Memory of Chirality in the Asymmetric Synthesis of Piperidines with Vicinal Stereocenters by Intramolecular Sn2′ Reaction

Intramolecular Sn 2′ cyclization of α-amino ester enolates provided piperidine derivatives with vicinal quaternary-tertiary stereocenters with excellent diastereo- and enantioselectivity via memory of chirality and the Thorpe-Ingold effect. DFT calculations provided a mechanistic rationale for the increase in chirality preservation via the Thorpe-Ingold effect. This new method has the potential to be integrated into concise asymmetric synthesis of bioactive molecules containing multisubstituted piperidine moieties.     

Enantioselective synthesis of diversely substituted quaternary 1,4-benzodiazepin-2-ones and 1,4-benzodiazepine-2,5-diones

Benzodiazepines are privileged scaffolds in medicinal chemistry, but enantiopure examples containing quaternary stereogenic centers are extremely rare. We demonstrate that installation of the di(p-anisyl)methyl (DAM) group at N1 of 1,4-benzodiazepin-2-ones and 1,4-benzodiazepine-2,5-diones derived from enantiopure proteinogenic amino acids allows retentive replacement of the C3-proton via a deprotonation/trapping protocol. A wide variety of carbon and nitrogen electrophiles function well in this reaction, providing the corresponding quaternary benzodiazepines with excellent enantioselectivity. Deprotonation/trapping experiments on a pair of diastereomeric 1,4-benzodiazepine-2,5-diones provide evidence for a key role of conformational chirality in these enantioselective reactions. Acidic removal of the DAM group is fast and high-yielding and can be performed selectively in the presence of a N-Boc indole. Thus the synthesis of quaternary benzodiazepines with diverse N1 functionality can now be accomplished.     

Quinazolines and 1,4-benzodiazepines XXXVI . The formation of 1,3-dihydro and 1,5-dihydro-1,4-benzodiazepines from tosyl and Mesyl - substituted 1,3,4,5-tetrahydro-5-phenyl- 1,4-benzodiazepine derivatives

The treatment of 4-sulfonyl derivatives of 5-phenyl-1,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-ones (I) with base was shown to result in the formation of 1,3-dihydro or 1,5-dihydro-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-ones (III and II respectively) depending upon the conditions used. The base treatment of 1-sulfonyl substituted 2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodiazepines (V) was shown to give the vinylimines VI.     

1,2,3,5-Tetrahydro-4H-1,5-benzodiazepin-4-ones and 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-5H-1,4-benzodiazepin-5-ones from the reaction of hydrazoic acid on 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolin-4-ones

The Schmidt reaction on 1,2,3,4-telrahydroquinolin-4-ones (1) gave 1,2,3,5-telrahydro-l,5-benzodiazepin-4-ones (II) and 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1,4-benzodiazepin-5)-ones(III). The ratio of II and III is dependent upon substituents present on the nitrogen ring atom of the quinolinones.     

Memory of chirality trapping of low inversion barrier 1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one enolates

We have previously demonstrated that chiral, enantiopure 3-substituted 1,4-benzodiazepin-2-ones undergo retentive deprotonation/trapping at −78 °C, if the N1-substituent is sufficiently large (e.g., i-Pr). Stereocontrol in this reaction is attributed to the formation of an enantiopure, conformationally chiral enolate; at −78 °C a large N1 substituent (e.g., i-Pr) is needed to impart a sufficient barrier to enolate racemization. Herein, we report strategies to achieve high enantiomeric excess in deprotonation/alkylation of low inversion barrier 1,4-benzodiazepin-2-ones featuring small N1 substituents.     

Special features of the alkylation of 7-bromo-5-(2-chlorophenyl)- 3-hydroxy-1,2-dihydro-3h-1,4-benzo- diazepin-2-one with alkyl tosylates

On interacting 7-bromo-5-(2-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxy-1,2-dihydro-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one with methyl, hexyl, dodecyl, and cetyl tosylates, 1-alkyl-7-bromo-5-(2-chlorophenyl)-1,2,4,5-tetrahydro-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2,3-diones, and 1-alkyl-7-bromo-5-(2-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxy-1,2-dihydro-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin- 2-ones were obtained. Only the dione was formed in the case of hexyl tosylate. On alkylating with methyl tosylate only the 3-hydroxy derivative was formed. It was shown that at pH 14 the 1-cetyl and 1-dodecyl-3-hydroxy derivatives were completely converted into the corresponding diones. The molecular and crystal structures of the compounds were established by X-ray structural analysis.     

