DABCO-catalyzed reaction of allenic esters and ketones with salicyl N-tosylimines: synthesis of highly functionalized chromenes

[reaction: see text] DABCO-catalyzed reactions of salicyl N-tosylimines with ethyl 2,3-butadienoate and penta-3,4-dien-2-one proceed smoothly at room temperature in dichloromethane to give the corresponding chromenes in good to excellent yields.     

Reactions between isocyanides and dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates in the presence of 1,2-diacylhydrazines. One-pot synthesis of highly functionalized pyrazoles

The reactive 1:1 intermediate produced in the reaction between isocyanides and dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates was trapped with 1,2-diacylhydrazines to yield highly functionalized pyrazoles in good yields.     

Zinc-catalyzed synthesis of pyrazolines and pyrazoles via hydrohydrazination

A novel regioselective synthesis of aryl-substituted pyrazolines and pyrazoles has been developed. Substituted phenylhydrazines react with 3-butynol in the presence of a catalytic amount of zinc triflate to give pyrazoline derivatives. The resulting products are easily oxidized in a one-pot procedure to the corresponding pyrazoles.     

Efficient synthesis of highly functionalized vinylogous thiol esters

A series of vinylogous thiol esters 2,3 and 2,6-dioxo-1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridines (cyclic vinylogous thiol esters) 4 were prepared in high to excellent yields from the tandem reaction of readily available α-alkenoylketene diethylthioacetals 1 and diethyl malonate. A plausible mechanism, which involves a base catalyzed retro-Michael ring opening of cyclohexanenes 2 to give vinylogous thiol ester 3, is disclosed.     

Facile synthesis of highly functionalized stable ketenimines by a three-component reaction of alkyl isocyanides, dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates and ethyl carbazones

Abstract  The reactive intermediate generated by the reaction of alkyl isocyanides and dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates was trapped by ethyl carbazones to produce stable ketenimine derivatives in good yield. The reaction is characterized by mild conditions, high selectivity, and tolerance to various functional groups. Graphical abstract        

1,3-Dipolar cycloaddition of chalcones and arylidene-1,3-dicarbonyls with diazosulfone for the regioselective synthesis of functionalized pyrazoles and pyrazolines

A convenient method for the synthesis of 3-acylpyrazoles and pyrazole-3-carboxylates using diazosulfone as a reactive 1,3-dipole and a diazomethane equivalent is reported here. Chalcones, arylidenemalonates and other arylidene-1,3-dicarbonyls performed well as the dipolarophiles in the reaction with the diazosulfone which took place under simple base mediated conditions (Cs₂CO₃ or NaOEt in EtOH). In few cases, the initial cycloadducts, the intermediate pyrazoline derivatives, could also be isolated and characterized. The pyrazoline derivatives undergo an alkoxide mediated 1,4-elimination, viz. decarboxylation-detosylation to afford the pyrazole derivatives.     

Convenient synthesis of highly functionalized pyrazolines via mild, photoactivated 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition

A mild, photoactivated 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition procedure was successfully developed for the synthesis of polysubstituted pyrazolines. This procedure involved the in situ generation of the reactive nitrile imine dipoles using a hand-held UV lamp at 302 nm, followed by spontaneous cycloaddition with a broad range of 1,3-dipolarophiles with excellent solvent compatibility, functional group tolerance, regioselectivity, and yield.     

DABCO catalyzed facile synthesis of highly functionalized pyrazolines from Baylis-Hillman acetates and ethyl diazoacetate

A convenient synthesis of pyrazolines is reported via DABCO mediated reaction of ethyl diazoacetate (EDA) with Baylis-Hillman acetates. The products were obtained in good to excellent yields (70-95%).     

Catalytic enantioselective alkylative aldol reaction: efficient multicomponent assembly of dialkylzincs, allenic esters, and ketones toward highly functionalized delta-lactones with tetrasubstituted chiral centers

A general catalytic asymmetric alkylative aldol reaction is described as a new entry to the catalytic asymmetric multicomponent reaction (CAMCR). Highly functionalized delta-lactones were produced in the presence of a catalytic amount of the Cu(OAc)2-DIFLUORPHOS complex through three-component assembly of dialkylzincs, allenic esters, and unactivated ketones. This CAMCR constructs two C-C bonds and one tetrasubstituted chiral center simultaneously. Conjugate addition of alkylcopper species to an allenic ester produced highly active copper enolate in situ, and the successive asymmetric aldol addition to ketones followed by lactonization afforded the desired products. The addition of MS4A and Lewis base (Ph2S=O, DMSO, or HMPA) is important for obtaining a high yield, with suppression of the undesired alpha-addition pathway. Control/crossover experiments suggest that the addition of a Lewis base facilitated the retro-aldol reaction of the alpha-adducts (proofreading effect). The ketone and copper enolate generated through the retro-aldol reaction were converted to the desired lactone through the gamma-aldol pathway, which was trapped by irreversible lactone formation.     

Contribution to the synthesis of chiral allenic esters

A phosphorus ylide bearing a 10-phenylsulfonylisoborneol unit reacted with ketenes, generated in situ from acid chlorides and triethylamine, to give allenic compounds. The reaction with methylketene led to asymmetric induction with the selective synthesis of an allene with axial chirality corresponding to an S configuration. The structure of the chiral allene 10-phenylsulfonylisobornyl penta-2,3-dienoate was determined by X-ray crystallography. Chirooptical studies of the chiral allene derivatives were done.     

