Highly stereocontrolled substitution of phenols with pyruvic esters. A viable route to ortho-hydroxyatrolactic esters of (2R)- and (2S)-configuration

Treatment of phenols with optically active (+)- and (?)-menthyl pyruvate assisted by Al(III)- or Ti(IV)-based promoters leads to the formation of $\text{ortho}$-hydroxyatrolactic esters of (2R)- and (2S)-configuration. The use of suitable menthol-based promoters augments markedly (up to 96% d.e.) the intrinsic stereochemical bias of the chiral pyruvate.     

Anti-inflammatory polyketides from the mangrove-derived fungus Ascomycota sp. SK2YWS-L

A pair of novel 2,3-diaryl indone derivatives (+)- and (?)-ascomindone D [(+)-1 and (?)-1, respectively], as well as two new prenylated polyketides ascomfurans C (2) and ascomarugosin A (3) were obtained from the culture of a mangrove endophytic fungus Ascomycota sp. SK2YWS-L together with three known compounds (4–6). The enantiomers (+)-1 and (?)-1 were purified through chiral HPLC separation, which represented the first example of resolving 2,3-diaryl indone atropisomers in natural products. The structures of the new compounds were determined on the basis of interpretation of spectroscopic data including X-ray diffractions and the absolute configurations of (+)-1 and (?)-1 were elucidated by ECD calculations. The biosynthesis pathway was proposed. In the anti-inflammatory assay, (+)-1 and (?)-1 exhibited potential anti-inflammatory effects by inhibiting against the production of nitric oxide (NO) in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced RAW 246.7 mouse macrophages with the IC₅₀ values of 17.0 and 17.1 μM, respectively.     

Synthese D'α-hydroxy acides optiquement actifs

The reaction of chiral MAIR₃OR^* (M = Li, Na, K ; R = Me, Et ; OR^* from R^*OH = (?)N-methylephedrine) with C₆H₅COCO₂ (?)-menthyl provide a good synthesis of α-alkyl mandelic acids with enantiomeric excess (e.e.) up to 53%. Asymmetric induction due to both the chiral centers of the (?)-menthyl group and the OR^* group may be invoked to account for the higher stereoselectivity observed in the reaction.     

Activite optique de polyamines tertiaires du type poly[thio-(N-R1-N-R2 aminomethyl)-1 ethylene]

Ultra-violet, ORD and CD spectra of (?)poly[thio1-(N-N-diethylaminomethyl) ethylene] (Ia) prepared by stereoelective polymerization of racemic N-N-diethyl-N-(thiirane-2-ylmethyl) amine using ZnEt₂-(—) 3-3-dimethyl-1,2 butanediol as initiator system, of (+)poly[thio1-(N-N-diethyl aminomethyl) ethylene] obtained from a partially resolved enantiomer using ZnEt₂-CH₃OH as initiator system, of poly[thio1-(N-methyl-N-sec-butyl aminomethyl) ethylene] and of poly[thio1-(N-methyl-N-(1-phenylethyl) aminomethyl) ethylene] in organic solvents (tertiary amine form) and in water (hydrochloride form) are described. Observed Cotton effects are associated with electronic transitions of chromophores by comparison with model molecules: N-methyl2-aminobutane, ethyl-thio-2-methylbutane and polypropylene sulfide. For polyamine (Ia), their contributions to optical rotatory powers in the visible are evaluated after decomposition of corresponding CD curves in Gaussian partial Cotton effects. The effects of other optically active electronic transitions located below 180 nm are deduced by difference. Influence of positions of chromophores with regard to chiral centers and of the protonation of nitrogen atoms on observed Cotton effects are discussed.     

Absolute configuration of 2-hydroxy-2-(1-naphthyl)propionic acid as determined by the 1H NMR anisotropy method

Enantiopure 2-hydroxy-2-(1-naphthyl)propionic acid (+)-2 was prepared by the stereoselective Grignard reaction of 1-naphthylmagnesium bromide with (1R,3R,4S)-menthyl pyruvate 3 or (1R,3R,4S)-8-phenylmenthyl pyruvate 4, and the absolute configuration of acid (+)-2 was unambiguously determined to be S by the ¹H NMR anisotropy method.     

Absolute configuration of 2-methoxy-2-(2-naphthyl)propionic acid as determined by the 1H NMR anisotropy method

2-Methoxy-2-(2-naphthyl)propionic acid 1 and 2-hydroxy-2-(2-naphthyl)propionic acid 2 were prepared by the Grignard reaction of 2-naphthylmagnesium bromide with (1R,2S,5R)-(−)-menthyl pyruvate. The absolute configurations of (+)-1 and (+)-2 were determined to be S by the ¹H NMR anisotropy method.     