Synthesis and structure of 3-arylidene and 3-hetarylidene-1,2-dihydro-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-ones and their affinity toward CNS benzodiazepine receptors

The condensation of 5-aryl-7-bromo-1,2-dihydro-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-ones with aromatic aldehydes gives 5-aryl-3-arylidene-and 5-aryl-7-bromo-3-hetarylidene-1,2-dihydro-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-ones. X-ray diffraction structural analysis yielded the molecular and crystal structures of 7-bromo-3-(4′-methoxybenzylidene)-5-phenyl-1,2-dihydro-3H-1,4-diazepin-2-one and showed that this compound has cis configuration. Radioligand analysis was used to study the affinity of these products toward central nervous system and peripheral benzodiazepine receptors. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 8, pp. 1213–1225, August, 2007.     

Syntheses of 3,7-disubstitrted 1,4-benzepin-2-one

A series of 3-methoxycarbonylpropoxy-7-(imidazol-4-ylpropinamide)-1, 3-dihydrogen-1-methyl-5-phenyl-2H-1, 4-benzodiazepin-2-ones, as farnesyltransferase(Ftase) inhibitors, were synthesized. The preparation of the key intermediate, 7-amino-3-methoxycabonylpropoxy-1- methyl-5-phenyl-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one, was improved.     

Synthesis of 3,7—Disubstituted 1,4—Benzodiazepin—2—one

A series of 3-methoxycarbonylpropoxy-7-(imidazol-4-ylpropinamide)-1,3-dihydrogen-1-methyl-5-phenyl-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-ones,as farnesyltransferase(Ftase) inhibitors,were synthesized. The preparation of the key intermediate,7-amino-3-methoxycabonylpropoxy-1-methyl-5-phenyl-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one,was improved.     

Chlorination of 4-methyl-8-methoxy-2,3-dihydro-1H,1,5-benzodiazepin-2-one

The results of the chlorination of 4-methyl-8-methoxy-2,3-dihydro-1H,1,5-benzodiazepin-2-ones are compared with the results of quantum-chemical calculations of 4-methyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-1,5-benzodiazepin-2-ones with various substituents in the benzene ring in the case of homolytic halogenation. The chlorination of 4-methyl-8-methoxy-2,3-dihydro-1H-1,5-benzodiazepin-2-one (I) with N-chlorosuccinimide leads to 3-chloro- and 3,3-dichloro-4-methyl-8-methoxy-2,3-dihydro-1H-1,5-benzodiazepin-2-ones, whereas chlorination with sulfuryl chloride leads to 4-chloromethyl and 3,3-dichloro-4-methyl derivatives. The IR, PMR, and mass spectra of the synthesized compounds are presented.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1272–1274, September, 1981.     

Quantum chemical estimation of reactivity of 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1,5-benzodiazepin-2(1H)-ones in electrophilic aromatic substitution

DFT B3LYP calculation study was employed to estimate the regioselectivity of an electrophilic aromatic substitution in functionalized 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1,5-benzodiazepin-2(1H)-ones. Charge density, frontier molecular orbital study, energetics of σ-complex intermediates of electrophilic substitution reactions in the 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1,5-benzodiazepin-2(1H)-ones yield information on different reactivity of aromatic sites. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 15:263–270, 2004; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/hc.20015     

Oxidation of nitrogen-containing heterocycles using biocatalysts

A method for stereospecific hydroxylation of 1,2-dihydro-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-ones using free and immobilized cells of actinomycetes as biocatalysts was developed. The hydroxylation under the action of yeast results in the formation of racemates. Actinomyces do not hydroxylate quinazolinones, quinoxalinones, and tetrahydro-1,5-benzodiazepin-2-ones; derivatives of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1,5-benzodiazocin-2-ones are transformed into 2-[N-(3-acetylaminopropionyl)amino]benzophenones. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1608–1613, August, 1998.     

