Catalytic,asymmetric Mannich-type reactions of N-acylimino esters: reactivity,diastereo- and enantioselectivity,and application to synthesis of N-acylated amino acid derivatives

In the presence of a catalytic amount of Cu(OTf)(2)-chiral diamine 3e complex, N-acylimino esters reacted with silyl enol ethers to afford the corresponding Mannich-type adducts in high yields with high enantioselectivities. A wide variety of silyl enol ethers derived from ketones, as well as esters and thioesters, reacted smoothly. In the reactions of alpha-substituted silyl enol ethers (alpha-methyl or benzyloxy), the desired syn-adducts were obtained in high yields with high diastereo- and enantioselectivities. Several intermediates for the synthesis of biologically important compounds were prepared using this novel catalytic asymmetric Mannich-type reaction, and at the same time, absolute and relative stereochemical assignments were made. In addition, it has been revealed that alkyl vinyl ethers reacted with N-acylimino esters in the presence of a catalytic amount of the Cu(II) catalyst to give the corresponding Mannich-type adducts in high yields with high enantioselectivities. This is the first example of catalytic asymmetric Mannich-type reactions with alkyl vinyl ethers. The reaction mechanism, structure of chiral catalyst-electrophile complexes, and transition states of these catalytic asymmetric reactions were assumed based on X-ray crystallographic analysis of the Cu(II)-chiral amine complex, PM3 calculations, and FT-IR analyses, etc. Finally, (1R,3R)-N-(3-hydroxy-1-hydroxymethyl-3-phenylpropyl)dodecanamide (HPA-12, 1), a new inhibitor of ceramide trafficking from endoplasmic reticulum to the site of sphingomyerin (SM) synthesis, has been synthesized efficiently using the present Mannich-type reaction as a key step. The synthesis involved three steps (two-pot), and total yield was 82.9%.     

Alkynoates as a source of reactive alkylinides for aldehyde addition reactions

[see reaction]. The reaction of activated alkynes with carbonyl compounds in the presence of a catalytic amount of a nucleophile leads to enol-protected functionalized propargyl alcohols and 1,3-dioxolane compounds by way of a mild carbon-carbon bond formation reaction.     

Iodine catalyzed one-pot five-component reactions for direct synthesis of densely functionalized piperidines

A simple and convenient one-pot multicomponent reaction (MCR) has been developed for the synthesis of highly functionalized piperidines catalyzed by molecular iodine. This strategy demonstrated five-component reactions of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds, amines and aromatic aldehydes in methanol using 10 mol % of iodine at room temperature. This methodology provides an alternative approach for easy access of highly and fully substituted piperidines in moderate to good yields using three readily available starting materials. Notably, this method is mild, cheap, straight forward, applicable to broad range of substrates and environmentally friendly as compared to the existing methods. Synthetic and mechanistic studies are presented here.     

The direct organocatalytic asymmetric mannich reaction: unmodified aldehydes as nucleophiles

The unprecedented application of unmodified aldehydes as nucleophilic donors in direct catalytic asymmetric Mannich-type reactions is disclosed in a full account. Our efforts in broadening the applicability of chiral pyrrolidine-based catalysts in direct asymmetric Mannich-type reactions led to the highly diastereo- and enantioselective and concise synthesis of functionalized alpha- and beta-amino acids, beta-lactams, and amino alcohols.     

One-pot five-component synthesis of highly functionalized piperidines using oxalic acid dihydrate as a homogenous catalyst

An efficient green protocol is described for the preparation of highly functionalized piperidines via a one-pot five-component reaction between aromatic aldehydes,anilines andβ-ketoesters in the presence of oxalic acid dihydrate as catalyst in ethanol at ambient temperature.The structure as well as the relative stereochemistry of these compounds was confirmed by single X-ray crystallographic analysis.     

Copper(I)-catalyzed asymmetric desymmetrization: synthesis of five-membered-ring compounds containing all-carbon quaternary stereocenters

A highly stereoselective catalytic alkylation sequence for the synthesis of highly functionalized and versatile five-membered-ring compounds bearing all-carbon quaternary stereocenters was developed. Enantioselective desymmetrization of achiral cyclopentene-1,3-diones was thus executed by chiral Cu-phosphoramidite catalysts. A variety of complicated cyclopentane derivatives can be synthesized with excellent stereoselectivities using a low catalyst loading in a one-pot operation.     

Synthesis of highly functionalized piperidines by one-pot multicomponent reaction using tetrabutylammonium tribromide (TBATB)

Tetrabutylammonium tribromide (TBATB) has been found to be an efficient catalyst for the one-pot synthesis of highly substituted piperidines through a combination of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds, aromatic aldehydes, and various amines in ethanol at room temperature. Atom economy, good yields, environmentally benign, and mild reaction conditions are some of the important features of this protocol.     

