A stereodivergent approach to chiral nonracemic N-protected alpha,alpha-dialkylated amino acids

Menthyl carboxaldehyde is used as a chiral auxiliary to make quaternary amino acids of either configuration via a stereodivergent approach that includes an SN2' displacement by a cuprate reagent and a Curtius rearrangement as key steps.     

Synthetic and mechanistic studies of the retro-Claisen rearrangement. 4. An application to the total synthesis of (+)-Laurenyne

[formula: see text] A novel asymmetric total synthesis of marine natural product (+)-Laurenyne has been achieved. The key elements of the strategy are the sequential metal ion-templated SN2' cyclization affording a highly functionalized chiral vinyl cyclobutane and a retro-Claisen rearrangement for the construction of an eight-membered ring ether.     

Lewis base activation of grignard reagents with N-heterocyclic carbenes. Cu-free catalytic enantioselective additions to gamma-chloro-alpha,beta-unsaturated esters

Direct activation of alkylmagnesium halides with a chiral bidentate N-hetrocyclic carbene (NHC), formed in situ from the imidazolinium chloride precursor, is reported. The Cu-free catalytic asymmetric allylic alkylation (AAA) of alpha-alkyl-gamma-chloro-alpha,beta-unsaturated esters with alkyl-based Grignard reagents is promoted in the presence of 5-10 mol % of the chiral imidazolinium salt to afford synthetically versatile beta,gamma-unsaturated esters. Products bear all-carbon quaternary sterogenic centers generated in 3.5-13.3:1 regioselectivity, 63-98% ee, and in up to 80% isolated yield of the SN2' product. The in-situ-generated chiral NHC promotes enantioselectivity while altering the reactivity of the Grignard reagents: there is only approximately 30% conversion and <2% allylic alkylation in the absence of chiral carbene.     

Lewis acid-mediated highly regioselective SN2-Type ring-opening of 2-aryl-N-tosylazetidines and aziridines by alcohols

Lewis acid-mediated highly regioselective SN2-type ring-opening of 2-aryl-N-tosylazetidines with alcohols to afford various 1,3-amino ethers in excellent yields with good enantiomeric excess is described. Similar SN2-type ring-opening of chiral 2-phenyl-N-tosylaziridine with various alcohols produces the corresponding nonracemic 1,2-amino ethers in excellent yields and good ee. The mechanism of the ring-opening of aziridines and azetidines via an SN2 pathway is supported by the formation of nonracemic amino ethers.     

Pentamethylated and pentaphenylated azaferro- and azaruthenocenes: simple and general methodology for the preparation of enantiopure derivatives

A methodology for the enantioselective synthesis of planar chiral 2-substituted 1',2',3',4',5'-pentamethylazaferro- and azaruthenocenes is reported. The key step is the introduction of an enantiopure chiral sulfoxide auxiliary via a selective ortho-lithiation with subsequent chromatographic separation of the resulting diastereomers. Cleaving off the sulfoxide auxiliary by treatment with t-BuLi generates an optically pure anion which may be quenched with a variety of electrophiles to give the optically pure azametallocene derivatives. In addition, it was attempted to extend the methodology to encompass 1',2',3',4',5'-pentaphenyl derivatives. It was, however, not possible to attach the chiral sulfoxide auxiliary onto the pentaphenylated azaferrocene, and for the azaruthenocene case, only one diastereomer could be isolated. Most importantly, the sulfoxide group could be cleaved off and the resulting chiral azaruthenocenyl anion was quenched with paraformaldehyde and iodine, resulting in products with ee values of 85% and 99%, respectively.     

Supramolecular organization of alpha,alpha'-disubstituted sexithiophenes

The self-assembly of alpha,alpha'-linked sexithiophenes with chiral and achiral penta(ethylene glycol) chains attached at the alpha-positions of the terminal rings, that is, 2,2':5',2':5',2':5',2':5',2'-sexithiophene-5,5'-dicarboxylic acid-2S)-2-methyl-3,6,9,12,15-pentaoxahexadecyl ester (1) and 2,2':5',2':5',2':5',2':5',2'-sexithiophene-5,5'-dicarboxylic acid-3,6,9,12,15-pentaoxahexadecyl ester (2), respectively is described. Analysis of the UV/vis, fluorescence, circular dichroism, and circular polarization of luminescence spectroscopic data shows that these compounds form chiral aggregates in polar solvents and in the solid state. In n-butanol aggregation occurs at temperatures below 30 degrees C, while above this threshold temperature the aggregates break up without an intermediate disordered state of aggregation, and the compounds are molecularly dissolved. The "melting temperature" of the aggregates depends on the concentration of sexithiophene, indicating that the optical changes observed are a result of intermolecular processes. Mass spectrometric measurements reveal that 1 and 2 can form mixed aggregates. Analysis of the optical spectra reveals that in these mixed aggregates, chiral 1 molecules act as "sergeants" to direct the packing of the "soldiers" 2, illustrating cooperativity within the columns. In water, the same type of chiral aggregates are formed as in n-butanol below 30 degrees C; however, these aggregates are still present, but the chirality is lost above 30 degrees C. In spin-coated films of 1 chiral aggregates are present. AFM studies show that 1 self-organizes into chiral fiberlike structures in the solid state. Furthermore both 1 and 2 display thermotropic liquid crystalline behavior between 180 and 200 degrees C.     

