Crystallization of chiral compounds 3. 3-phenoxypropane-1,2-diol and 3-(2-halophenoxy)propane-1,2-diols

Specific features of melting of crystalline samples of 3-(2-R-phenoxy)propane-1,2-diols with different enantiomeric compositions were studied by differential scanning calorimetry. The melting points and enthalpies of melting for the racemate and individual stereoisomers were determined. Binary phase diagrams were constructed. The entropy of mixing of individual enantiomers in the liquid phase and the free energy of formation of the racemic compound were calculated. The thermochemical data indicate that the racemates are formed upon the crystallization of phenoxy-and 2-fluorophenoxy-containing compounds, while crystallization of the chloro-, bromo-, and iodo-substituted analogs would form racemic conglomerates. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 225—232, February, 2006.     

Ferrocene Compounds. XXVII. Synthesis and Structure of 2-(Ferrocenylmethyl)propane-1,3-diol

The title compound was obtained by reduction of diethyl (ferrocenylmethyl)malonate with lithium aluminium hydride in diethyl ether. The structure of this novel ferrocene derivative was assigned by means of elemental analysis, IR, [¹H]NMR, and [¹³C]NMR spectroscopy. The structure was also confirmed by a single crystal X-ray study. The compound crystallizes in monoclinic P2₁/a space group with unit cell dimensions: a = 9.7360(6), b = 27.040(5), c = 14.767(3) Å, = 103.835(6)°, V = 3774.8(11) ų, Z = 12. The asymmetric unit contains three crystallographically independent molecules. In the ferrocenyl moieties, the Fe–C bond distance values are in the range 2.006(5)—2.051(3) Å and C–C distances in the range 1.366(7)–1.425(4) Å. The cyclopentadienyl rings in each of the molecules are mutually twisted by about 13° from the eclipsed conformation. The hydroxyl groups are involved in the intermolecular O–H...O hydrogen bond formation with O-O distances in the range 2.686(3)–2.801(4) Å forming infinite two-dimensional network in a [0 0 1] plane. The crystal structure is additionally stabilized by C–H-O weak intermolecular hydrogen bonds.     

Concise synthesis of (-)-anisomycin

The antibiotic (-)-anisomycin was synthesized starting from D-tyrosine using Sharpless asymmetric epoxidation as a key reaction followed by formation and hydrolysis of oxazoline set up all chiral center.     

Studies on toxic oil syndrome: development of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for 3-(<Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-phenylamino)propane-1,2-diol in human urine

The fatty acid esters of 3-(N-phenylamino)propane-1,2-diol (PAP) are biomarkers of toxic oil batches that caused toxic oil syndrome (TOS), an intoxication that caused over 400 deaths and affected 20,000 people in Spain in 1981. PAP esters are converted into PAP by human pancreatic lipase. The in vivo biotransformation of PAP in two mouse strains generated potentially toxic metabolites. Here we report an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for PAP detection incorporating antibodies generated using PAP-hapten derivatives 1 and 2. The immunizing haptens were designed to recognize the phenylamino and hydroxymethylene moieties of the PAP structure. The antisera raised against 1-HCH showed greater affinity for free PAP, as demonstrated in competitive experiments using either 1-BSA or 2-BSA as coating antigens. The developed ELISA detects PAP at a threshold of 130 μg L⁻¹ and can be used over a wide range of pH and ionic strength values. The assay can be applied to human urine samples, after a simple treatment method, with good recovery according to the correlation obtained when analyzing blind spiked urine samples. Figure Development of an ELISA for PAP in human urine     

Efficient Synthesis of 3-R-Boc-amino-4-(2,4,5-trifluorophenyl)butyric Acid

3-R-Boc-amino-4-(2,4,5-trifluorophenyl)butyric acid (9) was obtained from L-methionine in six steps with a total yield of 32%. The α-amino acid segment of L-methionine was transferred to chiral aziridine by amino protection, reduction, hydroxyl derivation, and cyclization. After ring opening of 2,4,5-trifluoro-phenyl magnesium bromide, the methylthiomethyl group was then hydrolyzed to β-amino alcohol and oxidized to the target β-amino acid.     

Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Chiral (1R,2R)-1,2-Bis[5-(Aminomethylphospinic Acid)-1,3,4-Thiadiazol-2-YL]Ethane-1,2-Diols

Abstract

(1R,2R)-1,2-bis[5-(arylideneamino)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl]ethane-1,2-diol (2a–d) were synthesized by using appropriate aldehydes and (1R,2R)-1,2-bis(5-amino-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)ethane-1,2-diol (1) as a starting compound. Then, the phosphinic acid component (3a–d) were obtained from (2a–d) and hypophosporus acid. In addition, the structures of the novel chiral compounds (2a–d) and (3a–d) were confirmed by elemental analyses, IR, ¹H-NMR, ¹³C-NMR, and ³¹P-NMR spectra.