Stereoselective synthesis of musclides A1, A2 and B

An expedient method for the stereoselective preparation of musclide A1, A2 and B, cardiotonic-potentiating principles from musk, has been achieved. The key step is the addition of the O-benzyl ethers of prop-2-yn-1-ol and (R)-but-3-yn-2-ol to aldehydes mediated by zinc triflate, Et₃N, and (+)- or (−)-N-methylephedrine. In some cases, the partial reduction of the resulting alkynols to Z-olefins has allowed us to remove the minor stereoisomer easily by chromatography to afford highly stereoenriched precursors of musclides.     

Reaction of 1,2-dibromoethane with primary amines: formation of N,N′-disubstituted ethylenediamines RNH-CH2CH2-NHR and homologous polyamines RNH-[CH2CH2NR]n-H

The reaction of primary amines RNH₂ (R: Me, Et, iPr, tBu and Ph) with 1,2-dibromoethane gave N,N′-disubstituted ethylenediamines R-NH-CH₂CH₂-NH-R (1) in yields ranging from 10% (1a; R=Me) to 70% (1d, R=tBu; 1e, R=Ph). Piperazines and N-substituted polyethyleneimines were identified (¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR and EI-MS) as side products of the reaction and isolated by fractional distillation. The piperazines 2 are formed in yields of 3-10% and can be separated from the diamines 1 in all cases, except for R=Me and Ph. The polyamine homologues RNH-[CH₂CH₂NR]_n-H (3-5) were isolated in yields ranging from 0.1% (n=4, R=iPr) to 14% (n=2, R=iPr). The yields of 1 increase with the size of the substituent R, no obvious trend exists for the yields of the side products.     

One-step,stereoselective synthesis of octahydrochromanes via the Prins reaction and their cannabinoid activities

Novel, functionalized octahydrochromane derivatives were synthesized in a single step via the Prins reaction. Enantiomerically pure (+)-isopulegol was reacted with benzaldehyde to stereoselectively yield the corresponding octahydro-2H-chromen-4-ol derivative containing five stereocenters. A total of 10 compounds were synthesized by altering the enantiomer of isopulegol and the substituted benzaldehyde, and the resulting enantiopure octahydrochromanes were screened in vitro against the cannabinoid receptor isoforms CB1 and CB2. Compounds containing an olefin at the C4 position [(+)-3c, (?)-3c, (?)-7c, (?)-9c and (?)-11c] of the octahydrochromane scaffold were found to exhibit reasonable displacement of [³H] CP55,940 from the CB receptors, whereas the corresponding hydroxy analogs [(+)-3a, (+)-3b, (?)-3a, (?)-3b and (+)-5a] had very little or no effect.     

Cu(N-N)2Cl2 and Cu(N-N-N)Cl2 and HgCl2 building blocks in the synthesis of coordination compounds—X-ray studies and magnetic properties

A series of complexes containing Cu(N-N)₂Cl₂ (N-N=bis(pyrazol-1-yl)methane (bpzm), bis(3,5dimethylpyrazol-1-yl)methane (bdmpzm), 2,2-dipyridylamine (dpa), 5,6-diphenyl-3-(2-pyridyl)-1,2,4-trazine (dppt) and 2,2′-bipyridine (bipy)), Cu(N-N-N)Cl₂ (N-N-N=2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine (terpy)) and HgCl₂ building blocks have been synthesized and structurally characterized. Increase in structural dimensionality is observed for [Cu(bpzm)₂][HgCl₄], [Cu(dpa)₂][HgCl₃]₂ and [Cu(terpy)(μ-Cl)HgCl₃] compounds. No coordination polymers have formed in the case of bis(3,5dimethylpyrazol-1-yl)methane, 5,6-diphenyl-3-(2-pyridyl)-1,2,4-trazine and 2,2′-bipyridine. The [Cu(bpzm)₂][HgCl₄] and [Cu(terpy)(μ-Cl)HgCl₃] complexes have been studied by magnetic measurements.     

Asymmetric allylation of N-benzoylhydrazones promoted by novel C2-symmetric bis-sulfoxide organocatalysts

Novel C₂-symmetric bis-sulfoxide/N-oxide (R,R)-5 was prepared in good yield according to the Andersen protocol with (S)-menthyl p-tolyl sulfinate (2 equiv) and the dilithium derivate of 2,6-dimethylpyridine N-oxide. Reduction of (R,R)-5 to pyridine/bis-sulfoxide (R,R)-6 was accomplished by means of Katritzky’s procedure (Fe⁰/AcOH). Both bis-sulfoxides (R,R)-5 and (R,R)-6 are efficient chiral organocatalysts in the asymmetric allylation of N-benzoyl hydrazones derived from both aldehydes and ketones.     

