Acid-promoted rearrangement of arylmethyl azides: applications toward the synthesis of N-arylmethyl arenes and polycyclic heteroaromatic compounds

An acid-promoted Aubé–Schmidt's rearrangement of arylmethyl azides provides a useful in situ iminium ion intermediate, which can be efficiently trapped by various nucleophiles. We report here the reaction of this iminium ion with aromatic nucleophiles to give N-arylmethyl arenes and the reaction with heteroaromatic compounds to give fused polycyclic heteroaromatic products in a formal [4+2] cycloaddition. The short synthesis of isocrytolepine, an antimalarial agent, further demonstrated the utility of this process.     

Total synthesis of (±)-cortistatin J from furan

A concise, diastereoselective total synthesis of (±)-cortistatin J has been completed in 20 steps from furan. Key steps include an intramolecular [4 + 3] cyclization of a disubstituted furan with a (Z)-2-(trialkylsilyloxy)-2-enal to construct the tetracyclic core and a (Z)-vinylsilane/iminium ion cyclization to form the A ring.     

Unlocking Access to Enantiopure Fused Uracils by Chemodivergent [4+2] Cross-Cycloadditions: DFT-Supported Homo-Synergistic Organocatalytic Approach

The discovery of chemical methods enabling the construction of carbocycle-fused uracils which embody a three-dimensional and functional-group-rich architecture is a useful tool in medicinal chemistry oriented synthesis. In this work, an unprecedented amine-catalyzed [4+2] cross-cycloaddition is documented; it involves remotely enolizable 6-methyluracil-5-carbaldehydes and β-aryl enals, and chemoselectively produces two novel bicyclic and tricyclic fused uracil chemotypes in good yields with a maximum level of enantiocontrol. In-depth mechanistic investigations and control experiments support an intriguing homo-synergistic organocatalytic approach, where the same amine organocatalyst concomitantly engages both aldehyde partners in a stepwise eliminative [4+2] cycloaddition, whose vinylogous iminium ion intermediate product may diverge—depending upon conditions—to either bicyclic targets by hydrolysis or tricyclic products by a second homo-synergistic trienamine-mediated stepwise [4+2] cycloaddition.     

Synthesis of pyridone and pyridine rings by [4+2] hetero-cyclocondensation

Substituted pyridones and pyridines have been synthesised efficiently by employing iminium salt as a key precursor. These compounds were prepared using tandem [4+2] cycloaddition/deamination between azabutadiene and dienophiles.     

A [2 + 2] cycloaddition route to dimethylaminomethylene vinamidinium salts

[reaction: see text] Trifluoropropanoic acid reacts with 1 equiv of POCl3 in DMF to generate the trifluoromethyl enamine (7). At this stage, two reaction manifolds are available. The expected reaction with additional POCl3 generates the 2-trifluoromethyl vinamidinium salt (3c). However, thermally driven loss of fluoride generates an iminium ion, which sets the stage for a [2 + 2] cycloaddition to ultimately generate the dimethylaminomethylene vinamidinium salt (1).     

Organocatalytic Cascade Reactions: Towards the Diversification of Hydroisochromenes and Chromenes through Two Different Activation Modes

The organocatalytic enantioselective syntheses of functionalized hydroisochromenes and chromenes by trienamine‐mediated [4+2]‐cycloaddition/nucleophilic ring‐closing and iminium‐ion/aminal‐mediated oxa‐Michael/Michael/nucleophilic ring‐closing with 2‐nitroallylic alcohols are presented. The corresponding cycloadducts, with up to five stereocenters, are formed in good yield and excellent enantioselectivities. The synthetic applications of the obtained products have been demonstrated.     

Asymmetric multicomponent [C+NC+CC] synthesis of highly functionalized pyrrolidines catalyzed by silver(I)

[reaction: see text] Highly functionalized pyrrolidines are obtained in a single chemical step via a mild, efficient, and selective Ag(I)-catalyzed asymmetric [C+NC+CC] coupling process. Oppolzer's camphorsultam enables the desired reaction cascade and provides a reliable means to control the developing stereochemistry and purify the products. This three-component reaction provides unprecedented access to structurally diverse pyrrolidines for both target- and diversity-oriented syntheses.     

