Detailed studies on the reduction of aliphatic 3-, 4-, 6-, and 13-oximino esters: Synthesis of novel isomeric amino esters,oximino alcohols,and amino alcohols

The preparation of novel 3-, 4-, 6-, and 13-amino-tetradecanoic acid methyl esters (2a–d) obtained by the reduction of 3-, 4-, 6-, and 13-oximino-tetradecanoic acid methyl esters (1a–d), was investigated. Oximino esters were reduced to afford the corresponding amino esters using NaBH₄–ZrCl₄ reducing system with good yields (58–82%). However, the reduction of oximino esters with LiAlH₄ and BH₃. Tetrahydrofuran gave the corresponding novel 3-, 4-, 6-, and 13-oximino alcohols (3a–d), and 3-, 4-, 6-, and 13-amino alcohols (4a–d) respectively with good chemical yields.     

Synthesis of 6-substituted 1-alkoxy-5-alkyluracils

Synthesis of 6-substituted 1-alkoxy-5-alkyluracils 2a-c have been achieved from readily accessible 2-alkyl-3,3-di(methylthio)acryloyl chlorides 4a,b in high overall yields. Treatment of 4a,b with silver cyanate followed by reaction of the resulting isocyanates 5a,b with an appropriate alkoxyamine afforded N-alkoxy-N′-[2-alkyl-3,3-di(methylthio)acryloyl]ureas 6a,b in 85–88% yields. Cyclization of 6a,b in acetic acid containing methanesulfonic acid followed by oxidation with 3-chloroperoxybenzoic acid gave high yields of 1-alkoxy-5-alkyl-6-(methylsulfonyl)uracils 9a,b. Nucleophillic addition-elimination reaction of 9a,b with sodium azide, phenylthiol, or phenylselenol produced 6-azido-1-butoxythymine ( 2a , 98%), 5-ethyl-1-(2-phenoxyethoxy)-6-(phenylthio)uracil ( 2b , 95%), or 5-ethyl-1-(2-phenoxyethoxy)-6-(phenylselenenyl)uracil ( 2c , 91%).     

Synthesis and Diazotization of Diethyl 6-Amino-2-Hydroxyazulene-1,3-Dicarboxylate and Its 2-Acetoxyl Derivative

Diethyl 6-amino-2-hydroxyazulene-1,3-dicarboxylate ( 6a ) and 2-acetoxyl derivative ( 6b ) were synthesized by reduction of the 6-azido derivatives ( 5a,b ) with zinc/acetic acid in excellent yields. 5a and 5b were prepared by azidation of diethyl 2-acetoxy-6-bromoazulene-1,3-dicarboxylate (4). Diazotization of 6a with sodium nitrite in the presence of concentrated sulfuric acid in dioxane gave diethyl 2-hydroxy- ( 7a ), 2,6-dihydroxy- ( 8a ), and 2-hydroxy-6-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]-azulene-1,3-dicarboxylates ( 9a ), in 5, 35 and 20% yields, respectively. Similar reaction of 6b gave the corresponding acetates 7b, 8b , and 9b , compounds of the same type from 6a . No evidence for the formation of 6-diazo-1,3-diethoxycarbonyl-2(6H) azulenone ( 2b ) was obtained in the employed reaction conditions.     

Synthesis of novel acyclonucleosides. Reactions of 1-(1-bromo or 3-bromo-2-oxopropyl)pyridazin-6-ones

