Bis(trifluoromethyl)-containing 1-azatricycloheptanes

6-Substituted 7-halo-3,3-bis(trifluoromethyl)-2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes were synthesized by the addition of water, alcohols, and acetic acid to 3-halo-7,7-bis(trifluoromethyl)-1-azatricyclo[2.2.1.0^2,6]heptanes in the presence of H₂SO₄. 5,6-Disubstituted 3,3-bis(trifluoromethyl)-2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes were prepared by oxymercuration of 3,3-bis(trifluoromethyl)-2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene.     

Improved syntheses of precursors for PET radioligands [F]XTRA and [F]AZAN

Improved syntheses of 7-methyl-2-exo-[3′-(2-bromopyridin-3-yl)-5′-pyridinyl]-7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes (3) and 7-methyl-2-exo-[3’-(6-bromopyridin-2-yl)-5′-pyridinyl]-7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes (4), precursors for PET radioligands [¹⁸F]XTRA (1) and [¹⁸F]AZAN (2), involving a key Stille coupling step followed by deprotection of Boc group and N-methylation are described. The new synthetic procedures provided the title compounds in more than 40% overall yields.     

Synthesis and Dehydration of endo-2-(3-R-Isoxazol-5-yl)-1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-exo-2-ols

endo-2-Ethynyl-1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-exo-2-ol reacts with nitrile oxides, yielding endo-2-(3-R-isoxazol-5-yl)-1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-exo-2-ols. Treatment of the latter with methanesulfonyl chloride in pyridine leads to dehydration and formation of mixtures of the corresponding 1-(3-R-isoxazol-5-yl)-3,3-dimethyl-2-methylenebicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes and 2-(3-R-isoxazol-5-yl)-1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-enes at a ratio of 2:1.     

Reactivity of fluorinated sulfur-containing heterocycles towards nucleophilic and oxidizing reagents

The reaction of 5,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)-6-thia-bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene, 5,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)-6-thia-bicyclo[2.2.2]oct-2-ene and 2,2-bis(trifluoromethyl)-3,6-dihydro-4,5-dimethyl-2H-thiopyran with i-C₃H₇MgCl leads to the formation of ring opening products as the result of nucleophilic attack of the Grignard reagent on the sulfur atom. According to DFT calculations the reactivity of the sulphur-containing substrate correlates with the strain energy of the heterocycle. The oxidation of 3-thia-4,4-bis(trifluoromethyl)tricyclo[5.2.1.0^2,5]non-7-ene by hydrogen peroxide in hexafluoro-iso-propanol solvent resulted in formation of the corresponding sulfoxide however, the reaction with m-chloroperoxybenzoic acid produced the product of exhaustive oxidation of sulfur and the double bond. In sharp contrast, the oxidation of 5,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)-6-thia-bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene and 5,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)-6-thia-bicyclo[2.2.2]oct-2-ene by MCPBA (2d, 25 °C) proceeds with the preservation of the double bond, leading to the selective formation of the corresponding sulfones.     

2-azatricyclo[2.2.1.01,6]heptane: Synthesis and conversion to 2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes

A facile route to 6-substituted 2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes via the novel tricyclic system, 2-azatricyclo[2.2.1.0^1,6]heptane (2), is described. The key intermediate (2) was prepared by oxidation of 4-aminomethylcyclopentene with lead tetra-acetate, and the bicyclic system was obtained by reaction of acetate with 2.MeI. Equilibration of exo- and endo-6-hydroxy-1-methyl-2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane afforded an exo-endo isomeric ratio close to that of norborneol, and on this basis it is suggested that the steric requirements of the nitrogen lone pair are similar to that of CH.     

An evaluation of amide group planarity in 7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane amides. Low amide bond rotation barrier in solution

Here we show that amides of bicyclic 7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane are intrinsically nitrogen-pyramidal. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction structures of some relevant bicyclic amides, including the prototype N-benzoyl-7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane, exhibited nitrogen-pyramidalization in the solid state. We evaluated the rotational barriers about the amide bonds of various N-benzoyl-7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes in solution. The observed reduction of the rotational barriers of the bicyclic amides, as compared with those of the monocyclic pyrrolidine amides, is consistent with a nitrogen-pyramidal structure of 7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane amides in solution. A good correlation was found between the magnitudes of the rotational barrier of N-benzoyl-7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes bearing para-substituents on the benzoyl group and the Hammett's sigma(p)(+) constants, and this is consistent with the similarity of the solution structures. Calculations with the density functional theory reproduced the nitrogen-pyramidal structures of these bicyclic amides as energy minima. The calculated magnitudes of electron delocalization from the nitrogen nonbonding n(N) orbital to the carbonyl pi orbital of the amide group evaluated by application of the bond model theory correlated well with the rotational barriers of a variety of amides, including amides of 7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane. The nonplanarity of the amide nitrogen of 7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes would be derived from nitrogen-pyramidalization due to the CNC angle strain and twisting of the amide bond due to the allylic strain.     

