Asymmetric Diels-Alder Reaction of 1-Methoxybuta-1,3-diene with (2R)-N-Glyoxyloylbornane-10,2-sultam

Starting from sultam 1 , the chiral dienophile (2R)-N-glyoxyloylbornane-10,2-sultam ( 4 ) was readily prepared. Non-catalyzed atmospheric- and high-pressure as well as [Eu(fod)₃]-promoted [4 + 2] cycloadditions of 1-methoxy-buta-1,3-diene ( 5 ) to chiral dienophile 4 , leading with high asymmetric induction to 6-methoxy-3,6-dihydro-2H-pyran-2-yl derivatives 6 – 9 , are described. The extent and direction of asymmetric induction in these reactions were established by ¹H-NMR analysis and chemical correlation, respectively. Stereochemical models for both non-catalyzed and [Eu(fod)₃]-promoted reactions are proposed.     

Enantioselective Diels-Alder reactions of 3-(acyloxy)acrylates

Diels-Alder reactions with 3-(acyloxy)acrylates using chiral Lewis acid catalysts have been successfully carried out. These reactions proceed with high enantioselectivity when a chiral Lewis acid derived from Cu(OTf)₂ and a bisoxazoline is used. The facility of the reaction is dependent on the nature of the acyloxy group in the dienophile.     

A stereoselective approach to the angucyclinone antibiotics: A total synthesis of (±)-urdamycinone B

A stereoselective chiral Lewis acid promoted reaction of siloxydiene (±)-13 and dienophile complex 18, gave a 4:1 mixture of urdamycinone B (1) and its C-3 epimer (24) in several steps in 12% overall yield. Separation of these products was achieved by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).     

Synthesis of (all-E,2R,2′R)-oscillol

Optically active (all-E,2R,2′R)-oscillol (= (all-E,2R,2′R)-3,4,3′,4′-tetradehydro-1,2,1′,2′-tetrahydro-ψ,ψ-carotene-1,2,1′,2′-tetrol; 1 ) was synthesized according to the C₁₀ + C₂₀ + C₁₀ = C₄₀ strategy, applying the Wittig reaction to couple the synthons 4 and 6 . The chiral centre was introduced by a Sharpless dihydroxylation of 3-methylbut-2-enyl 4-nitrobenzoate ( 8 ).     

Synthesis of a poly(vinyl ether) containing a benzocyclobutene moiety and its reaction with dienophiles

1‐Benzocyclobutenyl vinyl ether (1) was easily prepared by the elimination reaction of hydrogen bromide from 1‐benzocyclobutenyl 1‐bromoethyl ether obtained by 1‐bromobenzocyclobutene and ethylene glycol via two steps in a good yield. Cationic polymerizations of 1 was carried out at −78°C for 2 h in toluene in the presence of BF₃OEt₂ as an initiator to give quantitatively the corresponding polymers (2) as white solids. As a model reaction of the polymer reaction of 2 with dienophiles, the Diels–Alder reactions of 1‐methoxybenzocyclobutene with maleic anhydride (MA) in toluene at 100–140°C for 3 h were carried out to obtain the corresponding Diels–Alder adduct quantitatively at 140°C. The polymer reactions of 2 with MA and N‐phenylmaleimide (MI) in toluene were carried out to yield the corresponding Diels–Alder adduct polymers in good yields. The degree of introduction of the dienophile could be controlled by temperature, and the unreacted benzocyclobutene moiety could further react with another benzocyclobutene moiety or dienophile. The properties (solubilities, T_g, and temperature of 10% weight loss) of the polymers obtained from the polymer reaction were quite different from those of 2. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 37: 59–67, 1999     

Diastereoselective cycloaddition of chiral 1-acryloyl-2-imidazolidinone and o-quinodimethane generated by reduction of 1,2-bis(bromomethyl)benzene with zinc

The reduction of 1,2-bis(bromomethyl)benzene with zinc powder followed by cycloaddition with the chiral dienophile (4R,5S)-1-acryloyl-3,4-dimethyl-5-phenyl-2-imidazolidinone in the presence of BF₃·Et₂O under ultrasound irradiation gave the corresponding Diels–Alder cycloadduct in high yield (90%) and high diastereoselectivity (R:S = 87:13).     

