The enantioselective synthesis of (R)- and (S)-3-amino-3,4-dihydro-1H-[1,8]naphthyridin-2-one

A number of approaches to the enantioselective synthesis of (R)- and (S)-3-amino-3,4-dihydro-1H-[1,8]naphthyridin-2-one were studied. A novel one-pot asymmetric reduction/lactamization provided the desired products in high yield and enantiomeric excess.     

Enzyme-catalysed improved resolution of (RS)-4-cyano-4-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-4-isopropyl-1-butanol

Resolutions of (RS)-4-cyano-4-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-4-isopropyl-1-butanol 1 using various enzymes were performed. Among them, Pseudomonas fluorescens resolved it with moderate stereoselectivity (E=13) and reacted faster with the (S)-enantiomer. To optimize enzyme-catalysed reaction conditions for the resolution, the effect of solvents and additives was studied. In n-hexane:ethyl acetate (9:1), both reaction rate and selectivity were high. When pyridine, potassium carbonate and molecular sieves were used as additives, the enantiomeric excess of the (R)-enantiomer was 99, 99 and 98% at 52–60% conversion, respectively. However, in diisopropyl ether, the enantiomeric excess of unreacted alcohol (R)-1 was up to 99% at 70% conversion without additives.     

Asymmetric synthesis of 3-substituted 8-hydroxy-3,4-dihydroisocoumarins from (S)-4-isopropyl-2-(2-methoxy-6-methylphenyl)oxazoline

Reaction of the laterally lithiated (S)-4-isopropyl-2-(2-methoxy-6-methylphenyl)oxazoline with p-tolualdehyde gave an inseparable mixture of the addition products in low diastereoselectivity. However, the (S,S)-product cyclized to the corresponding 3,4-dihydroisocoumarin faster than the (S,R)-product on silica gel, which allowed to be produced both enantiomers of 8-methoxy-3-(p-tolyl)-3,4-dihydroisocoumarin in moderate to good optical purity [S-enantiomer: 75% ee; R-enantiomer: 96% ee]. This procedure was applied to the short-step synthesis of optically active 3,4-dihydroisocoumarin natural products such as (R)-8-hydroxy-3-(1-tridecyl)-3,4-dihydroisocoumarin and (R)-phyllodulcin.     

Stereoselective synthesis of (R)- and (S)-Ipsdienols, pheromone components of bark beetles of the Ips family

(R)- and (S)-Ipsdienols, components of pheromones of bark beetles of the Ips family, were synthesized with high enantiomeric purity (>98%) from 8-chloro-2-methyl-6-methylideneoct-2-en-4-ol prepared from ethyl 3-chloropropionate via cyclopropanation according to Kulinkovich. 8-Chloro-2-methyl-6-methylideneoct-2-en-4-ol was converted into the corresponding hydrogen phthalate whose stereoisomeric salts with (R)- and (S)-1-phenylethanamines were separated by crystallization, and subsequent hydrolysis of the latter and dehydrohalogenation with potassium tert-butoxide gave targeted (R)- and (S)-ipsdienols.     

Chemoenzymatic synthesis of (3R,4S)- and (3S,4R)-3-methoxy-4-methylaminopyrrolidine

An efficient and a convenient enantioselective synthesis of (3R,4S)-3-methoxy-4-methylaminopyrrolidine has been carried out by a lipase-mediated resolution protocol. This method describes the preparation of (±)-1-Cbz-cis-3-azido-4-hydroxypyrrolidine starting from commercially available diallylamine followed by ring-closing metathesis (RCM) via S_N2 displacement reactions. Pseudomonas cepacia lipase immobilized on diatomaceous earth (Amano PS-D) provides (3R,4S)-11 and (3S,4R)-12 in an excellent enantiomeric excess.     

Stereoselective synthesis of (3S,4R)-3,4-dimethyl-(S)-glutamine and the absolute stereochemistry of the natural product from papuamides and callipeltin

(3S,4R)-3,4-Dimethyl-(S)-glutamine, a common component of cyclodepsipeptides, papuamide A and callipeltin A, was stereoselectively prepared from (S)-pyroglutamic acid. The stereostructure of natural dimethylglutamine was unambiguously confirmed to be (2S,3S,4R) by comparison of the CD and NMR spectra of the synthetic 3,4-dimethylpyroglutamic acid with the hydrolysate of callipeltin A.     

Chiral (R)- and (S)-allylic alcohols via a one-pot chemoenzymatic synthesis

Chiral (R)- and (S)-allylic alcohols with an enantiomeric excess exceeding 99% have been prepared in good to high overall isolated yields through a two-step one-pot chemoenzymatic process based on the palladium-catalyzed Heck reaction of aryl iodides with butenone followed by an enzymatic reduction of the resultant vinylic substitution products. Alcohol dehydrogenases from Lactobacillus brevis and Thermoanaerobacter species were used to attain (R)- and (S)-stereoselectivity, respectively.     

