Total synthesis of new indolo[2,3-a]quinolizine alkaloids sempervirine type, potential pharmaceuticals

Total synthesis of the two series of new pentacycilc cycloalk[g]indolo[2,3-a]quinolizine alkaloids (modified sempervirine possessing the wide range of activity), has been elaborated in five steps from 5-acetyl-3-methylthio-1,2,4-triazine (obtained from the simple acyclic materials). In the two key steps: inverse electron demand Diels-Alder reaction of precursor with cyclic enamines and the following Fischer indolization of 3-acetyl-1-methylthiocycloalka[c]pyridines, the AB-DE synthons, has been obtained. The final stages: desulfuration, and formation of the C-ring via the Gribble method have led to the expected zwitterionic alkaloids. Model syntheses of the indolopyridocoline and its methoxy analogue from 2-acetylpyridine have been performed for investigation of the microwave-induced Fischer synthesis of sensitive indoles and for obtaining compounds for comparative study of spectroscopic data.     

One-pot synthesis of 2-substituted thieno[3,2-b]indoles from 3-aminothiophene-2-carboxylates through in situ generated 3-aminothiophenes

A convenient protocol for one-pot synthesis of thieno[3,2-b]indoles, bearing aromatic, thien-2-yl or styryl fragments at C-2 position, from easily accessible 5-substituted 3-aminothiophene-2-carboxylates using the Fischer indolization reaction, was developed during this study. Two main steps of this approach are the saponification of the starting 3-aminoesters with sodium hydroxide and next treatment of the crude 3-aminoacids sodium salts with arylhydrazines in glacial acetic acid solution. The latter step includes in situ decarboxylation of the freed 3-aminothiophene-2-caboxylic acids to the 3-aminothiophenes and their acid promoted reaction with arylhydrazines to initially form arylhydrazones of 5-substituted thiophene-3(2H)-ones, which smoothly cause indolization to afford the desired thieno[3,2-b]indoles.     

Revisiting a classic approach to the Aspidosperma alkaloids: an intramolecular Schmidt reaction mediated synthesis of (+)-aspidospermidine

[reaction: see text] A total synthesis of (+)-aspidospermidine (1) is described. The key reactions used in the synthesis of this pentacyclic Aspidosperma alkaloid were a deracemizing imine alkylation/Robinson annulation sequence, a selective "redox ketalization", and an intramolecular Schmidt reaction. A Fischer indolization step carried out on a tricyclic ketone mirrored the sequence reported by Stork and Dolfini in their classic aspidospermine synthesis.     

Synthesis of 2,4‐diaminopyrrolo[2,3‐d]pyrimidines via thermal fischer indolization. Pyrazole formation with ytterbium triflate catalysis

The high‐yield synthesis of the 2,4‐diaminopyrrolo[2,3‐d] pyrimidine 4 (PNU‐87663) via a Bischler‐like alkylation‐cyclization sequence was reported earlier. We describe herein an alternative synthesis of this potent antioxidant and several analogs based on the thermal Fischer indolization, starting from hydrazino substituted pyrimidines 5 and 13. In several cases where the thermal Fischer indolization failed, attempts to catalyze the reaction with Lewis acids, especially ytterbium triflate, led to the surprising and unprecedented formation of pyrazolo[3,4‐d]pyrimidines, e.g. 1‐methyl‐3‐phenyl‐4,6‐di‐1‐pyrrolidinyl‐1H‐pyrazolo[3,4‐d]pyrimidine (24), with the loss of the elements of methane. Mechanistic details of this transformation remain to be investigated.     

Microwave-induced solid-supported Fischer indolization, a key step in the total synthesis of the sempervirine type methoxy analogues

A general protocol for the synthesis of 2-heteroaryl-5-methoxyindoles has been developed utilizing a microwave-induced solid-supported Fischer indolization under controlled conditions This route uses 2-acetylpyridine as a model and 3-acetyl derivatives of cycloalkeno[c]fused pyridines as the synthetic building blocks towards new 9-methoxyindolo[2,3-a]quinolizine alkaloids.     

A short synthetic route to (+)-austamide, (+)-deoxyisoaustamide,and (+)-hydratoaustamide from a common precursor by a novel palladium-mediated indole --> dihydroindoloazocine cyclization

The first synthesis of (+)-austamide (1), (+)-deoxyisoaustamide (2), and (+)-hydratoaustamide (10) by a very direct route is described (Scheme 1). Starting from tryptophan methyl ester (3) intermediate 5 is generated in two steps in >98% overall yield. The key step in the synthesis is a novel cyclization of 5 involving organopalladium intermediates which gives the dihydroazocine 6. From this key intermediate the target structures are accessible in just a few steps as shown in Scheme 1. The remarkable conversion of 5 --> 6 can be rationalized by the mechanistic pathway shown in Scheme 2 that involves a multistep sequence which includes palladation, cyclization, and rearrangement.     

