An efficient synthesis of 2-Aminoethylidene-1,1-Bisphosphonates derivatives via Michael addition reaction

A facile, rapid and cheap synthetic strategy towards a wide range of novel 2-aminoethylidene-1,1-bisphosphonate derivatives was developed through the Michael addition reaction of various aromatic amines, aromatic amides as well as nucleoside analogues with tetraethyl ethenylidene-1,1-bisphosphonate. All the newly obtained compounds were characterized by ¹H, ³¹P, ¹³C NMR spectroscopy, IR and HR MS.     

Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Bisphosphonate Esters. Synthesis, Selective Hydrolysis, and Isomerization

Summary. Two simple and efficient one-pot procedures for the synthesis of a series of α-branched N-heterocycle-substituted methane-1,1-bisphosphonates are outlined. In the first method, the parent halosubstrates were reacted with cyanomethylphosphonate followed by reaction with dialkyl phosphonates to give asymmetrical or symmetrical bisphosphonates (BPs). In the second approach, the same halocompounds were reacted with tetraethyl methyl-1,1-bisphosphonate to give the requisite BPs. Partial and complete hydrolysis of the prepared BPs were also investigated. The products contain functional groups advantageous for further synthetic modification as structural units for coupling with the drug.     

Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Bisphosphonate Esters. Synthesis, Selective Hydrolysis, and Isomerization

Two simple and efficient one-pot procedures for the synthesis of a series of α-branched N-heterocycle-substituted methane-1,1-bisphosphonates are outlined. In the first method, the parent halosubstrates were reacted with cyanomethylphosphonate followed by reaction with dialkyl phosphonates to give asymmetrical or symmetrical bisphosphonates (BPs). In the second approach, the same halocompounds were reacted with tetraethyl methyl-1,1-bisphosphonate to give the requisite BPs. Partial and complete hydrolysis of the prepared BPs were also investigated. The products contain functional groups advantageous for further synthetic modification as structural units for coupling with the drug.     

Assay of 1-hydroxy-3-aminopropylidene-1,1-bisphosphonate and related bisphosphonates in human urine and plasma by high-performance ion chromatography

A method is described for the analysis of 1-hydroxy-3-aminopropylidene-1, 1-bisphosphonate and related bisphosphonates in human urine and plasma. Samples are spiked with 1-hydroxy-5-aminopentylidene-1,1-bisphosphonate as an internal standard and calcium chloride is added to precipitate the bisphosphonates. Following centrifugation the precipitate is redissolved in acetic acid, and the bisphosphonates are separated by high-performance ion chromatography on a Dionex AS7 column using nitric acid as mobile phase. The bisphosphonates are oxidised to orthophosphate using post-column addition of ammonium persulphate and this is followed by post-column reaction with molybdenum-ascorbate to yield the phosphomolybdate chromophore which is detected at 820 nm. A detection limit of 10 ng/ml is possible.     

A novel mercapto-bisphosphonate as an efficient anticalcification agent for bioprosthetic tissues

The synthesis of 2-(2-mercaptoethylamino)ethylidene-1,1-bisphosphonic acid (2) is reported (overall yield >90%), via nucleophilic addition of cystamine to vinylidene-bisphosphonic acid (1) followed by reduction of disulfide bonds with Me₃P. Reaction of 1 with cysteamine forms the isomeric 2-(2-aminoethylthio)ethylidene-1,1-bisphosphonate (3) in an almost quantitative yield. Thiol groups of 2 in water at pH 7 react with epoxy rings more than 30 times faster compared to the known 2-mercaptoethylidene-1,1-bisphosphonate. Elimination of the thiol group is observed as a side-reaction in the reduction of disulfides with phosphines. Stabilization of bioprosthetic tissues with triglycidylamine in the presence of 2 results in covalent immobilization of 2 via an epoxy-SH reaction; this inhibits the long-term calcification of bioprosthetic heart valve tissues to almost undetectable levels.     

