(Studies on AI-77s,microbial products with pharmacological activity) structures and the chemical nature of AI-77s

The structures of a novel gastroprotective substance AI-77-B and its analogues AI-77-C, D, F and G, which are produced by Bacillus pumilus, are described. Five of the asymmetric centers of AI-77-B have S absolute stereochemistry confirmed by X-ray in combination with chemical studies.     

Lipase-catalyzed synthesis of a tri-substituted cyclopropyl chiral synthon: a practical method for preparation of chiral 1-alkoxycarbonyl-2-oxo-3-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane

An efficient method for the preparation of optically active enantiomers of 1-ethoxycarbonyl-2-oxo-3-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane 1 has been developed. Treatment of 1 with lipase Amano PS gave (1S,5R)-1-carboxy-2-oxo-3-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane 4a which was converted to (1S,5R)-1-ethoxycarbonyl-2-oxo-3-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane 1a with high enantiomeric purity (98.0% ee, 75% yield), while the (1R,5S)-lactone ester 1b remained intact. A simple procedure for the recovery of 4a from the reaction mixture was also established.     

Total synthesis of (+)-myxothiazols A and Z

The first synthesis of (+)-myxothiazol A 1 was achieved based on a modified Julia olefination between (3,5R)-dimethoxy-(4R)-methyl-6-oxo-(2E)-hexenamide 3, corresponding to the left side of the final molecule, and 4-(2″-benzothiazolyl)sulfonylmethyl-2′-[(1′″R),6′″-dimethylhepta-(2′″E),(4′″E)-dienyl]-2,4′-bithiazole 6, corresponding to the right side. The synthesis of (+)-myxothiazol Z 2 was also achieved based on modified Julia olefination between (3,5R)-dimethoxy-(4R)-methyl-6-oxo-(2E)-hexenoate 4, corresponding to left side of the final molecule, and (S)-sulfone 6.     

Isolation and characterization of related impurities in 24-epibrassinolide

Two extra-hydroxylated analogs of 24-epibrassinolide (2), 17-hydroxy-24-epibrassinolide (4), 25-hydroxy-24-epibrassinolide (5), and two oxo-analogs of 24-epibrassinolide 22-oxo-23S-24-epibrassinolide (6), 22R-23-oxo-24-epibrassinolide (7) as impurities were isolated and identified from the initial material [purity: 2 and its 22S, 23S-isomer (3) >95%] by using various chromatographic methods and repeated crystallization. Among them, compound 4 and compound 6 were first reported. Their structures were established by spectrometric analysis and X-ray crystallography study. Formation of mixed crystals of 6 and 7 in the crystallization process was postulated and further confirmed.     

Absolute configuration of gomadalactones A, B and C, the components of the contact sex pheromone of Anoplophora malasiaca

Absolute configuration of gomadalactones A (1), B (2) and C (3), the pheromone components of the white-spotted longicorn beetle (Anoplophora malasiaca) was assigned as (1S,4R,5S)-1, (1R,4R,5R)-2 and (1S,4R,5S,8S)-3 by comparing their published CD spectra with those of (1R,5R)-(+)-4,4,8-trimethyl-3-oxabicyclo[3.3.0]oct-7-ene-2,6-dione (4) and (1S,5R,8S)-(+)-4,4,8-trimethyl-3-oxabicyclo[3.3.0]octane-2,6-dione (5) prepared from (R)-(−)-carvone (6).     

Synthesis of tricyclic isoindoles and thiazolo[3,2-c][1,3]benzoxazines

The thermolysis of (3R,9bS)-5-oxo-2,3,5,9b-tetrahydrothiazolo[2,3-a]isoindole-3-carboxylic acids in Ac₂O led to novel 3-methylene-2,5-dioxo-3H,9bH-oxazolo[2,3-a]isoindoles and chiral (9bS)-5-oxo-2,3,5,9b-tetrahydrothiazolo[2,3-a]isoindoles were obtained on FVP. Starting from l-cysteine methyl ester (3R,10bR)-5-oxo-2,3-dihydro-10bH-[1.3]thiazolo[3,2-c][1,3]benzoxazines were obtained as single stereoisomers. The thermolysis of (3R,10bR)-5-oxo-2,3-dihydro-10bH-[1.3]thiazolo[3,2-c][1,3]benzoxazine-3-carboxylic acid in Ac₂O gave 5-acetyl-2-phenyl-2,3-dihydrothiazole. The structures of methyl (3R,9bS)-5-oxo-2,3,5,9b-tetrahydrothiazolo[2,3-a]isoindole-3-carboxylate 1a and methyl (2R,4R)-N-chlorocarbonyl-2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)thiazolidine-4-carboxylate 9 were determined by X-ray crystallography.     

