Organocatalytic synthesis of α-hydroxy and α-aminophosphonates

A new and highly flexible procedure is described for the synthesis of α-amino- and α-hydroxy phosphonates. In the presence of a catalytic amount of oxalic acid (10 mol %), trimethyl phosphite reacts with aldehydes or imines (generated in situ from an aldehyde and an amine) to yield the corresponding coupled products in good yield.     

Neat synthesis and antioxidant activity of α-aminophosphonates

A simple, efficient, and environmentally benign method for a three-component reaction of an amine, an aldehyde and diethyl phosphite catalyzed by Amberlyst-15 has been developed to afford α-amino phosphonates in high yields and short reaction times under solvent-free reaction conditions using microwave irradiation. The major advantages of the present method are inexpensive, ecofriendly and reusable catalyst and also studied their antioxidant activity of synthesized compounds.     

Regiospecific synthesis of α-chloro- and α-fluoro-1,2-diones

α-Chloro-1,2-diones and α-fluoro-1,2-diones were prepared from the corresponding α-chloroaldimines by a sequence of reactions involving cyanation to α-cyanoenamines, α-halogenation to form α-chloro- or α-fluoroimidoyl cyanides and addition of organolithium reagents across the nitrile moiety, followed by acidic hydrolysis. All steps are straightforward and occur without side reactions finally leading to regiospecifically chlorinated and fluorinated 1,2-diones in good yields.     

Enantioselective synthesis of quaternary α-aminophosphonates via conjugate addition of α-nitrophosphonates to enones

Enantioselective Michael addition of α-nitrophosphonates to enones for the synthesis of α-aminophosphonates is reported for the first time. The reaction proceeds in good to high yields and moderate to high selectivity in the presence of a new quinine thiourea catalyst. The quaternary nitrophosphonates were conveniently transformed to cyclic quaternary α-aminophosphonates via in situ reduction-intramolecular cyclization or Baeyer-Villiger oxidation followed by in situ reduction-intramolecular cyclization.     

Convenient synthesis of fluoroalkyl α- and β-aminophosphonates

Addition of both alkyl phosphites and phosphonate α-carbanions to N-substituted aldimines derived from fluoroalkyl aldehydes presents a convenient method for synthesis of fluoroalkyl α- and β-aminophosphonates in good yield (55-86%) under mild conditions.     

Enantioselective synthesis of protected α-aminoketones via electrophilic amination of α-silylketones with an oxaziridine

N-Boc protected α-aminoketones (4) of moderate enantiomeric purity were synthesised via N-Boc-3-(4-cyanophenyl)-oxaziridine (5) mediated electrophilic amination of enantiopure α-silyl ketones (2) followed by removal of the silyl directing group in the aminated products (3) with tetrabutylammonium fluoride in a buffer solution.     

Enantioselective synthesis of α-fluoro-β(3)-amino esters: synthesis of enantiopure, orthogonally protected α-fluoro-β(3)-lysine

The scope of a tandem conjugate addition-fluorination sequence performed on α,β-unsaturated esters using the enantiopure lithium amide derived from (S)-N-benzyl-N-(α-methylbenzyl)amine, and the electrophilic fluorinating agent N-fluorobenzenesulfonimide has been investigated. Using this method, α-fluoro-β(3)-amino esters can be obtained in up to quantitative yield and 80:20 to >99:1 dr. This simple methodology does not rely on the use of α-amino acids from the chiral pool and thus provides the potential for the preparation of enantiopure α-fluoro-β(3)-amino acids with a wide variety of side chains. Its utility was demonstrated through the synthesis of orthogonally protected (2S,3S)-α-fluoro-β(3)-lysine.     

An efficient synthesis of α-hydroxyphosphonates and α-aminophosphonates in the presence of chlorotrimethylsilane

Abstract

Solvent free, and quantitative yielding synthesis of α-hydroxyphosphonates (2a–h) from 2-chloroquinolin-3-carbaldehyde (1a–h) and α-aminophosphonates (4a–p) from imines (3a–p), obtained from 2-chloroquinoline-3-carbaldehyde by using triethylphosphite in the presence of chlorotrimethylsilane at room temperature in short time.     

One-pot synthesis of α-aminophosphonates catalyzed by antimony trichloride adsorbed on alumina

SbCl₃ adsorbed on Al₂O₃ is found to be an efficient and recyclable catalyst in promoting three-component coupling reactions of aldehydes (aromatic and aliphatic), amines (aryl amines, aliphatic amines and esters of S-α-amino acids) and dialkylphosphites to afford the corresponding α-aminophosphonates in high yields. The ethyl ester of S-phenylalanine was observed to yield the corresponding α-aminophosphonate with S,S-diastereoisomer formed in dominance over the S,R-diastereoisomer.     

Meglumine sulfate-catalyzed one-pot green synthesis and antioxidant activity of α-aminophosphonates

A green and efficient synthetic protocol has been developed for the synthesis of a new series of substituted diethyl(((2-methoxy-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)amino)(phenyl)methyl)phosphonates via a one-pot three-component reaction of 2-methoxy-5-trifluoromethyl aniline with various aromatic-substituted aldehydes and diethyl phosphite using meglumine sulfate as an eco-friendly catalyst at room temperature under solvent-free conditions. The merits of this method are high product yield, short reaction time, easy workup, and purification. All the synthesized compounds were evaluated for the antioxidant activity by DPPH, NO, and H₂O₂ methods using ascorbic acid as a standard. The compounds 4a and 4g showed the highest antioxidant activity than that of the standard ascorbic acid.     

