Spannungsenergie und konformation sterisch gehinderter olefine berechnungen von überbrückten derivaten des tetra-tert-butylethylens

Strain energy relaxation by in plane bending is not eflective in tetra-tert-butylethyethylene 1 because of the repulsions between geminal tert-butyl groups. When rings are closed between the geminal tert-butyl groups, the repulsions across the double bond are relieved. The strain energies and conformations of such molecules have been evaluated by empirical force field calculations (molecular mechanics) A close correlation is found between ring size and strain energy: strain increases stepwise with ringsize. In the most stable conformations, the methyl groups adopt a “staggered” arrangement across the double bond. In compounds containing a six-membered ring this can be achieved only in (strongly preferred) twist-boat conformations. The double bond in such molecules is nearly planar when the rings are smaller than 6-membered, but exhibits a torsion of up to 16.5° when 6-membered rings are present.     

Umamidierungsreaktionen an cyclischen Amino-amid-Systemen. 3. Mitteilung über Umamidierungsreaktionen

Transamidation Reactions with Cyclic Amino-amides Lactames which are substituted at the nitrogen atom by a 3-aminopropyl residue are transformed under base catalysis to cyclic amino-amides enlarged by 4 ring atoms. The formed ring must be at minimum 12-membered. Scheme 2 illustrates this result: the 8-membered 7 is transamidated in 96% yield to the 12-membered ring 8 (in the presence of potassium 3-aminopropylamid in 1, 3-propanediamine), the 9-membered 10 to the 13-membered ring 11 (97%) and the 11-membered 14 to the 15-membered ring 15 . Furthermore, the 13-membered ring 27 (Scheme 5) is transformed to the 17-membered 28 . In the case of the 15-membered lactame 15 it is demonstrated that 14 is not formed back under the conditions of the transamidation. Large ring lactames which are substituted at the nitrogen atom by a 3-(alkylamino) propyl group lead under base catalysis to an equilibrium mixture, e.g. the 17-membered 26 is in equilibrium with the 21-membered 29 . This result is similar to the behavior of the corresponding open-chain amino-amides [2]. Because of transannular interactions, the 11-membered ring 2 is not stable: transamidation of the 7-membered 1 (Scheme 1) doesn't give the expected 2 , but its water elimination product 3 in small yield. The N-tosyl derivative of 2 , namely 20 , is synthesized by an independent route (Scheme 3). Detosylation of 20 yields the 7-membered 1 instead of 2 . Concerning the mechanism of this interesting reaction see Scheme 4.     

Umwandlung der diastereomeren 12- und 6-gliedrigen 1-Acetyl-2-methyl-1-cycloalkanole in 1-Äthinyl-2-methyl-1-cycloalkene

Conversion of the Diastereoisomeric 12-and 6-membered 1-Acetyl-2-methyl-1-cycloalkanols to 1-Ethynyl-2-methyl-1-cycloalkenes This paper is concerned primarily with a derivation of the E-configuration of 1-ethynyl-2-methyl-1-cyclododecene ( 10 ), which plays a role in mechanistic considerations on a method for ring expansion by 3 carbon atoms described in apreceding paper [1]. The derivation is based on an argument using the results of the dehydration of trans-1-acetyl-1-2-methyl-1-cyclododecanol ( 4 ) to 10 with phosphorus oxychloride and pyridine. That this dehydration is stereospecific can be concluded from its regiospecificity since the cis-hydroxyketone 3 dehydrates mainly to 1-ethynyl-12-methyl-1-cyclododecene (mixture of stereoisomers 11 and 12 ). An x-ray analysis shows the indicated configurations of the two hydroxyketones 3 and 4 . The direction (anti) of the stereospecificity of the double bond introduction during the 4 → 10 conversion is deduced from the similarity of the behaviour of the two stereoisomeric 1-acetyl-2-methyl-1-cyclohexanols 8 and 9 under the same conditions and from mechanistic considerations, which make it likeley that the anti-elimination behaviour observed in the 6-membered system has not changed over to a syn-elimination behaviour in the 12-membered system. The configurations of the two 6-membered hydroxyketones 8 and 9 correspond to those of the precursor1-ethynyl-2-methyl-1-cyclohexanols 6 and 7 , which were clarified with the help of ¹³C-NMR.-spectral coupling observations. It is of interest that the hydroxyketones 3, 4, 8 and 9 react with phosphorus oxychloride and pyridine so as to introduce both a double and a triple bond. It is probable that the double bond is introduced first, inasmuch as the triple bond is not introduced in the absence of activation of the hydroxyl group, as for instance in acetylcyclohexane. This can be used as an argument that the conversion of the acetyl to an ethynyl group in 3, 4, 8 and 9 does not affect the stereospecificity of the dehydration which introduces the ring double bond. 1-Acetyl-2-methyl-1-cyclododecene ( 24 ), a previously isolated compound with pleasant odor, was synthesized by hydration of 10 . This furnishes an argument for the E-configuration of 24 .     

