C-2 side chain alkylation of 2-methyl-3-alkylindoles via 3-methoxyindolenines:

3-Methoxyindolenines derived from 2-methyl-3-alkylindoles by bromination-methanolysis undergo base induced alkylations and aldol condensations at the C-2 methyl group. The modified indolenines can be efficiently converted to C-2-sides chain alkylated indoles by reduction with lithium-aluminum hydride or zinc.     

Comparative reactivity of 3-methyl-5-phenylisoxazole and 3-methyl-5-phenylisothiazole against electrophilic compounds

A comparative study of reactions of 3-methyl-5-phenylisoxazole and 3-methyl-5-phenylisothiazole with electrophilic compounds in the presence of n-BuLi, LICA or LICA-TMEDA is reported. By using LICA-TMEDA, regioselective reactions of the heterocyclic compounds at the C-3 methyl group are obtained. With n-BuLi or LICA and the isoxazole derivative a product mixture at the C-4 position and the C-3 methyl group is found. In the case of isothiazole compound, only with methyl iodide and n-BuLi, the dialkylated product at both positions is formed.     

Pyridinethiones. XV. 3-Methylthio-2-pentene-1,5-diones as synthons for 4-methylthio-2(1H)-pyridinethiones,and synthesis of 4-methylene-1,4-dihydropyridines

Starting from α-oxoketene dithioacetals the 3-methyithio-1,5-pentenedione enolates 4 obtained from ketones 3 give 4-methylthio-2(1H)-pyridinethiones with isothiocyanates. Enolates 4 can be alkylated with methyl iodide at C-2, giving 5-methyl-4-methylthio-2-(1H)-pyridmethiones with isothiocyanates. The S-alkylated pyridinethiones react with the anion of malodinitrile, giving 4-(1,1-dicyanomethylene)-1,4-dihydropyridines.     

Studies of the Synthesis of Rubranitrose and Crystal Structure of Methyl 2,3,6-Trideoxy-3-C-Methyl-3-Nitro-α-D-Ribo-Hexopyranoside

Abstract

The branched-chain nitro sugar methyl 2,3,6-trideoxy-3-C-methyl-3-nitro-α-D-ribo-hexopyranoside 4 was investigated as a precursor to D-rubranitrose, a nitro sugar found in the antibiotic rubradirin. X-ray cyrstallographic analysis of 4 shows that the pyranose ring adopts the ⁴ C ₁ conformation with the methoxy group at C-1 and the nitro group at C-3 in a 1,3-diaxial relationship. There is an intermolecular hydrogen bond involving a nitro group oxygen of one monosaccharide residue and the C-4 hydroxyl group of the adjacent residue in the crystal lattice. This interaction results in a helical crystal packing. A series of nucleophilic displacement reactions was carried out on the triflate derivative of 4 in an attempt to introduce an axial carbon-oxygen bond at C-4 required for rubranitrose. Displacements with acetate and propionate gave as products the monosaccharide esters with the desired D-xylo configuration.     

Synthesis of 2-C- and 3-C-Aryl Pyranosides

Abstract

Lithium diphenylcuprate treatment of methyl 2,3-anhydro-4,6-O-benzylidene-D-pyranosides in which the anomeric substituent and the three-membered rings are cis oriented furnished the expected trans-diaxial opening products. When the relationship between the anomeric group and the epoxide was trans, the same experimental conditions led only to recovered starting material. Cyano cuprates of the type R₂CuCNLi₂ added stereoselectively to carbohydrate ketones at C-2 and C-3 from the opposite side relative to the anomeric substituent.     

Mesomeric Vinyl Cations. Part II. Solvolysis of 2-bromo-1, 3-butadienes

In contrast to 2-bromo-1, 3-butadiene ( 5 ), the di-, tri- and tetramethyl derivatives 6 – 11 show remarkable solvolytic reactivity. First order rate constants and products of these bromodienes in 80% ethanol have been determined. Rates are very sensitive to the ionising power of the solvent but are not affected by triethylamine. Three types of products are formed, i.e. alkenynes, α,β-unsaturated ketones and 4-ethoxyallenes. One methyl group on C-4 of 5 increases the reaction rate by a factor of ca. 10²; two methyl groups increase the rate by ca. 10⁴. Methyl substituents at C-1 have only a slight influence, apparently as a result of a rate-decreasing polar effect and a compensating rate-increasing steric effect. The results of this study are consistent with a unimolecular ionization mechanism involving a mesomeric vinyl cation 12a ? 12b as an intermediate.     

The regioselective alkylation of 4,6-dimethyl-1-phenyl-2(1H)-pyrimidinone

4,6-Dimethyl-1-phenyl-2(1H)-pyrimidinone (I) was treated with alkyl halides in the presence of sodium hydride at low temperature to afford only C-6 alkylated products III and IV in good yields. Further, the mono-, IIIa-d, and di-alkylated 2(1H)-pyrimidinones IVa-d were selectively obtained by changing the amount of alkyl halides.     

