Stereoselective construction of the 1,1,1-trifluoroisopropyl moiety by asymmetric hydrogenation of 2-(trifluoromethyl)allylic alcohols and its application to the synthesis of a trifluoromethylated amino diol

The asymmetric hydrogenation of a series of 2-(trifluoromethyl)allylic alcohols 1a-g catalyzed by a BINAP-Ru(II) diacetate complex gave the corresponding products 2a-g in high yield (>90% yield) and high diastereoselectivity (>95% de). The asymmetric hydrogenation of 2-(trifluoromethyl)allylic alcohols provided an efficient stereoselective method to construct the 1,1,1-trifluoroisopropyl moiety. Based on the asymmetric hydrogenation of the 2-(trifluoromethyl)allylic alcohol 5a prepared by the reaction of (R)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane-4-carboxaldehyde with 3,3,3-trifluoroisopropenyllithium, (2R,3S,4R)-4-trifluoromethyl-1-aminopentane-2,3-diol 9 was synthesized in 36% overall yield over five steps.     

Stereoselective synthesis of anti-1,4-diols by a BH3.THF-mediated rearrangement of 1,2-disubstituted cyclobutenes

A new stereoselective rearrangement of cyclobutylboranes, obtained by the hydroboration of 1,2-disubstituted cyclobutenes, provides anti-1,4-diols with good-to-excellent diastereoselectivity. The mechanism of the rearrangement is discussed based on theoretical calculations.     

Stereoselective synthesis of the C9-C19 lactone-dipropionate fragment of calyculin C

A highly diastereoselective synthesis of the title fragment of calyculin C has been developed based on an internal asymmetric induction between a chiral aldehyde and Z-crotyl trifluorosilane.     

Stereoselective synthesis of zooxanthellactone

The marine polyunsaturated natural product zooxanthellactone was synthesized in six steps and in 11% overall yield from eicosapentaenoic acid. The key synthetic steps were a Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction and a stereoselective semi-reduction. These efforts, together with NMR and optical rotation data, confirmed the reported structure of zooxanthellactone.     

Asymmetric synthesis of 2-substituted butane-1,4-diols by hydrogenation of homochiral fumaramide derivatives

Diastereoselective hydrogenation of homochiral fumaramides 1 derived from (2R)-Oppolzer’s sultam was observed by analysis of the ¹H NMR spectra of the succinamide mixtures with de’s of 77–88%. Reduction of these succinamides using LiAlH₄ gave the corresponding (2S)-butane-1,4-diols and established that addition of hydrogen takes place selectively on the re-face of fumaramides 1. The stereoselectivity was confirmed by estimating the ee’s from the ¹⁹F NMR spectra of the Mosher’s diesters of the diols. This methodology was applied to the synthesis of selected pyrrolidine natural products in homochiral form.     

Synthesis of bis(2-cyanoacrylates) from 2-cyanoacryloyl chloride and 2-butene- and 2-butyne-1,4-diols

The interaction of 2-cyanoacryloyl chloride with unsaturated 1,4-diols leads to bis(2-cyanoacrylates) with a double or triple C-C bond.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 779–780, April, 1995.     

Stereoselective synthesis of (e)-2-alkene-1,4-diols via metallated allylic sulphoxides

Reaction of allyl sulphinyl anion with chiral α-methylaldehydes affords α- or γ-adducts in highly regio-controlled fashion, depending on reaction conditions. From the α-adducts $\text{syn}$ (E)-2-alkene-1,4-diols are obtained as major (d.r. 2:1 ~ 28:1) products by thiophile promoted desulphurization.     

An improved synthesis of the scyphostatin side-chain

A formal synthesis of the lipophilic side-chain of scyphostatin has been achieved using a convergent synthesis, in 16% yield over six steps. This synthesis involves enzymatic desymmetrisation of a meso-diol, resolution of 2-methylbutan-1-ol, stereoselective hydrozirconation of a volatile acetylene and a Negishi-style cross coupling.     

