Deprotonation/Alkylation Reactions of Sulfolenes

Deprotonation/methylation reactions have been carried out on a series of substituted 2-sulfolenes and 3-sulfolenes. For 2-sulfolenes, both allylic and vinylic deprotonation reactions occur to give, after treatment with methyl iodide, 2-methylated 3-sulfolenes and 2-methylated 2-sulfolenes. These products are useful intermediates because substituted 3-sulfolenes are precursors to substituted butadienes and 2-alkylated 2-sulfolenes are precursors to β-functionalized trans olefins.     

Comparative stereochemistry of the fragmentations of oxychlorocarbenes, chlorocarbonates, and chlorosulfites in the 3-nortricyclyl/5-norbornen-2-yl system

Fragmentations of the title precursors in polar solvents proceed via similar ion pairs to mixtures of exo-2-chloro-5-norbornene and 3-nortricyclyl chloride. The stereochemical course of the conversions is mainly determined by least motion chloride return in ion pair intermediates.     

Biosynthetic incorporation of advanced precursors into dehydrocurvularin, a polyketide phytotoxin from Alternaria cinerariae

Biosynthesis of the polyketide, dehydrocurvularin 1, by Alternaria cinerariae was examined by incorporation experiments with N-acetylcysteamine (NAC) thiolesters of potential labeled di-, tri-, tetra-, and pentaketide assembly intermediates, 5–10. The results show that diketide and ,β-unsaturated tetraketide precursors can be utilized intact, whereas a saturated tetraketide can not, thereby suggesting that 1 is the initial PKS product. Curvularin 2 and 1 could not be interconverted by A. cinerariae, but 8-hydroxycurvularin 3 and 1 are transformed into each other by component(s) in the fermentation media.     

A convenient synthesis of l-ribose from d-fructose

An efficient method for the stereoselective synthesis of l-ribose was accomplished starting from commercially inexpensive d-fructose. The intermediates in the process can serve as versatile precursors for the preparation of l-nucleoside analogues.     

A facile synthesis for functional perfluoropolyether oligomers,diacids, diesters,and surfactants

Linear polyester precursors provide a convenient low cost synthesis for flurocarbon surfactants, diacids, diesters, and intermediates. A reaction scheme starting with hydrocarbon linear polysters followed by conversion of the ester to a perfluoro ester by direct fluorination and subsequent treatment with nonstoichiometric amount of sulfur tetrafluoride produce upon hydrolysis of ester units remaining in the polymer, low molecular weight perfluropolyether diacids. Alternatively, this technique can be altered slightly to produce diesters and other functional perfluorocarbon intermediates.     

Difluoromethylene compounds as precursors to ketones, carboxylic acids, esters, amides and carbonates

A review of difluoromethylene compounds as precursors to carbonyl compounds. Many ketones, carboxylic acids, esters, amides and carbonates, especially trifluoroalanine dipeptides, can be easily achieved due to the reactivity of difluoromethylene compounds or generated through the reactive difluoromethylene intermediates.     

Synthesis and physical chemical properties of Ca-substituted LaTiO2N

Oxynitrides with the general formula La_1−xCa_xTiO_2+xN_1−x (x = 0, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1.0) were synthesized by thermal ammonolysis of oxide precursors produced with a soft chemistry method. The crystallographic structure, optical properties and the thermal stability of the compounds were studied with X-ray diffraction, UV–vis spectroscopy and thermal analysis.

All materials crystallize in perovskite-type pseudo-cubic unit cell. It was found that the lattice parameter decreases with increasing Ca content, while the optical band gap width increases with increasing x. Thermal reoxidation studies of the synthesized materials reveal the formation of nitrogen rich intermediates. The decomposition rate of the intermediates was correlated with the structure of the final products. TEM studies show a preferred insertion direction of the nitrogen into the crystal lattice of the starting oxides. Ammonolysis with flux significantly changed the microstructure of the obtained oxynitrides.     

