Sulfonamides synthesis additions

In summary, sulfonamides are most commonly prepared by the reaction of amines with sulfonyl halides. Aryl sulfonyl chlorides may be accessed from C-H bonds by chlorosulfonylation, from C-S bonds by oxidation, from C-N bonds by diazotization, or from C-X bonds by metalation. Approaches to all l sulfonamides are more limited as they are typically prepared by either oxidative chlorination of thiols or addition of organometallic nucleophiles to sulfur electrophiles. Traditional sulfonamide preparation has frequently necessitated harsh reagents and conditions, but the development of Pd-catalysed approaches and discovery of new sulfur dioxide sources allow for operationally simple sulfonamide synthesis under mild conditions. Future directions in sulfonamide synthesis will likely involve the direct C-H installation of sulfonamides without the use of hazardous reagents. 

Aziridines are important compounds due to their versatility as synthetic intermediates. In addition, aziridine rings are present in innumerable natural products and biologically active compounds. Nitrene addition to alkenes is one of the most well established methods for the synthesis of aziridines. Photolysis or thermolysis of azides are good ways to generate nitrenes. Nitrenes can also be prepared in situ from iodosobenzene diacetate and sulfonamides or the ethoxycarbonylnitrene from the A-sulfonyloxy precursor. 

The classic syntheses of the antibacterial sulfonamides involve reaction of the appropriate arylamine with an acid addition salt of p-amino-benzenesulfonyl chloride, or p-nitrobenzenesulfonyl chloride followed by reduction. Chemical interest largely resides in preparation of the corresponding arylamines. For the synthesis of sulfacytine (134), N-ethyl uracil (131) was converted to its thioamide (132) by reaction with phosphorous pentasulfide. The newly introduced sulfur is then displaced with ammonia in methanol to give 133. Standard reactions complete... 

The intramolecular addition of sulfur ylides to imines (e.g. 72) has proven to be an excellent route to fused-ring aziridines (e.g. 73) <06AG(I)7066>. The addition of a sulfonamide to a vinylsulfonium salt leads to the formation of the sulfur ylide 72. The ylide then undergoes an intramolecular addition to form the product fused-ring aziridine 73. This method has also been used for the synthesis of fused-ring epoxides. 

One of the most well used methods for the synthesis of aziridines involves a two (or sometimes more) step process in which an epoxide is opened by a nitrogen nucleophile. The resulting P-amino alcohol (e.g. 79) is then converted to an aziridine via a number of different processes. This method is generally not broadly applicable when a variety of different groups on the nitrogen of the aziridine are desired. A useful method to convert an epoxide to a number of different /V-sulfonyl aziridines (e.g. 80) has been reported <06S425>. Simple addition of a sulfonamide to an epoxide provides high yields of 79 which is readily closed to form the aziridine. 

Scheme 34 Synthesis of iV,A -aminals by addition of sulfonamides to imines...

The Corey allylation system based on a chiral bis(sulfonamide) auxiliary was put to use with success in a number of synthetic efforts, including the total synthesis of the anticancer agent leucascandrolide (Scheme 13). Chiral reagent 152 is added to an achiral aldehyde, 3-(/ -methoxybenzyloxy)propanal, affording intermediate 153 in high stereoselectivity. The latter is transformed into a pyranyl aldehyde, which is subjected to a second allylation (this time, a doubly diastereoselective addition) en route to the completion of leucascandrolide. 

Davis et al. [88] described the asymmetric synthesis of a-substituted primary sulfonamides involving the diastereoselective a-alkylation of N-sulfonylcamphor-imine dianions, while Huart and Ghosez reported an enantioselective synthesis of bicyclic cyclopentenones via a stereoselective 1,4-addition of metallated enan-tiopure sulfonamides to cyclic enones [89]. 

