Synthesis of novel 1,4-disubstituted-1,2,3-triazole semi synthetic analogues of forskolin by click reaction

New 1,4-disubstituted-1,2,3-triazole analogues of forskolin (5a-g, 6a-g) have been prepared by regioselective propargylation at 1-position followed by Cu(I) catalysed cycloaddition of different alkyl azides under the click reaction conditions. An interesting acyl shift in the base catalysed propargylation afforded a new series of 1,4-disubstituted-1,2,3-triazole analogues of forskolin (6a-g). These analogues have potential selective therapeutic applications as antihypertensive, antiglaucoma, antiasthma and antiobesity agents.     

Features and applications of reactions of α,β-unsaturated N-acylbenzotriazoles with amino compounds

Promoted by triethylamine, α,β-unsaturated N-acylbenzotriazoles reacted with amino compounds in a variety of ways. Thus, N-cinnamoylbenzotriazoles reacting with aromatic amines afforded novel addition products β-benzotriazolyl amides 3, which might be normally formed from the alternative but unknown 1,4-addition of benzotriazole to N-cinnamoylamides. The type 3 compounds could also result from the reaction between N-crotonoylbenzotriazole and aliphatic amines. However, normal 1,4-addition could occur between α,β-unsaturated aliphatic N-acylbenzotriazoles and aromatic amines, leading to β-amino N-acylbenzotriazoles 4 in good yields. In addition, exclusive 1,2-addition of aliphatic amines to N-cinnamoylbenzotriazoles gave excellent yields of cinnamides 5. Accordingly, three possible routes were proposed to rationalize the formation of compounds 3-5. Finally, with o-phenylenediamine and o-aminothiophenol as the substrates, the 1,4- and 1,2-addition to α,β-unsaturated N-acylbenzotriazoles could take place concurrently and the corresponding heterocycles 1,5-benzodiazepine-2-one and 1,5-benzothiazepine-4-one were constructed, respectively.     

Syntheses and characterizations of methylpalladium complexes bearing a biphenyl-based bulky phosphine ligand: Weak interactions suggested by NBO and QTAIM analyses

A methylpalladium chloride complex bearing a biphenyl-based bulky phosphine ligand, ^tBu₂P(biphenyl-2-yl) (1), namely [Pd(1)(Me)Cl]₂ (=8), was synthesized by the reaction of (cod)Pd(Me)Cl with 1. A following reaction of 8 with AgOTf gave the corresponding triflate complex, Pd(1)(Me)OTf (=9). These complexes were fully characterized by NMR spectroscopy and structurally characterized by X-ray crystallographic study. In the solid state of 8, biphenyl-based phosphine ligand 1 played a role of monodentate phosphine ligand with a possible weak η¹-coordination from the phenyl ring at 2′-position of 1. On the other hand, phosphine ligand 1 in 9 showed a bidentate coordination mode consist of σ-donation of the phosphine and η²-coordination of the phenyl ring at 1′- and 2′-positions. Natural bond orbital (NBO) and quantum theory of atoms in molecules (QTAIM) calculations also supported the existence of these weak interactions.     

Enantioselective construction of nitrogen-substituted quaternary carbon centers adjacent to the carbonyl group in the cyclohexane ring: first asymmetric synthesis of anesthetic (S)-ketamine with high selectivity

Enantioselective construction of nitrogen-substituted quaternary carbon centers adjacent to the carbonyl group in the cyclohexane ring was performed with respect to the asymmetric synthesis of anesthetic (S)-ketamine 1. Diastereoselective nucleophilic 1,2-addition reaction of phenyllithium to α-ketoxime-ether acetal 9 bearing chiral auxiliary on the α-carbonyl function gave benzyloxyamine 11 major in 83% yield with 82% de, which was converted to the corresponding amino ketone 12. However, the reaction of 2-chlorophenyllithium did not work in which this route was unavailable for the synthesis of 1. Then, an alternative strategy directed toward 1, starting with a compound having 2-chlorophenyl groups in advance, was designed in which the chiral quaternary carbon center bearing a nitrogen atom in the ring is created by the enantioselective reduction of the atropisomeric intermediate ketone 18, and the sequential allyl cyanate-to-isocyanate rearrangement with complete 1,3-chirality transfer. The first asymmetric synthesis of 1 with excellent selectivity (>99% ee) was accomplished by a short path according to the strategy.     

