The enzymatic glucuronidation of 3-O-protected morphine—a new route to 7,8-dihydromorphine-6-glucuronide

The selective enzymatic glucuronidation of the 6-position of morphine was probed by the glucuronidation of a series of 3-O-protected morphine derivatives. 3-O-Benzylmorphine 5 was converted to the corresponding 3-O-benzylmorphine-6-glucuronide 8 by human liver microsomes. The identity of 8 was confirmed by independent chemical synthesis. The glucuronide 8 was subsequently converted to 7,8-dihydromorphine-6-glucuronide.     

Intramolecular 1,3-dipolar nitrone and nitrile oxide cycloaddition of 2- and 4-O-allyl and propargyl glucose derivatives: a versatile approach to chiral cyclic ether fused isoxazolidines, isoxazolines and isoxazoles

2-O- and 4-O-Allyl and -propargyl glucose and the corresponding oxime derivatives were prepared from readily available glucose dithioacetals. Intramolecular 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of the N-benzyl and N-methyl nitrones of the above acyclic 2-O-allyl glucose derivatives led to the diastereoselective formation of chiral isoxazolidines incorporating the tetrahydrofuran ring. The EI mass spectra revealed a characteristic cleavage of the C-alkyl group adjacent to the furan oxygen atom. An enantiopure trisubstituted tetrahydrofuran was obtained by the reductive cleavage of the isoxazolidine ring of one of the cycloadducts. In contrast, the nitrile oxide cycloaddition of the 2-O-allyl derivatives afforded diastereomeric mixtures of the corresponding dihydroisoxazolines, the stereochemistry of which was tentatively assigned on the basis of the principle of optical superposition. The exclusive formation of a tetrahydrofuran ring from pentaallyl nitrone or nitrile oxide demonstrated the preferred formation of a five-membered ring to that of six or seven-membered rings. The nitrile oxide generated from a 3,4,5,6,7-pentaallyloxy-1-nitroheptane derivative obtained from pentaallylglucose underwent diastereoselective cycloaddition to give an isoxazoline fused to a pyran ring. Enantiopure isoxazoles containing tetrahydrofuran and oxepane rings were also prepared in good yields by the nitrile oxide cycloaddition of the 2-O- and 4-O-propargyl derivatives.     

Convenient regioselective reaction in presence of H<Subscript>3</Subscript>PW<Subscript>12</Subscript>O<Subscript>40</Subscript>: synthesis and characterization of pyrazolo[3,4-<Emphasis Type="Italic">b</Emphasis>]quinoline-3,5-diones

We describe regioselective synthesis of pyrazolo[3,4-b]quinoline derivatives by multicomponent reaction of dimedone, 5-aminopyrazolone, and aromatic aldehydes in presence of H₃PW₁₂O₄₀ as catalyst. When this multicomponent reaction was investigated without catalyst under reflux conditions, a mixture of products was obtained, while the reaction successfully proceeded to formation of pyrazolo[3,4-b]quinoline in presence of H₃PW₁₂O₄₀. Good product yield, short experimental time, and low-cost catalyst provide convenient synthesis for formation of pyrazolo[3,4-b]quinoline pharmacological compounds.     

Application de la réaction de Wittig à la synthèse de dérivés de bromoénosuloses et d'esters bromoénuroniques. Note de laboratoire

Use of the Wittig reaction for the synthesis of derivatives of bromoenosuloses and bromoenuronic esters Treatment of 3-O-benzyl (or 3-O-methyl)-1, 2-O-isopropylidene-α-D -xylo-pentodialdo-1, 4-furanoses ( 2 or 1 ) with acetylbromomethylidenetriphenylphosphorane ( 3 ), benzoylbromomethylidenetriphenylphosphorane ( 4 ) or bromoethoxycarbonylmethylidenetriphenylphosphorane ( 5 ) gave in good to excellent yields the expected enose ( 6--11 ). In all cases but one ( 8 where some 10% of the E-isomer was formed) the reaction led to the exclusive formation of the Z-isomer whose configuration was established by NMR.     

