Visible‐Light Photoredox Catalysis: Direct Synthesis of Sulfonated Oxindoles from N‐Arylacrylamides and Arylsulfinic Acids by Means of a Cascade C−S/C−C Formation Process

A novel photocatalytic synthesis of sulfonated oxindoles from N‐arylacrylamides and arylsulfinic acids was developed by means of a cascade C?S/C?C bond‐formation process. This method provides mild, efficient, and atom‐economical access to various sulfonated oxindoles in water.     

Ligand‐free CuTC‐catalyzed N‐arylation of amides,anilines and 4‐aminoantipyrine: synthesis of N‐arylacrylamides, 4‐amido‐N‐phenylbenzamides and 4‐amino(N‐phenyl)antipyrenes

N‐Arylation of amides and anilines with aryl iodides was efficiently catalyzed by copper thiophenecarboxylate under ligand‐free conditions with good to excellent yields. A variety of substituted aryl iodides, amides, anilines and 4‐aminoantipyrine were found to be applicable to the simple catalytic system. Furthermore, some practical, unique secondary amides, such as N‐arylacrylamides and 4‐amido‐N‐phenylbenzamides, and 4‐amino(N‐phenyl)antipyrenes, which are difficult to obtain by the classical methods, were prepared. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A Divergent Approach to the Diastereoselective Synthesis of 3,3‐Disubstituted Oxindoles from Atropisomeric N‐Aryl Oxindole Derivatives

3,3‐Disubstituted oxindoles were divergently synthesized by diastereoselective transformations including nucleophilic addition, alkylation, and cycloaddition using common, axially chiral N‐aryl oxindoles. Notably, high diastereoselectivities (up to >95:5) were observed with ortho‐monosubstituted N‐aryl oxindoles to give various oxindole scaffolds, and facile removal of the p‐(benzyloxy)aryl moiety in axially twisted amides was achieved by a mild, two‐step sequence.     

Copper‐Catalyzed Formation of α‐Alkoxycycloalkenones from N‐Tosylhydrazones

The combination of 20 mol % of copper iodide and lithium tert‐butoxide triggers the formation of a broad range of substituted, functionalized α‐alkoxy 2H‐naphthalenones from readily available N‐tosylhydrazones. The data suggests that this transformation occurs through cycloaddition of a copper carbenoid with an ester, followed by a Lewis acid‐catalyzed [1,2] alkyl shift of the in situ generated alkoxyepoxide intermediate.     

Organocatalytic Stereoselective Synthesis of 3‐Alkyl‐3‐hydroxy‐2‐oxindoles Catalyzed by Novel Water‐compatible Axially Unfixed Biaryl‐based Bifunctional Organocatalysts

In this work, six novel axially unfixed biaryl‐based water‐compatible bifunctional organocatalysts were designed and synthesized for the organocatalytic access to a variety of 3‐alkyl‐3‐hydroxy‐2‐oxindole derivatives via aldol reactions in water. Organocatalyzed by 5a , the direct aldol reactions of isatins with enolisable ketones underwent readily in water, furnishing the structurally diverse 3‐alkyl‐3‐hydroxy‐2‐oxindoles in various stereoselectivities (up to>99% dr and >99% ee). Moreover, a plausible transition state of the conducted aldol reactions was hypothesized to shed light on the observed stereoselectivities of the obtained 3‐alkyl‐3‐hydroxy‐2‐oxindoles.     