Synthesis and characterization of 2H-pyrano[3,2-c]coumarin derivatives and their photochromic and redox properties

A series of 2H-pyrano[3,2-c]chromen-5-one derivatives were synthesized and characterized. Their photochromic and redox properties were investigated by the UV-vis absorption spectroscopy. While compounds with one or two phenyl groups incorporated at the 2-position were present in both ring-opened (5a and 10a) and ring-closed (6a and 11a) forms, the incorporation of an N,N-dimethylamino group on either side of the aromatic ring resulted in formation of the ring-opened (5b and 10b) forms only. The ring-closed forms 13 and 18 with a methyl substituent at the 3-position of the pyran moiety failed to exhibit photochromic behavior. Compound 23 with an N,N-dimethylamino group on the aromatic ring displayed increasing shoulder absorption in the visible region and a distinct change of color upon UV irradiation. The non-fluorescent 10b instantly changed from dark red to colorless, when treated with sodium borohydride. The reduced 28 was blue fluorescent with a quantum yield of 0.46 and could be returned to its original color via DDQ oxidation.     

Synthesis of tetramic acids with a benzo[f]indolizine skeleton. Transannular rearrangements in pyrazino[1,2-b]isoquinolin-4-ones

Pyrazino[1,2-b]isoquinoline-1,4-diones (3) having a bulky activating group at the N(2)-position were rearranged to tetramic acids with a benzo[f]indolizine skeleton (8) in the presence of K^tBuO or LHMDS as bases. This rearrangement was diasteroselective for the 6,11a-trans-isomers of the starting compounds. 1-Hydroxy-pyrazino[1,2-b]isoquinolin-4-one (7) afforded a 1-trichloroacetamido derivative (14) after treatment with trichloroacetonitrile and a catalytic amount of sodium hydride as a base, through two subsequent base-promoted transannular rearrangements. In summary, the combination of functions in the piperazine ring of the starting tricyclic compounds conferred to them new reactivities that imply different base-promoted transannular rearrangements and led to unexpected transformations.     

Efficient microwave-assisted synthesis of 1-(1H-indol-1-yl)-2-phenyl-3-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)propan-2-ols as antifungal agents

New conazole antifungals, in the series of triazole alcohols 23a-d and 24a-e incorporating an indole moiety substituted at 5-position by halogens, a cyano or 4-methoxyphenyl group, have been synthesized by ring opening of corresponding oxiranes 15 and 16. These dihalogeno intermediates and their congeneers could be prepared in high yields by Corey-Chaykovsky reaction under microwave irradiation.     

Asymmetric organocatalytic oxy-Michael addition of alcohols to α,β-unsaturated aldehydes

A 1,4-addition of alcohols to α,β-unsaturated aldehydes was found to be efficiently promoted by biphenyldiamine-based catalyst 3 without formation of the acetals. An asymmetric variant of this reaction has also been performed by designing a novel axially chiral organocatalyst (R)-10c.     

Synthesis of hapten-phosphoramidites from 2′-deoxyuridine

A total of 11 novel phosphoramidites, 3a-d, 4a-d and 14a-c were prepared from 2′-deoxyuridine functionalized at 5 and 6-position of the pyrimidine ring with hapten reporter groups, e.g. adamantane, carbazole, dansyl and dabsyl, suitable for use in immunodetection nucleic acid testing assays.     

