Enantioselective synthesis of β-amino acids. Part 10: Preparation of novel α,α- and β,β-disubstituted β-amino acids from (S)-asparagine

Perhydropyrimidinone (S)-1 is alkylated with very high diastereoselectivity to give trans products (2S,5R)-3, (2S,5R)–4 and (2S,5R)-5. Dialkylation of (S)-1 also proceeds with complete stereoselectivity to afford adducts (2S,5R)-6, (2S,5S)-6, (2S,5R)-7 and (2S,5S)-7. Hydrolysis (6N HCl, 100°C) of monoalkylated derivative (2S,5R)-3 gives enantiopure α-substituted β-amino acid (R)-8. Hydrolysis of dialkylated adducts 6 and 7 affords enantiopure α,α-disubstituted β-amino acids (R)- or (S)-9 and (R)- or (S)-10. Related iminoester (2S,6S)-2 is alkylated with complete diastereoselectivity to give products (2S,6S)-11–13 whose hydrolysis under relatively mild conditions (2N CF₃CO₂H, CH₃OH, 100°C) affords enantiopure N-benzoylated β,β-disubstituted β-amino acid esters (S)-14–16, with intact double bonds in the olefinic substituents.     

Enzymatic reactions for the preparation of homocalycotomine enantiomers

Homocalycotomine enantiomers (R)-4 and (S)-4 were prepared by the Candida antarctica lipase B (CAL-B)-catalysed asymmetric O-acylation of N-Boc-protected 2-(6,7-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-yl)ethanol (±)-1. The preliminary small-scale experiments were performed either in a continuous-flow system or as batch reactions, while the preparative-scale resolution was carried out in two steps with vinyl acetate as the acyl donor in the presence of Et₃N and Na₂SO₄ in toluene at 3 °C, as a batch reaction. Treatment of the resulting amino alcohol (S)-1 and amino ester (R)-3 (ee ?94%) with 18% HCl, and then with 5 M NaOH, furnished the desired (R)-4 and (S)-4 without a decrease in the enantiomeric excess (ee ?94%).     

Asymmetric syntheses via metalated chiral hydrazones : Overall enantioselective α-alkylation of acyclic ketones

A general method is described, which allows the overall enantioselective α-alkylation of acyclic ketones in good overall yields (44–86%,, 4 steps) and enantioselectivities ranging routinely from > 94% ee up to virtually complete asymmetric induction (99.5% ee). The acyclic ketones are transformed to their corresponding “SAMP-hydrazones” (S)-2 by reaction with the enantiomerically pure hydrazine (S)-l-amino-2-methoxymethyl-pyrrolidine [SAMP, (S)-1], readily available from (S)-proline. Metalation to form chiral azaenolates (S)-3 of E_ccZcn-configuration and then alkylation to product hydrazones 4 followed by hydrazone cleavage via acidic hydrolysis of methiodides 9 in a two phase system or ozonolysis, leads to α-substituted, enantiomerically enriched, acyclic ketones 5. In special cases, where a phenyl group is directly attached to the newly generated center of chirality (5n,o,p), only low enantiomeric excesses are observed. 17 Examples, including first applications in natural product synthesis (cf 5abe and h) are summarized     

Efficient and practical synthesis of both enantiomers of 6-silyloxy-3-pyranone derivatives

Lipase catalyzed kinetic resolution of racemic cis-6-(tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy)-3,6-dihydro-2H-pyran-3-ol (rac)-1 was achieved in high enantiomeric excess. Transesterification of (rac)-1 with vinylacetate in ^tBuOMe yielded the alcohol (3S,6R)-1 in 99.0% ee, whereas (3R,6S)-1 was obtained, in 99.0% ee, by the lipase catalyzed ester hydrolysis of acetate (3R,6S)-2, which was obtained along with the transesterification. Both (3S,6R)-1 and (3R,6S)-1 were subjected to oxidation to provide the corresponding 6-silyloxy-3-pyranone (6R)-3 and (6S)-3, respectively. Application to the synthesis of 7, which is the key intermediate of asymmetric synthesis of pseudomonic acid A 9 is also described.     

