl-3,8-dimethyl-1′,2′,4′-triazol-3′-yl)thioacetyl-2,7-dioxaspiro[4,4]nonane-1,6-diones. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 123–129, January, 2006.     

Reaction of 3-formyl-2-methoxy-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonanes with 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole: synthesis of 2-(1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimid-6-yl)methylenetetrahydrofurans

The reaction of 3-formyl-2-methoxy-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonanes with 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole gives 2-(1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimid-6-yl)methylenetetrahydrofurans in 51–65% yields.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2004–2005, November, 1993.     

Synthesis of optically active 2-ethyl-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonane (chalcogran), the principal aggregation pheromone of pityogenes chalcographus (l.)1

((2R, 5RS)- and (2S, 5RS)-2-Ethyl-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonanes (chalcograns) were synthesized in a simple manner by applying the recent technique of dianion chemistry.     

Stereospecific entry to [4.5]spiroketal glycosides using alkylidenecarbene C-H insertion

[reaction: see text] A novel method for the stereospecific preparation of [4.5]spiroketal glycosides utilizing the 1,5 C-H bond insertion of alkylidenecarbenes is described. Treatment of 2-oxopropyl beta-pyranosides A with lithium (trimethylsilyl)diazomethane in THF at -78 degrees C afforded 1,6-dioxaspiro[4,5]decenes B in good yield. Submission of the corresponding alpha-glycosides C to the same reagent gave the isomeric insertion products D in moderate to high yield.     

Synthesis of oxa-aza spirobicycles by intramolecular hydrogen atom transfer promoted by N-radicals in carbohydrate systems

The nitrogen-centred radical generated by reaction of an N-phosphoramidate or N-cyanamide, attached to a tri- or tetramethylene tether extended from the C-1 of a carbohydrate, with (diacetoxyiodo)benzene (DIB) and iodine can undergo a regio- and stereoselective intramolecular hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) reaction to furnish four different oxa-azaspirobicyclic systems: 1-oxa-6-azaspiro[4.4]nonane, 1-oxa-6-azaspiro[4.5]decane, 6-oxa-1-azaspiro[4.5]decane and 1-oxa-7-azaspiro[5.5]undecane. A tandem 1,5- or 1,6-HAT-oxidation-nucleophilic cyclisation mechanism is proposed.     

A new and facile route to spiro-ketal skeleton via highly stereoselective CO bond formation by intramolecular Michael addition to δ,β-unsaturated sulfoxides

Diastereoisomerically pure (E)-and (Z)-2-methyl-1,6-dioxaspiro [4.5]-decane (insect pheromone) was efficiently prepared via a highly stereo controlled intramolecular Michael addition of hydroxyl group to an unsaturated sulfoxide moiety during the crucial cyclization step.     

Orientational effect of the phenylsulfonyl group in the thermal spiroketalization of dihydroxyketone equivalents

The thermal cyclization of a dihydroxyketone equivalent 4b leads to the predominant formation of crystalline 4-(benzenesulfonyl)-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.5]decane ( 8 ). Under similar reaction conditions the tetrahydrofuranylidene derivative 6 is obtained from ketone 4c . It does appear that the phenylsulfonyl group is a factor which influences the course of the reaction leading to the preferential formation of one of the possible stereoisomers.     

First total synthesis of (-)-AL-2

Treatment of the 3,4-dioxygenated-9-hydroxy-1-nonyn-5-one derivative, derived from diethyl l-tartrate, with a palladium catalyst in methanol under a CO atmosphere effected an intramolecular acetalization and a stereoselective construction of the (E)-methoxycarbonylmethylidene functionality resulting in formation of the core framework of the diacetylenic spiroacetal enol ether natural products. Chemical transformations of the 1,6-dioxaspiro[4.5]decane derivative thus formed led to the first total synthesis of (-)-AL-2. [reaction: see text]