Specific Features of Reactions of Halomethyl Derivatives of Alkyl 5-Isobutylfuran-3-carboxylates with Trimethyl Phosphite and Sodium Diethyl Phosphite

Ethyl 5-isobutyl-2-methylfuran-3-carboxylate is selectively brominated with N-bromosuccin-imide by the methyl group to give an unstable bromide. The latter on heating or in the presence of bases un-dergoes dehydrobromination accompanied by rearrangement, leading to a (2'2-dimethylvinyl)furan derivative.Phosphorylation of this bromide with trimethyl phosphite gives a 2-dimethoxyphosphorylmethyl derivativeand a product containing the phosphonate group to the isobutyl radical. Chloromethylation of the startingester proceeds in the 4 position of the furan ring. The resulting chloride undergoes phosphorylation underconditions of the Michaelis-Becker reaction to give the corresponding 4-(dialkoxyphosphorylmethyl)furan'and under the action of trimethyl phosphite a mixture of the same phosphonate, a dehalogenation producthaving a dimethylvinyl fragment. Bromination of the 4-chloromethyl derivative with N-bromosuccinimideinvolves the 2-methyl group. The dihalide reacts with trimethyl phosphite by way of reduction of the bromomethyl group to give 4-chloromethyl- or 4-dimethoxyphosphorylmethyl derivatives, as well as analogous dehydrohalogenation products containing a 5-dimethylvinyl fragment. A scheme describing the sequence of formation of these products in the course of the reaction is offered.     

2,3- and 3,4-Bis(diethoxyphosphorylmethyl)-5-tert-butylfurans

Reduction of 2-, 4-acetoxymethyl derivatives of 5-tert-butylfuran-3-carboxylic acid leads to the corresponding bis(hydroxymethyl)furans. Bis(chloromethyl)furans prepared from the latter were involvedin reaction with sodium diethyl phosphite. In the presence of two equivalents of a phosphorus-containing nucleophile, bis(phosphonomethyl)furans are formed. One equivalent of sodium diethyl phosphite reacts with 3,4-bis(chloromethyl)furan to give a mixture of 3-and 4-phosphorylated products in a 4.5:1 ratio in a low yield. The revealed difference in reactivity between the 3- and 4-chloromethyl groups demonstrates the importance of shielding of the chloromethyl group by the neighboring tert-butyl substituent. Examination of the ¹H NMR spectra of 3,4-bis(hydroxymethyl)-, 3,4-bis(chloromethyl)-, 3,4-bis(diethoxyphosphorylmethyl)-5-tert-butylfurans, and also specially prepared 5-tert-butyl-3-(diethoxyphosphorylmethyl)-4-(ethoxymethyl)-2-methylfuran established that the signal of the substituent neighboring to the tert-butyl group is always shifted downfield.     

Synthesis of Halomethyl Derivatives of 3- and 4-(Dialkoxyphosphorylmethyl)-5-tert-butylfuran-2-carboxylic Acid and Their Reactions with Nucleophilic Agents

5-tert-Butyl-4-chloromethyl-, 5-tert-butyl-4-(diethoxyphosphorylmethyl)-3-methylfuran-2-carboxylates are effectively brominated with N-bromosuccinimide by the 3-methyl group. The bis(halomethyl)derivative is phosphorylated under conditions of the Arbuzov reaction to give the corresponding chloromethylphosphonate. The obtained organophosphorus derivatives of bromomethyl- and chloromethylfuran-2-carboxylic acid react with secondary amines and sodium butanethiolate to form the corresponding substitution products. Alkyl 5-tert-butyl-4-chloromethyl-3-(diethoxyphosphorylmethyl)-furan-2-carboxylate reacts with sodium acetate in acetic acid to give a 4-acetoxymethyl derivative. It is the first example of a facile reaction with O-nucleophiles of halomethyl derivatives of phosphonomethylated furans.     

