Aminocarbonylation synthesis

The catalytic oxidative carbonylation of allene with PdCb and CuCh in MeOH affords methyl a-methoxymethacrylate (559)[499]. The intramolecular oxidative aminocarbonylation of the 6-aminoallene 560 affords the unsaturated J-amino ester 561. The reaction has been applied to the enantioselective synthesis of pumiliotoxin (562)[500]. A similar intramolecular oxycarbonyla-tion of 6-hydroxyallenes affords 2-(2-tetrahydrofuranyl)acrylates[501]. 

The main reaction of this type has been the reductive cyclization of nitropyridine derivatives carrying an o-amino ester or o-aminocarbonyl substituent. These cyclize in situ via the o-diamino derivative to give pyridopyrazines of known constitution, either for establishment of structure of products obtained in the ambiguous Isay synthesis (see Section 2.15.15.6.1), or in the synthesis of aza analogues of biologically active molecules. 

Large-Scale Synthesis of Thienobenzazepine Derivatives Using Two Efficient Metal Catalyzed Processes Telescoped Nitro Reduction and Intramolecular Aminocarbonylation... 

In this chapter we describe a novel, safe and efficient large-scale synthetic approach to tricycle thienobenzazepines. The key steps in the synthesis include a chemoselective hydrogenation of an aryl-nitro functionality in the presence of a 3-bromo thiophene and a subsequent palladium-catalyzed intramolecular aminocarbonylation telescoped sequentially after simple catalyst and solvent exchange. 

For a general, simple high yield indole synthesis from anilines and methylthioacetaldehyde etc. see JACS 95,588,591,2718,6508 (1973). For indoles from N-( /3 -hydroxy-ethyl aniline esters see BSC 2485(1973). For a 2-acyl-indoles in one step from orthoamino-ketones and alpha-haloketones or 2-carboxyindoles from sulfonamides of ortho-aminocarbonyls see JOC 38,3622-24(1972). Indole and 5-Br-indole in 4 steps from beta-naphthol see Chem. Het. Cpds. (Russ.) 753(1973). Indole-JOC 37,3622(1972). 

T. Komano worked with him. The work accomplished at that time included the following N-debenzyloxycarbonylation of 1,3,4,6-tetra-0-acetyl-2-(benzyloxycarbonyl)amino-2-deoxy-D-hexopyranoses in the conversion of a,/3-acetoxy to glycosyl bromide (1961) oxidative cleavages of 1,2-diamino sugars and their significance in the mechanism of the aminocarbonyl reactions (1962) and synthesis of 2-amino-2-deoxy-/3-o-glucosides via 3,4,6-tri-D-acetyl-2-benzylsulfonamido-2-deoxy-a-D-glu-copyranosyl bromide (1962). 

The Mannich reaction consists on the condensation of a CH-activated compound with a primary or a secondary amine and a non-enolizable aldehyde or ketone to afford p-aminocarbonyl derivatives known as Mannich bases (Scheme 20). This sequence is of great use for the constmction of heterocyclic targets, as illustrated for example by the Robinson-Schopf synthesis of tropinone in 1937 or by the preparation of some azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonanones or pyranocoumarine derivatives (Fig. 1) [100]. In the following, representative recent examples of the formation of five- to seven-membered ring heterocycles will be presented. 

Due to the synthetic and biological importance of amines and a-aminoketones, acids and esters, the introduction of amino functionality into carbon nucleophiles provides a convenient and practical route for their synthesis "In addition, a number of electrophilic amination methodologies have been developed for the asymmetric synthesis of amines and a-aminocarbonyl compounds " ". 

For the synthesis of a-aminocarbonyl compounds, a number of O-organylhydroxyl-amine-type reagents have been used. Several 0-alkylhydroxylamines la-e were screened for amination of a-lithiated carboxylic acids (Scheme 11) °. However, the yields are... 

For stereoselective synthesis of a-aminocarbonyl compounds using 0-phosphinyl-hydroxylamines, a few procedures have been developed. Attempted amination of enolates of chiral alkyl 3-hydroxybutanoates with 0-(diphenylphosphinyl)hydroxylamine 4a or with its A,A-diisopropyl derivative 4d were found to be unsuccessful". ... 

Triazaphosphapentalenes, 1,3,2-benzodiazaphospholes, 1,3,2-benzoxazaphospholes, and 1,3,2-benzothiazaphospholes are contained in a review on anellated heterophospholes <9477675). The synthesis of 1,3,2-oxazaphospholes from a-aminocarbonyl compounds has also been reviewed <92RHA25>. 

M. Tramontini, Synthesis 1982, 605-644 . .Stereoselective Synthesis of Diastereomeric Amino Alcohols from Chiral Aminocarbonyl Compounds by Reduction or by Addition of Organometallic Reagents". 

Aminocarbonylation provides an efficient method for the synthesis of carboxamides from readily available alkenyl halides. This reaction finds many applications in organic synthesis, especially for the introduction of amides with a variety of A -substituents. For example, steroidal alkenyl iodide 137 was transformed to the corresponding amide derivative 138 in 88% yield through aminocarbonylation (Equation (10)). In this reaction, the palladium catalyst was recovered by using an ionic liquid, l-butyl-3-methylimidazolium salt 139, as reaction media, and reused five times with only a minor loss of activity. ... 