Stereodivergent synthesis of the 2,3,5,6-tetrasubstituted piperidine ring system: an application to the synthesis of alkaloids 223A and 205B from poison frogs

Stereodivergent synthesis of the 2,3,5,6-tetrasubstituted piperidine ring system has been achieved by sequential stereocontrolled Michael-type conjugate addition reaction of appropriate enaminoesters. This methodology has been applied to the total syntheses of the poison frog alkaloids 223A and 205B. The relative stereochemistry of natural 223A at the 6-position was revised, and the absolute stereochemistry of natural 205B was determined by the present synthesis.     

Efficient synthesis of an androgen receptor modulator

An efficient synthesis of the androgen receptor modulator (R)-4a having an 8H-[1,4]oxazino[2,3-f]quinolin-8-one skeleton is described. Synthesis of this ring system, not readily accessible by classical Knorr cyclization methodology, was accomplished by an ortho-metallation strategy. Thus, lithiation of a pivaloyl-protected 7-amino-3,4-dihydro-1,4-benzoxazine using n-butyllithium allowed the introduction of a trifluoroacetyl group regioselectively at the 8-position. Subsequent Wittig reaction and acid catalyzed cyclization afforded the desired 8H-[1,4]oxazino[2,3-f]quinolin-8-one (R)-4a in very good overall yield from the corresponding benzoxazine.     

Addition of 2-tert-butyldimethylsilyloxythiophene to activated quinones: an approach to thia analogues of kalafungin

The uncatalyzed reaction of 2-tert-butyldimethylsilyloxythiophene 2 with 1,4-quinones bearing either an electron withdrawing acetyl or a carbomethoxy group at C-2, was investigated. No reaction was observed using 1,4-quinones 8 and 9 bearing an ester group at C-2 whereas use of 1,4-quinones 10 and 11 bearing an acetyl group at C-2 only provided low yields of the silyloxythiophenes 15 and 16 resulting from electrophilic substitution of the silyloxythiophene by the 1,4-quinone. Use of the Lewis acids InCl₃, Cu(OTf)₂ and BF₃·Et₂O were investigated in an effort to improve the yield of the desired annulation reaction. BF₃·Et₂O proved to be the optimum catalyst for the synthesis of thiolactone naphthofuran adducts 14 and 18 from 1,4-naphthoquinones 9 and 11, respectively. Reaction of 2-tert-butyldimethylsilyloxythiophene 2 with 1,4-benzoquinones 8 and 10 bearing a carbomethoxy or an acetyl group at C-2, respectively, afforded thiolactone benzofuran adducts 13 and 17, respectively, catalyzed by either InCl₃ or Cu(OTf)₂. Addition of 2-tert-butyldimethylsilyloxythiophene 2 to 3-acetyl-5-methoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone 12 afforded adduct 19 that underwent oxidative rearrangement to thiolactone pyranonaphthoquinone 20 using ceric ammonium nitrate in acetonitrile, thus providing a novel approach for the synthesis of a thia analogue of the pyranonaphthoquinone antibiotic kalafungin.     

Integrating chemosensors for amine-containing compounds into cross-linked dendritic hosts

Trifluoroacetylazo dye 1, a known chemosensor for amines, has been integrated into cross-linked dendrimer hosts. Thus, boronic acid 16 was linked to iododye 9 via a Suzuki coupling reaction. In situ deprotection and alkylation with dendrons 3 and 4, containing 8 homoallyl or allyl ether groups, respectively, afforded dendrons 18 and 19 with chemosensor units at their focal point. Conversion of 18 (19) to the bis-imine of butane 1,4-diamine, extensive cross-linking via the ring closing metathesis reaction with Grubbs catalyst 25, and hydrolysis produced dendrimer hosts 28 and 29. Host-guest studies with a small library of amines and alcohols showed 28 and 29 to selectively signal certain diamines but not due to template mediated imprinting.     

