Selective Inversion of the Proximal or Distal Hydroxyl Groups in syn,syn-3-[N-(Alkoxycarbonyl)amino] 1,2-Diols via Cyclic Sulfates

The formation of cyclic sulfates (4) from syn,syn-3-[N-(benzyloxycarbonyl)amino] 1,2-diols provides a common intermediate to access other diastereomers via two inversion procedures. Thermolysis of the cyclic sulfates in acetonitrile normally leads to inversion of the distal hydroxyl group to form a 1,3-oxazin-2-one (6). Catalytic hydrogenation of the cyclic sulfates under basic conditions (NEt(3)) results in inversion at the proximal hydroxyl group to form a 1,3-oxazolidin-2-one (5).     

One-pot regio- and stereoselective cyclization of 1,2,n-triols

A simple and efficient process to cyclize triols containing a 1,2-diol functionality with a pendant hydroxyl group is presented. The one-pot procedure converts the 1,2-diol into an ortho ester in situ, which upon treatment with a Lewis acid generates a cyclic acetoxonium intermediate. This intermediate is subsequently trapped by the pendant hydroxyl group to generate a cyclic ether. The stereochemistry of the 1,2-diol is transferred to the product with complete fidelity (inversion at the site of cyclization), and the reaction proceeds with high regioselectivity. The process is akin to the Lewis acid-catalyzed intramolecular ring-opening of epoxides with hydroxyl groups yielding cyclic ethers of various sizes with regio- and stereochemical control.     

Stereochemical diversity in asymmetric cyclization via memory of chirality

An enantiodivergent asymmetric cyclization of N-Boc-N-omega-bromoalkyl-alpha-amino acid derivatives has been developed. With potassium amide bases in DMF, cyclization proceeds with retention of configuration, while inversion of configuration was observed with lithium amide bases in THF. Chirality of the parent amino acids was preserved during enolate formation and cyclization to give aza-cyclic amino acids in up to 98% ee with retention of configuration or inversion of configuration, depending on the reaction conditions. Thus, both enantiomers of cyclic amino acids with a tetrasubstituted stereocenter were prepared in high enantiomeric purity from readily available l-alpha-amino acids. This protocol is also applicable to a spirocyclization and an intramolecular conjugate addition of alpha-amino acid derivatives, giving either of the enantiomers of a diazaspiro compound and a tetrahydroisoquinoline derivative, respectively, in up to 99% ee.     

Stereochemistry of α,α′-difluorosuccinic acids

Treatment of both dimethyl (?)-D-tartrate (IVa) and dimethyl (+)-L- tartrate (Va) with sulfur tetrafluoride gave dimethyl meso-α,α′-difluorosuccinate (Ia). The same reagent converted dimethyl meso-tartrate (IlIa) to a racemic mixture of dimethyl D- and L-α,α′-difluorosuccinate (IIa). This outcome resulting from the replacement of hydroxyl by fluorine with inversion of configuration at one and retention of configuration at the other chiral carbon atom can be rationalized by assuming the formation of a cyclic intermediate. This is opened by a subsequent S_N2 reaction with fluoride ion followed by a four-center displacement of sulfuroxy group by fluorine. The respective configurations of the dimethyl α,α′-difluorosuccinates Ia and IIa were established by ¹H and ¹⁹F NMR using an optically active chemical shift reagent and confirmed by converting the esters to the corresponding acids and these in turn to the cis- and trans-α,α′-difluorosuccinic anhydrides, respectively.     

Synthesis of castanospermine

The diastereoselective synthesis of castanospermine is described in 11 synthetic steps from l-xylose. The borono-Mannich reaction between l-xylose, allylamine, and (E)-styrene boronic acid gives a tetrahydroxy amine with the desired configurations for C-6, C-7, C-8, and C-8a in the target molecule. A novel pyrrolo[1,2-c]oxazol-3-one precursor was employed to allow for the control of π-facial diastereoselectivity in an osmium(VIII)-catalyzed syn-dihydroxylation (DH) reaction. A regioselective ring-opening of the cyclic sulfate derivative of the resulting diol then secured the C-1 hydroxyl group of castanospermine with the correct configuration. A Mitsunobu cyclization then provided di-O-benzyl castanospermine and ultimately the final target alkaloid.     

