Chiral auxiliary based approach toward the synthesis of C-glycosylated amino acids

[reaction in text] In a chiral auxiliary based method C-glycosylated amino acids can be obtained by a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of a chiral glycine equivalent and C-1 allyl- or vinyl-derived carbohydrate building blocks as the key step. The products are formed regio- and diastereoselectively. Reductive cleavage of the N-O bond of the isoxazolidine and of the chiral auxiliary leads to C-glycosylated amino acids. The use of (-)-menthone to (+)-menthone as the auxiliary leads to the corresponding diastereomers.     

New perspective for natural products synthesis: concise synthesis of (+)-sch 642305 by chiral auxiliary multiuse methodology

The synthesis of (+)-Sch 642305 is an example of chiral auxiliary multiuse methodology, which shows a new perspective for the synthesis of compounds with multiple asymmetric centers. Thus, (+)-Sch 642305 was concisely synthesized from the known compound. Every reaction is stereoselective, and the chiral nonracemic hydrobenzoin worked as chiral auxiliary for desymmetrization of diene, as a template for attaining regio- and stereoselective reactions, as an oxygen source at the C4-position, and as a protecting group of hydroxyl functions. Namely, the chiral auxiliary played a role in every step throughout the synthesis. Furthermore, the synthesis contains a new protocol for obtaining alpha'-alkylated enone compounds.     

Enantioselective synthesis of primary 1-(aryl)alkylamines by nucleophilic 1,2-addition of organolithium reagents to hydroxyoxime ethers and application to asymmetric synthesis of G-protein-coupled receptor ligands

(E)-Arylaldehyde oxime ethers bearing a (1S)-2-hydroxy-1-phenylethyl or (2R)-1-hydroxy-2-phenylethyl group as a chiral auxiliary, both derived from a single precursor, methyl (R)-mandelate, underwent nucleophilic addition with organolithium reagents via six-membered chelates to give the diastereomerically enriched (R)- and (S)-adducts, respectively, which, after chiral auxiliary removal by reductive N-O bond cleavage, led to the corresponding (R)- and (S)-1-(aryl)ethylamines. This organolithium addition protocol using methyllithium was applied in an enantiodivergent fashion to the preparation of both enantiomers of 1-(2-hydroxyphenyl)ethylamine, which has been previously used as an efficient chiral auxiliary for the synthesis of natural products in this laboratory. The synthetic utility of this methodology involving diastereoselective methyl addition was demonstrated by further application to the asymmetric synthesis of a new type of calcium receptor agonist (calcimimetics), (R)-(+)-NPS R-568 and its thio analogue. Furthermore, diastereoselective vinylation was accomplished by application of the hydroxy oxime ether-based protocol using vinyllithium, which allowed the development of the enantioselective synthesis of the NK-1 receptor antagonists, (+)-CP-99,994 and (+)-CP-122,721.     

A Formal Synthesis of (+)-Cassiol Exploiting Meyers'''' Bicyclic Lactam Methodology

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Asymmetric Aziridination by Reaction of Chiral Sulfinimine Derived From (+)-Camphor with Dimethyloxosulfonium Methylide

Addition of dimethyloxosulfonium methylide to chiral nonracemic pure (+)-camphor-derived sulfinimine I affords N-sulfinyl aziridine. which are easily separated The N-(+)-camphor-based-sulfinyl auxiliary was removed without ring opening by treatment with MeLi.     

Solvent dependency though not solvate formation in the derivative–derivative resolution of N-formylphenylalanine

The efficiency of the resolution of N-formylphenylalanine was remarkably improved using (S)-(+)-2-benzylaminobutanol resolving agent in acetone. The efficiency of the resolution strongly depended on the quality of the solvent. Nevertheless, solvate formation did not occur during the process. The nature of the solvent-dependence was studied. The solid-melt binary phase diagram of the diastereomeric salts formed during the resolution by (S)-(+)-2-benzylaminobutanol was measured and discussed. It was recognized that the (S)-(+)-benzylaminobutanol (S)-(+)-N-formylphenylalanine salt exists in two polymorphic modifications.The effect of structurally related chiral and achiral auxiliary reagents in the above resolution was also studied. Thus, (S)-(+)-2-benzylaminobutanol was applied together with an (R)-(+)-1-phenylethylamine auxiliary resolving agent and benzylamine was used as a half-equivalent achiral basic reagent in a Pope–Peachey type resolution of N-formylphenylalanine by (S)-(+)-2-benzylaminobutanol. The results are compared to those obtained by the structurally related (R)-(+)-1-phenylethylamine chiral auxiliary.     

