Stereoselective synthesis of (2R,3S,4S,5R)-trans-3,4-dihydroxy-5-(4-fluorophenoxymethyl)-2-(1-N-hydroxyureidyl-3-butyn-4-yl)tetrahydrofuran and (2R,3S,4S,5R)-trans-5-ethynyl-2-(4-fluorophenoxymethyl)-3,4-O-isopropylidene tetrahydrofuran from mannose diacetonide

Stereoselective synthesis of pharmaceutically interesting chiral tetrahydrofurans starting from mannose diacetonide is reported. A 1,4-diol system derived from mannose diacetonide, through a Mitsunobu reaction was stereospecifically cyclized to give chiral tetrahydrofurans. Both the C-1 and C-4 centers of d-mannose are successfully exploited to install the requisite side chains.     

Synthesis of (2S,4S)- and (2S,4R)-5-fluoroleucine and (2S,4S)-[5,5-2H2]-5-fluoroleucine

Syntheses of (2S,4S)- and (2S,4R)-5-fluoroleucine, and, and of (2S,4S)-[5,5-(2)H(2)]-5-fluoroleucine, have been completed. The methodology allows these compounds to be prepared in sufficient quantities for incorporation by solid-state protein synthesis into strategic sites in proteins for folding studies. X-ray structures of the epimers and have been obtained and show the presence of conformational isomerism. The torsion angles between the F-C bond and the main chain are compared with values found in a mutant of the protein ubiquitin in which (2S,4S)-5-fluoroleucine replaces leucine residues 50 and 67 in the native protein.     

The enantioselective synthesis of (4S,5S)- and (4S,5R)-5-hydroxy-4-decanolide,the autoregulators from Strepotomyces griseus

(4S, 5S)- and (4S, 5R)-5-Hydroxy-4-decanolide ( 1a and 1b ), the proposed autoregulators from Strepotomyces Griseus were synthesized from a propargyl alcohol 2 in an overall yield of 30%, employing the Sharpless asymmetric epoxidation as the key step.     

The reaction of (4R,5R)- and (4S,5S)-4,5-epoxy-2(E)-hexenoates and secondary amines.

A reaction of methyl (4R,5R)-4,5-epoxy-2(E)-hexenoate 1 with N-benzylmethylamine gave a diastereomerically pure methyl (4R,5R)-4,5-epoxy-(3S)-N-benzylmethylamino hexanoate 6 and methyl (4S,5R)-4-N-benzyl-methylamino-5-hydroxy-2(E)-hexenoate 7. The former was chemoenzymatically converted to (-)-osmundalactone 11, which is an aglycone of osmundalin. On the other hand, the directly conjugated addition of dimethylamine to methyl (4S,5S)-4,5-epoxy-2(E)-hexenoate 1 followed by treatment with MeOH at 40 degrees C exclusively provided methyl (4R,5S)-4-dimethylamino-5-hydroxy-2(E)-hexenoate 16, which was converted into L-(-)-forosamine 18.     

Total synthesis of (4R,5S,6E,14S)- and (4R,5S,6E,14R)-cystothiazoles F

Total synthesis of (4R,5S,6E,14S)- and (4R,5S,6E,14R)-cystothiazoles F 3 was achieved from the chiral bithiazole-type primary alcohols [(S)- and (R)-4-ethoxycarbonyl-2′-(1-hydroxymethylethyl)-2,4′-bithiazoles 8], which were obtained based on the enzymatic resolution of racemic alcohol 8 and its acetate 9. From a direct comparison by means of chiral HPLC between natural cystothiazole F 3 and synthetic compounds [(4R,5S,6E,14S)- and (4R,5S,6E,14R)-cystothiazoles 3], natural cystothiazole F 3 was found to be a 33:67 diastereomeric mixture [(4R,5S,6E,14S)-3:(4R,5S,6E,14R)-3 = 33:67].     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of 5（R）-（1R,2S,5R）-Menthoxy-4（R）- N-cyclohexylaminobutyrolactone

1INTRODUCTION Substitutedγ-butyrolactones are a group of impor-tant compounds containing unique carbon skeleton of butyrolactone which is widely present in many natural products and have received considerable interest because of their biological and medicinal properties[1～4].Therefore,much attention has been paid to the new asymmetric methods for synthesi-zing these interesting compounds[5～11].The prece-ding results led us to explore the possibility of using cyclohexylamine to convert5(…     

Asymmetric synthesis of (4R,5R)-cytoxazone and (4R,5S)-epi-cytoxazone

(4R,5R)-Cytoxazone has been prepared in four steps and in 61% overall yield and >98% ee. Conjugate addition of lithium (R)-N-benzyl-N-[small alpha]-methylbenzylamide to tert-butyl (E)-3-(p-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate and subsequent in situ diastereoselective enolate oxidation with (+)-(camphorsulfonyl)oxaziridine gave tert-butyl (2R,3R,[small alpha]R)-2-hydroxy-3-(p-methoxyphenyl)-3-(N-benzyl-N-[small alpha]-methylbenzylamino)propanoate in >98% de. Subsequent N-benzyl deprotection to the primary [small beta]-amino ester via hydrogenolysis, oxazolidinone formation with C(2)-retention by treatment with diphosgene and chemoselective ester reduction furnishes (4R,5R)-cytoxazone. The synthesis of the C(5)-epimer, (4R,5S)-epi-cytoxazone in 44% overall yield, has also been completed via a protocol involving N-Boc protection of the primary [small beta]-amino ester, utilization of the N-Boc group to facilitate simultaneous C(2)-inversion and oxazolidinone formation, and subsequent reduction.     

