Synthetic Utility of Epoxides for Chiral Functionalization of Isoxazoles

The lithio-anion of isoxazole 2 was found to ring open propylene oxide in good yields with complete regioselectivity. Vinylic and benzylic epoxides were utilized as key examples of electrophiles and found to produce a mixture of regioisomeric adducts. Additionally, the use of chiral epoxides was explored, and absolute configuration was determined by X-ray crystallography to prove that nucleophilic attack at the benzylic carbon of (R)-styrene oxide proceeds with 100% inversion at the benzylic carbon to afford the (S)-alcohol (4b).     

(Salen)Ti(IV) complex catalyzed asymmetric ring-opening of epoxides using dithiophosphorus acid as the nucleophile

A series of chiral bis-Schiff bases were synthesized starting from (1R,2R)-(+)-diaminocyclohexane, (+)-cis-1,2,2-trimethyl-1,3-diaminocyclopentane, (R)-2,2^′-diamino-1,1^′-binaphthalene, and (1S,2S)-diphenyl-1,2-ethanediamine. The enantioselective ring-opening of meso epoxides with dithiophosphorus acids catalyzed by a (salen)Ti(IV) complex formed in situ upon the treatment of Ti(OPr-i)₄ and the aforementioned chiral Schiff base was realized. The resulting products were obtained with low to good enantioselectivities (up to 73% ee). The (salen)Ti(IV) complex containing the backbone of 1,2-diaminocyclohexane exhibited the best enantioselectivity. The substituents in dithiophosphorus acids and those on the salen aromatic ring have a significant influence on the reaction. Moderate enantioselectivity were obtained for the (salen)Ti(IV) complex catalyzed ring-opening of racemic monosubstituted epoxides. High regioselectivity was observed for the alkyl substituted epoxides, whereas poor regioselectivity was obtained for the aryl substituted ones.     

Diazapolycyclic compounds—XIVTetrahedron33, 2109 (1977).: Epoxides from diazaquinone adducts: synthesis and stereochemical characterization

Epoxidation by m-chloroperbenzoic acid of adducts obtained by Diels-Alder reaction of pyridazine-1,4-dione, phthalazine-1,4-dione and benzo(g)phthalazine-1,4-dione with substituted 1,3-butadienes is reported. Although the epoxidation takes place in most of the cases in good yields, no reaction is observed in adducts which lack electron-donating groups attached to the double bond, and their epoxides must be obtained from the corresponding bromohydrines. The reaction affords either a single product or a mixture of cis and trans isomers, according to the location of the substituents in the piperidazine ring. The stereochemistry of these compounds is studied from their ¹H NMR spectra and by X-rays diffraction methods.     

Carbon-13 NMR spectra of some epoxides derived from dicyclopentadiene

The ¹³C NMR spectra of a series of epoxides derived from endo- and exo-dicyclopentadiene and their partially hydrogenated compounds were determined to examine the substituent effects arising from the introduction of the oxirane ring in comparison with those found in other ring systems. The ¹³C signals of some epoxides were assigned by using lanthanide shift reagents. Characteristic substituent effects exerted by an oxirane ring were demonstrated. Marked steric γ-effects of ?8—13 ppm were observed at the bridge carbon signal in the bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane skeleton. Differences were found in the substituent effects between endo- and exo-dicyclopentadiene epoxides, and have been discussed in relation to the molecular geometry.     

Investigation of the catalytic activity of an electron-deficient vanadium(IV) tetraphenylporphyrin: A new, highly efficient and reusable catalyst for ring-opening of epoxides

In this work, the catalytic activity of high-valent tetraphenylporphyrinatovanadium(IV) trifluoromethanesulfonate, [V^IV(TPP)(OTf)₂], in the nucleophilic ring-opening of epoxides is reported. This new V(IV) catalyst was used as an efficient catalyst for alcoholysis with primary (methanol, ethanol and n-propanol), secondary (iso-propanol) and tertiary alcohols (tert-butanol), hydrolysis and acetolysis of epoxides with acetic acid and also for the conversion of epoxides to 1,2-diacetates with acetic anhydride, conversion of epoxides to thiiranes with ammonium thiocyanate and thiourea, and for conversion of epoxides to acetonides with acetone. The catalyst was reused several times without loss of its activity.     