A ring fragmentation approach to medium-sized cyclic 2-alkynones

Bicyclic γ-silyloxy-β-hydroxy-α-diazoketones, in which the Cβ-Cγ bond is the ring fusion bond, productively fragment when treated with tin(IV) chloride to provide medium-sized cyclic 2-alkynones. This method provides good to excellent yields of 10-, 11-, and 12-membered alkynone products.     

A reverse turn structure induced by a D,L-alpha-aminoxy acid dimer

Our previous work revealed that two adjacent D-alpha-aminoxy acids could form two homochiral N-O turns, with the backbone folding into an extended helical structure (1.8(8)-helix). Here, we report the conformational studies of linear peptides 3-6, which contain a D,L-alpha-aminoxy acid dimer segment. The NMR and X-ray analysis of 3 showed that it folded into a loop conformation with two heterochiral N-O turns. This loop segment can be used to constrain tetrapeptides 4 and 6 to form a reverse turn structure. (1)H NMR dilution studies, DMSO-d6 addition studies, and 2D-NOESY data indicated that tetrapeptides 4 and 6 folded into reverse turn conformations featured by a head-to-tail 16-membered-ring intramolecular hydrogen bond. In contrast, tetrapeptide 5 with L-Ala instead of Gly or D-Ala as the N-terminal amino acid could not form the desired reverse turn structure for steric reasons. Quantum mechanics calculations showed that model pentamide 7, with the same substitution pattern of 4, adopted a novel reverse turn conformation featuring two heterochiral N-O turns (each of an 8-membered ring hydrogen bond), a cross-strand 16-membered ring hydrogen bond, and a 7-membered ring gamma-turn.     

5,10:8,9-Disecosteroids (= Steroklastanes): A new type of modified steroids

Thermolysis of steroidal 5α, 8α- peroxides of type 3a-d generates as major products the corresponding diseco compounds containing a 14-membered ring instead of the standard A-B-C-ring skeleton. Depending on the reaction conditions, either the primary products of type 9 or the α, β-unsaturated ketones of type 4 , formed by subsequent elimination of AcOH, are isolated. The latter, configurationally uniform compounds undergo epoxidation of the C(9)=C(10) bond followed by a Baeyer-Villiger oxidation to give, as final products, the 15-membered cyclic epoxyenol lactones of type 20 and 21 . The structures of the various products were determined by ¹H- and ¹³C-NMR spectroscopy. The conformations of the 14- and 15-membered rings were established by X-ray structure analyses of 7 and 21a . A reaction mechanism for the above transformations is discussed.     

Coupling of intramolecular hydrogen bonding to the cis-to-trans isomerization of a proline imide bond of small model peptides

A relationship between intramolecular hydrogen bonding and the cis-trans isomerization of a proline imide bond for proline-containing short peptides were studied by proton NMR and infrared spectroscopy using DMSO-d6/CDCl3 mixed solvents. The percentage of the trans form increases with increasing fraction of CDCl3 in the mixed solvents except for compounds without possibility of intramolecular hydrogen bonding. Chemical shift variations of amide protons with solvent mixing ratios were found to be useful for judging whether the amide protons take part in the intramolecular hydrogen bonding to a considerable degree or not. These results and infrared spectra were used to specify intramolecularly hydrogen bonded structures of the peptides. Formation of the 10-membered or 13-membered hydrogen bonded ring which includes the carbonyl group precedent to the prolyl residue facilitates the cis-to-trans isomerization and these hydrogen bonded rings are strong enough to restrict the proline imide bond to the trans form in CDCl3 solution. On the other hand, a 7-membered hydrogen bonded ring is not so effective in restricting the proline imide bond.     

