Tandem coupling reactions of benzynes and 1,3-diones: a novel synthesis of 2,2-diphenyl-1,3-diones

A novel, general, and mild method is described to prepare 2,2-diphenyl-1,3-diones with benzyne using CuBr and trichloroacetic acid as the catalyst.     

Construction of three stereocenters via hydrogenative desymmetrization of 2,2,5-trisubstituted cyclohexane-1,3-diones

A Ru-catalyzed hydrogenative desymmetrization of 2,2,5-trisubstituted cyclohexane-1,3-diones was developed for construction of three stereocenters including two coherent and discontiguous chiral centers and a chiral quaternary carbon with excellent enantio-and diastereoselectivities.Stereodivergent synthesis of four stereoisomers could be conducted with high enantioselectivities.The desymmetrization could be achieved at gram scale without loss of reactivity and optical purity,and a formal synthesis of bioactive molecule(-)-isocelorbicol was completed.     

Lipase-catalyzed asymmetric desymmetrization of prochiral 2,2-disubstituted 1,3-propanediols using 1-ethoxyvinyl benzoate

The lipase-catalyzed asymmetric desymmetrization of the prochiral 2,2-disubstituted 1,3-propanediols was studied using various types of 1-ethoxyvinyl esters (1a-i). Although 1a-e with aliphatic acyl groups were not sufficient, use of the benzoate (1f) in combination with Candida rugosa lipases converted acyclic diols (2, 6) and cyclic diols (11-14) to the optically active compounds (3f, 7f, 15f-18f), bearing a quaternary carbon center, with moderate-to-high optical yields. These products were fairly stable against racemization under acidic conditions.     

Improved straightforward chemical synthesis of dihydroxyacetone phosphate through enzymatic desymmetrization of 2,2-dimethoxypropane-1,3-diol

Dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP) was synthesized in high purity and yield in four steps starting from dihydroxyacetone dimer (DHA) (47% overall yield). DHA was converted into 2,2-dimethoxypropane-1,3-diol, which was desymmetrized by acetylation with lipase AK. The alcohol function was phosphorylated to give dibenzyl phosphate ester 4. From 4, two routes were investigated for large-scale synthesis of DHAP. First, acetate hydrolysis was performed prior to hydrogenolysis of the phosphate protective groups. The acetal hydrolysis was finally catalyzed by the phosphate group itself. Second, acetate and acetal hydrolysis were performed in one single step after hydrogenolysis.     

Desymmetrizing reductive aldol cyclizations of enethioate derivatives of 1,3-diones catalyzed by a chiral copper hydride

A range of enethioate derivatives of 1,3-diones underwent reductive aldol cyclizations catalyzed by a chiral copper hydride generated in situ from 5 mol% TaniaPhos (SL-T001-1), 5 mol% Cu(OAc)(2)·H(2)O, 5 mol% bipyridine and 2.0 equiv. of PhSiH(3), to furnish polycyclic β-hydroxythioester products bearing three newly established contiguous stereocenters, with >98:2 dr and in up to 94% yield and 98% ee. The use of an amine such as bipyridine or 2,6-lutidine as additive results in an increase of the overall reaction rate. The major bicyclic aldol product has all substituents cis and can be rationalized by a reductively generated (Z)-enolate reacting with the dione via a cyclic transition state.     

2,2-Dimethyl-5-(5-r-2-furfurylidene)-1,3-dioxane-4,6-diones

2,2-Dimethyl-5-(5-methyl-2-furfurylidene)-1,3-dioxane-4,6-dione crystals were subjected to an x-ray diffraction study. The unit cell of the crystal contains two symmetrically independent A and B molecules that exist in the x-cis conformation, which is stabilized by conjugation between the heteroring and, possibly, an intramolecular hydrogen bond.See [1] for Communication 1.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1453–1456, November, 1988.     

Enzymatic desymmetrization of cis-1,3-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid diesters

cis-1,3-Cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid (1,3-CHDA) monoesters were prepared in high overall yield and high enantiomeric purity using a three step process from cis/trans-1,3-CHDA. The asymmetry is induced by an enzymatic hydrolytic desymmetrization of a meso cis-1,3-CHDA diester. A judicious choice of ester substituents and enzyme can provide >80% overall yield of either enantiomer in >94% ee.     

Discovery and preliminary SAR of 5-arylidene-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane- 4,6-diones as platelet aggregation inhibitors

We herein document the discovery of 5-arylidene-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane-4,6-diones as a novel family of platelet aggregation inhibitors. The preliminary optimization study enabled us to establish the most salient features of the structure-activity relationships in this series as well as to identify novel derivatives that are upto 60 times more potent than the hit structure 1 and slightly superior to the reference drug Milrinone.     

Efficient lipase-catalyzed enantioselective desymmetrization of prochiral 2,2-disubstituted 1,3-propanediols and meso 1,2-diols using 1-ethoxyvinyl 2-furoate.

