Stereoselective synthesis of 2-aminocyclobutanols via photocyclization of alpha-amido alkylaryl ketones: mechanistic implications for the Norrish/Yang reaction.

A series of chiral N-acylated alpha-amino p-methylbutyrophenone derivatives 1a-1h was synthesized from alpha-amino acids via a three-step procedure. These substrates were photolyzed in benzene and gave Norrish II and Norrish I cleavage products as well as the N-acylated 2-aminocyclobutanols that derive from gamma-hydrogen abstraction and 1,4-triplet biradical combination (Yang cyclization). The products were formed with characteristic Yang/cleavage ratios. The quantum yields for the photodecomposition of the N-acetyl-protected substrates 1b,e,f were moderate (12-26%); the diastereoselectivities of the cyclobutanol formation were remarkably high for all substrates. High diastereospecificity was observed for the isoleucine derivatives (2S,3S)-1g and allo-(2S,3R)-1g; the Yang reaction dominated the photochemistry of allo-1g, whereas 1ggave preferentially Norrish II cleavage. The role of hydrogen bonding as one of the stereodirecting effects was demonstrated by comparison of the cyclization efficiency of the valine derivative 1e with 1h,i,j. Also, aromatic beta-keto esters gave the Yang cyclization products in low yields. The diastereoselectivity of the cyclobutanol formation was rationalized by a three-step mechanism where every step is connected with one distinct stereochemical induction mechanism: (a) diastereoselective hydrogen abstraction, (b) conformational equilibration of the 1,4-tetramethylene biradicals (as calculated by semiempiric methods) controlled by hydrogen bonding, and (c) diastereoselective biradical combination (versus cleavage) influenced by spin-orbit coupling controlled intersystem crossing geometries.     

Origin of selectivity in the antibody 20F10-catalyzed Yang cyclization

The first antibody-catalyzed Yang (Norrish type II) cyclization has been achieved with antibodies that were elicited against cis- and trans-2,3-diaryloxetanes. The photocyclization of 1,4-diarylbutan-1-one produced a single stereoisomer of cis-1,2-diarylcyclobutanol with very high enantioselectivity. The background photochemical reaction in the absence of the antibody yielded only fragmentation products. The antibody 20F10-catalyzed reaction was studied in detail, exploring its selectivity, substituent effects, substrate and hapten binding, kinetic parameters and irradiation wavelength dependence. Quantum mechanical calculations suggest that the activation enthalpy of fragmentation pathway is favored by 7.9 kcal/mol over cyclization pathway. Hapten, substrate, and transition state docking studies on a homology based modeled antibody binding site indicate that the trans hapten, substrate and the cyclization transition state have similar binding modes. By contrast, the fragmentation transition state is bound in a different way, not easily accessible within the lifetime of the bound substrate excited state. Several side chain residues were identified that can act as local sensitizers to enhance the cyclization process.     

Photochemical Studies on Bicyclo[2.1.1]hexyl Derivatives: Chemical Behavior and Asymmetric Induction

The photochemical behavior of bicyclo[2.1.1]hexyl derivatives was investigated by irradiation with a 450 W medium‐pressure mercury lamp in acetonitrile solution. The irradiation of methyl bicyclo[2.1.1]hexane‐5‐carbonylbenzoate ( 1a ) led to both Norrish type II cyclization and cleavage products with a molar ratio of 1:2.2, whereas the irradiation of methyl 5‐methylbicyclo[2.1.1]hexane‐5‐carbonylbenzoate ( 1b ) afforded the only Norrish/Yang photocyclization compound as the sole product. Such results were illustrated by several geometric parameters for Norrish/Yang photoreaction as ?₁, ?₄ and β obtained from the crystal structures. Furthermore, asymmetric photochemical studies using ionic chiral auxiliary technique were also conducted in the solid state.     

Development of a bio-inspired acyl-anion equivalent macrocyclization and synthesis of a trans-resorcylide precursor

Studies on the macrocyclization of alpha,omega-dialdehydes have revealed a strong dependence on ring size with respect to the ultimate efficiency of the reaction. Strong catalyst dependence was observed, as thiazolium salts led to no detectable product formation, whereas electron-deficient triazolium salts served as precatalysts for the cyclization. Surprisingly, the N-pentafluorophenyl triazolium variant led to cyclization at room temperature within a short 90-min reaction time. These findings were applied to a range of substrates, including the synthesis of a key intermediate in a rapid synthesis of trans-resorcylide.     

