SmI(2)-promoted radical addition reactions with N-(2-Indolylacyl)oxazolidinones: synthesis of bisindole compounds

The treatment of N-acyl oxazolidinones of N-benzyl 2-indolecarboxylic acids varying in the substitution pattern of the indole ring with samarium diiodide at -78 degrees C led to the formation of two indole dimer products. The major product isolated in yields from 55 to 59% represents an unsymmetrical dimer arising from 1,4-addition to the 2-indolecarboxylic acid derivative of a possible ketyl-type radical anion intermediate originating from the reduction of the exocyclic carbonyl group of the N-acyl oxazolidinone. The minor dimer, represented by a symmetrical diketone, was produced in yields ranging from 11 to 23%. Even in the presence of an alpha,beta-unsaturated amide, dimerization was the preferred pathway rather than the formation of a gamma-keto amide. Upon treatment with acid, the unsymmetrical indole dimer cyclized to form a diindolequinone. Finally, the N-acyl oxazolidinones of pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid and 3-indolecarboxylic acid preferred in both cases to undergo C-C bond formation with an acrylamide in the presence of SmI2 rather than dimerization.     

Expanding the scope of the acyl-type radical addition reactions promoted by SmI2

N-acyl oxazolidinones of simple carboxylic acids and amino acids were observed to undergo successful SmI2-promoted couplings with substituted acrylamides and acrylates, affording a variety of functionalized gamma-ketoamides and -esters with yields attaining 85%. As many of these reductive couplings were previously found to be ineffective employing the corresponding 4-pyridylthio esters, the applicability of this methodology has been substantially improved. The methodology has been adapted to prepare structures related to two potent aspartate protease inhibitors, the renin inhibitor aliskiren, and the gamma-secretase inhibitor L-685,458. Finally, a convenient two-step procedure for the preparation of N-acyl oxazolidinones of N-protected amino acids, which provides consistently good yields of the corresponding imide, has been devised.     

Direct entry to peptidyl ketones via SmI2-mediated C-C bond formation with readily accessible N-peptidyl oxazolidinones

In this work, a new method for the preparation of peptidyl ketones is presented employing a SmI(2)/H(2)O-mediated coupling of N-peptidyl oxazolidinones with electron-deficient alkenes. The requisite peptide imides were easily prepared by solution-phase peptide synthesis starting from an N-acyl oxazolidinone derivative of an amino acid. Importantly, they could be used directly in the C-C bond-forming step without the need for further functionalization. Coupling of these peptide derivatives with a second peptide possessing an N-terminal acryloyl group leads to ketomethylene isosteres of glycine-containing peptides. This method represents an alternative means for ligating two small peptides through a C-C bond-forming step.     

三价铑催化亚甲胺内盐与丙烯酰胺氧化合成三取代吡唑

将三价铑离子配合物用于催化甲亚胺内盐与取代的丙烯酰胺之间的氧化偶联反应,实现了三取代的吡唑化合物的合成.在这个过程中,取代的丙烯酰胺的烯烃发生了C-H键活化.此类反应和用丙烯酸酯时的反应具有不同的选择性.     

SmI2-promoted intra- and intermolecular C-C bond formation with chiral N-acyl oxazolidinones

The suitability of chiral oxazolidinones in the SmI₂-mediated C-C bond generation between the imide functionality of an N-acyl oxazolidinone unit and an olefinic radical acceptor, in both inter- and intramolecular reactions, was investigated. It was shown that the products from an Evans asymmetric alkylation can undergo direct carbon-carbon bond formation with an acrylamide providing chiral acyclic ketones in reasonable yields. These examples represent the first transformation of such N-acyl oxazolidinones where this chiral auxiliary is removed under the conditions for ketone formation. 5-exo-trig Cyclization studies were also undertaken with the same type of substrates, providing trans-2,5-disubstituted cyclopentanones in yields of approx. 50%. However, attempts to cyclize heteroatom-containing equivalents were less rewarding.     