A new synthesis of 4‐cyano‐1,3‐dihydro‐2‐oxo‐2H‐imidazole‐5‐(N1‐tosy1)carboxamide : reactive precursor for thiopurine analogues

N‐[(5‐Cyano‐2‐oxoimidazolidin‐4‐yl)‐iminomethyl]‐p‐toluensulfonamide 3 was prepared in fairly good yield by the base catalyzed cyclisation of N‐[(Z)‐2‐amino‐1,2‐dicycanovinylcarbamoyl]‐p‐toluenesulfon‐amide 2 . The N‐[(Z)‐2‐amino‐1,2‐dicycanovinyl carbamoyl]‐p‐toluenesulfonamide 2 was reacted readily with two molar amount of p‐nitrobenzaldehyde at room temperature in the presence of base to give 7,8‐dihy‐dro‐2‐(4‐nitrophenyl)‐8‐oxo‐9‐tosylpurine‐6‐carboxamide 8 . Thiation of compounds 3 and 8 using Lawesson's reagent in tetrahydrofuran gave novel thioimidazoles 4, 5 , and 6 and thiopurines 9, 10 , and 11 , which have been characterized spectroscopically.     

Poly(γ‐benzyl‐L‐glutamate)‐functionalized single‐walled carbon nanotubes from surface‐initiated ring‐opening polymerizations of N‐carboxylanhydride

Single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) have been functionalized with poly(γ‐benzyl‐L ‐glutamate) (PBLG) by ring‐opening polymerizations of γ‐benzyl‐L ‐glutamic acid‐based N‐carboxylanhydrides (NCA‐BLG) using amino‐functionalized SWCNTs (SWCNT‐NH₂) as initiators. The SWCNT functionalization has been verified by FTIR spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The FTIR study reveals that surface‐attached PBLGs adopt random‐coil conformations in contrast to the physically absorbed or bulk PBLGs, which exhibit α‐helical conformations. Raman spectroscopic analysis reveals a significant alteration of the electronic structure of SWCNTs as a result of PBLG functionalization. The PBLG‐functionalized SWCNTs (SWCNT‐PBLG) exhibit enhanced solubility in DMF. Stable DMF solutions of SWCNT‐PBLG/PBLG with a maximum SWCNTs concentration of 259 mg L^?1 can be readily obtained. SWCNT‐PBLG/PBLG solid composites have been characterized by differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetric analysis, wide/small‐angle X‐ray scattering (W/SAXS), scanning electron microscopy, and polarized optical microscopy for their thermal or morphological properties. Microfibers containing SWCNT‐PBLG and PBLG can also be prepared via electrospinning. WAXS characterization reveals that SWCNTs are evenly distributed among PBLG rods in solution and in the solid state where PBLGs form a short‐range nematic phase interspersed with amorphous domains. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 48: 2340–2350, 2010     

Synthesis of Potentially Antiviral 2′,3′‐Dideoxy‐2′‐fluoro‐3′‐(hydroxyamino)nucleosides

A series of novel 3′‐(alkyl(hydroxy)amino)‐2′‐fluoronucleoside analogs were prepared via conjugate addition of N‐methylhydroxylamine to various 2‐fluorobutenolides. The adducts 13a and 16 were obtained as single isomers under absolute control of stereochemistry. The crucial N‐demethylation of 23 – 25 was readily achieved by means of DDQ oxidation, followed by nitrone/oxime exchange reaction. By this procedure, a variety of alkyl groups could be efficiently introduced at the 3′‐N‐atom of the nucleoside analogs, some of which might display potentially interesting anti‐HIV properties.     

Effective Methods for the Synthesis of N‐Methyl β‐Amino Acids from All Twenty Common α‐Amino Acids Using 1,3‐Oxazolidin‐5‐ones and 1,3‐Oxazinan‐6‐ones

