A simple stereoselective one-pot synthesis of C-nucleosides by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of chiral azomethine imines prepared in situ

The NH,NH-dihydrocycloadduct 1 (6-chloro-9,9-dimethyl-7,8-dihydro-9H-pyrazolo[4,3-d]tetrazolo[1,5-b]-pyridazine) obtained by the cycloaddition of 2-diazopropane to 6-chlorotetrazolo[1,5-b]pyridazine, is transformed with protected or unprotected carbohydrates 2, 5, 7,9, 11, 13 and 15 in the presence of methyl acrylate ( 3 ) into the corresponding C-nucleosides 4,6,8,10,12,14 and 16 . In this one-pot synthesis two new chiral centers are formed stereoselectively, dependent on the chirality at C-atom next to aldehydo group in the carbohydrate.     

Novel epimerization of aromatic C-nucleosides with electron-withdrawing substituents with trifluoroacetic acid-benzenesulfonic acid using mild conditions

Trifluoroacetic acid and benzenesulfonic acid in dichloromethane at ambient temperature have been found to be efficient co-catalysts for the epimerization of C-nucleosides with electron-withdrawing substituents. This approach provides a convenient route to the β anomer of the nucleosides with high yields in the range 54-78%. Synthesis of the 3′-phosphoramidite of 2,4-difluorophenyl C-nucleoside suitable for solid-phase DNA synthesis is described.     

Synthesis of pyrimidine-containing 3-aminobutenolides

An efficient synthesis of pyrimidine-containing butenolides is reported, starting from C-alkoxycarbonyl isoxazolidines. Two competitive reaction routes are operating: the pathway leading to homo-N,O-nucleosides, based on the reduction of an ester group at C₃, and the reaction channel leading to butenolides promoted by the removal of the hydrogen atom at C₃. The two reaction pathways can be easily controlled according to the adopted experimental conditions     

Synthesis of all diastereomeric methyl 2,5-anhydro-3-deoxy-hexonates: precursors to C-2-deoxynucleosides and THF-templated γ- and δ-amino acids

Efficient syntheses of all diastereomers of methyl 2,5-anhydro-3-deoxy-hexonate from mannono- or gulono-lactones provide precursors for C-nucleosides of 2-deoxyribose and for THF-templated γ- and δ-amino acids.     

Triazolyl C-nucleosides via the intermediacy of β-1′-ethynyl-2′-deoxyribose derived from a Nicholas reaction: Synthesis,photophysical properties and interaction with BSA

We report the design and synthesis of triazolyl donor/acceptor unnatural C-nucleosides via alkyne (sugar)—azide (aromatic) 1, 3-dipolar cyclo-addition reaction as a key step and studies on their photophysical properties. We have chosen β-1′-ethynyl-2′-deoxyribose as a precursor to synthesize triazolyl-C-nucleosides. Overcoming the difficulties, we obtain β-1′-ethynyl-2′-deoxyribose as a major product following a Co₂(CO)₈ catalyzed intramolecular Nicholas reaction. The 1,3-diaxial interaction is the driving force for the α to β-anomeric conversion while performing cobalt complexation followed by oxidation to afford β-1′- ethynyl-2′-deoxyribose as the major product. A Cu(I)-catalyzed click reaction between different aromatic donor/acceptor azides and β-1′- ethynyl-2′-deoxyribose generates the desired unnatural triazolyl donor-acceptor aromatic C-nucleosides (^cTB_Do/Ac) within 30 min. Single crystal X-ray structure shows the puckered conformation of sugar as C3′-exo. Studies on the photophysical properties suggests good fluorophoric as well as solvatochromic characteristics of these nucleosides. Two of the synthesised nucleosides, ^cTAnthB_Do and ^cTPyB_Do, are found to interact with BSA as the only tested protein with quenching of fluorescence signal. The designed bases, thus, might find applications in stabilizing a DNA and in the biophysical study thereof, if a pair of such donor acceptor C-nucleosides could be incorporated into a DNA sequence.     

