Side-chain-anchored N(alpha)-Fmoc-Tyr-OPfp for bidirectional solid-phase synthesis

[reaction: see text] A mild resin-immobilization strategy employing a readily prepared trityl bromide resin for anchoring building blocks via a phenol group has been developed. With N(alpha)-Fmoc-Tyr-OPfp as a starter building block, it was possible to prepare asymmetrically substituted hybrids of spider- and wasp-type polyamine toxins using solid-phase peptide synthesis conditions.     

l-Proline catalyzed efficient and convenient synthesis of substituted 2H-chromenes by three-component reaction

A convenient and efficient method is described for the synthesis of alkoxy substituted 2H-chromens by l-proline catalyzed reaction of salicylaldehydes with diketone in alcohol. The method is applicable for various substituted salicylaldehydes and aliphatic as well as benzylic alcohols.     

Synthèse et ouverture d'oxiranes précurseurs de nouveaux arylo β-amino alcools dans les conditions de catalyse par transfert de phase

Novel derivatives of β-amino alcohols have been prepared by reaction of primary amines with oxirane derivatives. The synthesis of epoxide by o-alkylation of substituted phenols with epibromhydrin under solvent-free solid–liquid phase-transfer catalysis conditions has been described.     

Efficient loading of primary alcohols onto a solid phase using a trityl bromide linker

The Letter describes an improved, rapid and mild strategy for the loading of primary alcohols onto a polystyrene trityl resin via a highly reactive trityl bromide linker. This protocol facilitates an efficient resin loading even of acid-sensitive or heat-labile alcohols, which otherwise require expensive or non-commercial resin types. Secondary alcohols were only attached in moderate to low yields, while attempts to load a tertiary alcohol expectedly failed. Importantly, selective attachment of diols via a primary alcohol group in the presence of more hindered alcohol groups proved possible. The effects of activation time and reagent excess as well as alcohol structure were investigated. This improved method provides a convenient access to O-linked resin-bound N-Fmoc-protected amino alcohols that may be employed in SPS of peptides with C-terminal alcohol functionalities. In the case of a sensitive alcohol containing an activated aziridine functionality, the use of the trityl bromide linker proved superior to a recently described silver triflate-assisted trityl chloride resin-based procedure.     

Nafion-H mediated selective deprotection of terminal isopropylidene acetals and trityl ethers. Application in the synthesis of a substituted piperidone

A facile chemoselective hydrolysis of terminal isopropylidene acetals has been achieved in good to excellent yields within 2-4 h using Nafion-H in methanol at ambient temperature. This procedure has been employed to synthesize a substituted piperidone derivative. Similarly, trityl ethers are also deprotected to the corresponding alcohols in excellent yields using Nafion-H at room temperature.     

An enantiopure galactose oxidase model: synthesis of chiral amino alcohols through oxidative kinetic resolution catalyzed by a chiral copper complex

An enantiopure galactose oxidase (GO) enzyme model has been synthesized from readily available (R)-BINAM and Cu(OTf)₂, and the enantiopure GO model has been effectively used in situ as an efficient chiral catalyst for the synthesis of chiral amino alcohols through oxidative kinetic resolution (OKR), where molecular oxygen is used as the sole oxidant. Under the proposed catalytic conditions, both ortho- and para-substituted amino alcohols were resolved with good to excellent enantiomeric excesses through oxidative kinetic resolution.     

A polystyrene-supported triflating reagent for the synthesis of aryl triflates

An insoluble polystyrene-supported triflating reagent has been prepared by suspension co-polymerization of N-(4-vinylphenyl)trifluoromethanesulphonimide, styrene and the JandaJel^® cross-linker. This reagent, in the presence of triethylamine, allows for the efficient synthesis of aryl triflates from a wide range of phenols in a process that permits the desired product to be isolated from the reaction mixture in essentially pure form via several filtration and concentration operations. Adding to the utility of this reagent is its ability to be easily recovered, regenerated and reused. Both soluble and insoluble bifunctional polymers containing trialkylamine moieties in addition to triflimide groups were also prepared and examined as triflating reagents. Unfortunately these reagents afforded only modest yields of the desired products in representative reactions.     

Formal total synthesis of aspergillides A and B

The formal total synthesis of the cytotoxic 14-membered macrolides, aspergillides A and B is described. A combination of a chiron approach and an asymmetric synthesis is adopted for the synthesis of the target macrolides. The required 2,6-syn and 2,6-anti tetrahydropyrans were constructed via a tandem Sharpless asymmetric epoxidation and 6-exo cyclization on δ-hydroxy allylic alcohols, as the key steps. The requisite chiral synthon was prepared from l-ascorbic acid.     

