Spontaneous Aromatization of Diels-Alder Adducts in the Reaction of Alkatrienyl Phosphonates with Alkyl Esters of Acetylencarboxylic Acids

Abstract

The subject of this study was the Diels-Alder reaction involving dialkyl (3-methylpenta-1,2,4-trienyl)phosphonates1a-d, dialkyl(5-methyl-hexa-1,3,4-trienyl)phosphonates 2a-b, and dienophiles (esters of acetylencarboxylic acids) 3a-c, at 65–90°C, in chloroform or with no solvent. The reaction between 1a-d and 3a-b led to the benzyl phosphonates 4a-h, while with 3c it proceeds to a mixture of 5a-d (90%) and 6a-d (10%), which are dialkyl esters of the 3-carboalkoxy(or 2-carboalkoxy)-6-methyl-benzyl phosphonic acid. The intermediate Diels-Alder adducts (A) are not even spectroscopically observable, i.e. in the course of the reaction a 1,5-sigmatropic isomerization occurs, accompanied by aromatization of (A). The isomerization is spontaneous: at ambient temperature 1a-d and 3a-b react slowly and form aromatic compounds:     

Ketene-S,N-acetals as Synthetic Intermediates for Heterocycles. A New Synthesis of 4-Arylaminopyrimidines

Reaction of β-aminothiocarbonyl-α-methylthioenamines (3a-d) derived from ketene-S, N-acetal (1) with benzamidine and guanidine gave 4-arylamino-pyrimidines (4a-d and 5a-d), respectively.     

Oxidation of α-Benzoyl-O-hydroxyacetophenones Using Iodobenzene Diacetate in Methanolic Potassium Hydroxide: A New Synthesis of 2-Benzoylcoumaran-3-ones

The oxidation of α-benzoyl-o-hydroxyacetophenones (3a-d) using iodobenzene diacetate in methanolic potassium hydroxide provides a new direct method for the synthesis of 2-benzoylcoumaran-3-ones (4a-c) in good yields. The formation of 4a-d is explained by neighb uring group participation.     

A Convenient Route To 1,2-Dibenzoyl-1-Arylethylenes

Short and convenient syntheses of 1,2-cis-dibenzoyl-1-ary 1-ethylenes 5a-e, 6 and 8a-d from the corresponding aryl ethers and dibenzoyl acetylene have been developed using boron trifluoride-etherate or aluminium chloride as catalyst.     

Reaction of Chlorosulfonyl Isocyanate with Benzopinacolones and Benzophenones: Synthesis of Benzopinacolone-2′-Sulfonamides and Benzoisothiazole-1, 1-dioxides

Abstract-Benzopinacolones, 1a-c, reacted with chlorosulfonyl isocyanate (CSI) at 130[ddot]C to yield the benzopinacolone-2′ -sulfonamides, 4a-c. Similarly benzophenones, 5a-d, reacted with CSI to give the benzoisothiazole-1, 1-dioxides, 7a-d.     

Mono-(BOC)-Protected Diamines. Synthesis of tert-Butyl-N-alkyl-N-(2-aminoethyl)carbamates and tert-Butyl-N-[2-(alkylamino)ethyl] Carbamates

We wish to report preparative pathways to the mono-(BOC)-protected diamines 1a-d and 2a-c.     

Synthesis of N-Demethyl-N-Substituted-14-Hydroxycodeine and Morphine Derivatives+

A fews representatives (1b-d) of a novel group of structurally related morphine-antagonist compounds have been prepared in stereochemically homogeneous form. The employed procedures involve O-demethylation either of the corresponding codeine derivatives 2b-d, or those of the N-alkylated analogues 2b-c synthesized from N-demethylthebaine (7a) by means of N-alkylation and subsequent transformations of 7b, d–compounds selected from the resulting functionalized thebaines 7b-exs.     

A General Method for Stepwise Elongation of the (1→5)-α-D-Arabinofuranan Chain

Condensation reaction of 3,5-di-O-benzoyl-1,2-O-(1-cyanoben-zylidene)-β-D-arabinofuranose (2) with benzyl and allyl 2,3-di-O-benzoyl-5-O-triphenylmethyl-α-L-arabinofuranosides (5a and 5b) in methylene chloride in the presence of triphenylcarbenium tetrafluoroborate as catalyst under high vacuum gave α-(1→5)-linked dimeric D-arabinofuranoside derivatives (6a and 6b). One of the dimeric compounds (6a) was debenzoylated, triphenylmethylated, and rebenzoylated to give a dimeric homolog of 5a (8). Similarly for the preparation of 6a, 8 was condensed with 2 to provide an α-(1→5)-linked trimeric D-arabinofuranoside derivative (9). Further elongation of the glycoside chain might be possible in the same way.     

