Kinetics of amide formation through carbodiimide/N-hydroxybenzotriazole (HOBt) couplings

The kinetics of formation of amide, 4, from the corresponding carboxylic acid by reaction with the isopropyl ester of methionine (MIPE), mediated by carbodiimide EDCI, 1, and HOBt, 2, have been studied in 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (NMP) using reaction calorimetry. The reaction rates have been found to be independent of the concentration of HOBt, showing that the rate-determining step is the reaction between the carboxylic acid and EDCI to give the corresponding O-acylisourea. The pH dependence of the observed rate constants for O-acylisourea formation is consistent with a second-order reaction between doubly protonated EDCI (EDCIH2(2+), 6) and the carboxylate group. The observed rate constants fall sharply at high pH, as the fraction of EDCI as EDCIH2(2+) continues to fall strongly, whereas the carboxylic acid group is already fully ionized. The rate constant, kP, for reaction between the carboxylate group of acid, 3, and EDCIH2(2+) has a value of kP = 4.1 x 10(4) M(-1) s(-1) at 20 degrees C, some 10(5) times higher than similar rate constants measured in water. The subsequent catalytic cycle, involving reaction of O-acylisourea with HOBt to give HOBt ester, which then reacts with the amine to give the amide with regeneration of HOBt, determines the product distribution. In the case of the amino acid, 3, reaction of the O-acylisourea with MIPE to give amide, 4, is increasingly favored at higher pH values over that with the less basic internal aromatic amine of 3 to give the diamide 5.     

4,5,6,7-Tetrachlorobenzo[d][1,3,2]dioxaborol- 2-ol as an effective catalyst for the amide condensation of sterically demanding carboxylic acids

[reaction: see text] 4,5,6,7-Tetrachlorobenzo[d][1,3,2]dioxaborole (4a) and 4,5,6,7-tetrachlorobenzo[d][1,3,2]dioxaborol-2-ol (4b) are effective catalysts for the dehydrative amide condensation between an equimolar mixture of carboxylic acids and amines. In particular, these catalysts are greatly superior to 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenylboronic acid (1) for the amide condensation of sterically demanding carboxylic acids. In contrast, 4c, which is prepared from a 1:2 molar mixture of B(OH)(3) and tetrachlorocatechol, is effective as a Lewis acid-assisted Br?nsted acid (LBA) catalyst for Ritter reaction.     

利用磷试剂制备2-[4,5-二氢化-4-甲基-4-异丙基-5-氧代-1H-咪唑啉-2-基]-苯甲酸的衍生物

本文报告了利用磷试剂制备2-氧代-3-甲基-3-异丙基-3H-咪唑并[2,1-a]-1-氧代-异吲哚及其异构体3-氧代-2-甲基-2-异丙基-2H-咪唑并[2,1-a]-1-氧代-异吲哚和2-[4,5-二氢化-4-甲基-4-异丙基-5-氧代-1H-咪唑啉-2-基]-N,N-二烷基-苯甲酰胺的新方法。本文方法具有反应条件温和、反应时间较短和收率较高等特点。     

Amidoalkylation of phosphorous acid

Amidoalkylation of phosphorous acid by the reaction of mixture of phosphorous acid and amide with carbonyl compounds in acetic anhydride, followed by hydrolysis to give 1-aminoalkanephosphonic acids, is described.     

The synthesis of poly(hydroxamic acid) from poly(acrylamide)

Poly(hydroxamic acid) in gel or water soluble from was prepared from the reaction of poly(acrylamide) and hydroxylamine in basic aqueous solution (pH > 12) at room temperature. The polymers were composed of 70% hydroxamic acid groups, less than 5% carboxylic acid groups, and 25% unreacted amide groups. The polymers exhibited high affinity to iron(III) and copper(II) in the pH range of 1 to 5 with a high binding rate. A binding of 3 mmol/g for both metals was achieved. Preliminary tests demonstrated the urease inhibitory activity of both linear and crosslinked poly(hydroxamic acids).     

One‐pot three‐component synthesis of novel 2‐(3‐nitro‐phenyl)‐quinazoline‐4‐carboxylic acid derivatives

A simple and easy synthesis of 2‐(3‐nitro‐phenyl)‐quinazoline‐4‐carboxylic acid ( 3 ) has been successfully developed through a one‐pot three‐component condensation reaction of (2‐amino‐phenyl)‐oxo‐acetic acid sodium salt ( 1 ) obtained from the hydrolysis of isatin with ammonium acetate and 3‐nitrobenzaldehyde. Some novel quinazoline‐ester derivatives 4‐7 were then obtained by the reaction between the new compound 3 and various alcohols. Then, quinazoline‐amide derivatives 10‐14 were synthesized from the reaction of various amines and 2‐(3‐nitro‐phenyl)‐quinazoline‐4‐carbonyl chloride ( 8 ), obtained by the reaction of compound 3 with SOCl₂. Finally, some novel quinazoline‐azo derivatives 17‐19 were synthesized by the coupling reaction between β‐dicarbonyl compounds and the novel amino‐quinazoline derivative compound 15 , obtained by reduction of nitro‐quinazoline derivative compound 11 . Thus, a new series of quinazoline‐4‐carboxylic acid, ester, amide, and azo derivatives was synthesized and fully characterized by ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, IR, and mass spectrometry analysis.     