An efficient lipase-catalyzed desymmetrization of prochiral 2,2-disubstituted 1,3-propanediols was developed using 1-ethoxyvinyl 2-furoate 1b, for which the well-known method using vinyl or isopropenyl acetate has had limited success due to low reactivity and easy racemization of the products through acyl group migration. The reagent 1b is highly reactive and converts various prochiral 1,3-diols to the monoesters having a chiral quaternary carbon center with 82-99% ee. These products were stable against racemization under acidic conditions, and their furoyl groups were compatible with oxidative conditions. Prolonging the reaction time led to the kinetic resolution of the monoesters resulting in an increase of their optical purity. The similar desymmetrization of meso cis-1,2-cycloalkanediols gave the monoesters with 82-97% ee without racemization.     

Synthesis of 5-Aryl-2,2-dimethyl-4-oxaspiro[5,5]undecane-1,3-diones by Reformatsky Reaction

Alkyl 3-(1-bromocyclohexyl)-2,2-dimethyl-3-oxopropanoates react with zinc and aromatic aldehydes to yield 5-aryl-2,2-dimethyl-4-oxaspiro[5,5]undecane-1,3-diones.     

Electrophilicity parameters of 5-benzylidene-2,2-dimethyl[1,3]dioxane-4,6-diones (benzylidene Meldrum's acids)

Kinetics of the reactions of four benzylidene Meldrum's acids 1 with acceptor-substituted carbanions 2 were studied photometrically in DMSO at 20 degrees C. The reactions follow second-order kinetics, and the second-order rate constants were found to follow the correlation log k2 (20 degrees C) = s(N + E) (eq 1), which was used to calculate the electrophilicity parameters E for compounds 1. Hammett correlations are given, which allow one to assign electrophilicity parameters for various beta,beta-acceptor substituted styrenes and thus to predict a large number of absolute rate constants for a manifold of Michael additions. The reactions of primary and secondary amines are approximately 2 orders of magnitude faster than predicted by the correlation (1), supporting transition states which are stabilized by hydrogen bridges from NH to the carbonyl groups of the benzylidene Meldrum's acids.     

2-Aryl-4-azaindain-1,3-diones

2-Pheny1-4-azaindan-1,3-dione and 2-(p-dimethylaminophenyl)-4-azaindan-1,3-dione are synthesized by condensing 4-azaphthalide with benzaldehyde and p-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde. 4-Azaphthalide reacts with p-nitrobenzaldehyde in hot acetic anhydride to give 3-(p-nitrobenzylidene)-4-azaphthalide, rearranged by sodium methoxide to 2-(p-nitrophenyl)-4-azaindan-1,3-dione. 2-Phenyl-and 2-(p-nitrophenyl)-4-azaindandiones are also obtained by sodium methoxide rearrangement of the products of reaction of quinolinic anhydride with phenylacetic and p-nitrophenylacetic acids. 2-Aryl-4-azaindandiones are deeply colored substances only slightly soluble, and without sharp melting points. They undergo methylation at the nitrogen atom, to give N-methylbetaines. The IR absorption spectra show that 2-ary]-4-azaindandiones exist in a strongly polarized enol form in the solid state.     

Synthesis of 2-aryl-4-azaindan-1,3-diones and 2-aryl-4-aza-5,6-benzindan-1,3-diones

Condensation of 2-hydroxymethylnicotinic and 2-hydroxymethylquinoline-3-carboxylic acid lactones with aromatic aldehydes in the presence of sodium methoxide gives, respectively, 2-aryl-4-azaindan-1,3-diones and 2-aryl-4-aza-5,6-benzindan-1,3-diones. Alkylation of 2-aryl-4-azaindan-1,3-diones with diazomethane gives the N-methylbetaines. According to the IR spectra, in the solid state the 4-azaindan-1,3-diones seemto have a strongly polarized enol structure.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, Vol. 6, No. 5, pp. 647–650, May, 1970.     

Photocyclization of 2-chloro-substituted 1,3-diarylpropan-1,3-diones to flavones

The photochemical behavior of 2-halo-substituted 1,3-diarylpropan-1,3-dione strongly depends on the nature of the halogen atom bonded and the presence of electron-donor groups on the phenyl ring. In the case of 2-chloro-1,3-diphenylpropan-1,3-dione and 1-(3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-3-phenylpropan-1,3-dione, cyclization to flavones was the sole reaction pathway, whereas in the case of 2-chloro-1,3-di(4-methoxyphenyl)propan-1,3-dione, only products derived from alpha-cleavage were observed. 2-Fluoro derivatives of 1,3-diarylpropan-1,3-diones were photostable; on the other hand, 2-chloro-2-fluoro derivates resulted in 3-fluoroflavones.     

Structure of azaindan-1,3-diones in solution

It is shown spectrophotometrically that 2-phenylazaindan-1,3-diones can give in solution a cation, a dipolar ion and an anion, and the protolysis constants of the forms of 2-phenyl-4-azaindan-1,3-dione and 2-phenyl-5-azaindan-1,3-dione are found.     

Synthesis of novel 2-perfluoroacylcyclohexane-1,3-diones

A one-pot synthesis of 2-perfluoroalkanoylcyclohexane-1,3-diones via C-acylation of cyclohexane-1,3-diones with N-perfluoroacylimidazole as an acylating agent is reported. A reaction was examined with isolated N-trifluoroacetylimidazole and with N-perfluoroacylimidazoles generated in situ from perfluorocarboxylic acid anhydrides or perfluorocarboxylic acids.