Thiazoline ester

Reaction of the thiazoline ester (65) with DMAD gave the spiroadduct 66, with extrusion of sulfur.684... 

Cyclocondensation of the nitrile 62 with the (/ )-2-methylcysteine building block 5b provides the thiazoline ester 63. After conversion of the ester to the nitrile 64, cyclocondensation with 5b leads to the bis(thiazoline) 65. The subsequent conversion of the ester to the nitrile function (65 66) nearly failed, with 10 % yield. In the last synthetic sequence the bis(thiazo-line) compound 66 is coupled with the oxazole compound 61 to provide the third and last thiazoline ring. Formation of the methylamide is the final step of the thiangazole synthesis of Patten-den. 

Another useful synthetic route to amides 25 utilized the methyl ester (12 R = Me) prepared by ring expansion of the corresponding benziso-thiazoline ester 8 (R = OMe).9 Methylation of 12 produced ester 28. Combination of various amines with ester 28, or the corresponding ethyl ester, gives analogs of compound 25.7,817,18 The use of heterocyclic amines in this reaction has produced the N-heterocyclic amides sudoxicam (20)19 and piroxicam (29),2 0 21 potent anti-inflammatory agents that are discussed more fully in Section II,D. 

Bicyclic l,4-imidazolidin-2-ones were unexpectedly obtained [80] during attempts to synthesise penicillins by cycloaddition of ketenes to the thiazoline ester 17 (Scheme 44). This result is reminiscent of the well known rearrangement of penicillins into penillonic acids [88, 82]. 

Kelly s biomimetic methodology, first reported in 2003 (03AG(E)83), has become one of the most reliable routes to thiazolines. In this approach, the phosphorus-activated amide carbonyl group undergoes nucleophilic attack by the cysteine thiol group to provide the thiazoline moiety For example, amide 25 is treated with triphenylphosphine oxide and triflic anhydride to provide thiazoline ester 26 in good yield (13TL3150). 

Diazomethane alkylation of A-4-thiazoline-2-ones (36, 214) or the Williamson reaction of 2-halogenothiazoles (6. 287-300) provide good yields of 2-alkoxythiazole otherwise obtained by reaction between O-esters of monothiocarbamic acid with a-halocarbonyl compounds (see Chapter II). 

Alkoxy and 2-methyl derivatives of A-2-thiazoline-4-one (182) react with phosphorus oxychloride to yield the thiazolylphosphoric esters (183), which have insecticidal uses (Scheme 95) (428-430). 

Thiazole carboxylic acid hydrazides were prepared in a similar way (444, 445). Thus by refluxing thioacetamide or thiobenzamide with y-bromoaceto acetic ester arylhydrazones (83) for several hours in alcohol the 4-carboxythiazole derivatives (84) listed in Table II-ll were obtained (Scheme 36) (656). This reaction is presumed to proceed via dehydration of the intermediate, thiazoline-S-oxide. 

The reactions of the benzenesulfonyl ester of mandelonitrile (177) provide another illustration of the masked bielectrophile approach. On reaction with a primary thioamide the 4-aminothiazole (178) was obtained and this is a convenient route to these derivatives. With a thiourea, the thiazoline (179) was the initial product, and this on treatment with water gave the thiazolidin-4-one (180) (61JOC2715). 

The photochemical addition of azirines to the carbonyl group of aldehydes, ketones, and esters is also completely regiospecific (77H(6)143). Besides the formation of the isomeric oxazolines (50) from (39) and ethyl cyanoformate, there is also formed the imidazole (51) from addition to C=N in the expected regioselective manner. Thioesters lead to thiazolines (52), while isocyanates and ketenes produce heterocycles (53). 

Thiazolin-5-one, 2-alkoxy-4-arylazo-rearrangements, 5, 777 2-Thiazolin-5-one, 4-methyl-2-phenyl-protomeric equilibrium, 6, 249 4-Thiazolin-2-one, 4-aryl-reactions, 6, 286 4-Thiazolin-2-one, 3,4-dimethyl-protonation, 6, 286 4-Thiazolin-2-one, 4-methyl-reactions, 6, 286 Thiazolinones electrophilic attack, 5, 99 Thiazolin-2-ones IR spectroscopy, 6, 241 nucleophilic displacement, 5, 100 2-Thiazolin-4-ones reactions, 6, 287 2-substituted synthesis, 6, 306 synthesis, 5, 129 6, 309, 310 tautomerism, 6, 248 2-Thiazolin-5-ones IR spectroscopy, 6, 242 reactions, 6, 288 synthesis, 5, 138 tautomerism, 6, 249 4-Thiazolin-2-ones synthesis, 6, 314 4-Thiazolin-3-ylacetic acid esters... 

Thiazolo[2,3-c][l,2,4]triazines 658 were prepared (84LA1302) regio-specifically by cyclizing 2-hydrazono-2-thiazoline 659 with glyoxylic acid or ester. They had herbicidal activity. Condensation of 659 with oxamic acid ethyl ester gave hydrazide 660, which was cyclized with sodium... 

