Toluenesulfonate esters , synthesis

If a C3 unit needs to be introduced bearing a carbon chain, then there are several options. A P-amino add could be used as a precursor in a parallel synthesis to those discussed above. Alternatively, a strategy based on malonate syntheses could be employed. Co-condensation of a C-substituted malonate with a primary diamine in boiling ethanol gives reasonable yields of cyclic diamide which may be reduced with borane in THF to yield the desired polyamine (Scheme 1.12 and Protocol 5).18 Another possibility is to prepare a linear bis-toluenesulfonate ester from a malonate by reduction (e.g. LiBH4) and tosylation, followed by a standard toluenesulfonamide cyclisation reaction. Yet another variant, this time giving racemic product, is to react a coumarin derivative with a linear polyamine (Scheme 1.12).1819 In this case, a... 

A recent synthesis of the tricyclic secoiridoid ( )-sarracenin (98) relied on the Patemo-Biichi addition of acetaldehyde and cyclopentadiene as the initial step. Irradiation of cyclopentadiene and acetaldehyde provided a 5 1 mixture of bicyclic oxetanes (97) and (96) in 5-10% yield. Treatment of the crude photolysate with CSA and methanol followed by tosylation of the cmde product gave (99), which represents the toluenesulfonate ester derived from the major oxetane (97). The tosylate was displaced by the anion prepared from dimethyl 3-styrenylmalonate to afford the substituted malonate (100) in 84% yield (Scheme 10). Attempts to effect ring opening of the oxetane mixture were unsuccessful. Decarboxylation and demethylation gave the alcohol (102) which was subjected to ozonolysis and reductive work-up to afford ( )-sarracenin in 60% yield. The oxetane-based synthesis is noteworthy due to its brevity and use of a biosynthetically postulated trialdehyde equivalent. 

Scheme 13.56. A path showing the formation of the piece of (+)-vinblastine representing the catharanthine -like fragment needed for the total synthesis. After Yokoshima, S. Ueda, T. Kobayashi, S. Sato, A. Kuboyama, T. Tokuyama, H. Fukuyama,T. Pure Appl. Chem., 2003, 75,29. OTBDPS = f-butyldiphenylsilyl ether OTMS = trimethylsilyl ether OTHP = tetrahy-dropyranyl acetal OTES = trie thy Isilyl ether OTs = toluenesulfonate ester.

Acrylic Esters. A procedure has been described for preparation of higher esters from methyl acrylate that illustrates the use of an acid catalyst together with the removal of one of the products by azeotropic distillation (112). Another procedure for the preparation of butyl acrylate, secondary alkyl acrylates, and hydroxyalkyl acrylates using -toluenesulfonic acid as a catalyst has been described (113). Alurninumisopropoxide catalyzes the reaction of amino alcohols with methyl acrylate and methyl methacrylate. A review of the synthesis of acryhc esters by transesterification is given in Reference 114 (see... 

You will note that the oxygen atoms attached to carbons 5 and 12 in 43 reside in proximity to the C-9 ketone carbonyl. Under sufficiently acidic conditions, it is conceivable that removal of the triethylsilyl protecting groups would be attended by a thermodynamically controlled spiroketalization reaction.30 Indeed, after hydro-genolysis of the C-26 benzyl ether in 43, subjection of the organic residue to the action of para-toluenesulfonic acid in a mixture of methylene chloride, ether, and water accomplishes the desired processes outlined above and provides monensin methyl ester. Finally, saponification of the methyl ester with aqueous sodium hydroxide in methanol furnishes the sodium salt of (+)-monensin [(+)-1], Still s elegant synthesis of monensin is now complete.13... 

Raghavan and coworkers have reported on the preparation of 4-hydroxybenzoic add esters (parabans) possessing antimicrobial activity by esterification of 4-hydroxybenzoic acid (Scheme 6.153) [299]. Optimum results were obtained using the alcohol (1-butanol) as solvent in the presence of catalytic amounts of zinc(II) chloride or p-toluenesulfonic acid (pTsOH) under atmospheric conditions. After 5 min of microwave irradiation at 120 °C, ca. 40% conversion to the ester was observed. Related studies on the synthesis of long-chain aliphatic esters have been described by Mariani and coworkers [300]. 

