Synthesis of Trisubstituted Ureas by a Multistep Sequence Utilizing Recyclable Magnetic Reagents and Scavengers

Unprecedented magnetic borohydride exchange (mBER), magnetic Wang aldehyde (mWang) and magnetic amine resins were prepared from highly magnetic polymer‐coated cobalt or iron nanoparticles. Microwave irradiation was used to obtain excellent degrees of functionalization (>95 %) and loadings (up to 3.0 mmol g^?1) in short reaction times of 15 min or less. A small library of ureas and thioureas was synthesized by the exclusive application of these magnetic resins. As a first step, a reductive amination of aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes was carried out with mBER. The excess of primary amine needed to complete the reaction was subsequently scavenged selectively by mWang. Simple magnetic decantation from the resins resulted in secondary amines in good to excellent yields and purities. The used magnetic resins were efficiently regenerated and reused for the next run. In a second step, the secondary amines were converted to trisubstituted (thio)ureas in excellent yields and purities by stirring with an excess of iso(thio)cyanate, which was scavenged by addition of the magnetic amine resin after completion of the reaction. The whole reaction sequence is carried out without any purification apart from magnetic decantation; moreover, conventional magnetic stirring can be used as opposed to the vortexing required for polystyrene resins.     

Polymer-supported bases. IX. Synthesis and catalytic activity of polymer-bound 4-(1-pyrrolidino)pyridine moieties

Polystyrene-bound 4-(1-pyrrolidino)pyridine moieties were prepared by the reaction of chloromethylated polystyrene resins with pyrrolidinopyridine derivatives containing hydroxyl groups. The supported amines were effective catalysts for acylations of tert-alcohols or enols, acylrearrangements, and diester synthesis from epoxides and anhydrides. Some of the low ring-substituted (8–15%) catalysts exhibited high activity comparable to that of 4-(N,N-dimethylamino)pyridine, though the activity was a little lower than that of 4-(1-pyrrolidino)pyridine. The recovered catalysts can be re-used, except for acyl rearrangements, without significant decrease in activity.     

Development of self-indicating resin

Previously, we have reported the development and application of self-indicating resins (SIR), materials which can indicate presence or absence of amines in the reaction solution by the conspicuous color change of a phenolsulfophthalein type dye immobilized on resin beads [2a]. Although the functionality necessary for attaching the dye to the resins could be readily introduced by the Suzuki-Miyaura coupling during the synthesis of the SIR 1, this approach was only applicable to the dyes containing suitable functionality for the cross-coupling reaction. In this article we describe a new approach of immobilizing the indicating dyes onto the resin support. The dyes suitable for loading onto aminomethyl polystyrene (PS) resin were prepared by Friedel-Crafts reaction of 2-sulfoterephthalic anhydride with a wide range of phenols. Using this new route, the SIR 6c was readily prepared in >100g quantities. Use of the SIR 6c in the synthesis of a 144 member urea library was demonstrated and the SIR successfully indicated the endpoint of the reaction between amines and isocyanates.     

Parallel synthesis and yeast growth inhibition screening of succinamic acid libraries

Libraries of succinamic acid derivatives resulting from the condensation of a series of succinic acid derivatives with amines are reported as putative khafrefungin analogues. A total of 480 compounds derived from the initial condensation of 8 scaffolds with 60 different amines have been synthesized using automated technology with the help of scavenger resins. A simple acetate hydrolysis of five of the above sublibraries afforded additional 300 compounds for a total of 780 compounds. Around 55% of the library members showed purities higher than 70% (HPLC-ELS-MS) thus proving the generality of this approach. Results on growth inhibition of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae in the presence of selected library members are also reported as a preliminary evaluation of the antifungal activity.     

N—芳基—4—取代苯基—氨基甲酸酯的合成及其除草活性

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聚苯乙烯基N,O-二酰基磺酰羟胺树脂: 一种双酰基转移试剂在合成酰胺库中的应用

用聚苯乙烯基磺酰羟胺树脂1与酰氯2反应合成了聚苯乙烯基N,O-二酰基磺酰羟胺树脂3. 树脂3作为一种新的双酰基转移试剂可与胺4发生酰基转移反应, 合成了含有24个结构类似的酰胺化合物库. 改变酰氯的种类, 结果发现双对硝基苯甲酰树脂3a的活性较高. 双酰基树脂3胺解结果表明, 由脂肪族胺得到的酰胺收率较芳香族胺高. 当解脱试剂同时含有羟基和氨基时, 双酰基树脂3能选择性地在氨基端发生酰基转移, 而羟基端不受影响.     

