Oxidative Pd(II)-catalyzed C-H bond amination to carbazole at ambient temperature

We report a new Pd(II)-catalyzed C-H bond amination reaction to form carbazoles, an important motif that is prevalent in a range of systems. The catalytic amination process operates under extremely mild conditions and produces carbazole products in good to excellent yields. Carbazoles possessing complex molecular architecture can also be formed using this reaction, highlighting its potential in natural product synthesis applications. Preliminary mechanistic investigations reveal the reaction proceeds through a Pd(II)/Pd(IV) manifold and that reductive elimination from a high oxidation state Pd(IV) complex facilitates the mild conditions of this transformation.     

Synthetic studies on the phorboxazoles: a short synthesis of an epi-C23 tetrahydropyran core

Studies on the synthesis of the anticancer natural products, the phorboxazoles have led to the synthesis of the C21-C32 penta-substituted tetrahydropyran core which is epimeric to the natural product at C23. The synthesis was achieved in only seven linear steps. The key steps were the use of a Masamune-Abiko anti-aldol reaction, the formation of a dihydropyran precursor molecule by the use of a new ‘Maitland-Japp-like’ cyclisation, and a highly diastereoselective reductive alkylation of the dihydropyran double bond, to generate the corresponding tetrahydropyran ring in an excellent yield.     

Enantioselective organocatalytic reductive amination

The first enantioselective organocatalytic reductive amination reaction has been accomplished. The development of a new chiral phosphoric acid catalyst has provided a convenient strategy for the enantioselective construction of protected primary amines and provided a highly stereoselective method for the reductive amination of heterocyclic amines. A diverse spectrum of ketone and amine substrates can be accommodated in high yield and excellent enantioselectivity. This new protocol realizes a key benefit of reductive amination versus imine reduction, in that ketimines derived from alkyl-alkyl ketones are unstable to isolation, a fundamental limitation that is comprehensively bypassed using this direct organocatalytic reductive amination.     

One-pot reductive mono-N-alkylation of aniline and nitroarene derivatives using aldehydes

One-pot reductive mono-N-alkylation of aniline and nitroarene derivatives using various aldehydes by Pd/C catalyst in aqueous 2-propanol solvent with ammonium formate as in situ hydrogen donor is illustrated. The reaction proceeded smoothly and selectively with excellent yield at room temperature. Our protocol presents a facile, economical, and environmentally benign alternative for reductive amination.     

2-deoxyribose as a rich source of chiral 5-carbon building blocks

We have developed concise routes to a number of useful chiral 5-carbon synthetic building blocks using readily available O-1-methyl-2-deoxyribose as starting material. Novel transformations include the use of indium triflate to catalyze the oxidation of a methyl furanoside to the corresponding lactone with MCPBA and the Vasella-type fragmentation of a 5-iodo furanoside using chromium(II) chloride when zinc proved ineffective. In addition, 3,4-disubstituted piperidine derivatives were prepared without hydroxyl group protection via a simple reductive amination reaction.     

Evolution of titanium(IV) alkoxides and raney nickel for asymmetric reductive amination of prochiral aliphatic ketones

[reaction: see text] A new method for the one-pot asymmetric reductive amination of prochiral aliphatic ketones has been developed. The previously unexplored reagent combination of Ti(O(i)Pr)(4)/Raney Ni/H(2) in the presence of (R)- or (S)-alpha-methylbenzylamine provides good to excellent yield (76-90%) and diastereomeric excess (72-98%). The second step, hydrogenolysis, provides the corresponding primary amine in high yield (88-93%) and with uncompromised enantiomeric excess.     

Concise total synthesis of (+)-carpamic acid

We report herein an efficient enantioselective synthesis of (+)-carpamic acid, with nine steps as the longest linear sequence, the key strategy being based on a novel sequence of a cross-metathesis (CM) reaction and a subsequent cyclizing reductive amination to form the piperidine ring.     

