Pyridinium dichromate alcohols with

The aldehyde function at C-85 in 25 is unmasked by oxidative hydrolysis of the thioacetal group (I2, NaHCOs) (98 % yield), and the resulting aldehyde 26 is coupled to Z-iodoolefin 10 by a NiCh/CrCH-mediated process to afford a ca. 3 2 mixture of diaste-reoisomeric allylic alcohols 27, epimeric at C-85 (90 % yield). The low stereoselectivity of this coupling reaction is, of course, inconsequential, since the next operation involves oxidation [pyridinium dichromate (PDC)] to the corresponding enone and. olefination with methylene triphenylphosphorane to furnish the desired diene system (70-75% overall yield from dithioacetal 9). Deprotection of the C-77 primary hydroxyl group by mild acid hydrolysis (PPTS, MeOH-ClHhCh), followed by Swem oxidation, then leads to the C77-C115 aldehyde 28 in excellent overall yield. 

Adogen has been shown to be an excellent phase-transfer catalyst for the per-carbonate oxidation of alcohols to the corresponding carbonyl compounds [1]. Generally, unsaturated alcohols are oxidized more readily than the saturated alcohols. The reaction is more effective when a catalytic amount of potassium dichromate is also added to the reaction mixture [ 1 ] comparable results have been obtained by the addition of catalytic amounts of pyridinium dichromate [2], The course of the corresponding oxidation of a-substituted benzylic alcohols is controlled by the nature of the a-substituent and the organic solvent. In addition to the expected ketones, cleavage of the a-substituent can occur with the formation of benzaldehyde, benzoic acid and benzoate esters. The cleavage products predominate when acetonitrile is used as the solvent [3]. 

Upon hydrogenation of 24 a 1,2-rearrangement of the epoxide occurred generating aldehyde 25 as a mixture of diastereoisomers. After reaction with methyl lithium, the diastereomeric alcohols 26 and 27 were separated and isolated in yields of 23% and 71%. While alcohol 26 as the minor diastereo-isomer could be oxidized with pyridinium dichromate (PDC) and methyle-nated to give the enantiomer of kelsoene (cnM), its diastereoisomer 27 with the inverse configuration at C-7 required a supplementary epimerization step with sodium methanolate. The enantiomerically pure ent- allowed for the determination of the absolute configuration of natural kelsoene (1) [9, 10]. The previously reported assignment based on NMR-correlation experiments [5] was corrected. 

The BTSP-pyridinium dichromate system has proved to be effective for generation of the oxodiperoxochromium complex 22 in dichloromethane. As the peroxo complex decomposed easily, the oxidant BTSP was added dropwise to the reaction mixture using a syringe drive. The BTSP was stable enough even upon contact with the metallic surface of the syringe needle when it was diluted with dichloromethane. Typical results for the conversion of alcohols into carbonyl compounds are summarized in Table 7. 

Popular oxidation reactions of peptide alcohols such as the Parikh-Doering or Dess-Martin in addition to older oxidation reactions such as Collins, pyridinium chlorochromate, or Swern oxidation afford racemization free productsJ9121415 37-39 Oxidations using pyridinium dichromate results in racemization and low yields of product.[l3 Oxidation reactions have also been utilized in semisynthetic pathways of peptide aldehydes (1) peptide aldehydes are obtained through the enzymatic acylation of a peptide ester to an amino alcohol with subsequent oxidation of the peptide alcohol to afford the aldehyde, and (2) peptide aldehydes can also be obtained by direct enzymatic oxidation of the peptide alcohol by alcohol de-hydrogenaseJ40 41 ... 

General Procedure for Oxidation of Alcohols to Aldehydes and Ketones with Pyridinium Dichromate (PDC)... 

Chromium-based oxidants tend to react quicker with unsaturated alcohols, although the difference of oxidation speed with saturated alcohols is normally not sufficient for synthetic purposes. Nevertheless, the chromium-based reagent pyridinium dichromate (PDC) possesses a mildness and, therefore, a relative greater selectivity that allows its occasional employment for selective oxidations of allylic and benzylic alcohols.134... 

In an alternative route,2 Boc-protected amino acids are reduced to the protected amino alcohol with borane-THF (45-95% yield) and pyridinium dichromate is used for oxidation to the aldehyde (75-90% yield). The optical rotations of the aldehydes obtained by these two procedures differ considerably, presumably owing to racemization encountered in the PDC oxidation. 

