Palladium(0)-catalyzed regioselective synthesis of alpha-dehydro-beta-amino esters from amines and allyl acetates: synthesis of a alpha-dehydro-beta-amino acid derived cyclic peptide as a constrained beta-turn mimic

Acetates derived from the adducts of the Baylis-Hillman reaction can be reacted in a regioselective manner with amines in the presence of palladium(0) catalyst to afford alpha-dehydro-beta-amino esters (2 and 3) in good yields. The regioselectivity of the reaction can be controlled by temperature and reaction medium leading to the synthesis of regioisomers 2 or 3. The alpha-dehydro-beta-amino acid 3 is a turn inducer, and the dipeptides 6 derived from it show the presence of an eight-membered intramolecular hydrogen bond. Also, cobalt(II) chloride catalyzes the cleavage of epoxy peptides with alpha-dehydro-beta-amino acid derivative 3b to afford the corresponding dipeptide derivatives 8, which exhibit an intramolecular hydrogen bond and thus mimic a beta-turn. This intramolecular hydrogen bonding preorganizes the corresponding diallylated peptide 8c for cyclization via ring-closing metathesis to afford the cyclic peptide 9 as a constrained mimic of a beta-turn.     

A New and Concise Synthesis of 3-Hydroxybenzo[c]phenanthrene and 12-Hydroxybenzo[g]chrysene, Useful Intermediates for the Synthesis of Fjord-Region Diol Epoxides of Benzo[c]phenanthrene and Benzo[g]chrysene

A new strategy which involves a palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction has been developed for the rapid synthesis of 3-hydroxybenzo[c]phenanthrene (5) and 12-hydroxybenzo[g]chrysene (6). These phenolic compounds are the key intermediates for the synthesis of highly carcinogenic fjord-region diol epoxide metabolites 3 and 4 of benzo[c]phenanthrene (1) and benzo[g]chrysene (2). The cross-coupling reaction of 2-bromo-5-methoxybenzaldehyde (9) with naphthalene-1-boronic acid (7) and phenanthrene-9-boronic acid (8) produced 2-(1-naphthyl)-5-methoxybenzaldehyde (10) and 2-(9-phenanthryl)-5-methoxybenzaldehyde (11), respectively, in quantitative yields. After reaction of these aldehydes with trimethylsulfonium iodide under phase-transfer conditions or with the Wittig reagent obtained from (methoxymethyl)triphenylphosphonium bromide and phenyllithium to generate an oxiranyl or methoxyethene side chain, the acid-catalyzed cyclization with methanesulfonic acid (or boron trifluoride) produced 3-methoxybenzo[c]phenanthrene (16) and 12-methoxybenzo[g]chrysene (17) in 61-64% yields. Finally, demethylation of these methoxy derivatives 16 and 17 with boron tribromide resulted in the formation of the hydroxy analogues 5 and 6, respectively. The availability of this short and high-yielding regiospecific method for the synthesis of phenols 5 and 6 should allow the preparative-scale synthesis of the fjord-region diol epoxides 3 and 4. These diol epoxides are required as starting compounds for the synthesis of site-specifically modified oligonucleotides which are critically needed to elucidate the mechanism of carcinogenesis at the molecular level.     

Synthesis of 6-substituted 1-alkoxy-5-alkyluracils

Synthesis of 6-substituted 1-alkoxy-5-alkyluracils 2a-c have been achieved from readily accessible 2-alkyl-3,3-di(methylthio)acryloyl chlorides 4a,b in high overall yields. Treatment of 4a,b with silver cyanate followed by reaction of the resulting isocyanates 5a,b with an appropriate alkoxyamine afforded N-alkoxy-N′-[2-alkyl-3,3-di(methylthio)acryloyl]ureas 6a,b in 85–88% yields. Cyclization of 6a,b in acetic acid containing methanesulfonic acid followed by oxidation with 3-chloroperoxybenzoic acid gave high yields of 1-alkoxy-5-alkyl-6-(methylsulfonyl)uracils 9a,b. Nucleophillic addition-elimination reaction of 9a,b with sodium azide, phenylthiol, or phenylselenol produced 6-azido-1-butoxythymine ( 2a , 98%), 5-ethyl-1-(2-phenoxyethoxy)-6-(phenylthio)uracil ( 2b , 95%), or 5-ethyl-1-(2-phenoxyethoxy)-6-(phenylselenenyl)uracil ( 2c , 91%).     