Amination of <Emphasis Type="Italic">meso</Emphasis>-bromophenyl(polyalkyl)porphyrins: Synthesis of porphyrins containing a hydroxypiperidine fragment

5,15-Bis(4-bromophenyl)-2,8,12,18-tetraethyl-3,7,13,17-tetramethylporphyrin and 5-(4-bromophenyl)-13,17-dibutyl-2,3,7,8,12,18-hexamethylporphyrin were synthesized, and their palladium-catalyzed amination with a number of cyclic secondary amines, including hydroxypiperidines, was studied [Pd(OAc)₂, ligand, THF or dioxane, t-BuONa, 80–100°C]. The reactions of the meso-bromophenylporphyrins with piperidine and morpholine gave the corresponding amination products in quantitative yield. The amination with hydroxypiperidines required excess amine (3 equiv per bromine atom) and excess base (6–8 equiv) and was accompanied by formation of hydrodebromination products; in the reactions with the bis(bromophenyl)derivative, mixed products resulting from amination at one phenyl group and reductive debromination at the other were also formed. The yields of the amination products varied from good {75–50% in the reactions with 4-hydroxypiperidine and trans-3-hydroxy-4-[4-(2-fluorophenyl)piperazin-1-yl]piperidine} to moderate (20–50%, 3-hydroxypiperidine) and poor [11–25%, trans-3,4-dihydroxypiperidine and trans-3-hydroxy-4-(4-hydroxypiperidin-1-yl)piperidine].     

Stereoselective synthesis of (+)-spectaline

Our synthesis of (+)-spectaline revealed that the methodology involving diastereoselective palladium(0)-catalyzed oxazoline formation and intramolecular reductive amination by catalytic hydrogenation of an oxazoline is an effective method for the asymmetric synthesis of natural products possessing complex functionalized piperidine cores.     

Reductive Amination by Photoredox Catalysis and Polarity‐Matched Hydrogen Atom Transfer

The excitation of a Ru^II photosensitizer in the presence of ascorbic acid leads to the reduction of iminium ions to electron‐rich α‐aminoalkyl radical intermediates, which are rapidly converted into reductive amination products by thiol‐mediated hydrogen atom transfer (HAT). As a result, the reductive amination of carbonyl compounds with amines by photoredox catalysis proceeds in good to excellent yields and with broad substrate scope and good functional group tolerance. The three key features of this work are 1) the rapid interception of electron‐rich α‐aminoalkyl radical intermediates by polarity‐matched HAT in a photoredox reaction, 2) the method of reductive amination by photoredox catalysis itself, and 3) the application of this new method for temporally and spatially controlled reactions on a solid support, as demonstrated by the attachment of a fluorescent dye on an activated cellulose support by photoredox‐catalyzed reductive amination.     

A short enantioselective synthesis of N-Boc-(2R,3R)-3-methyl-3-hydroxypipecolic acid from geraniol

The asymmetric synthesis of (2R,3R)-3-methyl-3-hydroxypipecolic acid, a key intermediate in the synthesis of dual MMP-13/aggrecanase inhibitors, is described. The title compound is prepared in seven steps with an overall yield of 41% starting from geraniol. Key steps in the synthesis include Sharpless asymmetric epoxidation, which establishes the chiral centers, and a one-pot oxidative olefin cleavage/reductive amination sequence that closes the piperidine ring.     

Iridium-catalyzed selective N-allylation of hydrazines

A highly chemo- and regioselective iridium-catalyzed allylic amination is described. The reaction of various hydrazones and hydrazides with allylic carbonates proceeds at ambient temperature in the presence of an [Ir(COD)Cl]₂/pyridine catalyst, ammonium iodide, and diethylzinc to afford the corresponding N-allylation products in high yields with excellent chemo- and regioselectivities. Only the more nucleophilic nitrogen of a given hydrazine derivative undergoes the C-N bond formation to yield a branched allylic isomer as the exclusive product.     

A Multicatalytic Approach to the Hydroaminomethylation of α‐Olefins

We report an approach to conducting the hydroaminomethylation of diverse α‐olefins with a wide range of alkyl, aryl, and heteroarylamines at relatively low temperatures (70–80 °C) and pressures (1.0–3.4 bar) of synthesis gas. This approach is based on simultaneously using two distinct catalysts that are mutually compatible. The hydroformylation step is catalyzed by a rhodium diphosphine complex, and the reductive amination step, which is conducted as a transfer hydrogenation with aqueous, buffered sodium formate as the reducing agent, is catalyzed by a cyclometallated iridium complex. By adjusting the ratio of CO to H₂, we conducted the reaction at one atmosphere of gas with little change in yield. A diverse array of olefins and amines, including hetreroarylamines that do not react under more conventional conditions with a single catalyst, underwent hydroaminomethylation with this new system, and the pharmaceutical ibutilide was prepared in higher yield and under milder conditions than with a single catalyst.     

