Lipase-catalyzed synthesis of a tri-substituted cyclopropyl chiral synthon: a practical method for preparation of chiral 1-alkoxycarbonyl-2-oxo-3-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane

An efficient method for the preparation of optically active enantiomers of 1-ethoxycarbonyl-2-oxo-3-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane 1 has been developed. Treatment of 1 with lipase Amano PS gave (1S,5R)-1-carboxy-2-oxo-3-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane 4a which was converted to (1S,5R)-1-ethoxycarbonyl-2-oxo-3-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane 1a with high enantiomeric purity (98.0% ee, 75% yield), while the (1R,5S)-lactone ester 1b remained intact. A simple procedure for the recovery of 4a from the reaction mixture was also established.     

Synthesis of novel chiral Schiff base and amino alcohol derivatives of calix[4]arene and chiral recognition properties

In the present study, the synthesis and liquid phase extraction properties towards some amino acid methylesters and amino alcohols of Schiff base and amino alcohol substituted calix[4]arene are reported. The Schiff base substituted calix[4]arene 5 has been synthesized via condensation reaction involving 5,17-diformyl-11,23-di-tert-butyl-25,27-di[3-(4-formylphenoxy)propoxy]-26,28 dihydroxycalix[4]arene 4 and (R)-(?)-2-phenylglycine methyl ester in CHCl₃:MeOH. To give the amino alcohol substituted calix[4]arene 6, the synthesized chiral compound 5 was reduced by LiAlH₄. The new chiral Schiff base and amino alcohol derivatives of calix[4]arene have been characterized by a combination of FT-IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, FAB-MS and elemental analysis. Also, the extraction behaviors of 5 and 6 towards some selected amino acid methylesters and amino alcohols have been studied by liquid–liquid extraction.     

Efficient Synthesis of Substituted 3‐Azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexan‐2‐ones from 2‐Iodocyclopropanecarboxamides Using a Copper‐Free Sonogashira Coupling

The copper‐free Sonogashira coupling between N‐substituted cis‐ 2‐iodocyclopropanecarboxamides and terminal aryl‐, heteroaryl‐alkynes or enynes, followed by 5‐exo‐dig cyclization of the nitrogen amide onto the carbon–carbon triple bond, provides a remarkably efficient access to a variety of substituted 4‐methylene‐3‐azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexan‐2‐ones in excellent yields. Protonation of these latter enamides generates bicyclic N‐acyliminium ions that can be involved in Pictet–Spengler cyclizations leading to new 3‐azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexan‐2‐ones, possessing a quaternary stereocenter at C4, with high diastereoselectivities. This strategy constitutes an attractive complementary alternative to the classical route that relies on the addition of organometallic reagents to cyclopropyl imides.     

Rhodium(III) and palladium(II) complexes of some P-heterocycles; synthesis and X-ray structures

Deoxygenation of the syn-3-phosphabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane 3-oxides bearing a 3-phenyl or a 3-(4-methylphenyl) substituent (1a,b) by trichlorosilane took place already at mild condition and resulted in the corresponding phosphines (2a,b) with retention of configuration at phosphorus, while in the case of 3-(2-methylphenyl)-3-phosphabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane (2c), the inversion of the phosphorus atom was observed in solution under ambient conditions that was evaluated by quantum chemical calculations. A further phosphine ligand (5) was obtained by the reduction of 4-dichloromethylene-1,4-dihydrophosphinine oxide (4). The phosphine ligands (2 and 5) were used in the preparation of Rh(III) complexes (3 and 6). A Pd(II) complex of type PdCl₂(5)₂ (7) was also prepared. The stereostructures of a series of Rh(III) complexes of 3-aryl-3-phosphabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes (3b-syn, 3c-syn and 3c-anti) were elucidated by single crystal X-ray analysis confirming the relative position of the dichlorocyclopropane and the P-substituent.     

Synthesis,including asymmetric synthesis,of 3-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes and bicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes by the 1,5-CH insertion of cyclopropylmagnesium carbenoids as the key reaction

The addition reactions of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds with dichloromethyl p-tolyl sulfoxide in the presence of NaHMDS or LDA resulted in the formation of adducts, 1-chlorocyclopropyl p-tolyl sulfoxides bearing a carbonyl group at the 2-position, in almost quantitative yields. The carbonyl group of the adducts was transformed to various ether groups to give 1-chlorocyclopropyl p-tolyl sulfoxides bearing an ether functional group at the 2-position in short steps. Treatment of these products with i-PrMgCl at low temperature afforded cyclopropylmagnesium carbenoids via the sulfoxide-magnesium exchange reaction. 1,5-Carbon–hydrogen insertion (1,5-CH insertion) reaction of the generated magnesium carbenoid intermediates took place to give 3-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes or bicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes bearing an ether group at the 4-position in moderate to good yields. When this procedure was carried out starting with enantiopure dichloromethyl p-tolyl sulfoxide, enantiopure 3-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes were obtained in good overall yields. These procedures provide a good way for the synthesis, including asymmetric synthesis, of multisubstituted 3-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes and bicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes from α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds and dichloromethyl p-tolyl sulfoxide in short steps.     