Isocyanide based multicomponent reactions of oxazolidines and related systems

N-Alkyloxazolidines react in a multicomponent reaction with carboxylic acids and isocyanides to give N-acyloxyethylamino acid amides. The previously reported reaction conditions were improved using a design of experiments approach (DoE). Under the optimised conditions, good yields of the N-acyloxyethylamino acid amide products are obtained both via a three- or four-component approach from N-alkylethanolamines, aldehydes/ketones, isocyanides and carboxylic acids. The reaction of oxazolidines without a nitrogen substituent was found to give either the expected Ugi products or the N-acyloxyethylamino acid amides depending on the choice of reaction conditions. Optimised reaction conditions were also developed for the ring-expansion of oxazolidines to morpholin-2-ones via reaction with an isocyanide followed by hydrolysis. The mechanistic pathway of the multicomponent reaction was briefly investigated using an ¹⁸O labelling experiment. The carboxylic acid component can be replaced by a range of other acidic nucleophiles including thiobenzoic acid, thiophenol or 5-phenyltetrazole, which are incorporated via an alternative pathway. These latter reactions can also be applied to 2-aminotetrahydrofurans, 2-aminotetrahydropyrans or 4-hydroxybut-2-one, further extending the structural diversity of the multicomponent reaction products.     

Intramolecular hydroalkoxylation of <Emphasis Type="Italic">syn</Emphasis>- and <Emphasis Type="Italic">anti</Emphasis>-1-R-2-arylhex-4-en-1-ols. Efficient stereoselective synthesis of tri- and tetrasubstituted tetrahydrofurans

Reactions of syn- and anti-4-(4-bromophenyl)-2-methylnon-1-en-5-ols and 3-(4-bromophenyl)-5- methyl-1-phenylhex-5-en-2-ols with trifluoromethanesulfonic acid and salicylaldehyde derivatives in the presence of Et₂O · BF₃ (Prins reaction) or with salicylaldehydes in the presence of trimethyl orthoformate and p-toluenesulfonic acid stereoselectively afforded tri- and tetrasubstituted tetrahydrofurans with one or two fused heterocycles and various functional groups (COOEt, Br, MeC=CH₂). The reactivity of the synthesized compounds toward thiophen-2-ylboronic acid in the Suzuki reaction was studied, and hydrolysis and reduction (LiAlH₄) of the ester group therein gave the corresponding carboxylic acids and alcohols. One of the obtained tetrahydrofuran derivatives was converted into amide, aldehyde, and aldehyde oxime. Stereochemical configuration of substituents was retained in all chemical transformations.     

Amide bond cleavage: acceleration due to a 1,3-diaxial interaction with a carboxylic acid

To independently assess the contribution of ground-state pseudoallylic strain to the enormous rates of amide bond cleavage in tertiary amide derivatives of Kemp's triacid, we have studied four amide derivatives of (1alpha-3alpha-5beta)-5-tert-butyl-1,3-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid. Our results demonstrate that absent pseudoallylic strain, a 1,3-diaxial interaction of an amide with a carboxylic acid leads to only a 2400-fold increase in the rate of amide bond cleavage as compared with the rate of hydrolysis of an unactivated peptide bond.     

Unique self-anhydride formation in the degradation of cytidine-5'-monophosphosialic acid (CMP-Neu5Ac) and cytidine-5'-diphosphosialic acid (CDP-Neu5Ac) and its application in CMP-sialic acid analogue synthesis

Sialyloligosaccharides are synthesised by various glycosyltransferases and sugar nucleotides. All of these nucleotides are diphosphate compounds except for cytidine-5'-monophosphosialic acid (CMP-Neu5Ac). To obtain an insight into why cytidine-5'-diphosphosialic acid (CDP-Neu5Ac) has not been used for the sialyltransferase reaction and why it is not found in biological organisms, the compound was synthesised. This synthesis provided the interesting finding that the carboxylic acid moiety of the sialic acid attacks the attached phosphate group. This interaction yields an activated anhydride between carboxylic acid and the phosphate group and leads to hydrolysis of the pyrophosphate linkage. The mechanism was demonstrated by stable isotope-labelling experiments. This finding suggested that CMP-Neu5Ac might also form the corresponding anhydride structure between carboxylic acid and phosphate, and this seems to be the reason why CMP-Neu5Ac is acid labile in relation to other sugar nucleotides. To confirm the role of the carboxylic acid, CMP-Neu5Ac derivatives in which the carboxylic acid moiety in the sialic acid was substituted with amide or ester groups were synthesised. These analogues clearly exhibited resistance to acid hydrolysis. This result indicated that the carboxylic acid of Neu5Ac is associated with its stability in solution. This finding also enabled the development of a novel chemical synthetic method for CMP-Neu5Ac and CMP-sialic acid derivatives.     