First general approach to cyclohex-3-ene-1,1-bis(phosphonates) by Diels-Alder cycloaddition of tetraethyl vinylidenebis(phosphonate) to 1,3-dienes

Tetraethyl vinylidenebis(phosphonate) (VBP) reacts smoothly with substituted 1,3-dienes at 90-110 degrees C without solvent to give the corresponding cyclohex-3-ene-1,1-bis(phosphonates) in good yields (60-85%). With nonsymmetrically substituted dienes, mixtures of regioisomers are obtained, the regioisomeric ratio being exclusively controlled by electronic effects. Danishefsky's diene allows tetraethyl 4-oxocyclohex-2-ene-1,1-bis(phosphonate) to be obtained in an 81% overall yield after the acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of the Diels-Alder cycloadduct. With 2,3-dimethoxy-1,3-butadiene, a mixture of regioisomeric dimethoxycyclohexene-1,1-bis(phosphonates) is formed by the VBP-catalyzed isomerization of the normal Diels-Alder cycloadduct. The mixture converges into tetraethyl 3,4-dimethoxycyclohex-2-ene-1,1-bis(phosphonate) at prolonged reaction times.     

Crystallographic structures of two bisphosphonate:1-deoxyxylulose-5-phosphate reductoisomerase complexes

We have obtained the single-crystal X-ray crystallographic structures of the bisphosphonates [(1-isoquinolinylamino)methylene]-1,1-bisphosphonate and [[(5-chloro-2-pyridinyl)amino]methylene]-1,1-bisphosphonate, bound to the enzyme 1-deoxyxylulose-5-phosphate reductoisomerase (DXR, EC 1.1.1.267, also known as 2-C-methyl-d-erythritol-4-phosphate synthase), an important target for the development of antimalarial drugs. Our results indicate that both bisphosphonates bind into the fosmidomycin binding site. The aromatic groups are in a shallow hydrophobic pocket, and the phosphonate groups are involved in electrostatic interactions with Mg2+ or a cluster of carboxylic acid groups and lysine while the fosmidomycin phosphonate-binding site is occupied by a sulfate ion (as also observed in the DXR/NADP+ structure). The availability of these two new crystal structures opens up the possibility of the further development of bisphosphonates and related systems as DXR inhibitors and, potentially, as antiinfective agents.     

A stereoselective palladium-catalyzed synthesis of amino alkenyl geminal bisphosphonates

The synthesis of amino alkenyl geminal bisphosphonates is carried out via the palladium-catalyzed ring opening of tetraethyl 2-vinyl-1,1-cyclopropane bisphosphonate 1 in the presence of a secondary amine at room temperature. The reaction proceeds with complete regio- and stereoselectivity.     

Synthesis of new nucleoside analogs containing amino bisphosphonic groups

Adenosine derivatives containing a 2,2-bis(diethoxyphosphoryl)ethyl or 2,2-diphosphonoethyl group on the amino nitrogen atom were synthesized for the first time by reaction of 5′-chloro-5′-deoxy- and 5′-hydroxy-2′,3′-isopropylideneadenosine with tetraethyl ethene-1,1-diylbis(phosphonate) or tetrakis(trimethylsilyl) ethene-1,1-diylbis(phosphonate).     

Bisphosphonate prodrugs: synthesis of new aromatic and aliphatic 1-hydroxy-1,1-bisphosphonate partial esters

Methods for the preparation of various 1-hydroxy-1,1-bisphosphonate partial esters were developed. They were obtained from (alkyl or phenyl) bis(trimethylsilyl) phosphite and aromatic or aliphatic acid chlorides, followed by methanolysis.     

