Heterocycles boron functionalized

The interaction of PBA derivatives with molecular species having the above functional groups occurs optimally in the pH range of 8-9, but it is typically reversible at acid pH or in the presence of a high concentration of competing ligand. However, the heterocyclic boronic acid complex is relatively stable under optimal conditions of formation. 

Heterocyclic aromatic boronic acids, in particular pyridinyl, pyrrolyl, indolyl, thienyl, and furyl derivatives, are popular cross-coupling intermediates in natural product synthesis and medicinal chemistry. The synthesis of heterocyclic boronic acids has been reviewed recently [222], and will not be discussed in detail here. In general, these compounds can be synthesized using methods similar to those described in the above section for arylboronic acids. Of particular note, all three isomers of pyridineboronic acid have been described, including the pinacol ester of the unstable and hitherto elusive 2-substituted isomer, which is notorious for its tendency to pro-todeboronate [223]. Improvements and variants of the established methods for synthesizing heterocyclic boronic acids have been constantly reported [13, 182]. For example, a Hg-to-B transmetallation procedure was recently employed to synthesize a highly functionalized indolylboronic acid (entry 19, Table 1.3) [187]. 

The use of alkynyl pinacolboronic esters such as 17 afforded functionalized building blocks with high synthetic potential. The primary boron-functionalized dihydroaromatic intermediate could be used directly in a Suzuki cross-coupling reaction with 2,6-dimethoxyiodobenzene to afford the biphenyl derivative 18 in good yield, which was then converted into heterocycle 19 (Scheme 13.10) [10],... 

The platinum-catalyzed diboration has been applied to some functionalized alkynes such as 1,3-diynes,44 1-borylalkynes,45 1,2-diborylethynes,46,47 and alkynylphosphonates.45 In particular, diboration of 1,2-diborylethyne gives tetraborylethene, which is a potential precursor for new boron heterocycles (Equation (2)).46,47... 

Spin-coupled calculations, analogous to those for the organic heterocycles, have been carried out for both molecules. Three of the spin-coupled n orbitals for borazine are related to each other by successive C3 rotations and they take the form of fairly localized, slightly distorted N(2p) functions. The other three orbitals are also transformed into one another by successive C3 operations. These are also based on N(2p) functions but clearly show significant delocalization onto neighboring boron centres. Nonetheless, most of the electron density remains on N. 

Recently, density functional calculations were performed to determine the nature and stereochemistry of the olefin insertion into the Cu-B bond of (NHC)Cu boryl complexes (NHC = iV-heterocyclic carbene). The theoretical calculations confirm that the mechanism of insertion involves a nucleophilic attack of the boryl ligand on the coordinated olefin. Furthermore, the hyperconjugation of Cu-C (bond angles, which was also experimentally confirmed by the X-ray diffraction studies of these boryl-copper complexes <2007OM2824>. 

Some noteworthy intramolecular nucleophilic ring openings have been reported in the recent literature, which can be used to prepare functionalized heterocycles of synthetic interest. For example, the highly oxygenated epoxide 100 undergoes rearrangement induced by boron trifluoride etherate, whereby anchimeric assistance from the pendant phenylthio substituent leads to an intermediate episulfonium ion 101 which subsequently suffers 5-e o-tet cyclization to form the tetrahydrofiiran derivative 102 <03TL5547>. 

In a detailed investigation of the mechanism and scope of palladium catalyzed amination of five-membered heterocycles, the 1-methyl-3-bromoindole 145 was aminated with secondary amines to the 3-aminoindoles 146. Similar results were obtained for l-methyl-2-bromoindole <03JOC2861>. Rhodium-catalyzed cyclopropanation reactions involving 1-methyl-3-diazooxindole and exocyclic alkenes provided novel dispirocyclic cyclopropanes <03SL1599>. New applications of palladium-mediated cross-coupling reactions have been utilized to prepare a variety of functionalized indoles. Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reactions of indole-3-boronates <03H(59)473> and indole-5-boronates <03H(60)865> were utilized to prepare inhibitors of lipid peroxidation and melatonin analogues, respectively. 

