Stereospezifische Synthese von (+)-(3R, 4R)-4-Methyl-3-heptanol,das Enantiomere eines Pheromons des kleinen Ulmensplintkäfers (Scolytus multistriatus)

Stereospecific Synthesis of (+)-(3R, 4R)-4-Methyl-3-heptanol, the Enantiomer of a Pheromone of the Smaller European Elm Bark Beetle (Scolytus multistriatus) Reduction of 2 with actively fermenting baker's yeast gave (?) -3. Stereospecific alkylation [3] of (?) -3 with propyl iodide furnished ethyl (+)-(2R, 3R)-2-propyl-3-hydroxypentanoate ((+) -4 , 58%) which was converted to the tetrahydropyranyl ether (?) -5 , then the alcohol 6 , the p-toluenesulfonate 7 and the thiophenyl ether 8 to give the title compound (+) -1. The latter consisted of 97% of the threo- and 3% of the erythro-isomer. The above synthesis also correlates the absolute configuration of (?)-(R) -3 with that of (+)-(R)-citronellic acid (see [2]).     

Electrocyclic ring-opening/pi-allyl cation cyclization reaction sequences involving gem-dihalocyclopropanes as substrates: application to syntheses of (+/-)-, (+)-, and (-)-gamma-lycorane

The readily prepared gem-dibromocyclopropanes (+/-)-13 and (+/-)-19 each engage in a silver(I)-promoted electrocyclic ring-opening/pi-allyl cation cyclization sequence to deliver the hexahydroindole (+/-)-20, which participates in a Suzuki cross-coupling reaction with arylboronic acid 3 to give the tetracyclic compound (+/-)-21. Catalytic hydrogenation of this last compound proceeds in a completely stereoselective manner to give the saturated analogue (+/-)-24, which undergoes Bischler-Napieralski cyclization on reaction with phosphorus oxychloride. The resulting lactam (+/-)-25 is then reduced with lithium aluminum hydride to give (+/-)-gamma-lycorane [(+/-)-1]. By using (-)-menthyl-derived carbamates 27 and 28, this chemistry has been extended to the synthesis of the (+)- and (-)-modifications of the title compound.     

Lipase-catalyzed kinetic resolution of cyclic trans-1,2-diols bearing a diester moiety: synthetic application to chiral seven-membered-ring alpha,alpha-disubstituted alpha-amino acid

Chiral cycloalkane-trans-1,2-diols (+/-)-3 and (+/-)-8 having a diester moiety have been prepared from dimethyl dialkenylmalonate using olefin metathesis by Grubbs catalyst, followed by epoxidation and acidic hydrolysis. Kinetic resolution of racemic cyclopentane-trans-1,2-diol (+/-)-3 by lipase-catalyzed transesterification afforded an optically active monoacetate (-)-5 of 95% ee in 46% yield and the recovered diol (-)-3 of 92% ee in 51% yield, and that of cycloheptane-trans-1,2-diol (+/-)-8 gave a monoacetate (+)-10 of 95% ee in 51% yield and the diol (-)-8 of >99% ee in 43% yield, respectively. The enantiomer selectivity of racemic cyclic trans-1,2-diols bearing a diester moiety by lipases (Amano PS and Amano AK) was opposite to that of the reported simple racemic cycloalkane-trans-1,2-diols. To explain the lipase-catalyzed enantiomer selectivity, computer modeling of lipase-substrate complexes was performed. Furthermore, the optically active diester (-)-8 could be efficiently converted into an optically active seven-membered-ring alpha,alpha-disubstituted amino acid (4R,5R)-(-)-15.     