Diastereoselective synthesis of homo-N,O-nucleosides

A new class of homo-N,O-nucleosides has been designed, based on the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of C-substituted nitrones with allyl nucleobases. The N-methyl-C-ethoxycarbonyl nitrone 1, and the C-α-silyloxymethyl-N-methyl nitrone 7 have been exploited: the stereochemical features of the obtained nucleosides are dependent on the nature of the dipole. The results obtained with DFT calculations fully agree with the experimental results and successfully reproduce the experimentally observed reversal of endo/exo selectivity for nitrones 1 and 7.     

Diastereo- and enantioselective synthesis of N,O-nucleosides

The diastereo- and enantioselective synthesis of α- and β-3′-hydroxymethyl-N,O-nucleosides is described, based on the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of a N-glycosyl nitrone. Two approaches have been evaluated: the one-step procedure, which uses vinyl nucleobases, showed a better stereoselectivity towards β-nucleosides.     

A parallel synthesis approach towards a family of C-nucleosides

A synthetic route was devised for a sugar based α-chloroketone, which was subsequently used to generate a family of C-nucleosides via parallel synthetic methodology.     

Anomeric stereospecific synthesis of 2′-C-methyl β-nucleosides; the Holy reaction of cyanamide with 2-C-methyl-d-arabinose

The sequential reactions of 2-C-methyl-d-arabinose with cyanamide and methyl propiolate afford an anhydronucleoside, which may be opened under acid conditions with inversion at C2′, to give 2′-C-methyl uridine; ring opening with sodium hydroxide gave 2′-C-methyl arabino-uridine with retention of configuration at C2′. This gives complete stereospecific control to yield only β-nucleosides.     

Ring transformation reactions of C-nucleosides: Facile synthesis of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine and pyrazolo[1,5-a]triazine C-nucleosides

1,3-Dimethyluracil ( 1 ), a versatile synthon for the synthesis of various heterocycles, reacted readily with 3-aminopyrazoles 2 in sodium ethoxide to give pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines 3 . Under similar conditions, 3-aminopyrazole C-nucleosides 4 and the synthon 1 gave a mixture of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine C-nucleosides, which was separated on a silica gel column. Attempts to remove the protecting groups yielded pyranose derivative 10 . Another synthon 1,3-dimethyl-5-azauracil and 3-aminopyrazoles 12 gave pyrazolo[1,5-a]triazines 13 . In a similar reaction with 3-aminopyrazole C-nucleosides 4 gave the corresponding pyrazolo[1,5-a]-triazine C-nucleosides 14 and 15 .     

Synthesis of Carbocyclic C-Nucleosides Containing Nonnatural Pyrimidine Bases

A series of new carbocyclic C-nucleosides with a cis-4′-(hydroxymethyl)cyclopent-2′-enyl sugar moiety and unnatural pyrimidine bases ( 2–6 ) were synthesized in racemic form in two steps starting from the easily accessible cyclic carbonate 1 .     

Solvent-free microwave activated three-component synthesis of thiazolo-s-triazine C-nucleosides

Novel three-component one-pot reactions of thiazole Schiff's bases, ammonium acetate and an aldose, under solvent-free microwave irradiation, expeditiously and diastereoselectively yield acyclic C-nucleosides incorporating the thiazolo-s-triazine structure as a nucleobase.     

Synthesis of 2′-methylated pyrimidine C-nucleosides

The title $\text{C}$-nucleosides have been prepared in a direct and stereocontrolled manner through the polybromo ketone/furan cyclocoupling approach.     

Stereoselective synthesis of imidazolidine,imidazoline and imidazole C- and N-pseudonucleosides

Methyl 2-deoxy-2-isothiocyanato-α-d-glucopyranoside 2, which exists in equilibrium with the corresponding 2,3-cyclic carbamate 1, reacts with d-glucosamine producing the pseudo-C and N-nucleoside of chiral imidazolidine-2-thione 3, in good yield and high stereoselectivity. Starting from 3, different pseudo-C- and N-nucleosides of imidazoline-2-thione 6–11, and of imidazole 12 and 13 are obtained. Conformational aspects of some of the prepared compounds are discussed.     

