Synthesis of pyrrolo-pyrrolo-pyrazines via the Pd/C-catalyzed cyclization of N-propargyl pyrrolinyl-pyrrole derivatives

A novel and efficient synthesis of N-substituted dipyrrolo[1,2-a:2′,1′-c]pyrazine derivatives has been developed. The synthetic strategy relies on the synthesis of 4′,5′-dihydro-1H,3′H-2,2′-bipyrrole, followed by the reaction with propargyl bromide. Various substituents were introduced to the alkyne functionality using the Sonogashira coupling reaction. Aromatization of the dihydropyrrole ring followed by an intramolecular cyclization reaction between the alkyne functionality and the pyrrole nitrogen atom was catalyzed by Pd/C at high temperature to furnish the desired dipyrrolo-pyrazine skeleton.     

Rhodium-catalyzed cyclopropanation using ene-yne-imino ether compounds as precursors of (2-pyrrolyl)carbenoids

[reaction: see text] The reaction of alkenes with conjugated ene-yne-imino ether or ene-yne-aldimine in the presence of a catalytic amount of [Rh(OAc)(2)](2) gives (2-pyrrolyl)cyclopropanes in good yields. The key intermediate of this cyclopropanation is a (2-pyrrolyl)carbenoid generated by the nucleophilic attack of imine nitrogen atom at an internal alkyne carbon activated by rhodium complex. The intramolecular reaction also proceeds to afford a polycyclic pyrrole.     

Catalytic hydroboration of aldehydes and ketones with sodium hydride: Application to chemoselective reduction of aldehydes over ketones

Sodium hydride-promoted catalytic hydroboration of aldehydes and ketones with pinacolborane (HBpin) was examined, and 10?mol% of NaH was found to cause the HBpin to participate in hydroboration in a convenient and efficient manner at mild reaction conditions. Further chemoselective hydroboration of aldehyde over ketone functionality was also analyzed. In addition, no hydroboration was observed form ester, acyl chloride, amide, nitrile, alkene, alkyne, alkyl halide and epoxide functional groups indicate that present system (HBpin, NaH) is highly selective for aldehydes and ketones.     

The Synthesis of a Terminally Linked Homodimeric Bisdistamycin Analog

A practical synthesis route to a terminally linked homodimeric bisdistamycin analog is described. In this analog the two strands of tricarboxamides of the pyrrole-pyrrole-pyrrole array are tethered from the nitrogen atom of the terminal pyrrole by a bisethoxyethane chain.     

The Synthesis of a Terminally Linked Homodimeric Bisdistamycin Analog

Summary. A practical synthesis route to a terminally linked homodimeric bisdistamycin analog is described. In this analog the two strands of tricarboxamides of the pyrrole-pyrrole-pyrrole array are tethered from the nitrogen atom of the terminal pyrrole by a bisethoxyethane chain.     

Application of the Mössbauer spectroscopy to the study of the oxidation state of azaferrocene derivatives

Azaferrocene has two active sites of iron and nitrogen atoms. Drastic change of the oxidation state in iodine oxidation of azaferrocene is observed by introducing the methyl substituents into the pyrrole ring, while all the N-methylates show a similar electronic state. It was revealed that an introduction of methyl substituent to the pyrrole ring promotes the oxidation of nitrogen atom in pyrrole ring more than the central iron atom.     

Selective synthesis of N-substituted pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazin-1(2H)-one derivatives via alkyne cyclization

A novel and efficient synthesis of N-substituted pyrrolo-pyrazinone derivatives has been developed. A trichloroacetyl group connected to the pyrrole ring was converted into the desired carboxamide derivatives. Promoted by NaH, the pyrrole carboxamide derivatives underwent a tandem reaction with propargyl bromide to afford pyrrolo-pyrazinones with high efficiency under very mild conditions. The mechanism for the formation of the products is discussed and supported by DFT calculations.     

Trimethylsilyl‐Protected Alkynes as Selective Cross‐Coupling Partners in Titanium‐Catalyzed [2+2+1] Pyrrole Synthesis

Trimethylsilyl (TMS)‐protected alkynes served as selective alkyne cross‐coupling partners in titanium‐catalyzed [2+2+1] pyrrole synthesis. Reactions of TMS‐protected alkynes with internal alkynes and azobenzene under the catalysis of titanium imido complexes yielded pentasubstituted 2‐TMS‐pyrroles with greater than 90 % selectivity over the other nine possible pyrrole products. The steric and electronic effects of the TMS group were both identified to play key roles in this highly selective pyrrole synthesis. This strategy provides a convenient method to synthesize multisubstituted pyrroles as well as an entry point for further pyrrole diversification through facile modification of the resulting 2‐silyl pyrrole products, as demonstrated through a short formal synthesis of the marine natural product lamellarin R.     