Asymmetric synthesis of isoquinuclidines by Diels–Alder reaction of 1,2-dihydropyridine utilizing a chiral Lewis acid catalyst

The chiral isoquinuclidine derivative, 2-azabicyclo[2.2.2]octane ring system, endo-(7R)-3 was obtained in good yield with excellent diastereoselectivity (up to 92% de) by Diels–Alder reaction of 1-(phenoxycarbonyl)-1,2-dihydropyridine 1 with N-acryloyl-(4S)-4-benzyloxazolidin-2-one (4S)-2 using titanium-(2R,3R)-TADDOLate 4 as a chiral Lewis acid catalyst in toluene at 0 °C. On the other hand, endo-(7S)-3 was obtained in good yield with excellent diastereoselectivity (up to 97% de) by Diels–Alder reaction of 1 with (4R)-2 using Cu(OTf)₂/(4S,4′S)-bis(oxazoline) catalyst 8 as a chiral Lewis acid catalyst in dichloromethane at 0 °C. In these reactions, the choice of solvent and the combination of titanium-(2R,3R)-TADDOLate 4 {or Cu(II)/(4S,4′S)-bis(oxazoline) 8} and dienophile (4S)-2 {or (4R)-2} are very important. The stereochemistry of endo-(7R)-3 has been established to be (1R,4S,7R) and the reaction mechanism is proposed.     

Efficient Suzuki-Type Cross-Coupling of Enantiomerically Pure Cyclopropylboronic Acids

Optically active cyclopropanes (e.g. 1 ) can be prepared by the use of tartaric acid derivatives as chiral auxiliaries in the palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling of optically active cyclopropylboronic acids with electrophiles. The absolute configuration of the chiral carbon atom is retained, and the reaction proceeds with good yields and enantiomeric excesses. R=H, p-Ph, o-CO₂CH₃, p-CO₂CH₃, p-NO₂, o-OCH₃, m-OCH₃.     

Efficient asymmetric addition of diethylzinc to aldehydes using C2‐novel chiral pyridine β‐amino alcohols as chiral ligands

A series of novel C₂‐symmetric chiral pyridine β‐amino alcohol ligands have been synthesized from 2,6‐pyridine dicarboxaldehyde, m‐phthalaldehyde and chiral β‐amino alcohols through a two‐step reaction. All their structures were characterized by ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR and IR. Their enantioselective induction behaviors were examined under different conditions such as the structure of the ligands, reaction temperature, solvent, reaction time and catalytic amount. The results show that the corresponding chiral secondary alcohols can be obtained with high yields and moderate to good enantiomeric excess. The best result, up to 89% ee, was obtained when the ligand 3c (2S,2′R)‐2,2′‐((pyridine‐2,6‐diylbis(methylene))bisazanediyl))bis(4‐methyl‐1,1‐diphenylpentan‐1‐ol) was used in toluene at room temperature. The ligand 3g (2S,2′R)‐2,2′‐((1,3‐phenylenebis(methylene))bis(azanediyl))bis(4‐methyl‐1,1‐diphenylpentan‐1‐ol) was prepared in which the pyridine ring was replaced by the benzene ring compared to 3c in order to illustrate the unique role of the N atom in the pyridine ring in the inductive reaction. The results indicate that the coordination of the N atom of the pyridine ring is essential in the asymmetric induction reaction. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Reactivity of 2-methylene-1,3-dicarbonyl compounds: catalytic enantioselective Diels–Alder reaction

The catalytic enantioselective Diels–Alder reaction of 1,1-dicarbonylethenes 3 with cyclopentadiene in the presence of Ti-TADDOLs, Mg–Ph-box and Mg–Ph-mox complexes was investigated. Although both exo- and enantioselectivity with Ti-TADDOL catalysts were poor, they were much improved using Mg–Ph-box or Mg–Ph-mox complexes as chiral catalysts. Thus, 3 was an efficient two-point binding dienophile and the non-C₂-symmetric Ph-mox 8 could be used as a chiral ligand.     

Asymmetric Synthesis of Hydrocarbazoles Catalyzed by an Octahedral Chiral‐at‐Rhodium Lewis Acid

A bis‐cyclometalated chiral‐at‐metal rhodium complex catalyzes the Diels–Alder reaction between N‐Boc‐protected 3‐vinylindoles (Boc=tert‐butyloxycarbonyl) and β‐carboxylic ester‐substituted α,β‐unsaturated 2‐acyl imidazoles with good‐to‐excellent regioselectivity (up to 99:1) and excellent diastereoselectivity (>50:1 d.r.) as well as enantioselectivity (92–99 % ee) under optimized conditions. The rhodium catalyst serves as a chiral Lewis acid to activate the 2‐acyl imidazole dienophile by two‐point binding and overrules the preferred regioselectivity of the uncatalyzed reaction.     

