Reactions of 3‐methylamino‐5‐phenylthiophene with α,β‐unsaturated esters and α,β‐unsaturated nitriles

Treatment of 3‐methylamino‐5‐phenylthiophene with α,β‐unsaturated esters, i.e., methyl acrylate, (E)‐methyl crotonate, diethyl fumarate, diethyl maleate and ethyl propiolate, in tetrahydrofuran for several days at reflux gave 1‐methyl‐3,4‐dihydrothieno[2,3‐e]pyridin‐2‐ones 4 and/or 1‐methylthieno[2,3‐e]pyridin‐2‐ones 5 , depending on the structure of the esters. On the other hand, the same reactions with α,β‐unsaturated nitriles such as acrylonitrile and tetracyanoethene, gave the corresponding thiophenes 7 and 10 bearing 2‐cyanoethyl and 1,2,2‐tricyanoethenyl groups at C‐2, respectively. The reaction with (Z)‐1,2‐dicyanoethene under the same conditions produced the corresponding thiophene 9 bearing the 1,2‐dicyanoethenyl group and 1,2‐dicyano‐5‐methylaminobiphenyl.     

Use of Ph3P=N‐Li: Synthesis of α,β‐unsaturated nitriles from α,β‐unsaturated esters via the formation of N‐(α,β‐unsaturated acyl) phosphinimines

The reaction of Ph₃P=NLi with various α,β‐unsaturated esters gives access to new N‐(α,β‐unsaturated acyl) phosphinimines, which can undergo intramolecular aza‐Wittig reactions (at 65–110°C) to afford the corresponding nitriles. The structures of all new compounds were established by elementary analyses, IR, ¹H‐, ¹³C‐, and ³¹P‐NMR spectroscopy. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 10: 49–54, 1999     

Preparation of 2‐, 4‐, 5‐, and 6‐aminonicotinic acid tert‐butyl esters

Procedures are reported to prepare the tert‐butyl esters of 2‐aminonicotinic acid, 4‐aminonicotinic acid, 5‐aminonicotinic acid, and 6‐aminonicotinic acid from 2‐chloronicotinic acid, 4‐chloronicotinic acid, 5‐bromonicotinic acid, and 6‐chloronicotinic acid, respectively, without need for purification of intermediates. J. Heterocyclic Chem., (2012).     

Δ2‐Isoxazolines from β,γ‐unsaturated oximes

3,5‐Disubstituted Δ²‐isoxazolines can be prepared using the palladium‐mediated nucleometalation / methoxycarbonylation of β,γ‐unsaturated oximes. This novel route to this class of compounds is tolerant of a wide variety of functionality in the starting material, and provides a rapid route to highly functionalized isoxazolines.     

5-雄烯-3β, 7α, 17β-三醇和5-雄烯-3β, 7β, 17β-三醇的合成

以5-雄烯二醇为原料,用微生物转化的方法合成了两个重要的神经甾体5-雄烯-3β, 7α, 17β-三醇和5-雄烯-3β, 7β, 17β-三醇。所用菌种总枝毛霉为我们自己筛选,并首次应用于5-雄烯-3β, 7α, 17β-三醇和5-雄烯-3β, 7β, 17β-三醇的合成中。     

(E)‐,(Z)‐Parallel Preparative Methods for Stereodefined β,β‐Diaryl‐ and α,β‐Diaryl‐α,β‐unsaturated Esters: Application to the Stereocomplementary Concise Synthesis of Zimelidine

Parallel and practical methods for the preparation of both (E)‐ and (Z)‐β‐aryl¹‐β‐aryl²‐α,β‐unsaturated esters 1 and (E)‐ and (Z)‐α‐aryl¹‐β‐aryl²‐α,β‐unsaturated esters 2 are described. These methods involve accessible, robust, stereocomplementary N‐methylimidazole (NMI)‐mediated enol tosylations (14 examples, 70–99 % yield), as well as stereoretentive Suzuki–Miyaura cross‐couplings (36 examples, 64–99 % yield). The highlighted feature of the present protocol is the use of parallel and stereocomplementary approaches to obtain highly (E)‐ and (Z)‐pure products 1 and 2 by utilizing sequential enol tosylations and cross‐coupling reactions. An expeditious and parallel synthesis of (E)‐ and (Z)‐zimelidine ( 3 ), which is a highly representative selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), was performed by utilizing the present methods.     

Synthesis of β‐monosubstituted α,β‐unsaturated amides with Z‐selectivity using diphenylphosphonoacetamides

The utility of diphenylphosphonoacetamides [(PhO)₂P(O)CH₂CONRR′] as Horner–Wadsworth–Emmons reagents was examined with five different patterns of substitution upon the amide nitrogen atom ( 2a : R, R′ = CH₂Ph; 2b : R = CH₂Ph, R′ = H; 2c : R = Me, R′ = OMe; 2d : R, R′ = Ph; 2e : R, R′ = (CH₂)₄). The reaction of 2a was found to be Z‐selective for aromatic aldehydes with selectivities up to 95:5. Reagent 2b led to reasonable selectivity for both benzaldehyde (85:15) and 3‐phenylpropionaldehyde (87:13), while 2c was somewhat effective for only the latter alkyl aldehyde (83:17). Compounds 2d and 2e exhibited slightly lower selectivities compared with 2a . © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 15:515–523, 2004; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/hc.20054     

Reactions of 4,7‐dihydro‐1,2,4‐triazolo[1,5‐a]pyrimidines with α,β‐unsaturated carbonyl compounds

The reaction of 5,7‐diphenyl‐4,7‐dihydro‐1,2,4‐triazolo[1,5‐a]pyrimidine ( 1 ) with α,β‐unsaturated carbonyl compounds 2a‐f led to the formation of the alkylated heterocycles 3a‐f (Figure 1). However, the reaction of 5‐methyl‐7‐phenyl‐4,7‐dihydro‐1,2,4‐triazolo[1,5‐a]pyrimidine ( 5 ) with 2a‐c yielded under the same conditions the triazolo[5,1‐b]quinazolines 6a‐c (Figure 3). In this case, the alkylation is followed by a cyclocondensation. The structure elucidation of the products is based on ir, ms, ¹H and ¹³C nmr measurements and on an X‐ray diffraction study.     

Highly Enantioselective Iridium‐Catalyzed Hydrogenation of α,β‐Unsaturated Esters

α,β‐Unsaturated esters have been employed as substrates in iridium‐catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation. Full conversions and good to excellent enantioselectivities (up to 99 % ee) were obtained for a broad range of substrates with both aromatic‐ and aliphatic substituents on the prochiral carbon. The hydrogenated products are highly useful as building blocks in the synthesis of a variety of natural products and pharmaceuticals.     

Torsion angle relationship of the 17O NMR chemical shift in α,β‐unsaturated carbonyl compounds

The torsion angle effect on the isotropic shielding of ¹⁷O nucleus in α,β‐unsaturated carbonyl groups is studied by means of density functional theory (DFT) calculations using a polarizable continuum model (PCM) for the solvent, employing the PBE0 functional together with the 6‐311G(d,p) basis set for geometry optimization, and the 6‐311+G(2d,p) basis set for calculating the NMR shielding with the gauge‐including atomic orbitals (GIAO) method. This study adds new information on the sensitivity of the ¹⁷O nucleus to conformational changes, revealing a strong dependence of the ¹⁷O NMR chemical shift on the dihedral angle between the carbonyl and the vinyl moiety in all studied compounds; remarkable differences are observed with the data reported for α‐diketones. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.