Synthesis of pyrazoles via CuI-mediated electrophilic cyclizations of α,β-alkynic hydrazones

Synthesis of pyrazoles via electrophilic cyclization of α,β-alkynic hydrazones by copper(I) iodide is described. When treated with copper(I) iodide in the presence of triethylamine in refluxing acetonitrile, α,β-alkynic hydrazones, prepared readily from hydrazines and propargyl aldehydes and ketones, undergo electrophilic cyclization to afford pyrazole derivatives in good to excellent yields. The reaction appears to be general for a variety of α,β-alkynic hydrazones and tolerates the presence of aliphatic, aromatic, and ferrocenyl moieties with electron-withdrawing and electron-donating substituents.     

Microwave-assisted synthesis and anti-inflammatory activity evaluation of some novel α-aminophosphonates

An expeditious green synthetic approach was developed for the synthesis of α-aminophosphonates in good yields through one-pot three component reaction (Kabachnik-Fields reaction) of equimolar quantities of N-(4-amino-2-phenoxy phenyl)methanesulfonamide, diethylphosphite and various aldehydes under conventional as well as microwave irradiation methods. The newly synthesized compounds were characterized by NMR (³¹P, ¹H, and ¹³C), Mass, IR and C, H, N analyses. The synthesized compounds were screened for their anti-inflammatory activity using rat paw edema method. Most of the compounds from the series showed good anti-inflammatory activity when compared with standard drug. Especially the compounds 5d bearing 4-hydroxy-3-nitrophenyl moiety, 5e bearing 3-bromo-4-fluorophenyl moiety, 5g incorporated with 2,4-dichlorophenyl moiety and 5f containing 4-chlorophenyl moiety exhibiting edema inhibition of 91.01% to 85.39% after 4 h of carrageenan injection while the other compounds displayed inhibition ≥75%.     

A catalyst-free synthesis of α-aminophosphonates in glycerol

A simple and efficient method is described using glycerol as a solvent in the catalyst-free synthesis of α-aminophosphonates in high purity. Products are prepared by the Kabachnik–Fields reaction from amines, phosphites, and carbonyl compounds. The method does not require a toxic catalyst.     

Simple, chemoselective, and diastereoselective Reformatsky-type synthesis of α-bromo-α-fluoro-β-lactams

The chemoselective and diastereoselective synthesis of syn-α-bromo-α-fluoro-β-lactams was achieved using the diethylzinc-mediated Reformatsky-type reaction of ethyl dibromofluoroacetate with imines. The reaction led to diastereomerically pure β-lactams in good to moderate yields (up to 78% yield) with only small amounts of aziridine derivatives. Noncyclized 3-amino-2-bromo-2-fluoro carboxylic esters, usual Reformatsky adducts, were not formed. In contrast, reactions carried out under typical Reformatsky conditions using zinc metal were poorly chemoselective, leading to mixtures of β-lactams and aziridine derivatives.     

Design,green synthesis,anti-microbial,and anti-oxidant activities of novel α-aminophosphonates via Kabachnik-Fields reaction

An efficient and environmentally friendly protocol has been developed for the synthesis of novel α-aminophosphonates in good to excellent yields (76–92%) by a one-pot, three-component reaction of an amine, an aldehyde, and diphenyl phosphite using polyethylene glycol (PEG-400) as a green solvent at 80°C via Kabachnik-Fields reaction. Their chemical structures were elucidated by IR, ¹H, ¹³C, and ³¹P NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and elemental analysis. The titled compounds displayed moderate to high anti-microbial and anti-oxidant activities.     

Microwave-assisted synthesis of α-aminophosphonates with sterically demanding α-aryl substituents

Abstract

A series of N-benzhydryl protected α-aminophosphonates with α-phenyl, α-(1-naphtyl), α-(9-anthryl) or α-(1-pyrenyl) substituents was synthesized by the Kabachnik–Fields condensation of diphenylmethylamine (benzhydrylamine), the corresponding aryl aldehyde and a dialkyl phosphite under MW irradiation. X-ray studies performed at low temperatures for a few of these α-aminophosphonates confirmed the presence of unusually short intramolecular C_α–H^δ+ ··· ^δ+H–C_peri contacts.     

Nano ceria catalyzed synthesis of α-aminophosphonates under ultrasonication

A simple, efficient and general method has been developed for the one-pot three component syntheses of α-aminophosphonates. The condensation of aldehyde, amine and triethyl phosphite by employing CeO₂ nanoparticles as catalyst gave α-aminophosphonates. The catalyst showed good recyclability. Nano CeO₂ has been found to be an excellent catalyst for the green synthesis of α-aminophosphonates under ultrasound irradiation and solvent-free condition. The α-aminophosphonates are obtained in good to excellent yield. This catalyst provides cleaner conversion, short reaction time and high selectivity which makes the protocol feasible and economical attractive.     

Enantioselective α-hydrazination of α-fluoro-β-ketoesters catalyzed by chiral nickel complexes

The catalytic enantioselective electrophilic α-hydrazination promoted by chiral nickel complexes is described. Treatment of α-fluoro-β-ketoesters with azodicarboxylates as electrophilic amination reagents under mild reaction conditions afforded the corresponding α-amino α-fluoro-β-ketoesters with high yields (80-96%) and enantioselectivities (up to 78% ee).