Facile synthesis of 5-amino- and 7-amino-6-azaoxindole derivatives

An efficient approach for the formation of 5-amino- and 7-amino-6-azaoxindole derivatives was developed. 2-Amino-4-chloro-3-nitropyridine (8), and its 5-nitro-substituted regioisomer (9), respectively, were obtained by reaction with ethyl malonate. The resulting 2-amino-3/5-nitropyridine derivatives substituted in the 4-position with malonic acid diethyl ester (10, 11) were subjected to reductive cyclization yielding 3-ethoxycarbonyl-6-azaoxindole derivatives 4a and 5a. Protection of the amino function was not required. Intermediates 10 and 11 could also be converted to the corresponding 4-acetic acid ethyl esters 12 and 13 by dealkoxycarbonylation with LiCl, and subsequently cyclized under reductive conditions yielding 3-unsubstituted 5-/7-aminooxazindoles.     

A concise synthesis of 3-substituted-7-amino-6-carboxyl-8-azachromones

We report on an approach to truncate the tricyclic 5H-chromeno[2,3-b]pyridin-5-one core of amlexanox, an approved drug under investigation for the treatment of obesity, to the bicyclic 4H-pyrano[2,3-b]pyridin-4-one (8-azachromone) core. A short, concise synthesis generates a key intermediate with requisite functionality on the pyridyl A-ring and iodo functionality on the 4-pyrone B-ring upon which palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling and subsequent reactions generate representative analogues. One of these shows a 14.2-fold increase in aqueous solubility over amlexanox.     

A traceless approach for the solid-phase synthesis of 6-amino-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diones

A traceless approach for the solid-phase synthesis of 6-amino-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diones is described. Reaction of resin-bound S-methylisothiourea with isocyanates yielded resin-bound iminoureas 3, which reacted with amines to afford the corresponding guanidines 4. Following intramolecular cyclizative cleavage of the resin-bound guanidines using potassium ethoxide as a base, the desired products 5 were obtained in good yields and high purities.     

A novel approach to the synthesis of 1,2-cis-glycopyranosides

Methyl 3,4,6-tri-O-benzyl-α-D-glucopyranoside and methyl 3,4,6-tri-O-benzyl-β-D-mannopyranoside were directly obtained by m-chloroperbenzoic acid treatment of (Z)-(2R,3R,4R)-6-methoxy-1,3,4-tribenzyloxy-5-hexen-2-ol.     

A novel approach to the synthesis of 6-substituted uracils in three-step, one-pot reactions

From the commercial 6-chloro-2,4-dimethoxypyrimidine (1) and by a photostimulated reaction with Me(3)Sn(-) ions, 2,4-dimethoxy-6-(trimethylstannyl)pyrimidine (2) was obtained in 95% yield. By the cross-coupling reaction of 2 with 1-iodonaphthalene as electrophile catalyzed by Pd (Stille reaction), 2,4-dimethoxy-6-(naphthalen-1-yl)pyrimidine (9) was obtained in 76% yield. By hydrolysis of 9, 6-(1-naphthyl)uracil was obtained in 98% of isolated yield. When the three steps (S(RN)1 reaction-cross coupling reaction-hydrolysis) were performed in a one-pot reaction, 6-substituted uracils (1-naphthyl, 4-chlorophenyl, 3-chlorophenyl, 2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorophenyl) were obtained (43-57%) of isolated pure products. When the electrophile was a benzoyl chloride, 6-benzoyl uracil (54%) and 6-(2-chlorobenzoyl) uracil (49%) were obtained in isolated pure products.     

A novel approach to synthesis of tricyclic diterpenoid

A novel approach has been found and the first total synthesis of (±)-Salvirecognine was accomplished by using it. In which intramolecular cyclization and Friedel-Crafts alkylation took place simultaneously to afford key intermediates for synthesis of aromatic tricyclic diterpenoids.     

A novel approach to the synthesis of amino-sugars. Routes to selectively protected 3-amino-3-deoxy-aldopentoses based on pyridinium salt photochemistry

A new approach for the synthesis of selectively blocked 3-amino-3-deoxyaldopentoses is presented. The strategy is based on employment of a pyridinium salt photocyclization-aziridine ring-opening sequence to prepare stereochemically defined, enantiomerically enriched aminocyclopentendiol derivatives. Ring-opening reactions transform these substances into terminally differentiated aminopolyols, which serve as precursors to the target amino-aldopentoses. The utility of this strategy is demonstrated by its application to the syntheses of protected derivatives of D- and L-3-amino-3-deoxyxylose, L-3-amino-3-deoxyarabinose, and a late-stage intermediate in a potential route to N-acetylneuraminic acid.     