Reaction of 2,3‐Dichloro‐1,4‐Naphthoquinone with 1‐Phenylbiguanide and 2‐Guanidinebenzimidazole

When 2,3‐dichloro‐1,4‐naphthoquinone (DCHNQ) ( 1 ) is allowed to react with 1‐phenylbiguanide (PBG) ( 2 ), 4‐chloro‐2,5‐dihydro‐2,5‐dioxonaphtho[1,2‐d]imidazole‐3‐carboxylic acid phenyl amide ( 4 ), 6‐chloro‐8‐phenylamino‐9H‐7,9,11‐triaza‐cyclohepta[a]naphthalene‐5,10‐dione ( 5 ) and 4‐dimethyl‐amino‐5,10‐dioxo‐2‐phenylimino‐5,10‐dihydro‐2H‐benzo[g]quinazoline‐1‐carboxylic acid amide ( 6 ) were obtained. While on reacting 1 with 2‐guanidinebenzimidazole (GBI) ( 3 ) the products are 3‐(1H‐benzoimidazol‐2‐yl)‐4‐chloro‐3H‐naphtho[1,2‐d]imidazole‐2,5‐dione ( 7 ) and 3‐[3‐(1H‐benzoimidazol‐2‐yl)‐ureido]‐1,4‐dioxo‐1,4‐dihydronaphthalene‐2‐carboxylic acid dimethylamide ( 8 ).     

Synthesis of Amides by Nucleophilic Substitution of Hydrogen in 3-Nitropyridine

3-Nitropyridine reacted with nitrogen-centered carboxylic acid amide anions in anhydrous DMSO in the presence of K₃Fe(CN)₆ via oxidative nucleophilic substitution of hydrogen to give previously unknown N-(5-nitropyridin-2-yl) carboxamides. The reaction of nitrobenzene with urea anion in DMSO enabled one-pot synthesis of bis(4-nitrophenyl)amine.     

Sequential α-Ketoacid-Hydroxylamine (KAHA) Ligations: Synthesis of C-Terminal Variants of the Modifier Protein UFM1

3 for 3: Sequential α-ketoacid-hydroxylamine (KAHA) ligations with 5-oxaproline allow access to the modifier protein UFM1 (Ubiquitin-fold modifier 1) with a C-terminal amide, carboxylic acid, or a masked thioester. Fmoc protection of an N-terminal 5-oxaproline permits the assembly of proteins of >80 residues in good yield by a two-pot process from three readily prepared medium-sized protein segments.     

Asymmetric synthesis of (-)-eburnamonine and (+)-epi-eburnamonine from (4S)-4-ethyl-4-[2-(hydroxycarbonyl)ethyl]-2-butyrolactone.

The key chiral nonracemic 4,4-disubstituted 2-butyrolactone carboxylic acid, (S)-4, is readily accessible via an efficient and stereospecific dirhodium(II) tetraacetate catalyzed tertiary C-H insertion reaction of the diazomalonate (S)-5. The coupling of the acid (S)-4 with tryptamine produces the amide (S)-3, which is then transformed into the aldehyde 23 and hydroxy-lactam 24. Acid-mediated Pictet-Spengler cyclization of 23 and 24 produces the tetracyclic indole lactams (1S,12bS)-25a and (1S,12bR)-25b. Compounds 25a and 25b are converted, via the lactam alcohols 30a and 30b, to (-)-eburnamonine (1a) and (+)-epi-eburnamonine (1b).     

A conventional new procedure for N-acylation of unprotected amino acids

The preparation of amide derivatives (4) by N-acylation of unprotected alpha-amino acids is easily achieved via readily available benzotriazolyl carboxylates (2a-d) or succinimidyl carboxylates (2e-f). These intermediates (2) are prepared from reaction of carboxylic acids (1) with 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (HO-Bt) or N-hydroxysuccinimide (HO-Su) in the presence of equimolar amounts of 1-ethyl-3-(3'-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride (WSCI). The overall yields of the target compounds (4) were excellent, and this two-stage procedure could be applicable as an alternative procedure for one-pot reaction.     

