Acyclic reagents synthesis

The reactions of allylboronates 1 (R = H or CH3) may proceed either by way of transition state 3, in which the a-substituent X adopts an axial position, or 4 in which X occupies an equatorial position. These two pathways are easily distinguished since 3 provides 7 with a Z-olefin, whereas 4 provides 8 with an E-olefinic linkage. There is also a second fundamental stereochemical difference between these two transition states 7 and 8 are heterochirally related from reactions in which 1 is not racemic. That is, 7 and 8 arc enantiomers once the stereochemistry-associated with the double bond is destroyed. Thus, the selectivity for reaction by way of 3 in preference to 4, or via 6 in preference to 5 in reactions of a-subsliluted (Z)-2-butenylboronate 2, is an important factor that determines the suitability of these reagents for applications in enantioselective or acyclic diastereoselective synthesis. 

The (diastereoselective) conjugate addition of silylcuprate reagents to a variety of chiral derivatives of a,(3-unsaturated carboxylic acids can be used to prepare optically active p-silyl esters.258 259 Best results are obtained with substrates of type (25). The (related) p-silyl ketones, which also constitute valuable building blocks for (acyclic) stereoselective synthesis, are now accessible in high ee via palladium-catalyzed enantioselective 1,4-disiiylation of a,p-unsaturated ketones (Scheme 76).260... 

The analysis of the structure of these sub-targets suggested the utilization of multifunctional cyclopentene derivatives such as the bicyclic lactone 158 and enone 159 (Scheme 3.41) as the most plausible precursors for the preparation of 155 and 157, respectively. The latter preparations involved (i) the synthesis of the acyclic reagents with a certain set of functionalities and (ii) utilization of these reagents to introduce the required appendage to the cyclopentane core of 158 or 159, followed, when necessary, by a sequence of trivial transformations. 

The condensation of two acyclic reagents (with any preattached substituents), one to supply N C W fragment and the other to supply C C C fragment to form the resulting ring, is the most used procedure and is known accordingly as the principal synthesis of pyrimidines. The approach is important for the synthesis of C -F pyrimidine derivatives. 

Several factors must be considered in selecting a crotyl metal or allyl metal reagent for use in an acyclic stereoselective synthesis. First, it is necessary that the new stereocenters generated in concert with the new C—C bond (Scheme 1) be formed with a high degree of stereoselectivity. This is the problem of simple diastereoselectivity. Two diastereomeric products may be produced, and in this chapter Masa-mune s synlanti nomenclature system will be used to describe them. Second, the issue of diastereofacial selectivity is encountered if the aldehyde (or other C=X reaction partner) is chiral. This is a problem of relative diastereoselectivity, and four products may be produced in the reactions of the crotyl oiganome-tallics (Scheme 2). The diastereofacial selectivity issue is also critical in the reactions of allyl metal reagents and chiral C=X electrophiles. 

Compounds 68 have been obtained by one-pot cyclization of acyclic tetraamine 122 with ct-dicarbonyl reagents. This synthesis is not stereoselective, providing a mixture of vicinal isomers cis/trans of the bis-aminal 68 (Equation 11) <1998TL6861, 2003EJ01050, 2003T4573, 2005JOC7042>. 

The chemistry of acyl nitronates derived from secondary AN has received much more attention. Yoshikoshi and coworkers (226-228) developed a reliable procedure for the synthesis of these derivatives from readily available precursors (ketones and a-nitroalkenes), they demonstrated that the resulting acyl nitronates (123) are convenient reagents for the preparation of various heterocyclic and acyclic derivatives (226) (Scheme 3.104). 

Double asymmetric synthesis was pioneered by Horeau et al.,87 and the subject was reviewed by Masamune et al.88 in 1985. The idea involves the asymmetric reaction of an enantiomerically pure substrate and an enantiomerically pure reagent. There are also reagent-controlled reactions and substrate-controlled reactions in this category. Double asymmetric reaction is of practical significance in the synthesis of acyclic compounds. 

Allylation of imines using this type of reagent has been extensively studied, and this transformation has become important for the synthesis of acyclic and cyclic amine derivatives. 

Use of TMSCl in combination with HMPA, DMAP, or TMEDA all favored 1,2-addition over 1,4-addition. Sequential a-alkoxyalkylcuprate conjugate addition, enolate trapping with TMSCl, and silyl enol ether alkylation provides a one-pot synthesis of tetrahydrofurans (Scheme 3.35) [129]. Cyclic enones afford as-fused tetrahydrofurans, while acyclic systems give complex mixtures of diastereomers. a-Alkoxyalkylcopper reagents also participate in allylic substitution reactions with ammonium salts [127]. 

Grignard reaction and similar transformations allow C-C bond formation without a palladium catalyst. Grignard reagents and organolithium compounds are very versatile carbanion sources used in the synthesis of acyclic, heterocychc and carbo-cychc compounds. The esters, ketones and aldehydes are more stable when the reaction takes place on solid supports than in the hquid-phase, because this immo-bihzed components are not so sensitive towards water or oxygen. In the total synthesis of (S)-zearalenone (155) on solid supports the Grignard reaction is one of the key steps (Scheme 3.16) [120]. 

The synthesis of aldehyde 48 proceeds in 16 steps from (S)-39 in 15% yield and 75% stereoselectivity. The brevity, efficiency, and selectivity of this synthesis rivals alternative acyclic diastereoselective approaches to the rifamycin ansa chain, (see footnote 4 in reference 3i), thereby providing a clear testimony to the potential of the tartrate allylboronates as reagents for complex synthetic problems. 

A useful method for the diastereoselective and enantioselective synthesis of trans-and m-l,2-disubstituted cycloalkanecarboxaldehydes was devised by Koga et al.1990 starting from cycloalkanecarboxaldehydes. (S)-/er/.-Leucine ter/.-butyl ester, a highly effective chiral auxiliary reagent, could be recovered for recycling without any loss of optical purity in a reaction sequence similar to that in the acyclic synthesis of (202). 

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