Resin-bound 4H-1,3-oxazine-masked beta-diketones for functionalizing cleavage strategy

Resin-bound 4H-1,3-oxazines are synthesized by the stepwise condensation of an amide resin, an aldehyde, and an alkyne. Upon DDQ activation, oxazines are converted into oxazinium salts. When treated with hydrazines, these resin-bound beta-diketone equivalents yield pyrazoles through a functionalizing release process. This multicomponent capture strategy, tedious to handle in classical synthesis in solution, is well-suited to solid-supported chemistry. It facilitates the handling of sensitive and unstable intermediates, such as N-alpha-methoxyalkylamides and 1,3-oxazinium salts.     

A novel entry toward 2-imino-1,3-thiazolidines and 2-imino-1,3-thiazolines by ring transformation of 2-(thiocyanomethyl)aziridines

A new, efficient, and straightforward synthesis of 3-arylmethyl-4-chloromethyl-2-imino-1,3-thiazolidines and 2-(N-acylimino)-3-arylmethyl-4-chloromethyl-1,3-thiazolidines has been developed by ring transformation of 1-arylmethyl-2-(thiocyanomethyl)aziridines upon treatment with a catalytic amount of titanium(IV) chloride in dichloromethane. The latter 2-(thiocyanomethyl)aziridines were prepared in high yields from 1-arylmethyl-2-(bromomethyl)aziridines by reaction with potassium thiocyanate in DMF. The 2-imino-1,3-thiazolidines and 2-(N-acylimino)-1,3-thiazolidines thus obtained can be easily interconverted, either by treatment with an acid chloride and a base in ether toward 2-(N-acylimino)thiazolidines or by treatment with potassium carbonate in methanol toward N-deprotected 2-iminothiazolidines. Dehydrohalogenation of 2-(N-acylimino)-3-arylmethyl-4-chloromethyl-1,3-thiazolidines by means of potassium tert-butoxide in DMSO afforded 2-(N-acylimino)-4-methyl-2,3-dihydro-1,3-thiazolines in good yields.     

Solid-phase synthesis of N-alkyl-N-(beta-keto)amides and 1,2,4,5-tetrasubstituted imidazoles using a traceless cleavage strategy

[reaction: see text] The solid-phase synthesis of N-alkyl-beta-keto)amides and 1,2,4,5-tetrasubstituted imidazoles was demonstrated using a traceless cleavage strategy based on benzylic acylammonium chloride reactivity. The approach enables the assembly of diverse compounds in a minimal number of steps in moderate to excellent yield (23-88%) and high purity (64-100%).     

Synthesis and reaction of 2-imino-1,3-thiazetidines and 2-imino-1,3-dithietanes

2-Imino-1,3-thiazetidines and 2-imino-1,3-dithietanes were synthesized and their reactivities were studied. The former readily underwent ring-opening reaction with amines to yield guanidine derivatives. The reaction products were applied to the synthesis of heterocycles such as triazoles and triazines. The latter was converted to isothiocyanate by the reaction of m-chloroperbenzoic acid.     

Sequential assembly strategy for tetrasubstituted olefin synthesis using vinyl 2-pyrimidyl sulfide as a platform

We have developed a programmable and diversity-oriented synthetic scheme for tetrasubstituted olefins through a site-selective and sequential assembly of pi-components onto a C=C core of vinyl 2-pyrimidyl sulfide. Noteworthy features are that (i) all components assembled stem from readily available organic halides or their Grignard reagents, (ii) the installation at the desired position can be achieved by the addition of the components in the appropriate order, and (iii) simple alteration of addition order in the sequence results in the production of all possible regio- and stereoisomers of multisubstituted olefins.     

