Asymmetric Synthesis of 2,3‐Dihydropyrroles by Ring‐Opening/Cyclization of Cyclopropyl Ketones Using Primary Amines

The asymmetric ring‐opening/cyclization of cyclopropyl ketones with primary amine nucleophiles was catalyzed by a chiral N,N′‐dioxide/scandium(III) complex through a kinetic resolution process. A broad range of cyclopropyl ketones and primary amines are suitable substrates of this reaction. The corresponding products were afforded in excellent enantioselectivities and yields (up to 97 % ee and 98 % yield) under mild reaction conditions. This method provides a promising access to chiral 2,3‐dihydropyrroles as well as an effective procedure for the kinetic resolution of 2‐substituted cyclopropyl ketones.     

Substrate‐Controlled Product Divergence: Conversion of CO2 into Heterocyclic Products

Substituted epoxy alcohols and amines allow substrate‐controlled conversion of CO₂ into a wide range of heterocyclic structures through different mechanistic manifolds. This new approach results in an unusual scope of CO₂‐derived products by initial activation of CO₂ through either the amine or alcohol unit, thus providing nucleophiles for intramolecular epoxy ring opening under mild reaction conditions. Control experiments support the crucial role of the amine/alcohol fragment in this process with the nucleophile‐assisted ring‐opening step following an S_Ni pathway, and a 5‐exo‐tet cyclization, thus leading to heterocyclic scaffolds.     

Ring Opening of N‐Sulfonyl Aziridines by Amines in Silica‐Water

Ring opening reactions of N‐sulfonyl aziridines by primary and secondary amines in silica gel (SG)‐water system were achieved, which provided a mild, practical and environmentally benign method to synthesize mono‐ and bis‐sulfonyl substituted amines. When primary and secondary amines were used in excess, they reacted with N‐sulfonyl aziridines smoothly at room temperature, mainly affording 1:1 ring opening products. Reactions of primary amines with 2 equiv. of aziridines produced 2:1 ring opening products. Some 1:1 products can be cyclized with CS₂ to synthesize N‐sulfonyl cyclothioureas also in water.     

TBD-Catalyzed Ring Opening of Aziridines with Silylated Nucleophiles

The ring opening of N-tosylaziridines with silylated nucleophiles catalyzed by 1,5,7-triazabicyclo[4,4,0]dec-5-ene (TBD) afforded the corresponding β-functionalized sulfonamides in excellent yields under mild reaction conditions.     

Ring‐Opening Reactions of 3‐Aryl‐1‐benzylaziridine‐2‐carboxylates and Application to the Asymmetric Synthesis of an Amphetamine‐Type Compound

Nucleophilic ring‐opening reactions of 3‐aryl‐1‐benzylaziridine‐2‐carboxylates were examined by using O‐nucleophiles and aromatic C‐nucleophiles. The stereospecificity was found to depend on substrates and conditions used. Configuration inversion at C(3) was observed with O‐nucleophiles as a major reaction path in the ring‐opening reactions of aziridines carrying an electron‐poor aromatic moiety, whereas mixtures containing preferentially the syn‐diastereoisomer were generally obtained when electron‐rich aziridines were used (Tables 1–3). In the reactions of electron‐rich aziridines with C‐nucleophiles, S_N2 reactions yielding anti‐type products were observed (Table 4). Reductive ring‐opening reaction by catalytic hydrogenation of (+)‐trans‐(2S,3R)‐3‐(1,3‐benzodioxol‐5‐yl)aziridine‐2‐carboxylate (+)‐trans‐ 3c afforded the corresponding α‐amino acid derivative, which was smoothly transformed into (+)‐tert‐butyl [(1R)‐2‐(1,3‐benzodioxol‐5‐yl)‐1‐methylethyl]carbamate((+)‐ 14 ) with high retention of optical purity (Scheme 6).     

