Determination of the stereochemistry of gamma-butyrolactones by DPFGSE-NOE experiments

The stereochemistry of gamma-butyrolactons tetrahydro-6a-phenylfuro[3,4-b]furan-2(3H)-one (1), 1,4,5,9b-tetrahydro-3a-methylnaphtho[2,1-b]furan-2(3aH)-one (2), 1,4,5,9 b-tetrahydro-3a-methylfuro[2,3-c]quinolin-2(3aH)-one (3) and hexahydro-furo[3,2-c]benzofuran-2-one (4) was studied using DPFGSE-NOE experiments. Compounds 1-3 contain two stereocenters, while 4 contains three. Both (1)H and (13)C spectra showed a single diastereomer of all the compounds. Routine 2D experiments (DQF)-COSY, HMQC/HSQC, and HMBC were used to assign (1)H and (13)C spectra completely. Diastereotopic methylene protons with resolved (1)H NMR signals as well as protons of cyclohexane served as references for the construction of the spatial arrangement in the molecules. NOE contacts between protons attached to the stereocenter and the diastereotopic protons were thus used to determine the configuration of the molecules. Vicinal coupling constants (3)J assisted the assignment of the conformational arrangement of the cyclohexane ring of 4.     

Preparation of chiral alpha-oxy-[2H1]methyllithiums of 99% ee and determination of their configurational stability

(Tributylstannyl)methyl 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-carboxylate was metalated with t-BuLi/TMEDA at -78 degrees C and borylated with the mixed borate derived from (R,R)-1,2-dicyclohexylethane-1,2-diol and t-butanol to give diastereomeric boronates 31/32 in equal amounts. Boronates 31 and 32 were reduced with LiBEt3D and then oxidized with basic H2O2 to give (S)- and (R)-tributylstannyl-[1-2H1]methanol of 99% ee, respectively. Treatment of their respective phosphates with n-BuLi at -78 and 0 degrees C gave microscopically configurationally stable phosphinyloxy-substituted [2H1]methyllithiums, which rearranged to hydroxy-[1-2H1]methylphosphonates of ee > 98% (phosphate-phosphonate rearrangement). The N,N-diisopropylcarbamates of the enantiomeric tributylstannyl-[1-2H1]methanols were transmetalated to give carbamoyloxy-substituted chiral [2H1]methyllithiums, which were macroscopically configurationally stable for prolonged periods of time (up to 3 h, ee still 99%) at -78 degrees C, deduced from trapping experiments with benzaldehyde. The chemical stability of these methyllithiums ended at -50 degrees C. The stereochemistry of the monoprotected and monodeuterated 1-phenylethane-1,2-diols obtained was secured by spectroscopic comparison of their Mosher esters with that of all four stereoisomeric 1-phenyl-[1-2H1]ethane-1,2-diols synthesized independently. Furthermore, the configurations of the boronates and the chiral methyllithiums derived from them were deduced from a single-crystal X-ray structure analysis of a carbamate in which the tributylstannyl group had been replaced by the [(1R)-menthyl]dimethylstannyl group.     

Stereoselective photochemical 1,3-dioxolane addition to 5-alkoxymethyl-2(5H)-furanone: synthesis of bis-tetrahydrofuranyl ligand for HIV protease inhibitor UIC-94017 (TMC-114)

A convenient synthesis of (3R,3aS,6aR)-3-hydroxyhexahydrofuro[2,3-b]furan, a high-affinity nonpeptidal ligand for HIV protease inhibitor UIC-94017, is described. This inhibitor is undergoing advanced clinical trials. The synthesis utilizes a novel stereoselective photochemical 1,3-dioxolane addition to 5(S)-benzyloxymethyl-2(5H)-furanone as the key step. The requisite furanone derivative was prepared in high enantiomeric excess by an immobilized lipase-catalyzed selective acylation of (+/-)-1-(benzyloxy)-3-buten-2-ol and a ring-closing olefin metathesis with Grubbs' catalyst. Optically active bis-THF was converted to protease inhibitor 2 (UIC-94017).     

