Microwave-enhanced synthesis of new (-)-steganacin and (-)-steganone aza analogues

[reaction: see text]. A novel, microwave-enhanced, highly efficient protocol for the synthesis of hitherto unknown (-)-steganacin and (-)-steganone 7-aza analogues containing a 1,2,3-triazole ring has been presented. Microwave irradiation was found to be highly beneficial in promoting the Suzuki reaction and the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction to generate the highly strained medium-sized ring system of the title molecules.     

cis-decalins from quinic acid: toward a synthesis of branimycin

[reaction: see text] Starting from (-)-quinic acid an efficient synthesis of highly functionalized cis-alpha,beta-unsaturated ketone 3, an advanced precursor of branimycin, has been accomplished via two key step reactions: a ring closing metathesis reaction to prepare the cis-decalin system, and a highly stereoselective epoxidation reaction.     

One-Step Synthesis of Electron-Poor Alkenes from Triphenylphosphine,Acetylenic Esters, 2,2,2-Trichloroethanol,and Ninhydrin

Protonation of the highly reactive 1:1 intermediates, produced in the reaction between triphenylphosphine and dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates, by 2,2,2-trichloroethanol leads to vinyltriphenylphosphonium salts, which undergo a Michael addition reaction with a conjugate base to produce the corresponding chlorine-containing stabilized phosphorus ylides. An intermolecular Wittig reaction of the chlorine-containing stabilized phosphorus ylides with ninhydrin leads to the corresponding highly electron-poor chlorine-containing alkenes.     

Synthetic control leading to chiral compounds

A highly diastereoselective cross aldol reaction is developed using divalent tin enolates formed from stannous trifluoromethanesulfonate and carbonyl compounds. The reaction is extended to a highly enantioselective cross aldol reaction employing chiral diamines derived from (S)-proline as ligands.     

A direct catalytic asymmetric mannich-type reaction to syn-amino alcohols

The Mannich reaction is one of the most widely utilized chemical transformations for the construction of nitrogen-containing compounds. With the increasing occurrence of nitrogen in drugs and natural products, highly asymmetric variants of the Mannich reaction are desirable. In this communication, we report the application of our dinuclear zinc catalyst to a highly asymmetric Mannich-type reaction to generate syn 1,2-amino alcohols.     

Utilization of 1-oxa-2,2-(dimesityl)silacyclopentane acetals in the stereoselective synthesis of polyols

We have developed a route for the stereoselective synthesis of 1-oxa-2,2-(dimesityl)silacyclopentane acetals, intermediates in the synthesis of highly functionalized 1,3-diols. This route involves a diastereoselective conjugate addition reaction of a hydrosilyl anion, a subsequent diastereoselective enolate alkylation, and a fluoride-catalyzed intramolecular hydrosilylation reaction to afford the oxasilacyclopentane acetal. A highly selective nucleophilic substitution reaction, followed by oxidation of the C-Si bond, leads to the desired polyol.     

Total Synthesis of (−)-Glaucocalyxin A

A practically useful method for the formation of the highly oxygenated bicyclo[3.2.1]octane ring system through Mn(OAc)₃-mediated radical cyclization of alkynyl ketones was developed, which opens up a new avenue for the total synthesis of a number of highly oxidized diterpenoids. Application of this method enabled the first total synthesis of (−)-glaucocalyxin A. Other salient features of the synthesis include a highly enantioselective conjugate addition/acylation cascade reaction, a Yamamoto aldol reaction, and an intramolecular Diels–Alder reaction to assemble the A/B ring system.     

Stereoselective synthesis of alpha-glycosyl phosphites and phosphoramidites via O-selective glycosylation of H-phosphonate derivatives

A highly stereo- and chemoselective glycosylation of H-phosphonate derivatives with glycosyl iodides was discovered as a reverse reaction of the formation of a glycosyl iodide from a glycosyl phosphite and I- under mild acidic conditions. Further study on the unique reaction showed that the reaction provided various alpha-glycosyl phosphites and phosphoramidites in a highly stereoselective manner with complete O-selectivity.     

