Highly efficient synthesis of azabicyclo[x.y.0]alkane amino acids and congeners by means of Rh-catalyzed cyclohydrocarbonylation

A highly efficient method for the synthesis of 1-azabicyclo[x.y.0]alkane amino acid derivatives and their congeners by means of extremely regioselective cyclohydrocarbonylation (CHC) is described. The CHC reactions are catalyzed by Rh-BIPHEPHOS complex under mild conditions. These CHC reaction processes involve (i) an extremely linear-selective hydroformylation of the terminal alkene moiety of a dehydrodipeptide substrate, (ii) intramolecular condensation to form cyclic N-acyliminium key intermediate, and (iii) the second cyclization through intramolecular nucleophilic addition of a heteoatom nucleophile to the cyclic N-acyliminium moiety to afford the corresponding 1-azabicyclo[x.y.0] system. This consecutive double cyclization process proceeds with extremely high diastereoselectivity in most cases. This method has been successfully applied to the syntheses of 1-azabicyclo[4.4.0], -[5.4.0], and -[4.3.0] systems. The mechanisms of the reactions and the rationale for the observed extremely high diastereoselectivity are presented. This Rh-catalyzed CHC process would serve as a highly efficient and versatile method for the syntheses of a variety of conformationally restrained dipeptides, peptidomimetics, alkaloids, and other biologically active natural or unnatural products.     

Rhodium-catalyzed cyclohydrocarbonylation approach to the syntheses of enantiopure homokainoids

Homologues of kainic acid, a naturally occurring potent glutamate receptor agonist, were designed based on a rigidified pipecolinoglutamic acid structure and can be regarded as homokainoids for their potential activities in the central nervous system. These novel homokainoids in an enantiomerically pure form were synthesized from enantiopure (R)- and (S)-Garner's aldehyde, featuring (i) the highly diastereoselective addition of alkenylcuprates to the acrylate intermediates and (ii) the Rh-catalyzed cyclohydrocarbonylation of homoallylic amine intermediates to construct the functionalized piperidine moiety in the key steps. For the introduction of a substituent at the 4- or 5-position of pipecolinoglutamic acid, a few different strategies were used, which successfully led to the formation of enantiopure homokainoids.     

Reductive aminopropylation of ketene silyl (thio)acetals leading to the synthesis of δ-amino esters

In the presence of silica gel or titanium tetrachloride, ketene silyl acetals or ketene silyl thioacetals underwent 1,4-addition with α,β unsaturated aldimines which possess a large triphenylmethyl group at the imino nitrogens followed by reduction with sodium cyanoborohydride to give aminopropylated products, δ-amino esters, in good yields.     

Three new furoquinoline alkaloids from the leaves of Boninia glabra

Three novel furoquinoline alkaloid oxogeranyl ethers (1-3) and one known furoquinoline alkaloid (4) were isolated from the leaves of Boninia glabra, an endemic plant of the Bonin Islands. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic analysis.     

Effects of cyclodextrins and saccharides on dual fluorescence of N,N-dimethyl-4-aminophenylboronic acid in water

N,N-Dimethyl-4-aminophenylboronic acid (DMAPB) showed pH-dependent dual fluorescence at 360 and 462 nm originating from locally excited (LE) and twisted intramolecular charge transfer (TICT) states, respectively, in aqueous solutions. Upon complexation with α-CD, LE fluorescence was markedly increased while TICT fluorescence was decreased. In contrast, both LE and TICT fluorescence were increased when DMAPB was complexed with β-CD. The fluorescence variations enabled us to determine the 1:1 and 1:2 binding constants of the DMAPB/α-CD complex to be 10 and 40 M⁻¹, respectively, and the 1:1 binding constant of the DMAPB/β-CD complex to be 635 M⁻¹. The dual fluorescence of DMAPB alone was found to be a good indicator of saccharide sensing. Under weakly alkaline conditions, saccharides suppressed TICT fluorescence while increasing LE fluorescence. Among the saccharides investigated, d-fructose induced the largest fluorescence change, followed by d-ribose and d-glucose. This order is consistent with the stability of the boronate esters of DMAPB with saccharides. In the presence of β-CD, saccharide selectivity was unchanged, while fluorescence was amplified. These results demonstrate the superiority of the supramolecular DMAPB/β-CD complex to DMAPB alone as a ratiometric fluorescence sensor for saccharides in water.     