Facile synthesis of dihaloheterocycles via electrophilic iodocyclization

An efficient and facile electrophilic iodocyclization for the synthesis of various O-, N-, and S-containing dihaloheterocycles has been developed. A wide range of the substituted propargyl alcohols having -OH, -NTs, and -SAc functional groups reacted with molecular iodine or bromoiodine at ambient temperature to produce the corresponding dihalogenated O-, N-, and S-containing five- and six-membered heterocycles in good to high yields; Under optimized solvent conditions, the reactions of various substituted but-2-yn-1-ones bearing -OH, -NTs, and -SAc functional groups at C4-position, with iodine or bromoiodine at ambient temperature afforded the corresponding 3,4-diiodo- and 3-bromo-4-iodo-substituted furans, pyrroles, and thiophenes in good to high yields. Further transformation of the resulting iodine- or bromine-containing products to polyaromatics potentially of useful as organo-material intermediates has been investigated.     

Iodine/Et3SiH: a novel reagent system for the synthesis of 3-aryl-1H-indenes from 1,3-diaryl propargyl alcohols

1,3-Diaryl propargyl alcohols undergo smooth intramolecular Friedel-Crafts cyclization with triethylsilane in the presence of 10 mol % iodine 3-aryl-1H-indene derivatives in good yields in short reaction times. This is the first example on the synthesis of substituted indenes from 1,3-diaryl propargyl alcohols. The use of inexpensive and readily available molecular iodine makes this method quite simple, more convenient, and practical.     

Synthesis and application of polytetrahydrofuran-grafted polystyrene (PS-PTHF) resin supports for organic synthesis

Cross-linked polystyrene (PS) with polytetrahydrofuran (PTHF) chains were prepared for use in solid phase organic synthesis (SPOS). The resins were prepared from styrene, styrene-PTHF macromonomers and cross-linkers 1,4-bis[4-vinylphenoxy]butane or divinylbenzene by suspension polymerization. The styrene-PTHF macromonomers were prepared by cationic polymerization of 4-vinylbenzyl bromide and 4-(4-vinylphenoxy)butyl iodide activated by silver hexafluoroantimonate and 4-(5-hydroxypentyl)styrene activated by triflic anhydride. Alternatively, polytetrahydrofuran-grafted polystyrene (PS-PTHF) resins could also be directly prepared from 5-hydroxypentyl JandaJel by cationic polymerization using triflic anhydride as the initiator. These PS-PTHF resins exhibited good swelling characteristics across a wide spectrum of polar and non-polar solvents. These resins were used in the synthesis of 3-methyl-1-phenyl-2-pyrazolin-5-one, which requires β-ketoester formation at low temperature (−78 °C), resulting in good yield and product purity; whereas the same synthesis carried out on PEG-grafted PS (PS-PEG) resin resulted in incomplete synthesis.     

New convergent one pot synthesis of amino benzyl ethers bearing a nitrogen-containing bicycle

We report herein a new convergent one pot method for the synthesis of amino benzyl ethers containing a bicyclic amine, derived from different substituted benzyl alcohols and bicyclic amino alcohols such as tropine, pseudotropine, and 3-quinuclidinol, using chlorotrimethylsilane and sodium iodide. In order to avoid the competitive reaction with the nitrogen atom, a solution of the separately prepared alkoxide of tropine, pseudotropine, and 3-quinuclidinol was added to the preformed substituted benzyl iodides and allowed to reflux at 90?°C for 15?h under nitrogen atmosphere. This method provides an efficient alternative of the preparation of amino benzyl ethers in organic synthesis with good yields in comparison with existed methods.     

A BH3 masked H-phosphonate for coupling in oligonucleotide synthesis

A method of masking 3′-H-phosphonate group for the solution-phase synthesis of ribonucleotide by H-phosphonate approach was described. The phosphonic acid group was masked by bis-(2-cyanoethyl) boranophosphate during the reactions. After a successive demasking treatment by triethylamine, trityl cation, and triethylamine, the triethylammonium 3′-H-phosphonate nucleotide can be obtained efficiently ready for the coupling cycle in synthesis of oligonucleotide.     