The regioselectivity of rhodium and palladium-catalysed cyclisations of 2-bromo-1,6- and -1,7-dienes

2-Bromo-l,6-dienes are catalytically cyclised to a mixture of the corresponding 3,4-bis(methylene)cyclopentane and 5-methylenecyclohex-3-ene. Wilkinson's catalyst shows good selectivity for the 5-membered ring product whilst palladium catalysts, in general, show little selectivity, Addition of tetraethylammonium salts, especially the chloride, allow the palladium catalysed reactions to be carried out at 30°C in good yield and with high selectivity for the 5-membered ring. 2-Bromo-1,7-dienes are cyclised regio-specifically to 6-membered rings by the same catalysts although some double bond isomerisation also occurs. The mechanism of the catalytic cyclisations is discussed. The 3,4-bis(methylene) cyclopentanes undergo facile Diels-Alder reactions.     

Synthesis and Hydrogen Bonding Capabilities of Biphenyl-Based Amino Acids Designed To Nucleate beta-Sheet Structure

The syntheses of 3'-(aminoethyl)-2-biphenylpropionic acid (1) and 2-amino-3'-biphenylcarboxylic acid (2) are described. These residues were designed to nucleate beta-sheet structure in aqueous solution when incorporated into small, amphiphilic peptides in place of the backbone of the i + 1 and i + 2 residues of the beta-turn. N-Benzyl-3'-(2-(benzylamido)ethyl)-2-biphenylpropamide (3) and N-benzyl-(2-benzylamido)-3'-biphenylamide (4) were synthesized and studied as model compounds to investigate the hydrogen-bonding capabilities of residues 1 and 2, respectively. The X-ray crystal structure of 3 indicates that a 13-membered intramolecular hydrogen-bonded ring is formed, while the remaining amide proton and carbonyl are involved in intermolecular hydrogen bonding. Infrared and variable-temperature NMR experiments indicate that, in solution (CH(2)Cl(2)), 3 exists as an equilibrium mixture of the 13- and the 15-membered intramolecularly hydrogen-bonded conformers with the 15-membered ring conformer being favored. Amide 4 was shown to exist in solution (CH(2)Cl(2)) as an equilibrium mixture of the 11-membered intramolecular hydrogen-bonded ring and a nonbonded conformation. No contribution from the 9-membered hydrogen-bonded ring conformation was observed. The X-ray crystal structure of 4 indicated the absence of intramolecular hydrogen bonding in the solid state.     

Ni-to-Ni+ 3-ethylene-bridged partially modified retro-inverso tetrapeptide beta-turn mimetic: design,synthesis, and structural characterization

A 10-membered heterocyclic ring system 1,3,8-trisubstituted 2,5,7-trioxo-1,4,8-triazadecane that represents a Ni-to-Ni+ 3-ethylene-bridged partially modified retro-inverso tetrapeptide beta-turn mimetic (EBRIT-BTM) has been designed, synthesized, and structurally analyzed. These compounds utilize an ethylene bridge to replace the COi...HNi + 3 10-membered hydrogen bond of standard beta-turns. The N,N'-ethylene-bridged dimer was obtained in 90% yield by reductive alkylation of phenylalanylamide with a tert-butyl N-(9-fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl),N-(2-formylmethyl)-glycinate. An orthogonal protection strategy and HATU-mediated couplings allowed efficient stepwise additions of monomeric building blocks leading to a N(i)-to-N(i+3)-ethylene-bridged linear precursor: Further elaboration of the linear precursor generated the ethylene-bridged model compounds (16) and (18) (g, gem-diaminoalkyl; m, malonyl; and r, direction-reversed amino acid residue) in 44 and 39% yields, respectively. The structural features of the two EBRIT-BTM compounds were determined using 1H NMR and extensive computer simulations. The results indicate that the 10-membered rings are conformationally constrained with well-defined structural features and that the three amide bonds in the ring are in the trans orientation. The topological arrangement of the residues in the ring system closely resembles a type II' beta-turn. Transformation of CONH(2) in the N-terminal amino acid residue of 16 into NHCOCH3 in 18 resulted in the formation of a hydrogen bond between the NH of gPhe-COCH3 and the C-terminal carboxyl of Gly, initiating an antiparallel beta-sheet. The formulation of the concept applying a minimalistic structural elaboration approach and the synthetic exploration, together with the conformational analysis, offer a new molecular scaffolding system and a true tetrapeptide secondary structure mimetic that can be used to generate peptidomimetics of biological interest.     