Stereoselective synthesis of the obscure mealybug pheromone by hydrogenation of a tetrasubstituted alkene precursor

An improved diastereoselective synthesis of (1R^∗,2R^∗,3S^∗)-1-acetoxymethyl-2,3,4,4-tetramethylcyclopentane 1, the sex pheromone of the obscure mealybug, Pseudococcus viburni, is described. The key step was diastereoselective catalytic hydrogenation of the tetrasubstituted double bond in 2,3,4,4-tetramethyl-cyclopent-2-enone 4 to give the thermodynamically less favored cis-2,3,4,4-tetramethyl-cyclopentanone 3a.     

Stereoselective synthesis of optically active mono and diaminoalcohols

Several optically active mono and diaminopolyols have been synthesized starting from the octadienedioate 1, by regio- and stereo selective azidation of the corresponding alcohol by Mitsunobu/S_N2 substitution.     

一步法合成Pt@ZIF-8及其在1,4-丁炔二醇选择加氢中的应用

1,4-丁炔二醇(BYD)部分加氢生成1,4-丁烯二醇(BED),BED进一步加氢生成1,4-丁二醇(BDO).此外,BYD,BED和BDO还会发生脱水反应生成单醇类产物.工业上BYD加氢反应主要用于生产BDO.由于传统的单金属加氢催化剂很难控制反应的加氢程度,因此一般通过提高反应温度和压力使BYD尽量转化为完全加氢产物BDO,以减少部分加氢产物BED对最终产品收率的影响.部分加氢产物BED在精细化工领域也具有重要的应用,所以选择合适的催化剂和反应条件来提高部分加氢产物BED的选择性具有重要的理论意义和潜在应用价值.文献中常采用Zn、微生物等活性抑制剂来降低贵金属催化剂的加氢活性.这些方法往往比较复杂,所使用的添加剂不仅存在毒性和污染产物,还会增加成本.这些方法得到的催化材料虽然可以提高烯醇的选择性,但是仍需要严格控制反应条件才能得到较高收率的部分加氢产物.本文基于MOFs材料独特的结构和性质,探索了MOFs负载型贵金属催化剂在选择加氢反应中的催化性能.首先制备了一种羧酸根保护的Pt纳米溶胶,并以水为溶剂,增加2-甲基咪唑的加入量,实现了室温下ZIF-8晶体的快速生成.在室温合成ZIF-8的过程中加入羧酸根保护的Pt纳米溶胶,通过羧酸根与ZIF-8之间存在的化学吸附力,实现ZIF-8对Pt纳米粒子的包覆.羧酸根不仅可以稳定溶液中的纳米粒子,同时还起着“桥梁”的作用.羧酸根中的C=O基团与ZIF-8中的Zn原子或有机骨架之间弱的配位作用,增加了纳米粒子和ZIF-8之间的亲和力,实现了金属纳米粒子被ZIF-8包围.Pt纳米粒子的引入对ZIF-8的形成也没有影响,得到的Pt@ZIF-8材料拥有良好的晶体结构和高的比表面积.采用XRD、N2吸附和TEM等表征揭示了Pt@ZIF-8的结构特点,并研究了其在水相1,4-丁炔二醇加氢反应中的催化性能.结果显示,该材料不仅具有很高的活性,还具有突出的部分加氢选择性.在5次循环反应中,BYD转化率没有明显变化,说明催化剂在反应过程中活性没有降低.在多次反应之后,反应产物的分布也没有发生明显变化,1,4-丁烯二醇选择性在5次反应中都保持在94％以上.结构表征结果则显示,在4次循环使用之后,催化剂的结构已经遭到破坏;5次循环使用之后,催化剂的XRD谱图中ZIF-8的特征衍射峰完全消失.其余谱峰为ZnO特征衍射峰,说明由于反应温度较高,催化剂在多次反应之后其载体ZIF-8发生了分解.循环寿命实验说明,ZIF-8中Zn离子和含氮有机骨架的抑制作用是导致1,4-丁烯二醇高选择性的重要原因.ZIF-8的分解虽然会使孔道塌陷,但是结构中的Zn和含氮的有机骨架组成依然存在,仍然可以达到抑制烯醇进一步加氢的效果,并且Pt纳米溶胶主要存在于外表面,所以催化剂的活性和选择性没有发生明显变化.     

