Nitrones, cyclic

Formation of functionalized cyclic nitrones via a new reaction intermediate, nitrosoketene, and its development for the synthesis of nonproteinogenic amino acids 99YGK116. 

Dipolar cycloadditions of five-member cyclic nitrones to a,(3-unsaturated acid derivatives 99H(50)1213. 

The above described reaction has been extended to the application of the AlMe-BINOL catalyst to reactions of acyclic nitrones. A series chiral AlMe-3,3 -diaryl-BINOL complexes llb-f was investigated as catalysts for the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction between the cyclic nitrone 14a and ethyl vinyl ether 8a [34], Surprisingly, these catalysts were not sufficiently selective for the reactions of cyclic nitrones with ethyl vinyl ether. Use of the tetramethoxy-substituted derivative llg as the catalyst for the reaction significantly improved the results (Scheme 6.14). In the presence of 10 mol% llg the reaction proceeded in a mixture of CH2CI2 and petroleum ether to give the product 15a in 79% isolated yield. The diastereoselectiv-ity was the same as in the acyclic case giving an excellent ratio of exo-15a and endo-15a of >95 <5, and exo-15a was obtained with up to 82% ee. 

A quite different type of titanium catalyst has been used in an inverse electron-demand 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition. Bosnich et al. applied the chiral titanocene-(OTf)2 complex 32 for the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition between the cyclic nitrone 14a and the ketene acetal 2c (Scheme 6.25). The reaction only proceeded in the presence of the catalyst and a good cis/trans ratio of 8 92 was obtained using catalyst 32, however, only 14% ee was observed for the major isomer [70]. 

The reactions of nitrones constitute the absolute majority of metal-catalyzed asymmetric 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions. Boron, aluminum, titanium, copper and palladium catalysts have been tested for the inverse electron-demand 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of nitrones with electron-rich alkenes. Fair enantioselectivities of up to 79% ee were obtained with oxazaborolidinone catalysts. However, the AlMe-3,3 -Ar-BINOL complexes proved to be superior for reactions of both acyclic and cyclic nitrones and more than >99% ee was obtained in some reactions. The Cu(OTf)2-BOX catalyst was efficient for reactions of the glyoxylate-derived nitrones with vinyl ethers and enantioselectivities of up to 93% ee were obtained. 

Accordingly, cyclic nitronates can be a useful synthetic equivalent of functionalized nitrile oxides, while reaction examples are quite limited. Thus, 2-isoxazoline N-oxide and 5,6-dihydro-4H-l,2-oxazine N-oxide, as five- and six-membered cyclic nitronates, were generated in-situ by dehydroiodination of 3-iodo-l-nitropropane and 4-iodo-l-nitrobutane with triethylamine and trapped with monosubstituted alkenes to give 5-substituted 3-(2-hydroxyethyl)isoxazolines and 2-phenylperhydro-l,2-oxazino[2,3-fe]isoxazole, respectively (Scheme 7.26) [72b]. Upon treatment with a catalytic amount of trifluoroacetic acid, the perhydro-l,2-oxazino[2,3-fe]isoxazole was quantitatively converted into the corresponding 2-isoxazoline. Since a method for catalyzed enantioselective nitrone cycloadditions was established and cyclic nitronates should behave like cyclic nitrones in reactivity, there would be a good chance to attain catalyzed enantioselective formation of 2-isoxazolines via nitronate cycloadditions. 

We are the first group to succeed with the highly enantioselective 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions of nitronates [75]. Thus, the reaction of 5,6-dihydro-4H-l,2-oxazine N-oxide as a cyclic nitronate to 3-acryloyl-2-oxazilidinone, at -40 °C in dichloro-methane in the presence of MS 4 A and l ,J -DBFOX/Ph-Ni(II) complexes, gave a diastereomeric mixture of perhydroisoxazolo[2,3-fe][l,2]oxazines as the ring-fused isoxazolidines in high yields. The J ,J -DBFOX/Ph aqua complex prepared from... 

The Michael addidon of nitroalkanes to nitroalkenes is catalyzed by triethylamine to give 1,3-dirutro compounds fEq. 4.45. In some cases, the intramolecular displacement of thenitro group takes place to give cyclic nitronates fEq. 4.46. ... 