The initial a-addition adduct from the reaction of methyl (S)-2-isocyano-4-methylpentanoate 232 and protected (S)-alaninal 233 further reacted with benzoic acid to furnish 234 as a diastereomeric mixture. The stereochemistry of the resulting benzoyl-protected alcohol was inconsequent since the latter functionality is oxidized during the course of the synthesis using pyridinium dichromate to afford the a-oxoamide in the final target. In general, however, in isocyanide MCRs the control of the newly created stereogenic center is problematic and separation of diastereomeric mixtures cannot be avoided. A recent report by Denmark and Fan on a catalytic asymmetric variant of this reaction therefore represents an interesting development [119]. 

Oxidation of several primary aliphatic alcohols with potassium dichromate, pyri-dinium dichromate, quinolinium dichromate (QDC), imidazolium dichromate, nico-tinium dichromate, isonicotinium dichromate, pyridinium fluorochromate (PFC), quinolinium fluorochromate, imidazolium fluorochromate, pyridinium chlorochromate (PCC), quinolinium chlorochromate (QCC), and pyridinium bromochromate (PBC), in aqueous acetic acid and in the presence of perchloric acid, showed similar kinetics. The values of the reaction constants did not differ significantly, indicating operation of a common mechanism.1... 

The secondary alcohol was smoothly oxidized to a ketone in high yield with pyridinium dichromate in dimethylformamide (cf 36). The IR spectrum indicated the presence of a ketone group bonded to the a-carbon of a thiophene (absorption at 1660 cm 1). The 200 MHz XH NMR spectrum showed all the features expected of this structure (cf Figure 12) as did the mass spectrum (cf. 1). 

The first issue confronted by Myers was preparation of homochiral epoxide 7, the key intermediate needed for his intended nucleophilic addition reaction to enone 6. Its synthesis began with the addition of lithium trimethylsilylacetylide to (R)-glyceraldehyde acetonide (Scheme 8.6).8 This afforded a mixture of propargylic alcohols that underwent oxidation to alkynone 10 with pyridinium dichromate (PDC). A Wittig reaction next ensued to complete installation of the enediyne unit within 11. A 3 1 level of selectivity was observed in favour of the desired olefin isomer. After selective desilylation of the more labile trimethylsilyl group from the product mixture, deacetalation with IN HC1 in tetrahydrofuran (THF) enabled both alkene components to be separated, and compound 12 isolated pure. 

Oxidation of alcohols is normally carried out with Cr(VI) reagents (Chapter 24) but these, like the Jones reagent (Na2Cr2C>7 in sulfuric acid), are usually acidic. Some pyridine complexes of Cr(Vl) compounds solve this problem by having the pyridinium ion (p Ta 5) as the only acid. The two most famous are PDC (Pyridinium DiChromate) and PCC (Pyridinium Chloro-Chromate). Pyridine forms a complex with CrO but this is liable to burst into flames. Treatment with HC1 gives PCC, which is much less dangerous. PCC is particularly useful in the oxidation of primary alcohols to aldehydes as overoxidation is avoided in the only slightly acidic conditions (Chapter 24). 

Mitsunobu reaction as well as by mesylation and subsequent base treatment failed, the secondary alcohol was inverted by oxidation with pyridinium dichromate and successive reduction with sodium borohydride. The inverted alcohol 454 was protected as an acetate and the acetonide was removed by acid treatment to enable conformational flexibility. Persilylation of triol 455 was succeeded by acetate cleavage with guanidine. Alcohol 456 was deprotonated to assist lactonization. Mild and short treatment with aqueous hydrogen fluoride allowed selective cleavage of the secondary silyl ether. Dehydration of the alcohol 457 was achieved by Tshugaejf vesLCtion. The final steps toward corianin (21) were deprotection of the tertiary alcohols of 458 and epoxidation with peracid. This alternative corianin synthesis needed 34 steps in 0.13% overall yield. 

Selective monoprotection of 1,4-butanediol (1.20) with TBDPSCl (terf-butyldiphenylsilyl chloride) (see Table 1.2) is another example of chemoselectivity. Monoprotected alcohol 1.21 on oxidation with PDC (pyridinium dichromate) in DMF (dimethylformamide) afforded the corresponding carboxylic acid derivative 1.22 in 75% yield. 

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