Organocatalytic Mitsunobu reactions

A catalytic Mitsunobu reaction system is described in which the azo reagent is used as an organocatalyst and iodosobenzene diacetate is used as the stoichiometric oxidant. In this system, iodosobenzene diacetate oxidizes the formed hydrazine byproduct to regenerate the azo reagent. Yields obtained in the catalytic reactions using a variety of carboxylic acids and alcohols were slightly lower than those obtained from corresponding stoichiometric reactions. Both primary and secondary alcohols can be used as substrates in this reaction system, with the secondary alcohols affording products with inverted stereochemistry at the carbinol center.     

Fluorous,chromatography-free Mitsunobu reaction

[formula: see text] The reaction of secondary and primary alcohols with highly fluorinated 3,4,5-tris(5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,9,9,10,10,11,11,12,12,12-heptadecafluorododecan- 1-yloxy)benzoic acid in the presence of Ph3P and DIAD in THF at room temperature (fluorous Mitsunobu) resulted in a simple, chromatography-free isolation protocol with excellent yields (83-96%).     

A Mitsunobu route to C-glycosides

C-Glycosides were successfully prepared via dehydrative alkylation under Mitsunobu conditions, using substituted sulfonyl methanes as nucleophiles. The materials prepared were converted to useful C-glycoside intermediates. An application of this approach toward the synthesis of C-glycolipids is presented.     

Mitsunobu反应研究进展

Mitsunobu反应可以在温和的中性条件下形成C—O,C—N,C—S,C—C等键,因此被广泛地应用于各类天然产物的全合成或化合物的官能团转化,是一个比较重要的反应.简要介绍了近年来Mitsunobu反应的研究进展.     

O-Alkylation versus C-alkylation under Mitsunobu conditions

A comparative study of the Mitsunobu reaction at C1 and C6 positions of mannose using bis(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl) malonate as nucleophile is disclosed. While C-alkylation was predominant at the C6 position, only O-alkylation occurred at the anomeric position of the carbohydrate. Some factors playing a role in the selectivity of the reaction are discussed and an inverse mechanism of the Mitsunobu reaction for the anomeric position is proposed.     

Mitsunobu dehydration of N-Boc neomycin B

Reaction of hexa-N-Boc neomycin B with TPP and DIAD in toluene results in the formation of an epoxide in ring IV, not an aziridine or azetidine as previously reported.     

Alkylation of Tetrazoles Using Mitsunobu Conditions

The alkylation of tetrazoles using Mitsunobu conditions and alcohols is reported. The methodology is superior to the base-promoted reaction with alkyl halides for the installation of a secondary alkyl group because it results in higher yields and facilitates the construction of chiral centers bearing tetrazole.     

Mechanistic study of the Mitsunobu reaction

The Mitsunobu reaction occurs typically with inversion of configuration in secondary alcohol derivatives. In this paper, a mechanistic explanation for lactonizations of hindered alcohols under Mitsunobu conditions with retention is proposed. This involves the intermediacy of an acyloxyphosphonium salt followed by acyl transfer to the alcohol.     

Reactivity of Mitsunobu reagent toward carbonyl compounds

[reaction: see text] The nitrogen-based nucleophile generated from azodicarboxylate and triphenylphosphine displayed an excellent reactivity toward carbonyl compounds to generate a variety of different final products depending on the substituent pattern on the carbonyl carbon. From the structures of these adducts, a straightforward mechanistic interpretation for the formation of different products is provided.     

Chromatography-free product separation in the Mitsunobu reaction

Mitsunobu products can be isolated pure without column chromatography by first washing a solution of the crude reaction mixture in dichloromethane with 15% aqueous hydrogen peroxide followed by aqueous sodium sulfite. A final filtration through silica gel secures the pure Mitsunobu product.     

Synthesis of azamacrocycles via a Mitsunobu reaction

Reaction of pernosylated diethylenetriamine and 2-substituted propane-1,3-diols in dry THF in the presence of triphenylphosphine and diisopropyl azodicarboxylate gives the corresponding protected 9-substituted 1,4,7-triazacyclodecanes. The Mitsunobu reaction was also used in the preparation of 3-substituted 1,5,9-triazacyclododecanes and macrocyclic pyridine derivatives.     

Impurity annihilation: chromatography-free parallel Mitsunobu reactions

Mitsunobu reaction of an alcohol ROH with a carboxylic acid, phthalimide, or N-hydroxyphthalimide (NuH) using DNAD (4) and (diphenylphosphino)polystyrene (11) gave the products RNu. Ring-opening metathetic polymerization of the side product DNADH(2) (3) using Cl(2)(Cy(3)P)(2)Ru=CHPh (13) and filtration, to remove poly(DNADH(2)), (diphenylphosphino)polystyrene 11, its oxide, and its adduct with excess DNAD, gave RNu (43-100%, 86-96% purity) without recourse to chromatography.     

利用Mitsunobu反应合成川芎嗪衍生物

以川芎嗪为起始原料,利用Mitsunobu反应合成了三个3,5,6.三甲基吡嗪.2-基-甲氧基苯甲醛衍生物,收率87%～92%.其结构经1H NMR,13C NMR和ESI-MS表征.     

Density functional investigation of the Mitsunobu reaction

In this article we performed an extensive density functional [BP86/6-311++G(3df,3pd) level] investigation of the hypersurface of the Mitsunobu reaction. Reaction of a phosphine with a dialkyl azodicarboxylate (first step in the Mitsunobu conversion) leads to either a five-membered oxadiazaphosphole ring (more stable) or a betaine. The subsequent formation of two stable intermediates, a dialkoxyphosphorane and an acyloxyalkoxyphosphorane, constitutes the second step in the mechanism. These intermediates are in equilibrium with each other (under exchange of alkoxy and acyloxy ligands), and both can undergo an acid-induced decomposition to yield the alkoxy- and/or acyloxyphosphonium salts. The alkoxyphosphonium salt generates the desired ester via a SN2 mechanism (inversion product). Alternatively, the phosphorus atom in a mixed acyloxyalkoxyphosphorane species can easily undergo Berry pseudorotation. A subsequent intramolecular substitution leads to the final ester via a retention mechanism. The hypersurface is much more complicated than previously assumed, and the Mitsunobu reaction is fundamentally capable of running under either inversion or retention. The possibility of selective stereocontrol is discussed. Side reactions include the formation of a degradation product and an anhydride.     

O-Alkylation of 3-hydroxyisoxazoles predominates under Mitsunobu conditions

Regiochemical control in the functionalization of ambident nucleophiles is of particular interest in organic chemistry. Herein, we demonstrate that O-alkylation of ambident 3-hydroxyisoxazoles, which are heterocyclic bioisosteres of carboxylic acids, predominates under Mitsunobu conditions. In several cases, excellent O-regioselectivity (?95%) was observed. It is noteworthy that reactions were complete within 15 min at room temperature. Furthermore, the conditions are compatible with a range of alcohols that cover all of the typical protecting groups for the 3-hydroxyisoxazole motif, providing milder, simpler and less hazardous protocols to those commonly followed in the literature.     

Mitsunobu reactions of nucleoside analogs using triisopropyl phosphite-DIAD

Herein, we report the use of triisopropyl phosphite (TIP) as an effective substitute for triphenylphosphine in the Mitsunobu reaction of nucleoside analogs. In addition, the use of triphenyl phosphite as an alternative reagent for the expensive hexamethylphosphorous triamide (HMPT) in the Véliz-Beal bromination protocol is reported.