Highly stereoselective preparation of (3R,4S)-3,4-chromanediol by deracemization of (±)-3-hydroxy-4-chromanone by Trichosporon cutaneum

Deracemization of (±)-3-hydroxy-4-chromanone 2 through stereoselective bioreduction to the corresponding (3R,4S)-3,4-chromanediol 3, with good to excellent enantiomeric excesses (up to 99%), mediated by resting cells of the yeast Trichosporon cutaneum CCT 1903, is reported. In addition, 3-hydroxychromone (7) was obtained as a secondary product.     

(R)- and (S)-N-(Benzyloxycarbonyl)-3,4-epoxybutylamine. New 4-amino-2-hydroxybutyl synthons for the synthesis of hypusine reagents and (R)-6- and (S)-7-hydroxyspermidine

The synthesis and application of the chiral reagents (R)- and (S)-N-(benzyloxycarbonyl)-3,4-epoxybutylamine is described for the first time. These 4-amino-2-hydroxybutyl synthons are successfully employed in the assembly of two hydroxylated triamines, (R)-6- and (S)-7-hydroxyspermidine, and a previously described hypusine reagent, (2S,9R)-11-[(benzyloxycarbonyl)amino]-7-(benzyloxycarbonyl)-2-[(9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl)amino]-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yloxy)-7-azaundecanoic acid, useful for solution- and solid-phase peptide synthesis.     

Asymmetric synthesis of (R)-4-hexanolide,the pheromone of Trogoderma glabrum

Synthesis of (R)-4-hexanolide, a sexual pheromone of Trogoderma glabrum, has been achieved with an overall yield of 45.4% in high enantiomeric purity using a chiral auxiliary derived from (S)-camphor.     

Enzymatic desymmetrization of meso cis-2,6- and cis,cis-2,4,6-substituted piperidines. Chemoenzymatic synthesis of (5S,9S)-(+)-indolizidine 209D

The stereoselective acylation of meso piperidines 3a,b by vinyl acetate (solvent and acyl donor) in the presence of Candida antarctica lipase gave the corresponding (2S,6R) and (2S,4R,6R) monoesters 2a,b in high enantiomeric purity. (5S,9S)-(+)-Indolizidine 209D was prepared in eight steps from (2S,6R)-2a.     

Total synthesis of (R)-(+)-salsolidine by hydride addition to (R)-N-tert-butanesulfinyl ketimine

(R)-(+)-Salsolidine 1 of high enantiomeric purity was synthesized using the Pomeranz–Fritsch–Bobbitt methodology, in which the reduction (NaBH₄, DIBAL-H) of N-tert-butanesulfinyl ketimine, derived from 3,4-dimethoxyacetophenone, was the key step. The synthesis was completed in a sequence of reactions involving the removal of the chiral auxiliary, N-alkylation with 2,2-diethoxyethyl bromide and final cyclization/hydrogenolysis.     

Synthèse énantiospécifique des acides (+)-(2R)- et (−)-(2S)-éthyl-6-dihydro-3,4-méthyl-2-oxo-4–2H pyranecarboxylique-5

Enantiospecific Synthesis of (+)-(2R)- and (?)-(2S)-6-Ethyl-3,4-dihydro-2-methyl-4-oxo-2H-pyran-5-carboxylic Acid The two enantiomers (?)-(2S)- and (+)-(2R)-6-ethyl-3,4-dihydro-2-methyl-4-oxo-2H-pyran-5-carboxylic acid ((S)- and (R)- 7 ) have been synthesized from (+)-(3S) and (?)-(3R)-3-hydroxybutanoates, respectively (Scheme 1). By reduction and decarboxylation, the tetrahydro-2H-pyranols (2R, 4R, 6S)- and (2S, 4S, 6R)- 13 , respectively, were obtained with an enantiomeric excess of ≥ 93%.     

Asymmetric synthesis of (R)- and (S)-2-trifluoromethylepinephrine

An asymmetric synthesis of (R)- and (S)-2-trifluoromethylepinephrine (1R and 1S) is presented. Trifluoromethylation involves nucleophilic aromatic substitution of halobenzene 4 most likely via a copper mediated CF₃ anion equivalent generated in situ. The asymmetric step involves conversion of 3,4-dimethoxy-2-trifluoromethylbenzaldehyde (5) to silyl cyanohydrin (6R and 6S) using a chiral salen catalyst in the presence of titanium. 1R and 1S are potential alternatives to currently used vasoconstrictors in local anesthetic formulations.     