Synthesis of syn- and anti-tricyclo [4.1.0.02,4] heptan-5-ones and related compounds

A convenient entry to both title compounds 1 and 2, as well as to cis- and trans-4-iodomethyl-bicyclo [3.1.0]-hexan-2-ones 3and 4 and to 4-methyl-bicyclo [3.1.0]-hex-3-en-2-one 5 involving base-promoted reactions of cis- and -trans-3,4-diiodomethylcyclopentanones 6 and 7 is reported, and the behaviour of 6 and 7 towards different bases. bfv40bp4761b     

Stereocontrolled synthesis of a potent agonist of group II metabotropic glutamate receptors, (+)-LY354740, and its related derivatives

Efficient synthesis of (+)-2-aminobicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-2,6-dicarboxylic acid (LY354740: 1) and its structurally related analogs (−)-2 and (−)-3 has been accomplished starting with (1S,2R)-1-amino-2-hydroxycyclopentane- or cyclohexanecarboxylic acid (4 or 17 ) via an intramolecular cyclopropanation of α-diazo acetamide.     

Asymmetric nitrogen—41: Stereochemistry of bicyclic 1,2-cis-diaziridines

The twisting of 5- and 6-membered rings in bicyclic cis-diaziridines—1,5-diazabicyclo [3.1.0]hexanes 12–17 and l,6-diazabicyclo[4.1.0]heptane 18—is a rapid process in the time scale of ¹H- and ¹³C-NMR even at -80°. According to the ¹H- and ¹³C-NMR spectra, 1,5-diazabicyclo [3.1.0]hexanes 12,13,15a,15b and 16a,16b do, exist mostly in the boat form ; only the introduction of endo substituents into position 3 or 6 leads to the population of the chair, as is the case with 14 and 17. 2,4-Dialkyl substituted 1,5-diaza- and 1,3,5-triazabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes are formed via a transition cyclization state similar in its geometry to the initial chair-shaped N-chlorodi(tri)azanes.     

Reactions of 1-halocycloheptenes with potassium t-Butoxide and with sodium pyrrolidide

Reactions of 1-halocycloheptenes with KO-t-Bu in DMSO and THF were studied. The principal products obtained could be accounted for on the basis of two competing dehydrohalogenation mechanisms. These are: dehydrohalogenation across the C₁-C₂ bond to give cycloheptyne; and dehydrohalogenation across the C₁-C₇ bond to give 1,2-cycloheptadiene. One or both of these intermediates react with KO-t-Bu to give 1-t-butoxycycloheptene in poor yield. The principal product from the three 1-halocycloheptenes in both solvents is tricyclo[7.5.0.0²8]tetradeca-2,14-diene (4), the dimer of 1,2-cycloheptadiene. Also formed are 5, the 2(8), 14-diene isomer of 4, presumably by cycloaddition of 1,2-cycloheptadiene and cycloheptyne, and 6, the 2,13-diene isomer of 4, by rearrangement of 4 effected by KO-t-Bu.Also studied were rections of 1 chloro- and 1-iodocycloheptene with sodium pyrrolidide (Na- NC₄H₈) in THF. These reactions give 1-(1-pyrrolidino)cycloheptene in fair yield together with smaller amounts of the 14-carbon hydrocarbons. Reactions of 1-chlorocycloheptene-1-¹⁴C and 4-chloro- and 4-iodobicyclo[5.1.0]oct-3-ene leading to (1-pyrrolidino)cycloheptenes were found to occur via both the corresponding cycloheptyne and 1,2-cycloheptadiene.     

Preparation and aluminum trichloride-induced cationic rearrangements of bicyclo[2.2.0]hexene carboxylic esters

Reaction between the tetramethyl[4]annulene aluminum trichloride σ-complex and α, β-alkenic esters gave the corresponding 1,4,5,6-tetramethylbicyclo[2.2.0]hex-5-one-2-endo-carboxylic esters. AlCl₃-induced cationic rearrangements of these bicyclic esters yielded a number of bicyclo[3.1.0]hexene carboxylic esters and related lactones which were isolated and identified. The isomerization seems to proceed via stereospecific endo protonation and subsequent rearrangement to 2-methoxycarbonyl-1,4,5,6-exo-tetramethylbicyclo(3.1.0]hex-4-yl carbocations.     

