Aryllead(IV) reagents in synthesis: formation of the C11 quaternary center of N-methylwelwitindolinone C isothiocyanate

The reaction of lead(IV) 4-indolyl triacetate with substituted methyl 2-oxo-1-cyclohexanecarboxylates has been investigated as a route to the natural product N-methylwelsitindolinone C isothiocyanate. Reaction of lead(IV) reagent 18 with beta-ketoester 20 affords the desired coupled material in excellent yield and diastereoselectivity. Reaction: see text.     

A remarkably simple chemicoenzymatic approach to structurally complex bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane carbocyclic nucleosides

[reaction: see text] Intramolecular cyclopropanation of a carbene engendered from the corresponding diazo beta-ketoester produced the desired bicyclo[3.1. 0]hexane pseudosugar. Purine nucleosides obtained via Mitsunobu coupling were resolved with adenosine deaminase. The requisite beta-ketoester was assembled in one step from ethyl acetoacetate and acrolein.     

Synthesis of novel sterically demanding carbo- and heterocyclic beta-ketoesters

We present an easy method for the synthesis of beta-ketoesters starting from various carbocyclic and heterocyclic carboxylic acids and esters. The beta-ketoester side-chain was introduced by a sequence involving alpha-deprotonation and quenching with CO(2), conversion to the corresponding acid chloride and subsequent chain elongation using deprotonated ethyl acetate.     

Asymmetric synthesis of the quinolizidine alkaloid (-)-epimyrtine with intramolecular Mannich cyclization and N-sulfinyl delta-amino beta-ketoesters

A concise, six-step, enantioselective synthesis of (-)-epimyrtine employing the N-sulfinyl delta-amino beta-ketoester chiral building block is described.     

Aspartic protease inhibitors: expedient synthesis of 2-substituted statines

[reaction: see text]. General stereocontrolled synthesis of all four (2,3)-stereoisomers of 2-substituted statines is described. The 2,3-syn and 2,3-anti isomers were synthesized via beta-ketoester reduction and aldol reactions, respectively. Peptides containing 2-substituted statines inhibit porcine pepsin with nanomolar IC50 values.     

Concise synthesis of guanidine-containing heterocycles using the Biginelli reaction

Two general methods for the synthesis of 2-imino-5-carboxy-3,4-dihydropyrimidines were developed using the three-component Biginelli reaction. The first method utilizes pyrazole carboxamidine, a beta-ketoester, and an aldehyde in an initial Biginelli reaction. After Boc protection, these products undergo aminolysis and acidic deprotection to generate 2-imino-5-carboxy-3,4-dihydropyrimidines in a four-step sequence. The second method utilizes a triazone-protected guanidine, a beta-ketoester, and an aldehyde in a Biginelli reaction. Acidic cleavage of the triazone yields 2-imino-5-carboxy-3,4-dihydropyrimidines in a two-step sequence. We also describe the further elaboration of several of these products using a tethered Biginelli reaction to give triazaacenaphthalene structures similar to those found in crambescidin and batzelladine alkaloids.     

The role of attractive van der Waals forces in the catalysis of Michael addition by a phenyl decorated uranyl-salophen complex

The Et(3)N-assisted addition of beta-ketoester 3 to MVK in chloroform is catalyzed with high turnover efficiency by the phenyl-substituted uranyl-salophen compound 2b but not by the parent compound 1b. A plausible mechanism is suggested, involving concomitant nucleophilic attack at the beta-carbon and hydrogen bonding between the Et(3)NH(+) countercation and the carbonyl oxygen of the s-cis conformation of the enone reactant. The role of the van der Waals interactions with the aromatic side arm of 2b as a crucial driving force for catalysis is discussed.     

A new one-pot three-component condensation reaction for the synthesis of 5-deaza-5,8-dihydropterins

The one-pot cyclocondensation of 2,6-diaminopyrimidin-4-one, an aromatic or aliphatic aldehyde and a beta-ketoester in acetic acid, or dimethyl sulfoxide in the presence of zinc(II) bromide, under thermal conditions provided dihydropyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)-ones in good yield and with total regiocontrol.     