1-Hydroxy-alkan-1,1-bis-phosphinsäuren

Zusammenfassung Im Wege der Acylierung von Kaliumhypophosphit mit Carbonsäureanhydriden ist es möglich, 1-Oxoalkan-phosphinate zu gewinnen. Bei erhöhter Temperatur kommt es im alkalischen Medium zur weiteren Umsetzung dieser Substanze zu den entsprechenden 1-Hydroxy-alkan-1,1-bis-phosphinaten. Es wurden einige Salze der 1-Hydroxy-äthyl-,-propyl- und-butyl-1,1-bis-phosphinsäuren isoliert. Die Substanzen wurden analytisch, chromatographisch, röntgenographisch und IR-spektroskopisch charakterisiert. Durch Oxidation von 1-Hydroxy-alkan-1,1-bis-phosphinaten können 1-Hydroxy-alkan-1,1-bisphosphonate hergestellt werden.

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1-Hydroxyalkane-1,1-bisphosphinic acids

1-Oxoalkanephosphinates can be prepared by acylation of potassium hypophosphite with carboxylic acid anhydrides. At elevated temperatures and in alkaline solution a second reaction step takes place leading to 1-hydroxyalkane-1.1-bisphosphinates. Various salts of the 1-hydroxy-ethyl-,-propyl- and-butyl-1.1-bisphosphinic acids were isolated and characterized by elemental analysis, X-ray diffraction and IR spectra. Oxidation of the phosphinates gives the phosphonates.

     

Novel Bisphosphonates Derived from 1H‐Indazole, 1H‐Pyrazolo[3,4‐b]Pyridine,and 1H‐Pyrazolo[3,4‐b]Quinoline

Novel tetraethyl ethylene‐1,1‐bisphosphonate esters derived from 1H‐indazole, 1H‐pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridine, and 1H‐pyrazolo[3,4‐b]quinoline were synthesized by a Michael addition reaction of tetraethyl ethylidene‐1,1‐bisphosphonate with the corresponding heterocycle, using conventional heating and microwave‐assisted methods. The microwave‐assisted method provides shorter reaction times and better yields. The hydrolysis of bisphosphonates afforded the corresponding bisphosphonic acids or salt, using concentrated hydrochloric acid or TMSBr/collidine, respectively. All new compounds were fully characterized, and their structures were assigned using ¹H, ³¹P, and ¹³C NMR and IR spectroscopies and mass spectrometry. The molecular structure of compound 6 was confirmed by X‐ray diffraction studies.     

Synthesis of 3-substituted 4,1,2-benzothiadiazine 4,4-dioxides and 2 or 3-substituted 1,4-benzothiazine 1,1-dioxides

The title compounds were prepared starting from the synthones 6 using two different synthetic approaches: 3-substituted 1,4-benzothiazine 1,1-dioxides were synthesised by cyclisation with phosphorus oxychloride as the Vilsmeier reagent, while 4,1,2-benzothiadiazine 4,4-dioxides and 3-substituted 1,4-benzothiazine 1,1-dioxides were obtained by direct diazotisation or by cyclisation with triethyl orthoformate.     

Synthesis of New Tetraethyl(N-alkyl-1-aminoethan-1,1-diyl)bisphosphona-tes and ESR Analysis of Chemical Exchange of Derived Nitroxides of Acyclic Aminobisphosphonates

The synthesis and the full characterization of two new linear bisphosphonates (tetraethyl(N-tert-butyl-1-aminoethan-1,1-diyl)bisphosphonate and tetraethyl(N-sec-butyl-1-aminoethan-1,1-diyl)bisphosphonate), and the first analysis of the ESR spectra of the corresponding nitroxides is reported. The preliminary results of theoretical calculations on model compounds suggest a small B₀ (in the McConnell equation). The results of bisphosphonate ester and bisphosphonic acid are similar. The discrepancies of P coupling for the diphosphorus compound stems from B₂ that is different when the dihedral angle is larger than 90°.     

A microwave induced cyclisation of α‐phenylsulfonyl‐enaminoacrylates for the preparation of 4‐aryl‐4H‐1,4‐benzothiazine 1,1‐dioxide derivatives

Several 4‐aryl‐4H‐1,4‐benzothiazine 1,1‐dioxide derivatives have been prepared in good yields by microwave promoted cyclisation of α‐phenylsulfonyl‐enaminoacrylate intermediates in basic media. Benzothiazines were obtained without the use of a catalyst in short reaction times.     

