One Pot Synthesis of Medicinally Important cis‐2‐Methyl‐4‐amino substituted‐1,2,3,4‐tetrahydroquinolines

A simple synthesis of medicinally important cis‐2‐methyl‐4‐azapan‐2‐one‐1,2,3,4‐tetrahydroquinolines/cis‐9‐(2‐methyl‐1,2,3,4‐tetrahydroquinolin‐4‐yl)‐9H‐carbazole was reported. Multicomponent one pot synthesis with anilines and N‐vinylcaprolactam/N‐vinyl carbazole via imino Diels‐Alder reaction by using antimony trichloride as catalyst and acetonitrile as solvent was employed. NMR technique (2D) was used to study the regio‐ and stereo‐chemistry of newly synthesized compounds. The cis diastereo‐selectivity of the products was predicted by COSY and NOESY studies.     

2‐Oxazoline Formation for Selective Chemical Labeling of 5‐Hydroxylysine

Hydroxylation of lysine, one of posttranslational modifications of proteins, generates 5‐hydroxylysine (Koh) and plays a crucial role in regulating protein functions in cellular activity. We have developed a chemical labeling method of Koh. The 1,2‐aminoalcohol moiety of Koh in synthetic peptide sequences was trapped by an alkyne‐containing benzimidate to form a 2‐oxazoline ring. An additional ammonia treatment process removed the undesirable amidine residue formed between benzimidate and lysine. During the ammonia treatment, the oxazoline residue formed at Koh mainly remained intact, and the ring opening to the amide form was observed for only part of oxazoline, indicating that the chemical labeling is amino acid selective. Azide‐substituted biotin or fluorescent dye was attached to the peptide through Huisgen cycloaddition at Koh and converted into an alkyne‐labeled oxazoline form. The Koh‐labeling assay could provide a platform to enhance proteomic research of lysine hydroxylation.     

Total Synthesis of (−)‐Perezoperezone through an Intermolecular [5+2] Homodimerization of Hydroxy p‐Quinone

The first copper‐catalyzed intermolecular [5+2] homodimerization of hydroxy p‐quinone is presented, furnishing bicyclo[3.2.1]octadienone core structures in typically good yields and excellent diastereoselectivities. Applying this synthetic approach enables a concise nine‐step total synthesis of (?)‐perezoperezone from commercially available 3,5‐dimethoxytoluene.     

Synthesis of (5′S)‐5′‐C‐Alkyl‐2′‐deoxynucleosides

We describe the synthesis of (5′S)‐5′‐C‐butylthymidine ( 5a ), of the (5′S)‐5′‐C‐butyl‐ and the (5′S)‐5′‐C‐isopentyl derivatives 16a and 16b of 2′‐deoxy‐5‐methylcytidine, as well as of the corresponding cyanoethyl phosphoramidites 9a , b and 14a , b , respectively. Starting from thymidin‐5′‐al 1 , the alkyl chain at C(5′) is introduced via Wittig chemistry to selectively yield the (Z)‐olefin derivatives 3a and 3b (Scheme 2). The secondary OH function at C(5′) is then introduced by epoxidation followed by regioselective reduction of the epoxy derivatives 4a and 4b with diisobutylaluminium hydride. In the latter step, a kinetic resolution of the diastereoisomer mixture 4a and 4b occurs, yielding the alkylated nucleoside 2a and 2b , respectively, with (5′S)‐configuration in high diastereoisomer purity (de=94%). The corresponding 2′‐deoxy‐5‐methylcytidine derivatives are obtained from the protected 5′‐alkylated thymidine derivatives 7a and 7b via known base interconversion processes in excellent yields (Scheme 3). Application of the same strategy to the purine nucleoside 2′‐deoxyadenine to obtain 5′‐C‐butyl‐2′‐deoxyadenosine 25 proved to be difficult due to the sensitivity of the purine base to hydride‐based reducing agents (Scheme 4).     

Convenient synthesis of 1,2,3,4‐tetrahydro‐pyrimidin‐5‐ylbenzoxazoles

2‐Pyrimidin‐5‐ylbenzoxazoles 7 have been synthesized by condensation of 5‐pyrimidinecarboxaldehyde 4 with substituted aminophenols 5 followed by oxidative cyclization of the resulting Schiff's bases 6 with iodobenzene diacetate. Subsequent formation of methylpyrimidinium salts 8 and reduction thereafter afforded tetrahydropyrimidinylbenzoxazoles 10. This method has been utilized in the synthesis of M₁ muscarinic agonist candidates.     

Total Synthesis of (−)‐Tetrodotoxin and 11‐norTTX‐6(R)‐ol

The enantioselective total synthesis of (−)‐tetrodotoxin [(−)‐TTX] and 4,9‐anhydrotetrodotoxin, which are selective blockers of voltage‐gated sodium channels, was accomplished from the commercially available p ‐benzoquinone. This synthesis was based on efficient stereocontrol of the six contiguous stereogenic centers on the core cyclohexane ring through Ogasawara's method, [3,3]‐sigmatropic rearrangement of an allylic cyanate, and intramolecular 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition of a nitrile oxide. Our synthetic route was applied to the synthesis of the tetrodotoxin congeners 11‐norTTX‐6(R )‐ol and 4,9‐anhydro‐11‐norTTX‐6(R )‐ol through late‐stage modification of the common intermediate. Neutral deprotection at the final step enabled easy purification of tetrodotoxin and 11‐norTTX‐6(R )‐ol without competing dehydration to their 4,9‐anhydro forms.     

Asymmetric Total Synthesis of (+)‐Bermudenynol,a C15 Laurencia Metabolite with a Vinyl Chloride Containing Oxocene Skeleton,through Intramolecular Amide Enolate Alkylation

A substrate‐controlled asymmetric total synthesis of (+)‐bermudenynol, a compact and synthetically challenging C₁₅ Laurencia metabolite that contains several halogen atoms, is reported. The oxocene core, which contains a vinyl chloride, was constructed by an efficient and highly stereoselective intramolecular amide enolate alkylation (IAEA). This result showcases the broad utility of the IAEA methodology as a useful alternative for cases in which the ring‐closing metathesis is inefficient.