Studies of the Reactions of 2-Substituted Dimethyl Benzoylphosphonates with Trimethyl Phosphite

Abstract

Dimethyl benzoylphosphonates (1) react with trimethyl phosphite to give anionic intermediates (2) which decompose to give carbenes (3) and trimethyl phosphate [1]. When suitable ortho-substituents are present on the benzoylphosphonate, intramolecular carbene insertion reactions can occur to give cyclic systems. With alkyl substitutents, where the length of the chain provides a choice of cyclisation pathways, insertion into an appropriate C[sbnd]H bond to give a 5-membered ring has been found to be the preferred option. We have therefore been investigating the behaviour of systems, such as (4), where insertion into a C[sbnd]H bond to give a 5-membered ring is prevented.     

Isomerisierung von Methoxy- und Carbomethoxysubstituierten Cycloalkyl- und Alken-radikalkationen

The very complex isomerization patterns of methoxy and carbomethoxy substituted cycloalkanes (3- to 7-membered rings) have been investigated using collisional activation, metastable ion characteristics and field ionization kinetics. The extent of isomerization depends on both the ring size and the substituent. Irrespective of the electronic properties of the substituent, ring opening involves exclusively the C-1? C-2 bond whereby linear alkene radical cations are formed. In the case of OCH₃- and COOCH₃ substituents the position of the resulting double bond (terminal or α,β-unsaturated) is determined more by the ring size of the precursor molecules and less by the electronic properties of the substituents. Contrary to these findings alklyl substituted cycloalkanes (3- to 5-membered rings) rearrange exclusively to terminal alkene radical cations. The barrier for double bond isomerization seems to be substantially influenced by substituents.     

Addition of a phosphinidene complex to C=N bonds: P-ylides, azaphosphiridines, and 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions

The terminal phosphinidene complex PhPW(CO)5 adds to the imine bond of PhHC=N-Ph to give 3-membered ring azaphosphiridines, which undergo ring-expansion with an additional imine to yield a set of four isomeric five-membered ring diazaphospholanes. Treatment with the diimines PhHC=N-(CH2)n-N=CHPh (n=2,3,4) results instead-in all three cases-in only a single isomer of the (CH2)n bridged diazaphospholane. For n=2 or 3, this aminal group is easily hydrolyzed to afford new 6- and 7-membered ring heterocycles. No intermediate azaphosphiridine complex is observed during the addition reaction to the diimines. B3LYP/6-31G* calculations on an unsubstituted, uncomplexed system suggest that the initially formed P,N-ylide of the H2C=N-(CH)2-N=CH2 diimine both kinetically and thermodynamically favors an intramolecular 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition over an imine insertion into the CPN ring of an intermediate azaphosphiridine. Single-crystal X-ray structures for the (CH2)2-bridged azaphospholane complex and the HCl adduct of the 7-membered hydrolysis product are presented.     

Bonding in the monohomocyclooctatetraene anion radical

We have carried out a series of INDO calculations on the monohomocyclooctatetraene anion radical (MHCOT

). Based upon both the calculated molecular binding energy and comparison of calculated proton hyperfine coupling constants with previously published data, we conclude that the 8-membered ring of MHCOT

is planar. Good agreement was obtained with the experimental hyperfine splittings when the angle between the plane of the 8-membered ring and the plane of the fused cyclopropyl ring was 83·5°. A high π bond order between the carbon atoms at the base of the fused cyclopropyl group strongly supports Winstein's concept of homoconjugation. However, the σ bond orders across the interruption are only reduced by 10–20% relative to the other CC bonds in the ring, so this bond cannot be considered opened in the anion radical. This is in agreement with the prediction, based on molecular-orbital symmetries, that both disrotatory and conrotatory ring openings are disallowed processes for this species.     

Heterocyclic Spiro-naphthalenones. Part VI. Some reactions with spiro [naphthalene-2 (1H), 2′-pyrrolidine]-1,5′-dione leading to various 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-, 10- and 11-membered azacycloalkanes

The spirolactam 5 was reduced to the spiro[naphthalene, pyrrolidine] 7 which was N-aralkylated to give 9 and 17 . Cyclization of 9 gave the phenanthridines 10 and 11 ; similarly, 17 afforded the 7- and 8-membered heterocycles 18 and 19 . Compounds 10, 18 and 19 when subjected to an intramolecular Hofmann elimination yielded the 9-, 10- and 11-membered ring systems, respectively 16, 22 and 23 .     