Oxidation of thiazolines represents another approach to thiazoles. This method has been applied to the synthesis of A -Boc-/.-thiazole methyl ester 22 <06JA10513>. Conversion of resin-bound thiazolines 23 to thiazoles 24 is also reported <06OL2417>. 

An enantioselective synthesis of both (R)- and (5)-a-alkylcysteines 144 and 147 is based on the phase-transfer catalytic alkylation of fert-butyl esters of 2-phenyl-2-thiazoline-4-carboxylic acid and 2-ort/ro-biphenyl-2-thiazoline-4-carboxylic acid, 142 and 145 <06JOC8276>. Treatment of 142 and 145 with alkyl halides and potassium hydroxide in the presence of chiral catalysts 140 and 141 gives the alkylated products, which are hydrolyzed to (R)- and (S)-a-alkylcysteines 144 and 147, respectively, in high enantioselectivity. This method may have potential for the practical synthesis of chiral a-alkylcysteines. 

Almqvist and coworkers have developed a two-step synthesis of optically active 2-pyridones via thiazolines (Scheme 6.216) [388]. Thus, heating a suspension of (R)-cysteine methyl ester hydrochloride with 2 equivalents of an imino ether and 2 equivalents of triethylamine base in 1,2-dichloroethane at 140 °C for 3 min furnished the desired thiazolines in near quantitative yield with limited racemization. Purification by filtration through a short silica gel column and concentration of the filtrate gave a crude product, which was used directly in the next step. Thus, after... 

Two additional types of methyltransferase domains have been identified in NRPSs. Yersiniabactin synthetase contains a carbon-MT domain within a Cy-MT-PCP-TE module. This domain methylates at the a-carbon of an intermediate thiazoline ring. The melithiazol synthetase utilizes an MT domain in trans to form a methyl ester at the C-terminus of the natural product. Recent in silica analysis of MT domains from secondary metabolite biosynthetic pathways has revealed the boundaries of these domains and suggests that they are typically approximately 200 amino acids in length, much shorter than previously thought. The results of this study by Mohanty and coworkers allow for the accurate prediction of N-, C-, or 0-MT activity through sequence analysis. " ... 

Esters of -hydroxy- or )8-mercapto-AAs react with n-butyl isonitrile to give 5-substituted methyloxazoline (or thiazoline)-4-carboxylates in the presence of PdCla as a catalyst (74SC97). The enamine-protected AAs were also tranformed into oxazolidin-5-ones after reaction with alkyl chloroform-ates (Scheme 28) (75S724). 

The reaction of thiourea with acetylenic esters has been variously reported to give a thiazolin-4-one (372), an imidazolinethione (373), or a l,3-thiazin-4-one (374) " derivative. However, recent studies have shown that in fact it is the thiazolin-4-one (372) that is formed in this reaction [Eq. (55)]. In the light of this observation, it may now be necessary to revise the structures of products obtained from the reaction of A -methylthiourea, M -dimethylthiourea, and thiosemicarbazides with acetylenic esters. The reaction of a thiourea derivative such as A(-thiocarbamoylpiperidine with DMAD is reported to give 5-(carbomethoxymethylene)-2-piperidino-A -1,3-thiazolin-4-one (375) [Eq. (56)]. °... 

Several new syntheses of thiazoles from thioureas have been developed in recent years. Werbel95 was able to prepare 2-aminothiazoles by reaction of thioureas with bis(/3-chloroethyl) ether. 1,3-Disubstituted thioureas, however, yielded disubstituted 4-thiazolines. In a German patent, Rcisinger96 reported that 2-aminothiazole was formed in 88% yield from thiourea and vinyl acetate in the presence of sulfuryl chloride. A method for the preparation of the 4-hydroxy-2-amino-thiazole (47), which probably exists in the tautomer shown, has been developed by Delaby et al.97 via the reaction of thiourea with jS-acyl-acrylic acid or its esters. Zbiral98 has observed that acylvinylphos-... 

One of the more important uses of thioureas has been in the preparation of 2-imino-4-thiazolidinones, first reported by Meyer135 and Andreasch,136 138 via reaction with a-halo acids or esters. This reaction has been covered by Brown139 in a review on 4-thiazolidinones which appeared in 19(51, and, therefore, will not be discussed in detail here. The corresponding reaction between a-halo acids or esters and scleno-ureas to produce 2-iminoselenazolidin-4-ones is also known and has been reviewed.77-78 Akerblom140 has attempted to clear up some of the confusion in the literature on whether 3-alkyl-2-iminothiazolidin-4-ones (63) or 2-alkylamino-2-thiazolin-4-ones (64) are formed from 1-alkyl-thioureas and chloroacetic acid. She found that the reaction in water... 

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