Syntheses and Reactions of 1′,2′-Unsaturated 2′,3′-Seconucleoside Analogues

The 1′,2′-unsaturated 2′,3′-secoadenosine and 2′,3′-secouridine analogues were synthesized by the regioselective elimination of the corresponding 2′,3′-ditosylates, 2 and 18 , respectively, under basic conditions. The observed regioselectivity may be explained by the higher acidity and, hence, preferential elimination of the anomeric H–C(1′) in comparison to H? C(4′). The retained (tol-4-yl)sulfonyloxy group at C(3′) of 3 allowed the preparation of the 3′-azido, 3′-chloro, and 3′-hydroxy derivatives 5–7 by nucleophilic substitution. ZnBr₂ in dry CH₂Cl₂ was found to be successful in the removal (85%) of the trityl group without any cleavage of the acid-sensitive, ketene-derived N,O-ketal function. In the uridine series, base-promoted regioselective elimination (→ 19 ), nucleophilic displacement of the tosyl group by azide (→ 20 ), and debenzylation of the protected N(3)-imide function gave 1′,2′-unsaturated 5′-O-trityl-3′-azido-secouridine derivative 21 . The same compound was also obtained by the elimination performed on 2,2′-anhydro-3′-azido-3′-azido-3′-deoxy-5′-O-2′,3′-secouridine ( 22 ) that reacted with KO(t-Bu) under opening of the oxazole ring and double-bond formation at C(1′).     

Synthesen neuer Phosphono-Analoga von Pantethein-derivaten

Syntheses of New Phosphono Analogues of Pantetheine Derivatives The phosphono analogues 5 and 13 of pantothenate 4′-(dibenzyl phosphate) and pantetheine 4′-(dibenzyl phosphate), respectively, are prepared as intermediates for the synthesis of a coenzyme-A phosphono analogue (Schemes 1 and 2). The synthesis of phosphono analogues 20 and 21 of oxapantetheine, which are structurally similar compounds to the phosphono analogue of pantetheine, is also described (Scheme 3).     

Synthesis of porphyrinyl-nucleosides

Several porphyrinyl-nucleosides were prepared in the reaction of the OH group of one, two or four meso-p-hydroxyphenyl substituents of porphyrin with 5′-O-tosylates of 2′,3′-O-isopropylidene-adenosine or -uridine, or 5′-O-tosylthymidine; the remaining porphyrin meso-substituents were p-tolyl, p-hydroxyphenyl or 4-pyridyl. The following porphyrinyl-nucleosides were obtained with 8–17% yield: meso-di(p-tolyl)di(p-phenylene-5′-O-2′,3′-O-isopropylidene-adenosine) (or -uridine)porphyrins 1,2 , the respective meso-tetranucleosideporphyrins 3,4 -meso-mono(p-phenylene-5′-O-thymidine)porphyrins 5–7 , meso-di(p-tolyl)di(p-phenylene-5′-O-thymidine)porphyrins 8,9 and the meso-di(p-hydroxyphenyl)di(p-phenylene-5′-O-thymidine)porphyrins 10. Other compounds prepared belonged to the series: meso(4-pyridyl)_4?n(p-phenylene-5′-O-2′,3′-O-isopropylideneuridine)_nporphyrin, n = 1, 2 or 4, 11–13. N-Methylation gave the water soluble iodide salts: (N-methyl-4-pyridinium)4_4?n(p-phenylene-5′-O-2′,3′-isopropylideneuridine)_nporphyrins, n = 1, 2 or 4, 14–16. The ms fab showed in most cases stepwise detachment of the CH₂(5′)-nucleoside fragments. The porphyrins meso disubstituted by thymidine represent a convenient substrate for the build-up of both nucleoside units into the oligo/polynucleotide chains.     

Iridoid Glycosides from Gardenia jasminoides Ellis

Three new iridoid glycosides, 4″‐O‐[(E)‐p‐coumaroyl]gentiobiosylgenipin ( 1 ), 6′‐O‐[(E)‐caffeoyl]deacetylasperulosidic acid methyl ester ( 2 ), and 6′‐O‐[(E)‐sinapoyl]gardoside ( 3 ), together with seven analogues, 4 – 10 , were isolated from the BuOH extract of the fruits of Gardenia jasminoides Ellis . Their structures were determined by means of spectroscopic analyses, including HR‐ESI‐MS, IR, and ¹H‐ and ¹³C‐NMR, and 2D experiments (COSY, HSQC, and HMBC), and comparison with known related compounds.     