Synthesis of novel thienonorbornylpurine derivatives

The synthesis and antiviral evaluation of 6-amino- and 6-chloro-9-(exo-bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2yl)-9H-purine derivatives with thiophene and tetrahydrothiophenes annelated to a norbornane moiety are described. The key step in the synthesis of derivatives with the symmetrically annelated thiophene was the Mitsunobu reaction of endo-4-thiatricyclo[5.2.1.0^2,6]deca-2,5-dien-8-ol with 6-chloropurine. The key alcohol was obtained by DDQ mediated aromatization of the corresponding tetrahydro derivatives, which were used for the preparation of the target tetrahydrothieno analogs. The key intermediate for the synthesis of derivatives with the asymmetrically annelated thiophene was 8-exo-azido-3-thiatricyclo[5.2.1.0^2,6]deca-2(6),4-diene, which was prepared from 5-exo-azido[2.2.1]heptan-2-one by aldol condensation with O-ethyl S-(2-oxoethyl) carbonodithioate, deprotection and cyclization. The target compounds were obtained by the construction of the purine base on an amine, which was obtained by LAH reduction of the key azide. The synthesized compounds were evaluated for antiviral and cytostatic activity.     

Synthesis of 2-fluoro-substituted and 2,6-modified purine 2′,3′-dideoxy-2′,3′-difluoro-d-arabinofuranosyl nucleosides from d-xylose

A series of novel purine-modified 2′,3′-dideoxy-2′,3′-difluro-D-arabinonucleosides, including fluorinated analogs of fludarabine and nelarabine, have been prepared via anion glycosylation reactions of salts of 2-fluoropurine derivatives with the glycosyl bromide. A short and efficient synthetic route to the carbohydrate precursor 5-O-benzoyl-2,3-difluoro-α-d-arabinofuranosyl bromide was developed in five steps from d-xylose. Improved synthesis of methyl 5-O-benzoyl-2,3-difluoro-α-d-arabinofuranoside based upon the study of diethylaminosulfur trifluoride (DAST)-reactions with 5-O-protected methyl D-xylosides was explored using mild reaction conditions on the key step. New peculiarities for selective fluorinations of 5-O-benzoylated α- and β-D-pentofuranosides with DAST leading to the formation of mono and difluoro-furanoside derivatives are reported.     

Chemical synthesis of RNA via 2′-O-cyanoethylated intermediates

It was found that 2′-O-cyanoethyl group could be removed from 2′-O-cyanoethylated ribonucleoside derivatives by treatment with Bu₄NF. This finding was successfully applied to the synthesis of oligoribonucleotides via their 2′-O-cyanoethylated derivatives as key intermediates where a cyanoethyl group was used as the 2′-hydroxyl protecting group. The rate of condensation using this protecting group in the presence of various activators was generally faster than that observed when a TBDMS group was used as the protecting group.     

Enantiospecific synthesis of 1-deoxy-castanospermine, (6S,7R,8R, 8aR)-trihydroxyindolizidine,from D-glucose.

An enantiospecific synthesis of 1-deoxy-castanospermine (2) is described from D-glucose, where the key step involves oxidative bromination of a benzylidene acetal to afford 8-azido-3-O-benzoyl-5-bromo-5,6,7,8-tetradeoxy-1,2-O-isopropylidene-β-L-ido-octose (6).     

A novel method for regioselective ring-opening reduction of 4,6-O-benzylidene hexopyranoside derivatives using CoCl2 and BH3·THF

A novel and facile reductive ring-opening reaction for 4,6-O-benzylidene acetal derivatives of hexopyranosides using CoCl₂/BH₃·THF gave the corresponding 4-O-benzyl-6-OH derivatives selectively in good yields. This convenient method should allow large-scale synthesis at low cost.     

