Total synthesis of neurymenolide A based on a gold-catalyzed synthesis of 4-hydroxy-2-pyrones

Treat me gently: for a selective synthesis of the unusually sensitive cyclophanic α-pyrone neurymenolide A, the chosen catalysts must be able to distinguish between six different sites of unsaturation, without scrambling any of the skipped π systems. This challenge was met with a new gold-catalyzed pyrone synthesis in combination with a molybdenum-catalyzed ring-closing alkyne metathesis.     

Synthesis and stereochemistry of 3-hydroxy-6-perfluoroalkyl-2, 3-dihydro-4-pyrones

The reaction of a number of aliphatic and alicyclic acetloxiranes with perfluoroalkanoic acid esters was studied. It is shown that substituted 3-hydroxy-6-perfluoroalkyl-2,3-dihydro-4-pyrones are formed. The reverse reaction scheme, including the formation of an intermediate -diketone and cyclization of its enol form to a dihydropyrone, was confirmed in the case of the condensation of 3-methyl-2,3-epoxycyclohexanone with ethyl trifluoroacetate. The stereochemistry of the reaction products, which exist in a half-chair confirmation with a pseudoequatorial hydroxyl group, was examined by means of PMR spectroscopy.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 7, pp. 897–900, July, 1978.     

A rapid and diverse construction of 6-substituted-5,6-dihydro-4-hydroxy-2-pyrones through double Reformatsky reaction

A rapid and diverse synthesis of biologically important 6-substituted-5,6-dihydro-4-hydroxy-2-pyrones through a double Reformatsky reaction of aldehydes to δ-hydroxy-β-ketoesters followed by lactonization is described. Due to the high functional group tolerance and reaction site discrimination between aldehyde, nitrile, and ester groups in the substrate, the protocol can provide the dihydropyrones with bromo, nitro, carboxylic acid, and β-ketoester groups, which are suitable for the further derivatizations. Furthermore, the protocol has been successfully applied to the rapid total synthesis of naturally occurring Yangonin.     

Synthesis of pyrone-annulated 2-oxabicyclo[3.3.1]nonanes by palladium-catalyzed cyclization of 4-hydroxy-2-pyrones with allylic bisacetates

Cyclization of 4-hydroxy-2-pyrones with allylic bisacetates by a palladium catalyst is described. Pyrone-annulated 2-oxabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane derivatives were regioselectively produced from the reaction of 4-hydroxy-2-pyrones with 1,4-diacetoxy-2-cyclohexene at high temperature. The reaction would proceed via a migration of the π-allylpalladium intermediate.     

Retro-ene reactions in heterocyclic synthesis. II. A facile synthetic method for 4-hydroxy-2-pyridones

Schiff's bases 1 derived from ketones and t-butylamine reacted with diphenyl malonate, diphenyl methyl-malonate and diphenyl phenylmalonate to give 4-hydroxy-2-pyridones 4–6 . Schiff's bases b on reaction with trimethyl methanetricarboxylate afforded 4-hydroxy-3-methoxycarbonyl-2-pyridones 12 .     

Preparation of vinylphenols from 2- and 4-hydroxybenzaldehydes

A straightforward, high-yielding procedure has been developed for the manufacture of substituted vinylphenols from 2- and 4-hydroxybenzaldehydes utilising classical Knoevenagel condensation reaction conditions.     

Synthesis and reactions of 2-hydroxy-5,5-dimethyl- and 2-hydroxy-5,5-pentamethylene-2-trifluoromethyltetrahydro-4-pyranones withN-nucleophiles

Condensation of 4-hydroxy-3,3-dimethyl- and 4-hydroxy-3,3-pentamethylenebutan-2-ones with ethyl trifluoroacetate in the presence of LiH in hexane afforded 2-hydroxy-5,5-dimethyl-and 2-hydroxy-5,5-pentamethylene-2-trifluoromethyltetrahydro-4-pyranones, whose behavior in reactions withN-nucleophiles is analogous to that of unsymmetrical polyfluorinated β-diketones. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1201–1205, June, 1998.     