Aminocarbonylation has also been applied to the synthesis of unsymmetrical ferrocene-1,1 -bis-carboxamides. Ferrocene-based chiral ligands are very useful in asymmetric catalysis, and enantiomerically pure ferrocenyl ligands can be obtained by optical resolution of unsymmetrically substituted ferrocenes. However, the synthesis of such unsymmetrical ferrocenes is not an easy task. The use of aminocarbonylation gave a solution to this challenge. For example, the Pd-catalyzed reaction of symmetrical ferrocenyl diiodide 144 with two different amines, morpholine and diethylamine (5 equiv. each) under 39.5 atm of CO, gave the desired unsymmetrically disubstituted ferrocene-biscarboxamide 145 in 85% yield (Equation (11)). ... 

The synthesis of aromatic primary amides through aminocarbonylation of aryl halides with ammonia is not well documented due to the technical difficulty in using gaseous ammonia. To resolve this problem, methods using ammonia equivalents such as hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS), " formamides, and a titanium-nitrogen complex have been developed. 

As mentioned earlier, the synthesis of primary amides is rather challenging due to technical difficulty in handling gaseous ammonia. Thus, the use of ammonia substitutes such as HMDS and formamide has been studied (see Schemes 21 and 22). With the use of microwave irradiation, however, it has been shown that it is possible to generate both CO and ammonia at the same time for the synthesis of primary amides from aryl bromides. This protocol is very useful for laboratory organic syntheses, especially combinatorial syntheses. As Scheme 29 illustrates, the Pd-catalyzed aminocarbonylation of aryl bromides 200 with formamide (33.5 equiv.) in the presence of KOBu (1.5 equiv.) and imidazole (1 equiv.) with microwave irradiation for 400 s (6.7 min) gave the corresponding benzamides... 

Reproduced from Oh, C.-Y. Kim, K.-S. Ham, W.-H. A fonnal total synthesis of (+)-anatoxin-A by an intramolecular Pd-catalyzed aminocarbonylation reaction. Tetrahedron Lett. 1998, 39, 2133-2136, with pennission from Elsevier. 

Radical carbonylation reaction serves as a powerful tool for the synthesis of a range of carbonyl compounds. Radical carbonylation has been successfully applied to the synthesis of functionalized ketones from alkyl, aryl, and alkenyl halides.The radical aminocarbonylation reaction of alkynes and azaenynes provided efficient routes to 2-substituted acrylamides, lactams, and pyrrolidinones. For example, the aminocarbonylation of 4-pentyn-l-yl acetate 318 initiated by tributyltin hydride (Bu"3SnH) (30mol%) with AIBN (20mol%) gave acrylamide 325 in 92% yield (Scheme 43).A proposed mechanism starts from the addition of tributyltin radical 319 to alkyne... 

Szolcsanyi, P. Gracza, T. Koman, M. Prbnayovd, N. Liptaj, T. Pd(II)-catalysed aminocarbonylation as a key step in the total synthesis of C-6 homologues of 1-deoxynojirimycin and l-deoxy-/-idonojirimycin. Tetrahedron Asymmetry 2000, 11, 2579-2597. 

Thieno[3,2-fc]pyridines are obtained in 49-87% yield (74JPR169). Application of the Friedlander reaction to 3-amino-2-formylthiophene gives (261) in reasonable yield (Scheme 78) (75ACS(B)224,75 ACS(B)233). As in the case of the synthesis of furo[3,2- >]pyridines (Section 3.17.2.1.1(i)(d), Scheme 17), it was unnecessary to isolate the o-aminocarbonyl compounds. 6-Substituted 7-hydroxythieno[3,2-6]pyridin-5(4/7)-ones (e.g. 295) can be prepared by base-catalyzed cyclization of the amides (294), which were obtained in high yields from readily available 3-amino-2-alkoxycarbonylthiophenes (293 Scheme 79) (80JCR(S)6) for... 

As mentioned above, amines of the thienopyridine series synthesized by the Thorpe reaction always contain an electron-withdrawing substituent (acyl, alkoxy-carbonyl, etc.) at position 2. The presence of the o-aminocarbonyl fragment in these compounds makes these compounds useful as synthons for pyridine ring construction in the Friedlaender synthesis. Generally, condensation occurs in the presence of a basic catalyst. The acid-promoted synthesis can be exemplified by the preparation of tetracyclic structure 59 from pyranothienopyridine 60 (1996RFP1417446). 

Scheme 9 Rapid synthesis of C2-symmetric HIV-1 protease inhibitors by in situ aminocarbonylations...

The Mannich reaction is a useful reaction for the synthesis of [3-aminocarbonyl compounds including (3-amino acids, [3-lactams, and related compounds.24 Because the synthesis of chiral compounds is required for biological study, asymmetric versions of this reaction are in high demand. Several approaches to achieve asymmetric Mannich reactions have been reported. 

Azodicarboxylates are attractive aminating reagents, since a-aminocarbonyl compounds are not only useful building blocks in organic synthesis, but also essential tools for biological studies.33 Hence, the development of general and efficient methods for the preparation of these compounds is an important issue in organic synthesis. 

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