N‐Methyl β‐amino acids are generally required for application in the synthesis of potentially bioactive modified peptides and other oligomers. Previous work highlighted the reductive cleavage of 1,3‐oxazolidin‐5‐ones to synthesise N‐methyl α‐amino acids. Starting from α‐amino acids, two approaches were used to prepare the corresponding N‐methyl β‐amino acids. First, α‐amino acids were converted to N‐methyl α‐amino acids by the so‐called ‘1,3‐oxazolidin‐5‐one strategy’, and these were then homologated by the Arndt–Eistert procedure to afford N‐protected N‐methyl β‐amino acids derived from the 20 common α‐amino acids. These compounds were prepared in yields of 23–57% (relative to N‐methyl α‐amino acid). In a second approach, twelve N‐protected α‐amino acids could be directly homologated by the Arndt–Eistert procedure, and the resulting β‐amino acids were converted to the 1,3‐oxazinan‐6‐ones in 30–45% yield. Finally, reductive cleavage afforded the desired N‐methyl β‐amino acids in 41–63% yield. One sterically congested β‐amino acid, 3‐methyl‐3‐aminobutanoic acid, did give a high yield (95%) of the 1,3‐oxazinan‐6‐one ( 65 ), and subsequent reductive cleavage gave the corresponding AIBN‐derived N‐methyl β‐amino acid 61 in 71% yield (Scheme 2). Thus, our protocols allow the ready preparation of all N‐methyl β‐amino acids derived from the 20 proteinogenic α‐amino acids.     

Palladium‐Catalyzed Enantioselective Heck Carbonylation with a Monodentate Phosphoramidite Ligand: Asymmetric Synthesis of (+)‐Physostigmine, (+)‐Physovenine,and (+)‐Folicanthine

Reported herein is the development of the first enantioselective monodentate ligand assisted Pd‐catalyzed domino Heck carbonylation reaction with CO. The highly enantioselective domino Heck carbonylation of N‐aryl acrylamides and various nucleophiles, including arylboronic acids, anilines, and alcohols, in the presence of CO was achieved. A novel monodentate phosphoramidite ligand, Xida‐Phos, has been developed for this reaction and it displays excellent reactivity and enantioselectivity. The reaction employs readily available starting materials, tolerates a wide range of functional groups, and provides straightforward access to a diverse array of enantioenriched oxindoles having β‐carbonyl‐substituted all‐carbon quaternary stereocenters, thus providing a facile and complementary method for the asymmetric synthesis of bioactive hexahydropyrroloindole and its dimeric alkaloids.     

Photochemical Reactions of N‐(2‐Halogenoalkanoyl) Derivatives of Anilines

The photochemical reactions of 2‐substituted N‐(2‐halogenoalkanoyl) derivatives 1 of anilines and 5 of cyclic amines are described. Under irradiation, 2‐bromo‐2‐methylpropananilides 1a – e undergo exclusively dehydrobromination to give N‐aryl‐2‐methylprop‐2‐enamides (=methacrylanilides) 3a – e (Scheme 1 and Table 1). On irradiation of N‐alkyl‐ and N‐phenyl‐substituted 2‐bromo‐2‐methylpropananilides 1f – m , cyclization products, i.e. 1,3‐dihydro‐2H‐indol‐2‐ones (=oxindoles) 2f – m and 3,4‐dihydroquinolin‐2(1H)‐ones (=dihydrocarbostyrils) 4f – m , are obtained, besides 3f – m . On the other hand, irradiation of N‐methyl‐substituted 2‐chloro‐2‐phenylacetanilides 1o – q and 2‐chloroacetanilide 1r gives oxindoles 2o – r as the sole product, but in low yields (Scheme 3 and Table 2). The photocyclization of the corresponding N‐phenyl derivatives 1s – v to oxindoles 2s – v proceeds smoothly. A plausible mechanism for the formation of the photoproducts is proposed (Scheme 4). Irradiation of N‐(2‐halogenoalkanoyl) derivatives of cyclic amines 5a – c yields the cyclization products, i.e. five‐membered lactams 6a , b , and/or dehydrohalogenation products 7a , c and their cyclization products 8a , c , depending on the ring size of the amines (Scheme 5 and Table 3).     