Asymmetric Ring‐Opening of Cyclopropyl Ketones with Thiol,Alcohol, and Carboxylic Acid Nucleophiles Catalyzed by a Chiral N,N′‐Dioxide–Scandium(III) Complex

A highly efficient asymmetric ring‐opening reaction of cyclopropyl ketones with a broad range of thiols, alcohols and carboxylic acids has been first realized by using a chiral N,N′‐dioxide–scandium(III) complex as catalyst. The corresponding sulfides, ethers, and esters were obtained in up to 99 % yield and 95 % ee. This is also the first example of one catalytic system working for the ring‐opening reaction of donor–acceptor cyclopropanes with three different nucleophiles, let alone in an asymmetric version.     

Asymmetric Ring‐Opening of Cyclopropyl Ketones with Thiol,Alcohol, and Carboxylic Acid Nucleophiles Catalyzed by a Chiral N,N′‐Dioxide–Scandium(III) Complex

A highly efficient asymmetric ring‐opening reaction of cyclopropyl ketones with a broad range of thiols, alcohols and carboxylic acids has been first realized by using a chiral N,N′‐dioxide–scandium(III) complex as catalyst. The corresponding sulfides, ethers, and esters were obtained in up to 99 % yield and 95 % ee. This is also the first example of one catalytic system working for the ring‐opening reaction of donor–acceptor cyclopropanes with three different nucleophiles, let alone in an asymmetric version.     

Water‐Promoted Ring‐Opening Reactions of N‐Substituted Saccharins and Phthalimides by Amines

The reactions of N‐substituted saccharins and phthalimides with amines were promoted by water. Various o‐sulfamoyl benzamides and N,N′‐disubstituted phthalamides were prepared in moderate to good yields. These reactions have prominent advantages, such as short reaction time, less by‐products and simple isolation of the products. Water can probably stabilize the reaction intermediates and facilitate precipitation of the ring‐opening products. When steric hindrance arose, hydrolytic compounds, either free acid or salts of the acids, were obtained. Possible reason for the formation of amine salts of o‐sulfamoyl benzoic acids was proposed.     

Synthesis of Morpholine-Based Analogues of (−)-Zampanolide and Their Biological Activity

We describe the convergent synthesis of three prototypical examples of a new class of analogues of the complex, cytotoxic marine macrolide (−)-zampanolide that incorporate an embedded N-substituted morpholine moiety in place of the natural tetrahydropyran ring. The final construction of the macrolactone core was based on a high-yielding intramolecular HWE olefination, while the hemiaminal-linked side chain was elaborated through a stereoselective, BINAL-H-mediated addition of (Z,E)-sorbamide to a macrocyclic aldehyde precursor. The synthesis of the common functionalized morpholine building block involved two consecutive epoxide openings with tosylamide and the product of the first opening reaction, respectively, as nucleophiles. Of the three morpholino-zampanolides investigated, the N-acetyl and the N-benzoyl derivatives both exhibited nanomolar antiproliferative activity, thus being essentially equipotent with the natural product. In contrast, the activity of the N-tosyl derivative was significantly reduced.     

Ring-Enlargement and Ring-Opening Reactions of 1,2-Thiazetidin-3-one 1,1-Dioxides with Ammonia and Primary Amines as Nucleophiles

The N-benzyl- and N-alkyl-substituted 1,2-thiazetidin-3-one 1,1-dioxides 1b – d reacted readily with NH₃ and primary amines via ring opening. The reaction with NH₃ proceeded at −78°→room temperature yielding ring-opened adducts via nucleophilic attack of NH₃ at the sulfonyl group, whereas the reactions with amines at room temperature yielded products via attack at the carbonyl group. The N-unsubstituted analogue 1a , when reacted with benzylamine in refluxing EtOH, also gave a product of ring opening via nucleophilic attack at the carbonyl group of 1a . The transamidation-like reactions of the 2-(aminoalkyl)-1,2-thiazetidin-3-one 1,1-dioxides 19a – d proceeded via six-, seven-, and eight-membered intermediates, giving the ring-enlarged eight-, nine-, and ten-membered products 21 – 24 (Schemes 8 and 9), respectively, in 42 – 87% yields. The products resulted from the nucleophilic attack of the amino group of the side chain at the carbonyl C-atom. The structure of the eight-membered product 24 with an asymmetrically situated methyl substituent was established by X-ray crystallography.     