Reaction of 1-(3-bromo-2-oxopropyl)pyridazin-6-ones 1 and 2 with sodium azide at room temperature gave the corresponding 1-(3-azido-2-oxopropyl)pyridazin-6-ones 3 and 4 , whereas reaction of 1-(1-bromo-2-oxo-propyl)pyridazin-6-ones 5 and 6 with excess sodium azide afforded 4-azido-5-chloropyridazin-6-one 7 and 4,5-diazido-3-nitropyridazin-6-one 8 by dealkylation. Some 1-(2-hydroxypropyl)pyridazin-6-ones 9, 10, 11 were synthesized from the corresponding 1-(2-oxopropyl) derivatives 1, 2, 3 . 4,5-Dichloro-1-(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)-pyridazin-6-one 13 was also prepared from compound 9 via the corresponding 2,3-epoxypropyl derivative 12 . Treatment of compound 5 with thiourea gave 4,5-dichloro-1-(2-amino-4-methylthiazol-5-yl)pyridazin-6-one 14 . Reaction of compounds 1 and 2 with thiourea at 20° afforded the corresponding 3-formamidinylthio-2-oxo-propyl derivatives 15 and 16 , whereas treatment of compound 1 with thiourea at 45° gave 4,5-dichloro-1-[(2-aminothiazol-5-yl)methyl]pyridazin-6-one 17 . Compound 17 was also prepared from compound 15 by refluxing in ethanol.     

New approach to (−)-polyoxamic acid and 3,4-diepipolyoxamic acid from d-lyxono-1,4-lactone

The non-natural enantiomer of polyoxamic acid (1) and 3,4-diepipolyoxamic acid (2) was synthesized in four steps from d-lyxono-1,4-lactone (4). Regioselective bromination of unprotected d-lyxono-1,4-lactone with HBr/AcOH led to 2-bromo-2-deoxy-d-xylono-1,4-lactone (5). This intermediate was treated with NaN₃ to give 2-azido-2-deoxy-d-lyxono and xylono-1,4-lactones. Saponification of the obtained 2-azido derivatives gave the corresponding 2-azido-2-deoxyaldonic acids salt which, after neutralization followed by reduction, led to the expected compounds: (−)-polyoxamic acid (3) and 3,4-diepipolyoxamic acid (2) in 38% and 29% overall yields.     

First synthesis and isolation of the E- and Z-isomers of some new Schiff bases. Reactions of 6-azido-5-formyl-2-pyridone with aromatic amines

Some novel Schiff bases have been prepared by reacting 6-azido-5-formyl-2-pyridone 1 with a series of aromatic amines 2a-f. 5-Arylaminomethylene-6-(E)-aryl-iminopyridones 3a-e were obtained by reaction of 1 with 2a-e at room temperature, whereas with 2f, the 6-azido-5-naphthalen-2-yl-iminomethylpyridone derivative 4 was formed. On the other hand, heating 1 with 2a-d at 140-150 degrees C yielded two sets of isomeric products, (E)-3a-d and (Z)-5a-d. Refluxing compounds (Z)-3a,c with hydroxyl-amine in methanol gave the corresponding hydroxyliminopyridones 8a,c. Heating of (E)-3a-d with excess POCl3 at reflux did not give the expected tricyclic compound 9, but rather the isomeric products (Z)-5a-d were obtained. The structures of all these products have been characterized using IR and 1H- and 13C-NMR spectroscopy.     

Aromatic substitution by n-arylhydroxylamines—I : Formation of 8-amino-5,8′-iminobis(6-methoxyquinoline) by an intermolecular aromatic nitrene insertion reaction

Thermolysis of 8-hydroxylamino-6-methoxyquinoline at 65° in methanol gave 8-amino-5,8′-iminobis(6-methoxyquinoline), the same product being formed by thermolysis of 8-azido-6-methoxyquinoline as well as by deoxygenation of 6-methoxy-8-nitroquinoline with triethylphosphite in the presence of 8-amino-6-methoxyquinoline. Solvent effects were also consistent with the involvement of a nitrenoid species in these intermolecular aromatic substitutons. 8-Hydroxylaminoquinoline behaved in an analogous fashion but no iminobis compound was obtained from the corresponding 6-hydroxylaminoquinoline, indicating an internal interaction of the ring N atom with the 8-hydroxylamino function. Thermolysis of 8-hydroxylamino-6-methoxyquinoline in the presence of amines gave rise to o-diamines reconcilable with a nitrene intermediate.     