Nitrogen bridgehead compounds. Part 55 Synthesis of substituted 7,8-dihydro-5H,13H-indolo[2′,3′:3,4]pyrido[2,1-b]quinazolin-5-ones

Fischer indolization of 6-arylhydrazono-6,7,8,9-tetahydro-11H-pyrido[2,1-b]quinazolin-11-ones 1 afforded substituted 7,8-dihydro-5H,13H-indolo[2′,3′:3,4]pyrido[2,1-b]quinazolin-5-ones 3-12 in high yields.     

Total synthesis of (±)-aspidophylline A

We report the total synthesis of (±)-aspidophylline A, one of many complex furoindoline-containing alkaloids that has not been synthesized previously. Our route features a number of key transformations, including a Heck cyclization to assemble the [3.3.1]-bicyclic scaffold as well as a late-stage interrupted Fischer indolization to install the furoindoline and construct the natural product's pentacyclic framework.     

Total Synthesis of (+)‐Machaeriols B and C and of Their Enantiomers with a Cannabinoid Structure

An efficient and concise synthesis of the biologically interesting (+)‐machaeriol B ( 2 ) and its enantiomer 5 was accomplished from O‐phenylhydroxylamine ( 7 ) in four steps (Scheme 2). In addition, the first total synthesis of natural (+)‐machaeriol C ( 3 ) and its enantiomer 6 was achieved from the readily available ester 15 in eight steps (Scheme 4). The key strategies in the syntheses of 2 and 5 involved benzofuran formation through a [3,3]‐sigmatropic rearrangement and trans‐hexahydrodibenzopyran formation by a domino aldol‐type/hetero‐Diels–Alder reaction. In the case of 3 and 6 , the key steps were stilbene formation by a Horner–Wadsworth–Emmons reaction and trans‐hexahydrodibenzopyran formation by domino reactions.     

Synthetic studies towards dendridine A: synthesis of hemi-dendridine A acetate by Fischer indolization

A short synthesis of hemi-dendridine A acetate has been accomplished. The synthesis is based on a modified Fischer indolization that represents a rare example of the single-step synthesis of a 7-oxytryptamine from an ortho-oxygenated phenylhydrazine. The synthetic route required developing an efficient synthesis of N-acetyl-2-pyrroline, the key coupling partner for the modified Fischer indolization. Some interesting chemistry associated with the abnormal Fischer indolization has been uncovered, whereby two molecules of the phenylhydrazine substrate combined along the abnormal reaction pathway, affording an unusual N-phenylindoleamine product.     

Synthesis of some substituted dibenzodiazepinones and pyridobenzodiazepinones

Some fluoro- and iodo-derivative of 5-[[4-[(4-diisobutylamino)butyl]-1-phenyl]acetyl]-10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[b,e][1,4]diazepin-1l-one and 11-[[4-[(dialkylamino)butyl]-1-phenyl]acetyl]-5,11-dihydro-6H-pyrido[2,3-b][1,4]benzodiazepin-6-ones 6 (Scheme 1) and their analogues were synthesized. The synthesis of dibenzodiazepinones 1 (Scheme 1) is based on the reaction between 1,4-phenylenediamine and substituted benzoic acids. The intermediate pyridobenzodiazepinones 3 (Scheme 1) were prepared by condensation of 2-chloro-3-aminopyridine with methyl anthranilate and its chlorine derivative. The condensation of 4-[(halo)alkyl]phenylacetyl chloride with dibenzodiazepinones and pyridobenzodiazepinones followed by the reaction of mono- or dialkyl- or dialkenylamine provides 6 (Scheme 1).     

Synthesis of 7-substituted 1H-indolo[3,2-d][1,2]benzoxazepines

The synthesis of the novel 7-substituted 1H-indolo[3,2-d][1,2]benzoxazepine ring system is described. Fischer indolization of 2-fluoroacetophenone phenylhydrazone provided the starting material 2-(2-fluorophenyl)-1H-indole. An acyl group was then introduced at the 3-position of the indole nucleus and the resulting ketone was converted to the ketoxime. Upon treatment with sodium hydride to form the oxanion of the ketoxime, an intramolecular cyclization took place via displacement of fluoride from the adjacent 2-fluorophenylsubstituent. This ring closure completed the construction of the 1H-indolo[3,2-d][1,2]benzoxazepine ring system.     

Fischer iondolization and its related compounds—X: Application of the advanced fischer indolization of a 2-methoxyphenylhydrazone derivative to syntheses of some naturally occurring 6-substituted indoles

Two naturally occurring 6-substituted indoles, 6-(3-methylbuta-1,3-dienyl)indole (2) and 6-(3-methyl-2-butenyl)indole (5), were synthesized by using an advanced Fischer indolization of a 2-methoxyphenylhydrazone derivative.     