Total Synthesis of the Gastroprotective Substance AI-77-B and of Analogues

The Diels-Alder adducts 8 of furan to 1-cyanovinyl acetate were converted into (Methyl 3-chloro)-5-O-(3-chlorobenzoyl)-2, 3-dideoxy-α-dl-arabino-hexofuranosid)uronic acid ((α)- 18a ) and into (methyl 3-azido-5-O-(3-chlorobenzoyl_-2,3-dideoxy-α-dl-ribo-hexofuranosid)uronic acid ((α)- 41a ). These compounds were condensed to (3S)-3-[(1′S)-1′-amino-3′-methylbutyl]-3,4-dihydro-8-hydroxyisocoumarin hydrochloride ((?)- 2 ); the resulting mixtures of diastereoisomeric amides were transformed and separated to give the gastroprotective substance AI-77- B ((?)- 1 ) and analogues.     

Synthesis and screening of some novel substituted indoles contained 1,3,4-oxadiazole and 1,2,4-triazole moiety

A series of novel 3-[5-(1H-indol-3-yl-methyl)-2-oxo-[1,3,4]oxadiazol-3-yl]propionitrile(5),3-[4- amino-3-(1H-indol-3-yl-methyl)-5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-[1,2.4]triazol-1-yljpropionitrile(6),3-[5-(1H- indol-3-yl-methyl)-2-thioxo-[1,3,4]oxadiazol-3-yl]propionitrile(7) and 3-[4-amino-3-(1H-indol-3-yl-methyl) -5-thioxo-4,5-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazol-l -yljpropionitrile(8) were synthesized in good yields from the intermediate(1H-indol-3-yl)-acetic acid N’-(2-cyanoethyl)hydrazide(4).The chemical structures of the newly synthesized compounds were elucidated by their IR,~1H NMR and MS.Further,all the compounds were screened for their antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive,Gram-negative bacteria and also tested their ability toward anti-inflammatory activity.     

An efficient asymmetric synthesis of Fmoc-l-cyclopentylglycine via diastereoselective alkylation of glycine enolate equivalent

Stereoselective alkylation of the enolate derived from benzyl (2R,3S)-(−)-6-oxo-2,3-diphenyl-4-morpholinecarboxylate (1) with cyclopentyl iodide afforded anti-α-monosubstituted product, benzyl (2R,3S,5S)-(−)-6-oxo-2,3-diphenyl-5-cyclopentyl-4-morpholinecarboxylate (3) in 60% yield. Catalytic hydrogenolysis over PdCl₂ cleaved the auxiliary ring system to give l-cyclopentylglycine (4) in 84% yield. Subsequent protection of the α-amino function with Fmoc-OSu gave Fmoc-l-cyclopentylglycine (5) in high yield.     

Synthesis of (+)-1,3,5,7 -tetrakis[2-(1S,3S,5R,6S,8R,10R)-D3-trishomocubanylbuta-1,3-diynyl]adamantane : The first optically active organic molecule with t symmetry and of known absolute configuration

(-)-(1S,3S,5R,6S,8R,10R)-Trishomocubanethanoic acid (5) of known absolute configuration and absolute rotation was converted into (+)-(1S,3S,5S,6S,8R,10R)-2-bromoethynyl-D₃-trishomocubane (27) of C₃ symmetry. 1,3,5,7-Tetraethynyladamantane (22), with Td symmetry, was prepared from 1,3,5,7-tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)adamantane(13). Coupling of the C₃-component 27 with the Td component 22 was successfully accomplished by Chodkiewicz and Cadiot's procedure providing (+)-1,3,5,7-tetrakis[2-(1S,3S,5R,6S,8R,10R)-D₃-trishomocubanylbuta-1,3-diynyl]adamantane(4) whose highest attainable static and time-averaged dynamic symmetry are T and (C₃)⁴ XXX T,respectively.     

