Hydroxylamines, cycloaddition with

Calculations of the reactivity of model nitrocarbenes (77a) demonstrated that these species A much more rapidly undergo a rearrangement to give nitrosocar-bonyl intermediates B than are involved in [3+ 2]-cycloaddition with an external trapping agent. Shortly thereafter, this fact was confirmed experimentally (77b) because, at the same time, intermediates B can be detected in ene reactions with certain olefins to give hydroxylamines (25) (Scheme 3.25). 

Elsewhere, Faita et al. (438) bound the Evans chiral auxiliary to Wang or Merrifield resin for use as a dipolarophile in cycloadditions with C,N-diphenyl-nitrone. Yields on both resins are significantly reduced in comparison to the solution phase reaction (43-20% compared to 95%) but are unaffected by addition of magnesium perchlorate or scandium triflate catalyst. A one-pot process has been reported by Hinzen and Ley (439) that oxidizes secondary hydroxylamines to the... 

It has been demonstrated that N-hydroxytryptophan can be converted to /3-carbolines in two ways (Fig. 41). Pictet-Spengler reaction of 1 with acetals provided the N -hydroxytetrahydro-/8-carbolines (2) (287). A modified Bischler-Napieralski reaction of 1 with trimethylorthoformate gave N -0X0-3,4-dihydro-/3-carbolines (3), the nitrone function of which can undergo 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition with alkenes (288) and nitriles (289), providing isoxazolidine (4) and dehydro-1,2,4-oxadiazoline (5), annulated TBCs, respectively. Nitrone 3 also was obtained by oxidation of the N-hydroxy-j8-carboline 2 with 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-l, 4-benzoquinone (DDQ). N-Oxygenated TBCs showed no affinity for the benzodiazepine and tryptamine receptors (290). Unfortunately, no toxicity data were recorded for these substituted hydroxylamines. 

In 1996, Ciufoiini and Roschanger reported a total synthesis of phenanthroindolizidine alkaloids (tylophorine and antofine) from the sterically congested 2-substituted 4,5-diarylpyridine 61, which was prepared by a modified Knoevenagel-Stobbe synthesis [61]. Scheme (6) outlines the steps in their approach. Central to the success of this effort was the ability of a-dicarbonyl enone 58 to combine in a formal [4+2]-cycloaddition with the sterically demanding vinyl ether 56, The resultant pyran 59 was treated with DIBAL and protected with benzyl chloride giving 60, which was then treated with hydroxylamine hydrochloride to give diarylpyridine 61, After a two-step conversion of 61 to 63, a cyano... 

Vasella [58] has shown that the hydroxy-oxime 122 (2,3-0-isopropylidene-5-0-trityl-D-ribose oxime) can be, via its tautomeric form a-alkoxy-hydroxylamine 123, converted by reaction with carbonyl compounds (formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, etc.) to N-(alkoxyalkyl) nitrones 124 which then reacts via 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition with methyl methacrylate to give the protected isoxazolidine ribosides 125, 126 epimeric at C5. This reaction proceeds in high yield (97 %) and with high stereoselectivity (84 16) (Fig. 8.35). 

The nitroso functionality is a powerful dienophile and N-alkyl- and N-acylnitroso compounds give inter- and intrahetero Diels-Alder reactions easily. The cycloadditions also occur in aqueous medium although some nitroso compounds (i.e. N-acylnitroso derivative) are short-lived in the presence of water. The NO functionality is generated in situ by periodate oxidation of the hydroxylamine group and the cycloaddition with butadienes gives a 1,2-oxazine ring. Scheme 5.16 illustrates the utility of the nitroso Diels-Alder cycloaddition for the synthesis of (—l-swainsonine/ (—)-pumiliotoxin and BCX-1812... 

In a manner different from Zhu s, Rueping and coworkers [17] utilized -substituted hydroxylamines 32 as starting materials for the generation of the key intermediate nitrones 35 under visible-light-induced aerobic oxidation conditions (Scheme 13.6). Following intermolecular cycloaddition with 33, intermediate 35 was transformed into a range of isoxazolidines. Three possible pathways for the formation of the nitrone intermediate were proposed, and none could be ruled out. 