Transformations of 5,6,7,8-tetrafluoro-2-ethoxycarbonylchromone under the action of primary amines

5,6,7,8-Tetrafluoro-2-ethoxycarbonylchromone in aprotic polar solutions formed by nucleophilic aromatic ipso-substitution 7-alkyl(aryl)amino-5,6,8-trifluorochromones. This transformation in ethanol depended on the reactivity of the acting amine: with stronger nucleophiles, aliphatic amines, an opening of the γ-pyrone ring occurred, with aromatic amines 7-monosubstituted chromones were the main products, and the open-chain esters formed in lesser amount.     

Diversity‐Oriented Synthesis of α‐Functionalized Acylborons and Borylated Heteroarenes by Nucleophilic Ring Opening of α‐Chloroepoxyboronates

The ring‐opening reactions of N‐methyliminodiacetyl (MIDA) α‐chloroepoxyboronates with different nucleophiles allow the modular synthesis of a diverse array of organoboronates. These include seven types of α‐functionalized acylboronates and seven types of borylated heteroarenes, some of which are difficult‐to‐access products using alternative methods. The common synthons, α‐chloroepoxyboronates, could be viably synthesized by a two‐step procedure from the corresponding alkenyl MIDA boronates. Mild reaction conditions, good functional‐group tolerance, and generally good efficiency were observed. The utility of the products was also demonstrated.     

Reactions of Nucleophilic Substitution in Bicyclic Nitroimidazodihydrooxazoles

This article describes numerous attempts of the S_N reaction of chlorine atom in chloromethyl group with nucleophilic compounds, such as the following: phenols, thiophenols, and amino compounds. The influences of ratios of nitroimidazodihydrooxazoles, nucleophiles and basic agent, and the polarity of solvent on the kind of formed products were established. Also, the comparison of reactivity with nucleophiles of close structural isomers of nitroimidazodihydrooxazoles has been made. The way of formation ring opening reaction products has been proposed.     

Synthesis of N'-substituted amidines through the cleavage an oxadiazolone heterocycle by weakly basic nucleophiles. Effect of the nature of the nucleophile and of the nucleophile/substrate molar ratio

The reaction of 1-ethoxycarbonylmethyl-5,5,7,7-tetramethyl-2-oxo-tetrahydroimidazo[1,5-b]oxadiazol-6-oxyl with the weakly basic nucleophiles NaN₃, NaCN, KF, KBr, KCl and NaNO₂ has been studied. It was shown for the first time that, as in the case of NaOH and MeONa, the reaction occurs with opening of the oxadiazolone ring to form exo-N-substituted amidines. It was shown that the weakly basic nucleophiles readily react with substrates which contain a substituent sensitive to attack by such nucleophiles as NaOH or MeONa. The effect of the nature of the nucleophiles on the reaction course for opening of the oxadiazolone ring was also studied. It was found that the reactivity of the nucleophiles in DMSO changes in the series F⁻ > CN⁻ > N₃^– >NO₂⁻ > Cl⁻ > Br⁻ and qualitatively correlates with their basicities in this solvent. Examination of the effect of the ratio of the reagents on the degree of conversion of the starting oxadiazolone has shown that a quantity of nucleophiles less than one equivalent also allowed the cleavage reaction of the oxadiazolone heterocycle to go to completion through just increasing the reaction time. The experimental data obtained lends support to the proposed reaction scheme. Dedicated to Academician B. A. Trofimov in his 70^th jubilee. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 71–78, January, 2009.     

Cleavage of Diethyl Chromonyl α-Aminophosponate with Nitrogen and Carbon Nucleophiles: A Synthetic Approach and Biological Evaluations of a Series of Novel Azoles,Azines, and Azepines Containing α-Aminophosphonate and Phosphonate Groups