A Functionalized Spiro[chlorin‐porphyrin]‐Type ‘Dimer’ Dizinc Complex from Rapid [4+2] Self‐cycloaddition of a Conjugated [β,β′‐Bis(methylene)porphyrinato]zinc

Thermal extrusion of SO₂ from β,β′‐sulfolenoporphyrins is an effective method for in situ generation of β,β′‐bis(methylene)porphyrin which remained unobserved in typical synthetic applications but underwent quickly efficient [4+2]‐cycloaddition reactions with dienophiles.We now report the thermal extrusion of SO₂ from the symmetrical (tetra‐β,β′‐sulfolenoporphyrinato)zinc 1?Zn in the absence of a dienophile (Scheme). In the event, the thermally in situ generated conjugated diene underwent a [4+2] self‐cycloaddition, to give the {spirobi[tri‐β,β′‐sulfolenoporphyrinato]}dizinc 4?2Zn . This chiral (racemic) spirobiporphyrinoid dizinc complex represents the combination of the closely positioned and interacting chromophores of a (porphyrinato)zinc and of a (β‐methylene‐β,β′‐dihydroporphyrinato)zinc. It carries six sulfoleno moieties that are still available for further SO₂ extrusion and cycloaddition reactions.     

Tribenzotriquinacene Receptors for C60 Fullerene Rotors: Towards C3 Symmetrical Chiral Stators for Unidirectionally Operating Nanoratchets

The synthesis of a stereochemically pure concave tribenzotriquinacene receptor ( 7 ) for C₆₀ fullerene, possessing C₃ point group symmetry, by threefold condensation of C₂‐symmetric 1,2‐diketone synthons ( 5 ) and a hexaaminotribenzotriquinacene core ( 6 ) is described. The chiral diketone was synthesized in a five‐step reaction sequence starting from C_2h‐symmetric 2,6‐di‐tert‐butylanthracene. The highly diastereo‐discriminating Diels–Alder reaction of 2,6‐di‐tert‐butylanthracene with fumaric acid di(?)menthyl ester, catalyzed by aluminium chloride, is the relevant stereochemistry introducing step. The structure of the fullerene receptor was verified by ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and single crystal X‐ray diffraction. VCD and ECD spectra were recorded, which were corroborated by ab initio DFT calculations, establishing the chiral nature of 7 with about 99.7 % ee, based on the ee (99.9 %) of the chiral synthon ( 1 ). The absolute configuration of 7 could thus be established as all‐S [(2S,7S,16S,21S,30S,35S)‐( 7 )]. Spectroscopic titration experiments reveal that the host forms 1:1 complexes with either pure fullerene (C₆₀) or fullerene derivatives, such as rotor 1′‐(4‐nitrophenyl)‐3′‐(4‐N,N‐dimethylaminophenyl)‐pyrazolino[4′,5′:1,2][60]fullerene ( R ). The complex stability constants of the complexes dissolved in CHCl₃/CS₂ (1:1 vol. %) are K([ C₆₀ ? 7 ])=319(±156) M ^?1 and K([ R ? 7 ])=110(±50) M ^?1. With molecular dynamics simulations using a first‐principles parameterized force field the asymmetry of the rotational potential for [ R ? 7 ] was shown, demonstrating the potential suitability of receptor 7 to act as a stator in a unidirectionally operating nanoratchet.     

Synthetic studies on nogalamycin congeners [1]1 chiral synthesis of the def-ring system of nogalamycin

From the retrosynthetic perspective on nogalamycin congeners, the potent antitumor antibiotics of the anthra-cycline family, the regioselective Diels-Alder reaction employing the naphthoquinone (4), the CDEF-ring system of nogalamycin congeners, as a dienophile was anticipated to constitute the key step of one of the most convenient and flexible synthetic routes to their 11-deoxyanthracyclinone frameworks (3). As a model study to explore an efficient and reliable synthetic scheme to produce the characteristic bicyclic acetal structure of 4 in an optically active form, the preparation of the DEF-ring system (6) was first examined prior to the chiral synthesis of 4. The chiral synthesis of 6 accomplished starting from readily available (-)-D-arabinose (11), involves the following novel aspects: (1) synthesis of the suitably functionalized (-)-methylketone (18) from 11 through (-)-b-D-gentosaminide (14) which carries the stereochemistries at the C_2' -, C_3'-, and C_4'-positions, (2) stereoselective construction of the C5'-asymmetric center by chelation-controlled addition of the aryllithium [9 (M=Li)] to 18, (3) formation of the bicyclic acetal by treating the hydroquinone (28) with trimethylsilyl bromide.     

Highly stereoselective aziridine ring-opening with phenylselenide anion and selective intramolecular aldol closure for the enantiopure synthesis of γ-aminocyclopentene derivatives

A practical and enantiopure synthesis for the preparation of key intermediates of conformationally locked γ-amino acid and nucleoside analogues is described. First, a highly stereoselective aziridine ring-opening reaction with phenylselenide anion was employed for the stereoselective synthesis of the chiral aminoselenide (1S,2S,1′S)-8, which after N-benzylation was transformed into the corresponding allyl amine (1S,1′S)-7 by oxidation with H₂O₂. Then, dihydroxylation–dehomologation of (1S,1′S)-7 with (OsO₄/NMO, NaIO₄) selectively afforded the desired γ-aminocyclopentene aldehyde (S)-1 and its corresponding γ-amino acid (S)-2 via an intramolecular selective aldol-condensation catalyzed by an internal base.     