Pyrimidine derivatives XII. A convenient preparation of 6-formylpyrimidinedione and 2- and 3-formylpyridine derivatives from corresponding nitrooxymethyl derivatives

The convenient preparation of 6-fomylpyrimidinedione derivatives and 2- and 3-formylpyridine are described. Thus, 5-bromo-1,3-dimethyl- ( 1a ), 5-bromo-3-methyl-1-(2-nitrooxyethyl)- ( 1b ), and 5-bromo-3-methyl-1-(3-nitrooxypropyl)-2,4(1H,3H)-pyrimidine-dione ( 1c ) were converted to the corresponding 6-formyl compounds 2a, 2b , and 2c , respectively, in excellent yields by the reaction with triethylamine and 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane. These 6-formylpyrimidinedione derivatives are key intermediates for the preparation of 6-carbon-carbon substituted compounds, which are expected to be potential antitumor and antiviral agents. Similarly, 2-(and 3-)formylpyridine ( 9a (and 9b )) were obtained by the reaction of 2-(and 3)nitrooxymethylpyridine ( 8a (and 8b )) with 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane.     

Rearrangement reactions of heterocycles. 12. Rearrangement of 6-substituted pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidines to isomeric 1,8-naphthyridines and some of their further reactions

2-Amino-6-methylpyridine ( 4 ) reacts with active malonates 2a-d or 3a-d either in acetone solution with triethylamine as catalyst at room temperature or with active malonates 2a-d in acetone solution at reflux temperature to yield the pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidines 5a-d . 2,6-Diaminopyridine ( 8 ) already reacts without triethylamine with 2a-d at room temperature to afford the pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidines 9a-d . At higher temperatures pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidines 5 and 9 are rearranged via ketene intermediates [1] to yield the 1,8-naphthyridines 6a-d , and 10a-d , respectively. The naphthyridines 6 and 10 can also be synthesized directly from 4 or 8 using either diethyl malonates 1 or — with better results — the active malonates 2 at 240–250°. Further reaction of 10a-e with 2c,d leads to the pyridonaphthyridines 12a-f . Nitration of 6c yields the nitro derivative 16 and chlorination of 6c,d gives 15c,d , while the chlorination of 10c affords the di-chloro derivative 17 .     

Synthesis and Photochemical Behaviour of 2-Amino-1,3-Cyclohexadienes

The reaction of the 4,4-dialkylated 2-cyclohexenones 1 or 2 with a twofold excess of a secondary amine 3 affords the 2-amino-1,3-cyclohexadienes 4 and 5 , respectively. Irradiation (λ ≧ 300 nm) of the morpholino derivative 4a yields a mixture of the isomeric 3-morpholino-6-methyl-1,3,5-heptatrienes 6 and 7 , while 5 gives only one corresponding product 8 . The reaction of enone 1 with an equimolar amount of pyrrolidine ( 3c ) affords the bis-enamine 9 which is converted to the unsaturated diketone 10 by oxidative hydrolysis.     

Synthesis and Diazotization of Diethyl 6-Amino-2-Hydroxyazulene-1,3-Dicarboxylate and Its 2-Acetoxyl Derivative

Diethyl 6-amino-2-hydroxyazulene-1,3-dicarboxylate ( 6a ) and 2-acetoxyl derivative ( 6b ) were synthesized by reduction of the 6-azido derivatives ( 5a,b ) with zinc/acetic acid in excellent yields. 5a and 5b were prepared by azidation of diethyl 2-acetoxy-6-bromoazulene-1,3-dicarboxylate (4). Diazotization of 6a with sodium nitrite in the presence of concentrated sulfuric acid in dioxane gave diethyl 2-hydroxy- ( 7a ), 2,6-dihydroxy- ( 8a ), and 2-hydroxy-6-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]-azulene-1,3-dicarboxylates ( 9a ), in 5, 35 and 20% yields, respectively. Similar reaction of 6b gave the corresponding acetates 7b, 8b , and 9b , compounds of the same type from 6a . No evidence for the formation of 6-diazo-1,3-diethoxycarbonyl-2(6H) azulenone ( 2b ) was obtained in the employed reaction conditions.     

A Novel synthesis of 6-hydroxyalkyl-and 6-hydroxy-aralkyl-6H-dibenz[c,e][1,2]oxaphosphorin 6-Oxides

A new strategy for the synthesis of 6-hydroxyalkyl- and 6-hydroxyaralkyl-6H-dibenz[c,e][1,2]oxaphosphorin 6-oxides 3 was achieved by the reaction of 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)phenylphosphonic acid ( 1 ) with various carbonyl compounds 2 . The desired products 3 were obtained in acceptable yields.     