Silver‐Catalyzed Amidiniumation of Alkynes: Isolation of a Silver Intermediate,Synthesis of Enamine Amido Carbene Precursors,and an Unprecedented Umpolung of Propiolamide

A silver‐catalyzed amidiniumation of N‐propiolic formamidines for the synthesis of novel enamine amido carbene precursors is reported. Isolation of a first silver intermediate in silver‐catalyzed amidiniumation of alkynes and other organogold intermediates supports our proposed mechanisms. Several control experiments reveal the unexpected effects of both HOTf and substrate substituents on the choice of either a π or σ,π silver activation mode and the cyclization fashion. Bis(hydroxyimidazol)ium salts were obtained through an unprecedented umpolung of propiolamides. The byproduct Ag₂O as either an oxidant or silver source promotes the syntheses of N‐heterocyclic carbene (NHC) precursors or Ag/NHC complexes.     

Silver‐Catalyzed Amidiniumation of Alkynes: Isolation of a Silver Intermediate,Synthesis of Enamine Amido Carbene Precursors,and an Unprecedented Umpolung of Propiolamide

A silver‐catalyzed amidiniumation of N‐propiolic formamidines for the synthesis of novel enamine amido carbene precursors is reported. Isolation of a first silver intermediate in silver‐catalyzed amidiniumation of alkynes and other organogold intermediates supports our proposed mechanisms. Several control experiments reveal the unexpected effects of both HOTf and substrate substituents on the choice of either a π or σ,π silver activation mode and the cyclization fashion. Bis(hydroxyimidazol)ium salts were obtained through an unprecedented umpolung of propiolamides. The byproduct Ag₂O as either an oxidant or silver source promotes the syntheses of N‐heterocyclic carbene (NHC) precursors or Ag/NHC complexes.     

Mild reaction of pummerer rearrangement products with aromatic compounds in the presence of lewis acids. Application to the preparation of arylmethylene ketones,arylacetoesters, and arylacetonitriles.

Pummerer intermediates generated from precursors (3), (4) and (5) reacted mildly with aromatic compounds in the presence of Lewis acids to give the corresponding sulfides which in turn desulfurized to arylmethylene ketones, arylacetoesters, and arylacetonitriles.     

Facile syntheses of quater-, penta-, and sexipyrroles

alpha,alpha-Linked oligopyrroles are attractive precursors for both expanded porphyrin and conducting polymer chemistry. We demonstrate facile methods for synthesizing quater-, penta-, and sexipyrroles from more readily available bi- and terpyrrole intermediates. These products demonstrate stability in their brightly colored oxidized forms, while reduction using borohydride reagents gives the corresponding all-pyrrole oligomers, which oxidize readily in air. The oxidized quater- and sexipyrroles were characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Access to antigens related to anthrose using pivotal cyclic sulfite/sulfate intermediates

Anthrose is the upstream terminal unit of the tetrasaccharide side chain from a major glycoprotein of Bacillus anthracis exosporium and is part of important antigenic determinants. A novel entry to anthrose-containing antigens and precursors is described. The synthetic route, starting from D(+)-fucose, makes use of intermediates featuring a cyclic sulfite or sulfate function which serves successively as a protecting and a leaving group.     

N‐Substituted Azacalixphyrins: Synthesis,Properties, and Self‐Assembly

Pre‐ and postintroduction of substituents with respect to the macrocyclization step leads to previously unknown N‐substituted azacalixphyrins. The stepwise synthetic approach has been studied in detail to highlight the key role of the N‐substituents of the precursors and/or intermediates in terms of reactivity. Based on a combined experimental and theoretical investigation, the relationship between the properties of the macrocycles and their degree of substitution is rationalized. Depending on the nature of the N‐substituents, the formation of supramolecular ribbon‐like structures could also be observed, as demonstrated by combined TEM, SEM, AFM, and FTIR experiments.     

Alkanoylation of quinazoline by nucleophilic aromatic substitution: Combined experimental and computational study

A combined experimental and computational study on the key intermediates of NHC-catalyzed acylation reaction, Breslow intermediates (BIs), has been conducted in order to achieve a direct nucleophilic alkanoylation of N-heterocycles. Various BI precursors are alternatively prepared and used in the reaction with 4-chloroquinazoline. The present study reveals that the intermediates having benzimidazole moiety serve as acylating agents for the introduction of straight-chain alkanoyl groups. Natural bond orbital analysis indicates that the reactivity of intermediates partly correlates to the occupancy of the π_C-C bonds of the hydroxyl enamine moieties. The putative rate-determining step of the acylation reaction has been theoretically investigated. Several new 4-alkanoylquinazolines are synthesized using the BI precursors.     

