Debenzylation, selective

Quebrachitol was converted into iL-c/j/roinositol (105). Exhaustive O-isopropylidenation of 105 with 2,2-dimethoxypropane, selective removal of the 3,4-0-protective group, and preferential 3-0-benzylation gave compound 106. Oxidation of 106 with dimethyl sulfoxide-oxalyl chloride provided the inosose 107. Wittig reaction of 107 with methyl(triphenyl)phos-phonium bromide and butyllithium, and subsequent hydroboration and oxidation furnished compound 108. A series of reactions, namely, protection of the primary hydroxyl group, 0-debenzylation, formation of A-methyl dithiocarbonate, deoxygenation with tributyltin hydride, and removal of the protective groups, converted 108 into 7. 

Pd/CPS4 catalyst without using inhibitor (12). As shown in Figure 3, the reaction requires selective debenzylation versus dehalogenation of the... 

S. Y Wang, and J. P. Chen et al., Selective Debenzylation in the Presence of Aromatic Chlorine on Pd/C Catalysts Effects of Catalyst Types and Reaction Kinetics , paper presented at 20th Organic Reactions Catalysis Society Meeting, March 21-25, 2004, Hilton Head Island, SC, USA. 

Selective Debenzylation in the Presence of Aromatic Chlorine on Pd/C Catalysts Effects of Catalyst Types and Reaction Kinetics... 

In order to select a suitable catalyst, a variety of Pd/C catalysts were screened. Table 2 shows that the dechlorinated by-product was minimized to the level less than 1% as the catalyst metal loading increased from 3% to 10%. The catalytic activity for the debenzylation reaction was examined and compared based on the rate of hydrogen uptake (Figures 1 and 2). 

Hydroxythiadiazole and neat trimethyl orthoacetate showed a 20 80 ratio of N- versus O-alkylation products by H NMR <2002EJ01763>. The acidic hydroxyl group of thiadiazole 130 can be selectively protected as the benzyl ether 113 (Equation 22) <2004TL5441>. Nonhydrogenative debenzylation of the bisbenzyl thiadiazole 116 was achieved with boron tribromide to afford the bis-l,2,5-thiadiazole 131 (Equation 23) <2004TL5441>. 

The reaction is not useful for N-demethylation because of slow rate and low yield. In fact, selective N-debenzylation is possible with this reagent. 

BOCNH OBn multiphasic bOCNH Figure 6.28 Selective debenzylation of BOC-protected serine. 

In addition, stereoselective synthesis of solenopsin A has been reported by four research groups. An approach utilizing the stereoselective reductive de-cyanation (596) starts with aminonitrile 229, prepared from 2-picoline. It was selectively hydrogenated in the presence of Pd-C, followed by alkylation with undecyl bromide, affording 231. Reductive decyanation of 231 with NaBH4 in MeOH led to predominant (8 2) formation of the trans isomer (232) which was then debenzylated to ( )-solenopsin A (Id). The cis product (Ic) was in turn prepared by treatment of 231 with sodium in liquid ammonia followed by de-benzylation (Scheme 10). 

Reactions involving sulfur-linked substituents have been exclusively dealkylations of S-alkyl substituents to yield a thiocarbonyl group. Debenzyl-ations under mild conditions with aluminum chloride in benzene were mentioned earlier (Section IV,A,2,a). Pyridine demethylates salts 137 selectively to give 175. ° ... 

---