¹H NMR and ¹³C NMR spectra for 1, 2a, and 3a (Figures S1–S6) are available online in the Supplemental Materials.     

Synthesis of metal-(pentadentate-salen) complexes: asymmetric epoxidation with aqueous hydrogen peroxide and asymmetric cyclopropanation (salenH2: N,N'-bis(salicylidene)ethylene-1,2-diamine)

It is known that the rates and stereochemical outcomes of epoxidations and cyclopropanations using a metallosalen (salenH(2): N,N'-bis(salicylidene)ethylene-1,2-diamine) complex as catalyst are affected by a trans effect of the apical ligand of the complex. By taking into consideration this trans effect, we have synthesized optically active pentadentate salen ligands bearing an imidazole or pyridine derivative as the fifth coordinating group, and have prepared the corresponding manganese(III) and cobalt(II) complexes, in which the fifth ligand is expected to intramolecularly coordinate to the metal center and exert a trans effect. Indeed, high enantioselectivity has been achieved in epoxidations using aqueous hydrogen peroxide as the terminal oxidant and in cyclopropanations with these complexes as catalysts. In general, metallosalen-catalyzed reactions have been carried out in the presence of an excess of a donor ligand; however, the present reactions do not need the addition of any extra donor ligand.     

Hydrothermal synthesis method of 5-(4'-methylbiphenyl-2-yl)-1H-tetrazole

A clean and safe synthesis method of 5-(4’-methylbiphenyl-2-yl)-1H-tetrazole was found:under hydrothermal conditions,1.2 equiv.of 4’-methylbiphenyl-2-carbonitrile react with 1 equiv.of sodium azide in a mixed solvent of propane-1,2-diol/H2O,with 1.5 equiv.of ammonium chloride and 0.2 equiv.of ammonium fluoride as catalyst.After simple post-processing,the yield can be improved to 95%,and the purity of the product is 99%without further recrystallization.     

Synthesis of (R)-propane-1,2-diol from lactides by dynamic kinetic resolution

The dynamic kinetic resolution (DKR) of rac-1-tert-butoxypropan-2-ol with isopropenyl acetate in the presence of Novozyme 435 and a ruthenium catalyst produces enantiomerically pure (R)-1-tert-butoxy-2-acetoxy-propane (>99.5 %ee) in a good yield. The product can be easily transformed into (R)-propane-1,2-diol without loss of stereoselectivity. Together with recently published procedures, the herein described DKR offers the possibility to use any lactide source as starting material for the production of (R)-propane-1,2-diol. The chiral diol may serve as the chiral building block for the synthesis of important enantiopure esters, like propylene carbonate, chiral polymers, etc.     

Synthesis of chiral β-3-amino-2-hydroxyalkanoates and 3-alkyl-3-hydroxy-β-lactams by double asymmetric induction

Reactions of chiral (2S)-enolates of dioxolan-4-ones, derived from lactic, mandelic, and phenyllactic acids, with aliphatic (S_S)- and (S_R)-tert-butylsulfinyl aldimines afforded conformationally restrained C2-disubstituted N,O-orthogonally protected 3-amino-2-hydroxyalkanoates in the form of N-sulfinyl protected 1′-aminodioxolan-4-ones. The product distribution showed that there is significant kinetic selectivity, due to the presence of ‘matched’ and ‘mismatched’ components, between the (S)- or (R)-tert-butylsulfinyl aldimines and the (2S)-enolates of the 1,3-dioxolan-4-ones. Selective methoxide-induced removal of the acetal group of the N-sulfinyl-1′-aminodioxolanones yielded the corresponding N-sulfinyl protected methyl alkanoates. In addition, the selective acid-induced removal of the sulfinyl group of the N-sulfinyl-1′-aminodioxolanones provided the corresponding N-unprotected 1′-aminodioxolanones, whose base-induced cyclization afforded the corresponding β-lactams.     

Effective synthesis of non-racemic prenalterol based on spontaneous resolution of 3-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)propane-1,2-diol

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First asymmetric enantioselective total synthesis of phenanthridine alkaloid, (S)-(+)-asiaticumine and its enantiomer

In this study, the first asymmetric enantioselective total syntheses of (+)-asiaticumine A (2) and its enantiomer were accomplished through a seven-step sequence using the bond formation between the C4a and N5 positions of the phenanthridine framework based on the microwave-assisted electrocyclization of cyclohexenylbenzaldoxime methyl ether as an aza 6π-hexatriene system followed by the Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation as the key step. In addition, the absolute configuration of natural (+)-2 was determined to be S by Mosher’s method.     

Asymmetric ring cleavage reaction with a combination of optically active cycloalkane-1,2-diol and Lewis acid: application to formal synthesis of (−)-alloyohimbane and approach to construction of adjacent chiral quaternary centers

Asymmetric ring cleavage reaction of meso-carbobicyclic ketones by a combination of benzaldehyde, chiral cycloalkane-1,2-diol, and Lewis acid gave optically active styrenyl esters of 26-69% ee in moderate yield. The ring cleavage reaction could be applied to the construction of adjacent chiral quaternary carbons, and also to the formal synthesis of natural alkaloid (−)-alloyohimbane.     