A facile synthesis of racemic carboxyl <Superscript>14</Superscript>C-labeled phenylglycine under microwave irradiation

We report here a facile synthesis of racemic carboxyl ¹⁴C labeled phenylglycine. Toluene was brominated in presence of manganese dioxide to give benzyl bromide (>98%), which on cyanation with K¹⁴CN followed by acid hydrolysis under microwave enhanced conditions gave [1-¹⁴C]-2-phenyl ethanoic acid. The latter on α-bromination followed by amination with liquid ammonia furnished a racemic mixture of the title compound with a yield >90% with respect to K¹⁴CN. The racemic mixture was resolved using L(+) tartarate to give D and L phenylglycine.     

High-performance liquid chromatographic separation of racemic and diastereomeric mixtures of 2,4-pentadienoate-iron tricarbonyl derivatives

beta-Cyclodextrin chiral stationary phase facilitates the chiral separation of the (+/-)-methyl-5-formyl-2,4-pentadienoate-iron tricarbonyl (1) racemic mixture. The separation of oxazolidine derivatives 2 and 3 diastereomers were achieved with a C18 column but the compounds underwent in-column hydrolysis to give (-)- and (+)-1, respectively. This hydrolysis was exploited for the determination of 2 and 3 by the beta-cyclodextrin column, namely 2 and 3 were initially and completely hydrolyzed in the column to give (-)- and (+)-1 and this racemic mixture was then separated by this chiral column.     

An efficient asymmetric synthesis of (3S)-3-amino-1-(4-cyanophenyl)-2-oxopyrrolidine hydrochloride salt

Reaction of 4-aminobenzonitrile with 2-bromo-4-chlorobutyryl bromide in the presence of sodium phosphate followed by treatment of the coupled product with sodium hydroxide followed by ammonium hydroxide in acetonitrile yielded the title compound as the racemic (R)-(−)-mandelic acid salt in an overall yield of 64%. The title compound was then obtained with an ee >96% and in 78% yield after a dynamic resolution of the racemic salt in IPA using a catalytic amount of salicylaldehyde followed by salt exchange.     

Phase Diagram of R(+)-S(-) Efaroxan Hydrochloride

The phase diagram of R(+)-S(-) efaroxan hydrochloride (T_fus.(R)=245.1±0.3°C. ΔH_fus.(R)=119.6±3.0 J g^-1) shows a racemic compound. The melting temperature and melting enthalpy of the compound are: T_fus.(RS)=247.8±0.2°C and ΔH_fus. (RS)=124.6±2.4 J g^-1. A solid ↔ solid transformation takes place at T_trs.=180±1°C, ΔH_trs.=15.0±0.4 J g^-1. This transition is observed between 3 and 97% R(+). The stability of the racemic compound already established in a previous study was confirmed by the value of Petterson's coefficient (i=1.19). The two eutectic positions at 20 and 80% R(+) that define the range over which the racemic compound is found, exclude the use of resolution methods by preferential crystallization. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Benzyl 2-cyano-3,3-dimethyl-1-pyrrolidinecarboxylate, a versatile intermediate for the synthesis of 3,3-dimethylproline derivatives

The synthesis of racemic nitrile (+/-)-9 was accomplished in four steps and 58% overall yield from the known pyrrolidinone 5. Nitrile (+/-)-9 was resolved via preparative chiral HPLC to afford optically pure nitriles (+)-9 and (-)-9, from which 3,3-dimethylprolines (+)-1 and (-)-1 and 3,3-dimethylprolinamides (+)-2 and (-)-2 could be accessed in nearly quantitative yield, without loss of optical purity. The absolute configurations of the resolved prolines and prolinamides were determined by correlation with an intermediate of known absolute stereochemistry.     