Five- and six-membered ring formation from the intramolecular reaction of a protonated oxirane and alkene

Computational studies of competing five- and six-membered cyclisation of alkenyloxiranes 1a-d show that intramolecular reaction of a protonated oxirane and alkene is a concerted, single-step, exothermic process. The reactions proceed via reactant-like transition states, but where the oxirane C-O bond is considerably stretched. Two factors are seen to affect the regiochemistry: (1) stabilisation of the transitory positive charge in the transition state favours cyclisation to the more highly substituted oxirane carbon; and (2) there is an inherent stereoelectronic preference for six-membered cyclisation over five-membered cyclisation. The inherent preference for six-membered cyclisation has a parallel in Baldwin's rules for six-membered ring closure of a carbocation with an alkene, rather than Baldwin's rule for intramolecular nucleophilic reaction of three-membered rings, suggesting that the protonated oxirane mimics a carbocation. The electronic and stereoelectronic effects for cyclisation are modified by steric interactions of axial methyl groups. These systems provide a model for the A-ring cyclisation of oxidosqualene.     

Cyclisation of bisphosphonate substituted enynes

A new synthetic route to the bisphosphonate enyne tetraethyl hept-1-yn-6-en-4,4-diylbisphosphonate has been developed and the enyne has been used successfully in a range of transition metal-catalysed cyclisations that give structurally varied products. The motifs generated via such reactions provide new scaffolds for constructing bisphosphonic acids, an important class of therapeutic agents. NMR experiments indicate that the introduction of phosphonate substitutents onto cyclisation substrates provides a promising new approach to studying metal-catalysed cyclisations.     

Metal free oxidative CC bond cleavage: Facile and one-pot tandem synthesis of benzothiadiazine-1,1-dioxides

An interesting protocol for the synthesis of benzothiadiazine-1,1-dioxides through iodine-catalyzed one-pot dehomologative oxidation of styrenes and readily available 2-aminobenzenesulfonamide has been developed. Diverse benzothiadiazine-1,1-dioxides were prepared using I₂ as a catalyst, TBHP as an oxidant and Na₂CO₃ as a base. This reliable, metal and ligand free conversion involves dehomologation of styrene to aromatic aldehyde which on subsequent cyclisation affords benzothiadiazine-1,1-dioxides in good yield.     

Preparation and reactions of some 2,2-difunctional 1,1-dibromocyclopropanes

The synthesis of 2,2-dibromocyclopropane-1,1-dicarboxylic acids is described. Reaction of substituted 1,1-dibromo-2-acyloxymethylcyclopropanes with methyl lithium at low temperature leads to a bromine-lithium exchange and then either formal protonation to give the corresponding monobromocyclopropanes or intramolecular cyclisation to give a substituted 3-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane. Oxidative ring opening of these compounds leads stereoselectively to 1,1,2,2-tetrasubstituted cyclopropanes with four functionalities on the ring.     

Synthesis of new 3-substituted-2H-1,2-naphthothiazin-4(3H)-one 1,1-dioxides via directed ortho-metalation reaction

The reaction of compounds 6a–i, readily available from α-amino acids, with an excess of lithium diisopropylamide, leads to new 3-substituted-2H-1,2-naphthothiazin-4(3H)-one 1,1-dioxides 7a–i, with yields ranging between 21 and 70%. The key steps are: the naphthylsulfonyl ortho-deprotonation based on the directed ortho-metalation reaction followed by a regiospecific intramolecular cyclisation reaction. Lithiation–deuteration experiments carried out on the naphthylsulfonamides 8 and 9 using n-BuLi and LDA demonstrated the regioselectivity of the deprotonation of the H-3 over the H-1 one of the naphthalene ring.