Asymmetric Reduction Using Lithium Aluminum Hydride Modified with Chiral Ligand Prepared from (1R)-(-)-Myrtenol

The reduction of prochiral ketones with a chiral reducing reagent, prepared from lithium aluminum hydride and (1R,2S,3S,5R)-(-)-10-methoxypinanediol (2), produced secondary chiral alcohols in good chemical yields (57–98%) and moderate enantiomeric excess (8–72%).     

C2轴对称樟脑磺酰胺基醇配体催化环己烯乙炔对酮的不对称加成反应

应用C2轴对称的樟脑磺酰胺基醇配体和Cu(OTf)2催化带官能团的环己烯乙炔对酮的不对称加成反应. 芳香酮、脂肪酮和杂环酮都适用于此体系, 并且在室温下最高e.e.值约为89%, 其中脂肪酮首次被应用于此反应, 极大地扩展了底物的范围. 研究结果表明, 脂肪酮的立体位阻对反应的对映选择性起着至关重要的作用.     

Asymmetric reduction of representative ketones with a bis-chiral oxazaborolidine system

In recent years, many optically active β-amino alcohols, mostly derived from naturally occurring α-amino acids, have been incorporated into the asymmetric synthesis as chiral auxiliaries or ligands.1 An effective asymmetric catalysts, the oxazaborolidine-borane reagents, which were originally pioneered by Itsuno and Corey,2 were generally prepared from chiral β-amino alcohols by the reaction with boric acid or formed in situ in the presence of borane. These reagents provide excellent enanti…     

Asymmetric reduction and oxidation of aromatic ketones and alcohols using W110A secondary alcohol dehydrogenase from Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus

An enantioselective asymmetric reduction of phenyl ring-containing prochiral ketones to yield the corresponding optically active secondary alcohols was achieved with W110A secondary alcohol dehydrogenase from Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus (W110A TESADH) in Tris buffer using 2-propanol (30%, v/v) as cosolvent and cosubstrate. This concentration of 2-propanol was crucial not only to enhance the solubility of hydrophobic phenyl ring-containing substrates in the aqueous reaction medium, but also to shift the equilibrium in the reduction direction. The resulting alcohols have S-configuration, in agreement with Prelog's rule, in which the nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) cofactor transfers its pro-R hydride to the re face of the ketone. A series of phenyl ring-containing ketones, such as 4-phenyl-2-butanone (1a) and 1-phenyl-1,3-butadione (2a), were reduced with good to excellent yields and high enantioselectivities. On the other hand, 1-phenyl-2-propanone (7a) was reduced with lower ee than 2-butanone derivatives. (R)-Alcohols, the anti-Prelog products, were obtained by enantiospecific oxidation of (S)-alcohols through oxidative kinetic resolution of the rac-alcohols using W110A TESADH in Tris buffer/acetone (90:10, v/v).     

4-Functionally Substituted 3-Heterylpyrazoles: IV. 1-Phenyl-3-aryl(heteryl)-5-(4-pyrazolyl)-2-pyrazolines

3-Aryl(heteryl)-4-formylpyrazoles in condensation with methyl aryl(heteryl) ketones afforded 1-aryl(heteryl)-3-[3-aryl(heteryl)-4-pyrazolyl]propenones. The latter reacted with phenylhydrazine yielding 1-phenyl-3-aryl(heteryl)-5-(4-pyrazolyl)-2-pyrazolines.     

Synthetic organic chemistry with 2-ethoxy-2-(phenylselenenyl)perfluoroalk-2-enenitrile: application to alpha-cyanoperfluoroacylation of aldehydes

(Z)- and (E)-2-Ethoxyperfluoro-2-(phenylselenenyl)alk-2-enenitriles 2-4 prepared by our original method underwent transmetalation on treatment with n-BuLi or EtMgBr, and the successive reaction with aldehyde and ketones afforded the corresponding allylic alcohols 10a-f, 9a, and 11a,b in good to high yields. Hydrolysis of the alcohols gave alpha-cyano-alpha,beta-unsaturated perfluoroalkyl ketones 13a-c, 13e, 12a, and 15a. alpha-Cyanoperfluoroalkyl ketones were easily converted to alpha,beta-unsaturated 3-aryl-2-cyanoallylic alcohols 18-22 having interesting biological activities and chemical reactivities.     