Synthetic studies of erythromycin derivatives: 6-O-methylation of (9S)-12,21-anhydro-9-dihydroerythromycin A derivatives

Synthetic studies on methylation of erythromycin derivatives were conducted. Methylation of 6 resulted in the formation of the C-3′ quaternary ammonium salts with a rate faster than 6-O-methylation. In dipolar aprotic solvent and under strong base conditions, 6-O-methylation, C-3′ quaternary ammonium salts formation and 2-C-methylation proceeded simultaneously to yield a mixture of three different products 7, 8 and 9. The quaternary ammonium salts were converted back to the corresponding tertiary amines 2, 10 and starting material 6 by employing sodium 4-pyridinethiolate as a N-demethylation reagent. The 6-O-methylation was eventually achieved in a good yield when a carbobenzyloxy (Cbz) group was utilized to protect the C-3′-dimethylamino group of 4. In this report, we will discuss the details of different reaction courses in the methylation of (9S)-12, 21-anhydro-9-dihydroerythromycin A derivatives.     

Synthesis of 2′-O,3′-O bicyclic adenosine analogues using ring closing metathesis

The synthesis of 2′-O,3′-O bicyclic adenosine derivatives is presented as the first examples of a new family of 13-membered ring bicyclic nucleoside analogues. Cyclisation was achieved through ring closing metathesis (RCM) on a diene intermediate using Grubbs’ catalyst. The Z and E isomers were purified and characterised.     

Solid-phase synthesis of O-sulfated glycopeptide by the benzyl-protected glycan strategy

To expand the repertoire of our benzyl-protection strategy for solid-phase glycopeptide synthesis, an O-sulfated glycopeptide was chosen as the synthetic target. Trisaccharyl serine derivatives (Galβ1-4-GlcNAcβ1-2-Manα1-3-Ser) carrying (4-methoxyphenyl)methyl (MPM) groups at either 3-O or 6-O of the Gal residue were prepared through three stereoselective glycosylations. Cleavage of MPM followed by reaction with Me₃N·SO₃ efficiently afforded 3-O- and 6-O-sulfo-glycoserines, respectively. A preliminary debenzylation study using the sulfated glycoserines revealed that the sulfate groups persisted under ‘low-acidity TfOH’ conditions, when using a limited amount of TfOH and extending the reaction period. The 3-O-sulfo-glycoserine was then introduced into an icosapeptide modeled after an α-dystroglycan fragment by a combination of automated and manual solid-phase peptide synthesis procedures. The synthesized glycopeptide was successfully debenzylated by the low-acidity TfOH cocktail with slight damage to the sulfate functionality.     

Phosphoramidite building blocks for efficient incorporation of 2′-O-aminoethoxy(and propoxy)methyl nucleosides into oligonucleotides

A simple and efficient method for the preparation of eight phosphoramidite building blocks for incorporation of 2′-O-(2-aminoethoxymethyl)ribonucleosides and 2′-O-(3-aminopropoxymethyl)ribonucleosides into synthetic oligonucleotides has been developed. The synthetic routes are maximally convergent and provide sufficient amounts of phosphoramidites for several solid-phase synthesis coupling reactions. Using acyclic derivatives 17a,b the overall yields of phosphoramidites 2 and 3 were increased up to 50% for pyrimidine nucleosides and up to 30% for purine derivatives with substantial decrease of total reaction steps. The 2′-O-substituent was found to be stable during oligonucleotide synthesis. The resulting oligonucleotides are of particular interest for post-synthetic functionalization and conjugation.     

Synthesis of 8-aryl-3,5,7,3′,4′-penta-O-methylcyanidins from the corresponding quercetin derivatives by reduction with LiAlH4

Synthesis of 8-aryl-3,5,7,3′,4′-penta-O-methylcyanidins from the corresponding quercetin derivatives by reduction with LiAlH₄ is reported. Regioselective iodination at the 8-position of penta-O-methylquercetin followed by a Suzuki-Miyaura reaction gave the 8-arylated quercetin derivatives. By the reduction of 8-arylated quercetins using 4 equiv. of LiAlH₄ at room temperature for 30 min, the corresponding anthocyanidins were obtained with a good yield.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of 2′-deoxy-2′-fluoro-4′-thioribonucleosides: substrates for the synthesis of novel modified RNAs