Dithietanes. Synthesis of N-substituted 2-imino-1,3-dithietanes and 2-imino-1,3-dithietane hydrochloride

The reaction of diethylphosphoryl isothiocyanate with potassium hydrosulfide gave potassium diethoxyphosphinyldithiocarbamate ( 3a ). This salt, with methylene bromide, afforded 2-diethoxyphosphinylimino-1,3-dithietane ( 5a ) in high yield. In concentrated hydrochloric acid, 5a was hydrolyzed to 2-imino-1,3-dithietane which was isolated as a stable hydrochloride ( 7 ). The synthesis of some other N-Substituted 2-imino-1,3-dithietanes is also described.     

Solid-phase synthesis of tetrasubstituted pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidines

A facile solid phase synthesis of 2,4,6,7-tetrasubstituted pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidines is described. The synthesis involves a highly efficient five-step route starting from resin-bound dimeric peptoids. To demonstrate the versatility of our method, a representative library of 108 tetrasubstituted pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidines of high quality was synthesized.     

Solid-phase synthesis of a branched hexasaccharide using a highly efficient synthetic strategy.

The solid-phase synthesis of branched lacto-N-neohexaose derivative 1 occurring in human milk is described. The new building block of lactose 3 bearing the orthogonal temporary hydroxy protecting groups 9-fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl (Fmoc) and levulinoyl (Lev) has been prepared. Its use, together with that of lactosamine donor 4, glucosamine donor 5, and O-galactosyl trichloroacetimidate 6, has enabled the preparation of hexasaccharide 22 following two different approaches in excellent overall yield (43%, 90% per step over eight steps). An additional key feature of this work is the successful use of newly prepared ester-type linker 2, having a benzylic spacer connected to the anomeric oxygen. This linker presents the advantage of producing a benzylic anomeric moiety after cleavage from the polymer support, which could be easily removed to obtain the unprotected oligosaccharide 1.     

Solid-phase synthesis of tetrasubstituted pyrazoles, novel ligands for the estrogen receptor

Most ligands for the estrogen receptor (ER) are not well suited for synthesis by combinatorial means, because their construction involves a series of carbon-carbon bond forming reactions that are not uniformly high yielding. In previous work directed to overcoming this limitation, we surveyed various phenol-substituted five-membered heterocycles, hoping to find a system that would afford both high ER binding affinity and whose synthesis could be adapted to solid-phase methods (Fink et al. Chem. Biol. 1999, 6, 206-219.) In this report, we have developed a reliable and efficient solid-phase method to prepare the best of these heterocycles, the tetrasubstituted pyrazoles, and we have used this methodology to produce small, discrete libraries of these novel ER ligands. We used a combination of FT-IR and nanoprobe (1)H NMR-MAS to characterize intermediates leading up to the final pyrazole products directly on the bead. We also developed a scavenging resin, which enabled us to obtain products free from inorganic contaminants. We prepared a 12-member test library, and then a 96-member library, and in both cases we determined product purity and ER binding affinity of all of the library members. Several interesting binding affinity patterns have emerged from these studies, and they have provided us with new directions for further exploration, which has led to pyrazoles having high affinity and potency as agonists and antagonists toward the ER alpha subtype.     

Straightforward microwave-assisted synthesis of 2-thiazolines using Lawesson's reagent under solvent-free conditions

2-Thiazolines are synthesized from carboxylic acids and 1,2-aminoalcohols in the presence of Lawesson's reagent under solventless conditions. The developed method is valid for either substituted or unsubstituted aminoalcohols and a wide variety of aromatic, heteroaromatic and aliphatic carboxylic acids; thus it constitutes a general synthetic method for these kinds of compounds. The role of Lawesson's reagent is dual: to transform the 1,2-aminoalcohol into 1,2-aminothiol and to activate its reaction with the carboxylic acid leading to the formation of a thiazoline ring, all in one pot.     

Regiospecific iodocyclization of S-allyl dithiocarbamates: synthesis of 2-imino-1,3-dithiolane and 2-iminium-1,3-dithiolane derivatives

4-Alkyl-2-imino-1,3-dithiolanes and 4-alkyl-2-iminium-1,3-dithiolanes were prepared in excellent yields with complete regiospecificity under mild conditions by the iodocyclization of S-allyl dithiocarbamates. Dehydrohalogenation of the 4-alkyl-2-imino-1,3-dithiolanes gave 4-alkylidene-2-imino-1,3-dithiolanes in excellent yields.     