Dithiane additions to vinyl epoxides: steric control over the SN2 and SN2' manifolds

High chemoselectivity can be achieved in the addition of lithium dithiane anions to vinyl epoxides exploiting the steric nature of the dithiane substituent. Unencumbered dithiane anions afford SN2 adducts, whereas sterically encumbered anions lead primarily to SN2' adducts. Furthermore, the SN2' addition occurs syn to the vinyl epoxide.     

Regio- and stereoselective reactions of gem-difluorinated vinyloxiranes with heteronucleophiles

[Reaction: see text]. Regio- and stereoselectivity in reactions of gem-difluorinated vinyloxiranes with heteronucleophiles were successfully controlled. Halogen atoms were introduced regioselectively at the allylic epoxide carbon with an inversion in stereochemistry using MgBr2*Et2O or Li2CuCl4 to produce anti-vic-halohydrine. The other diastereomers were obtained selectively using LiBr/AcOH or BCl3, and SN2' type products were formed selectively with excellent E preference by changing the reaction temperature. Moreover, a further investigation led us to find that a regio- and stereoselective SN2' addition of several Brnsted acids was dependent on the pKa values of the acids. Under strong acidic conditions, we exclusively obtained E allylic alcohols.     

Chiroptical nanofibers generated from achiral metallophthalocyanines induced by diamine homochirality

Optically active cofacial π-π phthalocyanine (Pc) stacked supramolecules were spontaneously and successfully generated from a mixture of four possible geometric isomers (C(4h), D(2h), C(2v), C(s)) of achiral 4(5),4'(5'),4'(5'),4'(5')-tetracarboxymetallophthalocyanine (tcPcM; M=Ni, Cu) induced by an equimolar amount of inexpensive chiral diamine molecular sources in DMSO/CHCl(3) mixed solvent under optimized conditions of the volume ratio of poor/good cosolvents, the molar ratio of chiral molecular diamine to tcPcM, the cavity metal of phthalocyanine, and the addition order of the amines. The sign and amplitude of circular dichroism spectra due to the supramolecular chirality and structure of the diamine molecules are impossible to remove by additions of the antipode diamine and trifluoroacetic acid. The chiral diamine was partly contained in nanofibers, and that retained in the solution can be recycled and reused to induce optically active tcPcM supramolecules.     

Analysis of the 13C NMR spectra of molecules, chiral by isotopic substitution, dissolved in a chiral oriented environment: towards the absolute assignment of the pro-R/pro-S character of enantiotopic ligands in prochiral molecules

We examined and discuss the proton- and deuterium-decoupled carbon-13 1D spectrum of a molecule, chiral by virtue of the isotopic substitution, dissolved in a chiral oriented medium which simultaneously exhibits chiral discrimination, enantiomeric enrichment and isotope effect. Using the 1-deutero-(2',3',4',5',6'-pentadeuterophenyl)phenylmethanol orientationally ordered in a chiral nematic liquid crystal as illustrative example, we point out three important features. First, we demonstrate that the absolute assignment of the pro-R/pro-S character may be derived from the absolute configuration of the isotopically chiral analogue. Second, we report evidence that isotopic effect on (13)C chemical shift anisotropy is negligible in a weakly orienting solvent. Third, we definitely establish that the molecular orientation of prochiral C(s) symmetry molecules and their parent compounds that are chiral by virtue of the isotopic substitution is the same.     