Umpolung Reactivity of Ynamides: An Unconventional [1,3]‐Sulfonyl and [1,5]‐Sulfinyl Migration Cascade

A regioselective sulfonyl/sulfinyl migration cycloisomerization cascade of alkyne‐tethered ynamides is developed in the presence of XPhosgold catalyst. This reaction is the first example of a general [1,3]‐sulfonyl migration from the nitrogen center to the β‐carbon atom of ynamides, followed by umpolung 5‐endo‐dig cyclization of the ynamide α‐carbon atom to the gold‐activated alkyne, and final deaurative [1,5]‐sulfinylation. This process allows the synthesis of peripherally decorated unconventional 4‐sulfinylated pyrroles with broad scope from N‐propargyl‐tethered ynamides. In contrast, N‐homopropargyl‐tethered ynamides undergo intramolecular tetradehydro Diels–Alder reaction to provide 2,3‐dihydro‐benzo[f]indole derivatives. Control experiments and density‐functional theory studies were used to study the reaction pathways.     

Synthesis of pyrroles through coupling of enyne-hydrazones with Fischer carbene complexes

[reaction: see text] The coupling of enyne-imines with Fischer carbene complexes leads to the formation of alkenylpyrrole derivatives. Maximum yields of pyrrole adducts were obtained using N,N-dimethylhydrazones. A mechanism involving alkyne insertion followed by nucleophilic attack of the imine nitrogen at the intermediate alkenylcarbene complex was proposed.     

C-amidoalkylation of pyrroles with <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-trifluoromethylsulfonyl and <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-arylsulfonyl polychloroaldehyde imines

N-(Trifluoromethylsulfonyl) and N-arylsulfonyl polychloroacetaldehyde imines reacted with pyrrole, 1-alkyl-, 1-benzyl-, and 1-(4-nitrophenyl)-substituted pyrroles, and bis-pyrroles to give the corresponding 2-[1-(sulfonylamino)polychloroethyl]-1H-pyrroles or mixtures of 2- and 3-[1-(sulfonylamino)polychloroethyl]-1H-pyrroles, depending on the nature of the Schiff base and substituent on the pyrrole nitrogen atom and reaction conditions. The first synthesis of 2,5-disubstituted NH-pyrrole by reaction of pyrrole with Schiff bases was described.     

Ethynylbenziodazolones (EBZ) as Electrophilic Alkynylation Reagents for the Highly Enantioselective Copper-Catalyzed Oxyalkynylation of Diazo Compounds

Ethynylbenziodoxol(on)e (EBX) cyclic hypervalent iodine reagents are now established reagents for the alkynylation of radicals and nucleophiles, yet they present limited possibilities for further structure and reactivity modification. Herein, the first synthesis is reported for the corresponding ethynylbenziodazolone (EBZ) reagents, in which the oxygen atom in the iodoheterocycle is replaced by a nitrogen atom. The substituent on the nitrogen enables further fine-tuning of the reagent structure and reactivity. EBZ reagents are obtained easily from the corresponding benzamides by using a one-step procedure, and display reactivity comparable to that of EBX reagents. In particular, they are applied in an asymmetric copper-catalyzed oxyalkynylation of diazo compounds, which proceeds in high yield and enantioselectivity for a broad range of substituents on the diazo compounds and the alkyne.     

Constructing sandwich-type rare Earth double-decker complexes with N-confused porphyrinato and phthalocyaninato ligands

Reaction of the half-sandwich complexes M(III)(Pc)(acac) (M = La, Eu, Y, Lu; Pc = phthalocyaninate; acac = acetylacetonate) with the metal-free N-confused 5,10,15,20-tetrakis[(4-tert-butyl)phenyl]porphyrin (H(2)NTBPP) or its N2-position methylated analogue H(CH(3))NTBPP in refluxing 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene (TCB) led to the isolation of M(III)(Pc)(HNTBPP) (M = La, Eu, Y, Lu) or Y(III)(Pc)[(CH(3))NTBPP] in 8-15% yield. These represent the first examples of sandwich-type rare earth complexes with N-confused porphyrinato ligands. The complexes were characterized with various spectroscopic methods and elemental analysis. The molecular structures of four of these double-decker complexes were also determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. In each of these complexes, the metal center is octa-coordinated by four isoindole nitrogen atoms of the Pc ligand, three pyrrole nitrogen atoms, and the inverted pyrrole carbon atom of the HNTBPP or (CH(3))NTBPP ligand, forming a distorted coordination square antiprism. For Eu(III)(Pc)(HNTBPP), the two macrocyclic rings are further bound to a CH(3)OH molecule through two hydrogen bonds formed between the hydroxyl group of CH(3)OH and an aza nitrogen atom of the Pc ring or the inverted pyrrole nitrogen atom of the HNTBPP ring, respectively. The location of the acidic proton at the inverted pyrrole nitrogen atom (N2) of the protonated double-deckers was revealed by (1)H NMR spectroscopy.     