Studies on the Thioglycosides of N-Acetylneuraminic Acid 7: Synthesis of S-(α-Sialyl)-(2↠6)-β-D-Hexopyranosyl and -(2↠6)-β-D-Lactosyl Ceramides and their Biological Activity

ABSTRACT

The coupling of the sodium salt of methyl 5-acetamido-4,7,8,9-tetra-O-acetyl-3, 5-dideoxy-2-thio-D-glycero-α-D-galacto-2-nonulopyranosonate (17) with 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl 2,3,4-tri-O-acetyl-6-bromo-6-deoxy-β-D-galactopyranoside (5), glucopyranoside (10), and 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl 2,3,6,2′,3′,4′-hexa-O-acetyl-6′-bromo-6′-deoxy-β-D-lactoside (16), gave the corresponding α-thioglycosides 18, 21, and 24 of the 2-thio-N-acetyl-neuraminic acid derivative in good yields, which were converted, via selective removal of the 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl group, trichloroacetimidation, and coupling with (2S,3R,4E)-2-azido-3-O-benzoyl-4-octadecene-1,3-diol (27), into the ß-glycosides 28, 32, and 36, respectively.

Compounds 28, 32, and 36 were transformed, via selective reduction of the azide group, coupling with octadecanoic acid, O-deacetylation, and de-esterification, into the title compounds 31, 35, and 39, which showed potent inhibitory effect for sialidases from influenza and other viruses.     

Convenient Synthesis of 2-Azido-2-deoxy-aldoses by Diazo Transfer

Diazo transfer from trifluoromethanesulfonyl azide (TfN₃) to 2-amino-2-deoxy-glycoses constitutes a high-yielding, simple procedure for the preparation of partially protected or unprotected 2-azido-2-deoxy-aldoses. Thus, the D -allosamine derivative 2 gave 93% of 3 , while diazo transfer to D -glucosamine, D -mannosamine, and D -galactosamine, followed by acetylation, yielded the azides 5 , 7 , and 9 in yields of 74–91, 65, and 70%, respectively.     

Pyrolysis of 2-(2-azidobenzoyl)pyridine and 3-(2-Pyridyl)-2,1- benzisixazoles. Prepration and chemistry of some pyrido[1,2-b]cinnolin-6-ium hydroxide inner salts

The pyrolysis of 3-(2-pyridyl)-2,1-benzisoxazoles 5A, 5B, and 5C (A : unsubstituted; B : 5-bromo; C : 5,7-dibromo) at about 215° afforded 5,11-dihydro-11-oxopyrido [1,2-b] cinnolin-6-ium hydroxide inner salt 6A , the 2-bromo ( 6B ) and the 2,4-dibromo ( 6C ) compounds respectively in high yields. X-ray crystallographic analysis of 6B unambiguously confirmed the structure. The benzisoxazoles 5A-5C were obtained from the pyrolysis of the corresponding 2-(2-azidobenzoyl) pyridines 2A-2C at about 112°. While 2A and 2B afforded the corresponding benzisoxazoles 5a and 5B in 82% and 51% yields respectively, 2-(2-azido-3,5-dibromobenzoyl)pyridine ( 2C ) afforded a mixture of the benzisoxazole 5C and the tricyclic compound 6C , isolated 43% and 41% yields respectively. The properties of the novel mesoionic compounds of type 6 , their oxidative and reductive ring cleavage products together with alkylation and catalytic hydrogenation products are described. Electrophilic substitutions, substitutions in position 11 via the 11-thiones 11 and other miscellaneous trans of 6 are also presented.     