A test for the coexistence of reactive intermediates with different molecular composition in chiral Lewis acid-catalysed reactions: the case of Ti-TADDOLate-catalysed Diels–Alder reactions

The Diels–Alder reactions between cyclopentadiene 2 and (E)-3-butenoyl-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one 1 catalysed by several TADDOL-TiCl₂ complexes have been studied with different [dienophile]/[catalyst] ratios and different concentrations of reagents and catalyst. The enantioselectivity of some of the reactions depends on these factors, which indicates the participation of intermediate complexes with different catalyst and dienophile compositions (1:1, 1:2 and 2:1). The best results are obtained under conditions that favour the formation of an equimolecular intermediate, whereas the conditions favouring the formation of intermediates containing two molecules of dienophile and one of catalyst give rise to lower enantiomeric excesses (e.e.s). In one case the asymmetric induction was not dependent on the above factors, meaning that the effect described strongly depends on the structure of the chiral ligand. The results described show that this kind of mechanistic study complements those carried out on the influence of the enantiomeric composition of the chiral ligand on the enantioselectivity.     

New Types of Reactivity of α,β‐Unsaturated N,N‐Dimethylhydrazones: Chemodivergent Diastereoselective Synthesis of Functionalized Tetrahydroquinolines and Hexahydropyrrolo[3,2‐b]indoles

The indium trichloride‐catalyzed reaction between aromatic imines and α,β‐unsaturated N,N‐dimethylhydrazones in acetonitrile afforded 1,2,3,4‐tetrahydroquinolines bearing a hydrazone function at C4 through a one‐pot diastereoselective domino process that involves the formation of two C? C bonds and the controlled generation of two stereocenters, one of which is quaternary. This reaction constitutes the first example of an α,β‐unsaturated dimethylhydrazone that behaves as a dienophile in a hetero Diels–Alder reaction. The related reaction between anilines, aromatic aldehydes, and methacrolein dimethylhydrazone in CHCl₃ with BF₃?Et₂O as catalyst afforded polysubstituted 1,2,3,3a,4,8b‐hexahydropyrrolo[3,2‐b]indoles as major products through a fully diastereoselective ABB′C four‐component domino process that generates two cycles, three stereocenters, two C? C bonds, and two C? N bonds in a single operation.     

Desymmetrization of 1,4‐Pentadien‐3‐ol by the Asymmetric 1,3‐Dipolar Cycloaddition of Azomethine Imines

Desymmetrization of the divinyl carbinol 1,4‐pentadien‐3‐ol was accomplished by the asymmetric 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition of azomethine imines based on a magnesium‐mediated, multinucleating chiral reaction system utilizing diisopropyl (R,R)‐tartrate as the chiral auxiliary. The corresponding optically active trans‐pyrazolidines, each with three contiguous stereogenic centers, were obtained with excellent regio‐, diastereo‐, and enantioselectivity, with results as high as 99 % ee. This reaction was shown to be applicable to both aryl‐ and alkyl‐substituted azomethine imines. The use of a catalytic amount of diisopropyl (R,R)‐tartrate was also effective when accompanied by the addition of MgBr₂.     

Asymmetric Diels-Alder Cycloadditions with C2-Symmetrical Chiral Carbamoylnitroso Dienophiles

The C₂-symmetrical chiral pyrrolidines 2 and 3 are of opposite helicity. The corresponding N-acylnitroso dienophiles 6 and 7 react in good yield with cyclohexadiene, leading thereby with excellent diastereoisomeric excess to the expected Diels-Alder cycloadducts (see Scheme). The [2.2.2] bicyclic moieties of the major diastereoisomers 9 and 11 proved to be of opposite configuration, as expected. Their configuration is best explained by assuming the acylnitroso dienophile to be in the s-cis conformation in the transition state, the approach of the diene being endo (see Fig.).     

重氮化合物与醇的插入反应合成α-烷氧基-β-二羰基化合物

研究了在过渡金属配合物催化下α-重氮-β-二羰基化合物与醇的插入反应, 考察了重氮化合物的结构、醇的结构、催化剂的性质、反应溶剂和反应温度对这一反应的影响. 发现当重氮化合物与甲醇的物质的量比为1∶10, 1 mmol% Rh₂(OAc)₄为催化剂和回流的苯的条件下, 反应能够以高的化学产率生成α-甲氧基-β-二羰基化合物. 手性醇衍生的重氮乙酰乙酸酯反应的产物中两种非对应异构体的比例为3∶2～1∶1.