Convenient access to sterically hindered C2 chiral 2,2,5,5-tetraphenyltetrahydrofuran-3,4-diols: intramolecular selective 1,4-cyclocondensation of (2R,3R)- and (2S,3S)-1,1,4,4-tetraphenylbutanetetraols

Sterically hindered C₂ chiral (3R,4R)- and (3S,4S)-2,2,5,5-tetraphenyltetrahydrofuran-3,4-diols have been conveniently prepared in a very high yield via heterogeneous intramolecular selective 1,4-cyclocondensation of (2R,3R)- and (2S,3S)-1,1,4,4-tetraphenylbutanetetraol in concentrated hydrohalic acids, respectively. Preliminary examination of additives for the Barbas–List reaction showed that in certain cases, the hindered C₂ chiral tetrahydrofuran-3,4-diols were better chiral auxiliaries than enantiopure (R)- and (S)-1,1′-bi-2-naphthols.     

Asymmetric synthesis of (6R)-4-hydroxy-6-substituted-δ-lactones

A novel approach for the asymmetric synthesis of (6R)-4-hydroxy-6-substituted-δ-lactones has been achieved using asymmetric reduction of a prochiral ketone in the presence of (S)-(?)-diphenyl-prolinol/borane as a key step. The enantiomeric purity of the products was determined by chiral GC.     

A crystallization-induced asymmetric transformation to prepare (R)-4-chlorophenylalanine methyl ester

A second order asymmetric transformation of racemic 4-chlorophenylalanine methyl ester was achieved via salt formation with (2S,3S)-(−)-tartaric acid in the presence of salicylaldehyde to afford the desired (R)-enantiomer of 4-chlorophenylalanine methyl ester in good yield and high enantiomeric purity.     

Measurement and Identification of (R)- and (S)-6-O-Desmethylnaproxen Enantiomers as Diastereomeric O-Ethoxycarbonyl/(R)-(+)-1-Phenylethylamides in Urine by GC and GC-MS

Enantioseparations of (R)- and (S)-6-O-desmethylnaproxens as O-ethoxycarbonyl/(R)-(+)-1-phenylethylamides and (R)- and (S)-naproxens as (R)-(+)-1-phenylethylamides were achieved by achiral gas chromatography in a single run within 11 min. The characteristic mass spectral patterns facilitated easier peak identification. The method for determinations of (R)-naproxen (1.0 to 50 ng) and (S)-naproxen (100 to 2000 ng) was linear with acceptable repeatability and accuracy. The enantiomeric composition ratios between (R)- and (S)-6-O-desmethylnaproxens and between (R)- and (S)-naproxens in urine sample collected six hours after oral administration of (S)-naproxen tablets were measured to be 2.2 (± 0.2):97.8 (± 0.2) and 2.1 (± 0.1):97.9 (± 0.1), respectively.     

Asymmetric synthesis and retroracemisation of amino acids via copper(II) complexes with schiff bases between chiral 1-(N,N-dimethylaminomethyl)-2-formylcymantrene and dipeptides

1-(N,N-Dimethylaminomethyl)-2-formylcymantrene (AFCMT) has been resolved into enantiomers through an intermediate formation of diastereomeric complexes with (S)-Ala-(S)-Ala, (S)-Ala-Gly and Gly-(S)-Ala. By the X-ray anomalous dispersion method the absolute configuration of its enantiomers has been determined: (-)₄₃₆ AFCMT-(S), (+)₄₃₆ AFCMT-(R).Alkylation of enantiomeric complexes (R)-and (S)-AFCMT-(GlyGly) Cu(II) with acetaldehyde gives, respectively, (R)-and (S)-Thr with an asymmetric yield of 92–98% and (R)- and (S)-allo-Thr with an asymmetric yield of 95–100%, only the N-terminal glycine being alkylated.The AFCMT enantiomers were also employed for retroracemisation of (R,S)-Ala-(R,S)-Nva; in this case an excess of (S)-Ala and (R)-Nva is obtained for (S)-AFCMT. (R)- and (S)-AFCMT are not liable to racemisation in the course of the threonine synthesis and retroracemisation of depeptides and can be repeatedly employed for these transformations.     

Synthesis and structural characterization of enantiopure (2R,5R)-(+)-2,5-dimethylthiolane

Enantiopure (2R,5R)-(+)-2,5-dimethylthiolane was synthesized by cyclization with sodium sulfide of the dimesylate of (2S,5S)-(+)-2,5-hexanediol, which was obtained by baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) reduction of acetonyl acetone in high enantiomeric purity. The structure of the diol and absolute stereochemistry of the sulfone derived from the title molecule were determined by X-ray crystal structure analysis.