N-苄氧甲酰基-α-氨基膦酸二苯酯有机磷化合物高效液相 色谱保留和手性识别 机理的研究

在正相条件下,首次对一系列N-苄氧甲酰基-α-氨基膦酸二苯酯化合物在环糊精类固定相CYCLOBONDISN和Pirkle型固定相SumichiralOA4700上实现了高效液相色谱手性折分,探索运用定量结构-对映异构体选择性保留关系的方法,将对映异构体的色谱保留和溶质分子描述参数相关性联系建立定量方程,结比研究了这二种不同类型的手性固定相对该系列有机磷化合物的色谱保留和手性识别机理,结果表明：对该系列化合物而言,Pirkle型手性因定相SumichiralOA4700的色谱手性折分能力明显优于在β-环糊精上衍生引入了额外的与前者类同的Pirkle型不对称中心的环糊精类固定相CYCLOBONDISN;环糊精类固定相CYCLOBONDISN在正相色谱条件下,包结机理不起主要作用,其作用方式更接近"Pirkle"型手性固定相;虽然二者具有类同的Pirkle型不对称中心,但是,手性识别机理差异显著,在CYCLOBONDISN手性固定相上,对N-苄氧甲酰基-α-氨基膦酸二苯酯化合物色谱折分贡献较大的是其logP和Angle参数相应的相互作用,环糊精提供的不对称性环境对手性识别有重要影响;而SumichiralOA4700对该系列化合物的手性识别与locD和TE相应的作用力相关。     

Low temperature organocopper-mediated two-component cross coupling/cycloisomerization approach toward N-fused heterocycles

Organocopper reagents smoothly react with heterocyclic propargyl mesylates at low temperature to produce N-fused heterocycles. The copper reagent plays a "double duty" in this novel cascade transformation, which proceeds via an SN2' substitution followed by a subsequent cycloisomerization step.     

Studies of the formation of all-carbon quaternary centres, en route to lyngbyatoxin A. A comparison of phenyl and 7-substituted indole systems

Copper mediated allylic substitutions and conjugate additions to geranyl, cinnamyl and allylic indole compounds have been investigated with the aim of finding a method for the creation of the all-carbon quaternary centre present in the natural product lyngbyatoxin A. Reaction conditions have been found giving a 68% SN2' selectivity in the copper mediated addition of PhMgBr to geranyl chloride, as well as 99% and 95% SN2' selectivity in the copper catalysed addition of EtMgBr to cinnamyl chloride and acetate, respectively. When the optimised reaction conditions were applied to the corresponding allylic compounds containing a 7-substituted indole moiety, the regioselectivity was reversed giving only the SN2 product. The allylic indole-containing substrates were also found to be unproductive in Pd- or Mo-catalysed SN2'-type substitution reactions. In related studies, copper catalysed conjugate addition of EtMgBr to the tricyclic lactam 6-methyl-pyrrolo[3,2,1-ij]quinolin-4-one gave a maximum of 20% of the 1,4-addition product.     

Allylations of chelated enolates using dienyl substrates

Isomerization-free reactions of dienyl carbonates (1-3) with chelated amino acid ester enolates at -78 degrees C provide important information concerning the mechanism of these dienylations. The formation of regioisomeric products can be explained by competing SN2/SN2' reactions, and the product distribution can be influenced by proper choice of the reaction conditions.     

聚合物侧基的双分子亲核取代反应——含α-氨基酸手性配体的丙烯酸酯类不对称配位树脂的合成

由于外消旋化合物通过含手性配体的不对称配位树脂进行光学拆分已有一些完全成功的报道,因而近年来研制和开拓具有不同配体,尤其是含有α-氨基酸的手性树脂已引起人们极大兴趣,考虑到丙烯酸酯类为母体的手性树脂具有价廉易得、亲水性好、配     

聚合物侧基的双分子亲核取代反应——含α-氨基酸手性配体的丙烯酸酯类不对称配位树脂的合成

The macromolecular reaction is one of the important basic methods for synthesis of functional polymers. Being used for resolution of a-amino acid enantiomers, ten different poly (ethyl o-methacrylate) containing chiral a-amino acid ligands were prepared and the SN2 reaction mechanism was discussed in detail. The effects of the property and amount of solvent, the types and concentration of a-amino acid, the temperature and time of reaction and the base catalysts on the SN2 reaction were also discussed.     

Total synthesis of cruentaren B

A convergent total synthesis of the cytotoxic natural product cruentaren B is completed in 26 steps (longest linear sequence) with an overall yield of 7.1%. For the construction of the C1-C11 benzolactone fragment of the molecule, the key steps used were O-methylation, using a Mitsunobu reaction, a Stille coupling method to construct the C7-C8 bond, and a Brown's asymmetric crotylboration reaction for the direct enantioselective installation of the two chiral centers present in this fragment. For diastereoselective installation of the chiral centers in the C12-C20 polyketide fragment, an Evans syn aldol reaction on a chiral aldehyde, derived from methyl (R)-3-hydroxyl-2-methylpropionate, and subsequently a Mukaiyama aldol reaction were employed. For the construction of the C21-C28 tail, a "non-Evans" syn aldol reaction was used. The three fragments were coupled by an SN2 reaction and a Wittig olefination reaction followed by standard functional group manipulations to furnish the target molecule.     

