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A Padwa

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PubMed2001

Application of furanyl carbamate cycloadditions toward the synthesis of hexahydroindolinone alkaloids.

A convenient synthesis of various substituted hexahydroindolinones has been achieved by an intramolecular Diels--Alder cycloaddition reaction (IMDAF) of furanyl carbamates bearing tethered alkenyl groups. The initially formed [4 + 2]-cycloadduct undergoes nitrogen-assisted ring opening followed by deprotonation of the resulting zwitterion to give the rearranged ketone. The stereochemical outcome of the IMDAF cycloaddition has the sidearm of the tethered alkenyl group oriented syn with respect to the oxygen bridge. A synthetic route to (+/-)-mesembrane and (+/-)-crinane was accomplished using this methodology. It was possible to carry out a stereoselective reduction of the initially formed hexahydroindolinone ring to produce the cis-3a-aryl-hydroindole skeleton. A related [4 + 2]-cycloaddition/rearrangement sequence was also used for a formal synthesis of the Chinese ornamental orchid (+/-)-dendrobine. The tricyclic alkaloid core was formed stereoselectivity from the thermolysis of N-[(2-methyl-2-cyclopentenyl)methyl]-N-(4-isopropyl-furan-2-yl)carbamic acid tert-butyl ester. Kende's advanced intermediate 33 was prepared in seven additional steps by standard transformations, thereby completing a formal synthesis of (+/-)-dendrobine.

Alkaloids↗
PubMed2001

An approach toward isoindolobenzazepines using the ammonium ylide/Stevens.

Ammonium ylides derived from the Cu(II)-catalyzed decomposition of alpha-diazo carbonyls tethered to tertiary amines underwent a benzylic Stevens [1,2]-rearrangement to give tetrahydroisoquinolines or benzazepines containing fused five-membered rings, a feature found in the cephalotaxus alkaloids. Model studies were also carried out toward the synthesis of lennoxamine, a member of the isoindolobenzazepine family of alkaloids. The approach utilized is based on the Rh(II)-catalyzed reaction of an alpha-diazo carbonyl compound containing an amido group in the gamma-position. Treatment of several N,N-dialkyl-substituted amido diazo-esters with Rh2(OAc)4 in benzene at 80 degrees C in the presence of several dienophiles gave [4 + 2]-cycloadducts derived from the Diels-Alder reaction of a transient alpha-amino isobenzofuran intermediate. In the absence of an external trapping agent, no rearranged product derived from an ammonium ylide intermediate could be detected in the crude reaction mixture. In contrast to this result, reaction of the related diazo dihydroisoquinoline amide 46 with Rh2(OAc)4 afforded the isoindolobenzazepine ring system in high yield. Formation of the 5,7-fused skeleton was rationalized in terms of a spirocyclic ammonium ylide that underwent a preferential Stevens [1,2]-shift of the benzylic carbon atom. While we were ultimately thwarted in using the ammonium ylide/rearrangement cascade for a lennoxamine synthesis by an uncooperative diazo transfer reaction, the cascade sequence was shown to be useful for the preparation of various isoindolobenzazepines.

Alkaloids↗
PubMed2001

Formal total synthesis of (+/-)-gamma-lycorane and (+/-)-1-deoxylycorine using the [4+2]-cycloaddition/rearrangement cascade of furanyl carbamates.

The total syntheses of gamma-lycorane and (+/-)-1-deoxylycorine were accomplished using an intramolecular Diels-Alder cycloaddition of a furanyl carbamate as the key step. The initially formed [4+2]-cycloadduct undergoes nitrogen-assisted ring opening followed by deprotonation/reprotonation of the resulting zwitterion to give a rearranged hexahydroindolinone. The stereochemical outcome of the IMDAF cycloaddition has the side arm of the tethered alkenyl group oriented syn with respect to the oxygen bridge. The key intermediate used in both syntheses corresponds to hexahydroindolinone 20. Removal of the t-Boc group in 20 followed by reaction with 6-iodobenzo[1,3]dioxole-5-carbonyl chloride afforded enamide 22. Treatment of this compound with Pd(OAc)(2) employing the Jeffrey modification of the Heck reaction provided the galanthan tetracycle 24 in good yield. Compound 24 was subsequently converted into (+/-)-gamma-lycorane using a four-step procedure to establish the cis-B,C-ring junction. A radical-based cyclization of the related enamide 33 was used for the synthesis of 1-deoxylycorine. Heating a benzene solution of 33 with AIBN and n-Bu(3)SnH at reflux gave the tetracyclic compound 38 possessing the requisite trans fusion between rings B and C in good yield. After hydrolysis and oxidation of 38 to 40, an oxidative decarboxylation reaction was used to provide the C(2)(-)C(3)(-)C(12) allylic alcohol unit characteristic of the lycorine alkaloids. The resulting enone was eventually transformed into (+/-)-1-deoxylycorine via known synthetic intermediates.

