Stereospecific ester activation in nitrite-mediated carbohydrate epimerization

[reaction: see text] The Lattrell-Dax method of nitrite-mediated substitution of carbohydrate triflates is an efficient method to generate structures of inverse configuration. In the present study, epimerization of gluco- and galactopyranoside derivatives to the corresponding allo- and gulopyranoside structures by triflation/nitrite treatment has been investigated. It was found that a neighboring ester group was essential for the reactivity of the nitrite-mediated triflate inversion. Furthermore, a good inversion yield also depended on the relative configuration of the neighboring ester group to the triflate. Only with the ester group in the equatorial position, whatever the configuration of the triflate, did the reaction proceed smoothly, whereas a neighboring axial ester group proved largely inefficient. The results were subsequently used to predict the inversion of glucopyranoside derivatives to the mannopyranoside epimers.     

Single and double Suzuki-Miyaura couplings with symmetric dihalobenzenes

[reaction: see text] m- or p-Diiodobenzene undergoes selective double coupling reactions with arylboronic acids and esters. Selectivity for double coupling over single coupling is remarkably strong: even with a diiodobenzene:monoboronic acid ratio of 10:1, the products of double coupling are formed in good yields. Steric hindrance and electronic influences of the boronic acid or ester, and reaction conditions do not appear to impact significantly upon the outcome of the reaction. In contrast, m- and p-dibromobenzenes undergo single couplings with aryl boronic acids with high selectivity.     

Asymmetric synthesis of unsaturated, fused bicyclic proline analogues through amino alkylation of cyclic bis(allylsulfoximine)titanium complexes and migratory cyclization of delta-amino alkenyl aminosulfoxonium salts

Described is an asymmetric synthesis of new Delta(3a,4)-unsaturated, fused bicyclic proline analogues from cyclic bis(allylsulfoximine)titanium complexes and N-tert-butylsulfonyl imino ethyl ester. Treatment of the enantiomerically pure five-, six-, seven-, and eight-membered cyclic bis(allylsulfoximine)titanium complexes with the imino ester gave mixtures of the corresponding (E,syn)- and (Z,syn)-configured, delta-sulfoximine substituted, cyclic gamma,delta-unsaturated alpha-amino acid esters with high regio- and diastereoselectivities in good yields. Activation of the N-methyl sulfoximine group of these amino acid derivatives through methylation with Me(3)OBF(4) afforded in nearly quantitative yields the corresponding (dimethylamino)sulfoxonium salts. A novel migratory cyclization of these salts with DBU gave via an isomerization to the corresponding allylic (dimethylamino)sulfoxonium salts and an intramolecular substitution of the (dimethylamino)sulfoxonium group the enantio- and diastereomerically pure, bicyclic, N-tert-butylsulfonyl protected proline analogues having a six- and eight-membered unsaturated carbocyclic ring. Cyclization of the alkenyl (dimethylamino)sulfoxonium salts was independent of the configuration of the double bond. N,N-Dimethylphenylsulfinamide of > or =99% ee was obtained in good yield as a further reaction product. Conversion of the sulfinamide to N,S-dimethyl-S-phenylsulfoximine of > or =99% ee, the starting material for the synthesis of the allylic sulfoximines, had been accomplished previously. Finally, cleavage of the tert-butylsulfonyl protecting group with anhydrous acid furnished the fused bicyclic proline analogue containing an unsaturated six-membered ring in high yield.     

Polarized ethylenes. IV. Synthesis of polarized ethylenes using thioamides and methyl dithiocarboxylates and their application to syntheses of pyrazoles,pyrimidines, pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidines,and 5-aza[2.2.3]cyclazines

Polarized ethylenes having both electron-donating (an amino or a methylthio group) and electron-accepting (cyano, carbamoyl, methyl ester) groups on the adjacent two olefinic carbon atoms were prepared by the condensation of S-alkylthioamidinium salts or methyl dithiocarboxylates with the corresponding active methylene compounds in good yields. These polarized ethylenes were alternatively synthesized by the reaction of thioamides or methyl dithiocarboxylates with tetracyanoethylene oxide in good yields. Reactions of these polarized ethylenes with hydrazine or guanidine derivatives occurred smoothly to give the corresponding pyrazole and pyrimidine derivatives in good yields. The synthesis of 5-aza[2.2.3]cyclazine derivatives using polarized ethylenes is also described.     