Polyazasteroids II.. 1,2,4-Triazolol[3′,4′:2,3]pyrimido[4,5-c]quinolin- 11(12H)ones,imidazo[2′,1′:2,3]pyrimido[4,5-c]quinolin-11(12H)ones and 2,3-dihydroimidazo[2′,1′:2,3] pyrimido[4,5-c]quinolin-11(12H)ones

Starting with 2-substituted quinoline-3,4-dicarboxylic acids, a series of substituted 1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimido[4,5-c]quinolinone-3-thiones were obtained. The latter compounds were converted to the three novel polyazasteroid series: 1,2,4-Triazolo[3′,4′:2,3]pyrimido[4,5-c]-quinolin-11(12H)ones, imidazo[2′,1′:2,3]pyrimido[4,5c]quinolin-11(12H)ones and 2,3-dihydroimidazo[2′,1′:2,3]pyrimido[4,5-c]quinolin-11(12H)ones. The intermediate 3-hydrazino-1,2-dihydropyrimido[4,5-c]quinolinones and nitrous acid gave the 3-azido derivatives rather than the tetrazolo compounds.     

Synthesis of pyrimidine acyclonucleosides

Nucleoside analogues of uridine, 5-bromo-, 5-iodo-, and 5-fluorouridines, thymidine and cytidine were prepared by condensing appropriately substituted 2,4-dimethoxypyrimidines with an acyclic side chain in the form of a benzoylated halo-ether, and subsequent removal of the protecting benzoyl group in base. The 2′-O-p-tosylates of these nucleoside analogues could then be modified to 2′-halo-, azido-, and amino derivatives. Many of these compounds are competitive inhibitors of uridine phosphorylase in vitro, the most active being 5-methyl-1-(2′-hydroxyethoxymethyl)uracil.     

Benzylic Newman-Kwart rearrangement of O-azidobenzyl thiocarbamates triggered by phosphines: pseudopericyclic [1,3] shifts via uncoupled concerted mechanisms

A series of O-(o- and p-azido)benzyl thiocarbamates smoothly rearranged in the course of Staudinger imination reactions with tertiary phosphines, giving rise to the respective S-(o- and p-phosphinimino)benzyl thiocarbamates as a result of an oxygen to sulfur migration of the functionalized benzyl group. By contrary, their m-azido isomers did not rearrange under similar conditions. Computational investigations using DFT methods revealed the uncoupled concerted mechanisms of these 1,3-benzyl shifts via polar transition states with pseudopericyclic orbital topologies, with the benzyl group migrating in the plane of the thiocarbamate fragment.     

Synthesis and Taste Properties of 4,1′,4′,6′‐Tetrahalodeoxysucrose Analogues

The synthesis of a series of 1,4,6‐trideoxy‐1,4,6‐trihalo‐β‐d‐hexulofuranosyl 4‐deoxy‐4‐halo‐α‐d‐hexopyranosides is described. The 4‐chloro‐, 4‐bromo‐ and 4‐iodo‐4‐deoxy‐β‐d‐fructofuranosyl analogues were synthesized from a 3′,4′‐lyxo‐epoxide using the respective alkali metal halides. The corresponding 4‐halodeoxytagatofuranosyl analogues, on the other hand, were obtained by direct halide displacement of the 4′‐O‐trifluoromethanesulfonyl derivative, which was derived by regioselective sulfonylation of 1,6‐di‐O‐trityl‐β‐d‐fructofuranosyl 6‐O‐trityl‐α‐d‐glucopyranoside via its stannylene acetal. The sweetness intensities of these tetrahalodeoxy compounds strongly suggest that both size and configuration of the halogen substituents at C‐4 and C‐4′ are critical for sweetness enhancement.     

Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of New Thiazolidine‐Based Heterocycles as Rhodanine Analogues

A new series of compounds containing thiazole nucleus as Rhodanine analogues have been synthesized. The new compounds were prepared from the reactions of the thiosemicarbazones ( 3a,b ) with a series of α‐halo carbonyl compounds to give the corresponding Rhodanine analogues. The thiosemicarbazones derivatives ( 3a,b ) were reacted also with hydrazonoyl chlorides to afford the corresponding tri‐substituted and tetra‐substituted thiazoles. The structures of the newly synthesized compounds were confirmed by elemental analysis and spectral data. The biological activities of the new synthesized Rhodanine analogues' were evaluated for their antimicrobial activities. The results showed that some of these compounds showed excellent activity against two fungal strains, including Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus flavus, in addition to three yeast strains, including Saccharomyces cervesi, Candida albicans NRRL Y‐477, and Candida Pathological specimen compared with the ketoconazol, as the reference drug.     

The photochemical synthesis of novel heterocyclic compounds from s-triazolo[4,3-b]pyridazine (II)

s-Triazolo[4,3-b Jpyridazine (I) photochemically reacted with dihydropyran; 2,3-dihydro-p-dioxin; 2,5-dihydrofuran; 2,5-dimethoxy-2,5-dihydrofuran; and 1,3-dioxep-5-ene to give a new series of substituted pyrrolo[1,2-b]-.s-triazoles (II-IX). In most reactions, two or more products were formed. The following compounds have been prepared from I: 9-methylene-4a,5,6,7,8a,9-hexahydropyrano[2,3 :4,5]pyrrolo[1,2-b]-s-triazole (Ha), the corresponding 9-cyanomethyl product (III), and 9-methylene-4a,7,8,8a-tetrahydro-6H,9H-pyrano[3′,2′:4,5]pyrrolo[1,2-b]-s-triazole (IIb) from dihydropyran; 9-methylene-4a,6,7,8a-tetrahydro-9H-p-dioxino[2′,3′:4,5]-pyrrolo[1,2-6]-s-triazole (IV) from 2,3-dihydro-p-dioxin; 8-methylene-4a,5,7a,8-tetrahydro-7H-furo[3′,4′:4,5]pyrrolo[1,2-b]-s-triazole (V) and the corresponding 8-cyanomethyl product (VI) from 2,5-dihydrofuran; 8-cyanomethyl-5,7-dimethoxy-4a,5,7a,8-tetrahydro-7H-furo[3′,4′:4,5]-pyrrolo[1,2-6]-s-lriazole (VII) from 2,5-dimethoxy-2,5-dihydrofuran; and 10-methylene-4a,5,9a,10-tetrahydro-9H-[1,3]dioxepino[5′,6′:4,5]pyrrolo[1,2-b]-s-triazole (VIII) and the corresponding 10-cyanomethyl product (IX) from 1,3-dioxep-5-ene. The addition of several other compounds (1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine, 1-acetylimidazole, 3-sulfolene, 2,3-dihydro-p-dithiin, and vinylene carbonate) was attempted, but no reactions were observed.     

Structural consequences of weak interactions in dispirooxindole derivatives

Spiro scaffolds are being increasingly utilized in drug discovery due to their inherent three‐dimensionality and structural variations, resulting in new synthetic routes to introduce spiro building blocks into more pharmaceutically active molecules. Multicomponent cascade reactions, involving the in situ generation of carbonyl ylides from α‐diazocarbonyl compounds and aldehydes, and 1,3‐dipolar cycloadditon with 3‐arylideneoxindoles gave a novel class of dispirooxindole derivatives, namely 1,1′′‐dibenzyl‐5′‐(4‐chlorophenyl)‐4′‐phenyl‐4′,5′‐dihydrodispiro[indoline‐3,2′‐furan‐3′,3′′‐indoline]‐2,2′′‐dione, C₄₄H₃₃ClN₂O₃, (I), 1′′‐acetyl‐1‐benzyl‐5′‐(4‐chlorophenyl)‐4′‐phenyl‐4′,5′‐dihydrodispiro[indoline‐3,2′‐furan‐3′,3′′‐indoline]‐2,2′′‐dione, C₃₉H₂₉ClN₂O₄, (II), 1′′‐acetyl‐1‐benzyl‐4′,5′‐diphenyl‐4′,5′‐dihydrodispiro[indoline‐3,2′‐furan‐3′,3′′‐indoline]‐2,2′′‐dione, C₃₉H₃₀N₂O₄, (III), and 1′′‐acetyl‐1‐benzyl‐4′,5′‐diphenyl‐4′,5′‐dihydrodispiro[indoline‐3,2′‐furan‐3′,3′′‐indoline]‐2,2′′‐dione acetonitrile hemisolvate, C₃₉H₃₀N₂O₄·0.5C₂H₃N, (IV). All four compounds exist as racemic mixtures of the SSSR and RRRS stereoisomers. In these structures, the two H atoms of the dihydrofuran ring and the two substituted oxindole rings are in a trans orientation, facilitating intramolecular C—H...O and π–π interactions. These weak interactions play a prominent role in the structural stability and aid the highly regio‐ and diastereoselective synthesis. In each of the four structures, the molecular assembly in the crystal is also governed by weak noncovalent interactions. Compound (IV) is the solvated analogue of (III) and the two compounds show similar structural features.     