Synthesis of new chiral calix[4]arene diamide derivatives for liquid phase extraction of α-amino acid methylesters

The synthesis of chiral diamide derivatives of calix[4]arene from the reaction of p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene diester 1a and calix[4]arene diester 1b with various amino alcohols were reported. The ¹H and ¹³C NMR, data showed that the compounds synthesized exist in the cone conformation. The extraction study properties of these new compounds 3a,b–4a,b towards some selected α-amino acid methylesters are also reported.     

Electronic tuning of the PNNP ligand for the asymmetric cyclopropanation of olefins catalysed by [RuCl(PNNP)]+

Cationic ruthenium complexes of the type [RuCl(L)(PNNP)]⁺ (L=OEt₂, OH₂), where PNNP is the CF₃-subsituted PNNP ligand N,N′-bis[o-(bis(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)phosphino)benzylidene]-(1S,2S)-diaminocyclohexane 1b, catalyse the asymmetric cyclopropanation of styrene, α-Me-styrene, and 1-octene with ethyl diazoacetate. These complexes are more active and give higher cis- and enantioselectivities than their analogues containing the unsubstituted ligand 1a. Thus, [RuCl(OEt₂)(1b)]PF₆ cyclopropanates α-Me-styrene with 85% cis selectivity and 86% ee in 94% isolated yield.     

Aziridines as a structural motif to conformational restriction of azasugars

In order to investigate the hypothesis that the glycosidase inhibitor isofagomine was bound to alpha- or beta-glucosidase in a 1,4B conformation, a number of bicyclic aziridines that adopt the 1,4B or B1,4 conformations were synthesised and investigated. (1R)-2-endo,3-exo-2,3-Dihydroxy-4-endo-4-hydroxymethyl-6- azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane (5) and its N-methyl and N-benzyl analogues and (1S)-2-exo-3-endo-2,3-dihydroxy-4- endo-4-hydroxymethyl-6-azabicyclo-[3.1.0]hexane (6) were synthesised. The aziridines 5 and 6 were found to be weak or not inhibitors of alpha-glucosidase, beta-glucosidase and alpha-fucosidase.     

Reactions of eq,eq-Re2(CO)8(MeCN)2 with phenylacetylene and α-ethynylestradiol. A new synthesis of acetylide complexes

The complex eq,,eq-Re₂(CO)₈(MeCN)₂ reacts with phenylacetylene and α-ethynylestradiol to give the acetylide complexes (μ-H)(μ-CCR)(Re₂(CO)₇(MeCN) [1, R = Ph; 2, R = α-ethynylestradiol] are not the expected compounds (μ-H)(μ-CCR)Re₂(CO)₈. The products were identified from their spectroscopic properties and by an X-ray structural determination in the case of 1. The α-ethynylestradiol complex exists in two diastereomeric forms.     

The syntheses,spectra, and some reactions of 2-phthalimidyl- and 2-phthalimidyl-4.5-dichloro-5-azabicyclo[2.1.0]pentane

Cyclobutene has been prepared by an improved method. The reaction ofN-aminophthalimide with cyclobutene or cis-3,4-dichlorocyclobutene in the presence of lead tetraacetate gives 2-phthalimidyl- (5) or 2-phthalimidyl-4,5-dichloro-5-azabicyclo[2.1.0]pentane (6), respectively. The NMR spectra of 6 showed the presence of exo (9) and endo (10) isomers. The effect of ring size on the chemical shift of the bridgehead hydrogen absorption in a series of azabicyclo[n.1.0]alkanes was examined. Several reactions of 5 and 6 and alternative syntheses of the azabicyclo[2.1.0]pentane system were investigated.     

Cyclisierungsbreaktionen von 2-aminobenzimidazolen zu s-triazino[1,2-a]benzimidazolen

2 - Aminobenzimidazolyl - 1 - phenylimidate 1; 1 - cyan - 2 - aminobenzimidazole 5 and 2 - aminobenzimidazolyl - 1 - amidines 8 were synthesized. 1 and 8 give with aromatic aldehydes or acids 1,2 - dihydro - 3 - aryl - 4 - phenoxy(or amino) - s - triazino[1,2-a]- or 2 - aryl - 4 - phenoxy(or amino) - s - triazino[1,2-a] - benzimidazoles 3, 3a, 4, 4a. 5 gives with isocyanates or azomethines tetrahydro - s - triazino[1,2-a] - benzimidazoles 6 and 7. The mass- and IR-spectres of the synthesized compounds are discussed.     