Asymmetric synthesis of (S)-vigabatrin and (S)-dihydrokavain via cobalt catalyzed hydrolytic kinetic resolution of epoxides

A concise route to the asymmetric synthesis of (S)-vigabatrin^® and (S)-dihydrokavain has been described using Co-catalyzed hydrolytic kinetic resolution of racemic epoxides and regiospecific opening of terminal epoxides with dimethylsulfonium methylide as the key steps.     

Palladium-catalyzed synthesis of β-hydroxy compounds via a strained 6,4-palladacycle from directed C–H activation of anilines and C–O insertion of epoxides

A palladium-catalyzed C–H activation of acetylated anilines (acetanilides, 1,1-dimethyl-3-phenylurea, 1-phenylpyrrolidin-2-one, and 1-(indolin-1-yl)ethan-1-one) with epoxides using O-coordinating directing groups was accomplished. This C–H alkylation reaction proceeds via formation of a previously unknown 6,4-palladacycle intermediate and provides rapid access to regioselectively functionalized β-hydroxy products. Notably, this catalytic system is applicable for the gram scale mono-functionalization of acetanilide in good yields. The palladium-catalyzed coupling reaction of the ortho-C(sp²) atom of O-coordinating directing groups with a C(sp³) carbon of chiral epoxides offers diverse substrate scope in good to excellent yields. In addition, further transformations of the synthesized compound led to biologically important heterocycles. Density functional theory reveals that the 6,4-palladacycle leveraged in this work is significantly more strained (>10 kcal mol⁻¹) than the literature known 5,4 palladacycles.

The combined experimental and computational study on palladium-catalyzed regioselective C–H functionalization of O-coordinating directing groups with epoxides is described.     

Synthesis and structure of 5,7-Di(<Emphasis Type="Italic">tert</Emphasis>-butyl)-2-(8-methanesulfonyloxyquinolin-2-yl)-1,3-tropolone

5,7-Di(tert-butyl)-2-(8-methanesulfonyloxyquinolin-2-yl)-1,3-tropolone whose structure was established by X-ray diffraction analysis and confirmed by ¹H and ¹³C NMR, IR spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry, was obtained by the reaction of 2-methyl-8-methanesulfonyloxyquinoline with 3,5-di(tert-butyl)-1,2-benzoquinone. According to X-ray diffraction study, this sulfonyloxyquinolinotropolone exists in the NH tautomeric form with methanesulfonyloxy group in the exo position to the tropolone ring and the sixmembered chelate ring produced by the quinoline and tropolone moieties stabilized by strong intramolecular hydrogen bond. The strong intramolecular hydrogen bond between the phenolic oxygen atom and the six-membered chelate ring provides supplementary contribution to the stabilization of the NH tautomeric form.     

Proton NMR spectra and structure of chlorotin(IV) ternary complexes of 8-quinolinol and its 5,7 dichloro and 2 methyl-5,7 dichloro derivatives

The low temperature ¹H NMR spectra in d-chloroform of the ternary complexes bis-(8-quinolinato) tin(IV) dichloride, bis-(5,7 dichloro-8-quinolinato) tin(IV) dichloride, and bis-(2 methyl-5,7-dichloro-8-quinolinato) tin(IV) dichloride have been obtained. The spectra showed that for the three complexes, only two configurations were appreciably populated, their free energy differences being equal to 0.28, 0.08 and ?0.04 kcal/mol respectively. The proton chemical shifts, the ¹H-¹H coupling constants and some of the ¹H-¹¹⁹Sn coupling constants have been obtained for each complex in the two configurations. An approximate computation of chemical shifts, including aromatic ring magnetic anisotropies and electric effects from polar groups, allowed the identification of the two configurations as the cis-cis-trans and the cis-trans-cis (with respect to Cl, N and O atoms), the former being the more populated one.     