Substituted γ-lactones: On the structural elucidation of the reaction products from 4-aroyl-3-hydroxy-2(5H)-furanones and 1,2-diamines

The reaction pathway of 4-aroyl-3-hydroxy-2(5H)-furanones 1 with diamines depends on the nature of the amine as well as on the applied reaction conditions. Thus, the reaction of 1a-d with 5,6-diamino-1,3-dimethyluracil 5 led to the formation of two isomeric Schiff bases 7a-d and 8a-d . Conversely type 1 compounds reacted with 4,5-diaminopyrimidine 9 or 2,3-diaminopyridine 10 to form the mono acid-base adducts 11a and 11b respectively. When type 1 compounds were reacted with aliphatic diamines 13a-d or p-phenylenediamine and p-xylenediamine, respectively also an immediate formation of acid-base adducts 15a-f was observed. The reaction of a number of O-methylated type 1 compounds with 1,2-ethylenediamine afforded the novel seven-membered ring compounds 18a-d in good yields. The analogous reaction of O-alkylated 1a with o-phenylenediamine 2 or 2,3-diaminonaphthalene gave the expected tricyclic ring systems 19 or 20 .     

Nucleosides. Part LI The 2-(4-nitrophenyl)ethoxycarbonyl (npeoc) and 2-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)ethoxycarbonyl (dnpeoc) groups for protection of hydroxy functions in ribonucleosides and 2′ -deoxyribonucleosides

The Common 2′ -deoxypyrimidine and -purine nucleosides, thymidine ( 4 ), O⁴-[2-(4-nitrophenyl)ethyl]-thymidine ( 17 ), 2′-deoxy-N⁴-[2-(4-nitrophenyl)ethoxycarbonyl]cytidine ( 26 ), 2′-deoxy-N⁶-[2-(4-nitrophenyl)-ethoxycarbonyl]adenosine- 39 , and 2′-deoxy-N²-[2-(4-nitrophenyl)(ethoxycarbonyl]-O⁶-[2–4-nitrophenyl)ethyl]-guanosine ( 52 ) were further protected by the 2-(4-nitrophenyl)ethoxycarbonyl (npeoc) and the 2-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)ethoxycarbonyl (dnpeoc) group at the OH functions of the sugar moiety to form new partially and fully blocked intermediates for nucleoside and nucleotide syntheses. The corresponding 5′-O-monomethoxytrityl derivatives 5 , 18 , 30 , 40 , and 56 were also used as starting material to synthesize some other intermediates which were not obtained by direct acylations. In the ribonucleoside series, the 5′ -O-monomethoxytrityl derivatives 14 , 36 , 49 , and 63 reacted with 2-(4-nitrophenyl) ethyl chloroformate ( 1 ) to the corresponding 2′,3′-bis-carbonates 15 , 37 , 50 , and 64 which were either detriylated to 16 , 38 , 51 , and 65 , respectively, or converted by 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU) treatment to the 2′,3′-cyclic carbonates 66 – 69 . The newly synthesized compounds were characterized by elemental analyses and UV and ¹H-NMR spectra.     