Visible-Light-Mediated Aerobic Tandem Dehydrogenative Povarov/Aromatization Reaction: Synthesis of Isocryptolepines

A metal-free, photoinduced aerobic tandem amine dehydrogenation/Povarov cyclization/aromatization reaction between N-aryl glycine esters and indoles leads to tetracyclic 11H-indolo[3,2-c]quinolines under mild conditions and with high yields. The reaction can be performed by using molecular iodine along with visible light, or by combining an organic photoredox catalyst with a halide anion. Mechanistic studies reveal that product formation occurs through a combination of radical-mediated oxidation steps with an iminium ion or N-haloiminium ion [4+2]-cycloaddition, and the N-heterocyclic products constitute new analogues of the antiplasmodial natural alkaloid isocryptolepine.     

Unexpected synthesis of conformationally restricted analogues of gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA): mechanism elucidation by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

From previous results with lower homologues, dehydroiodination of the three alkenyl-beta-enamino esters 3a-c was expected to provide six-membered N-heterocyclic products. The reactions of 3a-c with triethylamine are found to lead, however, to the unexpected stereoselective synthesis of the trisubstituted cyclopentane derivatives 4a-c, as confirmed by IR and NMR spectroscopy. Cyclopentanes 4a-c bear two chiral centers and a gamma-amino ester moiety, and are therefore conformationally restricted analogues of gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA), which is the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system. Use of electrospray ionization mass (ESI-MS) and tandem mass spectrometry (ESI-MS/MS) allowed the key iminium ion intermediates 5a-c(+), as well as the protonated molecules of both the reactant and final products, [3a-c + H](+) and [4a-c + H](+), to be intercepted and structurally characterized. From these findings a mechanism for this unexpected but synthetically attractive and efficient stereoselective reaction is proposed.     

由N-苯基[1,3]苯并噁嗪正离子与烯烃[4+2]反应合成喹啉并[1,2-c][1,3]苯并噁嗪-6-酮衍生物

以BF3·OEt2 为催化剂, 在室温下通过4-羟基-N-苯基[1,3]苯并噁嗪-2-酮的脱羟基产生N-苯基[1,3]苯并噁嗪正离子, 然后与富电子烯烃发生Diels-Alder反应, 合成出了一系列喹啉并[1,2-c][1,3]苯并噁嗪-6-酮和喹啉并[1,2-c][1,3]萘并噁嗪-6-酮衍生物.     

Synthesis of the A-B subunit of angelmicin B

[reaction: see text] An efficient synthesis of the tricyclic A-B subunit 2 of angelmicin B is described. A formal three-component coupling of aldehydes 4 and 6 with gamma-silylallylborane 7 was employed to assemble the tetrahydrofuranyl core of 2, a strategy highlighted by the stereoselective [3 + 2] annulation of allylsilanes 5a/5b with aldehyde 4. The efficiency of the [3 + 2] annulation was greatly improved by using the allylic benzhydryldimethylsilane 5b compared to the allylic phenyldimethylsilane 5a.     

Silberioneninduzierte Reaktion von 3-Chlor-2-pyrrolidinocyclohexen mit 1,3-Dienen. Vorläufige Mitteilung

3-Chloro-2-pyrrolidinocyclohexene ( 3 ) in the presence of silver tetrafluoroborate in methylene chloride at ?60° underwent cycloadditions with various 1,3-dienes; the resulting iminium tetrafluoroborate salts 4a–8a were hydrolysed to give the bicyclic and tricyclic ketones 4b–8b . The addition reactions can be regarded as [3+4]-cycloadditions of an intermediate 2-aminoallyl cation.     

Facile synthesis of selenium/sulfur-substituted 3-oxa-bicyclo[4.2.0]octa-1(8),5-diene and tetrahydro-1H-isochromene via sequential three-component conjugate addition/condensation/elimination/[2 + 2] or [4 + 2] cyclization reactions

An interesting sequential three-component reaction provides a facile synthesis of selenium/sulfur-substituted 3-oxabicyclo[4.2.0]octa-1(8),5-diene and tetrahydro-1H-isochromene from lithium alkylselenolates or alkylthiolates, 1-alkynylphosphine oxides, and aldehydes. The sequential reaction proceeds via a conjugate addition/condensation/elimination process to form the allene intermediate, which subsequently underwent [2 + 2] or [4 + 2] cyclization reaction to afford bicyclic frameworks.     