Highly efficient one-pot synthesis of tetrahydropyridines

The combination of aromatic aldehydes, and 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds in the presence of a catalytic amount of poly(N,N′-dibromo-N-ethyl-benzene-1,3-disulfonamide) [PBBS] and N,N,N′,N′-tetrabromobenzene-1,3-disulfonamide [TBBDA] leads to the formation of highly substituted tetrahydropyridines. In this way, a series of pharmacologically interesting substituted piperidine derivatives were obtained in moderate to high yields at room temperature.     

First report of syn isomers in the diastereoselective synthesis of highly functionalized piperidines catalysed by wet picric acid: factors influencing the syn-anti ratios

This is the first report of the formation of a syn-diastereoisomer in the diastereoselective synthesis of highly functionalized piperidines catalysed by wet picric acid via a one-pot, step-economic condensation of aromatic aldehydes, 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds and aromatic amines. DFT calculation shows that anti isomers are more stable compared to the syn. The syn-anti ratio of the products depends on the temperature and the nature of substitution on both the aromatic aldehydes and aromatic amines. Conditions for getting pure anti and pure syn compounds have been studied.     

Catalytic Mannich-type reactions of α-aminoacetonitrile using fluorenylidene as a protecting and activating group

Catalytic Mannich-type reactions of 9-fluorenylidene-protected α-aminoacetonitrile with imines were investigated. The desired reactions proceeded smoothly to afford the Mannich-type adducts in high yields with high diastereoselectivities in the presence of a catalytic amount of 1,1,3,3-tetramethylguanidine (TMG). A chiral guanidine catalyzed the reaction with good enantioselectivity.     

Highly Enantioselective Intramolecular 1,3‐Dipolar Cycloaddition: A Route to Piperidino‐Pyrrolizidines

Enantioselective catalytic intermolecular 1,3‐dipolar cycloadditions are powerful methods for the synthesis of heterocycles. In contrast, intramolecular enantioselective 1,3‐dipolar cycloadditions are virtually unexplored. A highly enantioselective synthesis of natural‐product‐inspired pyrrolidino‐piperidines by means of an intramolecular 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition with azomethine ylides is now reported. The method has a wide scope and yields the desired cycloadducts with four tertiary stereogenic centers with up to 99 % ee. Combining the enantioselective catalytic intramolecular 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition with a subsequent diastereoselective intermolecular 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition yielded complex piperidino‐pyrrolizidines with very high stereoselectivity in a one‐pot tandem reaction.     

Selective Benzylic and Allylic Alkylation of Protic Nucleophiles with Sulfonamides through Double Lewis Acid Catalyzed Cleavage of sp3 Carbon–Nitrogen Bonds

The acid‐catalyzed benzylic and allylic alkylation of protic nucleophiles is fundamentally important for the formation of carbon? carbon and carbon? heteroatom bonds, and it is a formidable challenge for benzylic and allylic amine derivatives to be used as the alkylating agents. Herein we report a highly efficient benzylic and allylic alkylation of protic carbon and sulfur nucleophiles with sulfonamides through double Lewis acid catalyzed cleavage of sp³ carbon–nitrogen bonds at room temperature. In the presence of a catalytic amount of inexpensive ZnCl₂‐TMSCl (TMSCl: chlorotrimethylsilane), 1,3‐diketones, β‐keto esters, β‐keto amides, malononitrile, aromatic compounds, thiols, and thioacetic acid can couple with a broad range of tosyl‐activated benzylic and allylic amines to give diversely functionalized products in good to excellent yields and with high regioselectivity. Furthermore, the cross‐coupling reaction of 1,3‐dicarbonyl compounds with benzylic propargylic amine derivatives has been successfully applied to the one‐step synthesis of polysubstituted furans and benzofurans.     

Access to 1,3-Dinitriles by Enantioselective Auto-tandem Catalysis: Merging Allylic Cyanation with Asymmetric Hydrocyanation

Enantioselective auto-tandem catalysis represents a challenging yet highlight attractive topic in the field of asymmetric catalysis. In this context, we describe a dual catalytic cycle that merges allylic cyanation and asymmetric hydrocyanation. The one-pot conversion of a broad array of allylic alcohols into their corresponding 1,3-dinitriles proceeds in good yield with high enantioselectivity. The products are densely functionalized and can be easily transformed to chiral diamines, dinitriles, diesters, and piperidines. Mechanistic studies clearly support a novel sequential cyanation/hydrocyanation pathway.     