Researches on alkoxysilanes

Reaction of 1,2-, 1,3-, 1,4-, 1,5-, and 1,6-glycols, and of catechol, pentaerythritol, and glycerol with dialkyldichlorosilanes (in the presence of tertiary amines) dialkyldialkoxysilanes, or polydialkylsiloxanes gives 30 ethers of dialkylsilanediols containing 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10-membered rings (16 being new). Among them are 8-membered ring ethers containing along with Si, O, and C, N or S, and 6-membered ring ethers containing NH₂, NO₂, and OH groups. 2-Sila -1,3-dioxolanes are obtained only when formation of the 1,3,6,8-tetraoxa-2, 7-disilacyclodecane ring is hindered or prevented by the presence of one or two substituents on each carbon atom with two substituents on the silicon. 2, 2-Dialkyl-1, 3-dioxa-2-silacyclanes, which contain 8 and 9-membered rings, can be obtained only by thermal depolymerization of originally formed polymeric ethers of the type [-O(CH₂)_nOSiR₂-]_m. Many of the monomeric cyclic ethers prepared dimerize or polymerize on keeping.For Part XVI see [1].     

Eine einheitlich verlaufende aliphatische Benzilsäure-Typ-Umlagerung

An Uniformly Occurring Aliphatic Benzil-Benzilic-Acid-Type Rearrangement Treatment of 6-bromo-2,2,5,5-tetramethylcyclohex-3-enone ( 2 ) with aqueous alkaline and air affords 1-hydroxy-2,2,5,5-tetramethylcyclopent-3-enecarboxylic acid ( 8 ) as the major product of a benzil-benzilic-acid-type rearrangement. The key compound is 2,2,5,5-tetramethylcyclohex-3-ene-1,2-dione ( 11 ). The by-product of the reaction is (E)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylhex-3-enedioic acid ( 9 ) as the result of an oxidative cleavage of the 6-membered ring and the isomerization of the double bond.     

A quantum chemical investigation of pyrolysis reactions of glyoxylic acid ethylester

Two possible reaction paths for the pyrolysis of the ethylester of glyoxylic acid have been studied by ab initio molecular orbital calculations. The basis sets 3-21G and 6-31G * have been used, and electron correlation has been included by Møller–Plesset calculations up to fourth order. Our calculations indicate that the reaction leading to acid and ethylene through a 6-membered ring transition state is favored relative to a process involving a formyl hydrogen transfer via a 5-membered ring to the alkyl unit leading to ethane, CO, and CO₂. The predicted activation energies for these two reactions obtained at the highest level of calculation, MP 4(SDTQ )/6–31G *, are 50.4 and 71.7 kcal/mol, respectively. The transition states have RHF wave functions that are stable relative to UHF solutions using the 3–21G basis. The geometry of the transition states and IRC following indicate that both reactions are strongly asynchronous: The C? O bond rupture is virtually completed before hydrogen transfer occurs. For comparative purposes, analogous calculations have been performed for the ethylester of formic acid, where it is confirmed that a 6-membered ring transition state is preferred relative to a 4-membered one by around 42 kcal/mol at the highest level of calculation.     

Total synthesis of amphidinolide X

A concise total synthesis of the cytotoxic marine natural product amphidinolide X (1) is described. A key step of the highly convergent route to this structurally rather unusual macrodiolide derivative consists of a newly developed, highly syn selective formation of allenol 6 by an iron-catalyzed ring opening reaction of the enantioenriched propargyl epoxide 5 (derived from a Sharpless epoxidation) with a Grignard reagent. Allenol 6 was then cyclized with the aid of Ag(I) to give dihydrofuran 7 containing the (R)-configured quarternary sp3 chiral center at C19 of the target. The anti-configured chiral centers at C10 and C11 were formed by the palladium-catalyzed, Et2Zn-promoted addition of propargyl mesylate 12 to the functionalized aldehyde 11. The key fragment coupling at the C13-C14 bond was achieved by the "9-MeO-9-BBN" variant of the alkyl-Suzuki reaction. Finally, the 16-membered macrodiolide ring was formed by a Yamaguchi esterification/lactonization strategy.     

Preferential intramolecular ring closure of aminoalcohols with diethyl carbonate to oxazolidinones

The closure by cyclization with diethyl carbonate (EtO)(2)CO from aminoalcohols 1 as starting material can lead to the oxazolidinones 2a, b and 2c, respectively. In the reaction of trans-isomer (6) and (EtO)(2)CO, isolated products were also only 5-membered oxazolidinone derivative (7), containing its dehydrated derivative 8. The preferential formation of the 5-membered oxazolidinone ring system apparently indicated that this process (5-Exo-Trig ring closure) is more favorable than that of 6- or 7-membered ring derivative (3 or 9) by 6- or 7-Exo-Trig ring closure.