Multigram-scale syntheses, stability, and photoreactions of A2A adenosine receptor antagonists with 8-styrylxanthine structure: potential drugs for Parkinson's disease

The improved multigram-scale syntheses of the important 8-styrylxanthine A(2A) adenosine receptor antagonist MSX-2 (8), its water-soluble prodrug MXS-3 (9), and KW-6002 (16) are described. N-Alkylation reactions at different positions of uracil derivatives were optimized. Two different methods for xanthine formation from 6-amino-5-cinnamoylaminouracil precursors were investigated, (a) the elimination of water by alkaline catalysis and (b) hexamethyldisilazane as a condensing agent; the latter was found to be superior. The photosensitivity of 8-styrylxanthines was studied. The (E)-configurated stryrylxanthine MSX-2 (8) isomerized in diluted solution, and the resulting (Z)-isomer (10a) was isolated and characterized. Furthermore, we describe for the first time that solid 8-styrylxanthines can dimerize upon exposition to daylight or irradiation with UV light. The resulting cyclobutane derivatives with head-to-tail (syn) configuration exhibited a considerably lower A(2A) adenosine receptor affinity than their parent compounds. The dimerization product of MSX-2 was a moderately potent nonselective A(1) and A(2A) antagonist (K(i)(A(1)) = 273 nM, K(i) (A(2A)) = 175 nM) while the dimer of the related compound KW-6002 was inactive at A(1) and only weakly active at A(2A) adenosine receptors (K(i) = 1.57 microM). The light sensitivity of 8-styrylxanthine derivatives, not only in solution, but also in the solid state, has to be considered when using those compounds as pharmacological tools or drugs.     

Synthesis of 2-Hydroxy-3-methyl-2-cyclo-pentenone,Corylone, from 2-Ketoglutaric Acid

Treatment of 2-ketoglutaric acid with diazomethane gave 2-(metoxycarbonyl)-oxiranepropanoic acid methyl ester (2) wich lead to 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-glutaric acid dimethyl ester (3) by catalytic hydrogenation, wich was further processed to the title compound.     

Synthesis of jenamidines A1/A2

[reaction: see text] Addition of the enolate of tert-butyl acetate to cyanamide methyl ester 17 followed by treatment with LHMDS afforded vinylogous urea 19 in 27% yield. Vinylogous urea 19 was also obtained from 37 and tert-butyl cyanoacetate in 50% yield. Acylation of 19 with acid chloride 31d, followed by hydrolysis of the tert-butyl ester and decarboxylation with 9:1 CH2Cl2/TFA and very mild basic hydrolysis of the methoxyacetate ester, afforded jenamidines A1/A2 (3) in 45% yield. This first synthesis confirms our reassignment of the jenamidines A1/A2 structure.     

A synthesis of 2-endo-amino-2-exo-hydroxymethylnorbornenes having inhibitory activity against protein kinase C

2-endo-Hexadecylamino-2-exo-hydroxymethylnorbornene (1a) was synthesized from 2-acetamidonorbornene-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester (2) in a good overall yield. 2-endo-Hexadecylamino-2,3-exo-bis(hydroxymethyl)norbornene (1b) was synthesized starting from dimethyl acetamidofumarate based on Diels-Alder strategy. 1a and 1b inhibited protein kinase C at the IC51 values of 2 x 10(-5) and 1 x 10(-5) M, respectively, but not protein kinase A at a concentration of 1 x 10(-3) M. The structure-activity relationships are discussed.     

A new and efficient method for the synthesis of 3-(2-nitrophenyl)pyruvic acid derivatives and indoles based on the Reissert reaction

The formation of 3-(2-nitrophenyl)pyruvic acid and its amide and ester derivatives – key compounds for the Reissert indole synthesis – was achieved under various reaction conditions via the acid catalyzed hydrolysis of 5-(2-nitrobenzyliden)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-oxazolidin-4-one, which is readily available from 3-(2-nitrophenyl)oxirane-2-carboxamide. A new and highly efficient method for the synthesis of indole-2-carboxylic acid derivatives via the intramolecular reductive cyclization of o-nitrophenylpyruvic acid and its amide and ester derivatives was developed using Na₂S₂O₄ in dioxane/water at reflux.     

