Synthesis of spirocyclic 1,3-dioxolan-4-ones fromα-hydroxyamides

It is shown that ,-dihydroxypiperidine-4-carboxyamides in reaction with formaldehyde in concentrated sulfuric acid is converted to the corresponding 1,3-dioxolan-4-ones.Belorus State University, Minsk 220080. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii No. 9, pp. 1216–1218, September, 1994. Original article submitted June 2, 1994.     

Stereoselective α,α'-annelation reactions of 1,3-dioxan-5-ones

Pyrrolidine enamines derived from three 1,3-dioxan-5-ones undergo α,α'-annelation reactions with methyl α-(bromomethyl)acrylate to produce bridged 2,4-dioxabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane ring systems with complete stereocontrol. Stereochemical outcomes have been rationalized based on steric and stereoelectronic interactions in intermediate boat-like conformations of the 1,3-dioxane ring and subsequent kinetic protonation to set an axial ester group on the cyclohexanone ring. Base-mediated ester epimerization provides the stereochemical array found in the highly oxygenated cyclohexane ring of phyllaemblic acid and glochicoccins B and D.     

Synthesis of 1,3-Dioxan-2-ones by Photo-Aerobic Selenium-π-Acid Multicatalysis

An expedient method for the synthesis of cyclic carbonates from homoallylic carbonic acid esters by means of photo-aerobic selenium-π-acid multicatalysis is reported. Until now, conceptually related methods commonly relied either on the stoichiometric addition of electrophiles onto the substrate's alkene moiety or the presence of pre-installed leaving groups in allylic position of said alkene to – in part, catalytically – initiate an intramolecular attack by an adjacent carbonic acid ester group. In sharp contrast, the current study shows that the C−C double bond of homoallylic carbonic acid esters can be directly activated by the catalytic interplay of a pyrylium dye and a diselane using ambient air as the sole oxidant and visible light as an energy source.     

Ring Contraction Reaction of 4H-1,3-Oxazin-4-ones under Electrospray Ionization Conditions

Ring contraction reactions of heterocyclic compounds under mass ionization conditions are important and interesting phenomenon.[1] It should be very useful to elucidate the fragmentation of some novel heterocyclic compounds and to identify the structures of some effective compounds in a screened library by mass spectrometric method, which is an easy and available method for identification of effective members in a library due to development of LC-MS. Recently several ring contraction reactions have been reported in literatures.     

Heterocyclization reactions of 6-aryl-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxin-4-ones with α-oxoketeneaminals

During thermolysis 6-aryl-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxin-4-ones react with -mono and ,-dioxoketene aminals to yield 3-acetyl-6-aryl-2-benzoylamino-4-pyridones or 6-aryl-2-methylene-4-pyrimidones, respectively. A scheme of the formation of pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidines from dioxinones and 1-amino-1-benzoylamino-1-bytene-3-one has been suggested.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1475–1478, August, 1994.     

1′-Azido- and 1′-amino-1,3-dioxolan-4-ones

1,3-Dioxolanone alcohols, prepared via the addition of chiral lithium enolates of 1,3-dioxolan-4-ones to aldehydes, are suitable intermediates for the synthesis of chiral trisubstituted isoserines or trisubstituted 3-hydroxy-β-lactams. In particular, the methyl ester of 2-methyl-3-(2-furyl)isoserinic acid and two 3-methyl-3-hydroxy-β-lactams bearing either a 2-furyl or a phenyl substituent at C-(4) have been prepared. The (2R,3S) stereochemistry of the isoserine, and the (3R,4S) stereochemistry of the two β-lactams is that required for the synthesis of taxoid analogues having the side-chain with the proper (2′R,3′S) configuration.     

Solid Phase Synthesis of 2-Substituted 1,3-Oxazin-6-ones Using Resin-bound Cyclic Malonic Acid Ester

A facile solid phase synthesis of 2-substituted 1,3-oxazin-6-ones using polymer-supported Meldrum‘s acid has been reported. Reaction of the resin-bound cyclic malonic acid ester with triethyl orthoformate and subsequent double substitution with amide, afforded the corresponding polymer-supported acylaminomethylene cyclic malonic acid ester, which upon thermal treatment led to 1, 3-oxazin-6-ones in good yields and with high purity.     