Synthesis and selected reactions of 4-(diethoxyphosphorylmethyl)-3-furoic acid

Reduction of 4-(ethoxycarbonyl)-3-furoyl chloride with sodium borohydride in dioxane-DMF mixture leads to an ethyl 4-hydroxymethylfuran-3-carboxylate. The treatment of the latter with thionyl chloride at boiling yields the corresponding chloromethyl derivative. The obtained chloride reacts with one equivalent of sodium iodide in acetone at room temperature to form iodomethylfuran. Halomethylfurans synthesized are phosphorylated with sodium diethyl phosphite and triethyl phosphite to give ethyl 4-(diethoxyphosphorylmethyl)-3-carboxylate. The hydrolysis of this substance with one equivalent of potassium hydroxide in ethanol gives the corresponding furoic acid. Treating this substance in succession with ethyl chloroformate and sodium azide yields furoyl azide which while heating in toluene undergoes rearrangement to phosphorus-containing 3-furylisocyanate. Heating the latter with a mixture of acetic acid and acetic anhydride gives N-[4-(diethoxyphosphorylmethyl) furyl-3]acetamide. 4-(Diethoxyphosphorylmethyl)-3-furoic acid reacts with thionyl chloride to form the corresponding furoyl chloride. Its reduction with sodium borohydride in dioxane-DMF mixture leads to the phosphorylated 3-furylmethanol. Aminomethylation of its acetate with dimethylmethyleneiminium chloride in acetonitrile does not proceed at the ring. Instead of that the unstable ester of 3-(dimethylamino) propionic acid and the phosphorylated 3-furylmethanol are formed. In slightly basic medium free Mannich base decomposed to give the starting acetate.     

Specific Features of Reactions of Halomethyl Derivatives of 2-Isobutylfuran with Nucleophiles

3,4- and 3,5-bis(chloromethyl)-2-isobutylfurans react with sodium diethyl phosphite by the Michaelis-Becker reaction scheme to form phosphonates whose yield significantly depends on the location of the halomethyl group in the furan ring. 3,4-Bis(chloromethyl)-2-isobutyl-5-methylfuran under analogous conditions gives a diphosphonate, while in 3,5-bis(chloromethyl)-2-isobutylfuran phosphorylation of the α-chloromethyl group competes with dehydrochlorination leading to a chloromethylated alkene, the second process being preferred. Further phosphorylation involves only one chloromethyl group of the alkene. Ethyl 5-(bromomethyl)-2-isobutylfuran-3-carboxylate reacts with sodium acetate to give a substitution product, while its isomer with the reverse location of the substituents eliminates hydrogen bromide exclusively. In the latter case, the acetate is formed only as a minor product.__________Translated from Zhurnal Obshchei Khimii, Vol. 75, No. 6, 2005, pp. 991–998.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Pevzner.     

Synthesis and selected reactions of ethyl 5-(1-chloroethyl)-2-methylfuran-3-carboxylate

Ethyl 2-methylfuran-3-carboxylate is smoothly chloroethylated at 0°C in the 5 position of the ring. The resulting halide alkylates secondary amines but eliminates HCl with sodium diethyl phosphite under the Michaelis-Becker reaction conditions and with trimethyl phosphite under the Arbuzov reaction conditions. In the reaction with sodium diethyl phosphite, small amounts of 5-[1-(diethoxyphosphoryl)ethyl]furan-3-carboxylate and 5-ethylfuran-3-carboxylate are formed. In the Arbuzov reaction at a 1: 1.22 furan: trimethyl phosphite molar ratio, methyl 2,4-dimethyl-1-methoxy-1-oxo-1λ⁵-1,2-dihydrophospheto[3,2-b]furan-5-carboxylate was isolated.     

3- and 4-Dialkoxyphosphorylmethyl Derivatives of 5-tert-Butylfuran with Electron-Withdrawing Substituents in Position 2

A procedure for preparing 3-, 4-halomethyl derivatives of 5-tert-butylfuran containing elec-tron-withdrawing substituents in position 2 was developed, and phosphorylation of the resulting productsunder the conditions of the Arbuzov and Michaelis-Becker reactions was studied. 3-Bromomethyl derivatives are phosphorylated with trimethyl phosphite considerably faster than their 4-chloromethyl analogs. At the same time, 3- and 4-chloromethyl derivatives of N,N-diethyl-5-tert-butylfuran-2-carboxamide under the conditions of the Michaelis-Becker reaction only slightly differ in chemical properties.     