Attempted synthesis of 2-acetamido and 2-amino derivatives of salacinol. Ring opening reactions

The attempted synthesis of the 2-acetamido and 2-amino derivatives of salacinol, a naturally occurring glycosidase inhibitor, is described. Reaction of the protected acetamidothioarabinitol unit with the cyclic sulfate derived from L-erythritol gave the corresponding sulfonium sulfate, which underwent ring opening to give an acyclic amido sulfate. The corresponding reaction of the protected azidothioarabinitol unit with the cyclic sulfate proceeded to give the sulfonium sulfate. However, upon reduction of the azido function to an amine it formed an acyclic ammonium sulfate.     

A study on the stereoselectivity of C,O bond formation in esterification of cyclic thiohydroxamic acids

Esterification of cyclic thiohydroxamic acids, for example, N-hydroxypyridine-2(1H)-thione, N-hydroxy-4-methylthiazole-2(3H)-thione, and N-hydroxy-4-(p-chlorophenyl)-thiazole-2(3H)-thione, occurred with inversion of configuration at the attacked stereocenter, as evident from the use of chiral alcohols, alkyl p-toluene sulfonates, and cyclic sulfates. Stereochemical analysis of enantiomerically pure O-alkyl thiohydroxamates was performed on the basis of CD-spectroscopy and chemical derivatization. The assignment of the relative configuration in cyclic O-esters was feasible via NMR spectroscopy, whereas chiral aliphatic glycolato monoesters required hydroxyl group derivatization with chloro-(4R,5R)-bis[(1R,2S,5R)-menth-1-yloxycarbonyl)]-1,3,2-dioxaphospholane for this purpose.     

Stereocontrolled ring-opening of a hindered sulfamidate with nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocycles: synthesis of chiral quaternary imidazole derivatives

This paper explores the role of a hindered cyclic sulfamidate derived from α-methylisoserine as an electrophile in a nucleophilic displacement reaction with nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocycles. Several imidazoles and pyrazole were tested as nucleophiles in the absence of an additional base to give the corresponding ring-opening compounds. We show that the process takes place by inversion of the configuration of the quaternary electrophilic center, retaining the enantiomeric excess of the starting sulfamidate. This reaction opens the way to obtain important quaternary imidazole derivatives such as an innovative type of bis-amino acid related to histidinoalanine and a novel α,α-disubstituted β-amino acid (β(2,2)-amino acid).     

Action d'organometalliques sur des dialcoxysilanes cycliques et acycliques

The reaction of various organometallics with cyclic and acyclic dialkoxysilanes has been studied.In the case of the acyclic compounds, phenyl-α-naphthylmethoxyborneoxy- and phenyl-α-naphthylmethoxycyclohexyloxy-silane, our results confirm those previously observed with phenyl-α-naphthylmethoxymethoxysilane. The reactions are selective. In ether, aromatic and saturated organomagnesium compounds substitute only the methoxy group with retention, but allylic and benzylic organomagnesium substitute the bulky alkoxy group with inversion.In THF and DME, irrespective of the type of organomagnesium compound, the methoxy group alone is substituted with retention of configuration.With the cyclic compounds, 2-methoxy-2-silaindane, both methoxy and menthoxy groups are substituted and our results confirm the tendency of cyclic derivatives to be substituted with retention of configuration.     

Asymmetric synthesis of epicylindrospermopsin via intramolecular nitrone cycloaddition. Assignment of absolute configuration

A synthesis of (-)-epicylindrospermopsin (2) was completed that establishes its absolute configuration and corroborates the corrected structural assignment previously made to this toxin by Weinreb et al. The hydroxylamine 3, prepared from 4-bromobenzyloxyacetaldehyde, was condensed with aldehyde 4, obtained in nine steps from (R)-methionine, to give nitrone 16. Intramolecular cycloaddition of 16 proceeded stereoselectively to yield the oxazabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane 17, which after reduction and deprotection afforded piperidine 18. The latter was transformed via cyclic urea 19 to the inverted C12 alcohol 20, and the derived azide 22 was cyclized to produce the guanidine moiety of 25. Final sulfation of the C12 hydroxyl group furnished (-)-2.     

手性硫代磷酸及其衍生物的研究(Ⅹ)——O-乙基-O-苯基硫代磷酰胺酯甲醇解反应的立体化学

旋光活性O-乙基-O-苯基硫代磷酰胺酯在4.7mol/LHCl-MeOH溶液中进行酸性甲醇解时得到P-N键断裂的构型翻转产物,与MeONa-MeOH的碱性甲醇解得到以PhO基为离去基的构型翻转产物.两种甲醇解反应的机理均可用三角双锥(TBP)中间体概念完满地解释.     