Nitrocyclo ilkanones can be successfully C- dlylated by PdfO -catiilyzed reacdon v/ith various dlyl carbonates and 1,3-dienemonoepoxldes under neutriil condidons, as shown inEqs 5 56 and 5 57, respecdvely The product of Eq 5 56 is converted into cyclic nitrone via the reducdon of nltro group v/ith H -Pd/C followed by hydrolysis and cyclizadon... 

The reduction of y-nitroketone acetals as in Eq. 6.50 v/ith ammonium formate in the presence of Pd/C gives the correspondmg amines in good yields. However, the reduction ofy-nitro ketones are reduced to cyclic nitrones fEq. 6.51. This reduction is far superior to the classical method using Zn/T4HlCl due to improved yield and simple workup. 

Redncdons of y-nitroketones yield cyclic nitrones, which undergo inter- and intramolecular cycloadthdon to various alkenes. The result of adthdon to acrylonitrile is shown in Eq. 8.43, in which a rruxnire of regio- and stereoisomers is formed. - ... 

An opdcally acdve cyclic nitrone in 1,3-dipolar cycloaddidon was first reported by Vasidla in 1985. A variety of opdcally acdve cyclic nitrones have been devised since then. Some typicM chiriil nitrones described in Ref 63c are shown in Scheme 8.17. Apphcadons of these nitrones are Mso presented in this review. 

High-pressnre promoted cycloadditions of nitroalkenes and enol ethers eliminate the nse of Lewis acids fEq 8 106 "Thus, even sterically hmdered nitroalkenes react with 2,3-thhydro-furan to give the exo cyclic nitronates stereoselecdvely without using Lewis acids... 

Dibenz[c,e]azepine 6-oxide, a cyclic nitrone (see Section 3.2.1.5.1.), yields crystalline 1,3-dipolar cycloadducts with phenylisocyanate (adduct yield 98 % mp 190-191 C) and with N-phenylmaleimide (adduct yield 86% mp 235-236°C).6... 

Fluoride ion catalyzed reaction of the cyclic nitronate 1 with benzaldehyde provides a cyclic hcmiaeetal 2 in 95% diastereoselectivity18 with tra ,v,tr u.v-relationship of the protons in positions 2, 3 and 4. The relative configuration of the hemiacetal carbon position was not assigned. Upon reaction of the diastereomeric nitronate 3 at 25 °C the 4a-stereocenter is epimerized by fluoride ion such that hemiacetal 2 is once again obtained. In contrast, reaction of 3 at 0°C furnishes the diastereomeric product 4 in 23% yield 8. 

Wagner and co-workers explored the different selectivity of 1,3-dipolar cyclo additions of nitrones 140 and cinnamonitrile 139 leading to oxadia-zolines 141 derived from an exclusive CN attack instead of a C = C attack (Scheme 50). This behavior was observed when cinnamonitrile was coordinated to a transition metal like Ft or Pd [89]. A similar approach to platimun-promoted nitrile-nitrone cyclo additions was reported using cychc nitrones. In this case, the authors reported a higher stereoselectivity of cychc nitrones with respect to the acyclic nitrones, due to a rigid E conformation adopted by cyclic nitrones [90]. 

A somewhat unusual sequence to generate azepanones 80 involved the intramolecular addition of hydroxylamines to alkynes 76 to form cyclic nitrones 77. A vinyl magnesium bromide addition at low temperatures and a reduction with TiCls followed by N-Boc protection led to the azepane 78. Double bond bromination and subsequent RUO4 oxidation gave the lactam 79. Several further steps allowed the generation of the lactam structure 80 proposed for d,/-aca-cialactam, but the spectral data of the synthetic material differed from that of the natural product (Scheme 16)] [23 a, b]. 

Fig. 16 [3 -I- 2] cycloaddition reactions of cyclic nitrones with enals catalyzed by 29a...

Although Lewis acid-catalyzed-Diels-Alder reactions of enones are common, there are few reports on the catalysis of Diels-Alder reaction of nitroalkenes. The reaction of nitroalkenes with alkenes in the presence of Lewis acids undergoes a different course of reaction to give cyclic nitronates (see Section 8.3). Knochel reported an enhanced reactivity and selectivity of the intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction using silica gel as Lewis acid in hexane (Eq. 8.19).31... 