Diastereoselective synthesis of highly functionalized β2,2,3-substituted amino acids from 4-substituted-1,3-oxazinan-6-ones

1,3-Oxazinan-6-ones were used to generate substituted β^2,2,3-substituted amino acid derivatives. The enolates of 1,3-oxazinan-6-ones were trans-selectively intercepted with electrophiles. This alkylation was subsequently optimized for a one-pot dialkylation to form 5,5-disubstituted oxazinanones. The initial 5-monomethylated compounds could be enolized and then diastereoselectively intercepted with different electrophiles to form differentially 5,5-disubstituted products. The 5,5-dialkylated oxazinanones were then transformed to N-methyl β^2,2,3-substituted amino acids by reductive cleavage. Hydrolysis or solvolysis of the oxazinanones afforded β^2,2,3-substituted amino acids or esters, respectively. The chemistry thus provides access to a range of symmetrical and stereopure β^2,2,3-substituted amino acids and further establishes 1,3-oxazinan-6-ones as useful intermediates.     

Condensation of γ-bromodypnone with thiocarbamides: Synthesis of 4,4-disubstituted 4,5-dihydro-1,3-thiazol-2-amines and thiazolidin-2-ones

The reaction of 4-bromo-1,3-diphenyl-2-buten-1-one with thiourea or N,N′-diphenylthiourea gives 2-(2-amino-4-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1,3-thiazol-4-yl)-and 2-[3,4-diphenyl-2-(phenylimino)-1,3-thiazolidin-4-yl]-1-phenyl-1-ethanone — the products of nucleophilic substitution of the halogen atom and Michael addition at position 3 of the 2-buten-1-one system. A similar reaction with thiosemicarbazide and 1-phenylthiosemicarbazide gives the 4-(2-oxo-2-phenylethyl)-4-phenyl-and 4-(2-oxo-2-phenylethyl)-3,4-diphenyl-1,3-thiazolidin-2-one hydrobromides respectively. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 103–110, January, 2008.     

Derivatives of α,β-dehydro amino acids: III. Reaction of 4-arylmethylidene-4,5-dihydro-1,3-oxazol-5-ones with hexamethyldisilazane

4-Arylmethylidene-4,5-dihydro-1,3-oxazol-5-ones reacted with hexamethyldisilazane in ethyl acetate, acetonitrile, or DMF at room temperature to give mainly 2-acylamino-3-arylmethylideneprop-2-enamides, whereas in boiling DMF the corresponding 4-arylmethylidene-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-5-ones were formed. The reaction of 2-benzoylamino-3-phenylprop-2-enamide with hexamethyldisilazane also led to the formation of 4-benzylidene-2-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-5-one, while its reaction with chlorotrimethylsilane afforded either a 1:1 mixture of 4-benzylidene-2-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1,3-oxazol-5-one and 4-benzylidene-2-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-5-one or only the latter, depending on the solvent.     

An efficient synthesis of imidodicarbonic diamides from 1,3-thiazetidin-2-ones with NH_2OH·HCl via ring-opening reaction

A ring-opening process of 4-imino-l,3-thiazetidin-2-ones with NH_2OH·HC1 was described for the first time.Two different scaffolds of imidodicarbonic diamide were obtained selectively in good yields in the presence of organic base.The obtained imidodicarbonic diamides were demonstrated by X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Stereochemistry of the asymmetric alkylation of Δ9,10-octahydroquinolin-4-ones

The asymmetric character of the alkylation of a series of metallated bicyclic enaminoketones has been established and its stereoselectivity has been investigated. The enantiomers of (3S*)-methyl- and (3S*)- and (3R*)-3-methyl-3-butyl-^9,10-octahydroquinolin-4-ones have been obtained. The possibility of inducing chirality at the 3 position of the enaminoketone molecule during methylation in the presence of chiral lithium amides has been established in principle.M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119899. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1531–1542, November, 1995. Original article submitted November 10, 1995     

Efficient One-Pot Synthesis of β-Unsaturated Isoxazol-5-ones and Pyrazol-5-ones Under Ultrasonic Irradiation

4-Arylmethylidene-3-isopropylisoxazol-5-ones and 4-arylmethylidene-1-phenyl-3-isopropylpyrazol-5-ones have been prepared from the reactions of hydroxylamine and phenylhydrazine with methyl 4-methyl-3-oxovalerate and aromatic aldehydes in an aqueous medium at room temperature in the presence of pyridine under ultrasonic irradiation. The simple and facile method produced products in good yields.