A new route to the improved synthesis of 1-(alkoxymethyl)-5-alkyl-6-(arylselenenyl)uracils

A new route to C-6-selenenyl analogs of compound 1a from 5-alkyl-6-chlorouracils 6a-b has been described. A mild and highly efficient synthesis of 1-(alkoxymethyl)-5-alkyl-6-(arylselenenyl)uracils 8a-e has been accomplished from 6a-b in good yields using a two step procedure. Silylation of 5-alkyl-6-chlorouracils 6a-b using N,O-bis(trimethylsilyl)acetamide followed by regioselective alkylation of the silylated intermediate with ethyl or benzyl chloromethyl ether in dichloromethane afforded the desired 1-(alkoxymethyl)-5-alkyl-6-chlorouracils 7a-d in 88–94% yields. Compounds 7a-d readily underwent addition-elimination reaction with an appropriate arylselenol in the presence of ethanolic sodium hyroxide to produce the corresponding 1-(alkoxymethyl)-5-alkyl-6-(arylselenenyl)uracils 8a-e in excellent yields (94–99%).     

Facile syntheses of 2,2-dimethyl-6-(2-oxoalkyl)-1,3-dioxin-4-ones and the corresponding 6-substituted 4-hydroxy-2-pyrones

A variety of 2,2-dimethyl-6-(2-oxoalkyl)-1,3-dioxin-4-ones 5a-l and the corresponding 6-substituted 4-hydroxy-2-pyrones 3a-l were prepared in high yields under mild reaction conditions by the reaction of 2,2,6-trimethyl-1,3-dioxin-4-one 4 with 1-acylbenzotriazoles 9 in the presence of LDA followed by thermal cyclization of 5a-l to 3a-l. Synthesis of novel 6-(1-benzoylalkyl)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxin-4-ones 12a-c was achieved by alkylation of dioxinone 5a and their subsequent cyclization gave 5-alkyl-4-hydroxy-2-pyrones 13a-c.     

Synthesis of carbazoles via an intramolecular cyclization of 2-(6-substituted 3(Z)-hexen-1,5-diynyl)anilines and their related molecules

Various 2-(6-substituted 3(Z)-hexen-1,5-diynyl)anilines 1a-g were treated with potassium tert-butoxide or potassium 3-ethylpentanoxide in NMP at 60 degrees C for 2 h to give the corresponding 5-substituted carbazoles 2a-g in 36-65% yields together with indoles 9a-g in 21-40% yields, respectively. Exposing the trifluoroacetamide analogues 10h-k under the same reaction conditions gave the carbazoles 2b-e in 37-57% yields and indoles 9b-e in 15-27% yields. Subsequent cyclizations of acetamide analogues 10a-g gave carbazoles 2a-g in 53-86% yields.     

嘌呤N-6-吡啶盐中间体的形成及其在嘌呤核苷合成上的应用

本文报道以次黄苷为原料, 经酯化, 再在缩合剂4-氯苯磷酰二氯存在下与吡啶反应, 形成嘌呤N-6-吡啶盐中间体2, 该中间体2分别与碱性强弱不同的胺或氨及2moldm^-^3NaOH的醇溶液在室温反应, 可方便的合成6-NH2, 6-OCH3以及6-OCH2CH3-9-(β-D-呋喃核糖)嘌呤衍生物。并对以上产物形成的机制作了探讨。     

Synthesis of novel 6-enaminopurines

Two different approaches have been used for the synthesis of 6-enaminopurines 6 from 5-amino-4-cyanoformimidoyl imidazoles. In the first approach imidazoles 1 were reacted with ethoxymethylenemalononitrile or ethoxymethylenecyanoacetate under mild experimental conditions and this led to 9-substituted-6-(1-amino-2,2-dicyanovinyl) purines 6a-f or 9-substituted-6-(1-amino-2-cyano-2-methoxycarbonylvinyl) purines 6g-k. These reactions are postulated to occur through an imidazo-pyrrolidine intermediate 7, which rapidly rearranges to the 6-enaminopurine 6. In the second approach 6-methoxyformimidoyl purines 3, prepared in two efficient steps from 5-amino-4-cyanoformimidoyl imidazoles 1, were reacted with malononitrile and methylcyanoacetate with a mild acid catalysis (ammonium acetate or piperidinium acetate) to give 6-enaminopurines 6a, 6d, 6f, 6g and 6k in very good yields. Only low yields were obtained for the 6-enaminopurine 6j, as competing nucleophilic attack on C-8 of either 3d or 6jcauses ring opening with formation of pyrimido-pyrimidines 11 and 10a respectively.     