Reaktionen Mit Trimethylsilylhalogeniden an Derivaten Der Digitoxose

Abstract

Treatment of methyl 3,4-di-O-acyl-2,6-dideoxy-α-D-ribo-hexo-pyranoside 1 or 2 with trimethylsilyl halide leads to the formation of a complex mixture of α-D-ribo-hexopyranosyl halides 3 or 5 together with the educts 1 or 2 as well as their β-anomers 8 or 9. The bromides 3 and 5, suitable for glycosidations, are preferably obtained by reaction of the digitoxose acetate derivatives 6 and 7, respectively, which in turn are prepared from 1 and 2 by mild acetolysis. Further reaction of the halides 3 to 5 with trimethylsilyl halides gives rise to a quantitative formation of the 2,3,6-trideoxy-4-0-acyl-3-halo-α-D -arabino-hexopyranosyl halides 10 to 12. In another reaction sequence starting with the olivose triacetate 20 the formation of 10 via the halide 13 is demonstrated. Structural evidence for the halides 10 to 12 is given by ¹H NMR data as well as by analyses of their glycosides 14 to 19. The results support a mechanistic interpretation for the formation of 10 to 12 via a 3,4-acetoxonium ion as the key intermediate obtained from 3 by an S_Nfi and from 13 and S_N2i step. Final conversion into the terminal halodeoxy compounds 10 to 12 proceeds by and S_N2 reaction with the halide ion.     

Halogenotropy in Phosphorus-Carbon Diad

Abstract

NMR and chemical studies have shown that α-halogenoalkyl-phosphines 1 and P-halogenoylids 2 exist as halogenotropic tautoineric systems. The position of the equilibrium depends on the used solvent, temperatures and substituents at the α-carbon atom. For example, the equilibrium 1 2 shifts towards the phosphine from 1 if the substituents at the α-carbon atom are electron-donating (R = H, Me, Pr, i-Pr). These compunds, existing preferably in the phosphine form, undergo typical reactions both for tervalent phosphorus compounds and P-halogenoylids. Tervalent phosphorus compounds, α-halogenoalkylphosphines 1 add sulfur and react with anhydrous HCl to convert into the dichlorophosphines -4. Like the P-halogenoylids, they add alcohols and phenols forming the phosphonium salts 5, 6, react with primary amines and aniline to yield the iminophosphonates 7 They also form the 2-halogenoalkylphosphonates 8 in the reaction with aldehydes.     

An Efficient Synthesis of α-Bromoacetals via a Combined Chemical and Electrochemical Bromination

α-Bromoacetals (1) are valuable precursors in synthesis of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds (2), 1-alkoxybutadienes² (3), ketene acetals³ (4), 2-methoxyallyl bromides⁴ (5) and other compounds. Because of our interest in the chemistry^5,6 of 3 and 4 we attempted to improve known procedures for the preparation of 1 with the aim to get a short and efficient synthesis of these compounds.     

Synthesis of Dimethoxyfuranonaftoquinones

Recently some furanonaphthoquinones were isolated from Tabebuia species^2,3,4. The structures la, lb2, and li4 were assigned to three of these compounds (those of la and lb being later confirmed by synthesis^3,5,6). However, for the three other isolated compounds the spectroscopic data did not permit a decision to be made between the 2,3,4 - - - 4 isomeric pairs of structure lc and Id, le and lf ³, and lg and lh ⁴. Compounds la, lb, and le (or If), were tested in the KB cell culture assay and shown to be more active cytotoxic agents than lapachol^2,3, the probable biogenetic precursor of all of them.     

The β-Methoxyethoxymethyl Protecting Group in Alkaloid Synthesis. Synthesis of Abresoline

The isolation of abresoline (1), the only seco-Lythraceae alkaloid, is one of the few pieces of evidence for the proposed oxidative coupling pathway for the biosynthesis of the Type I Lythraceae alkaloids.¹ We required compound 2 for our study of oxidative ary1 coupling as a synthetic route to these alkaloids. The similarity between 1 and 2 prompted the investigation of the synthesis of abresoline as a model for the preparation of 2 and related compounds.     