New ferrocenyl chiral auxiliary substituents for amines: applications to syntheses of mossambine and vinblastine

(+)-(R)-1,2-(alpha-(R)-Mesyloxy-beta-dimethyltetramethylene)-ferrocene was synthesized and used as a chiral auxiliary for N-alkylation of methyl 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydroazepino[4,5-b] indole-5-xi-carboxylates. Condensation with aldehydes then provided tetracyclic products in a diastereomeric ratio of at least 97:3. Gentle cleavage in acetic acid removed the chiral auxiliary to give the corresponding secondary amines in >99% ee. Thus, key intermediates leading to mossambine and vinblastine could be synthesized with high enantioselectivity. The enantioselectivity greatly exceeds that found with other chiral N-auxiliaries developed in our studies.     

Asymmetric total synthesis of the antimalarial drug (+)-mefloquine hydrochloride via chiral N-amino cyclic carbamate hydrazones

Mefloquine hydrochloride is an important antimalarial drug. It is currently manufactured and administered in racemic form; however there are indications regarding the biological activity of the two enantiomers that suggest the superiority of the (+)-form. The asymmetric total synthesis of the (+)-enantiomer of mefloquine hydrochloride is described. The key asymmetric transformation utilized is a novel asymmetric Darzens reaction of a chiral α-chloro-N-amino cyclic carbamate hydrazone derived from an N-amino cyclic carbamate (ACC) chiral auxiliary.     

Asymmetric Induction through Metalation of Chiral Dithioacetals and Oxathioacetals

Abstract

The work presented in this article consists of synthesis of chiral dithioacetals and oxathioacetals using pure chiral auxiliaries, such as, (+) camphor, (?) menthol, and L‐cysteine. Metalation of these chiral dithioacetals and oxathioacetals, followed by nucleophilic addition to benzaldehyde and removal of chiral auxiliary, furnished scalemic mandelic acid with various enantiomeric purities.     

IMDA/retro-Mannich approach to cis-perhydroquinoline Lycopodium alkaloids: asymmetric synthesis of (+)-luciduline

[formula: see text] The first chiral auxiliary mediated asymmetric synthesis of the naturally occurring Lycopodium alkaloid (+)-luciduline has been accomplished. Key steps include an IMDA reaction of a chiral dihydropyridine, a subsequent retro-Mannich ring opening, and a novel cationic reductive cyclization reaction.     

Asymmetric Diels-Alder, Michael, and aldol reactions using a planar chiral 1,3-oxazol-2(3H)-one derived from (R)-(+)-4-hydroxy-[2.2]paracyclophane

(+)-(R)-[2.2]Paracyclophane[4,5-d]-1,3-oxazol-2(3H)-one exhibiting planar chirality has been used as a chiral auxiliary in asymmetric Diels-Alder, Michael, and aldol reactions of alpha,beta-unsaturated carboxy and enolate imides, respectively. The endo-exo- and face-diastereoselectivity is good and is controlled by the spatial relationship between the prochiral center and the C9-C10 ethylene bridge of the [2.2]paracyclophane moiety. The chiral auxiliary is easily removed and quantitatively recovered.     

Achiral auxiliary-assisted chiral transfer via microwave-accelerated aza-Claisen rearrangement: a short synthesis of (+)-1-hydroxyquinolizidinone

A short and efficient synthesis of (+)-1-hydroxyquinolizidinone as an advanced core intermediate for the syntheses of (+)-epiquinamide, (+)-homopumiliotoxin, and (+)-lupinine is described. The key feature of our strategy includes a sequential chiral transfer using an achiral phenylsulfide auxiliary via microwave-accelerated aza-Claisen rearrangement of the unexplored N-thiophenoxyacetyl-α-vinyl piperidine substrate and the oxone-induced transannulation.     

A short asymmetric synthesis of (+)-lyoniresinol dimethyl ether

A short, efficient synthesis of the lignan (+)-lyoniresinol dimethyl ether is described. The synthesis is achieved by asymmetric photocyclization of an achiral dibenzylidenesuccinate to a chiral aryldihydronaphthalene. (-)-Ephedrine is used as a chiral auxiliary to bias the atropisomeric equilibrium in the dibenzylidenesuccinate prior to the photochemical reaction. The synthesis of the title compound was accomplished in five steps, and the final product was recrystallized to constant melting point and rotation.     