Phosphorus heterocycle synthesis by RPX2·AlX3 addition to [1,n]dienes VI : RPX2·AlX3 phosphorylations in the presence and absence of water

The electrophilic addition of RPX₂·AlX₃ (1) (R=Ph or Me; X=Cl or Br) to [1,n]dienes was found to be an efficient and useful reaction for the synthesis of a variety of new phospha-heterocycles such as substituted phospholanes, dihalophosphorinanes, phosphorinenes, 3-phosphabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes, 2-phosphabicyclo[2.2.1] heptanes, 2-phosphabicyclo[3.2.1]octanes and substituted phosphetanes. An ionic multistep mechanism, governed by the stability of the intermediate carbonium ions, is suggested. The phosphorylation reaction was found to be most sensitive to water and in its presence (even 0.1 eq.) it takes a different course. The products, results from hydrogen and RP(O)X addition to the double bond. The phosphorylation is initiated by an unusual protonation process which employs the specific catalytic properties of the AlCl₃·H₂O complex (HX + RPX₂ in the presence or absence of AlCl₃ do not give any defined phosphorylation products but polymers). Some of the examined dienes give with water-doped RPX₂·AlX₃ phosphorylations and/or HX additions, involving in several cases participation of both double bonds to give intramolecular cyclisation products. These products may explain the substances obtained following phosphorylation of simple n-alkenes. Compound 16, one of the new addition compounds, was found to cyclise to the 2-oxaphospholane system (19).     

Cp Me5P6C5[M(CO)5]3: Ungewöhnliche reaktion des tricyclischen hexaphosphans Cp2P6 mit M(CO)5thf (M = Cr,W)

3,4-Bis[pentamethylcyclopentadienyl]tricyclo-[3.1.0.0^2,6] hexaphosphane 1 reacts with Cr(CO)₅thf or W(CO)₅thf to give the zwitterionic chromium complex 1,9,10-tris(pentacarbonylchromium)−3,4,5,6,11-pentamethyl-7-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl-3,4,5,6,11-pentacarba-penta-cyclo-[6.1. 1.^1,8.1^3,6.O^2,7.0^10,11 ]-4-en-7-ium-9-id-undeca-phosphane 2 and the analogous tungsten compound 3, respectively. The basic structures of 2 and 3 are similar to the cunean-moiety of the Hittorf-modification of phosphorus.     

Reactions of 2′-oxo-1′,2′-dihydrospiro[cyclopropane-1,3′-indole]-2,2,3,3-tetracarbonitriles with nucleophiles

2′-Oxo-1′,2′-dihydrospiro[cyclopropane-1,3′-indole]-2,2,3,3-tetracarbonitriles reacted with oxygencentered nucleophiles to form addition products at the cyano groups with conservation of the three-membered ring. Reactions of the title compounds with alcohols required the presence of base catalyst, and the products, 2-amino-4,4-dialkoxy-2′-oxo-1′,2′-dihydrospiro[3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-ene-6,3′-indole]-1,5-dicarbonitriles, were converted into the corresponding 2-imino-2′,4-dioxospiro[3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-6,3′-indole]-1,5-dicarbonitriles and 2,2′,4-trioxospiro[3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-6,3′-indole]-1,5-dicarbonitriles by the action of acetic and sulfuric acids, respectively. The reactions with ketone oximes occurred in the absence of a catalyst, yielding 2-amino-4,4-bis(alkylideneaminooxy)-2′-oxo-1′,2′-dihydrospiro[3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-ene-6,3′-indole]-1,5-dicarbonitriles. The reactions with thiols, aliphatic amines, and anilines were accompanied by opening of the three-membered ring. In the reactions with triphenylphosphine and thiols 2-(2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-indol-3-ylidene)malononitrile was obtained, while morpholine and N,N-dimethylaniline gave rise, respectively, to 3,3-diaryl-and 3,3-dimorpholino-1H-indol-2(3H)-ones and tri- and dicyanoethylene derivatives.     

Two novel Cu4O4 cubanes with functionalized chelating aziridine ligands

The synthesis and molecular structure of [Tetrakis{μ₃-(2-aziridin-1-yl-ethanolato-κ²N,O)-bromidocopper(II)] (5) and [Tetrakis{(N-(2-amino-2-methylpropyl)-2,2-dimethylaziridine-κ²N,N′)-(μ₃-hydroxido)-copper(II)}]tetrabromide (7) is reported. Both chelate complexes are prepared from the corresponding bidentate aziridine ligands 2-(1-aziridinyl)ethanol (3) and N-(2-amino-2-methylpropyl)-2,2-dimethylaziridine (4), respectively and CuBr₂ (1) or CuBr (2, by redox reaction), in dry dichloromethane. Both compounds crystallize in a distorted Cu₄O₄-cubane structure. In the neutral complex 5, the cube is formed by four μ₃-bridging oxygen atoms of the bidentate 2-aziridin-1-yl-ethanolato ligand formed by deprotonation of 3 and four square-pyramidal Cu(II) centers. In the cationic complex 7, the Cu₄O₄ core consists of four μ₃-hydroxido bridges situated at alternate vertexes to four also 5-coordinate Cu(II) centers. Both compounds are fully characterized by IR-spectroscopy, elemental analysis and X-ray structure analysis and describe the first examples of cubanes with aziridine ligands.