Fragmentation of trimethylsilyl derivatives of 2-alkoxyphenols: A further violation of the ‘even-electron rule’

The mass spectra of trimethylsilyl (TMS) ethers of 2-methoxyphenols show abundant [M–30]⁺˙ ions originating from consecutive loss of two methyl radicals. This is illustrated by comparison of the accurate mass-measured and linked-scan spectra of the TMS derivatives of 2-methoxyphenol (guaiacol), 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde (vanillin) and 3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-2-propenoic acid methyl ester (ferulic acid methyl ester) with those of the TMS derivatives of phenol, 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde, 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-propenoic acid methyl ester (p-coumaric acid methyl ester), 3-methoxyphenol and 4-methoxyphenol. This distinctive ortho effect is valuable in the identification of isomeric phenolic compounds. In the spectra of the TMS derivatives of 2-ethoxyphenol and 2-propoxyphenol the sequential loss of two radicals is less pronounced, because elimination of the side-chain and a methyl group with rearrangement and hydrogen migration is competitive.     

丁酸氯维地平降解杂质的合成

以4-(2,3-二氯苯基)-1,4-二氢-2,6-二甲基-3,5-吡啶二羧酸(2-氰基乙基)（甲基）酯(5)为起始原料,合成了丁酸氯维地平的5种降解杂质：4-(2,3-二氯苯基)-1,4-二氢-2,6-二甲基-3,5-吡啶二羧酸单甲酯(A), 4-(2,3-二氯苯基)-1,4-二氢-2,6-二甲基-3-吡啶羧酸甲酯(B), 4-(2,3-二氯苯基)-2,6-二甲基-3,5-吡啶二羧酸单甲酯(C), 4-(2,3-二氯苯基)-2,6-二甲基-3,5-吡啶二羧酸（丁酰氧基甲基）（甲基）酯(D)和4-(2,3-二氯苯基)-2,6-二甲基-3-吡啶羧酸甲酯(E)。其中A由5水解制得;B由A脱羧制得;C由5氧化后再经水解制得;D由C和丁酸氯甲酯缩合制得;E由C脱羧制得,化合物结构经¹H NMR和MS（ESI）确证。     

A general approach to l-tyrosine porphyrins

A novel and general approach has been developed to prepare l-tyrosine-containing porphyrins. The key intermediates, 2-tert-butoxycarbonylamino-3-(3-formyl-4-hexyloxy-phenyl)-propionic acid hexyl ester and 2-tert-butoxycarbonylamino-3-(3-formyl-4-methoxy-phenyl)-propionic acid methyl ester, were prepared by the Reimer-Tiemann reaction of Boc-protected l-tyrosine, which was followed by esterification and alkylation of the phenol hydroxide. A number of novel chiral l-tyrosine porphyrins were obtained from the reactions of 2-tert-butoxycarbonylamino-3-(3-formyl-4-alkoxy-phenyl)-propionic acid ester with different dipyrrolylmethanes and the reaction of 5-(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)pyrromethane afforded the highest yield. The tyrosine porphyrins could be readily deprotected to afford the corresponding diacid or diamine derivatives.     

Ester dienolate [2,3]-Wittig rearrangement in natural product synthesis: diastereoselective total synthesis of the triester of viridiofungin A, A2, and A4

[structure: see text] An ester dienolate [2,3]-Wittig rearrangement was utilized to access the alkylated citric acid skeleton 6 that is characteristic for the viridiofungins and other members of the alkyl citrate family of secondary natural products. The [2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement of (Z,Z)-15 provided the rearrangement product (+/-)-syn-16 in moderate yield and with very good diastereoselectivity. A Julia-Kocienski olefination efficiently served to connect the polar head (+/-)-syn-26 with the lipophilic tail (32a-c) of the viridiofungins. Amide formation between the racemic viridiofungin precursors 35a-c and the enantiomerically pure amino acid L-tyrosine methyl ester followed by preparative reversed-phase HPLC provided the isopropyl dimethyl ester of viridiofungin A ((+)-39a), A2 ((+)-39b), and A4 ((+)-39c) as well as the nonnatural diastereomers (-)-38a-c.     

Reactions of 2-isocyanatobenzoyl chloride and 2-carbomethoxyphenyl isocyanate with 5-aminotetrazole

Treatment of 2-isocyanatobenzoyl chloride ( 4 ) with 5-aminotetrazole (5-AT) gave 3-(5-tetrazolyl)quinazoline-2,4(1H,3H)-dione ( 1 ) directly. Treatment of 2-carbomethoxyphenyl isocyanate ( 5 ) with 5-AT gave 2-[((5-amino-1H-tetrazol-1-yl)carbonyl)amino]benzoic acid methyl ester ( 6 ) as a kinetic product, which was thermally isomerized to 2-[((1H-tetrazol-5-ylamino)carbonyl)amino]benzoic acid methyl ester ( 7 ), the thermodynamically more stable urea. Cyclization of 7 with polyphosphoric acid gave 2-(1H-tetrazol-5-ylamino)-4H-3,1-benzoxazin-4-one ( 2 ). Urea 6 was quite labile in solution, as shown by nmr, and readily reacted with methanol to give 2-[(methoxycarbonyl)amino]benzoic acid methyl ester ( 10 ).     