Asymmetric synthesis of 3-substituted isoindolinones: application to the total synthesis of (+)-lennoxamine

An anionic chiral auxiliary mediated asymmetric alkylation of carbamate 2 provides 3-substituted isoindolinones 4 in high ee. This methodology was used in the first asymmetric synthesis of (+)-lennoxamine.     

Tandem asymmetric conjugate addition/alpha-alkylation using (S,S)-(+)-pseudoephedrine as chiral auxiliary

Alpha,beta-unsaturated amides derived from the chiral amino alcohol (S,S)-(+)-pseudoephedrine undergo a very clean and diastereoselective tandem conjugate addition/alpha-alkylation reaction. Excellent results have been achieved using a wide range of differently substituted conjugate acceptors, organolithium reagents, and alkyl halides. The chiral auxiliary could be easily removed from the obtained adducts by reduction, furnishing chiral nonracemic alpha,beta-branched alcohols in a very easy and efficient way. [reaction: see text]     

Stereospecific synthesis of α-lipoic acid

Short and highly stereospecific synthesis of (S)-(-)- and (R)-(+)-α-lipoic acid using menthone as a recyclable chiral auxiliary is presented.     

Scalable,Stereocontrolled Formal Syntheses of (+)‐Isoschizandrin and (+)‐Steganone: Development and Applications of Palladium(II)‐Catalyzed Atroposelective C−H Alkynylation

Dibenzocyclooctadiene lignans are an interesting class of molecules because of their unique structure based on an axially chiral biaryl moiety as well as their significant biological activity. Herein, we describe the development of a palladium‐catalyzed atroposelective C?H alkynylation and its application in gram‐scale, stereocontrolled formal syntheses of (+)‐isoschizandrin and (+)‐steganone. tert‐Leucine was identified as an efficient, catalytic transient chiral auxiliary. A wide range of enantiomerically enriched biaryl compounds were prepared by this approach in good yields (up to 99 %) with excellent enantioselectivity (up to >99 % ee).     

Aziridine ring-opening reactions with chiral enolates. Stereocontrolled synthesis of 5-substituted-3-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-ones

A procedure for performing stereocontrolled aziridine ring-opening reactions with chiral enolates derived from (S,S)-(+)-pseudoephedrine amides has been developed leading to gamma-aminoamides in good yields. The diastereoselectivity of the reaction becomes controlled by the presence of the chiral auxiliary on the enolate, although the stereogenic center contained in the structure of the aziridine has a striking influence on the stereochemical course of the reaction which results in the presence of the corresponding matched and mismatched combinations. Besides, the sense of the asymmetric induction of the chiral auxiliary has resulted to be the opposite to the one found with other type of electrophiles, although it is in good agreement with the trend observed in the reaction of the same kind of enolates with epoxides. Finally, the obtained gamma-aminoamide adducts were converted into enantiopure gamma-amino acids, gamma-aminoesters, and pyrrolidin-2-ones using easy to perform and high yielding reactions.     

Selective synthesis of either enantiomer of alpha-amino acids by switching the regiochemistry of the tricyclic iminolactones prepared from a single chiral source

Preparation of l-alpha-amino acids was easily accomplished simply by exchanging the position of the lactone group of our recently reported chiral template 1 from C2 to C3. The new chiral template 7 was prepared in 54% overall yield over five steps from (1R)-(+)-camphor. Alkylation of iminolactone 7 afforded the alpha-monosubstituted products in good yields and excellent diastereoselectivities (>98%). Hydrolysis of the alkylated iminolactones furnished the desired l-alpha-amino acids in good yields and ee with nearly quantitative recovery of chiral auxiliary 4.     

Scalable,Stereocontrolled Formal Syntheses of (+)‐Isoschizandrin and (+)‐Steganone: Development and Applications of Palladium(II)‐Catalyzed Atroposelective C−H Alkynylation

Dibenzocyclooctadiene lignans are an interesting class of molecules because of their unique structure based on an axially chiral biaryl moiety as well as their significant biological activity. Herein, we describe the development of a palladium‐catalyzed atroposelective C−H alkynylation and its application in gram‐scale, stereocontrolled formal syntheses of (+)‐isoschizandrin and (+)‐steganone. tert‐Leucine was identified as an efficient, catalytic transient chiral auxiliary. A wide range of enantiomerically enriched biaryl compounds were prepared by this approach in good yields (up to 99 %) with excellent enantioselectivity (up to >99 % ee).