1H NMR study of isomerization in chlorotin(IV) ternary complexes of 8-quinolinol and 5,7-dichloro-8-quinolinol

A complete analysis of the temperature dependence (?30 to 52°C) of the ¹H NMR spectra in d-chloroform of the ternary complexes, bis-(8-quinolinato)tin(IV) dichloride and bis-(5,7-dichloro-8-quinolinato)tin(IV) dichloride has been performed. The intramolecular character of the exchange process has been established, and the spectra have been analyzed by the total lineshape method in terms of the interconversion of two isomers, the cis-cis-trans and the cis-trans-cis (with respect to Cl, N and O atoms), including the tin-proton couplings in the simulations. Arrhenius parameters of the process were E_a = 54 ± 1 and 52 + 1 kJ mol^?1, and log A = 11.8 ± 0.2 and 11.7 ± 0.3, respectively, for the two complexes. The similarity of the activation parameters obtained for both complexes indicates that the presence of bulky Cl atoms in the 8-quinolinol ring had no appreciable energetic influence on the isomerization process. Data were compared with those reported for other chlorinated hexacoordinated complexes, involving ligands other than the 8-quinolinol ring.     

Photochemistry of the vitamin D series. I. Kinetics and quantum yields in ergosterin irradiation by lambda = 253,7 nm

Irradiation of Δ^5,7-9α, 10β-steroids in solution with λ = 253,7 nm yielded no Δ^5,7-9β, 10α-steroids and vice versa. No back reaction from precalciferol₂ to ergosterol could be detected by kinetic measurements. This leads to the conclusion that with the mercury resonance line only ring opening and 6,7-cis/trans isomerization but no ring closure occurs.     

无溶剂条件下硒酚对末端环氧化合物的开环反应及其在1,3-噁唑烷-2-酮衍生物合成中的应用

Regioselective ring-opening reactions of 1,2-epoxides with ArSeH catalyzed by Ti（O^tPr）4 under solvent-free conditions were investigated. A variety of β-hydroxyselenides were obtained in excellent yields of 90%-97% and regioselectivities by a simple, atom economic and environment-friendly procedure. Several N-tosyl- 1,3-oxazolidin-2-ones were prepared starting from the corresponding 1,2-epoxides and ArSeH by a one-pot three-step procedure.     

Alumina-promoted Opening of Medium Ring Epoxides: cis-Cyclooctene Oxide - trans-2-Acetoxycyclooctanol

Opening of epoxides is usually achieved homogeneously by treating oxiranes with strong acids or strong bases; several reviews of this subject are available.² We have discovered that commercially available chromatographic -alumina promotes highly efficient heterogeneous opening of a wide range of epoxides by a variety of nucleophiles (e.g., alcohols, acetic acid, amines, mercaptans, and selenols) under extraordinarily mild (25[ddot]) and neutral conditions and that this procedure is the method of choice for clean nucleophilic opening of medium ring epoxides.³     

Synthesis, structure, and antibacterial activity of aminobenzofuroxan and aminobenzofurazan

The amination of 4,6-dichloro-5,7-dinitrobenzofuroxan and 4,6-dichloro-5,7-dinitrobenzofurazan with dibenzylamine followed the aromatic nucleophilic substitution pattern (S_NAr) and gave products of replacement of both chlorine atoms in the six-membered ring with elimination of hydrogen chloride. Regardless of the reactant ratio, 4,6-dichloro-5,7-dinitrobenzofuroxan was converted into 4,6-bis(dibenzylamino)-5,7-dinitrobenzofuroxan, whereas 4,6-dichloro-5,7-dinitrobenzofurazan under analogous conditions gave rise to unusual bisammonium derivative which lost proton from the amino group on C⁴ and benzyl group from the amino group on C⁶; as a result, the corresponding diamine with secondary and tertiary nitrogen atoms was obtained. The structure of the isolated compounds was determined by IR and NMR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, and X-ray analysis; their thermal stability was studied by simultaneous thermogravimetry and differential scanning calorimetry.     

Rongalite promoted highly regioselective synthesis of β-hydroxy sulfides by ring opening of epoxides with disulfides

Rongalite^® promotes cleavage of disulfides generating thiolate anions that then undergo facile ring opening of epoxides in the presence of K₂CO₃ to afford α-addition products 3 with good to excellent yields. The important features of this methodology are broad substrates scope, high yielding, reasonably rapid reaction rate, high regioselectivity and no requirement of metal catalysts. It should be noted that the thiolate anion attacks the epoxides derived from styrene to produce the corresponding α-addition products 3 with high regioselectivity, instead of the β-addition regioisomer 4 that could be formed from the attack of the nucleophile at the benzylic position.     