Asymmetric Synthesis of (3R, 5R)-3-((tert-Butyldimethylsily)oxy)-5-((Z)-2-Bromovinyl)-Tetrahydro-Furan-2-one, an Intermediate for the Synthesis of Fostriecin

Fostriecin(CI-920) 11 a potential anticancer agent presently in phase I clinical trials at NCI is a novel phosphate ester produced by Streptomyces pulveraceus. Scheme 1 1 2 3 5 4 Synthesis of C10 epimer of compound 1 had been reported by Just G2. during the determination of its structure. On the basis of Just’s synthesis, a revised retro-asymmetric synthetic route of Fostriecin (scheme 1) was designed here of which compound 3 was synthesized from 5 with C3 in R configuration correspondi…     

Synthesis of 6R(β)-tritylaminopenicillanic-3R(β)-alcohol,a versatile stereoisomer of natural β-lactams

In an attempt to rationalize a synthesis of penicillin analogs modified at C(3), we have isolated the 3R(β)-carbinolamide derivative 4a. The trityl substituent on N(6′) seems to be responsible for the inversion of configuration which occurs at C(3) during the acid hydrolysis of the isocyanate intermediate. An hydrogen bond is formed on the β-face of the bell-shaped bicyclic skeleton between the N(6′)-nitrogen lone pair and the C(3) hydroxyl group. On standing, the carbinolamide analog slowly isomerizes to its expanded bicyclic isomer 4b , but the starting material may be easily recovered by treatment with acid. The postulated intermediate during isomerization, i.e., the open aldehyde form, does not accumulate. Substitutions of the hydroxyl group at C(3) lead to a variety of compounds with the biologically active 3S(α) configuration. These may be used to study the importance of the carboxyl group of penicillins in their interaction with β-lactamases at the molecular level.     

Stereospecific alkyl and alkynyl substitution reactions of epoxy sulfides with organoaluminums with double inversion of the configuration

A regioselective and stereospecific substitution reaction of 1-(phenylthio)-2,3-epoxyalkanes was achieved by using organoaluminum reagents as a nucleophile. Under the influence of trimethyl- or triethylaluminum, a 1-(phenylthio)-2,3-epoxyalkane underwent substitution at the C2 position to give a product with retention of the configuration. The reaction proceeds through an episulfonium ion intermediate, which gives rise to the C2-substitution products with double inversion of the configuration. Introduction of an alkynyl group was also accomplished by the reaction with dimethyl[2-(trimethylsilyl)ethynyl]aluminum in dichloromethane.     

Enantio- and diastereoselective synthesis of duocarmycine-based prodrugs for a selective treatment of cancer by epoxide opening

For the enantio- und diastereoselective synthesis of the prodrug 2, the N-tert-butyloxycarbonyl-protected amine 7 was alkylated with the enantiopure epoxide 14 to give the amide 10. A regio- and facial-selective metal-mediated cyclisation by using a cuprate led to 17 with an inversion of configuration at C10. Subsequent transformation of the hydroxy group in 17 by using the Appel procedure afforded (1S,10R)-9 with an unusual double inversion owing to neighbouring-group participation of the N-tert-butoxycarbonyl group. (1S,10R)-9 is the key intermediate in the synthesis of the prodrug 2, which has been developed for a selective treatment of cancer based on the antibody-directed enzyme prodrug therapy as an analogue of the natural antibiotic duocarmycine SA (1).     

Reaction of oxophosphoranesulphenyl chlorides with phosphorus trichloride : A new synthesis of dialkyl phosphorochloridothionates and their optically active analogues

The reaction of acyclic oxophosphoranesulphenyl chlorides, with phosphorus trichloride has been found to give thiophosphoryl chlorides, and phosphoryl oxychloride—the products of the exclusive deoxygenation of sulphenyl chloride. Optically active phosphonochloridothionates and phosphorochloridothionates in a high state of optical purity have been obtained with inversion of configuration from optically active sulphenyl chlorides and phosphorus trichloride. It has been shown, however, that cyclic oxophosphoranesulphenyl chlorides undergo simultaneous desulphurisation and deoxygenation when treated with phosphorus trichloride. Using cis- and trans-isomers of 2-chlorothio-4-methyl-1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinan-2-one it has been demonstrated that deoxygenation is accompanied by inversion, whereas desulphurisation occurs with retention at phosphorus. The mechanism of the title reaction is discussed.     

