Acylation phenylacetic acid

Highly reactive mixed anhydrides can also promote acylation. Phenylacetic acid reacts with alkenes to give 2-tetralones in TFAA-H3P04.55 This reaction involves an intramolecular Friedel-Crafts alkylation subsequent to the acylation. 

Sobczak, M. and Wagner, P. J., Light-induced decarboxylation of (o-acyl-phenylacetic acids, Org. Lett., 4, 379, 2002. 

APA + phenylacetic acid Acylation Benzyipenicillin Escherichia coli Alcaiigenes faecalis... 

TFA-induced cleavage in the course of which the dendrimer core remained intact. 2-Naphtalenesulfonamide (57) was obtained in 84% yield. Compound (58) was obtained via support-deprotection and immobilization of a Fmoc protected amino acid by means of HATU coupling. The supported substrate was deprotected and acylated with phenylacetic acid using standard coupling protocols. The final step was the product cleavage, which delivered the phenylalaninamide (58) in 87% yield. 

The following type of semisynthetic penicillins that should be considered are those in which amino acids, mainly a-aminophenylacetic or p-oxy-a-amino-phenylacetic acids, act as the acyl radical (ampicillin, amoxacilUn). 

When H2O deacetylates the acyl-enzyme, phenylacetic acid is formed. When nucleophiles other than H2O deacylate the acyl-enzyme, a new condensation product, in this case phenylacetyl-O-R or phenylacetyl-NH-R is formed. By definition the hydrolysis of these condensation products can be catalyzed by the same enzyme that catalyzes their formation in equation 10.1. Thus, when the acyl-enzyme is formed from phenylacetyl-glycine or phenylacetyl-O-Me, this gives rise to an alternative process to produce Penicillin G, in addition to the thermodynamically controlled (= equilibrium controlled) condensation of phenylacetic acid and 6-aminopenicillanic acid (6-APA). This reaction that involves an activated side chain is a kinetically controlled (= rate controlled) process where the hydrolase acts as a transferase (Kasche, 1986 1989). 

The coupling of the selone to racemic carboxylic acids with dicyclohexylcarbodiimide in dichloromethane with 4-dimethylaminopyridine at 0°C for 0.5-1 hour affords the acylated derivatives. Similar results are obtained using the acid chloride and triethyl amine. Figure 13 (upper part) shows the selenium spectrum for the diastereomeric. Y-acyl derivatives of the oxazo-lidine-2-selone with (A,A)-5-methylheptanoic acid. Clearly the shift difference of about (5 = 0.1 is sufficient for integration of the two singlets. The lower part of the figure shows the remarkably different 77Se resonances observed for four species derived from partially deuterated phenylacetic acid. The diastereomeric mixture of the monodeuteriated substance is easily detected (AS = 0.07, 5.0 Hz). 

In the original patent published by Merck in 1995, rofecoxib (2) was synthesized in three steps from the known 4-(methylthio)acetophenone (10), prepared from the Friedel-Crafts acylation of thioanisole. As depicted in Scheme 2, oxidation of sulfide 10 using an excess of magnesium monoperoxyphthalate hexahydrate (MMPP, an inexpensive, safe and commercially available surrogate for w-CPBA) gave rise to sulfone 11, which was subsequently brominated with bromine and AICI3 to afford 2-bromo-l-(4-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl)ethanone (12). After recrystallization from 1 1 EtOAc/hexane, the pure phenylacyl bromide 12 was then cyclo-condensed with phenylacetic acid under the influence of l,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU) to deliver rofecoxib (2) in... 

The synthesis of rofecoxib can be achieved by several different routes (Drugs Fut., 1998). A highly efficient synthesis for rofecoxib was recently described (Therien et al., 2001). As illustrated in Scheme 79, acetophenon (i) is prepared according to the literature, by Friedel-Crafts acylation with thioanisole. Oxidation with MMPP (magnesium monoperoxyphthalate hexahydrate) affords the sulfone (ii), which is reacted with bromine in chloroform in the presence of a trace amount of AICI3, to give (iii). Bromoketone (iii) is than coupled and cyclized in a second step, one-pot procedure with phenylacetic acid. Firstly, the mixture of bromoacetophenone (iii) and phenylacetic acid in acetonitrile is treated with... 

