Decarboxylative esterification

Several processes often occur in lipids, including oxidation, hydration, dehydration, decarboxylation, esterification, aromatization, hydrolysis, hydrogenation and polymerization. In fact, the chemistry of these materials can be affected, for example, by heat (anthropogenic transformations), humidity, pH, and microbial attacks. 

The chemistry of a fourth coenzyme was at least partially elucidated in the period under discussion. F. Lynen and coworkers treated P-methylcrotonyl coenzyme A (CoA) carboxylase with bicarbonate labelled with 14C, and discovered that one atom of radiocarbon was incorporated per molecule of enzyme. They postulated that an intermediate was formed between the enzyme and C02, in which the biotin of the enzyme had become car-boxylated. The carboxylated enzyme could transfer its radiolabelled carbon dioxide to methylcrotonyl CoA more interestingly, they found that the enzyme-COz compound would also transfer radiolabelled carbon dioxide to free biotin. The resulting compound, carboxybiotin [4], was quite unstable, but could be stabilized by treatment with diazomethane to yield the methyl ester of N-carboxymethylbiotin (7) (Lynen et al., 1959). The identification of this radiolabelled compound demonstrated that the unstable material is N-carboxybiotin itself, which readily decarboxylates esterification prevents this reaction, and allows the isolation and identification of the product. Lynen et al. then postulated that the structure of the enzyme-C02 compound was essentially the same as that of the product they had isolated from the reaction with free biotin, but where the carbon dioxide was inserted into the bound biotin of the enzyme (Lynen et al., 1961). Although these discoveries still leave significant questions to be answered as to the detailed mechanism of the carboxylation reactions in which biotin participates as coenzyme, they provide a start toward elucidating the way in which the coenzyme functions. 

Note The decarboxylation, esterification, and amide formation of such carboxylic acids are represented in these examples. 

In most of their reactions, the pyridine- and azinecarboxylic acids and their derivatives behave as any other acid (cf. Scheme 86). However, some acid chlorides can be obtained only as hydrochlorides, and we must also consider decarboxylation. Esterification of pyridine carboxylic acids can be usefully achieved via in situ generation of the acid fluoride. For example, treatment of picolinic acid with a stoichiometric amount of N,N,N,A-tetramethylfluoroformami-dinium hexafluorophosphate (TFFH) in dichloromethane and triethylamine leads to generation of the acid fluoride, which reacts with (3-methyloxetan-3-yl)methanol to give the corresponding ester in 95% yield <2004S2485>. 

The 0-protection of A -protected amino acids 55 was achieved by decarboxylative esterification in solvent-free conditions by Colacino et al. (Scheme 4.13). It was found that the use of planetary ball mill was more effective than vibratory mill [8], Commonly used 0-activation reagents (diaUcyl dicarbonate (B0C2O), carbonate (A, A -disuccinimidyl carbonate, DSC), and alkyl chloroformates (ROCOCl, R=Bn, Et, allyl)) were employed in combination with DMAP as base. Reaction parameters had to be optimized for each individual reagent to achieve acceptable yields (selection of results. Table 4.3). Due to high reactivity of benzyloxy chloroformate (Z-Cl), the two-step cycled milling was executed by addition of Z-Cl in 2equiv. portions, so as to consume the chloroformate and reduce the formation of the undesired byproducts. Acidic workup with 10% aqueous citric acid of ether extracts eliminates DMAP and affords the A-protected amino ester derivatives 56 in good yields. 

Table 4.3 0-Protection of Amino Acids by Decarboxylative Esterifications ...

Goofien, L. A. Dohring (2003) Lewis Acids as Highly Efficient Catalysts for the Decarboxylative Esterification of Carboxylic Acids with Dialkyl Dicarbonates. Advanced Synthesis Catalysis, 345,943-947,lSSN 1615-41501615-4169. 

Hf(OTf)4 showed catalytic activity for the decarboxylative esterification of carboxylic acids with commercially available dialkyl dicarbonates. 