Batey, R. A., MacKay, D. B., Santhakumar, V. Alkenyl and aryl boronates-mild nucleophiles for the stereoselective formation of functionalized N-heterocycles. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1999,121, 5075-5076. 

Asymmetric hydrogenation of bromo-substituted aromatic a-enamides 14 affords the corresponding bromo-amino acid derivatives 15, which subsequently is subjected to Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling with aryl and vinyl boronic acids. In addition to diverse phenylalanine derivatives 16, a broad array of other novel aromatic and heterocyclic amino acids have been produced rapidly from a small number of bromo-functionalized intermediates [24], This same two-step process may be applied to the production of many other classes of aromatic and heterocyclic chiral building blocks, such as arylalkylamines, amino alcohols, diamines, and directly on peptides as well. 

Many research groups have started with PPACK and produced inhibitors of a less peptidic nature (to improve in vivo stabihty), and/or with conformational restriction (to tackle the entropy loss problem), and/or with a variety of serine trap functionalities, for example, aldehydes, boronic acids, a-keto amides and acids, a-keto heterocycles, polyfluorinated ketones, and phosphonates. Structures of many of these are known in complex with thrombin but will not be reviewed here (see e.g., pubhca-tions of C.A. Kettner and coworkers). As well as lack of specificity, these potential drugs suffer from slow on-rates and have not progressed to the market. 

Heterocycles are also coupled to vinyl boronic acids and these can be made by hydroboration of alkynes. This example45 shows the compatibility with functionality such as the NHBoc group in 273. 

An extension of this methodology to the functionalization of C(sp3)-H bonds in saturated /V-heterocycles was reported subsequently [69], Thereby, pyrrolidines and piperidines were regioselectively arylated with substituted boronates in the ct-position to the heteroatom (Scheme 16) [30],... 

Many heterocyclic compounds used as auxiliaries or catalysts have already been treated in preceding sections (e.g., alkaloids, derivatives of proline, cyclic derivatives of amino alcohols and hydroxy acids, etc.). This section deals with some special types of heterocyclic compounds which contain either only oxygen functions, or boron. 

Where a heterocyclic organometallic reagent is required, Grignard and zinc derivatives are often satisfactory complications sometimes attend the use of lithio derivatives. The use of boronic acids has become very popular on account of their clean reactions, general stability to air and water, and their compatibility with practically any functional group furan, thiophene, indole and pyridine boronic acids have all been used. " ... 

Treatment of 6-ethoxy-2-phenyl-3-carboxy-5,6-dihydro-4/7-pyran with hydroxylamine transforms the heterocycle to 2-phenylnicotinate <97JHC93>. However, an isoxazole is obtained if the pyran is substituted with an acyl group rather than the ester functionality. Nitriles continue to be key components in pyridine synthesis. The bicyclic ketal 8 is converted cleanly to the pyridine 9 in the presence of an alkyl nitrile using 5 equiv of TMSOMs and 1 equiv of BFrEt20. This combination, generating the active ingredient boron difluoromethanesulfonate, avoids the byproduct cyclohexanones <97JHC325>. 

Inexpensive di-, tri-, and tetramethoxyanthraquinones can be selectively dealkylated to hydroxymethoxyanthraquinones by the formation of difluoroboron chelates with BF3-OEt2 in benzene and subsequent hydrolysis with methanol. These un-symmetrically functionalized anthraquinone derivatives are useful intermediates for the synthesis of adriamycin, an antitumor agent. 2,4,6-Tiimethoxytoluene reacts with cinnamic acid and BF3-OEt2, with selective demethylation, to form a boron heterocycle which can be hydrolyzed to the chalcone aurentiacin (eq 34). 2 ... 

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