Synthesis and Transformations of 5-Substituted 2-Furoyl Phosphonates

5-Chloromethyl-2-furoyl chloride when treated with triethyl phosphite has given 5-chloromethyl-2-furoyl phosphonate. This compound has reacted with sodium azide in the presence of potassium iodide to give 5-azidomethyl-2-furoyl phosphonate. Treatment of 5-chloromethyl-2-furoyl phosphonate with secondary amines even under mild conditions has caused cleavage of P–C bond with liberation of diethyl hydrogen phosphite and formation of 5-chloromethyl-2-furancarboxamide. Butanthiol in the presence of potassium carbonate in acetonitrile has converted the chloromethyl group into the butylthiomethyl one and simultaneously split the P–C bond with the formation of the corresponding thioester. Under the action of S-methylthiuronium iodide and triethylamine, 5-chloromethyl-2-furoyl phosphonate has been unexpectedly reduced into the 5-methyl derivative. 5-Butylthiomethyl- and 4-(N-morpholinomethyl)-2-furoul chlorides have been phosphorylated with triethyl phosphite into the corresponding 5-functionalized 2-furoyl phosphonates. The prepared furoyl phosphonates have reacted with resonance-stabilized phosphoranes to give phosphorylated derivatives of 3-(furyl)acrylates and 4-(furyl)but-3-en-2-one with trans-location of phosphoryl and carbonyl groups with respect to the double bond.

     

Reaction between naphthols and dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate in the presence of phosphites. Synthesis of stable oxa-2 lambda 5-phosphaphenanthrenes,and benzochromene derivatives

The reaction of dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate (DMAD) with 2-naphthol in the presence of trimethyl or triphenyl phosphite leads to stable dimethyl oxa-2 lambda 5-phosphaphenanthrene derivatives in good yields. The reaction of DMAD and trimethyl phosphite in the presence of 1-naphthol or 8-hydroxyquinoline leads to dimethyl 2-(dimethoxyphosphoryl)-3-(1-hydroxy-2-naphthyl)succinate or dimethyl 2-(dimethoxyphosphoryl)-3-(8-hydroxyquinolin-7-yl)-succinate in excellent yields. Using triethyl phosphite and DMAD in the presence of 2-naphthol or 1-naphthol produces methyl 3-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-benzo[f]chromene-1-carboxylate or methyl 2-oxo-3,4-dihydro-2H-benzo[h]-chromene-4-carboxylate in excellent yields.     

Concise and highly efficient approach to three key pyrimidine precursors for rosuvastatin synthesis

We report the synthesis of 5-formyl-, 5-(hydroxymethyl)-, and 5-(bromomethyl) substituted N-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-isopropylpyrimidin-2-yl]-N-methylmethanesulfonamide. The presented synthetic approach is based on highly efficient three step preparation of functionalized 5-methylpyrimidine. The methyl group is selectively brominated by NBS with irradiation into the bromomethyl derivative, which is then transformed into the hydroxymethyl or formyl groups in nearly quantitative yields. This approach is superior to the existing methodologies for the preparation of the key pyrimidine precursors used in the synthesis of rosuvastatin since no metal catalysis and no cryogenic reaction conditions are involved.     

Synthesis of 2-Functionalized 4-(Diethoxyphosphorylmethyl)-5-(1-bromoalkyl)furans and Their Reactions with Amines

Phosphorylation of esters and nitriles of 4-chloromethyl-5-alkylfuran-2-carboxylic acids with triethyl phosphite yields the corresponding phosphonates. These compounds are brominated with N-bromosuccinimide in carbon tetrachloride at the α-position of the alkyl radical. The resulting 2-(1-bromoethyl)-, 2-(1-bromopropyl)-, and 2-(1-bromoisobutyl)furans react with secondary amines following the scheme of nucleophilic substitution. The dehydrobromination product was isolated only in the reaction of ethyl 4-(diethoxyphosphorylmethyl)-5-(1-bromoisopropyl)furan-2-carboxylate with triethylamine, but its yield was low. The reactions of bromo phosphonates with lithium carbonate in DMF result in their decomposition.__________Translated from Zhurnal Obshchei Khimii, Vol. 75, No. 5, 2005, pp. 820–828.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Pevzner.     