Stereospecific synthesis and biological evaluation of farnesyl diphosphate isomers

[formula: see text] A unified, stereospecific synthetic route to the three geometric isomers of (E,E)-farnesyl diphosphate (E,E-FPP) (1, 2, and 3) has been developed. The key feature of this synthesis is the ability to control the stereochemistry of triflation of the beta-ketoester 10 to give either 11 or 14. Preliminary evaluation of these compounds with protein-farnesyl transferase indicates that 1 and 2 are surprisingly effective substrates; however, Z,Z-FPP (3) is a poor substrate and a sub-micromolar inhibitor.     

Carbanion stabilization by distal silyloxy groups. Origin of the high diastereoselectivity in the formation of quaternary centers with aryllead(IV) triacetate reagents

Derivatives of methyl 5-hydroxy-2-oxo-1-cyclohexanecarboxylate react with aryllead(IV) reagents in high yield and with wide variation in diastereoselectivity. Ab initio calculations are consistent with a heretofore unrecognized attraction between the carbanionic center of the beta-ketoester intermediate and the distal OSiR(3) group. This attractive interaction stabilizes the silyl group in the axial conformation and leads to the excellent trans diastereoselection in the formation of quaternary centers. [reaction: see text]     

Microwave-assisted Paal-Knorr reaction. A rapid approach to substituted pyrroles and furans

[reaction: see text] An array of tetrasubstituted pyrroles (and trisubstituted furans) was obtained using a simple three-step procedure. Functional homologation of a beta-ketoester with an aldehyde followed by oxidation gave a series of differently substituted 1,4-dicarbonyl compounds that can be rapidly cyclized with the Paal-Knorr procedure carried out under microwave irradiation.     

Model studies toward the synthesis of dihydropyrimidinyl and pyridyl alpha-amino acids via three-component Biginelli and Hantzsch cyclocondensations

A novel and versatile strategy for the synthesis of heterocyclic alpha-amino acids has been described. The use of components (aldehyde or beta-ketoester) bearing a masked glycinyl moiety in Biginelli and Hantzsch cyclocondensations allowed access to the 4-dihydropyrimidinyl-alpha-glycines, 4-dihydropyrimidinyl-alpha-alanines, 4-pyridyl-alpha-alanines, and 2-pyridyl-alpha-alanines classes. Dihydropyrimidinyl-amino acids were obtained as a mixture of diastereoisomers due to the formation of the stereocenter at C4 of the dihydropyrimidinone ring. Individual stereoisomers were isolated as pure compounds and their structures were assigned with the aid of X-ray crystallography and chiroptical properties. The enantiomeric purity of a representative selection of the above amino acids was greater than 96% as verified by derivatization to the corresponding Mosher's amides and subsequent (1)H and (19)F NMR spectroscopy. Incorporation of the 4-pyridyl-alpha-alanine derivative into a peptide chain is also described.     

Manganese-catalyzed benzene synthesis by [2+2+2] coupling of 1,3-dicarbonyl compound and terminal acetylene

Treatment of a mixture of a 1,3-dicarbonyl compound such as a beta-ketoester or 1,3-ketone and a terminal acetylene with a catalytic amount of MnBr(CO)5 in heated toluene produces a benzene derivative by a [2+2+2] coupling reaction incorporating the enol part of the dicarbonyl compound and two moles of the acetylene. When the reaction was carried out using phenylacetylene derivatives, the reaction was completely regioselective, producing p-terphenyl compounds in good to excellent yield. Aliphatic terminal acetylenes also reacted readily but gave a mixture of regioisomers. The reaction features high atom economy, neutral conditions, and functional group tolerance, and will be useful for materials-oriented studies.     

