Selective functionalization of β-cyclodextrin: efficient conversions of 2,3-alloepoxypyranosides to 2,3-mannoepithiopyranosides

A two-step one-pot method was established to efficiently convert up to three 2,3-alloepoxypyranoside residues to the 2,3-mannoepithiopyranosides within the β-cyclodextrin belts.     

A modular approach to 4,5-diaminopyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidines and 2,4,5-triaminopyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidines

A short and highly modular approach to various 4,5-diaminopyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidines and 2,4,5-triaminopyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidines was developed starting from 4-chloro-5-halopyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidines and 5-bromo-2,4-dichloropyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine, respectively. Direct amination at the 5-position was achieved without the use of transition metals or other catalysts in 32-86% yield. Ten examples are given.     

A new and rapid access to homochiral 2,3-dihydro-oxazolo[2,3-b]quinazolin-5-ones

Starting from homochiral 1,3-oxazolidine-2-thiones 1, a two-step sequence led to homotopic 2,3-dihydro-oxazolo[2,3-b]quinazolin-5-one derivatives 3. The sequence was developed and studied regarding its scope and limitations.     

Polysubstituted 2,3-dihydrofuro[2,3-b]pyridines and 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrano[2,3-b]pyridines via microwave-activated inverse electron demand Diels-Alder reactions

Polysubstituted 2,3-dihydrofuro[2,3-b]pyridines and 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrano[2,3-b]pyridines have been synthesized from 1,2,4-triazines using the inverse electron Diels-Alder reaction. For this purpose, 3-methylsulfanyl-1,2,4-triazines were reacted with several nucleophiles allowing the formation of appropriately substituted alkynes to undergo the intramolecular inverse electron demand Diels-Alder reaction. Sealed-tube microwave activation of the cycloaddition reaction has proved to be very efficient and allowed shorter reaction times. This strategy enabled an efficient synthesis of 3-hydroxy-2,3-dihydrofuro[2,3-b]pyridines and 4-hydroxy-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrano[2,3-b]pyridines with several points of diversity on the bicyclic scaffold.     

A simple and practical access to enantiopure 2,3-diamino acid derivatives

Enantiomerically pure (4R,5R)- and (4S,5S)-2-imidazolines 5 were conveniently obtained on a gram scale. These can be converted into enantiopure (2R,3R)-2,3-diamino ester 6 or 2,3-diamino alcohol 7 by hydrolysis or reduction.     

Nucleophilic addition to 2,3-pyridyne and synthesis of benzonaphthyridinones

A study of the nucleophilic addition of amines to 2,3-pyridyne has been carried out. 2-Aminopyridines have been generated exclusively. A series of benzonaphthyridinones have been synthesized by reacting 2,3-pyridyne and o-aminobenzoates.     

syn-2,3-Disubstituted-2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzoxathiin rings: preparation from quinone ketals and 2-mercaptoethanols

A general method for the preparation of syn-2,3-disubstituted-2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzoxathiin rings from 2-mercaptoethanols and quinone ketals is presented. This ring system is produced by Michael addition of a 2-mercaptoethanol to a quinone ketal, followed by cyclization of the initial Michael adduct, and subsequent aromatization to afford a syn-2,3-disubstituted-1,4-benzoxathiin in fair to good chemical yield. Several chiral syn-2,3-disubstituted-2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzoxathiin rings were prepared with this method from enantioenriched 2-mercaptoethanols. No loss of enantiopurity was observed.     

A facile synthesis of 2,3-disubstituted furo[2,3-b]pyridines

In a three-step sequence starting from readily available starting materials, 2,3-carbon disubstituted furo[2,3-b]pyridines can be accessed in good yields and purity. Furo[2,3-b]pyridines bearing ester, amide and ketone groups at the 2-position can be prepared with a variety of aryl and alkyl groups at the 3-position.     

Facile solid-phase synthesis of 2,3-disubstituted 6H-pyrano[2,3-f]benzimidazole-6-ones

We report herein the facile solid-phase synthesis of 2,3-disubstituted 6H-pyrano[2,3-f]benzimidazole-6-ones using 7-fluoro-4-methyl-6-nitro-2-oxo-2H-1-benzopyran-3-carboxylic acid as the scaffold. The fluorine of the resin-bound scaffold was first replaced by a primary amine. Reduction of the nitro group with tin(II) chloride afforded an o-dianilino intermediate that was treated with an aldehyde followed by the addition of 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyanoquinone (DDQ). 2,3-Disubstituted 6H-pyrano[2,3-f]benzimidazole-6-ones were obtained in high purity and good yield after cleavage.     