Asymmetric synthesis of a chiral building block for cyclopentanoids: a novel enantioselective synthesis of preclavulone A

A new asymmetric approach to the hydroxylactone (+)-(3aR,4R,6aS)-4-(hydroxymethyl)-3a,4-dihydro-3H-cyclopenta[b]furan-2(6aH)-one (1), a key synthetic building block for cis-1,2-disubstituted five-membered ring derivatives (i.e., isoprostanes, jasmonates, and clavulones), has been described. A remarkable control of the absolute and relative configuration of the three stereocenters was achieved. Thus, the use of the Trost's asymmetric allylic alkylation strategy secured highly enantioenriched (R)-3-(nitromethyl)cyclopent-1-ene (13), which was smoothly converted to (R)-cyclopent-2-enecarboxylic acid (15) in excellent yield and high enantiomeric purity (>98% ee). 6-exo-trig atom-transfer radical cyclizations of ((R)-cyclopent-2-enyl)methyl 2-iodoacetate (12) produced exclusively the desired cis-fused delta-lactone (4aR,7aR)-hexahydro-5-iodocyclopenta[c]pyran-3(1H)-one (11), which was subsequently elaborated to hydroxylactone 1 through a stereocontrolled Pd(II)-mediated lactonization reaction. En route to preclavulone A, a putative elusive intermediate in the biosynthesis of clavulones, the synthetic utility of compound 1 was demonstrated. The key feature in this synthesis was the installation of the lower side chain via the Knochel organozinc sp3-sp C-C coupling protocol.     

Synthesis of new condensed derivatives of pyrano[4,3-<Emphasis Type="Italic">b</Emphasis>]thieno[3,2-<Emphasis Type="Italic">e</Emphasis>]pyridine and pyrido[3',2':4,5]thieno[3,2-<Emphasis Type="Italic">d</Emphasis>]pyrimidine

The reactions of 2-methyl (propyl) substituted 8,8-dimethyl-7,10-dihydro-4H,8H-pyrano[3",4":5',6']pyrido[3',2':4,5]thieno[3,2-d][1,3]oxazines with primary amines give 2-methyl (propyl) substituted 8,8-di- methyl-7,10-dihydro-8H-pyrano[3",4":5',6']pyrido[3',2':4,5]thieno[3,2-d][1,3]pyrimidin-4(3H)-ones or 3-acetyl-N-alkyl- and N-alkyl-3-butyrylamino-7,7-dimethyl-7,8-dihydro-5H-pyrano[4,3-b]thieno[3,2-e]- pyridine-2-carboxamides depending on steric hindrance in the amines.     

Reactions of 5-[3-(trifluoromethyl)-phenyl]furan-2-carbaldehyde

The Knoevenagel condensations of 5-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]furan-2-carbaldehyde with seven compounds containing an active methyl or methylene group have been studied. The compounds used were: methyl 2-cyanoacetate, malononitrile, 2-furylacetonitrile, acetophenone, 2-thioxo-1,3-thiazolidin-4-one (rhodanine), 5,5-dimethylcyclohexane-1,3-dione (dimedone), and methyl 2-azidoacetate. The effect of microwave irradiation on the condensation reactions was studied and compared with “’classical”’ conditions. Thermolysis of methyl 2-azido-3-{5-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-2-furyl}propenoate afforded methyl 2-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)]-4H-furo[3,2-b]pyrrole-5-carboxylate. (2E)-3-{ 5-[3-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-2-furyl}propenoic acid was converted to the corresponding azide, which was cyclized on heating into 2-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)]-4,5-dihydrofuro[3,2-c]pyridin-4-one. The latter after successive action of POCl₃ and NH₂NH₂-Pd/C gave 2-[3-(trifluoromethyl)-phenyl]furo[3,2-c]pyridine. Published in Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 825–831, June, 2006.     

Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Insecticidal Activities of(4aR,7aS)-6-Benzyl-1-((R)-2-(2-chlorophenyl)-4,5-dihydrothiazole-4-carbonyl)hexahydro-5H-pyrrolo[3,4-b]pyridine-5,7(6H)-dione

The title compound(4aR,7aS)-6-benzyl-1-((R)-2-(2-chlorophenyl)-4,5-dihydrothiazole-4-carbonyl)-hexahydro-5H-pyrrolo[3,4-b]pyridine-5,7(6H)-dione(C24H22ClN3O3S)w...     