Evidence for spontaneous release of acrylates from a transition-metal complex upon coupling ethene or propene with a carboxylic moiety or CO(2)

The development of a new synthetic approach to acrylates based on the formation of alkyl esters of acrylic acids has been studied. A preformed Pd-COOMe moiety is used as a model system to investigate the insertion of an olefin into the Pd--C bond. The fast elimination of acrylate is observed. Density functional calculations support the experimental findings and allow the characterization of transition states along the reaction pathway. The first example of olefin/CO(2) coupling with facile release of ethyl acrylate is also presented.     

Reduction of activated olefins by SmI2. Detouring the classical Birch mechanism and a negative order in SmI2

The reaction of an excess of 1,1-diaryl-2,2-dicyanoethylenes (1) with SmI2 is biphasic for olefin with at least one available para position. The first phase is completed in less than 0.5 s with the second phase extending over a few hundred seconds. This phase is second order with respect to the radical anion, which is formed in the dead-time of the mixing in the stopped flow spectrophotometer and is overall of -1 order in the initial concentration of SmI2. In this phase, a dimer is formed between two radical anions with the formation of a C-C bond between a benzylic and a para position. The second phase is enhanced by proton donors and shows an H/D kinetic isotope effect with MeOH. Minute amounts of ethylene glycol accelerated the reaction to such an extent that the second phase is "absorbed" into the first, rendering it rate determining. In this phase, the dianionic dimer disproportionates after protonation to furnish the neutral species and the anion, which after second protonation provides the reduced product. When the two para positions are occupied by substituents, the reaction takes place by the traditional Birch reduction sequence of electron-proton-electron-proton-transfer steps. It is shown that the detour mechanism, coupling followed by disproportionation, should be typical of olefin but not of carbonyl reduction. This difference stems from the dissimilarity in protonation rate on carbon and oxygen.     

Tandem nucleophilic addition/fragmentation reactions and synthetic versatility of vinylogous acyl triflates

A thorough analysis of the chemistry of vinylogous acyl triflates provides insight into important chemical processes and opens new directions in synthetic technology. Tandem nucleophilic addition/C-C bond cleaving fragmentation reactions of cyclic vinylogous acyl triflates 1 yield a variety of acyclic acetylenic compounds. Full details are disclosed herein. A wide array of nucleophiles, such as organolithium and Grignard reagents, lithium enolates and their analogues, hydride reagents, and lithium amides, are applied. The respective reactions produce ketones 2, 1,3-diketones and their analogues 3, alcohols 4, and amides 5. The present reactions are proposed to proceed through a 1,2-addition of the nucleophile to the carbonyl group of starting triflates 1 to form tetrahedral alkoxide intermediates C, followed by Grob-type fragmentation, which effects C-C bond cleavage to yield acyclic acetylenic compounds 2-5 and 7. The potent nucleofugacity of the triflate moiety is channeled through the sigma-bond framework of 1, providing direct access to the fragmentation pathway without denying other typical reactions of cyclic vinylogous esters. The synthetic versatility of vinylogous acyl triflates, including functionalization reactions of the cyclic enone core (1 --> 6 or 8), is also illustrated.     

First direct evidence of radical intermediates in samarium diiodide induced cyclization by ESR spectra

The mechanism of samarium diiodide (SmI(2))-induced cyclization of α,β-unsaturated esters and ketones to bicyclic compounds was examined using ESR spectroscopy. This is the first report of direct evidence of the radical intermediates in the SmI(2) reaction. The preferential reduction of the α,β-unsaturated carbonyl part in some substrates should be recognized as a main route.     

SmI(2)-promoted radical addition of nitrones to alpha,beta-unsaturated amides and esters: synthesis of gamma-amino acids via a nitrogen equivalent to the ketyl radical

[reaction: see text] Alkyl nitrones undergo radical addition reactions to a series of alpha,beta-unsaturated amides and esters when subjected to samarium diiodide via a nitrogen equivalent to a ketyl radical anion. This reaction conveniently provides access to a variety of functionalized gamma-amino acids. The methodology was extended to the asymmetric synthesis of 4-substituted gamma-amino acids, via the nitrone radical addition reaction to acrylates/amides possessing a chiral auxiliary.     