Regioselective synthesis of 6-amino- and 6-amido-6-deoxypullulans

Hydrophobically modified polysaccharides that contain amine and amide groups possess valuable features for drug delivery and other applications. These chemical groups are known to play a fundamental role in the biological activity of important polysaccharides. Pullulan is known for its non-toxicity and biocompatibility, therefore, we have applied the versatile Staudinger reaction for the synthesis of regioselectively substituted pullulan derivatives containing amine or amide groups with promise for biomedical applications. The synthesis began with the regioselective bromination of pullulan at C-6 with N-bromosuccinimide and triphenylphosphine, providing 6-bromo-6-deoxy-pullulan, which is soluble in a range of organic solvents and therefore is a dynamic intermediate for the synthesis of other pullulan derivatives. Azide displacement of bromide from 6-bromo-6-deoxy-pullulan esters yielded the corresponding 6-azido-6-deoxy-pullulan esters. Staudinger reduction of these azides efficiently and chemoselectively afforded the corresponding amino- or amidopullulans.     

Studies in azide chemistry. Part IX [1]. Investigations involving fluorinated azidopyrimidines and 4-azido-3-chloro-2,5,6-trifluoropyridine

4-Azido-2,5,6-trifluoro- and 4,6-diazido-2,5-difluoro- pyrimidine were obtained by treating tetrafluoropyrimidine with sodium azide in acetonitrile; similar azidation of 5-chlorotrifluoropyrimidine gave 4-azido-5-chloro-2,6-difluoro- and 4,6-diazido-5-chloro-2-fluoro-pyrimidine. Each monoazide reacted with triphenylphosphine to yield the corresponding iminophosphorane (Staudinger reaction), and the trifluoro- compound gave cycloadducts when heated with phenylacetylene [→ 4-phenyl-1-(2,5,6-trifluoro-4-pyrimidinyl)-1,2,3- triazole] and acrylonitrile [→ 2-cyano-1-(2,5,6-trifluoro- 4-pyrimidinyl)aziridine]; attack on the trifluoro-azide by the sodium salt of pentafluoroaniline produced 4-azido-2,5- difluoro-6-(pentafluorophenylamino)pyrimidine and bis(4- azido-2,5-difluoro-6-pyrimidinyl)(pentafluorophenyl)amine. Attempts to intercept nitrenes during thermal decomposition of both mono-azides failed. Thermolysis of 4-azido-3-chloro- 2,5,6-trifluoropyridine in the presence of dimethyl sulphoxide, cyclohexane, or pentafluoroaniline gave products [py_FNS(O)Me₂, py_FNHC₆H₁₁, and py_FNNPh_F (PY_F = 3-chlorotrifluoro-4-pyridyl), respectively] compatible with release of the corresponding nitrene.     

Synthesis of New Sialidase Inhibitors, 6-Amino-6-Deoxysialic Acids

The synthesis of the 6-amino-6-deoxysialic-acid analogues 4, 5 , and 6 , is described. Mitsunobu reaction of the 1-C-nitroglycal 8 , (PPh₃, HCOOH, DEAD) gave the formiate 10 with inversion of configuration at C(3) (Scheme 2). Treatment of 10 with aq. NH₃ and subsequent protection of the amino function gave the imines 14 and 15 (Scheme 3), which were transformed into the triflates 17 . Substitution by azide, deprotection, and N-acetylation gave the anormeric 2-acetamido-3-azido-1-deoxy-1-nitro-D -mannoses 16 and the enol ether 18 . Chain elongation of the nitro azides 16 followed by hydroylsis gave the nonulosonates 20/22 , which upon reduction yielded the diols 23 and 24 , respectively (Scheme 4). The diol 23 was transformed into the sialic-acid analogues 5, 6 , and 32 by ozonolysis, transfer hydrogenation, hydorgenolysis, and deprotection (Scheme 5), and the diol 24 into 4 by a similar reaction sequence. The sialic-acid analogues 4 and 6 inhibit bacterial and viral sialidases competitively. The inbibitor constants for this enzyme from Vibrio cholerae are 0.12 mm for 4 and 0.19 mm for 6 , respectively. The activity of fowl plague virus sialidase was reduced by 17% and 36% under the influence of 4 and 6 , respectively, at a concentration of 0.1 mM . Compound 5 was inactive.     