A versatile method for the hydrolysis of gem-dibromomethylarenes bearing carboxylate or boronate group into aldehydes

Hydrolysis of gem-dibromomethylarenes bearing carboxylate or boronate group to corresponding aldehydes without affecting the ester group was successfully accomplished in high yields by subjecting them to refluxing pyridine. Both aromatic and heteroaromatic substrates gave the corresponding aldehydes in good yields. This method was efficiently adapted for the large scale synthesis of 2d and 2f.     

The Ultrasound-Promoted Aluminum Amalgam Reduction of Phthalimides to Hydroxy Lactams

A new method for the reduction of N-substituted phthalimides to the corresponding hydroxy lactams is described which utilizes aluminum amalgam and is promoted by high-intensity ultrasound. The ultrasonic irradiation serves to rapidly fragment the amalgam creating a reactive dispersion as well as increasing mass transport between solution and surface thereby accelerating the reaction rate. While the yields of hydrbxy lactams derived from the corresponding phthalimides are in the range of 69–94%, both N-benzyl glutarimide and N-benzyl succinimide are not reduced. The reduction does not affect the double bond or ester function of a representative α,β-enoate ester.     

Spirobicyclic diamines 1: synthesis of proline-derived spirolactams via thermal intramolecular ester aminolysis

Proline-derived [4.4]-spirolactams have been synthesised in good yields by a reductive-amination reaction followed by thermal cyclisation of the resulting amine onto the proline ester group in refluxing toluene. The synthesis of the corresponding [4.5]-spirolactams by the same method gave much reduced yields.     

Palladium-mediated formation of bowl-shaped PAHs: synthesis of as-Indaceno

Bowl-shaped fullerene fragments, as-indaceno[3,2,1,8,7, 6-pqrstuv]picenes, can be synthesized by a double palladium-mediated cyclization in good to excellent yield. The structure of 1, 8-dimethyl as-indaceno[3,2,1,8,7,6-pqrstuv]picene was confirmed by X-ray analysis. The high yields, mild reaction conditions, and wide range of functional group tolerance are advantages of this method over existing FVP and reductive coupling routes to bowl-shaped PAHs.     

A mild hydrolysis of esters mediated by lithium salts

When treated with amine bases such as triethylamine and various lithium salts in wet solvents, esters are efficiently hydrolyzed to the corresponding acids in good yields. Esters incorporating an α- or β-heteroatom with respect to the ester carbonyl group are hydrolyzed rapidly even at room temperature. To further demonstrate the usefulness of this method, one example is provided where hydrolysis of acetylated camphorsultam is mediated by LiBr.     

Formation of 1,4-diketones via bis-acylation of the conjugated carbon-carbon double bonds in acrylates, acrylamides, methyl vinyl ketone and styrenes with aroyl chlorides promoted by samarium metal in DMF

Promoted by samarium in DMF, aroyl chlorides react readily with conjugated carbon-carbon double bonds in acrylates, acrylamides, methyl vinyl ketone and styrenes in a bis-acylation manner. These reactions proceed smoothly under mild conditions without the need of pretreating or activating the metallic samarium, affording the corresponding 1,4-diketones in good to excellent yields.     

Novel pyrazoline and pyrazole porphyrin derivatives: synthesis and photophysical properties

2-Vinyl-5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphyrinatozinc(II) reacts with nitrile imines, generated in situ from ethyl hydrazono-α-bromoglyoxylates, affording the corresponding pyrazolines in good to excellent yields. Treatment of pyrazoline derivatives with DDQ affords the corresponding pyrazole derivatives with moderate to excellent yields. When the hydrolysis of ester group in the pyrazoline derivatives was considered, it was observed the concomitant oxidation of the heterocyclic unit, which allowed directly obtaining porphyrin-pyrazole derivatives with a carboxylic group, in very good yields.The photophysical properties of the pyrazoline and pyrazole porphyrin derivatives show that the influence of the heterocyclic substituents is limited by the tendency of these molecules to aggregate. All other properties and especially the triplet kinetics remain unaffected. The adducts with low tendency to aggregate showed very high singlet oxygen yield, which makes these compounds interesting for their use as photosensitizers for PDT.     