Alkaloids↗
PubMed2000

Rhodium(II)-catalyzed cyclization of amido diazo carbonyl compounds.

A series of acyclic diazo ketoamides were prepared from N-benzoyl-N-alkylaminopropanoic acids and were treated with a catalytic amount of rhodium(II) acetate. The resultant carbenoids underwent facile cyclization onto the neighboring amide carbonyl oxygen atom to generate seven-membered carbonyl ylide dipoles. Subsequent collapse of the dipoles with charge dissipation produce bicyclic epoxides which undergo further reorganization to give substituted 5-hydroxydihydropyridones in good yield. Depending on the nature of the substituent groups, it was possible to trap some of the initially formed carbonyl ylide dipoles with a reactive dipolarophile such as DMAD. In other cases, cyclization of the dipole to the epoxide is much faster than bimolecular trapping. A related cyclization/rearrangement sequence occurred when diazo ketoamides derived from the cyclic pyrrolidone and piperidone ring systems were subjected to catalytic quantities of Rh(II) acetate. With these systems, exclusive O-cyclization of the amido group onto the carbenoid center occurs to generate a seven-ring carbonyl ylide dipole. Starting materials are easily prepared, and the cascade sequence proceeds in good yield and does not require special precautions. The overall procedure represents an efficient one-pot approach toward the synthesis of various indolizidine and quinolizidine ring systems.

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PubMed2000

Cyclization-cycloaddition casade of rhodium carbenoids using different carbonyl groups. Highlighting the position of interaction

A series of 3-diazoalkanediones, when treated with a catalytic quantity of a rhodium(II) carboxylate, were found to afford oxabicyclic dipolar cycloadducts derived by the trapping of a carbonyl ylide intermediate. The reaction involves generation of the 1,3-dipole by intramolecular cyclization of the keto carbenoid onto the oxygen atom of the neighboring keto group. Both five- and six-ring carbonyl ylides are formed with the same efficiency. A study of the tandem cyclization-cycloaddition cascade of several alpha-diazo ketoesters was also carried out, and the cascade sequence proceeded in high yield. When the interacting keto carbonyl group was replaced by an imido group, the rhodium(II)-catalyzed reaction proceeded uneventfully. In contrast, alpha-diazo amidoesters do not undergo nitrogen extrusion on treatment with a Rh(II) catalyst. Instead, the diazo portion of the molecule undergoes 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition with various dipolarophiles to give substituted pyrazoles as the final products.

Journal Article↗
PubMed2000

Facile construction of novel polycyclic ring systems using a metallocarbenoid-induced cyclization of acetylenic diazo carbonyl compounds

The Rh(II)-catalyzed reaction of diazo 2-propynyl maolonamic acid ester derivatives produce furo[3,4-c]furans in excellent yield. The methodology was applied to the synthesis of several polyheterocyclic systems by first generating a 2-alkoxy-substituted furan and then allowing it to undergo a subsequent intramolecular Diels-Alder cycloaddition. Ring opening of the resulting cycloadduct is followed by deprotonation to furnish a rearranged keto lactone.

Journal Article↗
PubMed2000

Rhodium(II)-catalyzed carbocyclization reaction of alpha-diazo carbonyls with tethered unsaturation

o-Alkynyl-substituted alpha-diazoketones undergo internal cyclization to produce indenone derivatives upon treatment with catalytic quantities of Rh(II)-carboxylates. A variety of structural influences were encountered by varying the nature of the substituent group attached to the diazo center. The cyclization reaction involves addition of a rhodium-stabilized carbenoid onto the acetylenic pi-bond to generate a cycloalkenone carbenoid. The cyclized carbenoid was found to undergo both aromatic and aliphatic C-H insertion as well as cyclopropanation across a tethered pi-bond. Subjection of diazo phenyl acetic acid 3-phenylprop-2-ynyl ester to Rh(II) catalysis furnished 8-phenyl-1, 8-dihydro-2-oxacyclopenta[a]indenone in high yield. The formation of this compound involves cyclization of the initially formed carbenoid onto the alkyne to produce a butenolide which then undergoes C-H insertion into the neighboring aromatic system. When a vinyl ether is added, the initially formed rhodium carbenoid intermediate can be intercepted by the electron-rich pi-bond prior to cyclization. Different rhodium catalysts were shown to result in significant variation in the product ratios. The competition between bimolecular cyclopropanation, 1,2-hydrogen migration, and internal cyclization was probed using several enol ethers as well as diazoesters which possess different substituent groups on the ester backbone. The specific path followed was found to depend on electronic, steric, and conformational factors.