Organometallische komplexverbindungen: VIII. Einfluss von achiralen substituenten auf die optische induktion bei der metallinduzierten synthese von 3-methyl-E-4-hexen-2-on

Bis(μ-methyl-1,3-dimethyl-η³-allylnickel) which has been modified by P ligands with a chiral substituent reacts with carbon monoxide under the formation of optically active 3-methyl-E-4-hexen-2-on. The investigated P ligands (PR^★R₂) have one chiral substituent (R^★ = 1R,3R,4S-(?)-menthyl) and the other substituents have been varied by taking the same alkyl or alkoxy groups (R = Me, Et, i-Pr, OMe, OEt, O-i-Pr). It has been found that the extent and the direction of optical induction depends on the concentration of the P-ligand and the kind of the achiral substituents at phosphorus.     

Carbocyclic nucleosides from enantiomeric, α-pinane-based aminodiols

Starting from (1R,2S,3S,5R)- and (1S,2R,3R,5S)-6,6-dimethylspiro[bicyclo[3.1.1]heptane-2,2’-oxiran]-3-ol (?)-8 and (+)-8, two comparative syntheses were developed for pinane-based chiral carbocyclic nucleosides. The regioselective ring opening of the spiro-oxirane ring of (?)-8 and (+)-8 with NaN₃ resulted in azidodiols (?)-9 and (+)-9. Catalytic reduction of (?)-9 and (+)-9 furnished chiral aminodiols (?)-10 and (+)-10, which were transformed by linear synthesis to purine-type nucleosides 16–18 through pyrimidine intermediates. Regioselective ring opening of the oxirane ring of (?)-8 and (+)-8 resulted in adenine-, cytosine- and uracil-based carbocyclic nucleosides 19–21 in a single-step synthesis.     

Preparation of optically active bridged biphenyls via a stereoselective synthesis of their mono (tricarbonylchromium) complexes. Chiroptical properties and absolute chiralities of the complexes and ligands12

Reaction of the mono(tricarbonylchromium) complex 3 of diphenic acid anhydride with chiral amines gave the optically active imides 9-11. 10 and 11, from (S)-(?) and (R)(+)-phenylalaninol, respectively were separated by chromatography into exo- and endo-diastereomers (a and b) with opposite metallocene chiralities but with the same axial chirality. The (S)-(?) amino-alcohol induces (S)_a-chirality and vice versa. The absolute configurations of the metallocene and axial-chiral parts of the biphenyl system were deduced from the circular dichroism spectra, the former [(R)_m or (S)_m] by comparison with the CD of benchrotrenes of known absolute configuration, the latter [(R)_a or (S)_a] by applying the exciton model of coupled oscillators to the optically stable biphenyl ligands [i.e. the imides (?)- and (+)-8 easily accessible from 10 and 11 by photochemical decomplexation]. (R)_m-(S)_a for the complex (+)-10a (exo) and (S)_m-(S)_a for the endo-isomer (?)-10b, and vice versa for the complex 11. The parent ligands have the configurations (S)_a(?)-8 and (R)_a(+)-8, respectively.Photochemical cleavage of the optically active bis(tricarbonylchromium) complex (?)-13 of the biphenyl lactone 12 at ?60°C afforded optically labile 12 with a half-life time of racemization of ca 10 min at ?20°. On the basis of its CD the configuration (R)_a is tentatively proposed for 12.The work described represents the first example of the preparation of optically-active biphenyls via benchrotrene precursors.     

Enantioselective synthesis of (1S,2S)-1,2-di-tert-butyl and (1R,2R)-1,2-di-(1-adamantyl)ethylenediamines

An enantioselective synthesis of sterically congested 1,2-di-tert-butyl and 1,2-di-(1-adamantyl)ethylenediamines has been developed. Thus, diastereomerically pure trans-1-apocamphanecarbonyl-4,5-dimethoxy-2-imidazolidinones 6 and 7 were successfully prepared by optical resolution of (±)-trans-4,5-dimethoxy-2-imidazolidinone using apocamphanecarbonyl chloride (MAC-Cl) followed by stereospecific and stepwise substitution of the dimethoxyl groups using tert-butyl or 1-adamantyl cuprates to provide (4S,5S)-4,5-di-tert-butyl and (4R,5R)-4,5-di-(1-adamantyl)-2-imidazolidinones 12 and 15, respectively. Furthermore, N-acetyl 4,5-di-tert-butyl and 4,5-di-(1-adamantyl)-2-imidazolidinones 16a,b were enantioselectively deacetylated using a catalytic oxazaborolidine system to provide enantiopure 1-p-tolylsulfonyl-4,5-di-tert-butyl-2-imidazolidinones 12 and 19 and 1-p-tolylsulfonyl-4,5-di-(1-adamantyl)-2-imidazolidinones 18 and 20, respectively. Finally, N-p-tolylsulfonyl-2-imidazolidinones 12 and 15 were treated with 30 equiv of Ba(OH)₂·8H₂O to achieve ring cleavage and to provide (1S,2S)-1,2-di-tert-butylethylenediamine 3 and (1R,2R)-1,2-di-(1-adamantyl)ethylenediamine 4.     