气相色谱/质谱法测定植物油中脂肪酸氯丙醇酯

采用苯基硼酸(PBA)衍生化-气相色谱/质谱(GC-MS)联用技术,建立了同时检测植物油中脂肪酸3-氯-1,2-丙二醇酯和脂肪酸2-氯-1,3-丙二醇酯(MCPD酯)的方法.对样品前处理过程中各因素进行了优化,获得了最佳条件,即称取0.1 g左右的食用油样品,加入内标后,经0.5 mL甲醇钠/甲醇(0.5 mol/L)水解1 min,中和后用3.0 mL正己烷脱脂净化两次;以0.25 mL PBA液衍生净化液后,用2.0 mL乙酸乙酯萃取衍生物3次,萃取液经氮气吹干后,用0.5 mL异辛烷溶解,离心后取上清液用GC-MS测定,内标法定量.在此条件下,样品中MCPD酯响应是德国DGF法响应的15～33倍;杂质相对去除率高达99.1％;有关方法学指标均较为理想.在MCPD酯为25～500 ng(以MCPD计)范围内,MCPD与内标峰面积的比值和浓度呈线性相关,相关系数大于0.9990.以花生油为加标基质,在250～1000 μg/kg范围内,进行3个水平的重复加标回收实验(n=6),3-MCPD酯和2-MCPD酯的加标回收率分别为81.1％～92.3％和103％～120％;相对标准偏差(RSD)分别为6.3％～12.4％和4.9％～9.4％;检出限分别为76.0和65.0 μg/kg.利用本方法测定2011年FAPAS考核样品(棕榈油)中3-MCPD酯的含量,测定值为4.01 mg/kg.结果表明,本方法灵敏度高,定量结果准确可靠,从根本上解决了仪器系统容易被污染的问题.     

Enantioselective synthesis of R-(+)-α and S-(−)-α-lipoic acid

An efficient synthesis of α-lipoic acid from the readily available cis-2-butene-1,4-diol employing a Claisen orthoester rearrangement and Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation as the key steps, is described.     

Catalytic asymmetric epoxidation of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid imidazolides and amides by lanthanide–BINOL complexes

Highly enantioselective catalytic asymmetric epoxidation of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid imidazolides and simple amides was developed. In the presence of 5–10 mol% of lanthanide–BINOL complexes, the reaction proceeded smoothly with high substrate generality. In particular, in the cases of α,β-unsaturated amides, there was nearly perfect enantioselectivity (>99% ee). The corresponding epoxides were successfully transformed into many types of useful chiral compounds such as α,β-epoxy esters, α,β-epoxy amides, α,β-epoxy aldehydes, α,β-epoxy β-keto ester, and α- and β-hydroxy carbonyl compounds. B3LYP density functional studies were performed to predict substrate reactivity.     

The asymmetric synthesis of (S,S)-methylphenidate hydrochloride via ring-opening of an enantiopure aziridinium intermediate with phenylmagnesium bromide

The key step in our synthetic strategy towards (S,S)-methylphenidate hydrochloride employs the ring-opening of an in situ formed aziridinium intermediate. Treatment of an α-hydroxy-β-amino ester with methanesulfonic anhydride promoted aziridinium formation and the subsequent addition of phenylmagnesium bromide resulted in stereospecific and regioselective ring-opening to give the corresponding α-phenyl-β-amino ester with overall retention of configuration. Subsequent functional group manipulation followed by N-deprotection and cyclisation generated the piperidine ring within the target compound, and transesterification gave (S,S)-methylphenidate hydrochloride, in only 8 steps from 1,5-pentanediol, in 15% overall yield. These results demonstrate the synthetic utility of enantiopure aziridinium intermediates as substrates for the generation of stereodefined C–C bonds, and crucially this methodology provides access to α-substituted-β-amino ester substrates that are not accessible via enolate alkylation chemistry. The strategy reported herein is potentially applicable to all possible stereoisomers of methylphenidate as well as differentially substituted analogues.     

Convenient method for the synthesis of 5-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3H-1,2-dithiole-3-thione (ADT-OMe) and 5-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3H-1,2-dithiol-3-thione (ADT-OH) using microwave irradiation

A convenient method is described for the rapid synthesis of 5-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3H-1,2-dithiole-3-thione (ADT-OMe) from anethole and elemental sulfur using microwave irradiation. Various reaction conditions were applied to reduce the reaction time from several hours to 10 min, resulting in an improvement in yield and overcoming the undesired by-product formation associated with conventional methods. 5-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-3H-1,2-dithiol-3-thione (ADT-OH) was obtained by the deprotection of ADT-OMe using pyridine hydrochloride under microwave irradiation.