The Reaction Studies of α‐Chloroformylarylhydrazines with Thiols,Thioureas and α‐Cyclodiketones

The reactions of α‐chloroformylarylhydrazines 1 with various types of mercaptan, thiourea and α‐cyclodiketone have been studied intensively. 1‐Arylhydrazinecarbothioates 2 were obtained via thioesterization when α‐chloroformylarylhydrazines reacted with thiols. On the other hand, compounds 3 were obtained when α‐chloroformylarylhydrazines reacted with thio‐containing heterocyclic compounds, which suggested a totally different mechanism in these types of reactions. Further studies on the reaction of α‐chloroformylarylhydrazines 1 with thiourea compounds confirmed a novel cyclization and de‐cyclization mechanism, which led to give 2‐arylhydrazinecarboximidamides 5 and 1,3,4‐thiadiazolin‐5‐ones 6 . In addition, various 1,3,4‐oxadiazines 9 were obtained by reacting α‐chloroformylarylhydrazines with α‐cyclodiketones, showing ring cyclization was involved in this type of reaction.     

Stereochemistry as a tool in deciphering the processes of a tandem iminium cyclization and Smiles rearrangement

To understand the detailed mechanism of a recently reported tandem iminium cyclization and Smiles rearrangement, the reaction processes of a chiral substrate were investigated by monitoring its stereochemical courses. Under the tandem reaction conditions, chiral aldehyde 1 derived from l-prolinol led to two surprising results. First, the iminium cyclization gave a diastereomeric mixture with the cis-configured product as the predominant one. Second, Smiles rearrangement of both cis- and trans-2 led to the same product 3a directly derived from the trans isomer. The former was rationalized by the postulation of a Cram's chelate transition state leading to the cis product as kinetically favored. The latter was due to the equilibration between the trans/cis pair involving a carbocation intermediate and the steric hindrance, which prevented the cis isomer from undergoing the intramolecular nucleophilic substitution. This hypothesis was further supported by the results of a competition experiment in which the addition of 1 equiv of p-methoxyaniline in the rearrangement step led to a significant amount of anilinyl-exchanged rearrangement product.     

Asymmetric synthesis of tricyclic tetralin derivatives via an intramolecular photoreaction

An intramolecular photoreaction for the synthesis of tricyclic tetralin derivatives through a Norrish/Yang type cyclization is described. Asymmetric studies on this reaction using ionic chiral auxiliaries gave enantiomeric excesses of up to 99% at conversions of 80%, and the reaction mechanism was mapped out by a single crystal-to-single crystal reaction.     

Photochemical studies on aromatic γ,δ-epoxy ketones: efficient synthesis of benzocyclobutanones and indanones

Irradiation of terminal aromatic γ,δ-epoxy ketones with a 450 W UV lamp led to Norrish type II cyclization/semi-pinacol rearrangement cascade reaction which formed the benzocyclobutanones containing a full-carbon quaternary center, whereas irradiation of substituted aromatic γ,δ-epoxy ketones led to the indanones through a photochemical epoxy rearrangement and 1,5-biradicals cyclization tandem reaction.     

Palladium-catalyzed expedient Heck annulations in 1-bromo-1,5-dien-3-ols: Exceptional formation of fused bicycles

An unprecedented Pd-catalyzed intramolecular Heck cyclization has been investigated on halogenated diene scaffolds undergoing various mode of cyclization and termination leading to the formation of structurally differing fused cyclopenta(e)none and aromatic analogue. The discrimination in the fate of palladium intermediates formed in situ undergoing Heck cyclization preferentially arises out of the difference in reaction temperature as well as substrate architecture. Sequential Heck reaction of 1-Bromo-5-methyl-1-aryl-hexa-1,5-dien-3-ol derivatives followed by oxidation or termination via sp² CH activation in aromatic ring led to the formation of fused cyclopentanes. However, the similar reaction at elevated temperature showed predominance towards the formation of aromatic analogues via one pot cyclization and dehydroxylation. The mechanism for the formation of cyclopentanone fused with cyclopropane ring system is supported by density functional theory based calculations.     