Lipase-catalyzed resolution of (2R*,3S*)- and (2R*,3R*)-3-methyl-3-phenyl-2-aziridinemethanol at low temperatures and determination of the absolute configurations of the four stereoisomers

[reaction: see text] Lipase-catalyzed resolution of (2R*,3S*)-3-methyl-3-phenyl-2-aziridinemethanol, (+/-)-2, at low temperatures gave synthetically useful (2R,3S)-2 and its acetate (2S,3R)-2a with (2S)-selectivity (E = 55 at -40 degrees C), while a similar reaction of (2R*,3R*)-3-methyl-3-phenyl-2-aziridinemethanol, (+/-)-3, gave (2S,3S)-3 and its acetate (2R,3R)-3a with (2R)-selectivity (E = 73 at -20 degrees C). Compound (+/-)-2 was prepared conveniently via diastereoselective addition of MeMgBr to tert-butyl 3-phenyl-2H-azirine-2-carboxylate, (+/-)-1a, which was successfully prepared by the Neber reaction of oxime tosylate of tert-butyl benzoyl acetate 7a. The tert-butyl ester was requisite to promote this reaction. For determination of the absolute configuration of (2S,3R)-2a, enantiopure (2S,3R)-2 was independently prepared in three steps involving diastereoselective methylation of 3-phenyl-2H-azirine-2-methanol, (S)-10, with MeMgBr. The absolute configuration of (2S,3S)-3 was determined by X-ray analysis of the corresponding N-(S)-2-(6-methoxy-2-naphthyl)propanoyl derivative (S,S,S)-13.     

Planar chiral dianthranilide and dithiodianthranilide molecules: optical resolution, chiroptical spectra, and molecular self-assembly

Planar chiral dianthranilide (1) was resolved to enantiomers with use of (-)-(1S,4R)-camphanoyl chloride as a chiral derivatizing agent. The (+)-1 enantiomer was assigned the S absolute configuration from the X-ray crystal structure of its N,N'-dicamphanoyl derivative. Optical resolution of dithionodianthranilide (2) was accomplished by inclusion crystallization with (R,R)-1,2-diaminocyclohexane, and the X-ray structure of the corresponding adduct revealed the (-)-2stereoisomer has the R configuration. A slow boat-to-boat ring inversion (DeltaG(++) = 24.1 +/- 0.1 kcal mol(-1)) causes racemization of (+)-1 in solution as manifested by a gradual decrease of the CD spectrum whereas, (-)-2 is configurationally stable at these conditions. The analysis of the CD spectra of the title compounds showed that the n-pi* Cotton effect signs are determined by the helicity of the skewed benzamide and thiobenzamide chromophores. The solid-state structures of the racemic and homochiral forms of 1 and 2 show different self-assembly patterns: the racemate (+/-)-1 prefers the cyclic R(2)(2)(8) hydrogen bond motif, whereas the crystalline DMSO solvates of (+/-)-1 and (+)-1 consist of 1D homochiral hydrogen-bonded assemblies generated by the C(6) motif. In the case of dithionolactams (+/-)-2 and (-)-2 two types of 1D networks were observed: in the racemate they are generated by the centrosymmetric R(2)(2)(8) and R(2)(2)(12) hydrogen bond motifs, whereas the molecules in the homochiral crystals are connected solely with use of the strongly nonplanar R(2)(2)(8) motif.     

Molecular basis for enantioselectivity of lipase from Chromobacterium viscosum toward the diesters of 2,3-dihydro-3-(4'-hydroxyphenyl)-1,1,3-trimethyl-1H-inden-5-ol