3-(2-氧代环烷基)丙酸与(R)-2-硫代四氢噻唑-4-羧酸乙酯的反应

３－（２－氧代环烷基）丙酸与（Ｒ）－２－硫代四氢噻唑－４－羧酸乙酯的反应李叶芝,田颜清,黄化民（吉林大学化学,长春,１３００２３）关键词（Ｒ）－２－硫代四氢噻唑－４－羧酸乙酯,Ｎ－３－（２－氧代环烷基）丙酰－２－硫代四氢噻唑－４－羧酸乙酯,环合反应,...     

Synthesis of an optically active, bicyclic 2-pyridone dipeptide mimetic

The eleven-step preparation of the bicyclic 2-pyridone dipeptide mimetic 1 [(3S)-6-(benzyloxycarbonylamino)-5-oxo-1,2,3,5-tetrahydroindolizine-3-carboxylic acid] in optically active form (60% ee) is described. Key steps in the synthesis of 1 include the osmium-catalyzed asymmetric dihydroxylation of olefin 13 [(6-but-3-enyl-2-methoxypyridin-3-yl)carbamic acid benzyl ester] and the intramolecular cyclization of protected diol 19 [(3'R)-[6-[4'-(tert-butyldimethylsilanyloxy)-3'-hydroxybutyl]-2-methoxypyridin-3-yl]carbamic acid benzyl ester] to afford the pyridinium salt 20 [(3S)-[3-(tert-butyldimethylsilanyloxymethyl)-5-methoxy-2,3-dihydro-1H-indolizin-6-yl]carbamic acid benzyl ester trifuoromethanesulfonic acid salt]. Several alternate methods to prepare olefin 13 are also discussed.     

Total synthesis of oxidized phospholipids. 3. The (11E)-9-hydroxy-13-oxotridec-11-enoate ester of 2-lysophosphatidylcholine

A total synthesis of (11E)-9-hydroxy-13-oxotridec-11-enoate ester of 2-lysophosphatidylcholine (HOT-PC) was devised to facilitate identification of this oxidized phospholipid. A lactone, 8-(3-oxo-1H,6H-2-oxinyl)octanoic acid (1), believed to be generated through an intermediate (11E)-9-hydroxy-13-oxotridec-11-enoic acid (HOT), is produced upon autoxidation of linoleic acid. A synthesis of lactone 1 methyl ester was accomplished from HOT involving a novel trans-cis isomerization that is driven to completion by cyclization to a hemiacetal. An alternative route to this carbon skeleton was also achieved that provides the lactone 1 itself.     

Synthesis of (R)-2-methyl-4-deoxy and (R)-2-methyl-4,5-dideoxy analogues of 6-phosphogluconate as potential inhibitors of 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase

The synthesis of (2R)-2-methyl-4,5-dideoxy and (2R)-2-methyl-4-deoxy analogues of 6-phosphogluconate is described. The synthetic strategy relies on the Evans aldol reaction for the installation of the chiral centres in the 2- and 3-positions. The selective phosphorylation at the primary alcohol function of (2R,3S)-3,6-dihydroxy-2-methylhexanoic acid benzyl ester (5) and (2R,3S,5S)-3,5,6-trihydroxy-2-methylhexanoic acid benzyl ester (20) was achieved with dibenzyl phosphochloridate and dibenzyl phosphoiodinate respectively, working at low temperature. (2R,3S)-3-Hydroxy-2-methyl-6-phosphonoxyhexanoic acid (9) was obtained in 25% overall yield from 4-benzyloxybutanol and (2R,3S,5S)-3,5-dihydroxy-2-methyl-6-phosphonoxyhexanoic acid (28) in 10% overall yield from L-malic acid.     

New synthesis of 7-bromo-1, 3-dihydro-3-hydroxy-5-(2′-pyridyl)-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one

A new synthesis of 7-bromo-1,3-dihydro-3-hydroxy-5-(2′-pyridyl)-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one ( 5 ) is described. Starting from bromazepam ( 3 ), C(3) acylation with lead tetraacetate/potassium iodide in acetic acid affords 4 , while its mild hydrolysis according to our recently described method (5) gives 5 . Improved hexamine cyclization of 1 into 3 , via quaternary hexaminium salt 2 , is discussed, and identification of the intermediates 7 and 8 is performed. Compound 5 undergoes on melting, or on brief heating in glacial acetic acid, the thermal rearrangement into quinazolin-2-aldehyde ( 13 ), the structure of which is confirmed by oxidation into the ester 14 , which in turn was hydrolyzed to the acid 15 . The same compound ( 5 ) rearranges on heating with manganese(III) acetate in acetic acid into the 3-amino-2-quinolone derivative 6 . On heating in glacial acetic acid in the presence of lead tetraacetate/potassium iodide (or iodine), compound 4 , in addition to giving the aldehyde 13 , ester 14 and acid 15 rearrangement products, affords 1,2-dihydroquinazolin-2-carboxylic acid 16 .     