新型二维草酸根桥联配合物 {[Cu(en)~2]~4[KFe(C~2O~4)~3]~4}~n的合成、结构 和磁性

合成了一个新型草酸根桥联的二维配合物{[Cu(en)~2]~4[KFe(C~2O~4)~3]~4}~n,并进行了晶体结构测试和磁性研究。晶体结构分析显示:K^+离子为罕见的八配位环境,2个C~2O~4^2^-和2个或1个K^+离子长程桥联2个Fe^Ⅲ离子,形成一个二维网状的[KFe(C~2O~4)~3]~n^2^n^-骨架,[Cu(en)~2]^2^+单元通过(en)N-H...O(C~2O~4)氢键与[KFe(C~2O~4)~3]~n^2^n^-骨架连接。变温磁化率测量表明:Fe^Ⅲ与Fe^Ⅲ间存在着弱的磁相互作用,J=-0.17cm^-^1。     

Preparation and synthetic applications of 2-halotryptamines: synthesis of elacomine and isoelacomine

The preparation of 2-halotryptamines from tryptamine is described. New stereoselective intramolecular iminium ion spirocyclization methodology for the construction of spiro[pyrrolidine-3,3'-oxindoles] is outlined in synthetic studies of elacomine (1) and isoelacomine (2). [reaction: see text]     

Three-component cycloadditions: the first transition metal-catalyzed [5+2+1] cycloaddition reactions

Prompted by our studies of transition metal-catalyzed [4+4], [4+2], [5+2], and [6+2] cycloadditions and by the view that these two-component reactions could be intercepted by a third component of one or more atoms, a new three-component transition metal-catalyzed cycloaddition is described. This new [5+2+1] cycloaddition proceeds in good to excellent yield and with high or complete regioselectivity with a variety of carbonyl-substituted alkynes to give bicyclo[3.3.0]octenone adducts, resulting from transannular closure of the intermediate eight-membered-ring cycloadduct. Effects of concentration, temperature, pressure, and catalyst loading on the efficiency of the reaction are discussed. This process provides access to complex building blocks for synthesis based on simple, readily available components.     

Synthesis of 4-membered ring alkaloid analogues via intramolecular [2+2] cycloaddition involving keteniminium salt intermediates

We have developed a very straightforward method for the synthesis of 4-membered ring alkaloid analogues via intramolecular [2+2] cycloadditions. This involves the cyclization of a keteniminium salt in which an alkene is linked by the nitrogen atom, and where, the resulting cyclobutane iminium is reduced in a diastereoselective manner. Competition reactions have been performed to fully understand the features of this sequence. Moreover, DFT calculations have verified that the [2+2] cycloaddition step is driven by kinetic and not thermodynamic factors confirming all the experimental observations.     

Probing the mechanism of the Petasis olefination reaction by atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass and tandem mass spectrometry

Atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass (APCI-MS) and tandem mass spectrometry (APCI-MS/MS) is used to probe the mechanism of the Petasis olefination reaction. Oxatitanacycle intermediates 4 were transferred from solution to the gas phase, detected as 4H+ by APCI-MS with characteristic Ti-isotopic patterns, and structurally characterized by APCI-MS/MS. Detection of 4H+, which upon collision activation dissociates to both 3H+ and Cp(2)TiOH+, fully supports the Hughes mechanism as depicted above. [reaction: see text]     

Aminoboranes as "compatible" iminium ion generators in aminative C-C bond formations

Aminoboranes have been shown to be highly efficient and mild iminium ion generators in the Mannich-type aminative coupling of aldehydes with silyl ketene acetals. By using aminoboranes bearing bulky amino groups, such as a diisopropylamino group, free secondary amines can be successfully used as the amino component in a three-component Mannich reaction with aldehydes and silyl ketene acetals.     

5-Aminooxazole as an internal traceless activator of C-terminal carboxylic acid: rapid access to diversely functionalized cyclodepsipeptides

A conceptually novel macrolactonization protocol has been developed. It is a domino process involving a sequence of: 1) protonation of 5-aminooxazole leading to the electrophilic iminium salt; 2) trapping of the iminium species by the neighboring C-terminal carboxylic acid leading to a putative spirolactone; and 3) intramolecular nucleophilic addition of the tethered alcohol to the spirolactone followed by fragmentation. The strategically incorporated 5-aminooxazole serves as an internal traceless activator of the neighboring C-terminal carboxylic acid, since it became an integral part of the peptide backbone after cyclization. No coupling reagent is required and the entire sequence is triggered by just a few equivalents of trifluoroacetic acid under very mild conditions (MeCN as the solvent at room temperature). The spirolactone as an activated form of the carboxylic acid has been evidenced by a sulfur-migration experiment. By combining with a three-component synthesis of 5-aminooxazole, a two-step synthesis of structurally complex cyclodepsipeptides from readily accessible starting materials was developed.