C?C Cross‐Coupling Reactions of O6‐Alkyl‐2‐Haloinosine Derivatives and a One‐Pot Cross‐Coupling/O6‐Deprotection Procedure

Reaction conditions for the C? C cross‐coupling of O⁶‐alkyl‐2‐bromo‐ and 2‐chloroinosine derivatives with aryl‐, hetaryl‐, and alkylboronic acids were studied. Optimization experiments with silyl‐protected 2‐bromo‐O⁶‐methylinosine led to the identification of [PdCl₂(dcpf)]/K₃PO₄ in 1,4‐dioxane as the best conditions for these reactions (dcpf=1,1′‐bis(dicyclohexylphosphino)ferrocene). Attempted O⁶‐demethylation, as well as the replacement of the C‐6 methoxy group by amines, was unsuccessful, which led to the consideration of Pd‐cleavable groups such that C? C cross‐coupling and O⁶‐deprotection could be accomplished in a single step. Thus, inosine 2‐chloro‐O⁶‐allylinosine was chosen as the substrate and, after re‐evaluation of the cross‐coupling conditions with 2‐chloro‐O⁶‐methylinosine as a model substrate, one‐step C? C cross‐coupling/deprotection reactions were performed with the O⁶‐allyl analogue. These reactions are the first such examples of a one‐pot procedure for the modification and deprotection of purine nucleosides under C? C cross‐coupling conditions.     

Synthesis and Anti-Hepatitis B Virus Activity of Glucosylated 2-O-Ethyluracils

Summary.  2-O-Ethyluracils were silylated with HMDS and condensed in the presence of TMS-triflate with β-D-glucose pentaacetate to give the corresponding β-nucleosides. Alternatively, these could be synthesized by nucleoside coupling of 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-D-glucopyranosyl bromide with the sodium salts of 2-O-ethyluracils, which were deprotected with saturated ammonia in methanol. 6′-O-Tosylate nucleoside derivatives were prepared by treating of the latter with tosyl chloride in anhydrous pyridine. The compounds thus obtained were treated with sodium azide in anhydrous DMF to afford the corresponding 6′-azido nucleoside derivatives, which can also be prepared by treatment with sodium azide in the presence of carbon tetrabromide and triphenylphosphine in anhydrous DMF. Nucleophilic displacement of the 6′-tosyloxy group by morpholine gave 6′-deoxy-6′-morpholino nucleosides. The reduction of the azido group of the 6′-azido nucleosides using triphenylphosphine in pyridine afforded the 6′-amino analogues. Glucosylated 2-O-ethyluracils showed moderate activity against HBV. E-mail: adelnassar63@hotmail.com Received September 16, 2002; accepted (revised) October 15, 2002 Published online April 24, 2003     

Synthesis of New Fused and Spiro Heterocyclic Systems from 3,5‐Pyrazolidinediones

4‐Bromo‐1‐phenyl‐3,5‐pyrazolidinedione 2 reacted with different nucleophilic reagents to give the corresponding 4‐substituted derivatives 3–8 . The cyclized compounds 9–11 were achieved on refluxing compounds 3 , 4 or 6_a in glacial acetic acid or diphenyl ether. 4,4‐Dibromo‐1‐phenyl‐3,5‐pyrazolidinedione 12 reacted with the proper bidentates to give the corresponding spiro 3,5‐pyrazolidinediones 13–15 , respectively. The 4‐aralkylidine derivatives 16_a‐c , were subjected to Mannich reaction to give Mannich bases 17_a‐c‐22_a‐c , respectively. 4‐(p‐Methylphenylaminomethylidine)‐1‐phenyl‐3,5‐pyrazolidinedione 23 or 4‐(p‐methylphenylazo)‐1‐phenyl‐3,5‐pyrazolidinedione 29 were prepared and reacted with active nitriles, cyclic ketones and N,S‐acetals to give pyrano[2,3‐c]pyrazole, pyrazolo[4′,3′:5,6]pyrano[2,3‐c]pyrazole, spiropyrazole‐4,3′‐pyrazole and spiropyrazole‐4,3′‐[1,2,4]triazolane derivatives 24–34 , respectively.     