New 2-functionalized 2H-3,4-dihydro-1,4-benzothiazin-3-ones and their application in the synthesis of spiro heterocycles

The reaction of 2-chloro-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzothiazin-3-ones 1 with enamines is an efficient synthetic method to produce 2-substituted derivatives. The resulting bifunctional compounds such as 6a,b, 7c,d and 8b react with hydrazines to furnish the spiro derivatives of N-aminopyrrole or 3-pyridazinone depending on the direction of the primary nucleophilic attack and the nature of the nucleophile. Under the reaction conditions, spiro pyridazinones 13 are converted into the 3-pyridazinone-4-carboxylic acid derivatives 9 via the 1,4-thiazine ring opening.     

N-Trifyl substituted 1,4-diheterocyclohexanes—stereodynamics and the Perlin effect

The stereodynamic behaviour of 1-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)piperidine 1, 4-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)morpholine 2, 1,4-bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)piperazine 3 and 4-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)thiomorpholine 1,1-dioxide 4 was studied by low-temperature ¹H, ¹³C and ¹⁹F NMR spectroscopies. In acetone solution, compounds 1, 2 and 4 were found to exist as mixtures of two conformers in the ratio of 4:1, 4:1 and 8:1, respectively, differing by orientation of the CF₃ group with respect to the ring. Compound 3 exists as a mixture of three conformers in the ratio of 3:28:69 also differing by the orientation of the two CF₃ groups. Unlike the previously studied N-trifyl substituted 1,3,5-triheterocyclohexanes, the preferred conformers of compound 1 and of 1,4-diheterocyclohexanes 2-4 are those with the CF₃ group directed outward from the ring, which is caused by intramolecular interactions of the oxygen atoms of the CF₃SO₂N groups with the equatorial hydrogens in the α-position. B3LYP/6-311+G(d,p) calculations of the energy, geometry and NMR parameters corroborate the experimental data. The calculated Perlin effects for all conformers of compounds 1-4 as well as those measured for the major conformers of compounds 3 and 4 were analyzed by the use of the NBO analysis.     

Synthesis and study of novel fulleropyrrolidines bearing biologically active 1,4-dihydropyridines

New fulleropyrrolidines endowed with chlorine-containing biological active 1,4-dihydropyridines (1,4-DHPs) have been synthesised from the respective formyl substituted 1,4-DHPs by following Prato's procedure. The presence of the chlorine atom on C2 of the 1,4-DHP ring brings about important spectroscopical and structural differences in compounds 10a-f related to the parent hydrogen-containing 11a. The mass spectroscopy study reveals different fragmentation patterns for fulleropyrrolidines 10a-f and their precursors 1,4-DHPs, as well as with 11a. Semiempirical calculations (AM1 and PM3) predict a most stable stereoisomer in all cases (RS for 10a-f) and the same RR for 11a. The presence of chlorine atom in 10a-f is responsible for the higher calculated conformational energy barriers in comparison with 11a. The geometry of the 1,4-DHP shows that the presence of fullerene unit does not significantly alter the required conformation for biological activity.     

The iron(III) chloride-mediated 1,4-addition of mercaptans to α,β-unsaturated ketones and esters under solvent free conditions

The 1,4-addition of various thiols to α,β-unsaturated ketones was completed rapidly in the presence of a catalytic amount (2-3 mol %) of anhydrous iron(III) chloride under solvent free conditions and an air atmosphere. Anhydrous iron(III) chloride is more active than that of other ferric salts. With more reactive and/or less steric reagents (1a-c and/or 2a-2c), expeditious conditions (short reaction times at room temperature) could be employed. With less reactive and/or steric reagents (1d-g and/or 2d-e), a slight increase in reaction time was required, but high yields were obtained. The FeCl₃ catalyst causes preferential interactions with α,β-unsaturated ketones present in the reaction.     