Me‐BIPAM for the Synthesis of Optically Active 3‐Aryl‐3‐hydroxy‐2‐oxindoles by Ruthenium‐catalyzed Addition of Arylboronic Acids to Isatins

A chiral O‐linked C₂‐symmetric bidentate phosphoramidite (Me‐BIPAM) was found to be efficient for the ruthenium‐catalyzed addition of arylboronic acids to isatins. Asymmetric synthesis of 3‐aryl‐3‐hydroxy‐2‐oxindoles by 1,2‐addition of arylboronic acids to isatins was carried out in the presence of [RuCl₂(PPh₃)₃]/(R,R)‐Me‐BIPAM and KF, resulting in an enantioselectivity as high as 90 % ee. It was found that the reaction with N‐protected isatins proceeds with high yields and good enantioselectivities. The best protective groups on the nitrogen atom were different depending on the substituents on the aromatic ring. The use of a N‐benzyl group resulted in excellent enantioselectivities in many substrates compared with other groups.     

N‐acyl and N‐alkoxycarbonyl derivatives of 1H‐1,2,3‐triazolo‐[4,5‐c]pyridine; Preparation and application

The N‐acylating and N‐alkoxycarbonylation ability of the N‐substituted 1,2,3‐triazolo[4,5‐c]pyridines 1a‐e have been investigated. The alkoxycarbonyl triazolopyridine derivatives ( 1c‐e ) were readily prepared in 81–96% yield (the corresponding tetrafluoroborate > 95%). Triazolo[4,5‐c]pyridine ( 1 ) has been shown to work as a good leaving group by the formation of amido‐ and carbamate protected derivatives of primary amines. The method was also successful for the N‐tert‐butoxycarbonyl (N‐BOC) protection of the amino acid, phenylalanine. The synthetic transformations are facilitated by the one‐pot preparation of 1a‐e followed by the direct reaction with the amines or amino acid. The present method thus offers an efficient and convenient protocol for the in situ preparation of triazolopyridine reagents to be used directly for the protection of amines and amino acids. N‐Acyl‐ and N‐alkoxycarbonyl triazolopyridines ( 1a‐e ) were readily prepared in 4 steps from 4‐aminopyridine ( 4 ) by amine protection, pyridine nitration, nitro reduction and diazotizations/cyclizations. All reactions offer the advantages of rapid conversions in high yields under very mild conditions.     

基于1,2-二氢-2-(4-羧基苯基-4-[4-(4-羧基苯氧基)-3-甲基苯基](2H)二氮杂萘-1-酮的新型芳香聚酰胺的简易合成

A new monomer diacid, 1,2-dihydro-2-(4-carboxylphenyl)-4-[4-(4-carboxylphenoxy)-3-methylphenyl]phtha-lazin-1-one (3), was synthesized through the aromatic nucleophilic substitution reaction of a readily available unsymmetrical phthalazinone 1 bisphenol-like with p-chlorobenzonitrile in the presence of potassium carbonate in N,N-dimethylacetamide and alkaline hydrolysis. The diacid could be directly polymerized with various aromatic diamines 4a-4e using triphenyl phosphite and pyridine as condensing agents to give five new aromatic poly(ether amide)s 5a-5e containing the kink non-coplanar heterocyclic units with inherent viscosities of 1.30-1.54 dL/g.The polymers were readily soluble in a variety of solvents such as N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), N,N-dimethyl-acetamide (DMA), dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (NMP), and even in m-cresol and pyridine (Py). The transparent, flexible and tough films could be formed by solution casting. The glass transition tem-peratures Tg were in the range of 286-317℃.     