New tetracyclic compounds containing the β-carboline moiety

Oxidation of 1-methyl-3-methoxycarbonyl-β-carboline with selenium dioxide gave 1-formyl-3-methoxycarbonyl-β-carboline II . Compound II reacted with acetic or propionic anhydride to give easily the 2-methoxycarbonyl-6H-indolo[3,2,1-d,e][1,5]naphthyridin-6-ones III ; reaction of II with some primary amines led to the formation of the Schiff bases IV , which were reduced to the 1-aminomethyl-3-methoxycarbonyl-β-carbolines V with sodium borohydride. Cyclization of V with aqueous formaldehyde led to the pyrimido[3,4,5-lm]pyrido[3,4-b]indoles VI . Analogously, cyclization with formaldehyde, acetone or 1,1′-carbonyldiimidazole of the 3-aminomethyl- 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-β-carbolines VIII , obtained by reaction of 3-methoxycarbonyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-β-carboline VII with amines followed by lithium aluminium hydride reduction of the resulting amides, gave the imidazo[1′,5′-1,6]pyrido[3,4-b]indoles IX and X . Dieckmann cyclization of 3-methoxycarbonyl-2-[(3-ethoxycarbonyl)-1-propyl]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-β-carboline XI led to a 1:1 mixture of the β-ketoesters XII and XIII , which underwent deethoxycarbonylation to 5,6,8,9,10,11,11a,12-octahydroindolo[3,2-b]quinolizin-11-one XIV . Finally, the polyphosphoric acid (or esters) catalyzed cyclization of the N-acyl derivatives XVI of 3-hydrazinocarbonyl-β-carboline XV led smoothly to the 3-(1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)-β-carbolines XVII .     

A solid-phase approach to the synthesis of N-1-alkyl analogues of cyclic inosine-diphosphate-ribose (cIDPR)

We report here an efficient solid-phase synthesis of N-1-alkyl-substituted analogues of cyclic inosine-diphosphate-ribose (cIDPR), a mimic of cyclic ADP-ribose (cADPR). Our synthetic strategy makes use of a polystyrene support to which inosine was bonded through a 2′,3′-acetal linkage. Insertion of a ω-hydroxy-polymethylene chain of variable length on N-1, followed by conversion into N-1-alkylinosine-bis-phosphate derivatives and cyclization, allowed to obtain analogues of cIDPR of various ring size. The cyclization step was carried out both in solid-phase and in solution by pyrophosphate bond formation. The effect of the N-1-polymethylene chain length on the cyclization yields as well as the reaction conditions, which led to the solid-phase pyrophosphate bond formation, were thoroughly investigated.     

Synthetic studies on mitomycins. 2. A synthesis of 9a-hydroxy-5,8-dideoxomitosane skeleton through a novel retroaldol type of ring-opening reaction.

A synthesis of 9a-hydroxy-5,8-dideoxomitosanes was accomplished by the transannular cyclization of hydro-1-benzazocinone intermediates derived from 3-(2,5-dioxo-1-methylcyclopentyl)-6-methyl-p-phenylenediamine derivatives. These mitosanes were led to the 8-membered ring system by an oxidative ring-opening reaction.     

Thallium trinitrate mediated oxidation of 3-alkenols: ring contraction vs cyclization

The reaction of a series of six-membered ring 3-alkenols with thallium trinitrate (TTN) in three different experimental conditions was studied. Either cyclization products or ring contraction products were obtained, depending on the structure of the substrate as well as the nature of the solvent. The reaction of a seven-membered ring 3-alkenol with TTN led to the ring contraction product exclusively.     

锂硫电池用高度环化硫化聚丙烯腈的制备

硫化聚丙烯腈因其不溶解机制和有效缓解锂硫电池中多硫化物“穿梭效应”,被认为是具有吸引力的锂硫电池正极候选材料。硫化聚丙烯腈的导电聚合物骨架具有优异的电子导电性,同时共轭主链能有效解决充放电过程中硫正极体积变化引起的正极结构坍塌问题。因硫化聚丙烯腈的固-固反应机理,有效克服了传统硫正极在醚类电解液中多硫化物溶解及穿梭效应的问题,具有高正极活性物质利用率、出色的循环稳定性和结构稳定性等优势。有许多研究工作致力于通过硫化促进剂来提高硫化聚丙烯腈的硫含量,进而提高材料的能量密度。其中,硫化聚丙烯腈主链的环化度与循环稳定性的关系引起了我们的关注。在该研究工作中,通过在硫化过程中引入无水硫酸铜和正乙基正苯基二硫代氨基甲酸锌(ZDB)合成了SPAN-C-V复合材料。无水硫酸铜和ZDB的共同引入降低了聚丙烯腈环化反应的起始温度,同时提高了产物SPAN-C-V内碳碳双键的含量,在提高了材料硫含量的同时提高了其环化度。以SPAN-C-V为正极活性物质所组装的锂硫电池展现出良好的循环稳定性和倍率性能：在0.2 C (1 C = 600 mAh·kg^-1)下循环100次后的可逆容量为601 mAh·kg^-1,容量保持率为93%。该工作对于硫化聚丙烯腈材料的发展提供了参考。     

Diversity-oriented synthesis of novel polycyclic scaffolds using polymer-bound reagents

A concise sequence utilizing a Petasis three component reaction followed by a tandem aza-Cope-Mannich cyclization afforded novel polycyclic heterocycles in good yield; alternative iminium cyclization based on a Pictet-Spengler reaction or aminal formation led to divergent pathways affording skeletal diversity.     