A novel and versatile method for the enantioselective syntheses of tropane alkaloids

A full account of the novel and flexible approach to hydroxylated 8-azabicyclo[3,2,1]octan-3-ones and 9-azabicyclo[3,3,1]nonan-3-ones is presented.Using keto-lactams as the starting materials,this two-step method consists of silyl enol ether formation with TBDMSOTf,lactam activation with Tf2O/DTBMP,and halide-promoted cyclization.Radical dechlorination of the resulting 1-halotropan-3-ones led to the corresponding hydroxylated tropan-3-ones,which can be hydrogenated to yield3,6-dihydroxytropanes.Starting from optically active keto-lactams,the method has been applied to the enantioselective syntheses of(+)-(1S,3S,5R,6S)-pervilleine C(6),(+)-(1S,3R,5S,6R)-valeroidine(3),(+)-(1S,3S,5R,6S)-dibenzoyloxytropane(8),and(+)-(1S,3S,5R,6S)-merredissine(9).     

Lipase mediated resolution of 1,3-butanediol derivatives: chiral building blocks for pheromone enantiosynthesis. Part 3

(R,S)-1,3-Butanediol 5 was kinetically resolved by enzymatic acetylation with vinyl acetate under the presence of Chirazyme™ L-2, c–f, yielding (S)-1-O-acetyl-1,3-hydroxybutane 6 and (R)-1,3-di-O-acetyl-1,3-butanediol 7 with enantiomeric excesses of 91% (E=67.3). Compounds 6 and 7 were easily transformed into the corresponding (S)-3-O-(2-methoxyethoxymethyl)-3-hydroxybutanal 10 and (R)-3-benzyloxybutanal 19, through a protection–deprotection and functional group interchange methodology. Subsequent reaction of 10 and 19 with 3-(methoxycarbonylpropionylmethylene)triphenylphosphorane afforded methyl (E,S)-8-O-(2-methoxyethoxymethyl)-4-oxo-5-nonenoate 12 and (E,R)-8-benzyloxy-4-oxo-5-nonenoate 20. The alkenes 19 and 20 were then catalytically hydrogenated to the corresponding saturated esters 13 and 21. Treatment of 13 and 21 with 1,2-ethanedithiol/F₃B·OEt₂ afforded dithioketals 14 and 22, which were respectively reduced to (S)-1,8-dihydroxy-4-nonanone ethylidenedithioketal 15 and (R)-8-O-benzyl-1,8-dihydroxy-4-nonanone ethylidenedithioketal 23. Finally, deprotection of 15 by catalytic hydrogenation under acidic conditions gave the expected (5S,7S)-(−)-7-methyl-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.5]decane 1. The (5R,7R)-(+)-1 enantiomer was analogously prepared from 23. Both compounds were formed by this procedure with an e.e. of 91%.     

Synthesis of regioisomeric,stereoregular AABB-type polyamides from chiral diamines and diacids derived from natural amino acids

Two regioisomeric and stereoregular AABB-type polyamides have been synthesized using l-glutamic acid 1 and l-alaninol 4 as sources of chirality. From 4, two derivatives of chiral diamines were prepared and regioselectively condensed with pentachlorophenyl 5-oxo-(S)-2-tetrahydrofurancarboxylate 3, derived from 1. Manipulation of functional groups and convenient deprotections led to the ammonium salts of N-[1′-amino-(S)-2′-propyl]- and N-[(S)-2′-amino-1′-propyl]-5-oxo-(S)-2-tetrahydrofurancarboxyamide 11 and 15, respectively, in which the building blocks derived from 1 and 4 are linked through an amido group. Compounds 11 and 15 are, in fact, α,ω-amino acids having amino and lactone groups, and hence activated for polycondensation. Thus, polymerization of 11 took place under regio- and stereo-control to afford stereoregular poly[N-(1′-amino-(S)-2′-propyl)-carboxyamido-(S)-2-hydroxypentan-5-oic acid] (16). Similar polycondensation of 15, under the optimized conditions employed for the synthesis of 16, gave the regioisomeric polyamide 17, which exhibited a molecular weight lower than that of 16. The thermal and spectroscopic properties of optically active AABB-polyamides 16 and 17 are described.     