Preparation of pyrazoles and pyrazolines by the reaction of chlorocyclopropanols with hydrazines in the presence of crown ethers

Conclusions The reaction of gem-dichlorocyclopropanol with hydrazine and phenylhydrazine in the presence of crown ethers at 20C leads to the formation of the corresponding pyrazoles in yields up to 60%. Under analogous conditions, cis- and trans-chlorocyclopropanols and phenylhydrazine give N-phenylpyrazoline in 58% yield.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 231–233, January, 1985.     

Enatioselective organocatalytic synthesis of highly functionalized tetrahydrothiophenes by a Michael-aldol cascade reaction

A catalytic asymmetric Michael-aldol cascade process for efficient synthesis of trisubstituted tetrahydrothiophenes is reported with high enantio- and diastereo-selectivities. Notably, three consecutive stereogenic centers including one chiral quaternary carbon center are efficiently created in the ‘one-pot’ operation.     

One-pot synthesis of trifluoromethyl- and nitroso-substituted pyrazolines and pyrazoles and their tuberculostatic activity

3-Trifluoromethyl-substituted 4-nitrosopyrazolines and 4-nitrosopyrazoles were prepared by a one-pot synthesis from trifluoromethyl-containing 1,3-diketones, sodium nitrite in acetic acid, and hydrazines (hydrazine hydrate, methylhydrazine). 3-Trifluoromethylpyrazolines can be converted to pyrazoles on heating. The use of phenylhydrazine in these reactions led to the formation of regioisomeric 4-hydroxyimino-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrazoline. The structure of heterocycles synthesized was established using X-ray diffraction study, ¹H and ¹⁹F NMR spectroscopy. The obtained products exhibited considerable tuberculostatic activity.     

Indium-mediated reaction of trialkylsilyl propargyl bromide with aldehydes: highly regioselective synthesis of allenic and homopropargylic alcohols

High regioselective preparation of either the allenic alcohols or homopropargylic alcohols using the indium-mediated reaction of trialkylsilyl propargyl bromides with various aldehydes has been accomplished. By just changing the silyl groups and the reaction conditions, both the allenic and homopropargylic alcohols can be obtained in high regioselectivities.     

Efficient synthesis of highly functionalized tetrahydropyridopyrimidines by a novel three-component coupling reaction

We report the development of a novel three-component coupling reaction (3CC) for the synthesis of alkoxy tetrahydropyridopyrimidines. Systematic optimization of reaction parameters identified 3CC conditions tolerant of a wide array of functionality at all three sites of diversity, providing densely functionalized products in moderate to excellent yields. The newly developed chemistry has since been applied to the lead optimization process on a novel drug discovery program, facilitating rapid compound advancement.     

Synthesis of functionalized 2H-1-benzopyrans by DBU-catalyzed reactions of salicylic aldehydes with allenic ketones and esters

[reaction: see text] DBU-catalyzed reactions of salicylic aldehydes with 3-methylpenta-3,4-dien-2-one, 3-benzylpenta-3,4-dien-2-one, or ethyl 2-methylbuta-2,3-dienoate gave the corresponding functionalized 2H-1-chromenes in good to excellent yields and good diastereoselectivities in some cases in DMSO, respectively.     

Cyanoesterification of 1,2-dienes: synthesis and transformations of highly functionalized alpha-cyanomethylacrylate esters

A Ni/PMe2Ph catalyst is found to effect regioselective addition of cyanoformate esters across 1,2-dienes, giving rise to 3-alkoxycarbonyl-3-butenenitriles. Functional groups such as cyano, protected hydroxyl, and amino groups in the 1,2-diene substrates are tolerated. Isomerization of the initial products to thermodynamically more stable isomers takes place possibly through further oxidative addition of the C-CN bond of 3-alkoxycarbonyl-3-butenenitriles to Ni(0) followed by reductive elimination. The cyanoesterification products undergo further addition across alkynes in the presence of a Ni/P(4-CF3-C6H4)3 catalyst.     

Enantioselective synthesis of allenic esters via an ylide route

Pseudo-C2-symmetric chiral phosphorus ylides have been designed and synthesized for the enantioselective preparation of allenic esters, and up to 92% ee has been achieved.     

Facile synthesis of highly functionalized N-methyl amino acid esters without side-chain protection

[reaction: see text] The facile, two-pot synthesis of N-methyl amino acid esters by way of reductive amination is presented. Side chain protection schemes are not required, the starting materials are all commercially available, and the synthetic method is straightforward and affords desired product in very high yield.     

Three-component domino reaction synthesis of highly functionalized bicyclic pyrrole derivatives

An efficient one-pot synthesis of highly functionalized bicyclic pyrrole derivatives by a three-component domino reaction of heterocyclic ketene aminals (HKAs), arylglyoxal monohydrate, and indoles in ethanol medium catalyzed by acetic acid is described. In this procedure, three sigma bonds were formed simultaneously. The present synthesis features excellent regio-selectivity, easy purification as well as simple starting materials.