Preparation of optically active allylic hydroperoxy alcohols and 1, 3-diols by enzyme-catalyzed kinetic resolution and photooxygenation of chiral homoallylic alcohols

All four possible enantiomers of the 3-hydroperoxy-4-penten-1-ols 2a, b and their corresponding 4-pentene-1,3-diols 4a,b have been prepared for the first time in high enantiomeric purity (up to 98% ee) and in preparative amounts according to two distinct ways: First the photooxygenation of the racemic homoallylic alcohols 1 gave the racemic hydroperoxy alcohols 2, which have subsequently been kinetically resolved by horseradish peroxidase (HRP); alternatively, first the lipase-catalyzed resolution afforded the optically active homoallylic alcohols 1 and subsequent photooxygenation led to the enantiomerically enriched hydroperoxy alcohols 2.     

An efficient synthesis of novel pyridothieno-fused thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidinones via Pictet–Spengler reaction

An efficient method for the synthesis of novel pyrido[3',2':4',5']thieno[3',2':2,3]pyrido [4,5:d][1,3]thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidine-4-one derivatives (5) has been developed using a Pictet-Spengler reaction between 2-(3-aminothieno[2,3-b]pyridin-2-yl)thiazolo[3,2-a] pyrimidin-5-one (3), which could be obtained from the condensation of 7-(chloromethyl)-5H-thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidin-5-one (1) with 3-cyanopyridine-2-thione (2) via Thorpe-Ziegler isomerization, and aromatic aldehydes under NH₂SO₃H as catalysis in good yields.     

Novel Synthesis of 2-(2-(3-Hydroxy-5-oxo-4-phenylthiophen-2(5H)-ylidene)-2-phenylacetamido)propanoic Acid Analogues and Their Anti-Inflammatory Properties

This article describes the reaction of 3,6-diphenyl-thieno[3,2-b]furan-2,5-dione 1 with different amino acids 2a–j in glacial acetic acid which afforded the 2-(2-(3-hydroxy-5-oxo-4-phenylthiophen-2(5H)-ylidene)-2-phenylacetamido)propanoic acid analogues 3a–j and also describes the reaction of 3,6-diphenyl-thieno[3,2-b]thiophene-2,5-dione 4 with different amino acids 5a–e in acidic medium to give 2-(2-(3-mercapto-5-oxo-4-phenylthiophen-2(5H)-ylidene)-2-phenylacetamido)propanoic acid analogues 6a–e. All the compounds have been screened for their anti-inflammatory activity against the carrageenan induced rat paw edema in albino rats. In the primary screening, some of the compounds exhibited appreciable activity.

Supplemental materials are available for this article. Go to the publisher's online edition of Phosphorus, Sulfur, and Silicon and the Related Elements to view the free supplemental file.     

Synthesis, characterization, and structure of cyclopenta[c]thiophenes and their manganese complexes

1,3-Diaryl-4H-cyclopenta[c]thiophenes are efficiently prepared from 1,2-diaroylcyclopentadienes by use of Lawesson's reagent. eta5-Cyclopenta[c]thienyl complexes, [Mn(eta5-SC7H3-1,3-R2)(CO)3] (R = Me, Ph), are prepared in high yield by ligand substitution reactions of [MnBr(CO)5] with [SnMe3(SC7H3-1,3-R2)]. Alternatively, thiation with P4S10/NaHCO3 converts [Mn{eta5-1,2-C5H3(COR)2)(CO)3] to [Mn(eta5-SC7H3-1,3-R2)(CO)3] (R = Ph, 4-tolyl, 4-MeOC6H4, benzo[2,3-b]thienyl). The molecular structures of complexes with R = Me, Ph show planar eta5-cyclopenta[c]thienyl ligands, with the manganese atom slightly displaced away from the ring-fusion bond.     

Ring-opening Sn2'' reactions of 7-oxanorbornenes by organolithium reagents. Regio- and stereospecific synthesis of substituted cyclohexenediols

The nucleophilic Sn2' bridge opening of 7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1] hept-5-en-2-ols with organolithium reagents occurs in a regio- and stereospecific fashion to produce 6-substituted-cyclohex-4-en-1,3-diols, regardless of the stereochemistry at C-2. A free alcohol functionality is necessary to attain complete regiocontrol of the process. The methodology is utilized to prepare an optically pure cyclohexene derivative, (+)-(1S,3S,6R)-6-n-butyl-3-methyl-cyclohex-4-en-1,3-diol (5b), as a model system.     