Silver‐Catalyzed Stereoselective Aminosulfonylation of Alkynes

A silver‐catalyzed intermolecular aminosulfonylation of terminal alkynes with sodium sulfinates and TMSN₃ is reported. This three‐component reaction proceeds through sequential hydroazidation of the terminal alkyne and addition of a sulfonyl radical to the resultant vinyl azide. The method enables the stereoselective synthesis of a wide range of β‐sulfonyl enamines without electron‐withdrawing groups on the nitrogen atom. These enamines are found to be suitable for a variety of further transformations.     

Alkylation of 3-aminoisocarbostyryl derivatives

The alkylation of derivatives of 3-aminoisoquinolin-1(2H)-one in the presence of NaH may proceed in three directions: 1) at the carbonyl group oxygen atom, 2) at the nitrogen atom N-2, and 3) at the 3-amino group. The reaction of equivalent amounts of the reagents gives predominantly products of substitution at the 3-amino group. Repeated alkylation proceeds at the lactam fragment to give a mixture of O-alkyl and N-alkyl derivatives. Acylation of 3-dialkylamino- and 3-alkylanilinoisoquinolin- 1(2H)-ones in the presence of NaH gave derivatives of 3-amino-1-isoquinolinyl 4-ethoxybenzoate.     

Synthesis of Pyridazine and Pyrrole Analogues of 2‐Aminotetralin as Potential Dopaminergics

Syntheses of pyridazine and pyrrole analogues of 2‐aminotetralin starting from 3‐cyclohexene‐1‐carboxylic acid are reported. All syntheses involve the following key steps: Curtius rearrangement for amine functionality, inverse electron demand Diels–Alder addition with 1,2,4,5‐tetrazine for pyridazine ring synthesis, and pyridazine‐to‐pyrrole ring contraction for pyrrole ring formation.     

An efficient route to highly functionalized benzene derivatives by rhodium-catalyzed dimerization of diynes

An intermolecular efficient dimerization of diynes via Rh-catalyzed cycloaddition is presented. This protocol allows for the expedient synthesis of structurally diverse benzene derivatives, which retain an alkyne unit for post-functionalization to realize molecules with potential medicinal value and extended molecular complexity. The transformation is carried out in toluene and employs Rh(COD)₂OTf₃ as the metal source. Diversely decorated diynes tethered by nitrogen atom and ester were compatible with these conditions and furnished substituted benzenes with excellent selectivity.     

Total Synthesis of Tetrodotoxin

A total synthesis of tetrodotoxin was accomplished. A Diels–Alder reaction between a known enone and a siloxy diene gave a tricyclic product, the steric bias of which was used to construct the remaining stereogenic centers. A nitrogen atom was introduced either by a four‐step sequence involving a Curtius rearrangement, or a three‐step sequence featuring a newly developed transformation of a terminal alkyne into a nitrile. Introduction of the guanidine moiety followed by the formation of the heterocyclic system by cascade reactions led to tetrodotoxin.     

A remarkable skeletal rearrangement of a coordinated tetrapyrrole: chemical consequences of palladium pi-coordination to a bilindione.

Pd4(OEB)2, in which a [Pd2]2+ unit is bound in pi-fashion to olefinic sites that are exocyclic to pyrrole rings of the octaethylbilindione ligand, undergoes an unprecedented sequence of reactions that results in the rearrangement of the framework of the bilindione ligand and the formation of trans-Pd(py)2I2. This process of bilindione rearrangement and oxidation occurs as a direct consequence of the pi-coordination of the palladium. The reaction results in the migration of a nitrogen atom from a pyrrole carbon atom to what was formerly a meso carbon atom to transform a former pyrrole ring into a six-membered ring. This process also involves cleavage of the Pd-Pd and Pd-C bonds, oxidation of palladium, and introduction of an oxygen atom (from water) not necessarily in this particular sequence.     

Total synthesis of (-)-rhazinilam: asymmetric C[bond]H bond activation via the use of a chiral auxiliary

The antitumor agent (-)-rhazinilam was synthesized in three major steps, namely the pyrrole synthesis, selective C[bond]H bond activation, and direct macrolactam formation. The key step involved asymmetric C[bond]H bond functionalization (dehydrogenation) of the diethyl group segment in intermediate 6. This was achieved by the attachment of chiral platinum complexes to the proximal nitrogen atom. A high degree of selectivity (60-75% ee) was achieved via the use of oxazolinyl ketone chiral auxiliaries.