Enantioselective Formal Syntheses of 11 Nuphar Alkaloids and Discovery of Potent Apoptotic Monomeric Analogues

Concise, scalable, and enantioselective formal syntheses of eight dimeric and three monomeric nuphar alkaloids were achieved, along with the construction of a stereochemically diverse collection of the first known monomeric analogues having apoptotic activity. The syntheses involved the development of highly enantioselective Brønsted acid catalyzed vinylogous Mukaiyama–Mannich reactions, which feature the unprecedented use of a supersilyl group to control the regio‐, enantio‐ and diastereoselectivity. Biological studies reveal that several of these novel nuphar analogues are even more potent than their dimeric natural product counterparts.     

Enantioselective Syntheses of (-)- and (+)-Homocitric Acid Lactones

Highly enantioselective syntheses of enantiomers of homocitric acid lactones (R)-5a and (S)-5b are described. Thermal Diels-Alder cycloadditions of 2a and 2b to 1,3-butadiene produced adducts 3a and 3b, respectively. Oxidative ozonolysis of latter adducts gave products 4a and 4b which after acid treatment afforded a mixture with 5a and 5b as major component. Acid lactones 5a and 5b were converted into their dimethyl esters 6a and 6b which were purified by chromatography. After saponification, the products obtained were crystallized to yield (-)- and (+)-homocitric acid lactones ((R)-5a and (S)-5b). Diastereomeric excess (de) of Diels-Alder adducts 3a and 3b was determined by means of Mosher esters of glycols 8a, 8b, and racemic 8. Diels-Alder cycloaddition products of lactones 2a and 2b to 1,3-butadiene showed a diastereoselectivity of 96%.     

Syntheses of L‐Glutamic Acid Analogues for Neuroexcitatory Activity Studies

Starting from D–serine, (2S,3S)‐, (2S,3R)‐substituted‐L‐glutamic acids were prepared via Claisen rearrangement methodology. A variety of the substituents can be introduced at the C‐3 of the L‐glutamic acid backbone.     

Stereoselective Syntheses of Tetrahydroesterastin-β -Lactam Analogues

A total synthesis of the optically active tetrahydroesterastin β -lactam analogue 2 using Miller's hydroxamate approach is described (Scheme 2). Significant modification of published procedures has resulted in a short and facile stereospecific preparation of the N-[(benzyloxycarbonyl)methyl]-β -lactam 17 starting from the readily available D -serine. This material served as intermediate for the preparation of a variety of N-[(benzyloxycarbonyl)methyl]tetrahydroesterastin β-lactam analogues (Scheme 5).     

苯并异喹啉酮衍生物的合成及其荧光性质

苯并异喹啉酮衍生物的合成及其荧光性质;苯并咪唑苯并异喹啉酮;萘酰亚胺;荧光量子产率;亲核取代反应;合成     

含有二糖结构的核苷类似物的合成

利用Ferrier重排反应合成了两个系列的连有核音的2,3-不饱和糖苷(其中核耷包括尿苷、腺苷、肌苷等).这些新化合物的结构通过NMR和MS(HRFAB)得到证实.     

Enantioselective and Collective Total Syntheses of Xanthanolides

An enantioselective synthesis of (+)‐8‐epi ‐xanthatin hinging on a chiral phosphoric acid catalyzed tandem allylboration/lactonization reaction is reported. With (+)‐8‐epi ‐xanthatin as the precursor, the collective synthesis of a series of synthetically challenging xanthanolides was also accomplished. Among them, xanthipungolide, one of the most complex xanthanolide monomers, was accessed through a bioinspired tandem double‐bond isomerization/6π electronic cyclization/intramolecular Diels–Alder reaction, and pungiolides A, B, D, E, and L–N, a group of xanthanolide dimers, were assembled through a bioinspired Diels–Alder dimerization followed by late‐stage diversification.     

Enantioselective Syntheses of Substituted γ‐Butyrolactones

The previously described chiral 2‐acyloxathianes 5 (Scheme I) are used in two different enantioselective syntheses of γ‐butyrolactones. In one synthesis, Grignard addition, cleavage and reduction to carbinols RR'C(OH)CH₂OH is followed by tosylation, malonate homologation, lactonization, and removal of the carbomethoxy group to give optically active γ‐lactones. A modification of this synthesis (Scheme I) leads to optically active α‐methylene‐γ‐lactones. In the second synthesis, reaction of a bromomagnesium enolate with ketones 5 leads to β‐hydroxyesters, which, by appropriate sequences of reduction and cleavage (Scheme II) are converted to optically active α‐ or β‐hydroxy‐γ‐lactones.     