Synthesis of pharmacologically relevant indoles with amine side chains via tandem hydroformylation/Fischer indole synthesis

[reaction: see text] The sequence of hydroformylation and Fischer indole synthesis starting from amino olefins and aryl hydrazines is described. In a convergent manner, the two units bearing pharmacologically relevant substituents are assembled in the final indolization step. This modular and diversity-oriented approach to tryptamines and homotryptamines can be conducted in water and allows synthesis of branched and nonbranched tryptamines as well as tryptamine-based pharmaceuticals such as the 5-HT1D agonist L 775 606.     

New synthesis of 11-acyl-5,11-dihydro-6H-pyrido[2,3-b][1,4]-benzodiazepin-6-ones and related studies

New synthesis of 11-acyl-5,11-dihydro-6H-pyrido[2,3-b][1,4]benzodiazepin-6-ones ( 42-44 ) is reported. The crucial steps (Scheme VI) represented N-oxydation of 1 ( 1A ) to 35 ( 35A ), facilitated ring-closure of 36 into 37 , its subsequent N-α-chloroacetylation to 38 , aminolysis to 39-41 (involving N-O anchimeric assistance as depicted in 38A ) and deoxygenation to 42-44 (Scheme VII). The central intermediate 37 is also obtained on oxygenation of 2 , a new synthesis of which was reported in the previous paper of this series [3]. Other attempts of cyclisation “from the top” or “from the bottom” (Scheme I) are described. Thus, interaction of 1 with acetamide afforded 3 and 4 instead of the expected 2A . Compound 5 cyclised into 3-pyridoquinazolone 6 while its 2-(4′-methylpiperazin-1′-yl analogue 9 was observed to be unstable for the attempted ring-opening and reclosure to 42 . “From the bottom” cyclisations of 10A-10C , via intermediary amines 11A-11C failed and pyridoquinazolinone 13 was isolated (Scheme V). The attempted oxidative cyclisation of the compounds 15 and 18 into 2 and 42 , respectively, 13 afforded imidazolo[5,4-b]pyridine derivative (18–19), while 15 remained unchanged. 3-Acylamino-2-arylaminopyridines ( 21-24 ), cyclised into imidazolopyridines 29-30 . Model compounds 45-50 were prepared to study selective aminolysis of the chlorine atoms in 2-chloro-3-(2′-chlorobenzoyl)aminopyridine 1 , and its N-oxide 35 .     

Methanofullerene Molecular Scaffolding: Towards C60-substituted poly(triacetylenes) and expanded radialenes,preparation of a C60–C70 hybrid derivative,and a novel macrocyclization reaction

The synthesis of (E)-hex-3-ene-l, 5-diynes and 3-methylidenepenta-1, 4-diynes with pendant methano[60]-fullerene moieties as precursors to C₆₀-substituted poly(triacetylenes) (PTAs, Fig. 1) and expanded radialenes (Fig. 2) is described. The Bingel reaction of diethyl (E)-2, 3-dialkynylbut-2-ene-1, 4-diyl bis(2-bromopropane-dioates) 5 and 6 with two C₆₀ molecules (Scheme 2) afforded the monomeric, silyl-protected PTA precursors 9 and 10 which, however, could not be effectively desilylated (Scheme 4). Also formed during the synthesis of 9 and 10 , as well as during the reaction of C₆₀ with thedesilylated analogue 16 (Scheme 5 ), were the macrocyclic products 11, 12 , and 17 , respectively, resulting from double Bingel addition to one C-sphere. Rigorous analysis revealed that this novel macrocyclization reaction proceeds with complete regio- and diastereoselectivity. The second approach to a suitable PTA monomer attempted N, N′-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide(DCC)-mediated esterification of (E)-2, 3-diethynylbut-2-ene-l, 4-diol ( 18 , Scheme 6) with mono-esterified methanofullerene-dicarboxylic acid 23 ; however, this synthesis yielded only the corresponding decarboxylated methanofullerene-carboxylic ester 27 (Scheme 7). To prevent decarboxylation, a spacer was inserted between the reacting carboxylic-acid moiety and the methane C-atom in carboxymethyl ethyl 1, 2-methano[60]fullerene-61, 61-dicarboxylate ( 28 , Scheme 8), and DCC-mediated esterification with diol 18 afforded PTA monomer 32 in good yield. The formation of a suitable monomeric precursor 38 to C₆₀-substituted expanded radialenes was achieved in 5 steps starting from dihydroxyacetone (Schemes 9 and 10), with the final step consisting of the DCC-mediated esterification of 28 with 2-[1-ethynyl(prop-2-ynylidene)]propane-1, 3-diol ( 33 ). The first mixed C₆₀-C₇₀ fullerene derivative 49 , consisting of two methano[60]fullerenes attached to a methano[70]fullerene, was also prepared and fully characterized (Scheme 13). The C_s-symmetrical hybrid compound was obtained by DCC-mediated esterification of bis[2-(2-hydroxy-ethoxy)ethyl] 1, 2-methano[70]fullerene-71, 71-dicarboxylate ( 46 ) with an excess of the C₆₀-carboxylic acid 28 . The presence of two different fullerenes in the same molecule was reflected by its UV/VIS spectrum, which displayed the characteristic absorption bands of both the C₇₀ and C₆₀ mono-adducts, but at the same time indicated no electronic interaction between the different fullerene moieties. Cyclic voltammetry showed two reversible reduction steps for 49 , and comparison with the corresponding C₇₀ and C₆₀ mono-adducts 46 and 30 indicated that the three fullerenes in the composite fullerene compound behave as independent redox centers.     