Nitrones are a readily available, stable class of 1,3-dipoles that can be utilized for stereoselective generation of isoxazolines and isoxazolidines. Spearheaded by Lebel s original reports in this area [42], countless applications of intramolecular nitrone [1, 3]-cycloadditions in complex target syntheses attest to the versatility of these transformations. Oppolzer disclosed a notable example in the synthesis of the alkaloid luciduline (4, Scheme 18.1) [43]. Heating of hydroxylamine 1 with para-formaldehyde furnished an intermediate nitrone 2 that participated in a highly regio- and stereoselective cycloaddition to give 3 in 87 % yield. 

In theory, three isoxazolines are capable of existence 2-isoxazoline (2), 3-isoxazoline and 4-isoxazoline. The position of the double bond may also be designated by the use of the prefix A with an appropriate numerical superscript. Of these only the 2-isoxazolines have been investigated in any detail. The preparation of the first isoxazoline, 3,5-diphenyl-2-isoxazoline, from the reaction of )3-chloro-)3-phenylpropiophenone with hydroxylamine was reported in 1895 (1895CB957). Two major syntheses of 2-isoxazolines are the cycloaddition of nitrile A-oxides to alkenes and the reaction of a,/3-unsaturated ketones with hydroxylamine. Since 2-isoxazolines are readily oxidized to isoxazoles and possess some of the unique properties of isoxazoles, they also serve as key intermediates for the synthesis of other heterocycles and natural products. 

A -Isoxazolines are readily available from the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of nitrile -oxides with alkenes and from the condensation reaction of ehones with hydroxylamine. Therefore, methods of conversion of -isoxazolines into isoxazoles are of particular interest and of synthetic importance. 

The two major methods of preparation are the cycloaddition of nitrile oxides to alkenes and the reaction of a,/3-unsaturated ketones with hydroxylamines. Additional methods include reaction of /3-haloketones and hydroxylamine, the reaction of ylides with nitrile oxides by activation of alkyl nitro compounds from isoxazoline AT-oxides (methoxides, etc.) and miscellaneous syntheses (62HC(i7)i). 

Treatment of 2- 5//-dibenz[i>,/]azepin-5-yl acetaldehyde (16), prepared in 68% yield by /V-alkylation of 5/7-dibenz[A,/]azepine with bromoacetaldehyde diethyl acetal followed by acid hydrolysis, with methyl hydroxylamine yields the isolable nitrone 17, which in refluxing toluene undergoes intramolecular 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition at the CIO —Cl 1 alkene bond to give 2,3,3a, 12b-tetrahydro-2-methyl-3,8-methano-8//-dibenz[i>,/]isoxazolo[4,5-r/]azepine (18).235... 

The structure-reactivity relationship between a 19-Me- and 19-nor-5,10-seco-steroid has been investigated using lOOC and intramolecular nitrone cycloaddition taking into account various stereochemical aspects (Schemes 27 and 28) [67]. The E-19-nor-5,10-seco-ketone 255 a, on treatment with hydroxylamine hydrochloride (R = H), undergoes lOOC via 256a to a single isoxazolidine 257... 

R = H, Scheme 27). On the other hand, reaction of 255a with N-methylhydrox-ylamine hydrochloride produces a mixture of two regioisomers 257 and 258 (R = Me). When the E-l(10)-unsaturated 5-oxo-5,10-secosteroid 255b was treated with hydroxylamine hydrochloride (R = H) or AT-methylhydroxylamine hydrochloride (R = Me), isoxazolidine 259 was formed regio- and stereoselec-tively in high yield via intramolecular 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of the nitrone intermediate 256 (R = H or Me). 

Isoxazolines are partially unsaturated isoxazoles. In most cases these compounds are precursors to the isoxazoles, and as a result, the synthesis can also be found in Sect. 3.2.1b. Kaffy et al., used a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of a nitrile oxide (186) with the respective styrene (201a or b) to generate isoxazolines (202a or b, respectively). Depending on the substitution of the vinyl portion of the styrene molecule, either 3- or 4-substituted isoxazolines could be formed (Scheme 55) [94], Simoni et al. employed similar chemistry to produce isoxazolines [60]. Kidwai and Misra emplyed microwave technology to treat chalcones with hydroxylamine and basic alumina [99]. The isoxazoles synthesized by Simoni et al. possess anti-proliferative and apoptotic activity in the micromolar range [60]. 

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