Stereoselective α-alkylation of methyl 6-deoxy-3,4-di-O-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)-2-O-(2-methyl-3-oxobutanoyl)-α-d-glucopyranoside

Allylation and benzylation at the α-carbon of α-methylated acetoacetyl (2-methyl-3-oxobutanoyl) group incorporated into the 2-OH of methyl 6-deoxy-3,4-O-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)-α-d-glucopyranoside provided the respective α,α-differentially alkylated acetoacetyl derivatives, both with high diastereoselectivity. Thus-obtained doubly alkylated products possess an all-carbon quaternary stereogenic center with an absolute stereochemistry opposite to that introduced by using the 4-O-acetoacetyl regioisomer as the alkylation substrate.     

Synthesis of Sialic Acid Analogues with the Oxime Group at C-4 Or C-5 of KDN 1

Abstract

The readily available methyl (methyl 3-deoxy-5,8:7,9-di-O-isopropylidene-β-D-glycero-D-galacto-2-nonulopyranosid)onate (7) was converted in five synthetic steps into methyl (methyl 4-acetamido-3,4-dideoxy-β-D-glycero-D-talo-2-nonulopyranosid)onate (11). Selective protection of the C-4, C-7, C-8 and C-9 hydroxy groups of methyl (methyl 3-deoxy-8,9-O-isopropylidene-β-D-glycero-D-galacto-2-nonulpyranosid)onate (2) followed by oxidation of the C-5 hydroxy group and then its oximination gave 5-hydroxyimino derivatives (15 and 16).

     

Brominated derivatives of 4-hydroxy- and 4-methoxy-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-ones

Twenty-five different brominated derivatives of 4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2-pyrone (triacetic acid lactone) and 3-acetyl-4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2-pyrone (dehydroacetic acid) have been prepared. Fifteen derivatives have not been previously described and the preparations of a few known products have been improved. Bromination at C-3, C-5, methyl group at C-6 and deacetylations at C-3 have been the types of reactions used.     

13C chemical shifts and conformational analysis of S-methylthiolanium cations

The ¹³C NMR spectra of all cations obtained by methylation at sulphur of the mono-and dimethylthiolanes are reported. The methyl substituent on sulphur affects the shieldings of the adjacent carbons in a manner which allows easy identification of the cis and trans isomers. For most compounds the ¹³C pattern is consistent with a half-chair ring conformation with maximum staggering at C-3, C-4. Only with methyl groups at the 1,2-or 1,2,3-positions is the half-chair appreciably deformed. It is suggested that in these cases the preferred conformation is a quasi-envelope with C-3 at the top.     

Snytheses of analgesics. Part XXXVII. An alternative synthesis of 1,2,3,4, 5, 6-hexahydro-8-hydroxy-2,6-methano-6, h-dimethyl-3-phenethyl-3-benzazoeine [studies on the syntheses of heterocyclic compounds. Part DXXI]

Acid treatment of the alkylated products of (Va, Vb, and VIII) of piperidinols IVa and IVb, and tetrahydropyridine VII with β-bromoethylbenzene, afforded 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydro-8-hydroxy-2,6-methano-6,1 1-dimethyl-3-phenethyl-3-benzazocine (la) in good yield. Piperidinols Va and Vb were also obtained from the reaction of N-(3-methyl-3-pentenyl)-β-phenethylamine (IIb) with methyl 3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2,3-epoxypropionate.     

C-Alkylation of Peptides Containing Aminomalonate and (Amino)(cyano)acetate Residues

N-Acetyl-, N-[(tert-butoxy)carbonyl](Boc)-, and N-[(benzyloxy)carbonyl](Z)-protected tri-, penta-, and heptapeptide methyl esters, 1 – 8 , with a central aminomalonate (Ama) (allyl, methyl, benzyl, or tert-butyl) or (amino)(cyano)acetate (Aca) residue have been prepared by conventional techniques (Schemes 4 – 6). The new peptides with acidic backbone-bound CH groups can be C-alkylated with primary alkyl, allyl, and benzyl halides, under mildly basic conditions (1 equiv. MeONa or t-BuOK in THF); also, they can be added to Michael acceptors such as acrylates, acrylonitrile, methyl vinyl ketone, or nitrostyrene (catalytic amounts of alkoxide bases in THF) (Schemes 7 – 16). In most cases, the products, 48 – 100 , are formed in excellent yields (average of 77%); one of the epimeric products prevails (2 : 1 to > 20 : 1), and the epimers have been separated, isolated in pure form, and fully characterized (without configurational assignments); addition of the co-solvent 3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-1,3-dimethylpyrimidin-2(1H)-one (DMPU) or of LiBr may improve or even reverse the ratio of epimeric products formed; the heptapeptide derivative 8 had to be solubilized for alkylations in THF by the addition of 30 equiv. of LiBr. Cleavage of the Ama groups (benzyl with H₂/Pd-C, t-Bu with HCl/Et₂O) gave carboxylate derivatives which are actually peptides containing the alkylated aminomalonic acid, the lower homolog of aspartic acid, as residue in the central position. These acids are quite resistant to decarboxylation which had to be achieved by heating at reflux in THF in the presence of 2 equiv. of LiBr and of catalytic amounts of pyridine (Schemes 17 and 18). A one-step removal of the allyl aminomalonate group is possible with Pd/PPh₃/formate (Scheme 19). The resulting peptides, 101 – 115 , were formed as separable 1 : 1 mixtures of two epimers. The CN group of the alkylated Aca residue can be removed reductively (Na/NH₃; Scheme 20). The value of the new method is compared with that of existing methods of peptide-backbone modification.     