(5R,6R)-6-苯基-5-(苯磺酰基乙酰基)二环[2.2.1]-2-庚烯的合成及结构表征

报道了一种制备4-苯基-1-苯磺酰基-3-丁烯-2-酮的新合成方法. 4-苯基-3-丁烯-2-酮与溴化试剂Ph₃P^＋CH₂CH₂- COOHBr 作用, 得到1-溴-4-苯基-3-丁烯-2-酮, 不经分离直接与苯亚磺酸钠发生亲核取代反应, 得到4-苯基-1-苯磺酰基-3-丁烯-2-酮. 将此反应产物作为亲双烯体与环戊二烯在手性钛金属催化剂催化下进行不对称Diels-Alder反应, 得到了＞99% ee 的环加成产物(5R,6R)-6-苯基-5-(苯磺酰基乙酰基)二环[2.2.1]-2-庚烯. 用X衍射法对产物的晶体结构进行了测定, 讨论了反应机理, 通过元素分析, NMR, MS对产物的结构进行了表征.     

Enantioselective bioreduction of (E)-1-phenyl-1,2-alkanedione 2-(O-methyloxime)

The baker's yeast reduction of (E)-1-phenyl-1,2-alkanedione 2-(O-methyloxime), PhC(O)C(NOMe)R (R=Me, Et, n-Pr, n-Bu), gave the corresponding optically active alcohols PhCH₂OHC(NOMe)R in 88–99% enantiomeric excess and 48–75% chemical yield. The R configuration was proposed for these alcohols based on circular dichroism analysis. Only the phenylglyoxal O-methylaldoxime (R=H) gave poor enantiomeric excess (65%) and chemical yield (14%). These compounds are potential chiral building blocks for the stereoselective synthesis of norephedrine analogs.     

Synthesis of New Ligand 1,2-Bis{di[（R,R）-1,3,2-oxzaphosphlidine]phosphino}ethane with C_2-symmetric Axis and Application in Rh-catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation

New ligand 1,2-bis{di[（R,R）-1,3,2-oxzaphosphlidine]phosphino}ethane [（R,R）-BDOPPEs 1,2,3 and 4] with C2-symmetric axis and bearing nitrogen and oxygen were synthesized from readily available optically active amino alcohols.Rh complexes with these ligands were highly enantioselective catalysts for asymmetric hydrogenation of N-benzoyldehydroamino acid derivatives and α-functionalized ketones in 99%e.e.and 98%e.e.,respectively.This new class of（R,R）-BDOPPEs 1,2,3 and 4 gave much more effectivity and enantionselectivity than their corresponding non-C2-asymmetric aminophosphine phosphinite.     

Synthesis of heierocyclic compounds from 2-phenyl-1, 2,3-triazole-4-formylhydrazine

2-Phenyl-1, 2, 3-triazole-4-formylhydrazine (2) was prepared by hydrazinolysis of the corresponding ester 1. Reaction of 2 with CS2/KOH gave the oxadiazole derivatives (3) which via, Mannich reaction with different dialkyl amines furnished 3-N, N-dialkyl derivatives (4a-c). Also, condensation of 2 with appropriate aromatic acid in POCl3 yielded oxadiazole derivatives (5a-c), or with aldehydes and ketones afforded hydrazones (6a-c). Cyclization of (6a-c) with acetic anhydride gave the desired dihydroxadiazole derivatives (7a-c). On the other hand, reaction of dithiocarbazate (8) with hydrazine hydrate gave the corresponding triazole derivative (9) which on treatment with carboxylic acids in refluxing POCl3 yielded s-triazole[3,4-b]-1, 3, 4-thiadiazole derivatives (10a-b). The structures of all the above compounds were confirmed by means of IR, 1H NMR, MS and elemental analysis.     

Enantioselective reduction of α,β-unsaturated ketones by Geotrichum candidum,Mortierella isabellina and Rhodotorula rubra yeast

The reduction of 3-methyl-4-phenyl-3-buten-2-one and its phenyl-substituted derivatives by microorganisms was investigated. Growing cells of Mortierella isabellina DSM1414 and Geotrichum candidum LOCK 105 strains reduced α,β-unsaturated ketones to the corresponding secondary alcohols in high enantiomeric excess (94–99%), whereas the Rhodotorula rubra M18D3 strain converted the same compounds into optically active ketones as the major products with only trace amounts of the corresponding saturated and unsaturated alcohols.     

Oxidation of Alcohols with Polymeric Reagent of Poly [Vinyl (Pyridinium Fluorochromate)]

Poly [Vinyl (Pyridinium Fluorochromate)] is a new reagent for the selective oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols under mild conditions. It also oxidises aromatic and α,β - unsaturated alcohols to the corresponding aldehydes and ketones in good yield.     