Reactions of 2,3-diferrocenylcyclopropenone with methyllithium and phenyllithium

Reactions of 2,3-diferrocenylcyclopropenone with methyllithium and phenyllithium afford products of the nucleophilic opening of the three-membered ring, viz., α,β-unsaturated ketones (cis-3,4-diferrocenylbut-3-en-2-one and cis-2,3-diferrocenyl-1-phenylprop-2-enone) and allylic alcohols (cis-3,4-diferrocenyl-2-methylbut-3-en-2-ol and cis-1,1-diphenyl-2,3-diferrocenylprop-2-en-1-ol). The insertion product of a methyl(diferrocenyl)vinylcarbenoid into a σ-bond of the starting compound, viz., 2,3,4-triferrocenyl-4-(1-ferrocenyl-2-oxopropyl)cyclobutenone, along with intramolecular ortho-alkylation products, viz., 2,3-diferrocenylindanone and 2,3-diferrocenyl-2-hydroxyindanone, were also isolated. X-ray diffraction data for triferrocenylcyclobutenone and 2,3-diferrocenyl-2-hydroxyindanone are presented.     

Radiation-induced degradation of aqueous 2,3-dihydroxynaphthalene

The degradation of aqueous 2,3-dihydroxynaphthaline (2,3-DHN) under the influence of γ-ray was investigated under various experimental conditions. Using 2.5×10⁻⁵ mol L⁻¹ 2,3-DHN in aerated media (pH=6–6.8) an initial degradation yield, G_i-(2,3-DHN)=0.32 was obtained, whereas in solutions saturated with N₂O the yield come to G_i-(2,3-DHN)=0.50.In airfree media the substrate decomposition was negligible. Possible reaction mechanisms are presented.Further, the rate constant, k(OH+2,3-DHN)=2.14×10¹⁰ L mol⁻¹ s⁻¹ was determined by competition reactions with PNDA.     

Five-membered 2,3-dioxoheterocycles: LXXXVII. [4+2]-cycloaddition of alkyl vinyl ethers and 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran to 4,5-diaroyl-1 H-pyrrole-2,3-diones

1-Aryl-4,5-diaroyl-1H-pyrrole-2,3-diones react with alkyl vinyl ethers and 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran affording 1,4-diaryl-7a-aroyl-6-ethoxy-7,7a-dihydropyrano[4,3-b]pyrrole-2,3(1H,6H)-diones and 1,4-diaryl-9baroyl-1,7,8,9,9a-hexahydro-5aH-pyrano[3??,2??:5,6]pyrano[4,3-b]-pyrrole-2,3-diones respectively.     

Reaction of 2,3-diaminomaleonitrile with diones

2,3-Diaminomaleonitrile (DAMN) was allowed to react with 2,6-heptanedione to produce (2Z)-2-amino-3-[(1E)-3-methylcyclohex-2-enylideneamino]but-2-enedinitrile and (2Z)-2-amino-3-[(1Z)-3-methylcyclohex-2-enylideneamino]but-2-enedinitrile. The reaction of DAMN with 2,7-octanedione yielded trans-5,8a-dimethyl-1,5a,6,7,8,8a-hexahydrocyclopenta[e]-1,4-diazepine-2,3-dicarbonitrile. DAMN reacted with 2,8-nonanedione to afford trans- and cis-5,9a-dimethyl-5a,6,7,8,9,9a-hexahydro-1H-benzo[e]-1,4-diazepine-2,3-dicarbonitrile. These compounds were characterized by X-ray crystallography, NMR spectroscopy, and DFT calculations.     

