Conversion of 2-(O-hydroxyphenyl) alkyl ketones into 2-hydroxymethylchroman derivatives

2-Hydroxymethylchromans are the only products arising from the oxidation by m-chloro-perbenzoic acid of the β-(o-hydroxyphenyl) olefins VI, obtained in turn form 2-(o-hydroxy-phenyl) alkyl ketones (I) by the Wittig olefination with triphenylphosphonium methylide.     

Conversion of ketones to trisubstituted olefins under neutral conditions

Phenylaziridine hydrazones react at 140°–160°C to provide sterically congested trisubstituted olefins in good yield.     

Intercalation of cyclic ketones into vanadyl phosphate

Intercalation compounds of vanadyl phosphate with cyclic ketones (cyclopentanone, cyclohexanone, 4-methylcyclohexanone, and 1,4-cyclohexanedione) were prepared from corresponding propanol or ethanol intercalates by a molecular exchange. The intercalates prepared were characterized using powder X-ray diffraction and thermogravimetric analysis. The intercalates are stable in dry environment and decompose slowly in humid air. Infrared and Raman spectra indicate that carbonyl oxygens of the guest molecules are coordinated to the vanadium atoms of the host layers. The local structure and interactions in the cyclopentanone intercalate have been suggested on the basis of quantum chemical calculations.     

Cyanocuprates convert carboxylic acids directly into ketones

Carboxylic acids were converted directly in 56-99% yields into methyl, n-butyl, and isopropyl ketones using excess cyanocuprates R(2)CuLi·LiCN. A substrate with a stereocenter α to the carboxylic acid was converted into ketones with very little loss of enantiomeric purity. A variety of functional groups were tolerated including aryl bromides. This direct transformation of a carboxylic acid into ketone with minimal tertiary alcohol formation is proposed to involve a relatively stable copper ketal tetrahedral intermediate.     

Conversion of ketoximes to ketones with trimethylphosphine and 2,2′-dipyridyl diselenide

Use of trimethylphosphine (Me₃P) and 2,2′-dipyridyl diselenide (PySeSePy) is an excellent method for the conversion of ketoximes to the corresponding ketones, since yields higher than 90% are obtained at rt within a few minutes (or hours for the more reluctant substrates, which do not react with Bu₃P/PhSSPh). In the simplest cases, the reaction can be completed with 30 mol % of PySeSePy, provided that an excess of phosphine is present in the reaction medium.     

Conversion of olefins into γ-butyrolactones

Cyclopropyl esters derived from olefins undergo ring opening with iodotrimethylsilane and, after base treatment, γ-butyrolactones are obtained.     

Simple Conversion of Colchicine into Demecolcine

N-Deacetylcolchiceine ( 7 ), readily available from colchicine ( 1 ), was converted into N-trifluoroacetyl-deacetylcolchiceine ( 8 ). Methylation of 8 with methyl iodide in the presence of potassium carbonate afforded a mixture of N-trifluoroacetyl-demecolcine ( 10 ) and its isomer 11 . The mixture of 10 and 11 was detrifluoroacetylated and separated by chromatography to afford demecolcine ( 2 ) and isodemecolcine ( 12 ). A more practical route to 2 started with 8 , and gave N-trifluoroacetyl-deacetylcolchicine ( 13 ) and its isomer 14 after O-methylation with diazomethane. N-Methylation of 13 and 14 with methyl iodide and potassium carbonate afforded 10 and 11 . The overall yield in the conversion of colchicine ( 1 ) into demecolcine ( 2 ) via 7, 8 and 13 was 55%.     

Straightforward Conversion of Alcohols into Nitriles

The reaction of various alcohols with cyanogen bromide, triphenylphosphine, and a base afforded the corresponding nitrile in satisfactory yields.     

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Facile approach to enantiomerically pure alpha-amino ketones by Friedel-Crafts aminoacylation and their conversion into peptidyl ketones

In this article we describe a versatile and straightforward preparative approach to chiral aryl alpha-amino ketones via a Friedel-Crafts-type reaction of stable and enantiomerically pure N-Fmoc protected L-amino acid chlorides with toluene in the presence of aluminum trichloride. The developed methodology provided aryl alpha-amino-p-methylphenyl ketones, which can be obtained and isolated as free bases or recovered as their N-acetyl derivatives, after treatment with acetic anhydride in chloroform at room temperature, subsequent to the Lewis acid induced removal of the 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl protecting group. The Friedel-Crafts-like process and the cleavage of the amino function masking group can selectively be performed since, as verified in all cases, the alpha-aminoacylation step occurred with kinetics that were faster than those required to remove the N-protection. The presented approach was also explored as a facile and useful synthetic tool for the preparation of optically pure ketone di- and tripeptides. These compounds can be obtained in exceptionally overall yields without need of chromatographic purification. Moreover, either aryl alpha-amino ketones or modified di- and tripeptides, in all cases, can be isolated in very high chemical and optical purity without recourse to resolution of diastereomeric mixtures, since the chiralities of the asymmetric amino acid educts were completely conserved throughout the entire process.     

Facile One-Pot Conversion of Aldehydes into Amides

A facile one-pot synthesis of amides from aldehydes has been developed. This tandem process involves the formation of a nitrile intermediate obtained from the reaction of an aldehyde with hydroxylamine hydrochloride in dimethylsulfoxide at 100°C and the subsequent treatment of the nitrile with basic hydrogen peroxide. The resulting amide products were produced in good yields (67–95%) and purity (>95%).     

Stereoselective Conversion of Sugar Derivatives into C-nucleosides

A two-step process for the transformation of readily available carbohydrate derivatives into acyclic C-nucleosides is described. The carbohydrate undergoes a scission process that is followed by the addition of aryl ketone derivatives, allowing the introduction of a variety of aryl rings. The resulting acyclic C-nucleosides are transformed into 2-deoxy cyclic pyranosides in good yield and excellent stereoselectivity.