Synthesis of 4-(2-hydroxy-1-methyl-5-oxo-1H-imidazol-4(5H)-ylidene)-5-oxo-1-aryl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylates, a new triazafulvalene system

(2E,3Z)-2-(1-Methyl-2,5-dioxoimidazolidin-4-ylidene)-3-[(arylamino- or heteroarylamino)methylene]succinate 5 obtained by [2+2] cycloaddition of (5Z)-5-[(dimethylamino)methylene]-3-methylimidazolidine-2,4-dione (1) and dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate (2) followed by substitution of the dimethylamino group with aromatic or heteroaromatic amines, afforded by heating in ethanol in the presence of potassium hydroxide, potassium salts 6. Acidification of 6 with hydrochloric acid afforded mixtures of (E)- and (Z)-isomers of methyl 4-(2-hydroxy-1-methyl-5-oxo-1H-imidazol-4(5H)-ylidene)-5-oxo-1-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylates. On the other hand, alkylation of compounds 6 with methyl iodide or benzyl bromide produced the corresponding methyl (E)-4-(2-methoxy- or 2-benzyloxy-1-methyl-5-oxo-1H-imidazol-4(5H)-ylidene)-5-oxo-1-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylates 9, derivatives of a new triazafulvalene system.     

Synthesis of optically active β′-hydroxy-β-enaminoketones via enzymatic resolution of carbinols derived from 3,5-disubstituted isoxazoles

The preparation of several enantiomerically pure β′-hydroxy-β-enaminoketones from the corresponding isoxazolic carbinols, which have been obtained by enzymatic kinetic resolution of the racemic β-hydroxyisoxazoles catalyzed by lipases, is described. The enzymatic transesterification of racemic (±)-5-(2-hydroxypropyl)-3-methylisoxazole 3a, and racemic (±)-5-(2-hydroxy-2-p-tolylethyl)-3-methylisoxazole 3d, has been studied with respect to the influence of experimental variables such as the used enzyme, the acylating agent or the solvent on the enantioselectivity of the reaction. After the reductive cleavage of the isoxazolic ring of the enantiopure carbinols, (R)- and (S)-2-amino-4-oxo-2-hepten-6-ol, (R)- and (S)-5, and (R)-2-amino-6-p-tolyl-4-oxo-2-hexen-6-ol, (R)-7 with an enantiomeric excess >98% were obtained.     

Helix-sense-selective radical polymerization of bulky styrenic monomers: chiral induction and liquid crystallinity

Eight chiral vinylterphenyl monomers,(+)-2,5-bis{4′-[(S)-1″-methylpropyloxy]phenyl}styrene(Ia),(+)-2,5-bis{4′-[(S)-2″-methylbutyloxy]phenyl}styrene(Ib),(+)-2,5-bis{4′-[(S)-3″-methylpentyloxy]phenyl}styrene(Ic),(+)-2,5-bis{4′-[(S)-4″-methylhexyloxy]phenyl}styrene(Id),(?)-2,5-bis{4′-[(R)-1″-methylpropyloxy]phenyl}styrene(Ie),(+)-2-{4′-[(S)-1″-methylpropyloxy]phenyl}-5-{4′-[(R)-1″-methylpropyloxy]phenyl}styrene(IIa),(?)-2-{4′-[(R)-1″-methylpropyloxy]phenyl}-5-{4′-[(S)-1″-methylpropyloxy]phenyl}styrene(IIb),and(+)-2-{4′-[(S)-2′′-methylbutyloxy]phenyl}-5-{4′-[(S)-1″-methylpropyloxy]phenyl}styrene(III),were synthesized and radically polymerized.These molecules were designed to further understand long-range chirality transfer in radical polymerization and to possibly tune the chiroptical properties of the polymers by varying the spatial configuration,position,and various combination of the stereogenic centers at the ends of p-terphenyl pendants.The resultant polymers adopted helical conformations with a predominant screw sense.When the stereogenic centers ran away from the terphenyl group as in Ib?d,the corresponding polymers changed the direction of optical rotation in an alternative way and showed no obvious stereomutation upon annealing in tetrahydrofuran.The two stereogenic centers of IIa,IIb,and III acted concertedly in chiral induction,whereas those of Ia and Ie played a counteractive role.The five polymers derived from Ia,Ie,IIa,IIb,and III underwent stereomutation when annealed in tetrahydrofuran.The polymers PIa?e had good thermal stability and high glass transition temperatures(Tgs).They generated liquid crystalline phases at above Tgs that could be kept upon cooling,with the exception of PIe.This result was consistent with the extended helical structures.     