Chemoselective, regioselective, and E/Z-diastereoselective synthesis of 2-alkylidenetetrahydrofurans by sequential reactions of ambident dianions and monoanions

A number of novel beta-ketoesters were prepared by regioselective alkylation reactions of simple beta-ketoester dianions. The cyclization of the dianions of these 1,3-dicarbonyl derivatives with 1-bromo-2-chloroethane afforded a variety of 2-alkylidenetetrahydrofurans with very good regioselectivity and E/Z-diastereoselectivity. These products were deprotonated to give novel ambident carbanions. The alkylation of these carbanions with alkyl halides proceeded with very good regioselectivity and E/Z-diastereoselectivity and allowed a convenient synthesis of a great variety of new 2-alkylidenetetrahydrofurans.     

Powerful Claisen condensation and Claisen-aldol tandem reaction of alpha,alpha-dialkylated esters promoted by ZrCl4-iPr2NEt

Powerful Claisen ester condensations of alpha,alpha-dialkylated esters mediated by ZrCl4-iPr2NEt were performed to give the corresponding thermodynamically unfavorable alpha,alpha-dialkylated beta-ketoesters, and Claisen-aldol tandem reactions between an intermediary Zr-enolate of a alpha,alpha-dialkylated beta-ketoester and aldehydes also proceeded.     

Indium triflate-catalyzed vinylation of beta-ketoesters with acetylene gas

[reaction: see text]. An In(OTf)(3)-catalyzed addition of a beta-ketoester to acetylene in the presence of molecular sieves produces a alpha-vinylated ketoester in good to excellent yield. The vinylation reaction proceeds without any loss of elements in starting molecules under solvent-free conditions and allows the use of welding-grade acetylene, providing a practical method for synthetic utilization of acetylene gas.     

Highly enantioselective electrophilic amination and michael addition of cyclic beta-ketoesters induced by lanthanides and (S,S)-ip-pybox: the mechanism

High enantioselection is obtained in Michael additions of cyclic beta-ketoesters in the presence of lanthanium triflates and (S,S)-ip-pybox. Intermediates based on simultaneous coordination of the lanthanide to both (S,S)-ip-box and beta-ketoester (in keto and enolate forms) are detected by means of ESI mass spectrometry and NMR experiments, and a possible mechanism is proposed through theoretical calculations.     

Hantzsch synthesis of pyrazolo[1',2':1,2]pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines: partial agonists of the calcitonin receptor

Small molecule calcitonin receptor agonists are of potential utility in the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis. Bicycloeneamine 1 was a useful intermediate in the synthesis of pyrazolopyridine calcitonin receptor partial agonists 2a-f. Dihydropyridines 10a-c were conveniently prepared by reaction of 1 with Knoevenagel adducts 9a-c, or in the case of 10d, by a three component reaction with 1, beta-ketoester 7b, and aldehyde 8c. Oxidation of 10a-d to pyridines 11a-d and subsequent amide formation afforded the title compounds.     

Catalytic asymmetric bromination and chlorination of beta-ketoesters

The first general catalytic asymmetric bromination and chlorination of beta-ketoesters has been developed. The reactions proceed for both acyclic and cyclic beta-ketoesters catalyzed by chiral bisoxazolinecopper(II) complexes giving the corresponding optically active alpha-bromo- and alpha-chloro-beta-ketoesters in high yields and moderate to good enantioselectivities. For the optically active chlorinated products the isolated yields are in the range of 88-99 % and the enantiomeric excesses up to 77 % ee, while the optically active brominated adducts are formed in 70-99 % isolated yield and up to 82 % ee. Based on the absolute configuration of the optically active products, the face selectivity for the catalytic enantioselective halogenation is discussed based on a bidentate coordination of the beta-ketoester to the chiral catalyst and a X-ray structure of chiral alpha,gamma-diketoesterenolatebisoxazolinecopper(II) complex.     

From simple Ugi adducts to indanes and delta-amidomalonates: new manganese(III)-induced radical cascades

A complete change of the traditional Ugi adducts framework has been obtained using new radical cascades as Ugi post-condensation reactions. Indanes and delta-amidomalonates were thus obtained in a one-pot procedure from aromatic aldehydes under a sequence involving Ugi addition followed by treatment of the adducts with Mn(III) and malonate or beta-ketoester. The radical step probably involves an intramolecular aryl transfer followed by an oxidative cleavage and final cyclization to indanes.