2,3-Dihydro-3-(4'-hydroxyphenyl)-1,1,3-trimethyl-1H-inden-5-ol, 1, is a chiral bisphenol useful for preparation of polymers. Previous screening of commercial hydrolases identified lipase from Chromobacterium viscosum (CVL) as a highly regio- and enantioselective catalyst for hydrolysis of diesters of 1. The regioselectivity was > or =30:1 favoring the ester at the 5-position, while the enantioselectivity varied with acyl chain length, showing the highest enantioselectivity (E = 48 +/- 20 S) for the dibutanoate ester. In this paper, we use a combination of nonsymmetrical diesters and computer modeling to identify that the remote ester group controls the enantioselectivity. First, we prepared nonsymmetrical diesters of (+/-)-1 using another regioselective, but nonenantioselective, reaction. Lipase from Candida rugosa (CRL) showed the opposite regioselectivity (>30:1), allowing removal of the ester at the 4'-position (the remote ester in the CVL-catalyzed reaction). Regioselective hydrolysis of (+/-)-1-dibutanoate (150 g) gave (+/-)-1-5-dibutanoate (89 g, 71% yield). Acylation gave nonsymmetrical diesters that varied at the 4'-position. With no ester at the 4'-position, CVL showed no enantioselectivity, while hindered esters (3,3-dimethylbutanoate) reacted 20 times more slowly, but retained enantioselectivity (E = 22). These results indicate that the remote ester group can control the enantioselectivity. Computer modeling confirmed these results and provided molecular details. A model of a phosphonate transition state analogue fit easily in the active site of the open conformation of CVL. A large hydrophobic pocket tilts to one side above the catalytic machinery. The tilt permits the remote ester at the 4'-position of only the (S)-enantiomer to bind in this pocket. The butanoate ester fits and fills this pocket and shows high enantioselectivity. Both smaller and larger ester groups show low enantioselectivity because small ester groups cannot fill this pocket, while longer ester groups extend beyond the pocket. An improved large-scale resolution of 1-dibutanoate with CVL gave (R)-(+)-1-dibutanoate (269 g, 47% yield, 92% ee) and (S)-(-)-1-4'-monobutanoate (245 g, 52% yield, 89% ee). Methanolysis yielded (R)-(+)-1 (169 g, 40% overall yield, >97% ee) and (S)-(-)-1 (122 g, 36% overall yield, >96% ee).     

First synthesis of (1S,2S)- and (1R,2R)-1-amino-2-isopropylcyclobutanecarboxylic acids by asymmetric Strecker reaction from 2-substituted cyclobutanones

An efficient and easy one-pot reaction from readily available racemic 2-substituted cyclobutanones gave, by means of asymmetric Strecker synthesis in the presence of an amine chiral auxiliary, two major aminonitriles with excellent diastereoselectivity. After separation, the major cis-aminonitriles were hydrolysed and hydrogenolysed to lead for the first time to pure non-racemic (+)-1-amino-2-isopropylcyclobutanecarboxylic acid (ACBC) and its antipode.     

3,3'-Bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1'-disubstituted-2,2'-biindoles: easily accessible, electron-rich, chiral diphosphine ligands for homogeneous enantioselective hydrogenation of oxoesters

Racemic (+/-)-3,3'-bis(diphenylphosphinyl)-1,1'-dimethyl-2, 2'-biindole (1c) (N-Me-2-BINPO) and (+/-)-3, 3'-bis(diphenylphosphinyl)-1,1'-bis(methoxymethyl)-2,2'-biindole (1d) (N-MOM-2-BINPO) were synthesized in satisfactory yields following a three-step reaction sequence, starting from indole. Resolution of racemic 1c and 1d was achieved through fractional crystallization of their diastereomeric adducts with optically active dibenzoyl tartaric acids, followed by alkaline decomplexation of the diastereomerically pure salts. Their trichlorosilane reduction gave enantiopure phosphines (+)- and (-)-(1a) (N-Me-2-BINP) and (+)- and (-)-(1b) (N-MOM-2-BINP). The electrochemical oxidative potential of 1a and 1b was found to be 0. 52 and 0.60 V, respectively. Both the enantiomers of (1a) were tested as ligands of Ru(II) in asymmetric hydrogenation reactions of alpha- and beta-oxoesters. Reactions were found to be outstandingly fast and enantioselection quite good. Comparative kinetic experiments on the hydrogenation reaction of methyl acetoacetate carried out with 1a, 1c, BINAP, and other biheteroaromatic diphosphines as ligands of Ru(II) demonstrated that all the reactions follow a first-order kinetic. A linear relationship was found between the kinetic constant log and the electrochemical oxidative potential of the diphosphine ligand.     