Synthetic Application of Partially Protected Fructopyranoses

Partial deacetonation of 1-O-benzoyl-2,3:4,5-di-O-isopropylidene-β-D-fructopyranose (2) yielded the related 2,3-O-isopropylidene derivative (3) that was subsequently transformed into the corresponding 1-O-benzoyl-4,5-O-dibutylstannylene-2,3-O-isopropylidene-β-D-fructopyranose (4). Reaction of 4 with benzyl bromide proceeded with high regioselectivity to afford 1-O-benzoyl-5-O-benzyl-2/3-O-isopropylidene-β-D-fruc-topyranose (5) together with a small quantity of the 4-O-benzyl derivative (6). Oxidation of 5 gave the 4-oxo derivative (10) which was reduced to yield a mixture of 5 and its 4-epimer (11). Debenzylation of 11, followed by a debenzoylation reaction produced 2,3-O-isopropylidene-β-O-tagatopyranose (13). Aceto-nation of 13 yielded 1,2:3,4-di-O-isopropylidene-α-D-tagatofuranose (14). Structures and configurations of the above compounds were established on the basis of their analytical and spectroscopic data.     

The Reaction of Methyl 3-O-Benzyl-4, 6-O-benzylidene-α-D-mannopyranqside with Diethylaminosulfur Trifluoride (DAST)

Methyl 3-O-benzyl-4, 6-O-benzylidene-α-D-mannopyranoside (2), when treated in diglyme at 1000[ddot] with DAST, undergoes a rapid reaction involving the participation of the axial methoxyl group at C-1 to give 3-O-benzyl-4, 6-O-benzylidene-2-O-methyl-α- (4) and β-D-gluco-pyranosyl fluoride (3), isolated in a combined yield of 75-80%. In the presence of pyricfine and at room temperature, the major product formed is methyl 3-O-benzyl-4, 6-O-benzylidene-2-deoxy-α-D-eiythro-hex-2-enopyranoside (11). The structures 3, 4 and 11 have been confirmed by analysis of their NMR spectral data, as well as by chemical transformations into compounds of established structure.     

Partial Benzoylation of L-Rhamnono and D-Mannono-1,4-Lactone

Abstract

Partial benzoylation of l-rhamnono-l,4-lactone (1) gave 2,5-di-O-benzoyl-l-rhamnono-1,4-lactone (2) as the main product. In similar conditions, d-mannono-l,4-lactone (3) gave preferentially 2,5,6-tri-O-benzoyl-d-mannono-l,4-lactone (4). 2,3,5,6-Tetra-O-benzoyl- (5) and 3,6-di-O-benzoyl-d-mannono-1,4-lactone (6) were isolated in low yield from the reaction mixture. The structures of the partially benzoylated compounds 2, 4 and 6 were assigned on the basis of spectroscopic data.     

The structure of cis and trans lsomers of 1-(p-Bromobenzylidene)-2-indanone

Abstract

In this communication we wish to report an interesting case of the isolation and characterization of the cis and trans isomers of 1-(p-bromobenzylidene)-2-indanone and their ketals. Prior to this work, Hoogstreen and Trenner² had reported on the cis and trans isomers of 1-(p-chlorobenzylidene)-2-methyl-5-methoxyindenylacetic acid. The condensation of 2-(N-morpholinyl)-indene (1, prepared by the reaction of 2-indanone³ and morpholine) with P-bromobenzaldehyde was conducted by refluxing them in the presence of acetic acid for 4 hours. Acid hydrolysis of the reaction mixture followed by dry column chrcmatography over sillica gel using a fraction collector afforded two iscmeric monobenzylidenes, compounds 2(36.6%, mp 110–111°)and 3(1.3%, mp 115–116°) and a dibenylidene, compound 4 (8.7%, mp 205°). The relative rations of the mono- and dibenzylidenes seemed to depend on the reaction conditions. Higher yields of the monobenzylidenes 2 and 3 were obtained by conducting the reaction in the presence of UV light. The structures of these monobenzylidenes were established as cis and trans isomers of 1-(p-bromobenzylidenes)-2-indanone on the Basis of elemental analyses and ir and nmr spectroscopy. The ir spectra⁴ (CHCl₃)