Synthesis of bis(ethylenedithio)tetrathiafulvalene (BEDT-TTF) derivatives functionalised with two, four or eight hydroxyl groups

Short synthetic routes to a range of BEDT-TTF derivatives functionalised with two, four or eight hydroxyl groups are reported, of interest because of their potential for introducing hydrogen bonding between donor and anion into their radical cation salts. The cycloaddition of 1,3-dithiole-2,4,5-trithione with alkenes to construct 5,6-dihydro-1,3-dithiolo[4,5-b]1,4-dithiin-2-thiones is a key step, with homo- or hetero-coupling procedures and O-deprotection completing the syntheses. The first synthesis of a single diastereomer of tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)BEDT-TTF, the cis,trans product, was achieved by careful choice of O-protecting groups to facilitate separation of homo- and hetero-coupled products. Cyclisation of the trithione with enantiopure 1R,2R,5R,6R-bis(O,O-isopropylidene)hex-3-ene-1,2,5,6-tetrol (from D-mannitol) gave two separable diastereomeric thiones, which can be transformed to enantiomeric BEDT-TTF derivatives with four or eight hydroxyl groups.     

PtII-mediated 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of oxazoline N-oxides to nitriles as a key step to dihydrooxazolo-1,2,4-oxadiazoles

A novel type of heterocycle, viz., 2,3a-disubstituted 5,6-dihydro-3aH-[1,3]oxazolo[3,2-b][1,2,4]oxadiazoles, was generated by an intermolecular PtII-mediated 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition (1,3-DCA) between the oxazoline N-oxide C(Me)2CH2OC(R)=N+(O-) (R = Me, Et) and coordinated nitriles in the complexes trans/cis-[PtCl2(R'CN)2] [R' = Me, Et, CH2Ph, Ph, N(C5H10)]. The reaction is unknown for free RCN and oxazoline N-oxides, but under PtII-mediated conditions, it proceeds smoothly (CH2Cl2, 20-25 degrees C, 18-20 h) and gives pure complexes [PtCl2{N=C(R')ONC(R)OCH2CMe2}2] [R/R' = Me/Me, 1; Me/Et, 2; Me/CH2Ph, 3; Me/Ph, 4; Me/N(C5H10), 5; Et/Me, 6; Et/Et, 7; Et/CH2Ph, 8; Et/Ph, 9; Et/N(C5H10), 10] in 42-84% yields after column chromatography. Compounds 1-10 were characterized by elemental analyses (C, H, N), FAB+-MS, IR, and 1H and 13C{1H} NMR spectroscopies, and X-ray diffraction (for 1, 2, 5, and 9). With the exception of benzonitrile complexes, 1,3-DCA of oxazoline N-oxides to the PtII-ligated nitriles occurred diastereoselectively and afforded mixtures of enantiomers. Depending on the substituents on nitriles, asymmetric atoms in both of the formed heterocyclic ligands have the same (SS/RR) or different (SR/RS) configurations. The heterocyclic ligands were liberated from 1-4 and 6-9 by treatment with excess ethane-1,2-diamine (en) in CH2Cl2 for 1 day at 20-25 degrees C (for R' = Me, Et, CH2Ph) and at 50 degrees C (for R' = Ph) to achieve the free organic species and the well-known [Pt(en)2](Cl)2; the products were separated, and 2,3a-disubstituted 5,6-dihydro-3aH-[1,3]oxazolo[3,2-b][1,2,4]oxadiazoles (11-18) were characterized by ESI+-MS and 1H and 13C{1H} NMR spectroscopies.     

Reaction of Dimethyl Acetylene-Dicarobxylate With Triazinone

Abstract

The addition of dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate (DMAD) to 6-menthy-1, 2,4-triazlne-3(2H)thione-5(4H)-one afforded 2-methoxylcarboxy-7-methyl-1,3-thiazino[3,2-b][1,2,4]triazine-4,8-dione.     

Fused pyrimidine systems: XVI. Electrophilic intramolecular cyclization of 2-(alkenylsulfanyl)pteridin-4(3<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>)-ones

2-[Allyl(but-3-en-1-yl, pent-4-en-1-yl)sulfanyl]pteridin-4(3Н)-ones at heating in polyphosphoric acid undergo an intramolecular cyclization affording respectively 9-methyl-8,9-dihydro-5H-[1,3]thiazolo[3,2-a] pteridin-5-one and 10-methyl(ethyl)-9,10-dihydro-5Н,8Н-[1,3]thiazino[3,2-a]pteridin-5-ones of angular structure. The cyclization of 2-(alkenylsulfanyl)pteridin-4(3Н)-ones under the action of iodine or arylsulfenyl chlorides afforded iodo(arylsulfanyl) derivatives of angularly fuzed thiazolo- and thiazinopteridines.     