Synthesis of (−)-(4R,5R)- and (+)-(4S,5S)-1-alkyl-4-(4′-nitrophenyl)-1-azonium-3,7-dioxabicyclo[3.3.0]octane halides

A preparative method has been proposed for the synthesis of bicyclic quaternary ammonium salts via sequential treatment of (–)-(1R,2R)- and (+)-(1S,2S)-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-2-amino-1,3-propanediol with paraform followed by an alkyl halide.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1394–1395, October, 1990.     

Convenient synthesis of （2S,3R,4R,5S,6R）-2-（3-（4-ethylbenzyl）-4- chlorophenyl）-6-（hydroxymethyl）-tetrahydro- 2H-pyran-3,4,5-triol

A convenient approach for the preparation of （2S,3R,4R,5S,6R）-2-（3-（4-ethylbenzyl）-4-chlorophenyl）-6-（hydroxymethyl）- tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3,4,5-triol I is developed. The target compound via four steps is synthesized from 4-bromo-2-（bromomethyl）- 1-chlorobenzene and the isomers of undesired ortho-products were avoided during the preparation.     

(2R，3R)-和(2S，3S)-2-(4-羟基-3-甲氧基)-3-羟甲基-1，4-苯并二氧六环-6-醛的对映选择性合成

1,4-苯并二氧六环木脂素类天然产物多数具有增加胆碱乙酰化酶和抗肝毒等活性 ,其活性主要源于 1 ,4-苯并二氧六环官能团 [1] . 1 ,4-苯并二氧六环木脂素的消旋全合成已有报道 [2 ] ,但其不对称合成还是空白[3] .我们发展了一条对映选择性合成 1 ,4-苯并二氧六环木脂素的简捷有效的路线 .基于前面的工作 [4 ] ,我们发现 1 ,4-苯并二氧六环醛类衍生物是合成此类天然产物的关键中间体 ,选择 2 - (4-羟基- 3-甲氧基 ) - 3-羟甲基 - 1 ,4-苯并二氧六环 - 6-醛 (1 )作为目标分子 ,其合成路线如下 :Reagents and conditions:( ) Me OH,H2 SO4,9…     

Chemoenzymatic synthesis of (3R,4S)- and (3S,4R)-3-methoxy-4-methylaminopyrrolidine

An efficient and a convenient enantioselective synthesis of (3R,4S)-3-methoxy-4-methylaminopyrrolidine has been carried out by a lipase-mediated resolution protocol. This method describes the preparation of (±)-1-Cbz-cis-3-azido-4-hydroxypyrrolidine starting from commercially available diallylamine followed by ring-closing metathesis (RCM) via S_N2 displacement reactions. Pseudomonas cepacia lipase immobilized on diatomaceous earth (Amano PS-D) provides (3R,4S)-11 and (3S,4R)-12 in an excellent enantiomeric excess.     

Synthesis of (4S, 5R)-1,4,5-Hexanetriol and D-Amicetose

Starting from L-glutamic acid the synthesis of (4S, 5R),-1,4,5-hexanetriol and D-amicetose is described.     

X-ray structural analysis of (1R,2R,4S,5S,8S)-2,8-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-4-(4-nitrophenyl)-1-aza-3,7-dioxabicyclo[3,3,0]octane

The configuration of the asymmetric atoms in the molecule of (1R,2R,4S,5S,8S)-2,8-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-4-(4-nitrophenyl)-1-aza-3,7-dioxabicyclo[3,3,0]octane has been determined using X-ray analysis. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 930-934, June, 2006.     

Syntheses,Characterization and Stereochemistry of S - and R,S -Hydrogenmalato Dioxotungsten(VI)

Cis -dioxo hydrogenmalato tungstates(VI) j -Na 2 [WO 2 ( S -Hmal) 2 ]·4H 2 O 1 , and Na 2 [WO 2 ( R , S -Hmal) 2 ] 2 (H 3 mal = malic acid) have been prepared from the reactions of excess S- malic acid and R , S -malic acid respectively, with sodium tungstate at ambient temperature. Both complexes were characterized by elemental analyses, conductivity measurement, optical rotation, UV-Vis, IR and NMR spectroscopy. Complex 1 was obtained with predetermined helical chirality at the metal center for a j - cis -configuration, which is established by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal is orthorhombic, space group P 2 1 2 1 2 1 , with unit cell parameters: a = 7.9545(6), b = 10.7440(8), c = 21.045(2)Å, V = 1798.6(2)Å 3 , Z = 4, D c = 2.215 g cm m 3 , F (000) = 1152, R = 0.031, R w = 0.034. Single crystal X-ray diffraction reveals that the cis- dioxo tungstate 1 is octahedrally coordinated by the S -malate through the deprotonated f -hydroxy and f -carboxylate groups, while the g -carboxylic acid groups remain uncomplexed.