Reactions of β-substituted amines-IV: Kinetics and stereochemistry of the thermal to (r) 3-chloro-1-ethylpiperidine,and the stereo-chemical course of their reactions with nucleophiles

The rate of the thermal rearrangement of (S) 2 chloromethyl-1-ethylpyrrolidine [(S)-1a] to (R)-3-chloro-1-ethylpiperidine [(R) 2a] has been examined at three temperatures in benzene by PMR and polarimetry. The rearrangement was shown to be completely stereospecific and to obey a simple first order rate law. The calculated E_a ΔH3 and ΔS3 were 22 ± 2 $\text{kcal}\text{mole}$ (25°), 21 ± 2.5 $\text{kcal}\text{mole}$ (25°) and - 10 ± 2 e.u. (0°K) respectively. The effect of solvents having differing dielectric constants was also studied. A transition state 9'a and an ion pair intermediate 3a are suggested for the rearrangement. The stereochemical course of the reactions of (S)-1a, (R)-2a and (S)-2a with hydroxide and methoxide ions have been shown to be 100% stereospecific with an uncertainty of about 1%. The absolute configurations of all optically active reactants and products [(S)- and (R)-4a, (S)-4b (R)- and (S)-5a, (R)-5b, (S,S')-6a, (S,R')-7a and (R,R')-8a] were established by chemical correlations with known compounds or by ORD and chemical inference. The ring opening of both the primary and secondary aziridinium ion positions of 1-azonia-1-ethylbicyclo [3.1.0]hexane [(S)-3a] by nucleophiles proceeds entirely by S_N2 processes. The conversion of (R)-1-ethyl-3-hydroxypiperidine [(R)-5a] to (S)-2a. HCl with thionyl chloride in chloroform proceeds by inversion with 4.8% racemization, whereas the thermal rearrangement of (S)-1a to (R)-2a occurs with complete retention of absolute configuration.     

Determination of the absolute configuration of the male aggregation pheromone, 2-methyl-6-(4′-methylenebicyclo[3.1.0]hexyl)hept-2-en-1-ol, of the stink bug Erysarcoris lewisi (Distant) as 2Z,6R,1′S,5′S by its synthesis

Lipase-catalyzed asymmetric acetylation of a mixture of (6R,1′S,4′S,5′R)- and (6R,1′R,4′R,5′S)-7′-norsesquisabinen-4′-ol (3) afforded a separable mixture of the recovered former and the acetate of the latter. The recovered alcohol was oxidized to (6R,1′S,5′R)-sesquisabina ketone (2), whose absolute configuration could be assigned by its CD comparison with (1R,5S)-sabina ketone (4). Conversion of (6R,1′S,5′R)-sesquisabina ketone (2) to the bioactive pheromone revealed the stereostructure of the male aggregation pheromone of the stink bug Erysarcoris lewisi (Distant) to be (2Z,6R,1′S,5′S)-2-methyl-6-(4′-methylenebicyclo[3.1.0]hexyl)hept-2-en-1-ol (sesquisabinen-1-ol, 1).     

An approach to an asymmetric synthesis of stemofoline

A stereoselective Mannich reaction between an (S)-tert-butylsulfinimine and methyl (S)-4-benzyloxy-3-methylbutanoate followed by treatment with acid and N-protection was used to prepare methyl (2R,3S)-2-[(S)-2-benzyloxy-1-methylethyl]-3-tert-butoxycarbonylamino-6-methylenedecanoate. This was taken through to methyl (4R,5S)-4-[(S)-2-benzyloxy-1-methylethyl]-5-tert-butoxycarbonylamino-3,8-dioxododecanoate which on treatment with trifluoroacetic acid cyclised stereoselectively to give (1R,2S,4R,5S)-4-[(S)-2-benzyloxy-1-methylethyl]-1-butyl-2-methoxycarbonyl-8-tert-butoxycarbonyl-3-oxo-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octane, a potential precursor of stemofoline. Reduction and N-deprotection of this ketone gave (1R,2S,3R,4R,5S)-4-[(S)-2-benzyloxy-1-methylethyl]-1-butyl-2-methoxycarbonyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-3-ol the structure of which was confirmed by X-ray diffraction.