The Na-Z- or 7V"-Boc-protected lipo-amino acids and their esters are obtained by standard protocols.113X In contrast, for the synthesis of the A -Fmoc derivatives intermediate bis-silylation and the use of Fmoc-Cl as acylating agent are recommended. 129 The standard procedure with Fmoc-OSu leads to low yields (25%) mainly due to low solubility of the amino acids. 133 Alternatively, the improved solubility of the 4-toluenesulfonate salt of the benzyl esters is exploited for reaction with Fmoc-OSu. The benzyl ester is then removed by catalytic hydrogenation, although the Fmoc group is known to be reduced under these conditions unless particular precautions are taken. 133 156-159 ... 

In Fig. (12) keto ester (94) was selected as starting material. It was converted to the formyl derivative (95) which yielded a,P-unsaturated aldehyde (96) by treatment with DDQ. Michael addition of the sodium enolate of tert-butyl- isovalerylacetate to aldehyde (96) afforded the adduct (97) as a mixture of C-ll diastereomers. By fractional crystallization one of the adducts could be separated but for the synthetic purpose the mixture was not separated. Treatment of the adduct (97) with p-toluenesulfonic acid in glacial acetic acid caused t-butyl ester cleavage, decarboxylation and cyclodehydration leading the formation of tricyclic enedione (98) in 80% yield. This approach was previously utilized by Meyer in the synthesis of nimbiol [29], Treatment of (98) with pyridinium bromide perbromide, followed by hydrogenolysis with palladium and carbon caused aromatization of (98) leading the formation of the phenolic ester (99). 

In the course of their synthesis of colchicine [102], Banwell and coworkers found that the tricyclic intermediate 74, Fig. (15), aromatized in the presence of //-toluenesulfonic acid to give the colchinol analogue 75 [103]. The methyl ester 76 and the previously described methyl ether 72 obtained from 75 were found to be potent inhibitors of tubulin polymerization. 

Trost first introduced the di-fe/7-butylsilylene derivative as a means for protecting 1,2- and 1,3-diols during a synthesis of PiUaromycinone derivatives.213 Di-ferf-butylsilylene derivatives are not as robust as isopropylidene or benzylidene acetals and their use is best reserved for systems requiring deprotection under very mild conditions. Di-isopropylsiiylene derivatives are occasionally used but they usually only survive in highly crowded environments.214 Di-feri-butylsily-lene derivatives survive hydroboration with 9-BBN, mild oxidation (e g the Dess-Martin, ozone), Lewis acids such as trifluoroborane e the rate and titanium tetrachloride, mild acids (pyridinium p-toluenesulfonate). camphorsulfonic acid, strong bases such as feri-butyllithium (THF, -50 °C), DDQ, and sodium meth-oxide in methanol at 0 C — conditions used to cleave acetate esters. 

SEM ethers are stable to acidic conditions that cleave tetrahydropyranyl and TBS ethers, but they appear to be more labile than the corresponding MEM or MOM ethers to acid-catalysed hydrolysis. Mild conditions are possible such as pyridinium p-toluenesulfonate in refluxing ethanol [Scheme 4.288]527 or ferf-bu-ty) alcohol.528 Concentrated HF in acetonitrile was used to deprotect a SEM ether in a synthesis of the marine toxin Latrunculin [Scheme 4-289] 9 and it is noteworthy that a neighbouring 2-(trimethvlsilyl)ethyl ester survived the reaction conditions. Other adds may also be used. For example. Gadwood529 depro-... 

Meanwhile, Mukaiyama et al. [26] developed another similar procedure, by the use of 6-phenyl-2-pyridyl esters, for the synthesis of macrocychc lactones. This method has been used in the synthesis of f - - )-ricinelaidic acid lactone 40) [27]. Thus, as shown in Scheme 13, a mixture of 6-phenyl-2-pyridone, 2-chloro-l-methylpyridinium iodide 28), and triethylamine in dichloromethane was stirred at room temperature for 1 h. To this solution was added a dichloromethane solution of the hydroxy acid 38 and triethylamine under reflux over 6 h to give the activated ester 39 in 99% yield. A dichloromethane solution of 39 was added to a / -toluenesulfonic acid solution in dichloromethane under reflux over 11 h. Acid-induced lactonization led to the macrocycle 40 in 96% yield ... 

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