Reactivite d'hydrocarbures methylenecyclo-hexaniques—I : Stereochimie de la reaction d'oxymercuration-demercuration

Methylenecyclohexanes, prepared in excellent yield by Corey and Chaykovsky then Cornforth reactions, give on oxymercuration followed by reductive demercuration tertiary alcohols resulting from axial attack by solvent. The attack takes place trans to the substiuent when the latter is at the 2 position. α-Hydroxy or methoxy compounds behave similarly to each other. For acetoxy compounds, the cis alcohols are obtained preferentially, by intramolecular attack of acetoxy group on the mercurinium ion intermediate. The results can be explained satisfactorily on the assumption that the factors inducing stereochemistry are short distance interactions.     

On the Correlation between Ionization Potentials and Excitation Energies,part III: Pyrazine

A recently suggested scheme for relating ionisation potentials (IP) to excitation energies (E) has been applied to pyrazine and 2,6-dimethylpyrazine. The results indicate that in these systems the energy gap (ΔE) between the two lowest lying ¹n,π*-states is significantly smaller than that (ΔIP) between the corresponding ²n-states of the parent radical cations. The values estimated for ΔE on the basis of ΔIP, measurable by photoelectron spectroscopy, disagree with those calculated theoretically but seem to be supported by the experimental evidence available. Since ΔE = ΔIP would normally be expected, the relationship ΔE < ΔIP actually present in these systems is discussed and related to the different shape of the n-MO's involved in the ionization and excitation processes.     

Conformational studies by dynamic NMR. 94.1 cogwheel pathway for the stereomutations of durene derivatives containing the mesityl ring

The low-temperature NMR spectra of 1,4-bis(mesitoyl)durene, 1, and of 1,4-bis(mesitylethenyl)durene, 2, reveal the presence of syn and anti rotamers at the equilibrium, their relative proportions depending on the dielectric constant of the solvent. In solution the more stable rotamer of 1 is the anti whereas, in the case of 2, the more stable is the syn. Depending on the crystallization solvent employed the more (anti) and the less stable (syn) rotamers were both observed (X-ray diffraction) in the solid state of 1. On the other hand, only the less stable rotamer (anti) was found to be present in the solid state of 2. As shown by MM calculations, the syn-to-anti interconversion occurs via a correlated process (cogwheel pathway) involving the mesityl-C and durene-C bond rotations: the dynamic NMR technique yields an experimental barrier of 8.2 kcal mol(-)(1) for 1 and 13.1 kcal mol(-)(1) for 2. In the case of derivative 2 a second barrier, due to a second type of correlated rotation process (torsion), was also determined (8.6 kcal mol(-)(1)). As a consequence of the restriction of this second torsional motion the anti rotamer of 2 displays two distinguishable NMR spectra at -133 degrees C, corresponding to a pair of conformers with different symmetry (anti C(i)() and anti C(2)).     

Synthesis of 1,2-cis-Configurated Glycosylphosphonates

A synthesis of 1,2-cis-configurated, non-isosteric phosphonate analogues of aldose-1-phosphates is described. Treatment of 1-O-acyl-glycoses 1 , 7 , 13 , and 19 with trialkyl phosphite in the presence of trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate gave the 1,2-cis-configurated glycosylphosphonates 2 , 4 , 8 , 10 , 14 , 16 , 20 , and 22 as the major anomers and the 1,2-trans-configurated glycosylphosphonates 3 , 5 , 9 , 11 , 15 , 17 , 21 , and 23 as the minor anomers. The 1,2-cis-configurated phosphonates 4 , 10 , 16 , and 22 were deprotected to give the (β-D -glucopyranosyl)phosphonate 6 , the (β-D -mannopyranosyl)phosphonate 12 , the (β-D -ribofuranosyl)phosphonate 18 , and the (β-D -arabinofuranosyl)phosphonate 24 , respectively, in high yields. The preferred formation of 1,2-cis-configurated phosphonates is explained by postulating an equilibrium between the anomeric phosphonium-salt intermediates (such as 25 and 26 ) and a stabilization of the cis-configurated salts through formation of a pentacoordinated species (such as 28 ).     

A convenient protocol for selective cleavage of 2-hydroxy acid amides. Application to semisynthesis of the cyclic heptapeptide aza HUN-7293

A two-step protocol for the first chemoselective cleavage of 2-hydroxy acid amides has been developed. Mesylation of the model substrate 2-(hydroxypropionylamino)-4-methylpentanoic acid methyl ester (11) followed by treatment with N-ethylthiourea (13) allows cleavage of 2-hydroxy acid amides under smooth conditions. Successful application of this methodology to the open-chain transesterification product 15 (methylester) of the cyclic heptadepsipeptide HUN-7293, a potent inhibitor of inducible cell adhesion molecule expression, delivered the corresponding hexapeptide 18 with unprotected N-terminus in 70-75% yield. This result demonstrates that the protocol developed even works in the presence of an ester and several methylated and unmethylated amide bonds. Finally, a sequence of ligation of methyl D-dehydroglutaminate (20) to the C-terminus of the saponification product 21, followed by the degradation protocol and ring closure, allowed chemical "point mutation" at the DGCN site affording the aza analogue of HUN-7293 (24) in 15% overall yield. To the best of our knowledge this is the first report on chemoselective cleavage of 2-hydroxy acid amides.     