二碘化钐作用下缺电子烯烃的还原偶联反应

室温下SmI2-HMPA-t-BuOH-THF体系能顺利地将丁烯二酸二酯还原偶联为1, 2, 3, 4-四烷氧基羰基丁烷, 同样条件下, 亚苄基氰乙酸乙酯,α-乙氧羰基肉桂酸乙酯, α-乙酰基肉桂酸乙酯和亚苄基丙二酸亚异丙酯等化合物也发生还原偶联反应得到相应的二聚体。     

Exploring Bis(cyclometalated) Ruthenium(II) Complexes as Active Catalyst Precursors: Room‐Temperature Alkene–Alkyne Coupling for 1,3‐Diene Synthesis

Described is the development of a new class of bis(cyclometalated) ruthenium(II) catalyst precursors for C? C coupling reactions between alkene and alkyne substrates. The complex [(cod)Ru(3‐methallyl)₂] reacts with benzophenone imine or benzophenone in a 1:2 ratio to form bis(cyclometalated) ruthenium(II) complexes ( 1 ). The imine‐ligated complex 1 a promoted room‐temperature coupling between acrylic esters and amides with internal alkynes to form 1,3‐diene products. A proposed catalytic cycle involves C? C bond formation by oxidative cyclization, β‐hydride elimination, and C? H bond reductive elimination. This Ru^II/Ru^IV pathway is consistent with the observed catalytic reactivity of 1 a for mild tail‐to‐tail methyl acrylate dimerization and for cyclobutene formation by [2+2] norbornene/alkyne cycloaddition.     

Deuteration of α,β-acetylenic esters, amides, or carboxylic acids without using deuterium gas: synthesis of 2,2,3,3-tetradeuterioesters, amides, or acids

An easy, simple, rapid, and nonhazardous deuteration of the C-C triple bond of α,β-acetylenic esters, amides, or acids by means of samarium diiodide in the presence of D₂O, provides an efficient method for synthesizing 2,2,3,3-tetradeuterioesters, amides, or carboxylic acids, respectively. When H₂O is used instead of D₂O, saturated carboxylic esters, amides, or acids were isolated. A mechanism to explain these reduction reactions has been proposed.     

SmI2-mediated radical cross-couplings of α-hydroxylated aza-hemiacetals and N,S-acetals with α,β-unsaturated compounds: asymmetric synthesis of (+)-hyacinthacine A2, (-)-uniflorine A, and (+)-7-epi-casuarine

The SmI(2)-mediated radical coupling reactions of β-hydroxylated pyrrolidine/piperidine aza-hemiacetals 8 and 9 and N,S-acetals 6 and 33 with α,β-unsaturated compounds are described. This method allows a rapid access to β-hydroxylated pyrrolidines, piperidines, pyrrolizidinones, and indolizidinones. Starting from N,S-acetal 33 and via a common intermediate 27, the alkaloids hyacinthacine A(2) (2), uniflorine A (3, 6-epi-casuarine), and the unnatural epimer 7-epi-casuarine (37) have been synthesized in four and five steps with overall yields of 34%, 16%, and 13%, respectively. The radical mechanism of the coupling reactions has been confirmed by controlled experiments, which also allowed deducing the anionic mechanism in the coupling between N,S-acetal 6 and carbonyl compounds. This demonstrates that the mechanisms of these SmI(2)-mediated reactions are switchable from Barbier-type anionic to radical by cooperative action of BF(3)·OEt(2) and t-BuOH.     

Carbon‐Centered Radical Addition to OC of Amides or Esters as a Route to CO Bond Formations

Among various types of radical reactions, the addition of carbon radicals to unsaturated bonds is a powerful tool for constructing new chemical bonds, in which the typical applied unsaturated substrates include alkenes, alkynes and imines. Carbonyl is perhaps the most common unsaturated group in nature. This work demonstrates a novel C?O bond formation through carbon‐centered radical addition to the carbonyl oxygen of amide or ester, in which amide and ester groups are easily activated through the radical process. EPR spectroscopy and radical clock experiments support the radical process for this transformation, and density functional theory (DFT) calculations support the possibility of carbon‐centered radical addition to the carbonyl oxygen of amides or esters.     