Facile synthesis of 2-C-methyl-d-arabino-γ-1,4-lactones and mechanism study

In our previous research on the synthesis of 3,5-di-O-benzoyl-2-C-methyl-d-arabino-γ-lactone 4a, the reaction mechanism of DMSO-mediated configuration inversion of C2 hydroxyl group in the lactone was ambiguous. As a follow-up to this research, we used ¹⁸O-labelled H₂O and DMSO to investigate the mechanism. It was surprisingly discovered that DMSO served as an oxygen donor to stereoselectively displace the leaving group, and was regenerated in the reaction. The protecting groups had no influence on the inversion, but would significantly affect the yield. We also disclosed another approach for the synthesis of 4a without using the expensive Tf₂O, which was more suitable for application.     

An approach to the stereoselective synthesis of syn- and anti-1,3-diol derivatives. Retention of configuration in the Mitsunobu reaction

The Mitsunobu reaction typically proceeds with inversion of configuration at the hydroxyl center. However, with a series of hindered alcohols, the intramolecular version of the Mitsunobu reaction afforded exclusively the product of retention of configuration. A mechanistic rationale for this observation is discussed, wherein this atypical stereochemical outcome is attributed to steric congestion at the reaction center.     

Total Syntheses of a 16a'-Homoleurosidine and a 16a'-Homovinblastine

Vinblastine has been used in clinic as an anti-cancer agent. Due to its high cytotoxity, generation of vinblastine congeners as safe anti-cancer agents is always the interesting topic in medicinal chemistry. In the previous synthesis of vinblastine, it has been found that a higher energy conformation of vinblastine lacking cytotoxity and inhibition against tubulin polymerization, can be converted to its lower energy natural conformation on heating to 110 ℃. The high temperature (110 ℃) other than a physiological temperature required for the conformational inversion excludes the possibility of using the higher energy conformational isomer as a potential pro-drug for thermal activation. In the continuing of searching for thermal activated anti-cancer pro-drug, we re-designed and synthesized new vinblastine congeners with the enlarged azonine ring by inserting one carbon atom at the C-16 position of azonine ring in order to decrease the energy barrier for the conformational inversion.In this paper, we wish to report the total syntheses of 16a'-homoleurosidine and 16a'-homovinblastine, the azonine ring expanded compounds of vinblastine and leurosidine respectively. The synthesis of 16a'-homoleurosidine was achieved through enatioselective generation of a tetracyclic intermediate by a Diels-Alder reaction, followed by ring expansion of the tetracyclic intermediate by regioselective rapture of a cyclopropane ring as key steps. The synthesis of 16a'-homovinblastine was achieved through stereoselective inversion of the tertiary hydroxyl group from R configuration to the S configuration in the tetracyclic intermediate. The 16a'-homoleurosidine was obtained dominantly in its high energy conformation at room temperature and neutral condition. On protonation, a 1:1 mixture of atropisomers of 16a'-homoleurosidine was found. In contrast to 16a'-homoleurosidine, the 16a'-homovinblastine existed in the form of two atropisomers in a 1:2.3 ratio at room temperature and neutral condition, with a complete shift to the lower energy atropisomer with increasing solvent acidity. The hydrogen bond formed between the nitrogen atom and the hydroxyl group of piperidine ring played a key role in controlling the equilibrium shift between the higher energy atropisomer and the lower energy atropisomer.     

A convenient approach toward the synthesis of enantiopure isomers of DMDP and ADMDP

A practical method for the synthesis of five-membered iminocyclitols, pyrrolidine alkaloids bearing multiple hydroxyl substituents, has been developed. All of the eight key intermediates, enantiopure tri-O-benzyl cyclic nitrones, are prepared from four cheap, readily available d-aldopentoses. The nucleophilic addition of cyclic nitrones with vinyl magnesium chloride and TMSCN shows high 2,3-trans stereoselectivity. To construct the 2,3-cis configurations, inversion of the C-2 nitrile group is achieved via an elimination-reduction sequence. Using this approach, five isomers of DMDP and six isomers of ADMDP are prepared efficiently. In the biological evaluation, iminocyclitol 27 is a new and potent inhibitor against β-hexosaminidase with an IC₅₀ value of 0.2 μM.