Efficient catalytic insertion of acetylenes into a carbon-carbon single bond of nonstrained cyclic compounds under mild conditions

A rhenium complex, [ReBr(CO)3(thf)]2, catalyzes the reaction of a 1,3-dicarbonyl cyclic compound with an acetylene to give a medium-sized cyclic compound in excellent yield. By using isocyanide as an additive, the catalytic activity of the rhenium complex changes dramatically, and the insertion of acetylenes into a carbon-carbon single bond occurs under mild conditions. A plausible mechanism is that the reaction proceeds via the formation of a rhenacyclopentene intermediate, ring opening by a retro-aldol reaction, isomerization, and reductive elimination.     

Highly stereocontrolled synthesis of gem-difluoromethylenated azasugars: D- and L-1,4,6-trideoxy-4,4-difluoronojirimycin

[reaction: see text]. D-1,4,6-trideoxy-4,4-difluoronojirimycin and L-1,4,6-trideoxy-4,4-difluoronojirimycin, a novel series of gem-4,4-difluoromethylenated azasugars, were synthesized from CF3CH2OH in 10 steps. A key step was the highly diastereoselective construction of the piperidine ring via reductive amination.     

Rapid and Efficient Microwave-Assisted Friedländer Quinoline Synthesis

A microwave-based methodology facilitates reaction of 2-aminophenylketones with cyclic ketones to form a quinoline scaffold. Syntheses of amido- and amino-linked 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 3 inhibitors with a benzophenone-linked motif were pursued using 2-aminobenzophenone as building block. Two amido-linked targets were achieved in modest yield, but when using microwave-assisted reductive amination for the amino-linked counterparts an unexpected product was observed. X-ray crystallography revealed it as a quinoline derivative, leading to optimisation of a simple and efficient modification of Friedländer methodology. Using reagents and acetic acid catalyst in organic solvent the unassisted reaction proceeds only over several days and in very poor yield. However, by employing neat acetic acid as both solvent and acid catalyst with microwave irradiation at 160 °C quinoline synthesis is achieved in 5 minutes in excellent yield. This has advantages over the previously reported high temperatures or strong acids required, not least given the green credentials of acetic acid, and examples using diverse ketones illustrate applicability. Additionally, the unassisted reaction proceeds effectively at room temperature, albeit much more slowly.     

Synthesis of N2 2'-deoxyguanosine adducts formed by 1-nitropyrene

[reaction: see text] Synthesis of N(2) 2'-deoxyguanosine adducts formed by the ubiquitous carcinogen, 1-nitropyrene, is reported. Various conditions of Buchwald-Hartwig palladium-catalyzed amination are examined. The most convenient synthetic approach involved a straightforward coupling between protected 2'-deoxyguanosine and bromonitropyrenes, which, upon reductive deprotection, provided excellent yield of the two 1-nitropyrene adducts.     