Identification of novel sulfur-containing derivatives of chlorophyll a in a Recent sediment

Novel transformation products of chlorophyll a incorporating a methyl sulfide group in the substituent at the C-3 position have been identified in Recent sediments from an Antarctic lake.     

Iridium catalysed chemoselective alkylation of 2'-aminoacetophenone with primary benzyl type alcohols under microwave conditions

2'-Aminoacetophenone was chemoselectively alkylated with a range of substituted benzyl, heteroaryl alcohols to afford either the corresponding C- or N- alkylated products in good yield.     

3-Hydroxy- and 3-alkoxy-2-sulfanylquinazolin-4(3H)-ones: synthesis and reactions with alkylating and acylating agents

Reactions of methyl 2-isothiocyanatobenzoate with hydroxylamine and alkoxyamines afforded earlier unknown 3-hydroxy-2-sulfanylquinazolin-4(3H)-one (1a) and 3-alkoxy-2-sulfanylquinazolin-4(3H)-ones (1b,c). Base-catalyzed reactions of compound 1a with alkyl halides were not regioselective, yielding O,S-dialkylation products. In the presence of acetic acid and sodium acetate, compound 1a was alkylated only at the S atom to give 2-alkylsulfanyl-3-hydroxyquinazolin-4(3H)-ones. Selective O-acylation of compound 1a at position 3 yielded 3-acyloxy-2-sulfanylquinazolin-4(3H)-ones.     

Alkylation of m-cresol with methanol and 2-propanol over calcined magnesium-aluminium hydrotalcites

Magnesium-aluminium hydrotalcites (MgAl-HTs) with Mg/Al atomic ratio 2,3 and 4 were synthesized bythe coprecipitation method. Vapour phase alkylation of m-cresol with methanol was carried out over these samples calcined at 723K in the temperature range 523–723K at atmospheric pressure. A mixture of O- and C- alkylated products, namely, 3-methyl anisole (3MA), 2,5- and 2,3-dimethylphenols (DMP) and 2,3,6-trimethylphenol (2,3,6-TMP) were obtained. The selectivity of these products depends on the m-cresol/methanol feed ratio, temperature and contact times. The catalytic activity of these catalysts are in the order MgAl 3.0-CHT>MgAl 2.0-CHT>MgAl 4.0-CHT. MgAl 3.0-CHT showed ∼30% selectivity for 2,5-DMP and 40% selectivity for 2,3,6-TMP with ∼40% conversion at 623K or ∼70% conversion at 723K. The alkylation of m-cresol with 2-propanol over MgAl 3.0-CHT at 673K offered nearly 80% selectivity towards thymol with nearly 40% m-cresol conversion.     

On triazoles XLII . A new convenient method for the N‐alkylation of highly insoluble cyclic amides

A simple N‐alkylation method of highly insoluble cyclic amides based on the high solubility of their easily isolable tetraalkylammonium and tetraalkylphosphonium salts was elaborated. The method has a rather wide scope, it is not influenced by the identity of the different rings attached to the 1,2,4‐triazolo[1,5‐a]‐pyrimidinone moiety of isomers 1 and 2 , nor the presence of the triazole substituents. It proceeds smoothly without any unwanted by‐products, at relatively low temperatures, and is not sensitive to moisture. The method allows an easy isolation of all possible N‐alkylated derivatives 3, 7 , and 8 . Spectral analysis of isomers 3, 7 , and 8 showed that our previous results concerning the formation of 3 type N‐alkylated derivatives as main products of the N‐alkylations as well as the tautomeric structure of the non‐alkylated isomers 1 and 2 is correct. However, it also showed that the isolation of a single N‐alkylated isomer 3 and its comparison with the corresponding non‐alkylated derivative to prove its tautomeric structure may lead to mistakes.     

Saturated heterocycles,Part 172. Synthesis of 2,6-disubstituted-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[4,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives

The title compounds were synthesized via the addition of methyl acrylate to benzylamine or to α-aminopyridine, which gave the corresponding diesters, e.g. 12 , followed by Dieckmann condensation of the latter to yield the keto-esters 13 , which were condensed with amidines and guanidines, 3, 14 . Removal of the benzyl group by hydrogenolysis and subsequent alkylation of the nitrogen atom at position 6 in the resulting compound 5 , with variation of the substituents on C-2, gave a number of products with potential biological action; some of them gave analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects.     

Iodine-catalyzed allylation and propargylation of indoles with allylic and propargylic acetates

A mild and efficient allylation/propargylation of indoles has been developed with high regioselectivity and excellent yields. In the presence of catalytic molecular iodine, various indoles could react with allylic/propargylic acetates smoothly at room temperature to exclusively provide C-3 alkylated products.