Mesylates reduction

Snieckus described short syntheses of ungerimine (121) and hippadine by Suzuki couplings of boronic acid 118 with 7-bromo-5-(methylsulfonyloxy)indoline (116) and 7-iodoindoline (117), respectively [130]. Cyclization and aerial oxidation also occur. Treatment of 119 with Red-Al gave ungerimine (121) in 54% yield, and oxidation of 120 with DDQ afforded hippadine in 90% yield. Indoline 116 was readily synthesized from 5-hydroxyindole in 65% overall yield by mesylation, reduction of the indole double bond, and bromination. Indoline 117 was prepared in 67% yield from N-acetylindoline by thallation-iodination and basic hydrolysis. 

Methoxy(aryl)carbene]iron complexes are obtained by reaction of the appropriate benzoic chlorides with [Fe(C5Mes)(CO)2]K to give the acyliron complexes, followed by methylation with methyl mesylate. Reduction with sodium borohydride and removal of the methoxy group by treatment with trimethylsilyl triflate affords the defunctionalized (arylcarbene)iron complexes. The presence of ortAo-methoxy or ortho-chloro substituents at the arene moiety gives rise to (T) -C,OMe) or (T1 -C,C1) chelate (arylcarbene)iron complexes upon irradiation. Disodium tetracarbonylferrate reacts with aromatic (V,A -diallylamides followed by treatment with trimethylsilyl chloride with direct formation of chelated a-aminocarbene complexes (Scheme 4-59). ... 

The mesylate group, introduced with methanesulfonyl chloride, can be cleaved with lithium aluminum hydride and dissolving metal reduction (Na, /-BuOH, HMPT, NH3, 64% yield). ... 

Disulfonate esters of vicinal diols sometimes undergo reductive elimination on treatment with sodium iodide in acetone at elevated temperature and pressure (usually l(X)-200°). This reaction derived from sugar chemistry has been used occasionally with steroids, principally in the elimination of 2,3-dihy-droxysapogenin mesylates. The stereochemistry of the substituents and ring junction is important, as illustrated in the formation of the A -olefins (133) and (134). 

The azidohydrins obtained by azide ion opening of epoxides, except for those possessing a tertiary hydroxy group, can be readily converted to azido mesylates on treatment with pyridine/methanesulfonyl chloride. Reduction and subsequent aziridine formation results upon reaction with hydrazine/ Raney nickel, lithium aluminum hydride, or sodium borohydride/cobalt(II)... 

The Reduction of Azido Mesylates with Hydrazine Raney NickeP ... 

The azido mesylate may also be reduced with lithium aluminum hydride in the same manner as previously described for iodo azide reductions. The sodium borohydride/cobalt(II)tris(a,a -dipyridyl)bromide reagent may be used, but it does not seem to offer any advantages over the more facile lithium aluminum hydride or hydrazine/Raney nickel procedures. 

Dioxepanes 63 were hydrolyzed with aqueous hydrochloric acid to the starting diol. A thionyl chloride promoted ring-opening of dioxepane 63 to intermediate 64 has been reported. When treated with base, compound 64 can be transformed into vinylic ether 65 in 58% yield (81ZOR1047) (Scheme 31). 3-Methylfurazan-4-acetic acid was converted to the vinyl derivative 66 via an esterification, reduction, mesylation, and base elimination sequence (81JHC1247) (Scheme 31). 

The first total synthesis of 87 was published in 1990 (90TL1523). 5-Hydroxyindole (88) was mesylated and then reduced with sodium cyanoborohydride to give an indoline which was brominated to afford the bromoindoline 89 in good yield (Scheme 33). Cross-coupling with ortho-formyl boronic acid under Suzuki conditions, followed by air oxidation of the resulting cyclized product, followed by reduction of the lactam formed with excess Red-Al gave the target compound 87. 

The oxygen atom at 21 is similarly an expendable group. Reaction of 241 (obtained from 185 by the usual procedure for introduction of the 9a-fluoro group) with methanesulfonyl chloride affords the 21 mesylate (242a). Replacement of the leaving group at 21 with iodine by means of potassium iodide in acetone followed by reduction of the halogen with zinc in acetic acid leads to fluorometholone (243). ... 

In a similar vein, acylation of the corticoid 50 with furoyl chloride gives the diacyl derivative 51. Reduction with sodium borohydride serves to convert the 11-ketone to the alcohol 52. Hydrolysis under mild acid conditions preferentially removes the acyl group at the less hindered 21 position. The hydroxyl group in that derivative (53) is then converted to the mesylate 54. Replacement by chlorine affords mometasone (55) [12]. 

Activity is also retained when oxygen at the 21 position is replaced by sulfur. Preparation of one of these compounds follows a route quite analogous to the foregoing thus, displacement of the mesylate group in the cortisone (56) derivative 57 with the anion from thiopivalic acid affords thioester 58. Reduction of the 11-ketone by means of borohydride affords tixocortol pivalate (59)[13j. 

Intermediate 10 must now be molded into a form suitable for coupling with the anion derived from dithiane 9. To this end, a che-moselective reduction of the benzyl ester grouping in 10 with excess sodium borohydride in methanol takes place smoothly and provides primary alcohol 14. Treatment of 14 with methanesulfonyl chloride and triethylamine affords a primary mesylate which is subsequently converted into iodide 15 with sodium iodide in acetone. Exposure of 15 to tert-butyldimethylsilyl chloride and triethylamine accomplishes protection of the /Mactam nitrogen and leads to the formation of 8. Starting from L-aspartic acid (12), the overall yield of 8 is approximately 50%, and it is noteworthy that this reaction sequence can be performed on a molar scale. 

The coupling product is converted to the allyl mesylate 6. This is reductively cyclized to yield bis(cyclopentano)annulated methylenecyclooctanol 7a, which furnishes the hydrocarbon 7b on reductive deoxygenation. 

Quenching of the same lithiated species with CO2, followed by reduction of the carboxyUc acid functionality obtained with BH3-THF complex, yielded the next higher analogues 78 to these alcohols [94]. Subsequent treatment of the depro-tonated alcohols with TsCl or MsCl afforded (l )-l-boranato[alkyl(methyl)plios-phino] ethanol-2-tosylates or the mesylate phosphine-boranes in over 90% ee and excellent overall yields. 

Carba-sugars of the a-L-altro and P-D-gluco modifications were prepared from 149 by way of 155. 0-Mesylation of 155 with an excess of mesyl chloride and pyridine resulted in formation of the cyclohexenealdehyde 159, accompanied by y -elimination. Reduction of 159 with sodium borohydride gave the cyclohexenemethanol 160, which is the antipode oP 141. 

This approaeh allows the Ml synthesis of the modified DIOP ligands (Scheme 21.6). Three new hgands were synthesized with 15-20% global yield (6 steps) according to a similar route as described for DIOP synthesis (11). After chemical reduction of the diester to the diol, the mesylated compounds were isolated. Their treatment with diphenylphosphine previously reacted with n-BuLi to yield LiPPh2 gave the expected ligands with 49-55% isolated yield. 

The key cyclization in Step B-2 was followed by a sequence of steps that effected a ring expansion via a carbene addition and cyclopropyl halide solvolysis. The products of Steps E and F are interesting in that the tricyclic structures are largely converted to tetracyclic derivatives by intramolecular aldol reactions. The extraneous bond was broken in Step G. First a diol was formed by NaBH4 reduction and this was converted via the lithium alkoxide to a monomesylate. The resulting (3-hydroxy mesylate is capable of a concerted fragmentation, which occurred on treatment with potassium f-butoxide. 

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