Nucleotides. Part XXXI. Modified Oligomeric 2′–5′ A Analogues: Synthesis of 2′–5′ oligonucleotides with 9-(3′-azido-3′-deoxy-β-D-xylofuranosyl)adenine and 9-(3′-amino-3′-deoxy-β-D-xylofuranosyl)adenine as modified nucleosides

A series of new 2′–5′ oligonucleotides carrying the 9-(3′-azido-3′deoxy-β-D-xylofuranosyl)adenine moiety as a building block has been synthesized via the phosphotriester method. The use of the 2-(4-nitrophenyl)ethyl (npe) and 2-(4-nitrophenyl)ethoxycarbonyl (npeoc) blocking groups for phosphate, amino, and hydroxy protection guaranteed straightforward syntheses in high yields and easy deblocking lo form the 2′–5′ trimers 21 , 22 , and 25 and the tetramer 23 . Catalytic reduction of the azido groups in [9-(3′-azido-3′-deoxy-β-D-xylofuranosyl)adenine]2′-yl-[2′-(O^p-ammonio)→ 5′]-[9-(3′-azido-3′-deoxy-β-D-xylofuranosyl)adenin]-2′-yl-[2′-(O^p-ammonio)→ 5′]-9-(3′-azido-3′-deoxy-β-D-xylofuranosyl)adenine ( 21 ) led to the corresponding 9-(3′-amino-3′-deoxy-β-D-xylofuranosyl)-adenine 2′–5′ trimer 26 in which the two internucleotidic linkages are formally neutralized by intramolecular betaine formation.     

Stereocontrolled palladium(0)-catalyzed preparation of unsaturated azidosugars: an easy access to 2- and 4-aminoglycosides

The palladium-catalyzed substitution of alkyl 4,6-di-O-acetyl-α-d-erythro-hex-2-eno-pyranosides using NaN₃ as the nucleophile gave predominantly the corresponding alkyl 2-azido-2,3,4-trideoxy-α-d-threo-hex-2-enopyranosides in the presence of Pd(PPh₃)₄. However, alkyl 6-O-acetyl-4-azido-2,3,4-trideoxy-α-d-erythro-hex-2-enopyranosides were obtained as the major products using Pd(PPh₃)₄ as the catalyst in the presence of dppb as the added ligand. Conversely, alkyl 6-O-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)-4-O-methoxycarbonyl-2,3-dideoxy-α-d-hex-2-enopyranosides gave exclusively alkyl 4-azido-6-O-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)-2,3,4-trideoxy-α-d-erythro-hex-2-enopyranosides in the presence of Pd₂(dba)₃/PPh₃ as the catalyst and Me₃SiN₃ as the nucleophile. The bis-hydroxylation followed by hydrogenation of ethyl 4-azido-2,3,4-trideoxy-α-d-erythro-hex-2-enopyranoside afforded the corresponding 4-amino-α-d-mannopyranoside, when propyl 2-azido-2,3,4-trideoxy-α-d-threo-hex-3-enopyranoside gave the 2-amino-α-d-altropyranoside under the same conditions.     

Synthesis of Disaccharides Containing 6-Deoxy-a-L-talose as Potential Heparan Sulfate Mimetics

A 6-deoxy-a-L-talopyranoside acceptor was readily prepared from methyl a-L-rhamnopyranoside and glycosylated with thiogalactoside donors using NIS/TfOH as the promoter to give good yields of the desired a-linked disaccharide (69-90%). Glycosylation with a 2-azido-2-deoxy-D-glucosyl trichloroacetimidate donor was not completely stereoselective (a:b = 6:1), but the desired a-linked disaccharide could be isolated in good overall yield (60%) following conversion into its corresponding tribenzoate derivative. The disaccharides were designed to mimic the heparan sulfate (HS) disaccharide GlcN(2S,6S)-IdoA(2S). However, the intermediates readily derived from these disaccharides were not stable to the sulfonation/deacylation conditions required for their conversion into the target HS mimetics.     