Radical alkylphosphanylation of olefins with stannylated or silylated phosphanes and alkyl iodides

Intermolecular conjugate radical addition reactions of secondary and tertiary alkyl radicals derived from the corresponding alkyl iodides to activated olefins such as α,β-unsaturated esters, amides, imides, nitriles, and sulfones are described. The adduct radicals are trapped by either diphenyl(trimethylstannyl)phosphane or the commercially available diphenyl(trimethylsilyl)phosphane as chain transfer reagents to give the corresponding phosphanylated products in moderate to good yields. The overall process comprises a C-C followed by a C-P bond formation.     

Radical additions to allyl bromides. A synthetically useful, ‘Tin-Free’ method for carbon-carbon bond formation

The scope and limitations of a novel free radical chain process involving the addition of benzyl radicals to substituted allyl bromides were examined and extended to explore the effect of α-substitution on the allyl bromide (R′), and the use of pyrrolidine amides and oxazolidinone as activating substituents (Z) as the first steps toward the development of a stereoselective, radical-based C-C bond-forming reaction which is environmentally benign.     

Rare earth metal initiated polymerization to give high polymers with narrow molecular weight distribution

Organolanthanide (III) initiated polymerization of alkyl acrylates gave high molecular weight poly(alkyl acrylate)s with extremely narrow molecular weight distribution in high yield. Molecular weight of the polymers increased linearly with the conversion. Random and block copolymerizations of acrylate monomers (alkyl acrylates and MMA) were successful. For development of olefin polymerization catalystsbased on lanthanide complexes, bulky substituents were introduced into Me₂Si bridged Cp rings and they were used as ligands of lanthanide complexes. Tri- and divalent lanthanide complexes with such a ligand system showed high activity for olefin polymerization and gave high molecular weight polyolefins.     

Asymmetric synthesis of beta2-amino acids: 2-substituted-3-aminopropanoic acids from N-acryloyl SuperQuat derivatives

Conjugate addition of lithium dibenzylamide to (S)-N(3)-acryloyl-4-isopropyl-5,5-dimethyloxazolidin-2-one (derived from l-valine) and alkylation of the resultant lithium beta-amino enolate provides, after deprotection, a range of (S)-2-alkyl-3-aminopropanoic acids in good yield and high ee. Alternatively, via a complementary pathway, conjugate addition of a range of secondary lithium amides to (S)-N(3)-(2'-alkylacryloyl)-4-isopropyl-5,5-dimethyloxazolidin-2-ones, diastereoselective protonation with 2-pyridone, and subsequent deprotection furnishes a range of (R)-2-alkyl- and (R)-2-aryl-3-aminopropanoic acids in good yield and high ee. Additionally, the boron-mediated aldol reaction of beta-amino N-acyl oxazolidinones is a highly diastereoselective method for the synthesis of a range of beta-amino-beta'-hydroxy N-acyl oxazolidinones.     

Can decarbonylation of acyl radicals be overcome in radical addition reactions? En route to a solution employing N-acyl oxazolidinones and SmI2/H2O

The application of acyl radicals in radical addition reactions in the absence of a CO atmosphere is generally limited to aryl or alpha-unsubstituted alkyl acyl radicals due to competing decarbonylations where the rate constant for this degradation process surpasses 104 s-1. In this work, a potential solution to avoid the problem of decarbonylations is presented employing N-acyl oxazolidinones which are reduced to acyl radical equivalents in the presence of samarium diiodide and water. In the company of an acrylamide, acrylate, or acrylonitrile, the product from a formal acyl radical addition is obtained in yields up to 87%. Examples are given where the decarbonylation rate constants even exceed 108 s-1. It is proposed that the reaction proceeds via a ketyl-like intermediate.