Mild and adaptable silver triflate-assisted method for trityl protection of alcohols in solution with solid-phase loading applications

Trityl ethers were prepared in solution in a matter of minutes by treating trityl chloride with silver triflate in the presence of alcohols. Yields were comparable or better than known literature methods. The method was compatible with the base-labile Fmoc protecting group of amino alcohols and adapted for trityl protection of halo-containing alcohols. These base- and nucleophile-sensitive intermediates were anchored on trityl resin and further functionalized, displaying the utility of this approach for future combinatorial applications.     

Brønsted acid−catalyzed synthesis of tetrasubstituted allenes and polysubstituted 2H-chromenes from tertiary propargylic alcohols

A practical and environmentally benign Brønsted acid?catalyzed protocol for the preparation of all-carbon tetrasubstituted allenes, consisting in the direct S_N? addition of tri- or dimethoxy arenes or allyltrimethylsilane to tertiary propargylic alcohols, has been developed. In addition, a straightforward synthesis of densely substituted 2H-chromenes by metal-free tandem allenylation/heterocyclization reaction of methoxyphenols and tertiary alkynols is presented.     

Diastereoselective synthesis of highly substituted polycyclic scaffolds via a one-pot four-step tandem catalytic process

A rapid and diastereoselective synthesis of highly substituted aminobicyclo[4.3.0]nonanes and bicyclo[4.4.0]decanes from alkyne derived allylic alcohols has been developed using a one-pot multi-bond forming tandem catalytic process. Overman rearrangement of the allylic trichloroacetimidates was followed by a ring closing enyne metathesis/cross metathesis sequence of reactions, in which both steps were catalysed by Grubbs second generation catalyst. The resulting exo-diene was then subjected to a hydrogen bonding directed Diels–Alder reaction forming an endo-adduct as a single diastereomer. Variation of the cross metathesis partner and dienophile allowed examination of the scope of this one-pot process and the preparation of a diverse series of highly substituted polycyclic scaffolds.     

Lipase-mediated resolution of substituted 2-aryl-propanols: application to the enantioselective synthesis of phenolic sesquiterpenes

A comprehensive study of the lipase-mediated resolution of substituted 2-aryl-propanols is reported. The latter alcohols were submitted to the irreversible acetylation catalyzed either by PPL, CRL, or lipase PS. The enantioselectivity of these transformations was dependent on the type of lipase used. The type of substituents and particularly their position on the aromatic ring strongly affected the selectivity of the reaction. The experiments described prove that PPL is the more versatile lipase catalyzing the acetylation with an enantiomeric ratio (E) value that ranges from 1 up to 144, depending on the substrate used. Conversely, the same transformations were catalyzed by CRL and lipase PS with an enantiomeric ratio value, which is always less than 5. The remarkable behavior of PPL was exploited in the large scale resolution of some substituted 2-aryl-propanols whose enantiomeric forms are relevant building blocks in the enantioselective synthesis of phenolic sesquiterpenes. By these means, the synthesis of (S)-turmeronol B and the formal syntheses of (R)-curcumene, (R)-curcuphenol, (R)-xanthorrhizol, and (R)-curcuhydroquinone were accomplished.     

Trityl isothiocyanate support for solid-phase synthesis

Trityl isothiocyanate resin [1], prepared from commercially available trityl chloride resin, is a useful precursor of the trityl thiosemicarbazide resin [2]. This resin can be employed in the solid-phase synthesis of a variety of supported isatin beta-thiosemicarbazones [4] and their Mannich derivatives [6]. A variety of thioureas [7] can be easily prepared by the reaction of [1] with amines. The supported thioureas are directly and efficiently converted to 2-aminothiazole-5-carboxylates [8] by reaction with methyl 2-chloroacetoacetate.     

Design and synthesis of new chiral pyridine–phosphite ligands for the copper-catalyzed enantioselective conjugate addition of diethylzinc to acyclic enones

A series of new chiral pyridine–phosphite ligands have been prepared from (R)-pyridyl alcohols and BINOL-derived chlorophosphite, and successfully employed in the copper-catalyzed enantioselective conjugate addition of diethylzinc to acyclic enones. Using the simple and inexpensive CuBr₂ as a precursor, the enantioselective additions to various substituted acyclic enones afforded products in high yields and good enantioselectivities (up to 92% ee).     

Regio- and stereoselective synthesis of allylsilanes using (methylphenylamino) tributylphosphonium iodine

Regio- and stereoselective synthesis of variously substituted allylsilanes is achieved by organocuprate-mediate γ-coupling of allylic alcohols using the title reagent ($\text{1}$).