Ring-chain transformations of substituted 2-imino-1,3-thiazinoazoles

The ring-chain transformations of substituted 2-imino-1,3-thiazinoazoles in DMSO under the influence of tetraalkylammonium or alkali metal hydroxides were studied by acid-base potentiometric titration and PMR, IR, and UV spectroscopy.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 7, pp. 992–994, July, 1988.     

Synthesis of some substituted 1,3-thiazolines and 1,3-thiazolidines

Sodium salts of 2, 2-dimethyl-4-mercapto-5-oxo-1,3-thiazoline and 2-oxo-3-mercapto-1-thia-4-azaspiro[4.5]dec-3-ene, obtained from a solvate of sodium cyanodithioformate with three molecules of dimethylformamide, acetone, or cyclohexanone in the presence of morpholine, react with chlorothioformic dimethylamide with the formation of 2,2-dimethyl-5-oxo-4-(dimethylaminothiocarbonylthio)-1,3-thiazoline and 2-oxo-3-(dimethylaminothiocarbonylthio)-1-thia-4-azaspiro[4.5]dec-3-ene, respectively, and during acidolysis by hydrochloric acid they are converted to 2,2-dimethyl-5-oxo-4-thiono-1,3-thiazolidine and 2-oxo-3-thiono-1-thia-4-azaspiro[4.5]decane. The latter compounds are facilely phosphorylated by dialkyl chlorophosphonates at the nitrogen atom. The reaction of the solvate of sodium cyanodithioformate with three molecules of dimethylformamide with chloroacetone in the presence of morpho-line occurs anomalously with the formation of cyanothioformic morpholide.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2590–2593, November, 1990.     

Solid-phase synthesis of 1,3-azole-based peptides and peptidomimetics

[reaction: see text] We report highly efficient two-step procedures for the synthesis of 1,3-oxazole-, thiazole-, and imidazole-containing peptides on solid phase from dipeptides composed of C-terminal threonine, serine, cysteine, or diaminopropionic acid by using different cyclodehydration procedures followed or preceded by oxidation. The methods are compatible with Fmoc solid-phase peptide synthesis conditions and with N-Fmoc, N-Boc, N-Cbz, and N-Alloc protecting groups.     

Synthesis of 2-imino-4-thiazolines, 2-imino-4-alkoxythiazolidines,thiazoles and 4-imidazolin-2-ones from α-halomethyl ketimines

A variety of heterocycles, including 3,4-disubstituted-2-imino-4-thiazolines, 3,4-disubstituted-4-methoxy-2-iminothiazolidines, 2,4-disubstituted-thiazoles, 2-amino-4-substituted-thiazoles and 1,5-disubstituted-4-imidazolin-2-ones, were synthesized from α-chloromethyl and α-bromomethyl ketimines by condensation with potassium thiocyanate, thiourea, ammonium thiocyanate and potassium cyanate.     

Solid-phase template-directed synthesis of a [2]rotaxane using a solid-phase stopper

The first synthesis of a rotaxane by solid phase chemistry has been achieved, using the resin bead as a 'Mega' stopper during the synthesis. One of the advantages of this methodology over traditional solution routes include the ability to use mass action to drive the chemistry, without complicating the purification process.     

Iodoenolcyclisation of 2-(1,3-disubstituted-1-allyl)-1,3-dicarbonyl compounds: diastereoselective synthesis of tetrasubstituted dihydrofurans

The I₂-induced cyclisation of 2-alkenyl-1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with the mono- and di-substituted double bond occurred with good diastereoselectivity. A study of stereochemical aspects for different substituents on the allyl side chain was carried out. When the substituents were alkyl groups, the trans isomers formed preferentially, in the case of aromatic substituents the reaction lead instead to cis isomers.