Nitrones have been generally prepared by the condensation of /V-hydroxylamines with carbonyl compounds (Eq. 8.40).63 There are a number of published procedures, including dehydrogenation of /V,/V-disubstituted hydroxylamines, / -alkylation of imines, and oxidation of secondary amines. Among them, the simplest method is the oxidation of secondary amines with H202 in the presence of catalytic amounts of Na2W04 this method is very useful for the preparation of cyclic nitrones (Eq. 8.41).64... 

Cycloaddition of the cyclic nitrone derived from proline benzyl ester with alkenes proceeds readily to give isoxazolidines with good regio-and stereoselectivity (Eq. 8.47).68 The reaction favors exo-mode addition. However, certain cycloadditions are reversible and therefore the product distribution may reflect thermodynamic rather than kinetic control. 

Kibayashi and coworkers have used enantiometrically pure allylic silyl ethers obtained from amino acids in cycloaddition with nitrones (Eq. 8.49).71 Cyclic nitrone reacts with a chiral allyl ether to give selectively the exo and erythro isomer (de 90%). Optically active alkaloids containing a piperidine ring such as (+)-monomorine,71c (+)-coniine,71a and (-)-oncinotine71b have been prepared from the addition product. 

Asymmetric 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of cyclic nitrones to crotonic acid derivatives bearing chiral auxiliaries in the presence of zinc iodide gives bicyclic isoxazolidines with high stereoselectivity (Eq. 8.51). The products are good precursors of (3-amino acids such as (+)sedridine.73 Many papers concerning 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of nitrones to chiral alkenes have been reported, and they are well documented (see Ref. 63). 

Alkyl and silyl nitronates are, in principle, /V-alkoxy and /V-silyloxynitrones, and they can react with alkenes in 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions to form /V-alkoxy- or /V-silyloxyisoxaz.olidine (see Scheme 8.25). The alkoxy and silyloxy groups can be eliminated from the adduct on heating or by acid treatment to form 2-isoxazolines. It should be noticed that isoxazolines are also obtained by the reaction of nitrile oxides with alkenes thus, nitronates can be considered as synthetic equivalents of nitrile oxides. Since the pioneering work by Torssell et al. on the development of silyl nitronates, this type of reaction has become a useful synthetic tool. Recent development for generation of cyclic nitronates by hetero Diels-Alder reactions of nitroalkenes is discussed in Section 8.3. 

Denmark and coworkers have developed an elegant method for generating cyclic nitronates using nitroalkenes as heterodienes in the Diels-Alder reaction (Eq. 8.78). The synthetic utility of this reaction is discussed in Section 8.3. 

Another approach to cyclic nitronates has been developed by Rosini et al. in which nitro-aldol and subsequent cyclization is used as a key step. For example, 2,3-epoxy aldehydes react with ethyl nitroacetate on alumina surface in the absence of solvent to give 4-hydroxyisoxazoline 2-oxides in good yields (Eq. 8.80).130... 

Recently, Denmark and coworkers have developed a new strategy for the construction of complex molecules using tandem [4+2]/[3+2]cycloaddition of nitroalkenes.149 In the review by Denmark, the definition of tandem reaction is described and tandem cascade cycloadditions, tandem consecutive cycloadditions, and tandem sequential cycloadditions are also defined. The use of nitroalkenes as heterodienes leads to the development of a general, high-yielding, and stereoselective method for the synthesis of cyclic nitronates (see Section 5.2). These dipoles undergo 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions. However, synthetic applications of this process are rare in contrast to the functionally equivalent cycloadditions of nitrile oxides. This is due to the lack of general methods for the preparation of nitronates and their instability. Thus, as illustrated in Scheme 8.29, the potential for a tandem process is formulated in the combination of [4+2] cycloaddition of a donor dienophile with [3+2]cycload-... 

An interesting Diels-Alder reaction using chiral enamines is reported by Backvall, in which a cyclic nitronate is formed in good yield and excellent diastereoselectivity (Eq. 8.98).155... 

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