Preparation and catalytic performance of quaternary ammonium base resin for methanolysis of natural phosphatidylcholine

The most acceptable method for preparing glycerophosphocholine is to hydrolyse the natural phosphatidylcholine and use the quaternary ammonium base resin, as a promising heterogeneous catalyst can simplify the craft and minimise the problems existing in the homogeneous catalytic process. However, most of the resins reported in the literature are commercial trimethyl benzyl ammonium base resins and the application of other longer carbon-chain quaternary ammonium resins has not been reported. In the present work, a series of quaternary ammonium base resins were prepared from chloromethyl polystyrene microspheres and different tertiary amines and were used to prepare glycerophosphocholine from natural phosphatidylcholine. The factors affecting the exchange capacity and activity of the resin were investigated. The results showed that the resin possessed a better activity and stability under the following conditions: 1,4-dioxane as solvent, triethylamine as amination agent, reaction temperature of 60°C and amination time of 3 h; it was then used in the methanolysis of phosphatidylcholine by ultrasound-assisted reaction at ambient temperature, with the conversion of phosphatidylcholine attaining 97 % after 4 h. The catalyst was easy to separate from the reaction mixture and could also be readily available for repeat use; the activity and stability were largely consistent after six repeat uses.     

Parallel synthesis of diarylureas and their evaluation as inhibitors of insulin-like growth factor receptor

Diarylurea (DAU) compounds, particularly species composed of a heteroaryl ring system conjugated through a urea linkage to a substituted arene, were previously identified by the screening of a diverse chemical library to be active against the insulin growth factor receptor (IGF-1R). DAU compounds 4{a,b} were synthesized in parallel by the coupling of aryl amines 2{a} with aryl isocyanates 3{b}. Preparative RP-HPLC purification was found necessary to remove an impurity 5{b}, the symmetric urea resulting from the hydrolytic degradation of aryl isocyanates. Two libraries of DAU compounds were prepared to perform preliminary optimization of the two-ring systems for inhibitory activity against IGF-1R. In the first library, we explored a series of heteroaryl ring systems and found the 4-aminoquinaldine ring system to be optimal among those evaluated. The second library fixed the 4-aminoquinaldine ring system and we evaluated a series of substituted arenes conjugated to it. Overall, eight compounds based on the 4-aminoquinaldine heteroaryl system were found to have moderate activity against IGF-1R with IC(50) values better than 40 microM.     

Soluble polymer bound cleavage reagents: a multipolymer strategy for the cleavage of tertiary amines from REM resin

Soluble polymer bound reagent 1 has been prepared to cleave tertiary amines from REM resin. Normally, amines cleaved from REM resin require extraction or chromatography to remove excess cleavage reagent and its byproducts. The solubility profile of non-crosslinked polystyrene (NCPS) based reagent 1 eliminates the need for such purification and allows for the direct isolation of a library of pure tertiary amines through simple filtration and concentration operations.     

Application of base cleavable safety catch linkers to solid phase library production

We have used sulfide "Safety Catch" linkers to anchor typical medicinal chemistry functional groups to amine resins. Compounds are loaded as the ester, carbamate, or amine. At the end of the synthesis, the linker is activated by peracid. The sulfone resins are then cleaved by beta-elimination in the gas phase or in solution by secondary amines to produce acids and primary, secondary, or tertiary amines. Comparison of cleavage rates to other sulfone resins including SEM showed significantly faster cleavage for this system with conditions similar to Fmoc deprotection. Application of this strategy to a medicinal chemistry library gives good yields and purities of the resulting compounds.     

Preparation of monodispersed vinylpyridine–divinylbenzene porous copolymer resins and their application to high-performance liquid chromatographic separation of aromatic amines

For the separation of aromatic amines, two types of monodispersed porous polymer resins were prepared by the copolymerization of 2-vinylpyridine and 4-vinylpyridine with divinylbenzene in the presence of template silica gel particles (particle size 5 μm), followed by dissolution of the template silica gel in an alkaline solution. The transmission electron micrographs and the scanning electron micrograph revealed that these templated polymer resins have a spherical morphology with a good monodispersity and porous structure. Using these monodispersed polymer resins, the high-performance liquid chromatographic separation of aromatic amines in the mobile phases of pHs 2.0, 2.9, 4.1, 7.2 and 11.7 were carried out. The 2-vinylpyridine–divinylbenzene copolymer resins showed slightly stronger retentions for aromatic amines than the 4-vinylpyridine–divinylbenzene copolymer resins. Under acidic conditions (around pH 2.0), aniline and the toluidines showed no retention on these copolymer resins due to the repulsion between the cationic forms of these amines and pyridinium cations in the stationary phase, whereas less basic aromatic amines or non-basic acetanilide showed slight retentions. Above pH 4.1, the separation of aromatic amines with these polymer resins showed a typical reversed-phase mode separation. Therefore, the separation patterns of aromatic amines are effectively tunable by changing the pH value of the mobile phases. A good separation of eight aromatic amines was achieved at pH 2.9 using the 2-vinylpyridine–divinylbenzene copolymer resins.     