We report herein the synthesis of appropriately protected 2′-deoxy-2′-fluoro-4′-thiouridine (5), -thiocytidine (7), and -thioadenosine (35) derivatives, substrates for the synthesis of novel modified RNAs. The synthesis of 5 and 7 was achieved via the reaction of 2,2′-O-anhydro-4′-thiouridine (3) with HF/pyridine in a manner similar to that of its 4′-O-congener whereas the synthesis of 35 from 4′-thioadenosine derivatives was unsuccessful. Accordingly, 35 was synthesized via the glycosylation of the fluorinated 4-thiosugar 25 with 6-chloropurine. The X-ray crystal structural analysis revealed that 2′-deoxy-2′-fluoro-4′-thiocytidine (8) adopted predominately the same C3′-endo conformation as 2′-deoxy-2′-fluorocytidine.     

Exocyclic vinyl ethers of ketofuranosides

Exocyclic vinyl ether derivatives of sugars are found in biosynthetic pathways and may serve as useful synthetic intermediates. The ketose subfamily of sugars is the least characterized in this field. Thus, the synthesis of exocyclic vinyl ether derivatives of ketohexoses via β-elimination was studied with respect to the nature of the 6-O leaving group and the protection of the 4-hydroxy group. We applied this study to protected l-sorbofuranoside and d-tagatofuranoside sugar derivatives in which the 4-hydroxy group and the 6-O-leaving group are in the syn configuration. Some reactions involving deprotection and reductive rearrangement of the tagatose-derived vinyl ether product were also studied.     

Calix[8]arene anions: solid state structure of an inclusion compound with a tetrabutylammonium cation

Octakis(dimethylsiloxy)-octa-p-tert-butylcalix[8]arene was prepared from the parent p-tert-butylcalix[8]arene and 1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisilazane. Desilylation of the siloxy-calix[8]arene with tetrabutylammonium fluoride hydrate under different conditions afforded di- and tetraanionic derivatives. Determination of the solid state structure of the dianion revealed the formation of an inclusion compound with one tetrabutylammonium cation inside the macrocyclic cavity.     

Me3SiCl-promoted intramolecular cyclization of aromatic compounds tethered with N,O-acetals leading to the facile preparation of 1,4-benzodiazepine skeletons

The Me₃SiCl-promoted intramolecular aminomethylation of a novel type of N,O-acetals, which were prepared via a facile three-step synthesis from N-alkylaniline derivatives and N-alkyl-2-oxazolidinones that leads to the production of pharmaceutically useful 1,4-benzodiazepine skeletons with a variety of functional groups is described. This method was successfully applied to the facile preparation of both tricyclic benzodiazepine derivatives and a 1,4-benzoxazepine derivative via 7-exo-trig cyclization.     

Synthesis of 8-aryl-7H-acenaphtho[1,2-d]imidazoles by multicomponent reaction of acenaphthylene-1,2-dione and aromatic aldehydes with ammonium acetate catalyzed by ferric hydrogensulfate

We report a novel and efficient method of synthesis of 8-aryl-7H-acenaphtho[1,2-d]imidazole derivatives, catalyzed by ferric hydrogensulfate in ethanol under reflux. A series of acenaphtho[1,2-d]imidazoles was synthesized in good to excellent yields from aromatic aldehydes, acenaphthylene-1,2-dione, and ammonium acetate. The remarkable features of this novel method are high conversion and simple experimental and work-up procedures.     

Regioselective alkylation of guanine derivatives in the synthesis of peptide nucleic acid monomers

A method for the synthesis of 6-O-benzyl- and 6-O-benzyl-2-N-benzyloxycarbonyl-protected guanine derivatives starting from 2-amino-6-chloropurin is described. A regioselective alkylation of these N(9)-protected guanine derivatives gave the corresponding α-monomers of chiral peptide nucleic acids, the L-glutamic acid derivatives. It was shown that these compound do not inhibit (in the concentrations <20 µmol L^–1) the topoisomerase I activity.