Palladium(0)-catalyzed enantioselective O,S-rearrangement of racemic O-allylic thiocarbamates: a new entry to enantioenriched allylic sulfur compounds

Reaction of (+/-)-(E)-pent-3-en-2-ol, (+/-)-(E)-hept-4-en-3-ol, (+/-)-(E)-2,6-dimethylhept-4-en-3-ol, (+/-)-cyclohex-2-en-1-ol, and (+/-)-cyclohept-2-en-1-ol with methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, tert-butyl, and benzyl isothiocyanate gave the corresponding racemic O-allylic thiocarbamates of medium to good thermal stability in good yields. The palladium(0)-catalyzed rearrangement of the (+/-)-(E)-pent-3-en-2-ol-, (+/-)-(E)-hept-4-en-3-ol-, (+/-)-cyclohex-2-en-1-ol-, and (+/-)-cyclohept-2-en-1-ol-derived O-allylic thiocarbamates at room temperature in methylene chloride by using Pd2(dba)3*CHCl3 (dba = dibenzylideneacetone) as precatalyst and (+)-(1R,2R)-1,2-bis-N-((2-(diphenylphosphino)benzoyl)-1,2-diaminocyclohexane as ligand for the palladium atom proceeded quantitatively and gave the corresponding acyclic (R)-configured S-allylic thiocarbamates and the cyclic (S)-configured S-allylic thiocarbamates with ee values ranging from 85% to > or = 99% in yields of 76-94%. Rearrangement of the O-allylic thiocarbamates carrying a methyl group at the N atom not only was the fastest but also proceeded with the highest enantioselectivity. No rearrangement was observed under these conditions in the case of the racemic N-methyl O-allylic thiocarbamate derived from (+/-)-2,6-dimethylhept-4-en-3-ol, which has a branched carbon skeleton. (S)-cyclohex-2-enethiol of 97% ee was obtained through hydrolysis of the corresponding N-methyl S-allylic thiocarbamate. 2-((R)-(E)-1-methylbut-2-enylsulfanyl)pyrimidine of 91% ee and 2-((S)-cyclohex-2-enylsulfanyl)pyrimidine of 97% ee were synthesized in one synthetic operation from the corresponding N-methyl S-allylic thiocarbamates and 2-chloropyrimidine. Similarly, (S)-cyclohex-2-enylsulfanyl)benzene of 97% ee was obtained in one synthetic operation from the corresponding N-methyl S-allylic thiocarbamate through a palladium(0)-catalyzed substitution of iodobenzene in the presence of a base. The palladium(0)-catalyzed enantioselective rearrangement of O-allylic carbamates to S-allylic carbamates has been extended from the solution phase to the solid phase by using a methyl thioisocyanate polystyrene resin. In the case investigated the enantioselectivity of the rearrangement on the solid phase was considerably lower than that in solution.     

Chromatographic separation of diastereoisomeric esters-II Mandelates and lactates of 2-methylbutanol-1, 3-methylbutanol-2, pentanol-2 and hexanol-2

The racemic alcohols, 2-methylbutanol-l, 3-methylbutanol-2, pentanol-2 and hexanol-2 have been esterified with optically active mandelic or lactic acid, and the resultant mixtures of diastereoisomeric esters separated chromatographically with an optically inactive sulphonated polystyrene resin as the stationary phase and water or dilute aqueous sodium sulphate as the mobile phase. Lactate esters were more easily separated than mandelate esters. The Chromatographic separation of 26 mmole of (+/-)-3-methyl-2-butyl(+)-lactate and subsequent hydrolysis of the fractions containing only the ester of the (+)-alcohol yielded 1-2 mmole of pure 3-methyl-2-butanol.     