Convenient preparation of chiral phase-transfer catalysts with conformationally fixed biphenyl core for catalytic asymmetric synthesis of α-alkyl- and α,α-dialkyl-α-amino acids: application to the short asymmetric synthesis of BIRT-377

Chiral phase-transfer catalysts (S)-1a, (S)-1b, and (S)-2 with conformationally fixed biphenyl cores were conveniently prepared from the known, easily available (S)-6,6′-dimethylbiphenyl-2,2′-diol 3 and (S)-4,5,6,4′,5′,6′-hexamethoxybiphenyl-2,2′-dicarboxylic acid 14, respectively, in five steps. The catalysts, (S)-1a and (S)-1b are readily applicable to asymmetric alkylation of N-(diphenylmethylene)glycine tert-butyl ester with excellent enantioselectivity. In particular, catalyst (S)-1b was found to exhibit the unique temperature effect on the enantioselectivity, and asymmetric alkylation of glycine derivatives at room temperature gave higher enantiomeric excess than that at 0 °C. In addition, the catalyst (S)-2 exhibited the high catalytic performance (0.01-1 mol %) in the asymmetric alkylation of N-(diphenylmethylene)glycine tert-butyl ester and N-(p-chlorophenylmethylene)alanine tert-butyl ester compared to the existing chiral phase-transfer catalysts, thereby allowing to realize a general and useful procedure for highly practical enantioselective synthesis of structurally diverse natural and unnatural α-alkyl-α-amino acids as well as α,α-dialkyl-α-amino acids. This approach is successfully applied to the short asymmetric synthesis of cell adhesion BIRT-377.     

Natural product synthesis from (8aR)- and (8aS)-bicyclofarnesols: synthesis of (+)-wiedendiol A, (+)-norsesterterpene diene ester and (−)-subersic acid

Both enantiomers (8aR)-7 and (8aS)-7 of bicyclofarnesol were synthesized from the enzymatic resolution products (1R,4aR,8aR)-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a-decahydro-5,5,8a-trimethyl-2-oxo-trans-naphthalene-1-methanol-2-ethylene acetal (8aR)-5 (98% ee) and acetate of (1S,4aS,8aS)-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a-decahydro-5,5,8a-trimethyl-2-oxo-trans-naphthalene-1-methanol-2-ethylene acetal (8aS)-6 (>99% ee), respectively. The formal synthesis of (+)-wiedendiol 1 was achieved via a coupling reaction of an ate complex derived from 1,2,4-trimethoxybenzene with allyl bromide (8aS)-8 derived from (8aS)-7. The total synthesis of (+)-norsesterterpene diene ester 2 was achieved, based on the synthesis of (13E,10S)-α,β-unsaturated aldehyde 12, derived from (8aS)-7, followed by the selective construction of the (3E,5E)-diene moiety including a C(2)-stereogenic centre in (+)-2. The total synthesis of (−)-subersic acid 3 was carried out based on a Stille coupling between allyl trifluoroacetate congener 25c, derived from (8aR)-7, corresponding to the diterpene part, and aryl stannane congener 26 in the presence of Pd catalyst and CuI as an additive.     

(R)- and (S)-3-Hydroxy-4,4-dimethyl-1-phenyl-2-pyrrolidinone as chiral auxiliaries in the enantioselective preparation of α-aryloxypropanoic acid herbicides and α-chlorocarboxylic acids

rac-α-Chlorocarboxylic acids, rac-9a–e, were formally deracemized by reaction of the corresponding acyl chlorides with the chiral auxiliaries (R)- and (S)-3-hydroxy-4,4-dimethyl-1-phenyl-2-pyrrolidinone, (R)- and (S)-4, followed by mild alkaline hydrolysis. The highest o.p. (99%) was obtained in the case of (S)-α-chloropropanoic acid, a known precursor for the synthesis of (R)-α-aryloxypropanoic acid herbicides such as dichlorprop-P, (R)-3a, or mecoprop-P, (R)-3b, which, together with their enantiomers, were also obtained in moderate e.e.s by dynamic kinetic resolution from (αRS,3S)-4,4-dimethyl-2-oxo-1-phenylpyrrolidin-3-yl α-bromopropanoate, (αRS,3S)-6, by reaction with the corresponding phenoxide followed by mild acid hydrolysis.     

Syntheses of chiral β-amino α-perfluoroalkylpropanol derivatives

Chiral β-amino α-perfluoroalkylpropanol derivatives were synthesized from N-Boc-l-phenylalanine methyl ester by substitution of the methoxy group into the corresponding perfluoroalkyl chain, followed by reduction and deprotection. Among them, a Schiff base prepared by condensation of (2S,3S)-2-amino-3-perfluorooctyl-1-phenylpropan-3-ol, (2S,3S)-1, and 1-naphthaldehyde catalyzed the asymmetric ethyl addition reaction of diethylzinc with the aldehyde to afford the product up to 93% ee.     