of compounds 2 [1725 (c=0), 1620 (c=c)cm^?1] and 3[1710 (c=o), 1570, 1600 (c=c) cm^?1] were consistent with the structures. The molecular ion peaks as well as the fragmentation patterns in the mass spectra of both these compounds were consistent with the assigned structures. Before going into the omr discussion it should be pointed out that treatment of compound 2 with athylene glycol in the presence of p-toluene sulfonic acid produced two ketals, 5 (38.3% mp, 118–120°) and 6 (30.6% mp, 125–126°). As depicted; the ketals 5and 6 were also found (by omr) to be related to each other as cis and trans isomers. Furthermore, each of them could be hydrolyzed with acid to the corresponding monobenzylidenes 2 and 3 without any isomerization. However, UV irradiation of compounds 2 and 3 gave equilibrium mixtures containing both the isomers, indicating isomerization had occurred under photolytic conditions.     

Nonreducing-Sugar Subunit Analogs of Bacterial Lipid a Carrying the Ester-Bound (3R)-3-(Acyloxy)Tetradecanoyl Group

Abstract

In order to elucidate further the relationship between the composition of the fatty acyl groups in the nonreducing-sugar subunit of bacterial lipid A and its biological activity, 3-O-[(3R)-3-(acyloxy)tetradecanoyl]-2-deoxy-2-[(3R)-3-hydroxytetradecanamido]-4-O-phosphono-D-glucose [GLA-63(R, R) and GLA-64(R, R)], and 3-O-[(3R)-3-(acyloxy)tetradecanoyl]-2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-2-tetradecanamido-D-glucose [GLA-67(R), GLA-68(R) and GLA-69(R)] have been synthesized. Benzyl 2-[(3R)-3-(benzyloxymethoxy)tetradecanamido]-2-deoxy-4,6-O-isopropylidene-β-D-glucopyranoside (5) and benzyl 2-deoxy-4,6-O-isopropylidene-2-tetradecanamido-β-D-glucopyranoside (6) were each esterified with (3R)-3-dodecanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (1), (3R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (2) or (3R)-3-hexadecanoyloxy-tetradecanoic acid (3), to give 7-11, which were then transformed, by the sequence of deisopropylidenation, 6-O-tritylation and 4-O-phosphorylation, into a series of desired compounds.     

N-(Chlorosulfinyl)-Imidazole as a New Imidazole Transfer Reagent1

The usefulness of diimidazoles² such as N, N′-carbonyldi-imidazole (1), and N, N′-thionyldiimidazole (2) in organic synthesis has been accumulated recently. In connection with the continuing our studies on the reaction using 1 or 2 ³ (carbonyl, thionyl, and imidazole transfer reactions), our particular interest was focused on the synthesis of N-(chlorosulfinyl)-imidazole (3) in which one imidazole group in 2 was replaced by the other leaving group (Cl). Also, 3 was interesting for preparative purposes as a chlorine atom could be introduced via the addition reaction of 3 to carbonyl compounds as known in the reaction of 1 or 2 with ketones.     

The Reaction of Phosphonium Ylids with o-Quinones and Triketones

Abstract

The reaction of 1,2-benzo [a] phenazine-8, 9-dione 1 and/or 1,2,3-indantrione 2, with phosphonium ylides has been studied. When 1 was reacted with two molar amounts of methoxy-(3a) and/or ethoxycarbonylmethylenetriphenylphosphorane (3b), in THF, at the reflux temp, for 3 hrs, dimethyl (4a) and/or diethyl 1,2-dihydrobenzo a furo [3,2-h] phenazine-1,2-dicarboxylate (4b), along with triphenylphosphine oxide and triphenylphosphine were obtained. On the other hand, reaction of equimolar amounts of ylides 3 with the red trione 2 in THF at room temp., afforded colourless crys tals of 2′,4′-dihydroxyspiro [indan-2,3′ (2′H)-indeno [1,2-b] pyran]-1,3,5′(4′H)-trione diacetate (5a) or dipropionate (5b), together with triphenylphosphine oxide. Formation of 6-membered dihydro aromatic ring like 5, is considered as a new reaction of phos phoranes. The structure of the new compounds 4 and 5 was confirmed and the reaction mechanisms are discussed.