Microwave-assisted "libraries from libraries" approach toward the synthesis of allyl- and C-cyclopropylalkylamides

Cascade reactions of internal and terminal alkynes, zirconocene hydrochloride, dimethylzinc, and phosphinoyl imines (prepared in one step from aldehydes and diphenylphosphinoyl amide) lead to allylic phosphinoyl amides after aqueous workup. Microwave acceleration allows the completion of this one-pot reaction sequence in 10 min. These allylic amides can be converted into a variety of derivatives, including carbamates and sulfonamides, or reacted prior to workup with diiodomethane to give novel C-cyclopropylalkylamides. A solution-phase "libraries from libraries" approach was used to generate an intermediate 20-member library which was subsequently expanded to a 100-member library by a series of N-functionalizations. The biological activity was evaluated in an assay for competitive binding to the estrogen receptor (ERalpha), revealing three potent lead compounds of a new structural type.     

Synthesis of novel exocyclic amino nucleosides by parallel solid-phase combinatorial strategy

A versatile parallel solid-phase combinatorial strategy was developed for the synthesis of large nucleoside libraries. Twelve libraries L1-12 of 1152 novel exocyclic triazinylamino nucleosides and one library L13 of 82 new substituted clitocine derivatives were synthesized in high quality as natural product mimic nucleosides on the semi-automated synthesizer. The polystyrene MMT-Cl resin was selected and utilized. The key intermediate resins 5 and 9 loaded with the corresponding scaffolds were prepared and validated with various amines before parallel synthesis. After a variety of amino building blocks were validated, 56 primary amines in 12 groups (building block set A) and 24 secondary amines in 3 groups (building block set B) were selected and utilized to combinatorialize the first and the second reactive sites on scaffold 5 for the synthesis of libraries L1-12. Eighty-two amines (building block set C) were utilized for the synthesis of clitocine library L13. Thirteen libraries of 1234 novel exocyclic amino nucleosides were all analyzed and characterized by high throughput LC-MS. 81.3-100% of the library members in 13 libraries show more than 60% purity, and 65.7-92.7% of the library members in these libraries show 80-100% purity. The strategy can be widely used for the synthesis of other diverse nucleoside libraries.     

Immobilization of MoO2Cl2 on polystyrene via different linkers and oxidation of sulfides in the presence of hydrogen peroxide

Chloromethylated polystyrene was oxidized to aldehydic polystyrene and by reaction of this aldehydic polystyrene resin with furfuryl amine and 2-(amino methyl) pyridine, imine-bounded polystyrene resins 1a and 1b were obtained. Amine-bounded polystyrene resins 1c?C1f were also prepared by direct reaction of chloromethylated polystyrene and amines. These functionalized polystyrene resins were used to immobilize MoO₂Cl₂ on polystyrene. These functionalized polystyrene resins were characterized with elemental analysis (CHN) and FT-IR spectrum. Polymer-supported catalysts were characterized with FT-IR and neutron activation analysis (NAA). These catalysts were used in oxidation of methyl phenyl sulfide in the presence of H₂O₂ as oxidant and the results showed that these catalysts were highly active and selective. The reusability of these heterogeneous catalysts was also investigated and the results showed that the supported MoO₂Cl₂ catalyst on polystyrene via imidazole liker was highly reusable as it was used 15 times in oxidation of methyl phenyl sulfide in the presence of environmental benign oxidant (H₂O₂) and solvent (H₂O) without any decrease in its activity. Then the catalytic activity of these supported catalysts was investigated in oxidation of some aliphatic and aromatic sulfides. Almost all of these supported molybdenum-based catalysts were highly active and selective in the conversion of these sulfides to their corresponding sulfoxides.     

Achieving functional group diversity in parallel synthesis: solution-phase synthesis of a library of ureas, carbamates, thiocarbamates, and amides using carbamoylimidazolium salts

A convenient protocol for the parallel solution-phase synthesis of a library of thiocarbamates, ureas, carbamates, and amides from carbamoylimidazolium salts has been developed. The crystalline carbamoylimidazolium salts are readily synthesized from secondary amines, CDI and iodomethane, and act as stable carbamoylation reagents. A common set of reaction conditions and a straightforward non-chromatographic liquid-liquid extraction purification protocol were developed for reactions with thiols, amines, phenols, and carboxylic acids, giving the products with high purities and yields. The resultant library incorporates diversity arising from the choice of reaction partners and the functional group linkage generated in the couplings.     