The methyl and ethyl esters of cyanoacetic acid are slightly soluble ia water but are completely miscible ia most common organic solvents including aromatic hydrocarbons. The esters, like the parent acid, are highly reactive, particularly ia reactions involving the central carbon atom however, the esters tend not to decarboxylate. They are prepared by esterification of cyanoacetic acid and are used principally as chemical iatermediates. 

Composition. Rosin is primarily a complex mixture of monocarboxyUc acids of alkylated hydrophenanthrene nuclei. These constituents, known as resin acids, represent about 90% of rosin. The resin acids are subdivided into two types, based on their skeletal stmcture. The abietic-type acids contain an isopropyl group pendent from the carbon numbered 13. The pimaric-type acids have a methyl and vinyl group pendent from the same carbon atom. Figure 1 shows the stmcture of typical resin acids abietic acid, C2QH2QO2 (1) is predominant. The remaining 10% of commercial rosin consists of neutral materials that are either hydrocarbons or saponifiable esters. These materials are derived from resin acids by decarboxylation or esterification. 

Orotic acid undergoes 5-nitration, 5-bromination in hydrobromic acid with peroxide, 5,5-dibromination following decarboxylation in bromine water, esterification, methylation (rather complicated), conversion into its acid chloride (containing some anhydride) by treatment with thionyl chloride, and conversion into 2,6-dichloropyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid by phosphoryl chloride (62HC(16)422). 

Pyrimidinecarboxylic acid chlorides formation, 3, 80 Pyrimidinecarboxylic acids acidic pK , 3, 60 decarboxylation, 3, 80 esterification, 3, 80 esters... 

Grignard reagent from, acylation, 4, 237 nitration, 4, 211 reactivity, 4, 71-72 synthesis, 4, 149, 237, 341, 360 Pyrrole-3-carboxylic acids acidity, 4, 71 decarboxylation, 4, 286 esterification, 4, 287 esters... 

Oxidation of ecgonine (2) by means of chromium trioxide was found to afford a keto acid (3). This was formulated as shown based on the fact that the compound undergoes ready themnal decarboxylation to tropinone (4)The latter had been obtained earlier from degradative studies in connection with the structural determination of atropine (5) and its structure established independently. Confirmation for the structure came from the finding that carbonation of the enolate of tropinone does in fact lead back to ecgonine. Reduction, esterification with methanol followed by benzoylation then affords cocaine. 

The 3-arylglutaric esters 3 required as substrates were obtained by condensation of 2 equiv. of ethyl acetylacetate with respective benzaldehydes, followed by hydrolysis and decarboxylation of the resulting product under basic conditions. After esterification, ester 3 was obtained in 75% overall yield (R = Cl, = Me) [10]. 

The following substrates were obtained from commercial sources, methyl pyruvate (1), methyl acetoacetate (2), methyl 4-oxopentanoate (1), and methyl 3-oxopentanoate ( ). Alkyl 5-oxohexanoates (4, 5 and 6) were prepared by condensation of methyl acetoacetate and methyl acrylate followed by acidic hydrolysis, decarboxylation, and esterification [8]. Methyl 3-oxo-4-methylpentanoate... 

With the A-ring unit readily available, we directed our attention to the formation of the B-ring. At first, we duplicated the five step scheme reported in Sih s strigol synthesis involving 1) esterification of the acid 14, 2) allylic bromination with N-bromo 8 ucc i n imi d e (NBS) to 15, 3) condensation with the sodium salt of dimethyl malonate to 16, 4) alkylation with methyl bromoacetate to 17, and 5) acid catalyzed hydrolysis and decarboxylation to the acid 18. 

Bisacid 91 was used toward three different targets. For the first, a palladium-catalyzed decarboxylative Heck reaction followed by perylenequinone formation provided bis-styryl derivative 92 (Scheme 7.22) [52]. For the second, the C5,C5 -benzyl ethers were cleaved, and the more acidic carboxylic acids were then selectively benzylated using BnBr and K2CO3 (Scheme 7.22). This re-esterification... 

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