Chiral molecular metals: syntheses, structures, and properties of the AsF(6)(-) salts of racemic (+/-)-, (R)-, and (S)-tetrathiafulvalene-oxazoline derivatives

A metallic behavior characterizes a first complete series of 2:1 AsF6- mixed-valence chiral salts of (R)-, (S)-, and racemic (+/-)-tetrathiafulvalene methyl-oxazoline derivatives. The enhanced conductivity of the pure enantiomeric salts, when compared with that of the racemic one, is the likely consequence of the structural disorder observed in the latter.     

Synthesis of enantiomerically pure (E)-1,1,3,3,6,6-hexamethyl-1-sila-4-cycloheptene and its absolute configuration

The title compound 1, a highly strained (E)-cycloalkene, was prepared in enantiomerically pure form from the corresponding trans-1,2-diol 4 via the thionocarbonate 5. The racemic 4 was separated by enantioselective HPLC on an amylose tris(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate) column. The absolute configuration of 1 was determined by circular dichroism spectroscopy in connection with theoretical calculations; the (+)-enantiomer has the (S)- and the (−)-enantiomer the (R)-configuration.     

Ligand self-recognition in the stereoselective assembly of [2 + 2] metallomacrocycles from racemic chiral bisbipyridyl molecular clefts and zinc(II)

The synthesis of racemic and optically pure ligand L, in which two 6,6'-disubstituted bipyridines are connected by methyleneoxy linkers to the molecular cleft dibenzobicyclo[b,f][3.3.1]nona-5a,6a-diene-6,12-dione, is reported. In the presence of 2 equivalents of zinc(ii) trifluoromethansulfonate (+/-)- undergoes slow reversible coordination over 24 h to form a pair of enantiomeric [2 + 2] metallomacrocycles, [Zn2(+)L2](OTf)(4) and [Zn2(-)L2](OTf)(4) respectively, that contain either two (+)-L ligands or two (-)-L ligands. This assignment was confirmed by independent studies with either (+)-L or (-)-L which formed the same complexes but at a significantly faster rate (3 h), and circular dichroism spectra of [Zn2(+)L2](OTf)(4) and [Zn2(-)L2](OTf)(4) which gave signals of the same intensity with the opposite sign. Treatment of (+/-)-L or optically pure L with copper(I) showed rapid formation of a mixture of oligomers as well as the [2 + 2] metallomacrocycle. The complex Zn2L2(OTf)(4) exhibits slow exchange between two species on the NMR time scale at room temperature. The results are consistent with the formation of a library of metal complexes in which the zinc(ii) binds initially to the most accessible bipyridyl binding sites in (+/-)-. Equilibration over several hours results in self-recognition of enantiomeric ligands to form a pair of enantiomeric metallomacrocycles, which have been tentatively assigned as having the helical configuration. Slow exchange is attributed to the preference for both metal centres to adopt 6-coordinate geometries involving the linker oxygens, but are limited to exchanging 5-coordinate complexes due to the shape of the cleft and the short linker.     

A synthetic hydroxy acid that shows tubular-shaped structure in solid-state and ionophoric activity in phospholipid bilayers

[formula: see text] In this contribution, we describe the ability of compound (+/-)-1b and six molecules of water to form in solid-state hexameric aggregates, which self-assemble to give hollow tubular structures. Single-crystal X-ray analysis shows that these tubes are open-ended, with irregular shape and internal van der Waals pore diameter between 6 and 9 A. In addition, transmembrane sodium transport activity was also assessed for (+/-)-1b using dynamic Na(+)-NMR technique.     

Stoffwechselprodukte von Mikroorganismen. 237. Mitteilung. (2S, 3R, 4R, 6R)-2,3,4-Trihydroxy-6-methylcyclohexanon aus zwei Actinomyceten-Stämmen

(2S, 3R, 4R, 6R)-2,3,4-Trihydroxy-6-methylcyclohexanone from Two Strains of Actinomycetes A tetrazolium-blue positive compound was isolated from two strains of acinomycetes. Its constitution and relative configuration 1 were determined by spectroscopic methods, and the absolute configuration by degradation to (+)-(R)-methylsuccinic acid.