Synthesis of multisubstituted 2-(dihydrofuran-2(3H)-ylidene)acetates via intramolecular carboalkoxylation by platinum-olefin catalyst system

The cyclization of 6-(1-alkoxyethyl)hex-2-ynoates in the presence of a platinum-olefin catalyst system gave the corresponding multisubstituted 2-(dihydrofuran-2(3H)-ylidene)acetates in good to high yields. The Z/E selectivity is controlled by the electronic property of the ester group; the 2,2,2-trichloroethyl ester led to the Z isomer, while the phenyl ester gave the E isomer.     

Synthesis of a malaria candidate glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) structure: a strategy for fully inositol acylated and phosphorylated GPIs

A congener of the glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) membrane anchor present on the cell surface of the malaria pathogen Plasmodium falciparum has been synthesized. This GPI is an example of a small number of such membrane anchors that carry a fatty acyl group at O-2 of the inositol. Although the acyl group plays crucial roles in GPI biosynthesis, it rarely persits in mature molecules. Other notable examples are the mammalian GPIs CD52 and AchE. The presence of bulky functionalities at three contiguous positions of the inositol moiety creates a very crowded environment that poses difficulties for carrying out selective chemical manipulations. Thus installations of the axial long-chain acyl group and neighboring phosphoglyceryl complex were fraught with obstacles. The key solution to these obstacles in the successful synthesis of the malarial candidate and prototype structures involved stereoelectronically controlled opening of a cyclic ortho ester. The reaction proceeds in very good yields, the desired axial diastereomer being formed predominantly, even more so in the case of long-chain acyl derivatives. The myoinositol precursor was prepared from methyl alpha-d-glucopyranoside by the biomimetic procedure of Bender and Budhu. For the glycan array, advantage was taken of the fact that (a). n-pentenyl ortho ester donors are rapidly and chemospecifically activated upon treatment with ytterbium triflate and N-iodosuccinimide and (b). coupling to an acceptor affords alpha-coupled product exclusively. A strategy for obtaining the GPI's alpha-glucosaminide component from the corresponding alpha-mannoside employed Deshong's novel azide displacement procedure. Thus all units of the glycan array were obtained from a beta-d-manno-n-pentenyl ortho ester, this being readily prepared from d-mannose in three easy, high-yielding steps. The "crowded environment" at positions 1 and 2, noted above, could conceivably be relieved by migration of the acyl group to the neighboring cis-O-3-hydroxyl in the natural product. However, study of our synthetic intermediates and prototypes indicate that the O-2 acyl group is quite stable, and that such migration does not occur readily.     

Low-valent niobium-mediated double activation of C-F/C-H bonds: fluorene synthesis from o-arylated alpha,alpha,alpha-trifluorotoluene derivatives

By the treatment of 0.3 molar amount of NbCl5 and LiAlH4, o-arylated alpha,alpha,alpha-trifluorotoluenes afforded fluorene derivatives in good yields. C-F bonds of the CF3 group and the neighboring ortho C-H bond were doubly activated to give the coupling products.     

Polar nematic trans-4-substituted-cyclohexyl (E)-alk-2-enoates The influence of dipoles and double bonds on the transition temperatures and other physical properties

As part of a systematic study of the factors affecting nematic phase formation, the influence of introducing dipoles (in the form of oxygen, carbonyl and carboxy groups) and steric restrictions (in the form of carbon-carbon double bonds) in various positions, configurations and combinations in a model system (4-[trans-4-pentylcyclohexyl]benzonitrile) has been investigated. On the basis of these results, we have introduced an ester group and a carbon-carbon double bond with a trans-configuration (E) into the terminal alkyl chain attached to the cyclohexyl ring of a variety of two- and three-ring nematic mesogens of positive dielectric anisotropy. This is a new combination of a polar ester group (dipole effect) and the added rigidity imposed by the double bond (steric effect). Most of the new (E) alk 2-enoates containing two rings in the molecular core possess high melting points. Only a few two ring esters exhibit nematic phase, although the clearing point of those esters exhibiting mesomorphic behaviour was high. The corresponding three-ring (E)-alk-2-enoates incorporating an additional phenyl or cyclohexane ring also possess high melting and clearing points, as well as wide nematic ranges. No smectic mesophases could be observed for any of the (E)-alk-2-enoates synthesized. Comparisons with the corresponnding derivatives incorporating either just an ester group, or just a carbon-carbon double bond in the same position indicate that synergetic effects lead to higher clearing points than would otherwise have been expected. The new (E)-alk-2-enoates possess a surprisingly moderate viscosity for esters. The high value of the elastic constant ratio k₃₃/k₁₁ is of advantage for mixtures designed for supertwisted nematic LCDs.     

