N-α-Benzyloxyacetyl derivatives of (S)-4-benzyl-5,5-dimethyloxazolidin-2-one for the asymmetric synthesis of differentially protected α,β-dihydroxyaldehydes

α-Dibenzylamino- and α-benzyloxy- derivatives of N-acetyl-(S)-4-benzyl-5,5-dimethyloxazolidin-2-one readily undergo highly stereoselective boron mediated syn-aldol reactions with a range of aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes, generating the syn-aldol products in good to excellent yields as single diastereoisomers after purification. In the α-dibenzylamino series, deprotection of the functionalised aldol fragments to the corresponding α-amino-β-hydroxy methyl ester or α-amino-β-hydroxyaldehyde proved problematic, with a range of N- and O-protecting groups giving mixtures of products arising from endocyclic and exocyclic cleavage pathways. However, in the α-benzyloxy series, O-silyl protection of the aldol products, and subsequent DIBAL reduction gives stereoselectively the corresponding N-1′-hydroxyalkyloxazolidin-2-ones, which undergo base promoted fragmentation to the desired highly functionalised and differentially protected α,β-dihydroxyaldehydes in good yields and without loss of stereochemical integrity.     

Synthesis of 1,2-bis(methoxyamino)cycloalkanes from alicyclic 1,2-bis(hydroxyamines)

Derivatives of 1,4-dihydroxypiperazine-2,3-dione were obtained by reaction of cis-1,2-bis(hydroxyamino)cycloalkanes with diethyl oxalate. Their alkylation with CH₂N₂ or Mel afforded 1,4-dimethoxypiperazine-2,3-diones. Hydrolysis of the latter gave 1,2-bis(methoxyamino)cycloalkanes.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 925–929, April, 1996.     

The first example of the C-3 alkylation of indoles with cyclopropyl ketones promoted by CeCl3·7H2O/LiI

Indoles undergo smooth alkylation with cyclopropyl ketones in the presence of the CeCl₃·7H₂O/LiI reagent system in refluxing acetonitrile under neutral conditions to produce the corresponding C-3 substituted indole derivatives in good to high yields and with high selectivity. The use of CeCl₃·7H₂O/LiI makes this method simple, convenient, and cost-effective.     

非螯合型手性双膦铑对脱氢苯丙氨酸的不对称催化加氢反应

报道从Ｄ－甘露醇出发合成手性双膦（２Ｓ，５Ｓ）－３，６－双（二苯膦）－１，４：３，６－双脱水－２，５－双去氧－Ｌ－艾杜醇，原位下ＢＤＰＩ与３种铑配合物作用生成手性非螯合型双膦铑催化剂，常压下对４种脱氢苯丙氨酸衍生物进行不对称催化化反主尖，对反应结果及ｅ．ｅ．值进行了讨论。     

Reaction of indium ate complexes with allylic compounds. Controlling SN2/SN2′ selectivity by solvents

Vinyl and methylindium ate complexes (indates) were prepared and both the tendency of immigration and regioselectivity toward cinnamyl bromide were investigated. The vinyl group was more preferably transferred than the Me group, giving a regioisomeric mixture of S_N2 and S_N2′ products. The ratio of S_N2/S_N2′ selectivity can be controlled by solvents; in the presence of polar solvents, such as N-butylpyrrolidone (NBP) and THF, the S_N2′ product was mainly obtained, whereas the S_N2 product was selectively prepared in solutions containing hexane. The vinylindium compound, generated by the reaction of allylic-type diindium reagents with imine, was also converted to the corresponding vinyl indate, which was allowed to react with allyl chloride to give a three-component coupling product.     

Chiral diphosphine ligands based on camphor: synthesis and applications in asymmetric hydrogenations

The synthesis of a novel class of atropisomer chiral diphosphine ligands with a bornene framework is described. The new ligands showed in Rh catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of α- and β-enamides very high ee’s (more than 99%).     

Reaction of haloadamantanes with salts of nitro compounds

Silver and mercury salts of nitro compounds react with bromo- or chloroadamantanes with the formation of products of C- and/or O-alkylation, the ratio of which depends on the structure of the initial reactants. The direct experimental evidence of nitronic esters to be isomerized into nitro derivatives and of their role as intermediates in the formation of the nitro derivatives in the alkylation of nitro compounds has been presented for the first time.N. D. Zelinskii Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117913 Moscow. Translated from Izvestiva Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1798–1803, August, 1992.     

Synthesis and Structure of Mixed Distannoxane Dimers [ClR_2SnOSnR''''_2Cl]_2

1,1,3,3-Tetraorganodistannoxanes [XR2SnOSnR2X]2 (R = alkyl, Ph; X = halogen, NCS, OAc, OR) are a kind of organotin oxo clusters. They have received considerable attention because they are useful catalysts for many reactions1-5. And recently S. W. Ng reported that [XR2SnOSnR2X]2 (R = Bu, X = OOCCH2SC(O)N(CH2CH2)2O) had more active antitumor activity than cis-platin in vitro6. A characteristic feature of symmetric tetraorganodistannoxanes in the solid state is their dimeriz…     

A novel heterocyclic system — dihydro-2H-1,5,2,4-dioxadiazine. 2,4-Dimethyldihydro-2H-1,5,2,4-dioxadiazine hydrochloride: synthesis and NMR study

The first representative of a novel heterocyclic system, namely, 2,4-dimethyldihydro-2H-1,5,2,4-dioxadiazine hydrochloride, was synthesized.