The effect of substitutents on the strain energies of small ring compounds

The effect of substitutents on the strain energy (SE) of cyclic molecules is examined at the CBS, G2, and G2(MP2) levels of theory. Alkyl substitutents have a meaningful effect upon the SE of small ring compounds. gem-Dimethyl substitution lowers the strain energy of cyclopropanes, cyclobutanes, epoxides, and dimethyldioxirane (DMDO) by 6-10 kcal/mol relative to an unbranched acyclic reference molecule. The choice of the reference compound is especially important for geminal electronegative substitutents. The SE of 1,1-difluorocyclopropane is estimated to be 20.5 kcal/mol relative to acyclic reference molecule 1,3-difluoropropane but is 40.7 kcal/mol with respect to the thermodynamically more stable (DeltaE = -20.2 kcal/mol) isomeric reference compound 2,2-difluoropropane. The SE of dioxirane (DO) is estimated to be approximately 18 kcal/mol while the SE of DMDO is predicted to be approximately equal to 11 kcal/mol by using homodesmotic reactions that maintain a balanced group equivalency. The total energy (CBS-APNO) of DMDO is 2.6 kcal/mol lower than that of isomeric 1,2-dioxacyclopentane that has an estimated SE of 5 kcal/mol. The thermodynamic stability of DMDO is a consequence of its relatively strong C-H (BDE = 102.7 kcal/mol) and C-CH(3) (BDE = 98.9 kcal/mol) bonds. By comparison, the calculated sec-C-H and -C-CH(3) G2 bond dissociation energies in propane are 100.3 and 90.5 kcal/mol.     

Novel synthesis of spirocyclic-3,4-dihydro-2H-benzo[b][1,4]oxazine derivatives

A two-step procedure involving acid catalyzed ring opening of spirocyclic epoxides with 2-haloanilines and subsequent palladium-catalyzed intramolecular C–O bond formation to provide spirocyclic-3,4-dihydro-2H-benzo[b][1,4]oxazine derivatives is described.     

Efficient regio- and stereoselective ring opening of epoxides with alcohols, acetic acid and water catalyzed by ammonium decatungstocerate(IV)

Epoxides can be cleaved in a regio- and stereoselective manner under neutral conditions with alcohols and acetic acid in the presence of catalytic amounts of decatungstocerate(IV) ion, ([CeW₁₀O₃₆]⁸⁻), affording the corresponding β-alkoxy and β-acetoxy alcohols in high yields. In water, ring opening of epoxides occurs with this catalyst to produce the corresponding diols in good yields.     

Regioselective ring-opening of epoxides with ortho-lithioanisoles catalyzed by BF3·OEt2

It is presented that a number of o-2-hydroxyalkylanisoles could be efficiently synthesized through the regioselective ring-opening reaction of epoxides with o-lithioanisoles in the presence of BF₃·OEt₂ Lewis-acid catalyst. Sterically demanding o-lithioanisoles had to be generated by exploiting the combination of ⁿBuLi and a catalytic amount of TMEDA (0.20 equiv) in Et₂O as the lithiator whereas ‘normal’ anisole could be lithiated at ortho-position by treatment with ⁿBuLi in THF as usual. Surprisingly, the availability of THF and a catalytic amount of TMEDA (0.20 equiv) in the reaction mixture was found to enhance the reaction yields dramatically. A complex aggregate formation by the co-operative ligation of THF and TMEDA to ortho-lithioanisole(s) was proposed to rationalize the high reactivity achieved in the ring-opening reaction of epoxides.     

Photochemistry of the vitamin D series. II. Wavelength dependence of photoisomerization of precalciferol

In addition to the known ring opening at shorter wavelengths it was found that ring opening in Δ^5,7-steroids occurs also at λ > 300 nm. Ring closure of the corresponding seco- steroids in this region was confirmed. The existence of three rotational isomers with respect to the 5,6-bond is assumed to be responsible for the observed wavelength dependency of the photoisomerizations of previtamin D. In this case the 5,6-s-trans isomer should absorb uv light at shorter wavelengths yielding tachysterol whereas the two 5,6-rotational isomers with skew conformation should absorb at longer wavelengths yielding lumisterol and ergosterol, respectively.