Rhenium‐ and Manganese‐Catalyzed Insertion of Alkynes into a Carbon–Carbon Single Bond of Cyclic and Acyclic 1,3‐Dicarbonyl Compounds

Treatment of alkynes with cyclic and acyclic 1,3‐dicarbonyl compounds in the presence of a catalytic amount of a rhenium or manganese complex gives ring‐expanded and carbon‐chain extension products, respectively. In these reactions, alkynes insert into a non‐strained carbon–carbon single bond of 1,3‐dicarbonyl compounds. The ring‐expansion reaction is also promoted by the addition of 4‐Å molecular sieves instead of a catalytic amount of an isocyanide.     

Access to 1,3‐Dinitriles by Enantioselective Auto‐tandem Catalysis: Merging Allylic Cyanation with Asymmetric Hydrocyanation

Enantioselective auto‐tandem catalysis represents a challenging yet highlight attractive topic in the field of asymmetric catalysis. In this context, we describe a dual catalytic cycle that merges allylic cyanation and asymmetric hydrocyanation. The one‐pot conversion of a broad array of allylic alcohols into their corresponding 1,3‐dinitriles proceeds in good yield with high enantioselectivity. The products are densely functionalized and can be easily transformed to chiral diamines, dinitriles, diesters, and piperidines. Mechanistic studies clearly support a novel sequential cyanation/hydrocyanation pathway.     

A heterocycle-forming double michael reaction. [5 + 1] annulation route to highly substituted and functionalized piperidines

[reaction: see text]. Nitrogen-containing tethered diacids, easily prepared by reductive alkylation of diethyl aminomalonate or ethyl cyanoglycinate, undergo double Michael reactions with 3-butyn-2-one to give highly functionalized and substituted piperidines (pipecolic acid derivatives) with surprisingly high stereoselectivity. The heterocyclic double Michael adducts can be induced to undergo further cyclizations to give a variety of azabicyclic and diazabicyclic compounds.     

Brönsted acid ionic liquid-catalyzed direct benzylation, allylation and propargylation of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with alcohols as well as one-pot synthesis of 4H-chromenes

Recyclable ionic Brönsted acid was prepared in nearly quantitative yield by reacting 1-butylimidazole with an equimolar amount of 1,3-propanesultone, followed by treatment with an equimolar amount of trifluoromethanesulfonic acid. The ionic Brönsted acid-catalyzed direct benzylation, allylation and propargylation of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with various alcohols in ionic liquid [N-ethyl-N-methyl imidazolium trifluoromethanesulfonate (EMIOTf)], at 100 °C for 3 h proceeded smoothly to give the corresponding products in good to excellent yields without the use of any hazardous or volatile solvents and without any by-product such as salts. Furthermore, tandem benzylation-cyclization-dehydration of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds to give functionalized 4H-chromenes was also achieved in this catalytic reaction.     

Facile and diastereoselective synthesis of β-acetamido ketones and keto esters via direct Mannich-type reaction

A Mannich-type three-component reaction involving aldehydes, acetamide, and enolizable ketones or β-keto esters for the preparation of β-acetamido carbonyl compounds in the presence of TMSCl is described. This newly developed protocol is operationally convenient, widely applicable, and highly diastereoselective.     

Al(H2PO4)3 as an efficient and reusable catalyst for the multi-component synthesis of highly functionalized piperidines and dihydro-2-oxypyrroles

Extremely facile and efficient procedures have been developed for the synthesis of highly functionalized piperidines and dihydro-2-oxypyrroles via one-pot multi-component reactions in the presence of Al(H₂PO₄)₃ as a heterogeneous and eco-friendly catalyst under mild conditions. The multi-component reaction of aromatic aldehydes, aromatic amines, and β-keto esters catalyzed by Al(H₂PO₄)₃ in EtOH at room temperature provides highly functionalized piperidines in good to excellent yields. The structure as well as the relative stereochemistry of these functionalized piperidines was confirmed by single X-ray crystallographic analysis. The same catalyst was found useful for the synthesis of polyfuntionalized dihydro-2-oxypyrroles using a four-component reaction of amines, dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates and formaldehyde in MeOH at ambient temperature. It is found that the catalyst is recyclable and can be used up to five times without significant loss of its activity.     

An efficient and mild bismuth triflate-catalysed three-component Mannich-type reaction

In the presence of a catalytic amount of Bi(OTf)(3).4H(2)O, aldehydes together with amines react with silyl enolates to afford the corresponding Mannich-type adducts smoothly. A wide variety of silyl enolates derived from ketones, as well as esters and thioesters, react rapidly to afford the beta-amino ketones or the beta-amino esters in high yields (up to 94%).