全氟和多氟烷基磺酸的研究 IX. 5-卤-3-氧杂-全氟戊磺酰氟的化学转化

5-Halo-3-oxa-perfluoropentanesulfonic acids 2,4 were obtained in high yields by treating the corresponding sulfonyl fluorides successively with KOH and concentrated H2SO4: Treatment of the acids with P2O5 gave corresponding anhydrides 3, 5. 3 reacted with various alcohols in the presence of pyridine to yield sulfonates 6. 5-Iodo-3-oxa-perfluoropentanesulfonyl fluoride (1) was converted to the acyl fluoride 9 by fuming sulfuric acid. Depending on the reaction temperature 9 can be hydrolyzed to fluorosulfonyl perfluoroalkanoic acid 10 and/or mixed dibasic acid 11. A similar phenomenon was also observed in the case of hydrolysis of fluorocarbonyl-perfluoromethanesulfonyl fluoride(13). Alcohol reacted readily with the acyl fluoride group but not with the sulfonyl group in 9 giving carboxylic esters, which can be further transformed to the corresponding sulfonates. Perfluoroalkoxide ion -O(CF2)2O(CF2)2SO2F prepared from 9 and F- reacted with active alkyl halides yielding the corresponding ethers. The interaction of 5-halo-3-oxa-perfluoroalkane-sulfonyl fluoride with AlCl3 was investigated. Friedel-crafts acylation of aromatic compounds with 9 in the presence of anhydrous AlCl3 is also reported. The yields of the desired ketones can be improved by using CCl4 as a solvent and changing the order of addition of reactants.     

Reaction of cyanoacetylene HCCCN(X 1Sigma+) with ground-state carbon atoms C(3P) in cold molecular clouds

The reaction of the simplest cyanopolyyne, cyanoacetylene [HCCCN(X (1)Sigma(+))], with ground-state atomic carbon C((3)P) is investigated theoretically to explore the probable routes for the depletion of the famed interstellar molecule HCCCN, and the formation of carbon-nitrogen-bearing species in extraterrestrial environments particularly of ultralow temperature. Six collision complexes (c1-c6) without entrance barrier as a result of the carbon atom addition to the pi systems of HCCCN are located. The optimized geometries and harmonic frequencies of the intermediates, transition states, and products along the isomerization and dissociation pathways of each collision complex are obtained by utilizing the unrestricted B3YLP6-311G(d,p) level of theory, and the corresponding CCSD(T)/cc-pVTZ energies are calculated. Subsequently, with the facilitation of Rice-Ramsperger-Kassel-Marcus (RRKM) and variational RRKM rate constants at collision energy of 0-10 kcal/mol, the most probable paths for the titled reaction are determined, and the product yields are estimated. Five collision complexes (c1-c3, c5, and c6) are predicted to give the same products, a chained CCCCN (p2)+H, via the linear and most stable intermediate, HCCCCN (i2), while collision complex c4 is likely to dissociate back to C+HCCCN. The study suggests that this class of reaction is an important route to the destruction of cyanoacetylene and cyanopolyynes in general, and to the synthesis of linear carbon-chained nitriles at the temperature as low as 10 K to be incorporated in future chemical models of interstellar clouds.     

2‐Bromo‐1‐(1H‐pyrazol‐4‐yl)ethanone: Versatile Precursor for Novel Mono‐ and Bis[pyrazolylthiazoles]

The synthesis of novel bis(thiazoles) 20a , 20b , 20c and 23a , 23b , 23c is reported. Thus, reaction of 2‐bromo‐1‐(5‐methyl‐1‐phenyl‐1H‐pyrazol‐4‐yl)ethanone ( 6 ) with the corresponding thioamide derivatives 7a , 7b , in refluxing EtOH in the presence of triethylamine, afforded 4‐pyrazolylthiazoles 8a , 8b in good yields. On the other hand, the novel bis(thiazoles) 20a , 20b , 20c and 23a , 23b , 23c were obtained from the reaction of 6 with the corresponding benzaldehyde thiosemicarbazones 19a , 19b , 19c , 22a , 22b , 22c in refluxing EtOH. Compounds 19a , 19b , 19c and 22a , 22b , 22c were obtained by condensation of the corresponding bis(aldehydes) 18a , 18b , 18c and 21a , 21b , 21c with thiosemicarbazide.     