Radical deoxygenation of 3-azatricyclo[2.2.1.0]heptan-5-ols to 2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-enes and 1,2-dihydropyridines

Additions of alkyl or aryl Grignard reagents, or pyridin-3-yl-lithiums or lithium alkoxides, to exo-5,6-epoxy-7-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-2-tosyl-7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene lead to 7-substituted-1-tosyl-3-azatricyclo[2.2.1.0^2,6]heptan-5-ols. Radical deoxygenations of 7-alkyl-1-tosyl-3-azatricyclo[2.2.1.0^2,6]heptan-5-ols give 7-alkyl-4-tosyl-2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-enes, whereas 7-aryl-1-tosyl-3-azatricyclo[2.2.1.0^2,6]heptan-5-ols give 2-(arylmethyl)-5-tosyl-1,2-dihydropyridines.     

Synthesis of n-heteroaryl-7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane derivatives via palladium-bisimidazol-2-ylidene complex catalyzed amination reactions

[reaction in text] A one-step approach to novel N-heteroaryl-substituted-7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes from readily available heteroaryl halides and 7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane has been achieved. The cross-coupling amination reaction employs palladium-bisimidazol-2-ylidene complexes as catalysts to give good to moderate yields over a wide variety of substrates.     

Face Selectivity of the Diels-Alder Additions of Exocyclic Dienes Grafted onto 7-Oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes

Stereoselective syntheses of 2exo, 3exo-bis (chloromethyl)-5-[(Z)-chloromethylidene]- ( 9 ), 2exo, 3exo-bis (chloromethyl)5-[(E)-chloromethylidene]- ( 10 ) and 2exo, 3exo-bis(chloromethyl)-5-[(E)-methoxymethylidene]-6-niethylidene-7-oxa-bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane ( 13 ) are presented. Double elimination of HCI from 9, 10 and 13 yielded 2-[(Z)-chloromethylidene]- ( 14 ), 2-[(E)chloromethylidene]- ( 15 ) and 2-[(E)-methoxymethylidene]-3,5,6-mmethylidene-7-oxabicycio[2.2.1]heptane ( 18 ), respectively, without loss of the olefin configuration. Ethylene tetracarbonitrile (TCE) and N-phenyltriazolinedione (NPTAD) added to these new exocyclic dienes and tetraenes preferentially onto their exo-face. The same face selectivity was observed for the cycloadditions of TCE to the (Z)- and (E)-chlorodienes 9 and 10 , thus realizing a case where the kinetic stereoselectivity of the additions is proven not to be governed by the stability of the adducts. The exo-face selectivity of the Diels-Alder additions of dienes grafted onto 7-oxabicyclo [2,2.1]heptanes contrasts with the endo-face selectivity reported for a large number of cycloadditions of dienes grafted onto bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane skeletons.     

A novel synthesis of 1H-pyrrole-2,3,4,5-tetracarboxylates

A novel and convenient synthesis of 1H -pyrrole-2,3,4,5-tetracarboxylates is described. Photocyclization of 1,1′-bis(methoxycarbonyl)divinylamine with acetylenedicarboxylates gave 7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene-1,2,3,4-tetracarboxylates 2a-i , which on melting split ethylene off to yield 1H-pyrrole-2,3,4,5-tetracarboxylates 3a-i quantitatively.     

Halogenation of 2-alkyl-2-azabicycloalkenes as a method for the synthesis of stable aziridinium salts of a new class

Addition of bromine and potassium dihaloiodates(i) to 2-alkyl-2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-enes and 2-alkyl-2-azabicyclo[2.2.2]oct-5-enes affords quaternary ammonium salts containing the aziridine ring and the polyhalide anion. The possibility of using these salts for the synthesis of 6-substituted 2-alkyl-2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes has been shown.     

The synthesis of 7-(substituted-amino)-3-azabicyclo[3.2.0] heptanes

1,2-Cycloaddition reactions of several enamines with N-substituted maleimides and 4-phenyl-1,2,4-triazoline-3,5-dione have been carried out. The adducts were transformed into 7-(substituted-amino)-3-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptanes and a 1,2,4-triazolidine-1-acetaldehyde, respectively. These are the first reported examples of 3-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptanes substituted in any position other than the 3-position. The reaction of an ynamine with N-benzylmaleimide afforded a bicyclic intermediate which upon hydrolysis gave a 2,5-dioxo-3-pyrrolidineacetic acid.     

Desymmetrization of meso 7-aza-2,3-bis(phenylsulfonyl) bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene: a re-examination. Kinetic resolution of racemic 3-arylsulfonyl-7-aza-2-bromobicyclo[2.2.1]hepta-2,5-dienes

The inexpensive large scale preparation of N-methoxycarbonyl-7-aza-2,3-bis(phenylsulfonyl)bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene and the re-examination of its stereoselective desymmetrization are reported. Moreover, the kinetic resolution of N-protected 3-arylsulfonyl-7-aza-2-bromobicyclo[2.2.1]hepta-2,5-dienes promoted by (R,R)-hydrobenzoin is described, representing a new tool to fix the absolute stereochemistry of the 7-azabicyclo[2.2.1] skeleton.     