C-Silylation de composes a fonction nitrile. Synthese de nitriles α-silicies

The direct silylation by Me₃SiCl/Li/THF of saturated nitriles having a hydrogen atom in the α position with respect to the function leads, according to a simple and rapid process, to the corresponding α-silylated nitriles in yields that are moderate but much higher than those given by the comparable previously known routes. α, β-Unsaturated nitriles give the derivatives resulting from the disilylation of the double bond. Allyl or benzyl cyanide and diphenyl acetonitrile first undergo the elimination of the nitrile group (which behaves as a halogen atom) whereas cyanamid affords bis(trimethylsilyl)carbodiimide giving after further silylation the unexpected tris(trimethylsilyl)amine.     

Decomposition of oroidin in DMSO/TFA

Oxidative cyclization of the pyrrole-imidazole alkaloids oroidin and sventrin in DMSO/TFA (1:1) yields oxazolines via nucleophilic attack of the carbonyl oxygen at the alkenyl double bond. Oxidation takes place in the benzylic position of the imidazole ring. On prolonged reaction times, the oxazoline ring is hydrolyzed yielding the corresponding ester of pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid containing a free amino group. Overall, the double bond of oroidin is dioxygenated.     

Lewis base catalyzed Mannich-type reactions between trimethylsilyl enol ethers and aldimines

Lewis base catalyzed Mannich-type reaction between trimethylsilyl enol ethers and N-tosylaldimines is described. Nitrogen anions generated from amides or imides such as lithium benzamide or potassium phthalimide are found to be effective Lewis base catalysts in DMF at room temperature to afford the corresponding beta-amino carbonyl compounds in good to high yields; the oxygen anion generated from carboxylic acids such as lithium acetate was also found to be effective in dry DMF. The above-mentioned lithium acetate-catalyzed Mannich-type reaction between aldimines and various trimethylsilyl (TMS) enol ethers such as silyl ketene acetal proceeded smoothly even in water-containing DMF. Then, Lewis base catalyzed three-component Mannich-type reactions of TMS enol ether, tosylamide, and aromatic aldehyde having electron-withdrawing group such as p-nitrobenzaldehyde were investigated. The reaction proceeded smoothly to afford the corresponding beta-amino ester in good yield. Further, ammonium carboxylates such as tetrabutyl ammonium acetate or tetrabutyl ammonium benzoate were found to be more effective Lewis base catalysts in the above-mentioned Mannich-type reaction. The synthesis proceeded in various solvents at lower temperatures. The reaction between aldimines and TMS enol ethers generated from thioester and various ketones such as propiophenone or cyclohexanone also proceeded smoothly to afford the corresponding beta-amino carbonyl compounds in high yields with good to high anti-selectivities.     

Novel one-pot vicinal double C-acylation of styrenes and methacrylates by electroreduction

[reaction: see text] Electroreduction of styrenes or alkyl methacrylates in the presence of aliphatic acid anhydrides or N-acylimidazoles with an undivided cell equipped with zinc electrodes as the anode and the cathode brought about novel one-pot vicinal double C-acylation to afford the corresponding 1,4-diketones in satisfactory yields.     

辛可宁季铵盐的合成及催化不对称烷基化研究

探索了辛可宁季铵盐的通用合成方法, 确定辛可宁与取代苄溴在四氢呋喃中回流为最优反应途径, 合成了11个羟基保留的辛可宁季铵盐, 收率57%~88%, 并合成了4种羟基保护季铵盐, 羟基成醚过程在生成季铵盐前后均可进行, 总收率62%~71%; 羟基酯化只能在生成季铵盐之后进行, 总收率78%. 本文共合成了15个季铵盐(Cn-1~Cn-15), 其中5个为新化合物, 另有4个的合成方法未见文献报道. 选用该类季铵盐催化剂催化二苯亚甲基甘氨酸叔丁酯的不对称苄基化反应, 结果发现, 催化剂苄基具有4-Br取代或羟基成醚均有助于提高反应产物的对映选择性. Cn-9可得到最优的反应结果, 产率93%, e.e.值91%.