Acylation of bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane and bicyclo[5.1.0]octane with pivaloyl tetrafluoborate

Conclusions When bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane and bicyclo[5.1.0]octane are acylated with pivaloyl tetrafluoborate the three-membered ring is opened to respectively give 2-methylpivaloylcyclopentane and 2-methylpivaloylcycloheptane derivatives.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2614–2616, November, 1975.     

Enantioselective syntheses of bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane carboxylic acid derivatives by intramolecular cyclopropanation

Enantioselective syntheses of bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane carboxylic acid derivatives are described. The syntheses were achieved by an intramolecular cyclopropanation as the key step, starting from enantiomerically pure starting materials that are commercially available.     

Unusual carbon shielding effects of cyclopropanes and double bonds in strained bicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes and cyclopentenes

Carbon-13 shieldings and one-bond ¹³C? H coupling constants of bicyclo[2.1.1]hexane, bicyclo[2.1.1]hex-2-ene, tricyclo[3.1.1.0^2,4]heptane and benzvalene are presented and compared to the data of related compounds. If a bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane system is part of a rigid skeleton, the cyclopropane ring exerts specific γ substituent effects of two kinds. In the case of the bicyclohexane boat form an upfield shift of the C-3 signal is observed and in the case of the chair form a downfield shift of 15–20 ppm. Compared to the corresponding cyclopentanes the double bond in strained cyclopentenes causes downfield shifts of the C-4 absorption. This effect increases with increasing strain, reaching a 45.9 ppm maximum in benzvalene. Hence it is the only known bicyclo[1.1.0]butane having a reversed order of carbon shieldings. The downfield shifts are explained by means of simple orbital interaction schemes.     

The conformations of bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane derivatives by 1H and 13C NMR

The ¹H and ¹³C spectra of bicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes and thujanes have been recorded and assigned. Application of the Karplus equation has yielded dihedral angles, and a computer calculation of the angle of ring buckle as a function of the main dihedral angles has been carried out. The calculated angles of ring buckle agree well with known values in the bicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes, but for 1-methylbicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes and thujanes the results are not self consistent. It is suggested that the bridgehead substituent causes the boat to twist, although the twist can be reduced by an axial methyl substituent on C-4.     

New bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane unit ent-kaurane diterpene and its seco-derivative from Isodon eriocalyx var. laxiflora

Neolaxiflorin A (1), an unprecedented ent-kaurane diterpenoid with a bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane unit, and its seco-derivative, neolaxiflorin B (2), along with two known compounds 3 and 4 were isolated from the leaves of Isodon eriocalyx var. laxiflora. The absolute configuration of 1 was determined by spectral methods and single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Compound 4 and the synthesized compound 5 exhibited significant cytotoxicity.     

A remarkably simple chemicoenzymatic approach to structurally complex bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane carbocyclic nucleosides

[reaction: see text] Intramolecular cyclopropanation of a carbene engendered from the corresponding diazo beta-ketoester produced the desired bicyclo[3.1. 0]hexane pseudosugar. Purine nucleosides obtained via Mitsunobu coupling were resolved with adenosine deaminase. The requisite beta-ketoester was assembled in one step from ethyl acetoacetate and acrolein.     

Synthesis of bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane derivatives as conformationally restricted analogues of beta-arabinofuranosyl and alpha-galactofuranosyl rings

A route for the synthesis of bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-derived conformationally restricted analogues of beta-arabinofuranosyl and alpha-galactofuranosyl rings is described. Advantage is taken of the pseudo-enantiomeric relationship between the two ring systems to develop a route that provides both targets from a single precursor. Key steps include a base-promoted ring contraction of an epoxy ketone obtained from cyclohexane-1,4-dione to give the bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane ring system and a late stage resolution involving esterification with O-acetyl-(S)-mandelic acid.     