Synthese des Sesquiterpen-Ketones Shyobunon und seiner Diastereomeren

Synthesis of the Sesquiterpene Ketone Shyobunon and of its Diastereoisomers Shyobunon ( 12 ) and 6-epishyobunon ( 13 ) as well as their epimers 10 and 11 were synthetized in five steps from geranyl- ( 1 ) and nerylsenecionate ( 2 ), respectively. Ester enolate rearrangement [5] of 1 and 2 furnished the key intermediates 3 and 4 in high yield and in about 80% stereoselectivity [6] (Scheme 1). Conversion of the acid mixture 3 / 4 to the cyclohexanone derivatives 7 and 8 succeeded in 35–40% yield by means of cyclization of their acidchlorides with tin tetrachloride to the mixture of 5 and 6 , followed by HCl elimination with diazabicyclononene (DBN) (Scheme 2). Selective reduction of 7 to 10 and 11 , and 8 to 12 and 13 with triphenyltinhydride completed the synthesis. The relative configuration of 10 and 11 as well as of 12 and 13 were deduced from the ¹³C-NMR. spectra (Scheme 4, Table 2). The structure of ‘epishyobunone’ is revised: it has the structure 13 , and not 11 as described earlier [1]. This is discussed in connection with the rearrangement of acoragermacrone ( 16 ) [18] to shyobunone ( 12 ) and 6-epishyobunone ( 13 ) (Scheme 5).     

Nitrogen bridgehead compounds. Part 72 Straightforward synthesis of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydrorutaecarpine and derivatives

In polyphosphoric acid, the Fischer indolization of 6-arylhydrazono-1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9-octahydro-11H-pyrido-[2,1-b]quinazolin-11-ones, obtained from 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9-octahydro-11H-pyrido[2,1-b]quinazolin-11-ones by three pathways, afforded substituted 1,2,3,4,7,8-hexahydro-5H-13H-indolo[2′,3′:3,4]pyrido[2,1-b]quinazolin-5-ones in high yields. The structures of the 6-substituted octahydropyridoquinazolinones and hexahydroindo-lopyridoquinazolinones were characterized by uv, ¹H and ¹³C nmr data.     

Synthesis of the glycopeptidolipid of Mycobacterium avium Serovar 4: first example of a fully synthetic C-mycoside GPL

The preparation of the glycopeptidolipid (GPL) present in the cell wall of Mycobacterium aviumSerovar 4, namely 3,4-di-O-Me-alpha-L-Rhap-(1-->1)[R-C(21)H(43)CH(OH)CH(2)CO-D-Phe-[4-O-Me-alpha-L-Rhap-(1-->4)-2-O-Me-alpha-L-Fucp-(1-->3)-alpha-L-Rhap-(1-->2)-6-deoxy-alpha-L-Talp-(1-->3)]-D-allo-Thr-D-Ala-L-Alaol] (1), is described. The synthesis was based on the disconnection of the final structure into four building blocks, an L-rhamnosyl pseudodipeptide, a 6-deoxy-L-talosyl dipeptide, a trisaccharide donor, and a 3-hydroxyalkanoic acid. The key steps are the creation of the glycosidic linkage between the trisaccharide donor, used as a pentenyl glycoside, and the 6-deoxy-L-talose unit of an appropriate D-Phe-O-(6-deoxy-L-talosyl)-D-allo-Thr derivative and the final coupling of the two glycodipeptide fragments. Pentenyl glycosides were shown to provide useful donors in several glycosylation steps. This work constitutes the first synthesis of the full structure of a so-called "polar mycoside C" GPL.     

Total Synthesis of (±)-α-Acoradiene via Intramolecular Photoaddition and Reductive Cyclobutane Cleavage

(±)-α-Acoradiene (4) has been synthesized from 3-methoxy-2-cyclohexenone by a sequence of 8 steps. The key steps (Scheme 6) are the regio- and stereoselective photo[2+2]addition 7→6 and the reductive fragmentation 6→5 .