Synthesis of mono- and dihydroxy-substituted 2-aminocyclooctanecarboxylic acid enantiomers

(1R,2S,6R)-2-Amino-6-hydroxycyclooctanecarboxylic acid (?)-10 was synthesized from (1R,2S)-2-aminocyclooct-5-enecarboxylic acid (+)-2 via an iodolactone intermediate, while (1R,2S,3R,4S)-2-amino-5,6-dihydroxycyclooctanecarboxylic acid (?)-12 was prepared by using the OsO₄-catalyzed oxidation of Boc-protected amino ester (?)-5. The stereochemistry and relative configurations of the synthesized compounds were determined by 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy (based on 2D NOE cross-peaks and ³J(H,H) coupling constants) and X-ray crystallography.     

Efficient synthesis of 3,4- and 4,5-dihydroxy-2-amino-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid enantiomers

An efficient method for the synthesis of (1S,2R,4R,5S)- and (1R,2R,4R,5S)-2-amino-4,5-dihydroxycyclohexanecarboxylic acids (?)-6 and (?)-9 and (1R,2R,3S,4R)- and (1S,2R,3S,4R)-2-amino-3,4-dihydroxycyclohexanecarboxylic acids (?)-15 and (?)-18 was developed by using the OsO₄-catalyzed oxidation of Boc-protected (1S,2R)-2-aminocyclohex-4-enecarboxylic acid (+)-2 and (1R,2S)-2-aminocyclohex-3-enecarboxylic acid (+)-11. Good yields were obtained. The stereochemistry of the synthesized compounds was proven by NMR spectroscopy.     

Absolute configuration of (−)-4-methylheptan-3-ol,a pheromone of the smaller european elm bark beetle,as determined by the synthesis of its (3R,4R)-(+)- and (3S,4R)-(+)-isomers

Nerol and geraniol were stereoselectively converted to (±)-threo- and (±)-erythro-4-methylheptan-3-ol respectively. (R)-(+)-Citronellic acid was converted to a mixture of (3R,4R)-(+)-threo- and (3S,4R)-(+)-erythro-isomers which was separable by GLC. These syntheses established the absolute configuration of the naturally occurring (?)-4-methylheptan-3-ol to be 3S,4S.     

Stereoselective radical cyclizations of N-(2-halobenzoyl)-cyclic ketene-N,X(X=O, S)-acetals

2-Alkyloxazolines and 2-alkylthiazolines react with 2-halobenzoyl chlorides to form N-(2-halobenzoyl)-cyclic ketene-N,O-acetals and N-(2-halobenzoyl)-cyclic ketene-N,S-acetals in excellent yields, respectively. These ketene acetals readily undergo stereocontrolled aryl radical cyclizations to afford the central six-membered rings of substituted-2,3,10,10α-tetrahydrooxazolo[3,2-b]isoquinolin-5-ones and their 2,3,10,10α-tetrahydrothiazolo[3,2-b]isoquinolin-5-one analogs. The tertiary N,O- and N,S-radicals formed upon aryl radical reaction at the ketene-N,X(X=O, S)-acetal double bond appear to have reasonable stability. The stereoselectivity in hydrogen abstractions by these intermediate radicals from both Bu₃SnH and (Me₃Si)₃SiH was investigated. The N,S-heterocyclic fused ring products may have potential medical value.     

Molecular structure of t-butyl-phenylphosphinic acid (−)-menthyl ester: a comparison of solid state and solution

The molecular structure of t-butyl-phenylphosphinic acid (?)-menthyl ester (1eS) has been determined by X-ray analysis and the results compared with the findings of a detailed NMR-study. 1eS crystallises in the monoclinic space group P2 ₁ with a = 9.304(2), b = 10.678(4), c = 12.681(4) Å, β = 124.91(1)°, Z = 2, D_x = 1.08 g cm^?3. The structure was refined to R = 0.035 for 1842 independent reflections. The absolute configuration was confirmed as S_(p). Both methyl functions of the menthyl-iso-propyl substituent take up positions close to the phenyl ring system.