Synthesis of alpha-kainic acid from a 7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptadiene by tandem radical addition-homoallylic radical rearrangement

Reductive radical addition of 2-iodoethanol to N-Boc 2-tosyl-7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptadiene gives N-Boc syn-7-(2-hydroxyethyl)-4-tosyl-2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene, which is converted into the neuroexcitants 3-(carboxymethyl)pyrrolidine-2,4-dicarboxylic acid and alpha-kainic acid. [structure: see text]     

Neighboring group participation in the additions of iodonium and bromonium ions to N-alkoxycarbonyl-2-azabicyclo[2.2.n]alk-5-enes (n = 1,2)

Additions of iodonium-X reagents to N-alkoxycarbonyl-2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-enes and the homologous 2-azabicyclo[2.2.2]oct-5-enes have been found to mirror the outcomes of additions of bromonium-X reagents. Only rearranged products were observed for reactions of either of these halonium ion reagents with the azabicylo[2.2.1]hept-5-enes. For the azabicyclo[2.2.2]oct-5-enes, nitrogen participation in addition of IOH or BrOH was dependent on the N-alkoxycarbonyl group. With larger N-Boc, N-Cbz, or N-Troc protecting groups, unrearranged 5-anti-hydroxy-6-syn-I(or Br)-2-azabicyclo[2.2.2]octanes were formed by nucleophilic attack at C(5) on syn-halonium ions. The structure of N-methyl-8-anti-bromo-4-anti-hydroxy-2-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octane has been reassigned by X-ray analysis.     

Radical deoxygenation of 3-azatricyclo[2.2.1.0]heptan-5-ols to 2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-enes and 1,2-dihydropyridines

Additions of alkyl or aryl Grignard reagents, or pyridin-3-yl-lithiums or lithium alkoxides, to exo-5,6-epoxy-7-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-2-tosyl-7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene lead to 7-substituted-1-tosyl-3-azatricyclo[2.2.1.0^2,6]heptan-5-ols. Radical deoxygenations of 7-alkyl-1-tosyl-3-azatricyclo[2.2.1.0^2,6]heptan-5-ols give 7-alkyl-4-tosyl-2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-enes, whereas 7-aryl-1-tosyl-3-azatricyclo[2.2.1.0^2,6]heptan-5-ols give 2-(arylmethyl)-5-tosyl-1,2-dihydropyridines.     

Exploiting the ring strain in bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane systems for the stereoselective preparation of highly functionalized cyclopentene, dihydrofuran, pyrroline, and pyrrolidine scaffolds

The high strain of bicyclic systems drives retro-condensation reactions on bridgehead substituted bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-enes giving rise to orthogonally functionalized cyclopentene, 2,5-dihydrofuran, and 3-pyrroline scaffolds. Retro-Dieckman reactions were easily carried out on 3-tosyl-(7-carba/7-oxa/7-aza)bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-en-2-ones. Retro-aldol reactions of N-Boc-3-tosyl-7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-en-2-ol and functionalized N-Boc-3-tosyl-7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-ols yield functionalized pyrrolidine scaffolds stereoselectively. The same reaction does not work with corresponding norbornene and 7-oxanorbornene derivatives.     

Halogenation of 2-alkyl-2-azabicycloalkenes as a method for the synthesis of stable aziridinium salts of a new class

Addition of bromine and potassium dihaloiodates(i) to 2-alkyl-2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-enes and 2-alkyl-2-azabicyclo[2.2.2]oct-5-enes affords quaternary ammonium salts containing the aziridine ring and the polyhalide anion. The possibility of using these salts for the synthesis of 6-substituted 2-alkyl-2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes has been shown.     

Synthesis of heterocyclic analogues of epibatidine via 7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-yl radical intermediates. 1. Intermolecular reactions

The synthesis and reactivity of the 7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-yl radical has been extensively investigated in inter- and intramolecular reaction processes for the first time. In this work we will present the preparation of the radical and its successful intermolecular reaction with radical acceptors such as tert-butylisocyanide and acrylonitrile. Computational analyses have been carried out to show and explain the mechanisms and stereochemical outcome of these transformations. Overall and from the chemical point of view, a new and convenient synthetic approach has been developed for the synthesis of exo-2-(cyano)alkyl substituted 7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane derivatives, a series of compounds of wide interest for the synthesis of heterocyclic analogues of epibatidine. As a result, we describe here the synthesis of the tetrazoloepibatidines (8 and 15) and the oxadiazoloepibatidine (10).     

Bis(trifluoromethyl)-containing 1-azatricycloheptanes

6-Substituted 7-halo-3,3-bis(trifluoromethyl)-2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes were synthesized by the addition of water, alcohols, and acetic acid to 3-halo-7,7-bis(trifluoromethyl)-1-azatricyclo[2.2.1.0^2,6]heptanes in the presence of H₂SO₄. 5,6-Disubstituted 3,3-bis(trifluoromethyl)-2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes were prepared by oxymercuration of 3,3-bis(trifluoromethyl)-2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene.     