Diels-alder reactions of 2-pyrones with acyclic dienophiles and hydrolyses of the mono-adducts

Diels-Alder reactions of 2-pyrone (1) with fumaronitrile and maleonitrile afforded regio- and stereo-specific mono-adducts 3a and 3b , respectively. The reaction of 1 with acrylonitrile gave a bis-adduct. The reaction of 4,6-dimethyl-2-pyrone (7) with dimethyl fumarate and dimethyl maleate at higher temperature gave benzene derivatives. The low reactivity of 7 and the instability of the mono-adducts with 7 were considered from the existence of back reaction and easy elimination of methyl formate, respectively. Hydrolyses of the mono-adducts of 2-pyrones gave polyfunctionalized cyclohexenes and elimination products generated from the preferencial trans-elimination of the leaving groups.     

The reaction of some 4-pyrones with activated isocyanates

The pyrones, 2,6-diphenyl-4H-pyran-4-one, flavone, and 2-phenyl-4H-naphtho[2,1-b]pyran-4-one reacted with activated isocyanates, such as trichloroacetyl isocyanate, giving 4-trichloroacetylimino derivatives. These acylimino compounds underwent a slow reaction with a second mole of isocyanate to give a bisiminopyran. It is shown that carbonyl groups that are conjugated with electron-releasing groups will react with activated isocyanates.     

Efficient synthesis of 5-amido-3-hydroxy-4-pyrones as inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases

3-hydroxy-4-pyrones are a class of important metal chelators with versatile medicinal applications. An efficient pathway for the preparation of new 5-amido-3-hydroxy-4-pyrone derivatives has been developed. The synthesized 5-amido-3-hydroxy-4-pyrones have been evaluated as inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases.     

Synthesis of 2-hydroxy-3,5-diaryl-6-benzyl-γ-pyrones and their esters

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Solid-state and solution photocycloadditions of 4-acyloxy-2-pyrones with maleimide

Solid-state photosensitized reactions of 4-acyloxy-2-pyrones (1b,c) with maleimide (2) afforded endo-endo double-[4+2] cycloadducts (3b,c) with high stereoselectivity. Sensitized photoreactions of 1a-d with 2 in solution gave exo-endo double-[4+2] cycloadducts (4a-d). 2-Pyrones 1a-d were photolyzed to give carboxylic acids (5a-d) via their valence isomerization in the solid state and in solution. Such kinds of photoreaction of the 4-acyloxy-2-pyrones were dramatically different from regio- and stereoselective [2+2] cycloadditions of 4-alkyloxy-2-pyrones. The photoreaction mechanisms of 1 with 2 and 1 itself were analyzed by powder X-ray diffraction analysis and MO calculations.     

Derivatives of 4-hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrafluorocoumarin in reactions with o-aminothiophenol

The derivatives of 4-hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrafluorocoumarin in reactions witho-aminothiophenol yield products of S-substitution at C⁷ atom, 7-substituted 5,6,8-trifluorocoumarins afford benzothiazoles as a result of cleavage of the pyrone cycle, 2-methyl-3-ethoxycarbonyl-5,6,7,8-tetrafluorochromone undergoes acidic cleavage to 2-(2-hydroxy-3,4,5,6-tetrafluorophenyl)benzothiazole. S-Substituted coumarins in alkaline media suffer decomposition to acetophenone. In acidic media 3-iminoacetyl-4-hydroxy-5,6,8-trifluoro-7-(2-aminophenylthio)coumarin affords 2-methyl-5,6,8-trifluoro-7-(2-aminophenylthio)chromone. In condensation of 4-hydroxy-5,6,8-trifluoro-7-(2-aminophenylthio)coumarin in the presence of NaH was isolated 4-hydroxy-5,6-difluoro-2H-pyrano[6,5-a]phenothiazin2-one.     

Reactions of 4-pyrones with primary amines. A new class of ionic associates

Primary aliphatic amines react with 2,6-dimethyl-4-pyrone to give 2,6-dialkylamino-2,5-heptadien-4-one derivatives. When the alkyl group was methyl, the diamino derivative cyclized on warming to give 1,2,6-trimethyl-4-pyridone. The corresponding butylamino derivative did not thermally cyclize, but did give a pyridone on treatment with acid. The isopropylaminoketone did not cyclize. Several examples of 1,2,6-trisubstituted-4-pyridones formed “ionic associates” consisting of two parts of the pyridone and one part of perchloric acid. These associates are useful primary standards for nonaqueous titrations.