Synthesis of 1-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane systems

The synthesis of aziridino[1,2-a]pyrrolidine systems related to the azinomycin family of antitumor agents is reported and was based on an intramolecular addition-elimination reaction sequence. Department of Chemistry, Ohio State University, 100 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA. Published in Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 12, pp. 1632–1635, December, 1998.     

Synthesis of unsubstituted 1,3,5-triazabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane

Unsubstituted 1,3,5-triazabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane has been syntesized for the first time by treating a Henry solution with NaOCl.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1665–1666, September, 1993.     

Photochemistry of some steroidal bicyclo[3.1.0]hexenones

The photochemistry of five 11-hydroxy-1,5-cyclopregn-3-en-2-ones (‘lumi’ products from the corresponding pregna-1,4-dien-3-ones) has been investigated. In all cases the photoproducts were 1,11-oxy derivatives, resulting from intramolecular attack of the hydroxyl group to the incipient positive charge at C-1. When a fluorine atom was present at C-6, HF elimination took place concurrently with the nucleophilic addition and led to linearly conjugated dienones, rather than the enones obtained in the other cases. Quantum yields were in the range 0.06-0.2, the lower values applying when a fluorine atom was present in position 6 (not in position 9). The results add new evidence on the role of zwitterionic intermediates in the photochemistry of cross-conjugated dienones and the corresponding lumi photoproducts.     

Sculpting the bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane template of carbocyclic nucleosides to improve recognition by herpes thymidine kinase

The replacement of the furanose ring by a cyclopentane in nucleosides generates a group of analogues known generically as carbocyclic nucleosides. These compounds have increased chemical and enzymatic stability due to the absence of a true glycosyl bond that characterizes conventional nucleosides. The additional fusion of a cyclopropane ring to the cyclopentane produces a bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane system that depending on its location relative to the nucleobase is able to lock the embedded cyclopentane ring into conformations that mimic the typical north and south conformations of the furanose ring in conventional nucleosides. These bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane templates have already provided important clues to differentiate the contrasting conformational preferences between kinases and polymerases. Herein, we describe the design, synthesis, and phosphorylation pattern of a new bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane thymidine analogue that seems to possess an ideal spatial distribution of pharmacophores for an optimal interaction with herpes simplex 1 thymidine kinase. The bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane template represents a privileged rigid template for sculpting other carbocyclic nucleosides to meet the demands of specific receptors.     

Synthesis and reactivity of bicyclo[3.2.1]octanoid-derived cyclopropanes

Photochemical oxa-di-π-methane rearrangement of bicyclo[3.2.1]octanoid scaffolds affords multifunctional, donor-acceptor cyclopropanes. A related photochemical reaction of an iminium ether substrate uncovered an unprecedented aza-di-π-methane rearrangement of a β,γ-unsaturated iminium. Donor-acceptor cyclopropanes have been evaluated as substrates for reactions generating several new chemotypes.     

The electronic structure of bicyclo [2.1.1] hexane

Non empirical SCF-LCAO-MO calculations have been performed on bicyclo [2.1.1] hexane using a molecule optimized minimal basis set of gaussian functions. The electronic structure, the nature of the molecular orbitals and of the bonds are analyzed. The most notable results lie in the strong interaction between the two bridgehead sites and between two of the CH bonds of the methylene bridges. Interactions between fragment orbitals are considered. The relations with the molecular properties are discussed, especially with respect to molecular strain.

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Zusammenfassung Nichtempirische SCF-LCAO-MO-Rechnungen wurden für das Bicyclo [2.1.1]-Hexan durchgeführt, wobei ein minimaler am Äthylen optimierter Basissatz von Gaußfunktionen verwendet wurde. Die Elektronenstruktur sowie die Art der Molekülorbitale und der Bindungen wird untersucht. Als bemerkenswerte Resultate erscheinen die starke Wechselwirkung zwischen den beiden Brückenkopf-Gruppen sowie zwischen den beiden CH-Bindungen der Methylenbrücken. Die Wechselwirkungen zwischen den Orbitalen von Molekülbruchstücken werden untersucht. Die Beziehungen zu den molekularen Eigenschaften werden diskutiert, insbesondere im Hinblick auf molekulare Ringspannung.