Synthesis of saturated 1,4-benzodiazepines via Pd-catalyzed carboamination reactions

A new synthesis of 1,4-benzodiazepines and 1,4-benzodiazepin-5-ones is reported. The Pd-catalyzed coupling of N-allyl-2-aminobenzylamine derivatives with aryl bromides affords the heterocyclic products in good yield, and substrates bearing allylic methyl groups are transformed to cis-2,3-disubstituted products with >20:1 dr.     

1,4-benzodiazepines and their cyclic homdlogs and analogs

The transformations (acylation, condensation with aldehydes, and diazotization) of 7- and 3-amino-5-phenyl-1,2-dihydro-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-ones are examined. It is shown that the action of P₂S₅ on 3-acetamidobenzodiazepinone leads to replacement of the oxygen atom of the acetyl group by a sulfur atom. The polarographic reduction of 7-arylideneamino-5-phenyl-1,2-dihydro-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-ones was studied.See [8] for communication 29.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No, 4, pp. 545–549, April, 1979.     

Quinazolines and 1,4-benzodiazepines LXVIII. 5-Heterocyclic-substituted benzodiazepinones

The synthesis of a number of new 1,4-benzodiazepin-2-ones containg the 2-thiazolyl, 5-isothiazolyl, 1-rnethyl-2-imidazolyl. 1-methyl-5-pyrazolyl, and 3,5-dimethyl-4-isoxazolyl groups in the 5-position of the benzodiazepine ring are described.     

One-pot and regioselective synthesis of polysubstituted 3,4-dihydroquinazolines and 4,5-dihydro-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-3-ones by sequential Ugi/Staudinger/aza-Wittig reaction

An efficient one-pot and regioselective synthesis of 3,4-dihydroquinazolines and 4,5-dihydro-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-3-ones by Ugi/Staudinger/aza-Wittig sequence has been developed. The Ugi reactions of 2-azidobenzylamines, aldehydes, acids (or α-keto acids) and isocyanides produced the azide intermediates, which were then treated with tributylphosphine or triphenylphosphine to give polysubstituted 3,4-dihydroquinazolines or 4,5-dihydro-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-3-ones in moderate to good yields by tandem Standinger/aza-Wittig reactions.     

Solid phase synthesis of tetrahydro-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-ones

A novel solid phase route to tetrahydro-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-ones is described which involves construction of a core template in solution followed by diverse derivatization on solid phase.     

Assignment of absolute configuration of a chiral phenyl-substituted dihydrofuroangelicin

A phenyl-substituted chiral dihydrofuroangelicin, 4-methyl-8-(2-E-phenylethenyl)-8,9-dihydro-2H-furo[2,3-h]- 1-benzopyran-2-one, synthesized in racemic form, has been resolved by HPLC chiral separation, and its absolute configuration determined by the non-empirical exciton chirality method. The solution conformation has been investigated through NMR and molecular modeling methods: two minima found by molecular mechanics and DFT methods are in keeping with observed 1H-1H 3J coupling constants and NOE effects. The experimental CD spectrum for the second eluted enantiomer shows a positive couplet between 230 and 350 nm (amplitude A = + 15.7); by application of the exciton chirality method, the absolute configuration of this enantiomer at C8 is determined as (S). The experimental spectrum is in very good agreement with the one evaluated by means of DeVoe coupled-oscillator calculations, using the DFT calculated geometries.     

Synthesis of imidazolidin-4-ones and their conversion into 1,4-benzodiazepin-2-ones

α-Haloacetanilides Ia-e react with hexamine in ethanol giving the bisimidazolidin-4-one derivatives IIa-e, which hydrolize, in acidic media into the corresponding mono-imidazolidin-4-ones IIIa-e. The compounds IIa-d were converted into 1,4-benzodiazepin-2-ones, under different conditions and in the presence of a variety of agents. The yields were between 50 and 100%.     

Regioselective formation of six- and seven-membered ring by intramolecular Pd-catalyzed amination of N-allyl-anthranilamides

A divergent synthesis of quinazolin-4-ones and 1,4-benzodiazepin-5-ones by Pd(II)-catalyzed intramolecular amination of tosylated N-allyl-anthranilamides is described. Both kinds of products were available in high yields depending on the different reaction conditions.