A CONVENIENT SYNTHESIS OF NEW PYRIDOTHIENOPYRIMIDIN-4 (3H) ONES AND PYRIDOTHIENOPYRIMIDIN-2, 4(1H, 3H) DIONES

New derivatives of 2-substituted pyrido[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[3,2-d]pyri-midin-4(3H) ones and 3-substituted pyrido[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[3,2-d]pyri-midin-2,4(1H,3H) diones have been prepared by base catalyzed cyclocondensation of ethyl-3-aminothieno[3,2-b]pyridine-2-carboxylate with aryl nitriles and aryl- or alkyl isocyanates respectively.     

Condensed isoquinolines. 36*. Cyclization of N-alkyl-3-(2-benzoylbenzyl)azolium salts. A novel method of preparing azolo[<Emphasis Type="Italic">b</Emphasis>]isoquinolines

A novel method is proposed for the preparation of azolo[b]isoquinolines based on the alkylation of N-alkyl-1,3-diazoles or 1,3-thiazole derivatives using [2-(bromomethyl)phenyl](phenyl)methanone with subsequent cyclization of the quaternary azolium salts in the presence of base. The 10(11)-hydroxy derivatives of the 5,10-dihydro-1H-imidazo[1,2-b]isoquinolinium, 6,11-dihydro-5H-benzimidazo-[1,2-b]isoquinolinium, 5,10-dihydro-1H-[1, 2, 4]triazolo[4,3-b]isoquinolinium, or 5,10-dihydro[1, 3]-thiazolo[3,2-b]isoquinolinium bromides obtained in this way readily lose a molecule of water upon heating with HBr or Ac₂O to give the corresponding quasi-aromatic azolo[b]isoquinolinium salts.     

Lipase-catalyzed kinetic resolution of cyclic trans-1,2-diols bearing a diester moiety: synthetic application to chiral seven-membered-ring alpha,alpha-disubstituted alpha-amino acid

Chiral cycloalkane-trans-1,2-diols (+/-)-3 and (+/-)-8 having a diester moiety have been prepared from dimethyl dialkenylmalonate using olefin metathesis by Grubbs catalyst, followed by epoxidation and acidic hydrolysis. Kinetic resolution of racemic cyclopentane-trans-1,2-diol (+/-)-3 by lipase-catalyzed transesterification afforded an optically active monoacetate (-)-5 of 95% ee in 46% yield and the recovered diol (-)-3 of 92% ee in 51% yield, and that of cycloheptane-trans-1,2-diol (+/-)-8 gave a monoacetate (+)-10 of 95% ee in 51% yield and the diol (-)-8 of >99% ee in 43% yield, respectively. The enantiomer selectivity of racemic cyclic trans-1,2-diols bearing a diester moiety by lipases (Amano PS and Amano AK) was opposite to that of the reported simple racemic cycloalkane-trans-1,2-diols. To explain the lipase-catalyzed enantiomer selectivity, computer modeling of lipase-substrate complexes was performed. Furthermore, the optically active diester (-)-8 could be efficiently converted into an optically active seven-membered-ring alpha,alpha-disubstituted amino acid (4R,5R)-(-)-15.     

From thiourea to bicyclic structures: an original route to imidazo[2,1-b]thiazoles, 5H-thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidines, 7H-imidazo[2,1-b][1,3]thiazines,and 2H,6H-pyrimido[2,1-b][1,3]thiazines

We report an example of an efficient regioselective synthesis of biheterocyclic compounds using thiourea as starting material. In fact, N,N'-bis(dimethylaminomethylene)thiourea (1), easily prepared by double condensation of N,N-dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal with thiourea, can be reacted with haloketones or acrylic dienophiles to give thiazolic (2) and thiazinic (3) diazadienes, respectively, themselves undergoing cyclization reactions to yield imidazo[2,1-b]thiazoles, 5H-thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidines, 7H-imidazo[2,1-b][1,3]thiazines, and 2H,6H-pyrimido[2,1-b][1,3]thiazines without any regioisomeric ambiguity. This straightforward route represents an original and unambiguously regioselective pathway to these valuable heterocycles.