Biocatalytic desymmetrization of 3-substituted glutaronitriles by nitrilases. A convenient chemoenzymatic access to optically active (S)-Pregabalin and (R)-Baclofen

<正>1 General procedure for the preparation of 3-substituted glutaronitriles To a 100 mL flask containing aldehyde(30 mmol) and cyanoacetic acid(10.20 g, 120 mmol) was added 4-methylpiperidine(0.4 mL) and 23 mL N-methylmorpholine. The reaction mixture was warmed to mild reflux for 24 h and then cooled to room temperature and concentrated on a rotary evaporator. The resulting mixture was dissolved in 100     

Enantioselective alkylation and protonation of prochiral enolates in the asymmetric synthesis of β-amino acids

Achiral 1-benzoyl-3-methylperhydropyrimidin-4-one (1) was deemed a useful, potential precursor for the enantioselective synthesis of α-substituted β-amino acids. Pyrimidinone 1 was prepared from inexpensive β-aminopropanoic acid in 62% overall yield. Prochiral enolate derivative 1 -Li was alkylated in good yield and moderate enantioselectivity in the presence of chiral amines (S)-8, (S,S)-9, (S,S)-10, or (−)-sparteine. The enantioselectivity of the alkylation process is highest in toluene as the solvent and in the presence of lithium bromide as additive. The racemic alkylated derivatives 2 and 3 were readily metallated with LDA to give prochiral enolates 2-Li and 3-Li, that were reprotonated with novel chiral phenolic acids (S)-11, (S,S)-12, (S)-13, and (S,S)-14 in moderate enantioselectivity in the case of 2-Li and good enantioselectivity in the case of 3-Li. The acid (6N HCl) hydrolysis of enantioenriched 2 and 3 proceeded in good yield and without racemization to afford α-alkyl-β-amino acids 4 and 5, respectively.     

Ligand design for dual enantioselective control in Cu-catalyzed asymmetric conjugate addition of R2Zn to cyclic enone

A new chiral N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligand derived from a natural α-aminoester has been designed and synthesized. The coupling of N-methylbenzimidazole with an α-chloroacetamide derivative, which was prepared from chloroacetyl chloride and (S)-serine methyl ester, gave the corresponding ester/amide-functionalized azolium compound 20. The reaction of 2-cyclohexen-1-one (17) with Et₂Zn in the presence of catalytic amounts of Cu(OTf)₂ and 20 produced (R)-3-ethylcyclohexanone (18) as a major product. In contrast, the enantioselective conjugate addition (ECA) reaction catalyzed by Cu(OTf)₂ under the influence of a hydroxy-amide-functionalized azolium compound 15, which was derived from (S)-tert-leucinol, produced (S)-18 in preference to (R)-18. A series of azolium salts were synthesized from (S)-serine esters, and the reaction conditions for the ECA reaction were optimized to produce (R)-18 with 69% ee. The best results were obtained in the case of the reaction of 4,4-dimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one (34) with Et₂Zn catalyzed by Cu(OTf)₂ in combination with azolium compounds. When the reaction of 34 with Et₂Zn was carried out in the presence of catalytic amounts of Cu(OTf)₂ and 20, (S)-3-ethyl-4,4-dimethylcyclohexanone (35) was obtained with 97% ee, whereas the ECA reaction under the influence of hydroxy-amide-functionalized azolium 15 afforded (R)-35 with >99% ee. In this manner, the reversal of enantioselectivity was achieved by controlling the structure of chiral ligands.     

Enzymes in organic chemistry. Part 10: Chemo-enzymatic synthesis of l-phosphaserine and l-phosphaisoserine and enantioseparation of amino-hydroxyethylphosphonic acids by non-aqueous capillary electrophoresis with quinine carbamate as chiral ion pair agent

Diisopropyl 2-azido-1-acetoxyethylphosphonate (±)-7 was hydrolysed with high enantioselectivity by lipase SP 524 to give α-hydroxyphosphonate (S)-(−)-6 and ester (R)-(−)-7, which was saponified to give (R)-(+)-6. The two α-hydroxyphosphonates (R)- and (S)-6 were transformed into l-phosphaisoserine and l-phosphaserine, respectively. Their enantiomeric excesses were determined to be 97% by HPLC on an chiral stationary phase. A mixture of all four stereoisomeric amino-hydroxyethylphosphonic acids can be separated by non-aqueous capillary electrophoresis with quinine carbamate as the chiral ion pair agent applying the partial filling technique.     

Asymmetric halolactonisation reaction—4: Asymmetric synthesis of optically active α,β-epoxyaldehydes from α,β-unsaturated acids

The bromolactones (5) stereoselectively produced by the asymmetric bromolactonisation of (S)-N-(α,β-unsaturated) acylprolines(3), were elaborated to highly optically active 2(R),3(S)-epoxyaldehydes(8)(84–98% ee) by successive epoxide formation and reductive cleavage of the proline moiety. The overall process constitutes a highly efficient asymmetric synthesis of 8 from α,β-unsaturated acids(1).     