Functionalization of C60 via organometallic reagents

The reaction of [60]fullerene with organolithium and Grignard reagents carrying orthoester, acetal or other end groups yielded adducts 3-5 at the 6-6 bond of C60 after quenching with trifluoroacetic acid. The adducts could be easily methylated or benzylated with methyl iodide or benzyl bromide in the presence of potassium tert-butoxide to yield exclusively the 1,4-disubstituted C60 6 and 7a,b. Cleavage of the orthoester, acetal and silylether groups gave the corresponding carboxylic acid 9, aldehydes 10a,b and 11 and alcohols 12 and 13a,b. The carboxylic acid 9 readily reacted with alanine ethyl ester under standard peptide coupling conditions to give 14 in 55% yield. Attempts to generate a silyl enol ether from the reaction of aldehyde 10b with TIPSOTf and triethylamine failed. Instead the reaction led to a cyclized ether 16a (or alcohol 16b in the absence of silylating agent) resulting from the addition of an initially formed fulleride anion to the aldehyde group. The corresponding acetal 4b reacted similarly. The reaction of aldehyde 10b with aniline also gave a cyclized product 19. Surprisingly, aldehyde 11, which no longer carried an acidic fullerene proton reacted with aniline to give a product 20 resulting from an intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction followed by aromatization of a primarily formed N-phenylimine. Alcohol 13b could be readily converted to the corresponding bromide using tetramethyl-α-bromoenamine. The bromide was reacted with the carbanion derived from the protected glycine derivative to yield the diastereomeric fullerene amino acid derivatives 1-benzyl-4-[α-propyl-tert-butylglycinate benzophenone imine] 1,4-dihydro[60]fullerenes 24a and 24b.     

Application of intramolecular cycloaddition/retro cycloaddition reactions for the synthesis of unsymmetrical 2,2′-bipyridine and 2-benzofuropyrazin-2-ylpyridine analogues

1,2,4-Triazines bearing cycloalkeno[c]pyridine substituents at the 5-position, 2a-d, prepared by an intermolecular Diels-Alder reaction of bi-5,5-triazines with cyclic enamines, were provided with an alkynyloxy or a 2-cyanophenoxy group at the 3-position of the triazinyl unit. A subsequent intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction of the former, followed by loss of N₂ leads to two new classes of 2,2′-bipyridine analogues containing different heterocyclic units, namely cycloalkeno[c]pyridine and 2,3-dihydrofuro- or 2,3-dihydropyrano[2,3-b]pyridine 8a-h; the intramolecular reaction of the 2-cyanophenoxy compound gives benzo[4,5]furo[2,3-b]pyrazine 10a-c.     

Synthesis of pyrrolo[3,2-b]benzofurans and pyrrolo[3,2-b]naphthofurans via addition of a silyloxypyrrole to activated quinones

The uncatalyzed reaction of N-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-2-tert-butyldimethylsilyloxypyrrole 3 with 1,4-quinones bearing an electron withdrawing group at C-2 has been studied. Use of 1,4-quinones 4, 5 bearing an ester group at C-2 provided an efficient synthesis of the respective pyrrolidinobenzofuran adduct 9 or pyrrolidinonaphthofuran adduct 10 whereas use of 1,4-quinones 6, 7 and 8 bearing an acetyl group at C-2 afforded silyloxypyrroles 11, 12 and 13 resulting from direct electrophilic substitution of the silyloxypyrrole by the electrophilic quinone. Addition of Eu(fod)₃ to the reaction of 2-acetyl-1,4-naphthoquinone 7 and 3-acetyl-5-methoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone 8 with N-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-2-tert-butyldimethylsilyloxypyrrole 3 provided a method for obtaining the pyrrolidinonaphthofuran adducts 14 and 15 together with silyloxypyrroles 12 and 13. Oxidative rearrangement of pyrrolidinonaphthofuran adduct 15 to pyrrolidino pyranonaphthoquinone 16 using ceric ammonium nitrate in acetonitrile provided a novel approach for the synthesis of an aza-analogue of the pyranonaphthoquinone antibiotic kalafungin.