Construction of Chiral Tetrahydro‐β‐Carbolines: Asymmetric Pictet–Spengler Reaction of Indolyl Dihydropyridines

A highly efficient synthesis of the enantioenriched tetrahydro‐β‐carbolines was developed by using a chiral phosphoric acid catalyzed Pictet–Spengler reaction of indolyl dihydropyridines. The reaction proceeds under mild reaction conditions to afford the desired chiral tetrahydro‐β‐carbolines in good to excellent yields (up to 96 %) and high enantioselectivities (up to 99 % ee ). With this method, a formal synthesis of tangutorine and a total synthesis of deplancheine were achieved in a highly efficient manner.     

Construction of Chiral Tetrahydro-β-Carbolines: Asymmetric Pictet–Spengler Reaction of Indolyl Dihydropyridines

A highly efficient synthesis of the enantioenriched tetrahydro-β-carbolines was developed by using a chiral phosphoric acid catalyzed Pictet–Spengler reaction of indolyl dihydropyridines. The reaction proceeds under mild reaction conditions to afford the desired chiral tetrahydro-β-carbolines in good to excellent yields (up to 96 %) and high enantioselectivities (up to 99 % ee). With this method, a formal synthesis of tangutorine and a total synthesis of deplancheine were achieved in a highly efficient manner.     

Not-So-Innocent Anions Determine the Mechanism of Cationic Alkylators

Alkylating reagents based on thioimidazolium ionic liquids were synthesized and the influence of the anion on the alkylation reaction mechanism explored in detail using both experimental and computational methods. Thioimidazolium cations transfer alkyl substituents to nucleophiles, however the reaction rate was highly dependent on anion identity, demonstrating that the anion is not innocent in the mechanism. Detailed analysis of the computationally-derived potential energy surfaces associated with possible mechanisms indicated that this dependence arises from a combination of anion induced electronic, steric and coordinating effects, with highly nucleophilic anions catalyzing a 2-step process while highly non-nucleophilic, delocalized anions favor a 1-step reaction. This work also confirms the presence of ion-pairs and aggregates in solution thus supporting anion-induced control over the reaction rate and mechanism. These findings provide new insight into an old reaction allowing for better design of cationic alkylators in synthesis, gene expression, polymer science, and protein chemistry applications.     

Total Synthesis of (−)‐Glaucocalyxin A

A practically useful method for the formation of the highly oxygenated bicyclo[3.2.1]octane ring system through Mn(OAc)₃‐mediated radical cyclization of alkynyl ketones was developed, which opens up a new avenue for the total synthesis of a number of highly oxidized diterpenoids. Application of this method enabled the first total synthesis of (?)‐glaucocalyxin A. Other salient features of the synthesis include a highly enantioselective conjugate addition/acylation cascade reaction, a Yamamoto aldol reaction, and an intramolecular Diels–Alder reaction to assemble the A/B ring system.     

Asymmetric Mannich reaction of dicarbonyl compounds with alpha-amido sulfones catalyzed by cinchona alkaloids and synthesis of chiral dihydropyrimidones

The highly enantioselective cinchona alkaloid-catalyzed Mannich reaction of dicarbonyl compounds with alpha-amido sulfones as acyl imine precursors is described. The reaction requires 10 mol % of the cinchona alkaloid catalyst, which serves as a general base to generate acyl imines in situ, and aqueous Na2CO3 to maintain the concentration of free alkaloid catalyst. The reaction products are obtained in good yields and high enantioselectivities, and in diastereoselectivities that range from 1:1 to >95:5. The cinchonine-catalyzed reactions provide practical access to highly functionalized building blocks which have been employed in the synthesis of chiral dihydropyrimidones, a class of compounds rich in diverse biological activity. Dihydropyrimidone modifications include a highly diastereoselective hydrogenation of the enamide moiety, using an H-Cube flow hydrogenator and a Rh(II)-mediated 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition to afford highly functionalized complex heterocycles.     