Protonation,deuteration, and formylation of aceperidazylenes

1H-1,2-Diazaphenalene derivatives in which the pyridazine ring is ortho- and peri-fused to acenaphthene and acenaphthylene (1H-indeno[6,7,1-def]cinnolines) have been synthesized. It has been found that electrophilic attack on these compounds is directed at C⁶.     

Efficient epimerization of pyrene and other aromatic C-nucleosides with trifluoroacetic acid in dichloromethane

Trifluoroacetic acid has been found to be an efficient and non-oxidative catalyst for the epimerization of pyrene and other C-nucleosides in dichloromethane at ambient temperature. Aspects of the epimerization mechanism are also elucidated.     

[1,2,5]Oxadiazolo[3,4-d]pyridazine 1,5,6-trioxides: efficient synthesis via the reaction of 3,4-bis(hydroxyimino)methyl)-1,2,5-oxadiazole 2-oxides with a mixture of concentrated nitric and trifluoroacetic acids and structural characterization

An efficient synthesis of [1,2,5]oxadiazolo[3,4-d]pyridazine 1,5,6-trioxides (1) from 3,4-bis(hydroxyimino)methyl)-1,2,5-oxadiazole 2-oxides using a mixture of concentrated nitric and trifluoroacetic acids has been developed. The scope of the unconventional reaction was established. The 4,7-dinitro[1,2,5]oxadiazolo[3,4-d]pyridazine 1,5,6-trioxide 1f represents a new high energy compound, unfortunately with low thermal stability. The parent [1,2,5]oxadiazolo[3,4-d]pyridazine 1,5,6-trioxide 1c was studied by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis which revealed a planar molecule with an unusually long intracyclic NN bond of 1.668(5)?Å and unexpected exo-cyclic bond angles at the nitroxyl nitrogen atoms. In the crystal, the molecules of 1c are bound to each other by strong π-π stacking and CH?O hydrogen bonding interactions into a three-dimensional framework that results in a high crystal density of 1.833?gcm^?3.     

Synthesis of s-triazolo[4,3-b]pyridazine C-nucleosides

A one step synthesis of s-triazolo[4,3-b]pyridazine using 3-chloro-6-hydrazinopyridazine and an appropriate thioformimidate is described. Applying this procedure to 5-O-benzoyl-1-benzylthio-1-formimidate-D-ribofuranose, 5′ benzoyl-6-chloro-3β-D-ribofuranosyl-s-triazolo[4,3-b]pyridazine was obtained. Substitutions of chlorine by nucleophilic reagents afforded some derivatives of a new series of C-nucleo-sides. Structural determination including anomeric configuration assignment is discussed based mainly on ¹H nmr spectroscopy.     

A new method for the synthesis of 3-aryl-6-(2-pyrrolyl)pyridazines

A new method for the synthesis of 3-halo-6-(N-tosyl-2-pyrrolyl)pyridazine 7 was developed. Suzuki cross-coupling reactions of 7 with arylboronic acids and in situ de-tosylation gave a variety of novel 3-aryl-6-(2-pyrrolyl)pyridazines. It found that protection of the pyrrolyl moiety was necessary for efficient coupling reaction.     

A facile synthesis of 8-(β-D-ribofuranosyl)-4-thioxo-3H-pyrazolo[1,5-a]-1,3,5-triazine and its α-anomer

A versatile intermediate 2 for C-nucleoside synthesis was treated with thiosemicarbazide to obtain thiosemicarbazone 6 , which was then converted to 3-aminopyrazol-2N-thiocarboxamide derivatives 7 and 8 by the reaction of 6 and sodium ethoxide. 4-Thioxo-4H-pyrazolo[1,5-a]-1,3,5-triazine C-nucleosides 11 and 12 were obtained by the ring closure reaction of 7 and 8 with triethyl orthoformate. Brief treatment of 11 and 12 with 10% methanolic hydrogen chloride afforded C-nucleosides 4 and 13 , respectively, without anomerization. Identification of compounds 4 and 13 was made on the basis of ¹H nmr and uv spectra, as well as chemical conversion to known compounds with established configurations. Model compounds were also synthesized in order to confirm the heterocyclic moieties.