Stereoselective synthesis of the right-hand cores of 16-methylated oxazolomycins

The right-hand heterocyclic cores of oxazolomycins having either 16R or 16S-methyl group configurations on the β-lactones were stereoselectively synthesized from the common intermediate utilized for our previous syntheses of neooxazolomycin and oxazolomycin A. In addition, the right-hand segment required for the synthesis of KSM-2690 and lajollamycin members was also synthesized in a stereoselective manner.     

Iridium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of 2-substituted 1,4-benzodioxines

An Ir-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of 2-substituted 1,4-benzodioxines was developed for the preparation of chiral 1,4-benzodioxanes, which are present in numerous biologically active compounds and natural products. Our tropos biphenyl phosphine-oxazoline ligand is essential for obtaining good ee. A broad range of substrates were tolerable to the reaction conditions and gave the corresponding hydrogenation products in excellent yields and with moderate to good enantioselectivities using the Ir-complex of our tropos phosphine-oxazoline ligand.     

Stereoselective syntheses of unnatural steroidal C(20R) aldehydes by ionic hydrogenation of C-20 tertiary alcohols

Syntheses of three unnatural steroidal C(20R) aldehydes have been realised from 16-dehydropregnenolone acetate. The salient feature of the synthesis is the ionic hydrogenation of C-20 tertiary alcohols leading to the formation of the C(20R) unnatural isomer with complete stereoselectivity. Oxidative hydrolysis of the dithiane moiety furnished the C(20R) aldehydes.     

Stereoselective synthesis of the C1-C10 fragment of rhizoxin D

A novel approach towards the synthesis of the C1-C10 fragment of the biologically active antimitotic agent rhizoxin D is described. The synthesis involves a stereoselective Michael addition reaction of lithium diallyl cuprate with an α,β-unsaturated six membered lactone.     

Stereoselective synthesis of cis-p-menth-8-ene-1,7-diol, cis-p-menthane-1,7-diol, and cis-p-menthane-1,7,8-triol

The natural products cis-p-menthane-1,7-diol (cis-IV), cis-p-menth-8-ene-1,7-diol (cis-I) and cis-p-menthane-1,7,8-triol (cis-II) are obtained starting from the corresponding cis-cyanohydrins, cis-2 and cis-7, respectively, by chemical transformation of the cyano into the hydroxymethyl group. The key step of the synthesis is the very high cis-selectivity (> or = 96 %) of the MeHNL-catalyzed HCN addition to 4-alkylcyclohexanones. From 4-isopropylcyclohexanone (1) the cyanohydrin cis-2 and from 4-(1-methylvinyl)cyclohexanone (6) the cyanohydrin cis-7 result almost quantitatively. Regioselective hydroxylation of cis-I affords the triol cis-II. X-ray crystal structure determinations of the final products confirm their cis-configuration.     

Stereoselective synthesis of 2'-purine and pyrimidine derivatives of 1',4'-anhydro-2'-deoxy D-arabitol and D-altritol

A series of 2'-purine and pyrimidine derivatives of 1' ,4'-anhy-dro-2'-deoxy-D-arabitol (1) and 1', 4'-anhydro-2'-deoxy-D-altritol (2) were synthesized regio- and stereo-selectively from D-sorbitol through some conversion in high yields.     

Stereoselective total synthesis of pachastrissamine (jaspine B)

A short total synthesis of the cytotoxic natural product pachastrissamine is described. The synthesis includes eight steps starting from Garner’s aldehyde and proceeds in 20% overall yield. Pd(0)-mediated intramolecular cyclisation and Ru-mediated cross-metathesis are the key reactions in this sequence.     

Stereoselective total synthesis of decarestrictine-J via Ring Closing Metathesis (RCM)

Stereoselective total synthesis of decarestrictine-J, a polyketide natural product is described. The synthesis involves the Prins cyclisation and Ring Closing Metathesis (RCM) as key steps.