负载型Ni催化剂高效催化2-羟基四氢吡喃还原胺化制备5-氨基-1-戊醇（英文）

伯胺等含氮化合物是最重要的化工中间体之一,被广泛应用于聚合物、医药、农药、染料和表面活性剂等产品的生产.当前,商业化伯胺主要通过卤代烃或环氧化合物直接胺化以及腈类或酰胺类化合物加氢制备,这些过程受具有特定官能团的有机原料短缺以及产生较多废物等问题的限制,导致其生产成本较高.因此,高效可持续生产伯胺化合物路径的开发得到了广泛关注.醛和酮类化合物直接与氨还原胺化反应所需温度一般较低(≤120℃),为伯胺的高选择性合成提供了一个重要途径.基于此,本文利用2-羟基四氢吡喃能够原位转化为其互变异构体5-羟基戊醛,而5-羟基戊醛中醛基具有较高还原胺化活性的特征,发展了一种以生物糠醛衍生二氢吡喃为原料,通过先水合得到2-羟基四氢吡喃再在温和条件下还原胺化合成5-氨基-1-戊醇的新方法.5-氨基-1-戊醇是一种分子中同时含有羟基和氨基的重要双官能团化合物,广泛用于医药和农药合成,也常被用作有机合成砌块,目前其主要用途是合成具有很高药用价值的生物碱Manzamine A.5-氨基-1-戊醇的一条传统合成路线是以石化基1,5-戊二醇经浓盐酸进行单氯取代制备5-氯戊醇中间体,该中间体经分离后再与氨气反应制得5-氨基-1-戊醇的方法.该方法原料成本高,产生大量废弃物,且只取得中等目标产物收率(66.6%).本文重点研究了不同氧化物载体包括SiO2,TiO2,γ-Al2O3,ZrO2和MgO负载Ni催化剂的2-羟基四氢吡喃还原胺化性能,并对比考察了CuCr2O4,雷尼Ni,Ru/C,Pd/C,Pt/C和Rh/C等商业加氢催化剂的性能.研究发现,ZrO2负载Ni催化剂的活性高于其他氧化物载体负载Ni催化剂的活性,也明显优于所对比的系列商业加氢催化剂.系列物理化学表征结果显示,Ni/ZrO2催化剂同时表现出较高的还原性和表面酸密度,这可能是该催化剂表现出最高5-氨基-1-戊醇收率的原因.以Ni/ZrO2为催化剂,于80℃,2 MPa H2条件下在间歇式反应器中催化2-羟基四氢吡喃水溶液还原胺化可取得90.8%的5-氨基-1-戊醇收率.通过固定床反应器研究了Ni/ZrO2催化剂稳定性,发现5-氨基-1-戊醇初始收率可达83%,反应90 h活性缓慢下降至初活性的81%.Ni流失和表面氧化可能是催化剂的失活的主要原因.通过对反应温度、H2压力、2-羟基四氢吡喃/NH3摩尔比等因素对反应活性调变规律的探究,推测2-羟基四氢吡喃催化还原胺化制备5-氨基-1-戊醇反应机理如下:首先,受化学平衡作用,2-羟基四氢吡喃逐渐转化为其互变异构体5-羟基戊醛;然后,5-羟基戊醛中醛基迅速与NH3反应生成亚胺中间体;最后,亚胺中间体在金属催化剂上加氢得到5-氨基-1-戊醇.     

Synthesis of a muscarinic receptor antagonist via a diastereoselective Michael reaction, selective deoxyfluorination and aromatic metal-halogen exchange reaction

An efficient synthesis of a structurally unique, novel M(3) antagonist 1 is described. Compound 1 is conveniently disconnected retrosynthetically at the amide bond to reveal the acid portion 2 and the amine fragment 3. The synthesis of key intermediate 2 is highlighted by a ZnCl(2)-MAEP complex 19 catalyzed diastereoselective Michael reaction of dioxolane 7 with 2-cyclopenten-1-one (5) to establish the contiguous quaternary-tertiary chiral centers and a subsequent geminal difluorination of ketone 17 using Deoxofluor in the presence of catalytic BF(3).OEt(2). The synthesis of the amine moiety 3 is highlighted by the discovery of a novel n-Bu(3)MgLi magnesium-halogen exchange reaction for selective functionalization of 2,6-dibromopyridine. This new and practical metalation protocol obviated cryogenic conditions and upon quenching with DMF gave 6-bromo-2-formylpyridine (26) in excellent yield. Further transformations afforded the amine fragment 3 via reductive amination with 35, Pd-catalyzed aromatic amination, and deprotection. Finally, the highly convergent synthesis of 1 was accomplished by coupling of the two fragments. This synthesis has been used to prepare multi-kilogram quantities of the bulk drug.     

Hydroamination of pyrylium salts

The catalytic reductive amination of pyrylium salts proceeded stereoselectively to give piperidine bases with a cis-structure. The reaction involved the formation of a pyridine intermediate; the course of the reaction depended on the structure of both the substrate and the aminating agent.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 5, 608–611, May, 1990.