Synthesis and Phosphorylation of 2-, 3-, and 4-Halomethyl-5-tert-butylfurans

Synthetic methods for preparing of 2-, 3-, 4-halomethyl-5-tert-butylfurans are developed. Itwas established that the bromination of 3- and 4-methyl-2-tert-butylfurans with N-bromosuccinimide proceedsmainly at the free -position of the furan ring, and not at the methyl group. Therefore, the target halomethyl- furans were prepared through the corresponding 3- and 4-methoxymethyl derivatives. The obtained five products were phosphorylated with sodium diethyl phosphite under the conditions of the Michaelis-Becker reaction to give the corresponding phosphonates.     

Intramolecular heterocyclization of N-(pyrimidin-2-yl)imines of methyl trifluoropyruvate

The reactions of N-(pyrimidin-2-yl)imines of methyl trifluoropyruvate with trimethyl phosphite afforded methyl 3-fluoroimidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidin-2-carboxylates, which were transformed into N-substituted methyl 3-aminoimidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidine-2-carboxylates by the reactions with amines.     

The chemistry of carbazole. VI. On the formation of N-ethylcarbazoles in the cadogan reaction

Reaction of 2′,6-dimethyl-2-nitrobiphenyl with triethyl phosphite gave 4,5-dimethyl-9-ethylcarbazole besides 4,5-dimethylcarbazole. In this reaction, 4,5-dimethylcarbazole was ethylated by triethyl N-(2′,6-dimethybiphenyl-2-yl)phosphorimidate and diethyl N-(2′,6-dimethylbiphenyl-2-yl)phosphoramidate, which arose from a nitrene-intermediate and triethyl phosphite. Analogous ethylations of carbazole with other phosphorimidate and phosphoramidates were investigated.     

Synthesis of 10-thia-5-deazafolic acid and 2-desamino-2-oxo-10-thia-5-deazafolic acid

The folate analogue, 10-thia-5-deazafolic acid, was obtained via a multistep synthetic sequence beginning with the known intermediate, 2,4-diaminopyrido[2,3-d]pyrirnidine-6-carboxaldehyde. Reduction of this aldehyde with sodium borohydride gave 2,4-diamino-6-(hydroxymethyl)pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine, which when heated in base gave 2-amino-3,4-dihydro-6-(hydroxymethyl)-4-oxopyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine. Treatment of the latter compound with phosphorus tribromide in tetrahydrofuran afforded 2-amino-6-(bromomethyl)-3,4-dihydro-4-oxopyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine, thus constituting the first successful synthesis of this elusive intermediate. The aforementioned bromomethyl compound reacted smoothly with the sodium salt of ethyl 4-mercaptobenzoate, and the resulting ester was saponified to give 10-thia-5-deazapteroic acid. Conventional peptide bond coupling to di-tert-butyl L-glutamate followed by treatment with trifluoroacetic acid afforded the target compound in respectable yield. Attempts to prepare its 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro derivative by catalytic hydrogenation were unsuccessful.     

Condensed pyridazines. Part IV. Reductive cyclization of (Z)-methyl 3-(6-azido-3-chloro-1-methyl-4-oxo-1,4-dihydropyridazin-5-yl)-2-rnethylacrylatc (I) to pyrido[2,3-c] pyridazines and the acid-catalysed cyclization of I to a pyrano[2,3-d] pyridazine

Reduction followed by cyclization of (Z)-methyl 3-(6-azido-3-chloro-1-methyl-4-oxo-1,4-dihydropyridazin-5-yl)-2-methylacrylate (I) to pyrido[2,3-c]pyridazines by treatment with triethyl phosphite or hydrazine hydrate as the reducing agents is described. Compound I was also reductively cyclized with sodium borohydride. Treatment of I with concentrated sulfuric acid gave 8-chloro-3,6-dimethyl-2,5-dioxo-5,6-dihydro-2H-pyrano[2,3-d] pyridazine (VII) which also could be synthesized by another independent route. A mechanism for the cyclization is proposed.     

