Cyclization Mannich-type

Scheme 14.21 Iwabuchi s synthesis of the BCD ring system of ent-(—)-daphnicyclidin A (139) via domino acyliminium cyclization/Mannich-type reaction.

Hozien et al. in their pubhcation [149] studied the Mannich-type cyclization of 5-aminopyrazoles with formaldehyde and diverse amines. It was shown that treatment of 5-aminopyrazoles with primary aliphatic amines and formaldehyde in the ethanol under the ambient temperature gave 1,3,5-trisubstituted tetrahydropyrazolo... 

Intramolecular Mannich type reaction of the conjugated iminium salt 426 should lead to ellipticine (228) via an intermediate 427. Alternatively, the conjugated iminium salt 426 could hydrolyze to afford the 2-vinylsubstituted indole 428, which, on cyclization through an intermediate 429, would lead to guatambuine (233). This alkaloid, on demethylation and dehydrogenation, should afford olivacine (238a) (375) (Scheme 3.11). 

Optimization of the previously reported Mannich-type reaction of trimethyl (pent-2-en-3-yloxy)silane with the sulfone Is derived from phenyl acetaldehyde (Table 5, entry 11) led to the corresponding (3-amino ketone in a good yield with moderate diastereoselectivity (2 mol% Bi(0Tf)3-4H20, yield = 84%, 24v/24v syn/anti = 72 28) (Scheme 8). Reduction of the major diastereoisomer 24v with lithium tri-ferf-butoxyaluminohydride afforded 25 as the only one diastereoisomer. Further cyclization of the latter with NaH afforded 4-benzyl-6-ethyl-5-methyl-l,3-oxazinan-2-one 26. The relative configuration of the six-membered carbamate was established as cis-cis by NMR analysis. 

An intramolecular Mannich-type cyclization of l,3-dimethyl-6-(2-aminophenylthio)uracil (120) has been utilized for the synthesis of 5, 6-dihydropyrimido[4,5-b][ 1,5]benzothiazepine-2,4( 1H,3//)-diones (121) this synthesis was realized by reaction of 120 with an excess of formaldehyde, benzaldehyde, or p-nitro- or p-methoxybenzaldehyde in chloroform in the presence of a catalytic amount of p-toluenesulfonic acid under reflux for 4-10 hours. The thiazepine cyclization using aliphatic aldehydes other than formaldehyde did not give satisfactory results. In these cases the reaction resulted in the formation of a dimeric product that probably... 

In these cases the formal //-ammo acid relationship often is a result of late stage condensation or cyclization reactions (e.g. Mannich-type, Pictet-Spengler) within the biosynthesis Typical examples are cocaine and correlated tropane alkaloids, Catharanthus alkaloids or Iboga alkaloids like heyneanine. 

Earlier syntheses of arylquinolizidine alkaloids mainly utilized the pelletierine condensation to construct the basic skeleton, 4-aryl-2-quinolizidinone (11) (Scheme 1). Two mechanistic pathways, involving (a) initial aldol condensation of pelletierine (8) with an aromatic aldehyde followed by intramolecular Michael-type addition of the resulting enone 9 (6, 7) and (b) a Mannich-type reaction through 10 (8, 9), were proposed without any experimental evidence. Preparation and cyclization studies of the intermediate 9, however, gave conclusive evidence to show that the pelletierine condensation proceeded through pathway a (10). 

A Mannich-type reaction is used in the PictetSpengler synthesis of tetrahydroisoquinolines 181 (Scheme 108) . Indoles similarly give -carbolines (Section 3.3.1.5.7.4). A variation of the PictetSpengler reaction involves the oxidative cyclization of 182 using ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN) (Scheme 109) <1998JOC860>. 

Quaternary anilinium salts (240), obtained from reaction of (pyrrol-l-yl)methanol and the appropriate aniline with trioctylphosphine, react in polar solvents via the azonia-fulvene ion (241) with enamines through a Mannich-type reaction followed by cyclization to give pyrrolizidines 242 and 243124. The ratio between the pyrrolizidines formed varies considerably with ring size of the enamine employed (equation 50). Pyrrolizines have also been obtained by reaction of pyrrole with two equivalents of enamine125 or condensation of some ketones with L-sodium or L-ethyl prolinate126. 

Spiropiperidine Alkaloids.—new synthetic pathway to ( )-perhydro-histrionicotoxin (27) (Scheme 5) has been elaborated. The final product is the intermediate (28), convertible to (27) as described earlier. A further synthetic entry into this ring system uses a Mannich-type spiro cyclization as key step and leads ultimately to racemic 2,7-epiperhydrohistrionicotoxin (29) (Scheme 6). The structure and stereochemistry of the urethane intermediate (30) were ascertained by X-ray diffraction analysis. ... 

In 2006 Fukuyama published a total synthesis of racemic morphine starting from isovanillin and a cyclohexene-epoxide [16, 17]. The key features in their synthesis are (1) a construction of the ether linkage between A and C rings by Tsuji-Trost coupling, (2) an intramolecular Heck reaction to construct A-C-E tricyclic system, and (3) an intramolecular Mannich-type reaction of a ketone with an aminal to provide the pentacyclic structure of morphine in a one-step reaction by double cyclization. 