3-(Dimethylamino)-2,2-dimethyl-2H-azirin als Aib-Äquivalent: Synthese von Aib-Oligopeptiden

3-(Dimethylamino)-2,2-dimethyl-2H-azirine as an Aib Equivalent; Synthesis of Aib Oligopeptides 3-(Dimethylamino)-2,2-dimethyl-2H-azirine ( 1 ) reacts with carboxylic acids at 0–25° to give 2-acylamino-N,N,2-trimethylpropionamides ( = 2-acylamino-N,N-dimethylisobutyramide, acyl-Aib-NMe₂) in excellent yields (Scheme 2 and 3). Examples of α-amino-, α-hydroxy-, and α-mercapto-carboxylic acids are given. On treatment with HCl in toluene, the terminal dimethylamide group is selectively converted to the corresponding carboxylic acid (→acyl-Aib) via an amide cleavage (Scheme 4 and 5); 1,3-oxazol-5(4H)-ones are intermediates of this amide hydrolysis. This reaction sequence has been used for the extension of peptide chains (Scheme 6). The synthesis of Aib-oligopeptides using this methodology is described (Scheme 8).     

Specific and chemoselective multi-alpha-arylation reaction of benzoylformic acid with or without decarbonylation in P(2)O(5)-MsOH and related acidic media

In P(2)O(5)-MsOH, or related acidic media, benzoylformic acid (1) undergoes three types of di- or mono-alpha-arylation reactions with or without decarbonylation ((1) decarbonylative alpha, alpha-diarylation, yielding triarylmethanols 6, (2) decarbonylative alpha-monoarylation, giving benzophenone derivatives 7, and (3) alpha,alpha-diarylation without decarbonylation, affording diarylated carboxylic acids 5) and one simple decarbonylation, without arylation, to form benzoic acid (8), instead of the conventional Friedel-Crafts acylation type reaction. The product ratios are governed by the capability of the acidic medium to form mixed anhydrides with carboxylic acids and the ability of the arenes to accept electrophiles.     

Synthesis of New 2‐Phenylpyrano[3,2‐b]phenothiazin‐4(6H)‐one Derivatives

A new synthesis of 2‐phenylpyrano[3,2‐b]phenothiazin‐4(6H)‐one derivatives was reported. First 2,10‐diacetyl‐3‐hydroxyphenothiazine ( 2 ) was converted into their benzoyloxy esters ( 3a – 3j ) using different aromatic carboxylic acids in the presence of phosphorous oxychloride in pyridine. Benzoyloxy esters were converted into their 1,3‐diones ( 4a – 4j ) by using dry KOH in pyridine via Baker‐Venkataraman transformation reaction. The 1,3‐diones thus obtained were cyclised to pyranophenothiazines ( 5a – 5j ) by refluxing in an acetic acid/HCl mixture.     

New boron(III)-catalyzed amide and ester condensation reactions

In 1996, we reported that benzeneboronic acids bearing electron-withdrawing groups at the meta- or para-position are highly effective catalysts for the amide condensation reaction in less-polar solvents. In this paper, we report that N-alkyl-4-boronopyridinium halides are more effective catalysts than the previous ones in more polar solvents. N-Alkyl-4-boronopyridinium halides are effective not only for amide condensation between equimolar mixtures of carboxylic acids and amines but also for the esterification of α-hydroxycarboxylic acids in alcohol solvents. Furthermore, perchlorocatecholborane is more effective than areneboronic acids for the amide condensation of sterically demanding carboxylic acids. In addition, Lewis acid-assisted Brønsted acid (LBA), which is prepared from a 1:2 M mixture of boric acid and tetrachlorocatechol, is effective for the Ritter reaction from alcohols and nitriles to amides.     

A high-yielding supramolecular reaction

The X-ray crystal structure determinations of twelve cocrystals involving iso-nicotinamide and a variety of carboxylic acids have revealed a very consistent pattern of hydrogen-bond preferences. The combination of a monocarboxylic acid, an amide, and a pyridine moiety leads, in every case, to discrete "supermolecules" (consisting of two molecules of iso-nicotinamide and two molecules of the relevant carboxylic acid) with well-defined and robust connectivity. The two dominant (regularly occurring) supramolecular synthons in these crystal structures are (1) the heteromeric carboxylic acid.pyridine hydrogen bond and (2) a self-complementary amide.amide hydrogen-bond interaction, both of which prevail in the presence of widely differing chemical functionalities. In four of these cocrystals, a dicarboxylic acid is employed, which alters the structural outcome from discrete entities to infinite assemblies (or to a hexameric complex in a "U-shaped" dicarboxylic acid), which is fully expected since the two primary supramolecular synthons remain intact. This structural study shows that iso-nicotinamide is a supramolecular reagent that can produce well-defined supermolecules (containing carboxylic acids) in very high yields.