Asymmetric protonation of ketone enolates using chiral beta-hydroxyethers: acidity-tuned enantioselectivity

New chiral hydroxyethers 1a-f were prepared for asymmetric protonation of achiral enolates prepared from prochiral ketones. The enantioselectivity of protonation was highly dependent upon the acidity of the chiral alcohols, the highest enantioselectivity (90% ee) being achieved with 3,5-dichloro-substituted beta-hydroxyether 1c. A salt-free enolate generated from trimethylsilyl enol ether 4 provided product of the highest ee. Unlike other reagents, chloro-substituted alcohols provided almost consistent enantioselections throughout the reaction temperatures examined (-25 to -98 degrees C). Protonation of other aromatic ketones showed selectivity similar to that of 2-methyl-1-tetralone.     

5-Phenyl-2-(pyrazol-4-yl)-1,3,4-thiadiazoles

By recyclization of 2-R-6-ethyl-7-hydroxy(methoxy)-3-(5-phenyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)chromones when treated with hydrazine hydrate and phenylhydrazine, we synthesized 5-phenyl-2-(3-R-5-R1-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-1H-1,3,4-thiadiazoles and 2-(3-R-5-R1-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-5-phenyl-1H-1,3,4-thiadiazoles. We confirmed the structure of the latter from ¹H NMR spectra.__________Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 781–787, May, 2005.     

Asymmetric synthesis of 2 degrees- and 3 degrees-Carbinols via B-methallyl-10-(TMS and Ph)-9-borabicyclo[3.3.2]decanes

Simple Grignard procedures provide methallylboranes 1a and 1b in enantiomerically pure form from air-stable precursors in 98% and 95% yields, respectively. These reagents add smoothly to aldehydes and methyl ketones, respectively, providing branched 2 degrees- (6, 69-89%, 94-99% ee) and 3 degrees- (10, 71-87%, 74-96% ee) homoallylic alcohols.     

Cs2CO3-catalyzed alkylation of indoles with trifluoromethyl ketones

A Cs₂CO₃-catalyzed alkylation reaction of indoles with trifluoromethyl ketones was presented. Both alicyclic and aromatic trifluoromethyl ketones as well as various substituted indoles are compatible with the methodology. Good to excellent yields of the corresponding trifluoromethyl substituted tertiary alcohols 2,2,2-tritrifluoro-1-(1H-indol-3-yl)-ethan-1-ols were acquired as the sole products.     

Chirally N-Substituted Indole-2-carbaldehydes. Preparation and Use in Asymmetric Synthesis

A simple method is proposed for the synthesis of optically active indole-2-carbaldehydes via alkylation of 2-cyanoindole by optically active secondary alcohols and subsequent reduction of the cyano group to an aldehyde. Reaction of the aldehydes obtained with aromatic amines gave imines whose reaction with the Danishefsky diene was studied. The structure of the major diastereomer of (2R′)-1-phenyl-2-[1-((1R′)-1-phenylethyl)indol-2-yl]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyridine-4-one and minor diastereomer (2S)-2-[1-((1S)-2-methoxy-1-phenylethyl)indol-2-yl]-1-phenyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyridine-4-one respectively were established by X-ray analysis. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1540–1550, October, 2005.     

Synthesis of 1-halophenyl 4-(2-imidazolyl)-1-butanones and 5-(2-imidazolyl)-1-pentanones and their ketalization with glycerol

An alternate synthesis of 1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-(2-imidazolyl)-1-butanones 5d is presented after 1-[(dimethylamino)methyl- and 1-methyl]-2-lithioimidazole failed to be substituted satisfactorily by 2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-(3-iodopropyl)-1,3-dioxolane ( 3b ). The Pinner addition of ethanol to 2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-(3-cyanopropyl)-1,3-dioxolane yielded the corresponding imidate which was reacted with 1-amino-2,2-dimethoxyethane to form an amidine. Hot dilute hydrochloric acid converted this ami-dine to the 2-imidazolyl ketone 5b . Syntheses of homologous 1-(4-chloro- and 2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-(2-imidazolyl)-1-pentanones 20 are described. Ketalizations of 5 and 20 with glycerol formed imidazolyl 1,3-dioxolanyl alcohols. Selective N- and O-alkylations of some of these imidazolyl alcohols are described.     

Study on the stannous halides promoted addition of 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethane to aldehydes and the chemical transformation thereof

Promoted by stannous salts, 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethane reacts readily with aliphatic, aromatic, and α, β-unsaturated aldehydes giving the corresponding alcohols bearing a CF3CCl2-moiety in good to excellent yields. These alcohols are farther oxidized by Jones reagent giving the corresponding ketones in high yields.