Synthesis of 4-thiouridine, 6-thioinosine, and 6-thioguanosine 3',5'-O-bisphosphates as donor molecules for RNA ligation and their application to the synthesis of photoactivatable TMG-capped U1 snRNA fragments

4-Thiouridine, 6-thioguanosine, and 6-thioinosine 3',5'-bisphosphates (9, 20, and 28) were synthesized in good yields by considerably improved methods. In the former two compounds, uridine and 2-N-phenylacetylguanosine were converted via transient O-trimethylsilylation to the corresponding 4- and 6-O-benzenesulfonyl intermediates (2 and 13), which, in turn, were allowed to react with 2-cyanoethanethiol in the presence of N-methylpyrrolidine to give 4-thiouridine (3) and 2-N-phenylacetyl-6-thioguanosine derivatives (14), respectively. In situ dimethoxytritylation of these thionucleoside derivatives gave the 5'-masked products 4 and 15 in high overall yields from 1 and 11. 6-S-(2-Cyanoethyl)-5'-O-(4,4'-dimethoxytrityl)-6-thioinosine (23) was synthesized via substitution of the 5'-O-tritylated 6-chloropurine riboside derivative 22 with 2-cyanoethanethiol. These S-(2-cyanoethyl)thionucleosides were converted to the 2'-O-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)ribonucleoside 3'-phosphoramidite derivatives 7, 18, and 26 or 3',5'-bisphosphate derivatives 8, 19, and 27. Treatment of 8, 19, and 27 with DBU gave thionucleoside 3',5'-bisphosphate derivatives 9, 20, and 28, which were found to be substrates of T4 RNA ligase. These thionucleoside 3',5'-bisphosphates were examined as donors for ligation with m3(2,2,7) G5'pppAmUmA, i.e., the 5'-terminal tetranucleotide fragment of U1 snRNA, The 4-thiouridine 3',5'-bisphosphate derivative 9 was found to serve as the most active substrate of T4 RNA ligase with a reaction efficiency of 96%.     

2-异（口恶）唑啉等氮杂环化合物在二铬酸氢四吡啶合镍（II）氧化下的脱氢芳构化反应

研究了3，5-二芳基-4，5-二氢异（口恶）唑化合物（1a～3c)和1，3，5-三苯 基-4，5-二氢吡唑化合物（5）分别在二铬酸氢四吡啶合镍（II）[（Py)_4Ni (HCrO_4)_2]氧化下脱氢反应的结果；研究了在[(Py)_4Ni(HCrO_4)_2]存在下，吡 啶叶立德、喹啉叶立德或异喹啉叶立德分别和缺电子烯烃反应，一步法合成中氮茚 衍生物 9a～9b，11a～11b，13的结果，发现金属配合物氧化剂二铬酸氢四吡啶合 镍（II）可用于多类杂环化合物的脱氢芳构化。     

Manganese Dioxide Mediated Stereoselective, One-step Synthesis of Novel Steroidal (6R)-Spiro-1’,2’,4’-triazoline-3’-thiones

Oxidative cyclization of 5α-cholestan-6-one thiosemicarbazone (1), its 3β-chloro (2) and 3β-acetoxy (3) analogues with active manganese dioxide at room temperature afforded selectively the corresponding (6R)-spiro-1’,2’,4’-triazoline-3’-thiones 4—6. This synthesis has the advantages of mild reaction conditions, easy handling, easily available reagent and high yields. The products have been characterized by analytical and spectral data.     

Palladium-catalyzed [2 + 2 + 2] cocyclotrimerization of benzynes with bicyclic alkenes: an efficient route to anellated 9,10-dihydrophenanthrene derivatives and polyaromatic compounds

An efficient method for the cocyclotrimerization of bicyclic alkenes and benzynes catalyzed by palladium phosphine complexes to give the corresponding norbornane anellated 9,10-dihydrophenanthrene derivatives is described. Bicyclic alkenes 1a-i undergo [2 + 2 + 2] cocyclotrimerization with benzynes generated from precursors 2a-d [2-(trimethylsilyl)phenyl triflate (2a), 4,5-dimethyl-2-(trimethylsilyl)phenyl triflate (2b), 6-(trimethylsilyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-5-indenyl triflate (2c), 4-methyl-2-(trimethylsilyl)phenyl triflate (2d)] in the presence of PdCl(2)(PPh(3))(2) in acetonitrile at ambient temperature to yield anellated 9,10-dihydrophenanthrene products 3a-r in moderate to excellent yields. The [2 + 2 + 2] cocyclotrimerization products from oxa- and azabicyclic alkenes can be applied for the synthesis of polyaromatics, substituted benzo[b]triphenylenes (8a-f), via a simple Lewis acid mediated deoxyaromatization in good yields. In addition the [2 + 2 + 2] products undergo retro Diels-Alder reaction readily, providing a new method for the synthesis of substituted phenanthrenes and for generating isobenzofurans. A plausible mechanism is proposed to account for the catalytic [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition reaction.