Combinatorial chemistry of natural products: Solid phase synthesis of D- and L-cycloserine derivatives

An efficient methodology for a solid phase synthesis of D- and L-cycloserine derivatives is described. Fmoc-D-cycloserine 4 and its L-enantiomer 5 prepared by a selective amine acylation of bis-silylated parent compounds are immobilized on Sasrin or 2-chlorotrityl linker resins using Mitsunobu-type reaction or direct tritylation, respectively. The resulting Fmoc-cycloserine resins 7, 10, and 11 are deprotected with piperidine in DMF or DCM to generate immobilized cycloserine reagents with a primary amino group exposed for various synthetic transformations. An example of the parallel D-cycloserine library synthesis on a reaction plate is described.     

N-烷基-N-酰基磺酰胺聚苯乙烯基微球作为固相酰化剂的研究

一种可循环使用的固相试剂：N-烷基-N-酰基磺酰胺聚苯乙烯基微球(5), 通过对聚苯乙烯磺酰氯微球树脂进行两步功能基化的修饰反应来制备. 制备过程如下：聚苯磺酰氯树脂(1)与伯胺(2)反应得到聚苯乙烯基N-烷基磺酰胺树脂(3), 树脂3用酰氯(4)或酸酐酰化得到N-烷基-N-酰基磺酰胺聚苯乙烯基树脂(5). 酰化的树脂5作为酰基转移试剂与亲核试剂胺反应得到二级酰胺. 根据5上取代基对酰胺生成的程度的影响结果表明, 烷基R¹和酰基(R²CO)对酰基转移反应活性的大小依次分别为：苯基＞苄基＞甲基＞正丁基＞＞H和对硝基苯甲酰基(苯甲酰基＞乙酰基. 胺的亲核能力对酰胺的收率也有一定的影响. N-苯基-N-苯甲酰基磺酰胺树脂重复使用3次没有发现活性降低.     

Synthesis and application of polytetrahydrofuran-grafted polystyrene (PS-PTHF) resin supports for organic synthesis

Cross-linked polystyrene (PS) with polytetrahydrofuran (PTHF) chains were prepared for use in solid phase organic synthesis (SPOS). The resins were prepared from styrene, styrene-PTHF macromonomers and cross-linkers 1,4-bis[4-vinylphenoxy]butane or divinylbenzene by suspension polymerization. The styrene-PTHF macromonomers were prepared by cationic polymerization of 4-vinylbenzyl bromide and 4-(4-vinylphenoxy)butyl iodide activated by silver hexafluoroantimonate and 4-(5-hydroxypentyl)styrene activated by triflic anhydride. Alternatively, polytetrahydrofuran-grafted polystyrene (PS-PTHF) resins could also be directly prepared from 5-hydroxypentyl JandaJel by cationic polymerization using triflic anhydride as the initiator. These PS-PTHF resins exhibited good swelling characteristics across a wide spectrum of polar and non-polar solvents. These resins were used in the synthesis of 3-methyl-1-phenyl-2-pyrazolin-5-one, which requires β-ketoester formation at low temperature (−78 °C), resulting in good yield and product purity; whereas the same synthesis carried out on PEG-grafted PS (PS-PEG) resin resulted in incomplete synthesis.     

New reactive polymers containing nitrogen functionalities: From asymmetric synthesis to supported catalysis

Several new reactive polymers containing various nitrogen functionalities have been prepared in bead form and tested as catalysts or ligands for reactive moieties in organic synthesis. In particular polymers containing 4-dialkylaminopyridine pendant groups show good to excellent catalytic activities depending on their structure and their microenvironment. Best results are obtained on polystyrene backbones when the catalytic species are removed from the styrene rings by a three carbon spacer. Poly-benzimidazole resins prepared by precipitation polymerization are good ligands for transition metal catalysts used in the catalytic hydrogenation of nitro compounds or olefinic double-bonds. The PBI resins can also be used to prepare a polymeric oxidizing reagent through the binding of Cr(VI); the reagent oxidizes alcohols to the corresponding carbonyls while spent Cr(II) or Cr(III) remains anchored to the polymer. Other polymers containing chiral amino-alcohol pendant groups show useful properties as chiral auxiliaries in the asymmetric reduction of ketones using polymer-complexed lithium aluminium hydride.     

The design, synthesis and screening of a muscarinic acetylcholine receptor targeted compound library

Potent new agonists of the insect muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (mAChR) have been discovered by synthesizing and screening a library of 225 oxime ether amines. Library evaluation was facilitated by the development of a high throughput test enabling the rapid determination of muscarinic agonist activity. The most interesting compounds were the thiadiazole 17 and the isoxazole 24 which were potent muscarinic agonists (EC50 13 and 21 nM, respectively) and showed lead levels of insecticidal activity.