Polar aspects of intramolecular interactions in 2‐amino‐5‐nitro‐4‐methylpyridines and 2‐amino‐3‐nitro‐4‐methylpyridines

The dipole moments of twelve 2‐N‐substituted amino‐5‐nitro‐4‐methylpyridines ( I‐XII ) and three 2‐N‐substituted amino‐3‐nitro‐4‐methylpyridines ( XIII‐XV ) were determined in benzene. The polar aspects of intramolecular charge‐transfer and intramolecular hydrogen bonding were discussed. The interaction dipole moments, μ_int, were calculated for 2‐N‐alkyl(or aryl)amino‐5‐nitro‐4‐methylpyridines. Increased alkylation of amino nitrogen brought about an intensified push‐pull interaction between the amino and nitro groups. The solvent effects on the dipole moments of 2‐N‐methylamino‐5‐nitro‐4‐methyl‐( I ), 2‐N,N‐dimethylamino‐5‐nitro‐4‐methyl‐ ( II ) and 2‐N‐methylamino‐3‐nitro‐4‐methylpyridines ( XIII ) were different. Specific hydrogen bond solute‐solvent interactions increased the charge‐transfer effect in I , but it did not disrupt the intramolecular hydrogen bond in XIII.     

The 2‐N,N‐Dibenzylamino Group as a Participating Group in the Synthesis of β‐Glycosides

The novel glycosyl donor 2‐N,N‐dibenzylaminothioglycoside 1 reacts with glycopyranoside alcohols 2 , presumably via intermediate 3 , to provide 1,2‐trans‐linked disaccharides 4 in high yield (78–86 %) and with high stereoselectivity. The N‐benzyl protecting groups are readily cleaved under normal hydrogenolysis conditions, facilitating the synthesis of oligosaccharides with free amino groups.     

Amino Acid Derived Phosphine‐Catalyzed Enantioselective 1,4‐Dipolar Spiroannulation of Cyclobutenones and Isatylidenemalononitrile

Cyclobutenones have been explored as a new type of chiral 1,4‐dipole four‐carbon synthon, which readily undergoes organophosphine‐mediated C?C bond cleavage and asymmetric intermolecular 1,4‐dipolar spiroannulation with isatylidenemalononitrile in the presence of amino acid‐derived chiral phosphine catalyst to furnish enantioenriched 3‐spirocyclohexenone 2‐oxindoles in good yield with up to 87 % ee. To our knowledge, this is the first example of asymmetric transformation of cyclobutenones and the phosphine‐catalyzed asymmetric 1,4‐dipolar cycloaddition consisting of C?C bond activation is unprecedented.     

Spiro[3H‐pyrazole‐3,3′‐oxindoles] Derived from 1,2,3,4‐Tetrahydroquinoline

Aldol condensation of 5,6‐dihydro‐4H‐pyrrolo[3,2,1‐ij ]quinoline‐1,2‐dione with aryl methyl ketones generates 3‐(aroylmethylidene)oxindoles, which react with hydrazine to generate tricyclic spiro[3H‐pyrazole‐3,3′‐oxindoles].     

Stereoselective Organocatalyzed Synthesis of α‐Fluorinated β‐Amino Thioesters and Their Application in Peptide Synthesis

α‐Fluorinated β‐amino thioesters were obtained in high yields and stereoselectivities by organocatalyzed addition reactions of α‐fluorinated monothiomalonates (F‐MTMs) to N‐Cbz‐ and N‐Boc‐protected imines. The transformation requires catalyst loadings of only 1 mol % and proceeds under mild reaction conditions. The obtained addition products were readily used for coupling‐reagent‐free peptide synthesis in solution and on solid phase. The α‐fluoro‐β‐(carb)amido moiety showed distinct conformational preferences, as determined by crystal structure and NMR spectroscopic analysis.     

An Expedient Stereoselective Synthesis of Spirocyclopropyl Oxindoles from Indolin‐2‐One/N‐Protected Indolin‐2‐Ones and Bromonitroalkenes

A direct and much simpler way was developed for the diastereoselective synthesis of spiro cyclopropan‐1,3′‐oxindoles from indolin‐2‐one/N‐protected indolin‐2‐ones and bromonitroalkene. The fused restrained cyclopropanes were obtained with high diastereomeric ratios (upto >99:1) and in reasonable to high isolated chemical yields (upto 94%).