Reactions of p-Nitrophenyloxirane with Amines Containing Fragments with Bicyclic Skeleton

Reactions of p-nitrophenyloxirane with amines containing fragments with bicyclic skeleton of norbornene, norbornane, epoxynorbornane (stereoisomeric exo- and endo-5-aminomethylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-enes, N-benzyl-endo-5-aminomethylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene, endo-5-(2-aminoethyl)bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene, stereoisomeric exo- and endo-2-aminomethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes, 2-(1-aminoethyl)bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane, exo-5-aminomethyl-exo-2,3-epoxybicyclo[2.2.1]heptane) were investigated. The aminolysis of p-nitrophenyloxirane occurred regioselectively according to Krasusky rule as was proved by ¹H and ¹³C NMR data. As shown by ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy the oxyalkylation product obtained from N-benzyl-endo-5-aminomethylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene was composed of two diastereomers originating from the presence of a chiral nitrogen atom in the rear part of the rigid bicyclic skeleton. New products of amino groups transformation in the molecules of hydroxyamines were obtained by reaction with p-methylbenzoyl chloride and p-nitrophenylsulfonyl chloride. Regioselectivity of the attack of electrophilic reagents on the nitrogen in the hydroxyamines was confirmed by IR and ¹H NMR spectra of the products. The data on pharmacological activity tests of N-2-hydroxyethyl(p-nitrophenyl)-5-aminomethylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene are reported.     

Synthesis of substituted 2,5-diazabicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes

A new method is proposed for the synthesis of substitituted 2,5-diazabicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes from 1-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-4-tosyloxy-2-(tosyloxymethyl)pyrrolidine.¹H NMR spectroscopy indicated multiple conformations of 2-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-2,5-diazabicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes in solution.St. Petersburg State University, 198904 St. Petersburg, Russia. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 501–503, April, 2000.     

Bieyclic bases . Synthesis and stereochemical studies of chiral 5-substituted N-tosyl-2-azabicyclo[2.2.1[ heptanes

The synthesis of chiral exo and endo 5-sulbstituted N-losyl-2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes is reported. The nearly identical exo-endo equilibrium ratios of the title compounds and the carbocyclic analogs suggest that their geometries and sterie interactions are quite similar.     

Reactions of Substituted 2,3,7-Triazabicyclo[3.3.0]oct-2-enes and 1,2,7-Triazaspiro[4.4]non-1-enes with Halogens

Halogenation of 1-substituted 7-aryl-2,3,7-triazabicyclo[3.3.0]oct-2-ene-6,8-diones gives different products, depending on the substituent in position 1 (R¹): when R¹ = Ar, 6-chloro-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes are formed, while compounds with R¹ = H or Me give rise to 2- or 4-chloro-2,3,7-triazabicyclo[3.3.0]oct-2-ene-6,8-diones whose thermolysis leads to formation of the corresponding 6-chloro-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes. Chlorination of 7-aryl-1,2,7-triazaspiro[4.4]non-1-ene-6,8-diones yields 3-chloro-1,2,7-triazaspiro[4.4]non-1-ene-6,8-diones, and thermolysis of the latter affords 1-chloro-5-azaspiro[2.4]heptanes.__________Translated from Zhurnal Organicheskoi Khimii, Vol. 41, No. 1, 2005, pp. 78–88.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Molchanov, Stepakov, Kostikov.     

Bicyclic bases Ambident anions as intramolecular nucleophiles in the formation of 2-oxa-5-azabicyclo[2.2.1] heptane derivatives

The intramolecular cyclization of the ambident anion 5 derived from condensation of N, O-ditosylhydroxy-L-proline acid chloride with dimethyl malonate anion was studied under a variety of reaction conditions. Cyclization occurred solely by O-alkylation to give 2-oxa-5-azabicyclo[2.2.1 ]heptanes. The NMR speetra of the hicyclo compounds are diseussed.     

Synthesis of (1R,4R,7S)- and (1S,4S,7S)-2-(4-tolylsulfonyl)-5-phenyl-methyl-7-methyl-2,5-diazabicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes via regioselective opening of 3,4-epoxy-d-proline with lithium dimethyl cuprate

The synthesis of (1S,4S,7S)- and (1R,4R,7S)-2-(4-tolylsulfonyl>5-phenylmethyl-7-rnethyl-2,5-diazabicyclo-[2.2.1]heptanes ( 20 ) and ( 22 ) from trans 4-hydroxy-L-proline is described.     

7-substituted 2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes as key intermediates for the synthesis of novel epibatidine analogues; synthesis of syn-and anti-isoepiboxidine

Neighboring group participation by the 2-nitrogen in anti-7-bromo-2-benzyl-2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane allows ready nucleophilic substitution at the 7-position by C, N, O, and halogen nucleophiles and opens the way to a range of novel 7-substituted 2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes. Conversion of an anti-7-ethoxycarbonyl group into a methylisoxazole ring provides anti-isoepiboxidine, a conversion that is possible even without protection of the secondary bicyclic nitrogen. Successful base-induced epimerization alpha to the carbonyl of the anti-7-ethoxycarbonyl derivative gives the syn-stereoisomer and hence syn-isoepiboxidine.