Reaction of 2,3-epoxyoctafluorobutane with 2-aminobenzenethiol

The reaction of 2,3-epoxyoctafluorobutane with 2-aminobenzenethiol in N,N-dimethylacetamide gave 3-(2-aminophenylsulfanyl)-1,1,1,3,4,4,4-heptafluorobutane-2,2-diol. In the reaction of the same compounds in dioxane, 2,3-bis(trifluoromethyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzothiazin-2-ol was formed as a result of primary attack by the amino group in 2-aminobenzenethiol on the epoxy ring. The same product was obtained by treatment with 2-aminobenzenethiol of 2,3-bis(trifluoromethyl)-2H-1,4-benzoxazin-2-ol which was synthesized from 2,3-epoxyoctafluorobutane and 2-aminophenol.     

Microwave-assisted organocatalytic multicomponent Knoevenagel/hetero Diels-Alder reaction for the synthesis of 2,3-dihydropyran[2,3-c]pyrazoles

A rapid protocol for the multicomponent microwave-assisted organocatalytic domino Knoevenagel/hetero Diels-Alder reaction (DKHDA) has been developed for the synthesis of 2,3-dihydropyran[2,3-c]pyrazoles. The reported procedure could be used for the fast generation of novel substituted 2,3-dihydropyran[2,3-c]pyrazoles with potential anti-tuberculosis activity.     

Towards enantiomeric 2,3-epoxypropylphosphonates

Hydrolysis of diethyl 2,3-epoxypropylphosphonate in the presence of (R,R)-salen–Co(III)-OAc after 19 h afforded a mixture of (S)-epoxide (82% ee) and diethyl (R)-2,3-dihydroxypropylphosphonate (98% ee). Improved enantiomeric excess (93%) of the (S)-epoxide was obtained in the 72 h hydrolytic kinetic resolution experiment. Acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of (S)-epoxide (91% ee) gave (S)-diol (72% ee) due to low C-3 regioselectivity of the reaction.     

A concise method to prepare linear 2,3-diazaoligoacene derivatives

In this Letter, we demonstrate that linear 2,3-diazanaphthalene (1), 2,3-diazaanthracene (2), and 2,3-diazatetracene (3) can be easily prepared through [4+2] cycloaddition reaction between 3,6-diphenyl-1,2,4,5-tetrazine as the diene and arynes as dienophiles, generated in situ from ortho-aminoarylcarboxylic acids. The physical properties and crystal packing of the prepared compounds 1–3 were fully investigated. In addition, the experimental data (e.g., band gap and band position) are further confirmed by theoretical studies.     

Stereoselective synthesis and moulting activity of 2,3-diepi-20-hydroxyecdysone and 2,3-diepi-5α-20-hydroxyecdysone

The ecdysteroid analogues 2,3-diepi-20-hydroxyecdysone and 2,3-diepi-5α-20-hydroxyecdysone have been synthesized from the readily available ecdysteroid, 20-hydroxyecdysone, and moulting activity has been determined using the Musca bioassay. As expected, the 2,3-diepi-analogue was less active than the parent ecdysteroid, 20-hydroxyecdysone. However, the 2,3-diepi-5α-analogue, which was expected to be inactive in the assay, exhibited moulting activity though it was approximately 1.5-fold less active than its 5β-analogue. The activity of the 5α-analogue could possibly result from the ability of this compound to bind to the ecdysteroid receptor. Alternatively, a possible in vivo C-5 epimerization of the 2,3-diepi-5α-analogue to the corresponding 5β-analogue could account for its activity.     

Intramolecular 4+2 cycloaddition of thieno[2,3-e][1,2,4]triazines: routes towards condensed thieno[2,3-b]pyridines

Synthetic approaches towards new condensed thienopyridine ring systems including furo[2,3-b]thieno[3,2-e]pyridines, bisthieno[2,3-b:3′,2′-e]pyridines, 5H-chromeno[2,3-b]thieno[3,2-e]pyridines, 5H-benzo(f)chromeno[2,3-b]thieno[3,2-e]pyridines have been achieved by application of intramolecular 4+2 cycloaddition reactions of suitably designed thieno[2,3-e][1,2,4]triazines tethered with alkene or alkyne terminals.     

Highly selective substitutions in 2,3-dichloropyrazine. A novel general approach to aloisines

A highly efficient synthesis of the potent CDKs (cyclin-dependent kinases) inhibitors, aloisines (substituted 5H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyrazines) is presented. The method is based on highly selective monosubstitution of a single chlorine atom in 2,3-dichloropyrazine with lithiated ketones, esters, and nitriles followed by co-cyclization of the resulting intermediates with primary amines or hydrazines.