6-甲氧基-1,2,3,9-四氢-4H-咔唑-4-酮肟的一锅合成

报道了6-甲氧幕-1,2,3,9-四氢-4H-咔唑-4-酮肟(3b)的一锅合成法,将Fischer吲哚合成与肟化两步反应并为一步,可简化操作,提高收率.反应可以在弱碱性且温度温和的条件下一锅合成,是由于肟化使Fischer吲哚环合变得容易,羰基与肟基在互变异构方向上的差别是影响环合反应的关键因素.     

Synthesis of (+)-madindoline A and (+)-madindoline B

The allene ether version of the Nazarov cyclization was used to construct the cyclopentane dione portion of madindolines A and B. The racemic cyclopentane dione from the Nazarov cyclization was converted to an enol ether that was combined with the chiral, nonracemic hydroxyfuroindoline in a Mannich reaction. Deprotection and oxidation led to (+)-madindoline A and (+)-madindoline B. [reaction: see text].     

Photochemistry of 1-isopropylcycloalkyl aryl ketones: ring size effects, medium effects, and asymmetric induction

[reaction: see text] The n = 0, 1, and 2 ketones shown above undergo Yang photocyclization in solution, but only the n = 1 analogues react this way in the solid state. Based on X-ray crystallography, these differences in reactivity are attributed to an unusually large distance for 1,4-hydroxybiradical cyclization in the solid state for the n = 0 and 2 ring systems, which leads to predominant reverse hydrogen transfer (rht). Enantiomeric excesses of up to 99% can be achieved in the case of the n = 1 system through the use of the solid-state ionic chiral auxiliary method of asymmetric synthesis.     

Proposed mechanism for the reaction catalyzed by a diterpene cyclase,aphidicolan-16beta-ol synthase: experimental results on biomimetic cyclization and examination of the cyclization pathway by ab initio calculations

To examine the mechanism of the cyclization reaction catalyzed by aphidicolan-16beta-ol synthase (ACS), which is a key enzyme in the biosynthesis of diterpene aphidicolin, a specific inhibitor of DNA polymerase alpha, skeletal rearrangement of 2a and biomimetic cyclization of 4b were employed. The structures of the reaction products, which reflect penultimate cation intermediates, allowed us to propose a detailed reaction pathway for the Lewis acid-catalyzed cyclizations and rearrangements. Isolation of these products in an aphidicolin-producing fungus led us to speculate that the mechanism of the ACS-catalyzed cyclization reaction is the same as that of a nonenzymatic reaction. Ab initio calculations of the acid-catalyzed reaction intermediates and the transition states indicate that the overall reaction catalyzed by ACS is an exothermic process though the reaction proceeds via an energetically disfavored secondary cation-like transition state. In conjunction with the solvent effect in the acid-catalyzed reactions, this indicates that the actual role of ACS is to provide a template which enforces conformations of the intermediate cations leading to the productive cyclization although it has been believed that the cation-pi interaction between cation intermediates and aromatic amino acid residues in the active site is important for the enzymatic catalysis. This study provided important information on the role of various cationic species, especially secondary cation-like structures, in both nonenzymatic and enzymatic reactions.     

Reaction mechanism in crystalline solids: kinetics and conformational dynamics of the Norrish type II biradicals from α-adamantyl-p-methoxyacetophenone

In an effort to determine the details of the solid-state reaction mechanism and diastereoselectivity in the Norrish type II and Yang cyclization of crystalline α-adamantyl-p-methoxyacetophenone, we determined its solid-state quantum yields and transient kinetics using nanocrystalline suspensions. The transient spectroscopy measurements were complemented with solid-state NMR spectroscopy spin-lattice relaxation experiments using isotopically labeled samples and with the analysis of variable-temperature anisotropic displacement parameters from single-crystal X-ray diffraction to determine the rate of interconversion of biradical conformers by rotation of the globular adamantyl group. Our experimental findings include a solid-state quantum yield for reaction that is 3 times greater than that in solution, a Norrish type II hydrogen-transfer reaction that is about 8 times faster in crystals than in solution, and a biradical decay that occurs on the same time scale as conformational exchange, which helps to explain the diastereoselectivity observed in the solid state.