Rearrangements of 6-methoxycarbonyl 7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-enes under prévost's reaction conditions

The rearrangement of 7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-enes to 2-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane derivatives, when reacted with iodine and silver acetate, provides further insight into the migratory preferences of alkyl groups involved in Wagner-Meerwein 1,2-bond shifts in unbiased situations.     

Synthesis of 7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane and 2-oxa-4-azabicyclo[3.3.1]non-3-ene derivatives by base-promoted heterocyclization of alkyl N-(cis(trans)-3,trans(cis)-4-dibromocyclohex-1-yl)carbamates and N-(cis(trans)-3,trans(cis)-4-dibromocyclohex-1-yl)-2,2,2-trifluoroacetamides

We have studied the base-promoted heterocyclization of alkyl N-(cis(trans)-3,trans(cis)-4-dibromocyclohex-1-yl)carbamates and N-(cis(trans)-3,trans(cis)-4-dibromocyclohex-1-yl)-2,2,2-trifluoroacetamides, investigating the effect of the nitrogen protecting group and the relative configuration of the leaving group at C3 and C4 on the outcome of this reaction. We have observed that the sodium hydride-promoted heterocyclization of alkyl N-(cis-3,trans-4-dibromocyclohex-1-yl)carbamates (10, 12, 14, 16, 18) is a convenient method for the synthesis of 7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane derivatives. For instance, the reaction of tert-butyl N-(cis-3,trans-4-dibromocyclohex-1-yl)carbamate (10) with sodium hydride in DMF at room temperature provides 2-bromo-7-[(tert-butoxy)carbonyl]-7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane (2) (52% yield), whose t-BuOK-promoted hydrogen bromide elimination affords 7-[(tert-butoxy)carbonyl]-7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene (31) in 78% yield, an intermediate in the total synthesis of epibatidine (1). However, the NaH/DMF-mediated heterocyclization of alkyl N-(trans-3,cis-4-dibromocyclohex-1-yl)carbamates (11, 13) is a more structure dependent reaction, where the nucleophilic attack of the oxygen atom of the protecting group controls the outcome of the reaction, giving rise to benzooxazolone and 2-oxa-4-azabicyclo[3.3.1]non-3-ene derivatives, respectively, from low to moderate yields, in complex reaction mixtures. Conversely, the NaH/DMF heterocyclizations of N-(cis-3,trans-4-dibromocyclohex-1-yl)-2,2,2-trifluoroacetamide (40) or N-(trans-3,cis-4-dibromocyclohex-1-yl)-2,2,2-trifluoroacetamide (42) are very clean reactions giving 7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane or 2-oxa-4-azabicyclo[3.3.1]non-3-ene derivatives, respectively, in good yields. Finally, a mechanistic investigation, based on DFT calculations, has been carried out to rationalize the formation of the different adducts.     

Hydroarylation of 2-azabicyclohept-5-en-3-one

The hydroarylation of 2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-en-3-one with a range of aryl iodides is presented.     

2-Azabicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes. 2. Substitutent effects on the bromine-mediated rearrangement of 2-azabicyclo[2.2.0]hex-5-enes

Methyl- and phenyl-substituted N-(ethoxycarbonyl)-2-azabicyclo[2.2.0]hex-5-enes 6 have been prepared by photoirradiation of appropriately substituted 1,2-dihydropyridines. Torquoselectivity is observed in the synthesis of the 3-endo-methyl- and 3-endo-phenyl-2-azabicyclo[2.2.0]hexenes 6c-e from 2-methyl- and 2-phenyl-1,2-dihydropyridines 5c-e. Products formed upon addition of bromine to 3-endo-, 4-, and 5-methyl- and 3-endo-phenyl-substituted N-(ethoxycarbonyl)-2-azabicyclo[2.2.0]hex-5-enes 6a-f were substituent dependent. For 6a,b, which lack substituents at C(3) or C(5), mixtures of unrearranged dibromides 8a,b and rearranged dibromides 9a,b were obtained. With the 3-endo-substituents in 6c-e, only rearranged dibromides 9c-e were formed; 5-methyl substitution afforded mainly unrearranged dibromide 8f and some allylic bromide 10. Both unrearranged 5-endo,6-exo-dibromo-2-azabicyclo[2.2.0]hexanes 8 and rearranged 5-anti-6-anti-dibromo-2-azabicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes 9 are formed stereoselectively. The dibromoazabicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes 9 have been reductively debrominated to afford the first reported 2-azabicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes 11 with alkyl or aryl substituents at C-3.     

Polar vs steric effects in the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions of acetonitrile oxide and 2-endO-acetoxy-5-halo-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-en-2-exo-carbonitrile

The regioselectivity of the cycloaddition reactions between acetonitrile oxide and a number of 7-oxabicyclo[ 2.2.1]hept-5-enes is discussed. Acetonitrile oxide adds with complete regioselectivity to 2-endo-acetoxy-5-halo-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-en-2-exo-carbonitriles. Kinetic measurements indicate a more polar transition state for 2a than for the unsubstituted substrate la     

Stereoselective synthesis of polyhydroxylated pyrrolidines: a route to novel 3,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)pyrrolidines from 2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-enes

An efficient preparation of racemic and chiral 2-functionalized-3,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)pyrrolidines is described. The method uses 2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-enes, readily obtained from glyoxylates of aliphatic amines and cyclopentadiene, as starting material. The hydroxylation of the double bond followed by the oxidative cleavage of the six-membered ring and in situ reduction of the dialdehyde intermediate gives the title pyrrolidines.     