Azidiniumsalze. 7. Mitteilung [1]. Synthese von 1-Äthyl-2-azido-6-X-chinolinium-fluoroboraten

6-X-Quinolines (X = CH₃, C₆H₅, CO₂C₂H₅, Cl, Br) are successively transformed into 1-methyl-6-X-carbostyrils, 2-chloro-6-X-quinolines and 1-ethyl-2-chloro-6-X-quinolinium-tetrafluoroborates; the latter are transformed into the title compounds by reaction with sodium azide in methanol. 2-Chloro-6-acetamido-quinoline is alkylated at two positions: at the nitrogen atom of the heterocyclic ring and obviously at the oxygen atom of the 6-substituent; with sodium azide in methanol the product of alkylation yields 1-ethyl-2-azido-6-amino-quinolinium-tetrafluoroborate. 1-Ethyl-2-azido-6-nitro-quinolinium-tetrafluoroborate is obtained by treating 1-ethyl-2-hydrazino-6-nitro-quinolinium-chloride with sodium tetrafluoroborate and sodium nitrite in diluted hydrochloric acid.     

Syntheses of various 5-(3′-substituted phenyl)uracils

The Suzuki Pd(0)-catalysed coupling between arylboronic acids and aryl bromides or iodides in weakly alkaline medium has been used for the preparation of 5-(3′-chlorophenyl)-, 5-(3′-iodophenyl)-, 5-(3′-aminophenyl)-, 5-(3′-azidophenyl)-, 5-(3′-methylthiophenyl)- and 5-(3′-styryl)-substituted 2,4-di-t-butoxypyrimidines. In the coupling between 2,4 di-t-butoxy-5-pyrimidineboronic acid and the six different aryl halides that were used as coupling partners, only 1-azido-3-bromobenzene did not give satisfactory yields, 18%. The other five aryl halides gave the desired 5-(3′-substituted phenyl)-2,4-di-r-butoxypyrimidines in 41–92% yield. Dealkylation of these five 5-(3′-substituted phenyl)-2,4-di-t-butoxypyrimidines in 2.5M hydrochloric acid gave the corresponding 5-(bromoaryl)uracils in almost quantitative yields. 5-(3′-Azidophenyl)uracil was prepared in 43% yield directly from 5-(3′-aminophenyl)-2,4-di-r-butoxypyrimidine.     

A stereocontrolled construction of 2-azido-2-deoxy-1,2-cis-α-galactosidic linkages utilizing 2-azido-4,6-O-benzylidene-2-deoxygalactopyranosyl diphenyl phosphates: stereoselective synthesis of mucin core 5 and core 7 structures

TMSOTf-promoted glycosidation of 2-azido-4,6-O-benzylidene-2-deoxygalactosyl diphenyl phosphates with fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl (Fmoc)-protected serine and threonine derivatives in THF/Et₂O (1:1) gave glycosyl amino acids in high yields and with excellent levels of α-selectivity (α/β=94:6–95:5). The synthetic utility of the present glycosidation method was demonstrated by a stereoselective synthesis of mucin-type glycopeptide core 5 and core 7 building blocks, which are suitable for Fmoc-based solid-phase synthesis of O-glycopeptides.     

Synthesis of 6-amino-6-deoxy-d-gulono-1,6-lactam and l-gulono-1,6-lactam derived from corresponding 5,6-O-sulfinyl hexono-1,4-lactones

Syntheses of 6-amino-6-deoxy-2,3-O-isopropylidene-d-gulono- and l-gulono-1,6-lactams 3 and 4 from corresponding glycono-1,4-lactones are described. Activation of the primary hydroxyl group requires 5,6-cyclic sulfite intermediate to obtain 6-azido-6-deoxy derivatives, which are cyclized after reduction.