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Access to the syntheses of sydnonyl-substituted α,β-unsaturated ketones and 1,3-dihydro-indol-2-ones by modified Knoevenagel reaction

A convenient method for the preparation of sydnonyl-substituted α, β-unsaturated ketones, based on Knoevenagel condensation, is presented. Although well known, this reaction has never been utilized in the condensation involving sydnone derivatives. Thus, 3-aryl-4-formylsydnones (1) are reacted with active methylene compounds such as acetylacetone (2a), ethyl acetoacetate (2b), diethyl malonate (2c), malononitrile (4a), ethyl cyanoacetate (4b) and cyanoacetamide (4c) by modified Knoevenagel condensation to afford multifunctional derivatives. Also, sydnonyl-substituted 1,3-dihydro-indol-2-one derivatives 10 were synthesized successfully by condensing 3-aryl-4-formylsydnones (1) with oxindoles 9.     

On the mechanism of conversion of N-acyl-4-acyloxy-beta-lactams into 2-substituted 1,3-oxazin-6-ones. Can a low-barrier transition state be antiaromatic?

The mechanism of the conversion of N-acyl-4-acyloxy-beta-lactams into 1,3-oxazin-6-ones has been investigated using ab initio and density functional theories. It has been found that two pseudopericyclic reactions are involved in the whole process. The first key reaction is a retro-[4-exo-dig] cyclization instead of a thermal conrotatory electrocyclic ring opening. Magnetic characterization of the corresponding transition structure shows antiaromatic character, despite the low activation energy associated with this process. The second step is very exothermic and has no activation barrier. It corresponds to another pseudopericyclic reaction instead of a six-electron disrotatory electrocyclization. These results confirm that there is no correlation between aromaticity and pseudopericyclic reactions. In contrast, thermal-symmetry-allowed pericyclic reactions are always aromatic. Therefore, magnetic analysis of the corresponding transition structures constitutes a useful tool to distinguish between both kinds of processes.     

Hydrochlorination of δ2-1,3-oxazolines and 1,3-oxazolidines

The compounds 2-(ethoxycarbonylmethyl)-²-l,3-oxazoline and 1-methyl-2-(methoxycarbonylmethylene)-1,3-oxazolidine are hydrochlorinated at the C=N or C= C bond, respectively, with subsequent opening of the oxazolidine ring. Depending on the reaction conditions, this occurs regioselectively to form various products.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 684–686, May, 1992     

Synthesis of extended, π-conjugated isoindolin-1-ones

The synthesis and characterization of extended, conjugated molecules containing isoindolinone units was explored. Nucleophilic cyclizations between an amide and an alkyne were found to be an efficient method of producing the desired isoindolin-1-ones in high yields. A variety of derivatives were synthesized, demonstrating that a number of structural alterations could be made while maintaining good regio- and stereospecificity in the cyclized product.     

Reactions of enamines with fluorinated acyl chlorides----Synthesis of fluorinated 1,3-diketones and 1,3-keto-aldehydes

The reactions of enamines (1a-b,4,6) with fluorinated acyl chlorides (2a-d) produced fluorinated 1,3-diketones (3a-f) and 1,3-keto-aldehydes (7a-c) in good yields as well as byproducts fluorinated acylamides (5a-c).It is proposed that the reactions involve nucleophilic attack by the C-atora and/or N-atom of the enamines on acyl carbon of the fluorinated acyl chlorides.     

Natural effectors of β-1,3-glucanases activator of the β-1,3-glucanases of marine mollusks

The capacity of certain extracts of marine invertebrates of the Indian and Pacific Oceans for activating -1,3-glucanases has been detected. It has been shown that an individual compound — swinholide A from the spongeTheonella swinhoei — specifically activates -1,3-glucanases of bivlve mollusks. In the presence of swinholide A both the hydrolysis of laminarin by -1,3-glucanase L-IV fromSpisula sachalinensis and the transglycosylation reaction are accelerated.Pacific Ocean Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, Nos. 3,4, pp. 316–320, May–August, 1992.