RECENT IMPROVEMENTS TOWARDS THE SYNTHESIS OF THE C-GLUCURONOSYL CANCER CHEMOPREVENTIVE (β-d-GLUCOPYRANOSYLURONATE)-4-RETINAMIDOPHENYLMETHANE

Evidence suggests that the glucuronide conjugates of retinoids may be active metabolites of the parent compounds with potential utility as drugs.¹ We have recently shown that the O-glucuronide metabolite 1 of the synthetic retinoid N-4-hydroxyphenylretinamide (2) shows reduced toxicity and a significant chemopreventive advantage relative to the parent retinoid in a carcinogen-induced rat mammary cancer model.² In efforts to determine whether these conjugates function as intact molecules or must be hydrolyzed back to 2, we designed and synthesized a series of C-glycosyl and C-glucuronosyl analogues of 1 ³. Our syntheses of these compounds are lengthy (10-12 steps) and lead to the desired products in less than 4% overall yields. Limitations on the availability of these compounds led us to evaluate them using a modified protocol for the carcinogen-induced rat mammary tumor model. While many of our analogues showed cancer chemopreventive activity in this assay, C-glucuronosyl analogue 3 has proven to be the most effective analogue of 2 we have yet evaluated in this model.⁴ Unfortunately, compound 3 was prepared in the poorest overall yield among these analogues. However, its potent activity and low toxicity make it an important candidate for expanded biological studies. Because additional studies of this important new compound will benefit from improvements in its synthesis, we briefly describe below recent dramatic improvements we have made in the preparation of 3.     

A concise synthesis of 4,6-dideoxy-4-base-6-amino-2,5-anhydro-l-mannitols

3,6-Di-O-methanesulfonyl-2,5-anhydro-l-idofuranose dimethyl acetal 9 was reacted with NaN₃ in DMF to give 6-azido substituted carbohydrate 10 selectively. A series of 6-amino-isonucleosides 4a–d were synthesized by the reaction of nucleobases with epoxide 13, followed by hydrolysis, reduction, and deprotection, in good yield.     

Synthesis of tetradialdose phosphonate nucleosides as mimics of l-nucleotides

Structurally modified nucleoside analogues are a major source of therapeutic agents and building blocks for incorporation into synthetic oligonucleotides able to interfere with information transfer or other biological functions. This work describes the synthesis of non-natural l-nucleoside phosphonate mimics containing two anomeric centers. Such compounds feature either a di- or monohydroxy tetradialdose sugar as the glycone unit, while adenine is present as nucleobase. By judicious use of protecting groups at the 2- and 3-position of commercial 1-O-acetyl-2,3,5-tri-O-benzoyl-β-d-ribofuranose, both the phosphonate and nucleobase moieties were stereoselectively introduced to provide a dihydroxylated compound with cis-configured substituents as the sole reaction product. Subsequent selective deprotection and deoxygenation at the 3′-position occurred smoothly to afford the corresponding 4′-monohydroxy tetradialdose containing analogue.     

Synthesis of 2‐(sulfamoylphenyl)‐4′‐(iminoaryl/hetroaryl)‐4‐(4′′‐hydroxyphenyl)‐thiazoles and their O‐glucosides

In continuation of our work, we synthesized 2‐(sulfamoylphenyl)‐4′‐amino‐4‐(4″‐hydroxyphenyl)‐thiazole ( 3a ), which were reacted with various (aryl/hetroaryl) aldehyde to form 2‐(sulfamoylphenyl)‐4′‐(iminoaryl/hetroaryl)‐4‐(4″‐hydroxyphenyl)‐thiazoles ( 4a , 4b , 4c , 4d , 4e , 4f ). Glucosylation of compounds ( 4a , 4b , 4c , 4d , 4e , 4f ) have been done by using acetobromoglucose as a glucosyl donor to afford 2‐(sulfamoylphenyl)‐4′‐(iminoaryl/hetroaryl)‐4‐(2,3,4,6‐tetra‐O‐acetyl‐4″‐O‐β‐D ‐glucosidoxyphenyl)‐thiazoles ( 5a , 5b , 5c , 5d , 5e , 5f ), further on deacetylation to produce 2‐(sulfamoylphenyl)‐4′‐(iminoaryl/hetroaryl)‐4‐(4″‐O‐β‐D ‐glucosidoxyphenyl)‐thiazoles ( 6a , 6b , 6c , 6d , 6e , 6f ). The compounds are confirmed by FTIR, ¹H‐NMR, ¹³C‐NMR, and ES‐Mass spectral analysis. J. Heterocyclic Chem., (2011).