Journal Article↗
PubMed2000

A one-pot bicycloannulation method for the synthesis of tetrahydroisoquinoline systems.

A highly effective method for the synthesis of the core indolo[2,3-alpha]quinolizidine skeleton found in yohimbine is described. The reaction of N-monosubstituted thioamides with bromoalkenoyl chlorides furnishes thioisomünchnones as transient 1,3-dipoles that undergo ready intramolecular cycloaddition across the tethered pi-bond to give thio-bicycloannulated products in a one-pot operation. The stereochemical outcome of the intramolecular reaction is the consequence of an endo cycloaddition of the neighboring pi-bond across the transient thioisomünchnone dipole. A major limitation of the method is that when a hydrogen is present in the alpha-position of the thioamide the initially formed thio-N-acyliminium ion undergoes proton loss to produce a S,N-ketene acetal at a faster rate than dipole formation. Treatment of tetrahydro-beta-carboline-1-thione with 2-bromooct-7-enoyl chloride followed by reductive removal of sulfur from the cycloadduct resulted in the formation of (+/-)-alloyohimbanone. Attempts to cycloadd the thioisomünchnone dipole across several nucleophilic pi-bonds failed, and instead, products derived from cyclization of the pi-bond onto the initially formed thio-N-acyliminium ion were formed. The resulting N,S-ketals were further converted into several tetrahydroisoquinoline alkaloids in good yield.

Bridged Bicyclo Compounds↗
PubMed2000

Using the Pummerer cyclization-deprotonation-cycloaddition cascade of imidosulfoxides for alkaloid synthesis.

The Pummerer reaction of imidosulfoxides bearing tethered alkenyl groups has been employed for the synthesis of several alkaloids. The required imidosulfoxides necessary for the cascade sequence were easily obtained by heating the appropriate amide with (ethylsulfeny)acetyl chloride followed by sodium periodate oxidation. The initially formed thionium ion, obtained by treating the imidosulfoxide with acetic anhydride and p-toluenesulfonic acid, reacts with the neighboring imido group, and the resulting oxonium ion undergoes subsequent deprotonation to produce an isomünchnone dipole. This mesoionic betaine intermediate undergoes ready intramolecular dipolar cycloaddition across the neighboring pi-bond. Exposure of the resulting cycloadducts to additional acetic anhydride leads to ring opening and formation of a 5-acetoxy-substituted 2(1H)-pyridone. This six-ring heterocyclic system constitutes a valuable building block for the synthesis of a variety of pyridine, quinolizidine, and clavine alkaloids. The cyclization-deprotonation-cycloaddition cascade has been successfully applied to the synthesis of the naturally occurring alkaloids onychnine, dielsiquinone, (+/-)-lupinine, (+/-)-anagyrine, (+/-)-pumiliotoxin C, and (+/-)-costaclavine.

Alkaloids↗
PubMed2000

Studies dealing with thionium ion promoted mannich cyclization reactions.

Treatment of several amido-substituted thioacetals with dimethyl(methylthio)sulfonium tetrafluoroborate (DMTSF) produces synthetically useful thionium ions that are intercepted by the adjacent nitrogen atom to afford both five- and six-membered alkylthio-substituted lactams as transient intermediates. Further reaction of the alkylthio-substituted lactam with DMTSF generates an N-acyliminium ion, which undergoes cyclization with the tethered aromatic ring to produce an azapolycyclic ring system. Related cyclization sequences occur when amido thioacetals possessing simple olefinic tethers were used. The overall procedure represents an efficient one-pot approach toward various nitrogen-containing ring systems. The cyclization reaction was employed for a synthesis of the core skeleton of the erythrina alkaloid family.

Disulfides↗
PubMed1999

Methylsulfenylation of thioacetals as a method for synthesizing 2-thio-substituted furans.

[formula: see text] The dimethyl(methylthio)sulfonium tetrafluoroborate induced cyclization of various bis(methylsulfanyl) carbonyl compounds is described. The reaction proceeds by methylthiolation of the thioacetal group to give a thionium ion which undergoes subsequent cyclization with the neighboring carbonyl group. This is followed by an elimination reaction to furnish the furan ring.

Acetals↗
PubMed1999

Synthesis of the angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (-)-A58365A via an isomünchnone cycloaddition reaction.

[formula: see text] The angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (-)-A58365A (1) was synthesized by a process based on the [3 + 2]-cycloaddition reaction of a phenylsulfonyl-substituted isomünchnone intermediate. The starting material for this process was prepared from L-pyroglutamic acid and involved using a diazo-phenylsulfonyl-substituted pyrrolidine imide. Treatment of the diazoimide with Rh2(OAc)4 in the presence of methyl vinyl ketone afforded a 3-hydroxy-2-pyridone derivative which was subsequently converted to the ACE inhibitor in six additional steps.

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors↗