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Résumé Une étude théorique ab initia SCF-LCAO-MO du bicyclo [2.1.1] hexane a été effectuée en utilisant une base minimale de fonctions gaussiennes optimisée sur une molécule. La structure électronique, la nature des orbitales moléculaires et des liaisons ont été analysées. Le résultat le plus marquant est l'existence d'une forte interaction entre les deux sites en tête de pont et aussi entre deux des liaisons C-H des ponts méthylène. Par ailleurs on peut mettre en évidence des interactions entre «orbitales de fragments». Les relations entre structure électronique et propriétés moléculaires (spécialement la tension de cycle) sont discutées.

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Stereochemistry of terpene derivatives. Part 6: Chemoenzymatic synthesis of chiral bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane derivatives with olfactory properties

Starting from (+)-3-carene 1, several chiral fragrant compounds with the bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane system were synthesized. These compounds were used as substrates for the biotransformation with lipases as biocatalysts. Pure diastereoisomers were obtained and their absolute configuration was confirmed by X-ray crystallography. The olfactory properties of new compounds were determined.     

6-bromo-6-(trimethylstannyl)bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane as a thermal precursor of 1,2-cyclohexadiene

Flash vacuum pyrolysis and matrix-isolation studies of 6-bromo-6-(trimethylstannyl)bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane (1) gave evidence for the formation of 1,2-c.yclohexadiene (2) from this precursor. At high temperatures (600°C) 2 is not stable and fragmentates to 1-butene-3-yne (4) and ethylene.     

A direct, efficient method for the preparation of siRNAs containing ribo-like North bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane pseudosugars

An efficient method for the preparation of siRNAs modified with ribo-like North bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane pseudosugars is described. The combined use of 2'-O-(2-cyanoethoxymethyl) (CEM) and 2'-O-TBDMS protection was successfully employed for RNA synthesis with the added advantage that both groups were efficiently removed in a single step. The resulting North ribo-methanocarba-modified siRNAs are compatible with the intracellular RNAi machinery and can mediate specific degradation of target mRNA.     

Enantioselective synthesis of bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane carbocyclic nucleosides via a lipase-catalyzed asymmetric acetylation. Characterization of an unusual acetal byproduct

The bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane scaffold can lock the conformation of a carbocyclic nucleoside into one of the two antipodal (north or south) conformations typical of conventional nucleosides that normally exist in a rapid, two-state equilibrium in solution. In a recent brief communication, we reported a practical method to access the requisite bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane pseudosugar for the north antipode via an intramolecular olefin-ketocarbene cycloaddition. The most attractive features of this synthesis was that a relatively complex synthon was obtained from simple and inexpensive starting materials and that the resulting racemic mixtures of purine nucleosides could be successfully resolved by adenosine deaminase (ADA) hydrolysis. In this work, we describe the development of a more general, lipase-catalyzed double-acetylation reaction, which could successfully resolve an earlier precursor, 4-(tert-butyldiphenylsilamethoxy)-1-(hydroxymethyl)bicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-2-ol [(+/-)-7], into enantiomerically pure (+)-diacetate 8 and (-)-monoacetate 9. The former diacetate was converted to the conformationally locked (north)-carbocyclic guanosine (+)-17 identical to the one obtained previously by ADA resolution. The present method represents a more general and efficient process applicable to the synthesis of all classes of (north) bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane nucleosides, including pyrimidine analogues. During the lipase-catalyzed resolution, we were able to demonstrate the presence of an unusual acetal-forming reaction that consumed small amounts of the unreactive monoacetate (-)-9. This side reaction was also enzyme-catalyzed and was triggered by the byproduct acetaldehyde generated during the reaction.