Long-range substituent effects. The regioselective electrophilic additions of exo-3,6-epoxytetrahydrophthalide and its derivatives.

The regioselectivity of electrophilic additions of 7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-enes can be controlled by carboxylate or dialkoxymethyl substituents at C(2-exo).     

1H-NMR Spectra of Cyclohexa-1,4-dienes and Cyclohexenes Annellated to Bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-enes. The Inter-Ring Homoallylic H,H Coupling Constants as Stereochemical Probes

The 360-MHz-¹H-NMR spectra of cyclohexa-1,4-dienes and cyclohexenes annellated to bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-enes and 7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-enes show inter-ring homoallylic coupling constants between the bridgehead protons of the bicyclo[2.2.1]heptenes and the exo-protons of the allylic methylene groups (0.8 ± 0.15 Hz for bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-enes; 0.8–1.4 Hz for 7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-enes). Contrastingly, the corresponding coupling between the bridgehead protons and the endo-protons is absent. The observed values are compared with those calculated by the INDO and CNDO/2 methods and discussed in the light of the bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene bond π-anisotropy. Vicinal as well as intra-ring homoallylic coupling constants are consistent with a small puckering of the cyclohexa-1,4-diene rings toward the endo-face. The allylic exo-methylene protons are more deshielded than the endo-protons independent of the nature of the substituents, the nature of the bridges, and the degree of unsaturation of the annellated systems. These results constitute a probe for the configuration of cyclohexa-1,4-dienes and cyclohexenes annellated to these bicyclic skeletons.     

Bis(trifluoromethyl)-containing 1-azatricycloheptanes

Methods for the synthesis ofanti-3-halo-7, 7-bis(trifluoromethyl)-1-azatricyclo[2.2.1.0^2,6]heptanes by conjugated halogenation of 3,3-bis(trifluoromethyl)-2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene have been developed. Hydrohalogenation of the synthesized 1-azatricyclic compounds gives exclusively 6,7-dihalo-3,3-bis(trifluoromethyl)-2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1649–1653, September, 1997.     

Derivatives of 7-Oxabicyclo[2.2.1 ]hept-5-ene and 7-Oxabicyclo[2.2.1 ] heptane. Synthesis,transformations, and stereochemistry using nmr methods

Synthesis and stereochemistry of various endo-2- and exo-2-substituted-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]-hept-5-enes and -heptanes are described. The nmr spectra of several derivatives are reported and discussed. Use is made of this data to allow determination of the stereochemical integrity of the system. Facile chromatographic separation methods were found for endo- and exo-2-sub-stituted-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1 ]hept-5-enes and -heptanes.     

New N-(Arylsulfonyl)-5-aminomethylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-enes. Synthesis, 1H and 13C NMR Spectra,and Chemical Reactions

A synthesis of new N-(arylsulfonyl)-5-aminomethylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-enes obtained by reaction of stereoisomeric exo- and endo-5-aminomethylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-enes with arylsulfonyl chlorides is described. With the use of the data of ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra, including those of two-dimensional spectra recorded in COSY and NOESY mode, the contribution of stereochemical features of sulfonamides into the spectra structure of endo- and exo-isomers was evaluated. Applying various methods of the phase-transfer catalysis alkylation and acylation of the stereoisomeric arylsulfonamides containing a norbornene fragment was carried out. The reactions of alkylated stereoisomeric sulfonamides, N-(benzyl)-N-(3,4-dichlorophenylsulfonyl)-5-aminomethylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-enes, with peroxyphthalic acid provide epoxides; the orientation of substituents in the cage norbornene fragment does not affect the direction of the process. The structure of the products obtained by sulfonamides transformations was confirmed by IR, ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra.     

Structural analysis of three methyl N-phosphorylated 5,6-dihydroxy-2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-3-carboxylates

Both exo and endo isomers of (±)-methyl N-diphenylphosphoryl-2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene-3-carboxylate and (±)-methyl N-diphenylphosphoryloxy-2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene-3-carboxylate were dihydroxylated with OsO₄. The unexpected formation of (±)-methyl 5,6-dihydroxy-N-diphenylphosphoryl-2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-3-endo-carboxylate from (±)-methyl N-diphenylphosphoryloxy-2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene-3-endo-carboxylate is discussed based on NMR analyses and experimental observations. The two N-diphenylphosphoryl dihydroxybicycles are analyzed in terms of their crystalline structure by X-ray crystallography.     

A route to selective functionalization of polyhydroxypyrrolidines

A route to selective functionalization of polyhydroxypyrrolidines is described. The method is based on orthogonal protection/deprotection along the process of synthesis of the referred pyrrolidines, which consist in hydroxylation of the double bond of 2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-enes followed by its oxidative cleavage and in situ reduction of the intermediate dialdehyde. The synthesis of a novel N-hydroxypyrrolidine is also described.