Novel Synthesis of Oxygenated Coumarins from Substituted Phenols Mediated by Vinyl Triphenylphosphonium Salt Under Microwave Irradiation

Protonation of the highly reactive 1:1 intermediates produced in the reaction between triphenylphosphine and dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate(DMAD) by substituted phenols lead to vinyl triphenylphosphonium salts, which undergo aromatic electrophilic substitution reaction with a phenolate conjugate base to produce 4-carboxymethyl coumarins in fairly highly yields.     

无溶剂无催化剂条件下二硫代氨基甲酸酯衍生物的合成研究

主要研究了二硫代氨基甲酸酯衍生物的合成,将脂肪胺、CS2与α,β-不饱和羰基化合物或卤代烃在无溶剂无催化剂室温条件下,"一锅法"进行了Michael-type的加成反应,合成了二硫代氨基甲酸酯衍生物.该方法产率高,操作简单,是一种原子经济的合成方法,并可大规模地用于制药及农药方面.     

A Stereoconvergent Tsuji–Trost Reaction in the Synthesis of Cyclohexenyl Nucleosides

A highly regio- and stereoselective route to d - and l -cyclohexenyl nucleosides has been devised, using the Tsuji–Trost reaction as the key step. Contrarily to the widely accepted mechanism (involving a net retention of configuration), the reaction proceeded in a highly stereoconvergent manner, providing cis nucleosides regardless of the relative configuration of the starting materials. DFT calculations confirmed the experimental data while suggesting the origin of the stereochemical reaction outcome.     

Computationally designed and experimentally confirmed diastereoselective rhodium-catalyzed Pauson-Khand reaction at room temperature

The computational analysis of the rhodium-catalyzed Pauson-Khand reaction indicates that the key transition state is highly charge-polarized, wherein different diastereoisomers have distinctively different charge polarization patterns. Experimental studies demonstrate that chloro-enynes provide the optimal σ-electron-withdrawing group to promote polarization and thereby reduce the activation barrier to provide a highly diastereoselective reaction at room temperature.     

Enantioselective nitroaldol reaction of alpha-ketoesters catalyzed by cinchona alkaloids

The development of highly enantioselective and general catalytic nitroaldol (Henry) reactions with ketones is a challenging yet desirable task in organic synthesis. In this communication, we report an asymmetric nitroaldol reaction with alpha-ketoesters catalyzed by a new C6'-OH cinchona alkaloid catalyst. This is the first highly efficient organocatalytic asymmetric Henry reaction with ketones. This reaction is operationally simple and affords high enantioselectivity as well as good to excellent yield for a broad range of alpha-ketoesters.     

Cleavage of a carbon-carbon triple bond via gold-catalyzed cascade cyclization/oxidative cleavage reactions of (Z)-enynols with molecular oxygen

A highly efficient carbon-carbon triple bond cleavage reaction of (Z)-enynols was developed, which offered a new route to highly substituted butenolides. The methodology is realized by a tandem reaction using a single gold(I) catalyst, which could catalyze different reactions of cyclization/oxidative cleavage in the same vessel.     

Atroposelective Three-Component Coupling of Cyclic Diaryliodoniums and Sodium Cyanate Enabled by the Dual-Role of Phenol

A copper-catalyzed atroposelective ring-opening reaction of cyclic diaryliodoniums, sodium cyanate (NaOCN) and phenols is reported. The reaction chemoselectively affords axially chiral carbamates by sequential coupling of cyclic diaryliodonium and NaOCN, followed by phenol. Mechanistic investigations revealed that phenol is not only a reagent to trap highly active intermediate isocyanates, but it also activates the copper catalyst as a standby ligand. The carbamates were readily transformed into highly functionalized urea derivatives within a simple nucleophilic substitution reaction.