Syntheses of the Enantiomers of γ-Cyclogeranic Acid, γ-Cyclocitral,and γ-Damascone: Enantioselective protonation of enolates

(R)-and (S)-γ-cyclogeranic acid ((R)-and (S)- 9 , resp.) were obtained by resolution of the racemate, and their absolute configurations determined by chemical correlation. The γ-acids (R)-and (S)- 9 were converted into (R)-and (S)-methyl γ-cyclogeranate ((R)-and (S)- 6 , resp.), and (R)-and (S)-γ-damascone ((R)-and (S)- 5 , resp.). A more direct entry to (R)-and (S)- 9 consisted in the enantioselective protonation of a thiol ester enolate with (?)- or (γ)-N-isopropylephedrine((?)- or (γ)- 20 ) and subsequent hydrolysis of the (R)-and (S)-S-phenyl γ-thiocyclogeranate ((R)- and (S)- 24 , resp.; 97% ee). The esters (R)- and (S)- 24 were also used as precursors of (R)- and (S)-γ-damascone ((R)- and (S)- 5 , resp.). Alternatively, (S)- 5 (75% ee) was obtained by enantioselective protonation of ketone enolate 29 with (?)-N-isopropylephedrine ((?)- 20 ). Organoleptic evaluation demonstrated that the (S)-enantiomers of methyl γ-cyclogeranate and γ-damascone are markedly superior to their (R)-enantiomers.     

Enantioselective Syntheses of the Proposed Structures of Kopeolin and Kopeolone

The first total syntheses of the proposed structures of kopeolin ( 1 ) and kopeolone ( 3 ) have been achieved from a common enantiopure chiral building block obtained by a chemoenzymatic enantioconvergent methodology. The syntheses feature two key steps: a one‐pot reduction/diastereoselective protonation followed by a highly diastereoselective addition of an organocerate. The synthetic structures were fully characterized and all stereocenters were confirmed. The results show that the two previously reported structures were not assigned correctly, and suggest an initial structural misassignment during the isolation of the natural products. Thus, two revised structures, 1′ for kopeolin and 3′ for kopeolone, are proposed.     

Syntheses of the Saturated Analogues of 4-Nitrophenol and 4-Nitroaniline

Two syntheses for 4-nitrocyclohexanol and 4-nitrocyclohexanamine are presented. Both conveniently start from commercially available 4-aminocyclohexanol.     

Syntheses and Crystal Studies of Novel C-3'-N-sulfonyl and 7-O-acyl Modified Paclitaxel Analogues

Three C-3'-N-sulfonyl and C-7-O-acyl paclitaxel analogues were synthesized from 10-deacetyl baccatin Ⅲ(10-DAB) and their structures were confirmed by ~1H NMR, ~(13)C NMR and HR-MS. Among them, the crystal structure of compound 9 b was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Compound 9 b crystallizes in monoclinic system, space group P2_1 with a = 12.395(4), b = 15.215(5), c = 14.905(5) ?, β = 105.559(4)° and Z = 2.In the structure, the introduction of the hydrophobic 3-fluorobenzoyl group at C(7) has little effect on the conformation of tetracyclic system. However, the conformation of the side-chain at C(13) in 9 b is quite different from that of paclitaxel and docetaxel.     

Syntheses and Derivatives of Squaric Acid

Squaric acid (dihydroxycyclobutenedione), the dianion of which may be regarded as a novel aromatic system, has recently become readily accessible by simple syntheses. The acidic character of squaric acid manifests itself in the formation of salts and of lower alkyl esters, which can be converted into the amides. Squaric acid dichloride shows in its reactions typical acyl chloride behavior. Condensation of squaric acid with pyrrole, phenol, and azulene derivatives yields cyclotrimethine dyes.     

含1,2,3-苯并三氮唑及嘧啶衍生物醚类化合物的合成及除草活性

嘧啶氧醚类化合物是一类新型除草剂,对其进行结构修饰以寻求具有更高活性的先导化合物是当前乙酰乳酸合成酶(ALS)类除草剂研究中的一大热点.近年来对嘧啶氧醚类化合物修饰主要集中在苯环部分取代基的变化上,而杂环部分为稠杂环的醚类化合物报道很少[1～3].在对嘧啶醚类除草剂构效关系研究中发现其与ALS相互作用时,杂环部分主要起供电子作用,其供电子能力越强化合物的活性越高[4].另外,许多二芳醚类化合物又是原卟啉原氧化酶(PPO)抑制剂,我们初步研究发现,1,2,3-苯并三氮唑是一类很好的活性单元,若在醚类化合物中引入这种稠杂环有可能找到高活性的先导化合物.