A convenient synthetic approach leading to a series of novel substituted azoles, azines, and azepines linked to the α-aminophosphonate moiety was achieved. The methodology depends on ring opening and ring closure (RORC) of the chromone ring of diethyl chromonyl α-aminophosphonate 1 via its reaction with nitrogen nucleophiles such as primary amines and 1,2-, 1,3-, and 1,4-bi-nucleophiles in ethanolic sodium ethoxide. Also, treatment of compound 1 with some acyclic and cyclic active methylene compounds under the same reaction conditions afforded interesting novel isolated and fused pyridine systems bearing phosphonate groups at the α-position. The screening of antimicrobial activity for the synthesized compounds indicates that connection of pyrazole, oxazepine, and benzodiazepine rings with α-aminophosphonate moiety exhibited good antimicrobial effects. Also, evaluation of their antioxidant properties shows that the compounds having 1,5-benzoxazepinyl and 1,5-benzodiazepinyl units in combination with α-aminophosphonic diester moiety are the most powerful antioxidant agents.     

Solvent effect on regioselectivity of epoxide ring opening in styrene oxide by O- and N-nucleophiles in neutral and basic media

The results of ring opening in styrene oxide by alcohols, amines, amino alcohols, and diamines were generalized. On low polarizing ability of the solvent, the main direction of the process is the formation of normal α-substituted products. The solvent effect on regioselectivity of the reaction was studied for N,N-diethylethylenediamine. The ratio of products correlates well with the value of dielectric constant for mixed aqueous-organic solvents and with the parameters of polarity E _T and AN for neat solvents.     

非对称环氧乙烷的区域选择性亲核开环反应

本文总结了常用亲核试剂对非对称环氧乙烷的亲核开环反应及其区域选择性。强亲核性的亲核试剂通常只受空间效应影响,进攻非对称环氧乙烷位阻小的碳原子,对于烯基取代环氧乙烷还可以进攻烯基的β-碳原子发生S_N2'开环反应,其他亲核试剂同时受空间效应和电子效应的影响,对于烷基环氧乙烷通常进攻其取代少的碳原子, 空间效应起主导作用,而对芳基和烯基取代环氧乙烷开环反应通常发生在环氧乙烷芳甲位和烯丙位的碳原子上, 电子效应起主导作用。在质子酸或强Lewis酸存在下,虽然单烷基环氧乙烷的开环仍然发生在其取代少的碳原子上,但对于芳基、烯基和同碳双取代环氧乙烷,亲核开环反应将主要受电子效应控制,一般亲核试剂倾向于进攻环氧乙烷的芳甲位、烯丙位或多取代的碳原子。分子内的亲核开环反应主要受成环时环大小的控制, 成环时的倾向是五元环> 六元环> 七元环。环氧乙烷亲核开环的区域选择性是环氧乙烷和亲核试剂空间效应和电子效应平衡的结果。     

KOH‐Oriented Ring Openings of N‐Tosylaziridines with Carboxylic Acids in DMSO

A facile and efficient KOH‐oriented regioselective ring‐opening reaction for the acetolysis of N‐tosylaziridines in DMSO was developed under mild conditions. This operationally simple protocol could tolerate a variety of functionalized carboxylic acids as well as several N‐tosylaziridines. Moreover, this strategy provided the corresponding ring‐opening products with good results.     

Studies on the Lossen-type rearrangement of N-(3-phenylpropionyloxy) phthalimide and N-tosyloxy derivatives with several nucleophiles

The reaction of N-(3-phenylpropionyloxy)phthalimide (1a) and N-tosyloxy (5a,b) derivatives with nucleophiles was examined and found to give the products via Lossen-type rearrangement. In order to obtain the scope of this reaction mechanism, further studies the reaction of several N-sulfonyloxyimide derivatives with various nucleophiles under similar conditions were carried out and found to afford the corresponding same types of products in high yields.     

New results of the free radical ring-opening polymerization

The reaction of 5-ring ketene-O, N-acetals with peroxides was investigated. It was shown that benzoyl peroxide adds to monomers 5a and 5b by ring opening, giving the corresponding linear diester amides 6a and 6b , respectively. The ketene-O,N-acetal 5c adds benzoyl peroxide, without ring opening, by addition to the exomethylene group, giving the cyclic-O,N-acetal diester 6c . With phthaloyl peroxide cyclic esteramides 7 and oligomeric products are formed. The chemical structures of the addition products were confirmed by NMR spectra and elemental analysis. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.