Facile and unified approach to skeletally diverse, privileged scaffolds

A novel strategy has been developed to generate a diverse array of privileged scaffolds from readily available tetrahydropyridine precursors that may be prepared by a multicomponent assembly process followed by a ring-closing metathesis. The functionality embedded in these key intermediates enables their facile elaboration into more complex structures of biological relevance by a variety of ring-forming processes and refunctionalizations.     

Asymmetric Synthesis of ω‐Bromo‐2(S)‐Methyl Acids as Precursors for Novel Arginine,Lysine, and Mercapto Residues

Abstract

A series of ω‐bromo‐2(S)‐methyl acids has been synthesized as precursors of novel arginine (Arg), lysine (Lys), and mercapto analogues. These intermediates contain α‐methyl groups and are designed to mask the N‐terminal amine when incorporated in pharmaceutically relevant peptides.     

Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of novel fluorinated ethanolamines

The preparation of novel fluorinated allylamines and their use as key fragments for the stereoselective synthesis of hydroxyethyl secondary amine (HEA)-type peptidomimetics is described. Our strategy employs chiral sulfinyl imines as synthesis intermediates, by treatment of hemiaminal precursors with two equivalents of vinylmagnesium bromide. The subsequent oxidation of the allylic amines to the corresponding epoxides was achieved by treatment with methyl(trifluoromethyl)dioxirane. Finally, epoxide ring opening with a range of nitrogen nucleophiles provided a library of HEA-derived peptidomimetics with a phenyldifluoromethylene moiety. The biological evaluation of these derivatives revealed compounds with remarkable BACE1 inhibitory activity. Docking studies revealed the influence of the fluorine atoms in the binding mode of the synthesized ligands. Furthermore, the biological evaluation of our final products and synthesis intermediates led to the discovery of compounds with antimicrobial activity against Mycobacterium and Nocardia species.     

Potassium tert-butoxide-mediated generation of arynes from o-bromoacetophenone derivatives

o-bromoacetophenone derivatives as new versatile aryne precursors are induced to selectively eliminate the C_ArBr and C_ArC_(Ac) bonds in the help of t-BuOK. Furthermore, the active aryne intermediates are successfully applied in a substantial set of reactions including N-arylation and copper-catalyzed coupling with various terminal alkynes. It is important to note that the generation of benzyne intermediate is demonstrated through cycloadditon reaction experiment with furan.     

Theoretical studies of growth mechanism of small fullerene cage C24 (D6d)+

The ring‐collapse mechanism of C₂₄ (D_6d) has been analyzed using semiempirical AM1 and B3LYP/cc‐pVDZ methods. Based on the ring‐stacking/circumscribing model, two precursors are selected. Transition states and intermediates are located and energetics are computed. Before the stacking begins, the precursor and belt reach a suitable relative orientation accompanied by the release of a large amount of energy. It is observed that the reactions between the precursors and the belts are essentially endoergic in nature, whereas the reactions between the stable intermediates and the final belts are exoergic. The deformation energies (DE) and the bond lengths R of the precursors have been computed. The DE values suggest that there is a chance of the cleavage of the bicyclic precursors as the growth process proceeds toward the cage formation. In contrast, the monocyclic precursor is found to have lower deformation energies than the bicyclic precursor. Analysis of average bond length at different cages shows that a large window is formed and the system appears to follow a cascade‐type bond formation. Comparisons are made to our previous results on C₂₈ growth. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2005     

Preparation of dihydrotetrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine derivatives from Biginelli 3,4-dihydropyrimidine-2-thiones

Dihydropyrimidines (DHPM) with a fused tetrazole ring have been synthesized via a smooth and efficient three-step protocol involving N,S-dimethylated and 2-hydrazinyl-dihydropyrimidine intermediates, respectively. The described protocol is applicable to electron rich and electron poor DHPM precursors as well. The insertion of tetrazole ring in monastrol type dihydropyrimidines makes it interesting for pharmacological investigations.