Nanoscale borromeates

[Structure: See text] In addition to a parent zinc(II) Borromean ring (BR) complex, the preparation and characterization of two hexasubstituted BR complexes with either 4-acetoxymethylphenyl or 4-methylthiophenyl substituents associated in turn with all six pyridyl rings has been achieved convergently in good yields by appealing to the dynamic features of the reactions between primary amino groups in a preformed acyclic ligand and 2,6-diformylpyridine. Two molecules of the acyclic ligands react with two molecules of 2,6-diformylpyridine to form a cyclic [2 + 2] tetraimine in the presence of Zn(II) ions as templates in 2-propanol at 70 degrees C. The successful preparation of the two derivatives by convergent template-directed syntheses opens up opportunities to self-assemble, under equilibrium control, numerous nanoscale metallo-organic particles with potentially useful properties.     

Probing the Conformational Changes in the Enzymatic Hydrolysis of 2‐Acetamido‐2‐deoxy‐β‐D‐glucopyranosides

The isoquinuclidines 7 and 8 were synthesised and tested as inhibitors of hexosaminidases from jack beans and from bovine kidney. These isoquinuclidines mimick the ^1,4B‐conformer of a N‐acetyl‐glucosamine‐derived β‐d‐ glucopyranoside; they are competitive inhibitors with K_i values from 0.014 to 0.30 μM . The strong inhibition of these enzymes agrees with the hypothesis that the enzymatic hydrolysis of 2‐acetamido‐2‐deoxy‐β‐d‐ glucopyranosides proceeds via a boat‐like conformer with a pseudo‐axial scissile glycosidic bond and a pseudo‐axial acetamido substituent optimally oriented to effect an intramolecular substitution of the aglycon.     

Synthesis of Enantiomerically Pure Carbohydrate-Derived Annulated Cyclopentadienes and Ferrocenes

The cyclopentadienes 3a/b/c, 8b/c, 12a/b/d , and 16a/b/d were prepared as mixtures of regioisomers from the D -mannitol-derivatives 1,6,10 , and 14 and transformed into the ferrocenes 17, 18 , and 19 (73%; 38:17:45), 23, 24 , and 25 (70%; 6:42 :52), 26 (31%), and 27 (27%), respectively. Deprotection of 17–19 with HCl/MeOH gave the H₂O-soluble ferrocenes 20–22 ; chloromercuration and iodination of 17 via 29 led to the C₂-symmetric diiodo-ferrocene 30 . The mono(chloromercurio) derivative 28 , obtained as a by-product, was also transformed into 29 . The structure of the ferrocenes 18 and 19 , and of the bis(chloromercurio)ferrocene 29 has been established by X-ray analysis. The starting cyclopentadienes 3 were obtained in 50% yield from 1 by dialkylation of CpNa, followed by thermolysis of the spiro-annulated 2 . Similarly, dimesylate 6 (from 4 ) gave the spiro-annulated diene 7 and the annulated dienes 8 in about equal amounts; thermolysis transformed 7 into 8 (62%). The dienes 12 were prepared in 15% yield from the ditriflate 10 via 11 , the dimesylate 9 proving insufficiently reactive, and the dienes 16 (49%) from 14 via 15 .     

On the electronic states of macrocycles of the extended porphyrin family and their coordination compounds

The electronic absorption spectra of Ni, Zn and Mg hemiporphyrazine derivatives are presented and discussed together with theoretical results obtained by INDO/S computations. The absorption spectra of all the metal derivatives show marked red shifts of the lowest energy absorption bands with respect to those of the metal free hemiporphyrazine. The possible explanation that in metal derivatives low lying excited states with a fully conjugated π electron system are present is supported by theoretical computations.     

Dienic sex pheromones : Stereoselective syntheses of (7E,9Z)-7,9-dodecadien-1-yl acetate, (E)-9,11-dodecadien-1-yl acetate,and of (9Z), 11E)-9,11- tetradecadien-1-yl acetate by palladium-catalyzed reactions

Pure (7E,9Z-7, 9-dodecadien-1-yl acetate (1), the sex pheromone of Lobesiabotrana, has been prepared in 21.6% overall yield by a reaction scheme involving; (i) the cross-coupling of (E) - 8 - (2 - tetrahydropyranyloxy) -1 - octenyldisiamylborane with 1 - bromo - 1 - butyne, in the presence of a Pd (O) catalyst and base; (ii) the acetylation of the crude product of this reaction; (iii) the (Z)-stereoselective reduction of the obtained conjugated (E)-enyn-1-yl acetate. (E)-9,11-Dodecadien-1-yl acetate (2), a sex pheromone component of Diparopsiscastanea, has been analogously obtained (in 54.3% overall yield) by cross-coupling of (E) - 10 - (2 - tetrahydropyranyloxy) - 1 - decenyl borane with vinyl bromide, in the presence of a Pd (O) catalyst and base, followed by acetylation of the crude product. Compound 2, which was 87.7% chemically pure, was purified by column chromatography over SiO₂-AgNO₃. Chemically pure (9Z, 11E) - 9,11 - tetradecadien - 1 - yl acetate (3), a sex pheromone component of Spodopteralittoralis, has been prepared (in 30.2% overall yield) by reaction of 10 - (2 - tetrahydropyranyloxy) - 1 - decynylamagnesium bromide with (E)-1-iodo-1-butene, in the presence of a Pd (O) catalyst, followed by acetylation of the crude product and by (Z)-stereoselective reduction of the obtained (E)-enyn-1-yl acetate.The stereoisomeric purity of 1, 2 and 3 has been evaluated by glc analysis on glass capillary columns or by reverse phase hplc analysis.