When acetal 13 was treated with methanolic HC1 at reflux temperature, double cyclization took place to give morphine skeleton 15 in 94% yield (Scheme 3). Since the formation of eight-membered aminal 14 was observed during the reaction, this intriguing cyclization is believed to proceed via an intramolecular Mannich-type reaction. It is important to note that the morphine skeleton was effectively constructed in high yield under simple reaction conditions. 

The lithium enolates of thioesters are also amenable to this transformation, involving transmetalation, to Et2AlCl, producing the corresponding aluminum enolates which undergo Mannich-type reaction with aldimine 48 subsequent intramolecular cyclization gave /i-lactams in fairly good yields (Scheme 6.28) [49]. 

Chiral imines have been shown to undergo intramolecular Mannich reaction to give the tetrasubstituted 4-pipeiidones <05JACS8398> (Scheme 65). A Mannich-type cyclization of... 

As mentioned previously, there are many Mannich-type cyclizations of acetals that undoubtedly occur via enol ether intermediates and afford -amino acetal products. A prototypical example is presented in Scheme 12. In this sequence, due to Wenkert, the iminium ion precursor is formed by semihydrogenation of a nicotinic ester salt. ... 

Most ir-nucleophiles employed in iminium ion cyclizations have a predetennined postcyclization destiny. For example, aromatic terminators will rearomatize, organosilanes will eliminate silicon through anticipated pathways and acetals and enol ethers will produce carbonyl compounds. However, the cyclizations of simple alkenes have supplied products that are the formal results of eliminations, additions and Wagner-Meerwein rearrangements. Almost exclusively Mannich-type cyclizations of unsaturated amines have been employed to prepare piperidines. 

In less than 10 years, organosilanes have emerged as an unusually versatile class of nucleophiles for terminating Mannich-type cyclizations. Their utility derives from the ability of the silicon substituent to control the regioselectivity of bond formation and dictate the postcyclization destiny of the carbenium ion intermediate produced upon cyclization. The characteristics of silicon that are responsible for this exceptional control have been discussed in several recent reviews. ... 

Mannich-type cyclizations of vinylsilanes have found considerable application in the area of alkaloid total synthesis. Cyclizations that occur in the exocyclic mode with respect to the vinylsilane nucleophile have been widely employed to assemble 3-alkylidenepiperidine substructures with high stereocontrol. Overman and coworkers have made extensive use of the acid-promoted conversion of bicyclic oxazolidines to alkylideneindolizidines in their total syntheses of pumiliotoxin A alkaloids (Scheme 36). - " - An illustration of the mild nature of iminium ion-vinylsilane cyclizations is provided in the conversion of (101) to (102), the penultimate precursor of (-i-)-pumiliotoxin A. This conversion was accomplished in 71% yield by heating (101) at 80 C in a methanolic pyridine-pyridinium tosylate buffer (pH 4.5). More strongly acidic conditions had to be avoided since they led to competitive solvolysis of the allylic benzyl ether functionality of the pumiliotoxin A side chain. To the limits of detection by high... 

A number of Mannich-type cyclizations that proceed in an exocyclic mode with respect to the allylsi-lane terminator have been reported. In this way, five-, six-, seven- and eight-membered azacycles are accessed in good yields. In keeping with Baldwin s suggestion concerning ring closure aptitudes, the iminium ion derived from amine (113) could not be cyclized (Scheme 41). 

Two of the factors that determine the reactivity of tethered ir-nucleophiles in Mannich-type cycliza-tions have been emphasized stereoelectronic effects and reaction medium effects. The stereoelectronics of orbital overlaps between the ir-nucleophile and the iminium electrophile are best evaluated by considerations such as antiperiplanar addition trajectories and Baldwin s rules for ring formation. The critical importance of the reaction medium has received serious attention only recently. However, it already appears clear that Tr-nucleophiles that would lead, upon cyclization, to relatively unstable carbocations can have their reactivity markedly increased by carrying out the cyclization in the presence of a nucleophilic solvent or additive which, by nucleophilic participation, can obviate the formation of high energy cyclic carbenium ion intermediates. 

In several instances, Mannich-type cyclizations can be carried out expeditiously under photochemical conditions. The photochemistry of iminium ions is dominated by pathways in which the excited state im-inium ion serves as a one-electron acceptor. The photophysical and photochemical ramifications of such single-electron transfer (SET) processes as applied to excited state iminium ions have been expertly reviewed. In short, one-electron transfer to excited state iminium ions occurs rapidly from one of several electron donors electron rich alkenes, aromatic hydrocarbons, alcohols and ethers. Alternatively, an excited state donor, usually aromatic, can transfer an electron to a ground state iminium ion to afford the same reactive intermediates. Scheme 46 adumbrates the two pathways that have found most application in intramolecular cyclizations. Simple alkenes and aromatic hydrocarbons will typically suffer addition processes (pathway A). However, alkenic and aromatic systems with allylic or benzylic groups more electrofugal than hydrogen e.g. silicon, tin) commonly undergo elimination reactions (pathway B) to generate the reactive radical pair. 

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