Chiral recognition of zinc(II) ion complexes composed of bicyclo[3.3.0] octane-2,6-diol and <Emphasis Type="Italic">s</Emphasis>-Naproxen probed by collisional-induced dissociation

Chiral recognition of racemic bicyclo[3.3.0] octane-2,6-diol(B) was achieved in the gas phase using s-Naproxen(A) as reference, using the kinetics of competitive unimolecule dissociation of tetrameric zinc(II)-bound complexes by electrospray ionization Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer(ESI-FTMS). As undergoing a mild competitive collision-induced dissociation(CID) experiment with a constant pressure argon gas introduced by leak valve, the tetrameric cluster ion [A(2)B(2)Z(n)(II)-H](+) forms only two trimeric ions and R(chiral) is subsequently obtained in the kinetic method. Further studies obtained the difference of Gibbs free energy of [ABZ(n)(II)-H](+)(Delta Delta G(ABZn(II)-H](+))) by dissociating [A(2)BZ(n)(II)-H](+), resulting two fragment ions [ABZ(n)(II)-H](+) and [A(2)Z(n)(II)-H](+), which can be established to a linear relationship between Delta Delta G([ABZn(II)-H](+)) and R(chiral)' basing on the kinetic method. The value of R(chiral)' suggested that Delta Delta G([ABZn(II)-H](+)) could be regarded as zero. Meanwhile, dissociation of [AB(2)Z(n)(II)-H](+) generated only one daughter ion [ABZ(n)(II)-H](+) in a stable pressure. Thus, a linear relationship was established between the difference of Gibbs free energy of [AB(2)Z(n)(II)-H](+)(Delta Delta G([AB(2)Zn(II)-H](+))) and R(chiral)" if the Delta Delta G([ABZn(II)-H](+)) can be negligible. Because there is also a linear relationship of R(chiral) in the tetrameric ion [A(2)B(2)Z(n)(II)-H](+) and the Gibbs energy difference of trimeric cluster ion [A(2)BZ(n)(+)(II)-H](Delta Delta G([A(2)BZn(II)-H](+))) plus that of [AB(2)Z(n)(II)-H](+), Delta Delta G([A(2)BZ(n)(II)-H]+]) is easy to be calculated in the dissociation process of tetrameric ion. Stable of R(chiral), R(chiral)' and R(chiral)" under different pressures show T(eff) does not affect the chiral recognition of cluster ions in the condition selected. If an only-one-daughter-ion fragment process of [A(2)BZ(n)(II)-H](+) was existed, R(chiral)' relating to this dissociation would be calculated just like R(chiral)" of [AB(2)Z(n)(II)-H](+) does. Conclusion was obtained that [A(2)BZ(n)(II)-H](+) makes more contribution to chiral recognition of tetrameric ion measured by kinetic method than [AB(2)Z(n)(II)-H](+) does as R(chiral)' and R(chiral)" were applied as index to evaluate the Gibbs free energy difference of these two trimeric cluster ions. Further discussion shows that steric interactions and pi-pi stacking interactions are the major factors responsible for the observed efficient chiral recognition in this system.     

Asymmetric synthesis of (-)-adaline

[reaction: see text] An enantioselective total synthesis of (-)-adaline has been achieved starting from a chiral 6,6-disubstituted piperidone derivative previously prepared by diastereoselective allylation of a chiral tricyclic N-acyl-N,O-acetal. The key steps include lithium ion-activated SN2-type alkynylation of the tricyclic N,O-acetal leading to exclusive formation of the (6S)-ethynylpiperidine and ring-closing olefin metathesis of the (2R,6S)-cis-2,6-dialkenylpiperidine for constructing the bridged azabicyclononane.     

The synthesis and resolution of 2,2'-, 4,4'-, and 6,6'-substituted chiral biphenyl derivatives for application in the preparation of chiral materials

Various routes were examined for the synthesis of chiral biphenyl species that are substituted at the 2,2', 4,4' and 6,6' positions. Because the biaryl bond is tetrasubstituted, many coupling reactions were not suitable. The most reliable coupling reaction proved to be the Ullmann, which gave the desired product in 82% yield. The products were required as the starting point for the preparation of chiral materials using these as the monomer. For this reason, a route was required that produced large quantities of both enantiomers. The two enantiomers were resolved at the penultimate step by the use of chiral HPLC. A complicating feature proved to be the necessity to have a reactive group at the 4,4' positions, which would permit polymerization though this point. Ultimately, we employed an Ullmann coupling on a dibrominated arene, which occurred selectively at the more hindered bromine by virtue of the directing effect of an ortho ester substituent.