Advances in the chemistry of β-lactam and its medicinal applications

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Supramolecular probe for bicarbonate exhibiting anomalous pyrene fluorescence in aqueous media

Highly selective HCO3- sensing is realized in a pH 8.6 aqueous solution on the basis of the HCO3--induced anomalous pyrene fluorescence of an association dimer that consists of pyrene-appended gamma-cyclodextrins having a triamine linker. The anomalous fluorescence that is produced by the HCO3--induced twisted conformation of the pyrene residues in the association dimer is insensitive to the presence of other anions.     

A method for reproducible preparation of chiral polysiloxanes with regular repeat units as stationary phases for capillary gas chromatography

Trifluoroethyl ester-functionalized polysiloxanes can be prepared by block condensation of 3-dichloromethylsilyl-2-methylpropionic acid 2′,2′,2′-trifluoroethyl ester with 1,5-bis(diethylamino)hexamethyltrisiloxane or with disodium tetramethyldisiloxane-1,3-diolate. The functionalized polysiloxanes may serve as supports for a variety of selector groups; for instance, nucleophilic displacements with L-valine-t-butylamide or L-α-naphthylethylamine lead to chiral polysiloxanes in high yields and with high reproducibility. Imidazole accelerates the rate of nucleophilic displacement. Capillary columns coated with such chiral polysiloxanes exhibit high enantioselectivity and thermostability.     

Tailoring of block copolymers based on the stoichiometric control of the end‐functionality of telechelic oligomers and the utilization of large‐scale fractionation by phase fluctuation chromatography: A synthetic strategy for the preparation of end‐functionalized poly(L‐lactide)‐block‐poly(oxyethylene)

An AB diblock copolymer of poly(L ‐lactide) (PLLA) and poly(oxyethylene) (PEG) with a cinnamate terminal in the PEG block was prepared by the copolymerization of L ‐lactide and partially end‐modified PEG followed by fractionation. The first step was the terminal modification of PEG with cinnamoyl chloride (CC), in which the degree of cinnamoylation of the hydroxyl terminals of PEG was roughly controlled by the feed ratio of both reactants. The resultant PEG cinnamate was subjected to copolymerization with L ‐lactide to produce a mixture of unreacted PEG dicinnamate (C‐PEG‐C), the diblock copolymer (PLLA‐PEG‐C), and the triblock copolymer (PLLA‐PEG‐PLLA) corresponding to the three components of the PEG cinnamate. This mixture was separated by phase fluctuation chromatography (PFC) to obtain PLLA‐PEG‐C in sufficient purity. This process, involving the stoichiometric control of the terminal reaction of telechelic oligomers and the utilization of PFC for fractionation, can be an efficient method for synthesizing end‐functionalized diblock copolymers from readily available telechelic oligomers. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 38: 2405–2414, 2000     

New molecular compound precursor for aluminum chemical vapor deposition

A new type of precursor for aluminum chemical vapor deposition (Al‐CVD) has been developed by mixing dimethylaluminum hydride (DMAH) and trimethylaluminum (TMA). The new precursor has proven itself to be effective for Al‐CVD, where a good selectivity between the Si and the SiO₂ mask, a 3.0 μΩ cm resistivity and a pure Al film with low C and O contamination levels (under 100 ppm) were achieved. Quadrupole mass and infrared absorption analysis have shown that the precursor contains a new molecular compound, consisting of a DMAH monomer and a TMA monomer. The mixture has lower viscosity than DMAH and can be easily bubbled for a stable precursor vapor supply. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.