A number of antibiotics in addition to the folate antagonists and sulfonamides are modestly active antimalarials. The antibiotics that are bacterial protein synthesis inhibitors appear to act against malaria parasites by inhibiting protein synthesis in a plasmodial prokaryote-like organelle, the apicoplast. None of the antibiotics should be used as single agents in the treatment of malaria because their action is much slower than that of standard antimalarials. 

Sulfonamide groups incorporated in rotaxanes enable the construction of new topological assemblies provided with mechanically and covalently bonded subunits. Methylation of a [2]rotaxane containing a sulfonamide unit in the axle revealed that the substitution reaction is not sterically hindered by the macrocycle. Similar to the synthesis of the pretzelane 96, the two sulfonamide groups of rotaxane 80m were bridged with 95 to form 100 in 71% yield (Figure 39) [46]. The additional covalent bond converts the former [2]rotaxane into a [l]rotaxane and reduces the mobility of the wheel along the axle. Rotaxanes 80m and 100 are his-... 

The presence of the additional p-carbon atom in Tau analogues offers the opportunity to study the influence of functionalization at this p-position as compared to functionalization at the a-position. Naturally occurring a-amino acids can be used as starting materials for the synthesis of homochiral P-substituted methylene sulfinamide and sulfonamide transition-state isosteres incorporated in peptides.11201... 

Intermolecular additions of the O-H bonds of phenols and alcohols and the N-H bonds of sulfonamides and benzamide to alkenes catalysed by 1 mol% of triflic acid have been reported as tools for the synthesis of cyclic ethers and amines. This study contributed to defining the relationship between these reactions and those catalysed by metal triflates.36... 

Imidations of sulfides can also be achieved by BAIB-mediated condensation reactions similar to those employed for the synthesis of N-sulfonylarsinimines (Scheme 15) [36]. More specifically, the treatment of sulfides with BAIB and various sulfonamides, followed by the addition of triethylamine, affords moderate yields of the corresponding N-sulfonylsulfilimines. 

The use of click chemistry has also been applied to the synthesis of benzophe-none-modified y-secretase probes. The group of Yao reported the preparation of a compound library built up from Bpa-containing alkyne 77 and azide 78 (Fig. 7) [81]. The azide part contains a racemic hydroxyethylene moiety, and variations were made in its aryl sulfonamide domain. The compound library was screened for its potency against y-secretase inhibition and the most potent compounds were used to label active PS1 in a cell lysate. In addition, Fuwa and coworkers reported a divergent synthesis of y-secretase A/BPs by means of click chemistry with alkyne 79 and azide 80 [82]. Variations were made in the aryl part of the alkyne (dibenzoazepine or benzodiazepine) and in the type of spacer between the benzo-phenone moiety and biotin in the azide. PAL using these probes provided the authors with evidence that the molecular target of this type of probe is the N-terminal fragment of PS1. 

Due to the relatively slow addition of aryl radicals to substituted benzenes [7], inter-molecular Gomberg-Bachmann type arylations often require favorable reaction conditions in which the substrate arene is used as solvent to be efficient. To achieve good control and selectivity in the addition step, radical biphenyl synthesis can alternatively be conducted in an intramolecular fashion by taking advantage of a removable tether. In the first examples, sulfonamides, sulfonates [130], and azetidinones [131] were employed as linkers between the two aryl moieties. Recently, phosphinates [132] and siloxanes [133] have been used for this purpose (Scheme 25). 

The intermolecular addition of carbamates to 1,3-dienes (equation 147) under mild conditions has been described as well. The hydrothiolation of 1,3-dienes has also been reported. " Other related conjugate additions can be performed over methylenecyclopropanes (equation 148) with sulfonamides and the resulting product cyclizes by a second hydroamination of an olefin, finally yielding cyclic sulfonamides. This behavior is reproduced in a similar reaction for the ring opening of vinylcyclopropanes with sulfonamides. One more example in this group of reactions is the synthesis of dUiydrobenzofurans from aryl-allyl ethers. ... 

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