In the present paper we have studied four acid catalyzed reaotions involving carbonyl compounds alkylation of benzene with formaldehyde, esterification of phenylacetic acid, Friedel-Crafts acylation by phenylpropanoyl chloride, and the cross aldolic condensation of acetophenone with benzaldehyde in the presence of three Hp zeolites with different framework Si-to-Al... 

Carboxylic acids, acyl chlorides, and sulfonyl chlorides used for deri-vatization of 4-aminophenylalanine and >-4-am i n op h e ny I a I a n i n e are as follows 5-hydantoinacetic acid, / ran, v - 4 - co t i n i n ec a r b o xy I i c acid, isonicotinic acid, 3-pyridinepropionic acid, 4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid, 2-butynoic acid, 2-pyrazinecarboxylic acid, cyclopropanecarboxylic acid, 3-hydroxy-2-qui-noxaline carboxylic acid, 5-bromovaleric acid, propargyl chloroformate, 3,4-dimethoxybenzoyl chloride, 2-thiophenesulfonyl chloride, 3-thiophene-carboxylic acid, 2-thiophenecarboxylic acid, 2-methylbutyric acid, 2-thio-pheneacetyl chloride, benzoic acid, furylacrylic acid, 4-nitrophenyl acetic acid, 2,5-dimethoxyphenylacetic acid, p-toluenesulfonyl chloride, 4-(di-methylamino)phenylacetic acid, 3-indolepropionic acid, phenoxyacetic acid, 3-(dimethylamino)benzoic acid, cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, naphtha-lenesulfonyl chloride, 4-bromophenylacetic acid, 4-bromobenzoic acid, 2-phenoxybutyric acid, 3,4-dichlorophenylacetic acid, (l-naphthoxy)acetic acid. 

When an O-acyl ester (2) derived from phenylacetic acid is irradiated, a beautiful hyperfine structure of a benzyl radical can be observed by ESR [6]. This can be explained by the fact that the rate constant for the reaction of the formed R and O-acyl esters (2) is about 106 s"1 and it is rather slower than that of decarboxylation of RCO2 (eq. 8.3) [7, 8]. Generally, under photolytic conditions, approximately 100% of the chain reaction occurs, and under benzene refluxing conditions, approximately 80% of the chain reaction and approximately 20% of the caged reaction takes place. 

The unpurified a-amino esters obtained after the two first steps were acylated with (+)-MTPA chloride (MTPA = a-methoxy-a-(trifluoromethyl)phenylacetic acid) to afford the (+)-MTPA amides 41. In the case of R = CH2Ph, the final compound 41 was found to be identical to the (+)-MTPA amide derived from L-phenylalanine. The (2S) configuration was correlated for 41 and capillary GC analysis proved that the diastereomeric ratio (2S) (2R) was > 200 1. 

The relationship between the biosynthesis of the penicillin and cephalosporin nuclei [127] is shown in Fig. 8.25. The common intermediate in the biosynthesis of penicillins and cephalosporins is isopenicillin N (IPN), which in Penicil-lium is converted into penicillin G by replacement of the L-2-aminoadipyl side-chain with externally supplied phenylacetic acid, mediated by IPN acyl transferase (IPN AcT). In the cephalosporin-producing Ammonium chrysogenum, IPN is subjected to an enzymatic ring expansion. 

Di-(l-naphthylmethyl)sulphone forms an excimer but does not react to give an intramolecular cycloaddition product like the corresponding ether but rather fragments to give sulphur dioxide and (l-naphthyl)methyl radicals (Amiri and Mellor, 1978). I-Naphthylacetyl chloride has a very low quantum yield of fluorescence and this is possibly due to exciplex formation between the acyl group and the naphthalene nucleus (Tamaki, 1979). Irradiation leads to decarbonylation. It is known that acyl chlorides quench the fluorescence of aromatic hydrocarbons and that this process leads to acylation of the aromatic hydrocarbon (Tamaki, 1978a). The decarboxylation of anhydrides of phenylacetic acids [171] has been interpreted as shown in (53), involving... 

Acyl radicals and acyl anions are proposed intermediates in the reduction of phenylacetyl chloride and hydrocinnamoyl chloride at mercury in MeCN [223]. Among the products obtained from the reduction of phenylacetyl chloride are 1,4-diphenyl-2-butene-2,3-diol diphenylacetate, phenylacetaldehyde, toluene, 1,3-diphenyl-acetone, and l,4-diphenyl-2,3-butanediol, as well as phenylacetic acid and phenylacetic acid anhydride. Analogous products arise from the reduction of hydrocinnamoyl chloride l,6-diphenyl-3-hexene-3,4-diol dihydrocinnamate, hydrocinnamaldehyde, ethyl benzene, l,6-diphenyl-3,4-hexanediol, hydrocinnamic acid, and hydrocinnamic acid anhydride. 