Condensed isoquinolines. 38*. Azolo[<Emphasis Type="Italic">b</Emphasis>]isoquinolines from 2-(halomethyl)benzoic acid derivatives

On interacting 2-(chloromethyl)-, 2-(bromomethyl)benzonitrile or methyl 2-(bromomethyl)benzoate with 1-R-1H-imidazoles and 1-R-1H-benzimidazoles quaternary diazolium salts are formed, the heating of which with bases (K₂CO₃, Et₃N) led to the intramolecular acylation products, 1-alkyl-10-amino-1H-imidazo[1,2-b]isoquinolin-4-ium halides, 5-alkyl-6-amino-5H-benzimidazo[1,2-b]isoquinolin-12-ium halides, or 1-alkyl-1H-imidazo[1,2-b]isoquinolin-4-ium-10-olate halides.     

Synthesis of 8-demethyl-8-hydroxy-5-deazariboflavins

1-Deoxy 1-(3,4-dihydro-8-hydroxy-2,4-dioxopyrimido[4,5-b]quinolin-10-(2H)-yl)-D-ribitol (7,8-didemethyl-8-hydroxy-5-deazariboflavin), the flavin moiety of Methanobacterium coenzyme F₄₂₀, and its 7-methyl analog were prepared by acid-catalyzed reaction of appropriately substituted 6-(N-D-ribitylanilino)uracils with trimethyl or triethyl orthoformate followed by deprotection.     

Synthesis of ethyl 4,5-bis(diethoxyphosphorylmethyl)-3-furoate

Preparative procedure for 4,5-bis(diethoxyphosphorylmethyl)-3-furoate from 4-chloromethyl-3-furoate is developed. It includes substitution of chlorine with iodine, phosphorylation by means of the Arbuzov reaction, chloromethylation of 4-(diethoxyphosphorylmethyl)-3-furoate in the position 5 of the furan ring, substitution of chlorine with iodine in the obtained chloromethyl derivative, and repeated phosphorylation with triethyl phosphite. It was found that ethyl 4-(diethoxyphosphorylmethyl)-5(chloromethyl)-3-furoate reacts with sodium diethyl phosphite by two pathways. Besides usual nucleophilic substitution leading to phosphonate, transfer of the reaction center in the position 2 of the furan ring takes place. The ambident diethylphosphite anion in this case reacts at the oxygen to give tertiary phosphite. The latter is oxidized with the air oxygen to form ethyl 2-(diethoxyphosphoryloxy)-4-(diethoxyphosphorylmethyl)-5-methyl-3-furoate. Unlike that analogous iodomethyl phosphonate is phosphorylated selectively under the conditions of the Arbuzov reaction.     

Asymmetric polymers. XXVI. Optically active polyamides: (–)poly-(S)-4-tert-butoxymethyl- and 4-hydroxymethyl-6-hexanamide

Racemic and optically active hexahydro-5-tert-butoxymethyl-2H-azepin-2-one were polymerized, and the resulting poly-4-tert-butoxymethyl-6-hexanamides were treated to remove the tert-butyl protective group. ORD and CD spectra of (–)-poly-(S)-4-tert-butoxymethyl-6-hexanamide and (–)poly-(S)-4-hydroxymethyl-6-hexanamide were compared with spectra of their low molecular weight models, (S)(–)-6-acetamido-4-tert-butoxymethyl-N-methylhexanamide and (S)( – )-6-acetamido-4-hydroxymethyl-N-methylhexanamide, in 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol, p-dioxane–water mixtures, and methanol–water mixtures.