β-Carbolines derived from β-methyltryptophan and a stereoselective synthesis of (2RS,3SR)-β-methyltryptophan methyl ester

The methyl ester of isomer A of β-methyltryptophan (2SR,3RS; 2A ) was stereoselectively prepared by an efficient modified method through the reaction of a-methyl-N-(1-Methylethyl)-1H-indole-3-methanamine ( 3 ) with methyl nitroacetate to give the desired nitro compound as a mixture of two racemates 5A , and 5B. During the recrystallization process epimerization occurred and only racemate 5A crystallized out. Catalytic hydrogenation of 5A in the presence of acid stereoselectively yielded the desired amino acid ester 2A. Pictet-Spengler condensation of 2A with aldehydes under aprotic conditions followed by dehydrogenation gave excellent yields of β-carbolines 7a-i , (R = methyl, ethyl, acetyl, phenyl, pyridine-2-yl, furan-2-yl, quinoline-2-yl, styryl, phenethyl). Also β-carbolines 7a,b,i were synthesized by the Pictet-Spengler condensation of (3-meth-yltryptophan under acidic aqueous conditions followed by esterification and dehydrogenation.     

A facile synthesis of novel optically active R,R-2-(4-(2-(4-(5-chloro-3-halo-pyridin-2-yloxy)-phenoxy)-propionyloxy)-phenoxy)-propionic acid esters using cyanuric chloride as potential herbicide

A facile method for the synthesis of a new series of R,R-2-(4-(2-(4-(5-chloro-3-halopyridin-2-yloxy)-phenoxy)-propionyloxy)-phenoxy) -propionic acid ester derivatives containing a halo-substituted pyridine carrying two R,R chiral centers from(R)-2-(4- hydroxyphenoxy)propionic acid,halopyridines and alcohols using base/cyanuric chloride/catalyst system is reported.Their herbicidal activities against grass weeds and crops selectivity were evaluated.     

用NaBH4还原3-(3,4-二苄氧基苯基)-2-羟基丙烯酸甲酯

用NaBH4还原3-(3,4-二苄氧基苯基)-2-羟基丙烯酸甲酯得到3-(3,4-二苄氧基苯基)-乳酸甲酯和3,4-二苄氧基苯基-1,2-丙二醇(1)。1的结构经1HNMR,13CNMR和MS确定。     

Determination of a new cerebral vasodilator 2,6-dimethyl-4-(3-nitrophenyl)-1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylic acid 3-[2-(N-benzyl-N-methylamino)]-ethyl ester 5-methyl ester hydrochloride (YC-93) in plasma by electron capture gas chromatography

A highly sensitive method for the quantitative determination of 2,6-dimethy-4-(3-nitrophenyl)-1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylic acid 3-[2-(N-benzyl-N-methyl-amino)]-ethyl ester 5-methyl ester hydrochloride (YC-93) in plasma is described. After extraction, YC-93 was oxidized to pyridine analogue with nitrous acid and detected by electron capture gas chromatography. The sensitivity was 2–3 ng/ml, which is suficient to determine plasma concentrations of YC-93 after oral administration of clinical doses to humans.     

Crystal structure of Diels-Alder cycloadduct formed from 1-(1,2,3-1H-benzotriazol-1-yl)-2-(4-methylphenyl)-2H-isoindole and dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate.

The structure of the Diels-Alder cycloadduct formed from 2-(1,2,3-1H-benzotriazol-1-yl)-2-(p-tolyl)-2H-isoindole and dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate was proved as 11-aza-1-(1,2,3-1H-benzotriazol-1-yl)-11-(4-methylphenyl)-tricyclo-[5.2.1.0(2.7)]undeca-2,4,6.9-tetraene-9,10-dioic acid dimethyl ester. The benzotriazole moiety was located as its 1-yl form, analogous to previous reports. The benzotriazole and the benzene (of tricyclo framework) planes were twisted with an angle of 115.83 degrees. Intramolecular close contacts between benzotriazole and ester are characteristic [N(3)...C(26), 2.754(3)A; N(3)...H(22), 3.26(4)A]. The shortest contact of N(3)...H(22) accounting for the rotation of the methyl group is estimated to be 3.10 A, which might be reasonable as C-H...N-type hydrogen bonding.