Compared to the older procedures the use of acid iodides in acetonitrile or dichloromethane as solvent constituted a remarkable improvement. Aromatic and aliphatic acyl cyanides are accessible by this route. For example acyl cyanides of cinnamic acid and phenylacetic acid could be obtained in 33% and 49% yields. Copper(I) cyanide in diethyl ether in the presence of lithium iodide gave a-cyano ketones in 50-70%. The reaction can be carried out at room temperature in diethyl ether or slightly above or at 80 C in acetonitrile. It is not possible to obtain the acyl cyanide from acryloyl chloride, chloroformate or oxalyl chloride by this approach. 

The Curtius rearrangement of the acyl azide derived from optically pure a-methoxy-a-(trifluoro-methyl)phenylacetic acid (MTPA 48) also proceeds with retention of configuration, giving a-methoxy-a-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl isocyanate (49 equation 26). The isocyanate (49) is useful for the determination of the enantiomeric composition of optically active primary and secondary amines. 

The acyl side-chain (R) varies, depending on the make up of the fermentation media. For example, corn steep liquor was used as the medium when penicillin was first mass-produced in the United States and this gave penicillin G (R=benzyl). This was due to high levels of phenylacetic acid (PhCH2C02H) present in the medium. 

Nondynamic resolution processes for the production of chiral amines are based on selective N-acylation by either lipases from Burkholderia plantarii (Scheme 4.5C) or Alcaligenes faecalis penicillin G acylases (Scheme 4.5D). The former reaction is optimal with ethylmethoxyacetate as acylating agent [30 a], whereas fhe acylase is most selective with the natural substrate phenylacetic acid [30b]. 

The equilibrium of the enzyme acylation reaction can be shifted towards the synthesis of the amide by precipitation of the acylated product formed (Fig. 6). The racemic ethyl 3-amino-5-(trimethylsilyl)-4-pentynoate 3 is an insoluble liquid, whereas the (R)-phenylacetamide 10 is an insoluble solid. The racemic ethyl 3-amino-5-(trimethylsilyl)-4-pentynoate 3 was added to dilute hydrochloric acid. The pH of the reaction medium was then adjusted to 6. Phenylacetic acid (2 equiv.) was added and the pH of the medium was readjusted to 6. Soluble PGA (50 units/100 mg of racemic amine) was added, and the reaction was stirred at room temperature. After completion of the reaction, the pH of the reaction mixture was adjusted to 4. Filtration of the reaction mixture gave (R)-amide 10 in quantitative yield. Chiral HPLC analysis of this isolated amide showed the absence of (S)-amide. The pH of the filtrate was raised to 8, and the filtrate was extracted with ethyl acetate to obtain (S)-amine 11 (yield 90%) (Fig. 6). The chiral HPLC analysis indicated an R S ratio of 2 98. 

In deacylation, as the enzyme cleaved the phenylacyl group, phenylacetic acid was formed, which lowered the pH of the reaction medium. Base was added to maintain the starting pH. (Note Use of ammonium hydroxide led to the formation of desilylated byproducts desilylation was eliminated when bicarbonates were used.) This approach was not required in the acylation reaction. At pH above 7.5 the (R)-and (S)-amines are practically insoluble in water. Organic solvents were used to extract the free amines from the aqueous reaction medium at pH 8.0. p-Fluoro-benzoyl, 1-naphthoyl, and phenylacetyl derivatives of the racemic amine were prepared and their behavior on the chiral HPLC column was studied. Based on ease of preparation and HPLC analysis, the 1-naphthoyl derivatives (Fig. 7) were preferred. Reversed phase HPLC analysis on a Vydac-C18 analytical column used a gradient of acetonitrile (0.1% triethylamine) in water (0.05% phosphoric acid) to quantify the total amide in the reaction mixture. Chiral HPLC analysis on (S,S) Whelk-O Chiral column used isopropanol hexane (30 70) as a solvent system to separate and quantify the (R)- and (S)-enantiomers. 

The reaction volume appeared to be critical in the acylation reaction as it governs the interaction between the amine, phenylacetic acid, and the enzyme-active site. 

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