A novel approach to the synthesis of 8-methyl prostaglandins

A synthesis of 8-methyl prostaglandins is described. Starting from a chiral cyclic keto lactone, C₁-homologation with dimethyl oxosulfonium methylide is used as key reaction in the sequence. 8-Methyl prostaglandin C₂ and its methyl ester proved to be quite unstable due to double-bond migration and dehydration.     

A novel approach to the synthesis of diaza-bridged heterocycle derivatives

A novel synthetic route of diaza-bridged heterocycles based on natural 3,9-diazabicyclo[3.3.1]non-6-ene scaffold has been accomplished. The synthetic approach consists of a Pictet-Spengler condensation of the l-Dopa-OMe with an appropriate aldehyde, Fmoc-Aa-H, followed by intramolecular lactamization. This approach generated two configurationally distinct products (cis and trans-isomers), increasing the stereochemical diversity of these compounds. The synthesized compounds are potentially useful in the discovery of novel pharmacologically active compounds.     

A novel approach to the synthesis of DNA and RNA lariats

Current studies of lariat RNA structure and function are hindered by the lack of access to synthetic lariats. A novel approach to the synthesis of both DNA and RNA lariats is presented here. Noteworthy features of the methodology are the regiospecific formation of the 2'-5'-phosphodiester linkage, the unusual parallel stranded DNA/RNA hybrid (or parallel RNA/RNA duplex) that forms between an RNA template and a folded 22-nt DNA (or RNA) substrate, and the efficiency of the chemical ligation step at an adenosine branchpoint (50-80%). The DNA and RNA lariats were purified by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and their structure and nucleotide composition were confirmed by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. Thermal denaturation as well as enzymatic and chemical hydrolysis fully supported the proposed lariat structures. Characterization of control parallel duplexes was conducted by gel shift assays and enzymatic degradation with RNase H. The successful synthesis of the lariat molecules described here will allow structural and biochemical studies aimed at better understanding the splicing and debranching mechanisms in which these unusual nucleic acids are involved.     

A novel approach to the synthesis of 11,11-dimethyl-bisbenzopyran-5-ones

A facile route for the synthesis of 11,11-dimethyl-bisbenzopyran-5-ones ring system is described. The key step, the late stage oxidation of the allylic methylene group was achieved by benzyl(triethyl)ammonium permanganate in CH₂Cl₂.     

Highly stereoselective asymmetric 6pi-azaelectrocyclization utilizing the novel 7-alkyl substituted cis-1-amino-2-indanols: formal synthesis of 20-epiuleine

Highly stereoselective asymmetric 6pi-azaelectrocyclization was achieved with generality, based on the reaction between the (E)-3-carbonyl-2,4,6-trienal compounds and the (-)-7-alkyl-cis-1-amino-2-indanol derivatives as the effective novel chiral amines. Furthermore, the chiral auxiliaries of the cyclized products obtained were efficiently removed by the novel manganese dioxide oxidation under remarkably mild conditions, and the method was successfully applied to the formal synthesis of optically active 20-epiuleine.     

New approach to the synthesis of 3-amino-1,2-benzothiazine 1,1-dioxides

The possibility of obtaining 3-amino-1,2-benzothiazine 1,1-dioxides by nucleophilic substitution of the chlorine atom in 5-nitro-2-chlorobenzenesulfonamides by carbanions generated from substituted acetonitriles was studied.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 264–266, February, 1992.     

A facile synthesis of novel 2-amino-6-arylmethyl-7-carboxamido-7,8-dihydropyrimido[5,4-f][1,4]thiazepin-5-ones

A facile synthesis of novel 2-amino-6-arylmethyl-7-carboxamido-7,8-dihydropyrimido[5,4-f][1,4]thiazepin-5-ones is described. The synthesis was developed on solid phase and was applied to provide a series of analogs in good yield. The key reactions are acylation of a cysteine derivative with 2,4-dichloropyrimidine-5-carbonyl chloride followed by cyclization to generate a 6-arylmethyl-7-carboxamido-2-chloro-7,8-dihydropyrimido[5,4-f][1,4]thiazepin-5-one, which is further derivatized with an amine to give the desired 2-amino-6-arylmethyl-7-carboxamido-7,8-dihydropyrimido[5,4-f][1,4]thiazepin-5-one.