Reaction of aspartic acid derivatives with Grignard reagents—synthesis of γ,γ-disubstituted α- and β-amino-butyrolactones

A series of γ,γ-dimethyl and γ,γ-diphenyl substituted α- and β-amino-butyrolactones have been prepared in enantiomerically pure form using l-aspartic acid as a chiral building block. For the final Grignard reaction the difference in chemical reactivity between the carboxyl groups of aspartic acid was increased or inverted by preparing the corresponding semiesters, diesters and anhydrides. The resulting hydroxyacids and hydroxyesters lactonised in most cases during work up. Thus, (2S)-2-ethoxycarbonylamino-succinic acid-4-methylester 1 reacted with methylmagnesium iodide to form (3S)-3-ethoxycarbonylamino-5,5-dimethyl-tetrahydrofuran-2-one 2b. Two interesting side products were obtained and were found to result from attack at the C-1 carboxylic acid rather than the C-4 carboxylic ester group leading to (3S)-3-ethoxycarbonylamino-4-oxo-pentanoic acid methylester 3 and (4S)-4-ethoxycarbonylamino-5,5-dimethyl-tetrahydrofuran-2-one 5a.     

Application of the asymmetric hydrogenation of enamines to the preparation of a beta-amino acid pharmacophore

(3R)-3-[N-(tert-Butoxycarbonyl)amino]-4-(2,4,5-trifluorophenyl)butanoic acid 7a has been synthesized by an asymmetric hydrogenation of enamine ester 3 using chiral ferrocenyl ligands I and II in conjunction with [Rh(COD)Cl]₂. The direct reduction of 3 provides amino ester 1b in 93% ee, which was isolated as an (S)-camphorsulfonic acid salt to upgrade the enantiomeric excess to >99%. A more concise approach was developed involving the in situ protection of 1b using di-tert-butyldicarbonate. This approach provided the desired N-Boc amino ester 7b directly from the hydrogenation with 97% ee, which was upgraded to >99% ee upon crystallization.     

Novel phosphine-phosphite and phosphine-phosphinite ligands for highly enantioselective asymmetric hydrogenation

Two novel phosphine-phosphite (S,R)-o-BINAPHOS and phosphine-phosphinite (S)-o-BIPNITE ligands based on ortho phenyl substituted (S)-BINOL have been synthesized. Extremely high enantioselectivity (over 99% ee in most cases) has been achieved for the Rh-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of α-dehydroamino acid derivatives.     

Enzyme-mediated synthesis of EEHP and EMHP,useful pharmaceutical intermediates of PPAR agonists

A new scaleable synthetic route to the title compounds has been developed. The reaction pathway is based on the α-chymotrypsin-catalysed hydrolysis of the racemic ethyl 2-ethoxy-3-(p-methoxyphenyl)propanoate or of the racemic ethyl 2-methoxy-3-(p-methoxyphenyl)propanoate to give the corresponding resolved (S)-esters with excellent ee. The acids were easily separated from the (S)-esters by a simple acid–base work-up. The overall yields of 1 and 2 were 16% and 17%, respectively.     

Enantioselective alkynylation of aldehydes with chiral β-imino α-perfluoroalkylpropanol derivatives

Chiral β-imino α-perfluoroalkylpropanol derivatives 1 were prepared by condensation of (2S,3S)-2-amino-3-perfluorooctyl-1-phenylpropan-3-ol 2 and aldehydes. Among them, (2S,3S)-1d prepared from 2 and salicylaldehyde catalyzed the asymmetric alkynylation of aldehydes using alkynylzincs to afford the product in up to 81% ee.     

Synthesis and enantiomeric recognition studies of dialkyl-substituted 18-crown-6 ethers containing an acridine fluorophore unit

Selectivity of the reported dimethyl-substituted (R,R)-1, the diisobutyl-substituted (R,R)-2 acridino-18-crown-6 ethers and the newly synthesized acridino-crown ether (S,S)-3 containing the methyl groups one carbon-carbon bond further away from the acridine unit was studied towards the enantiomers of the hydrogen perchlorate salts of α-phenylethylamine, α-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine, phenylglycine methyl ester and phenylalanine methyl ester using fluorescence.     

Efficient synthesis of 3,4- and 4,5-dihydroxy-2-amino-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid enantiomers

An efficient method for the synthesis of (1S,2R,4R,5S)- and (1R,2R,4R,5S)-2-amino-4,5-dihydroxycyclohexanecarboxylic acids (?)-6 and (?)-9 and (1R,2R,3S,4R)- and (1S,2R,3S,4R)-2-amino-3,4-dihydroxycyclohexanecarboxylic acids (?)-15 and (?)-18 was developed by using the OsO₄-catalyzed oxidation of Boc-protected (1S,2R)-2-aminocyclohex-4-enecarboxylic acid (+)-2 and (1R,2S)-2-aminocyclohex-3-enecarboxylic acid (+)-11. Good yields were obtained. The stereochemistry of the synthesized compounds was proven by NMR spectroscopy.