V-Acylation

Dihydropyrroles (2-pyrrolines 231) are in tautomeric equilibrium with the corresponding 1-pyrrolines (232) the latter readily form trimers of type (233). The trimer dissociates in boiling THF to 1-pyrroline (232) trimerization is relatively slow at -78 °C and the monomer can be trapped by reaction with acylating reagents to give (V-acyl-2-pyrrolines (81JOC4791). 

Since /V-acylation is a reversible process, it has allowed the regiospecific alkylation of, for example, imidazoles to give the sterically less favored derivative. This principle is illustrated in Scheme 7 (80AHC(27)24l). 

Substituted imidazoles can be acylated at the 2-position by acid chlorides in the presence of triethylamine. This reaction proceeds by proton loss on the (V-acylated intermediate (241). An analogous reaction with phenyl isocyanate gives (242), probably via a similar mechanism. Benzimidazoles react similarly, but pyrazoles do not (80AHC(27)24l) cf. Section 4.02.1.4.6). 

V-Acylation of oxaziridine (54) is of more importance, yielding 2-acyloxaziridines which were unaccessible otherwise until recently. Oxaziridines (54) derived from cyclohexanone, butanone or benzaldehyde are acylated readily by acetic anhydride, acid chlorides or isocyanates. Oxaziridines from aliphatic aldehydes, too unstable to be isolated, may be trapped in situ by benzoylation (67CB2593). 

The dienophilic character of imines parallels that of carbonyl compounds Consequently, electron deficient imtnes are the most reactive dienophiles of this class, particularly those having C perfluoroalkyl [5, 146, 150, 228], /V-acyl [/2i5 127], or A/-sulfonyl groups [148, 229 230]... 

V. Acyl acetates. j8-Keto esters have proved useful for the preparation of pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-7(8H)-ones bearing alkyl and aryl... 

In accord with experimental observations, SCFMO calculations indicate that an /V-acyl function should deactivate 5f/-dibenz[/>,/]azepine towards electrophilic substitution at the carbocyclic rings, and that substitution should occur preferentially at the CIO position.32 The calculated dipole moment (0.98 D) for 5f/-dibenz[A,/]azepine compares favorably with the measured value (0.96 D), and is expected for a nonplanar ring system.58... 

Hydrazine 835 underwent ring closure with one carbon cyclizing reagents to afford 837 and/or /V-acyl derivatives 836. The N-acyl derivatives underwent cyclization on treatment with phosphorus oxychloride. They were also prepared by the reaction of hydrazones 838 with thionyl chloride (84JHC1565). Compound 835 underwent ring closure with carbon disulfide and ethyl chloroformate to give 839 (Scheme 169). 

A-Acido imines (R R"C = N —X=0) like /V-acyl (X = CR) /V-sulfonyl [X = S(R)=0]2-7 or /V-diphenylphosphinoylimines [X = P(C6H5)2]3 are masked inline derivatives of ammonia. Compared to the imines themselves these activated derivatives are better electrophiles showing less tendency to undergo undesired deprotonation rather than addition of organometal-lics1812 The apparent advantages of these compounds have been exploited for asymmetric syntheses of amines, amides, amino acids and /J-lactams1-8 I6. 

Cyclic Iminium Ions with the /V-Acyl Group in the Ring... 

The use of rhodium catalysts for the synthesis of a-amino acids by asymmetric hydrogenation of V-acyl dehydro amino acids, frequently in combination with the use of a biocatalyst to upgrade the enantioselectivity and cleave the acyl group which acts as a secondary binding site for the catalyst, has been well-documented. While DuPhos and BPE derived catalysts are suitable for a broad array of dehydroamino acid substrates, a particular challenge posed by a hydrogenation approach to 3,3-diphenylalanine is that the olefin substrate is tetra-substituted and therefore would be expected to have a much lower activity compared to substrates which have been previously examined. 

The reactants are usually /V-acyl derivatives. The lithium enolates form chelate structures with Z-stereochemistry at the double bond. The ring substituents then govern the preferred direction of approach. 

In addition to acyl halides and acid anhydrides, there are a number of milder and more selective acylating agents that can be readily prepared from carboxylic acids. Imidazolides, the (V-acyl derivatives of imidazole, are examples.115 Imidazolides are isolable substances and can be prepared directly from the carboxylic acid by reaction with carbonyldiimidazole. 

Conditions for arylation of enolate equivalents have also been developed. In the presence of ZnF2, silyl enol ethers, silyl ketene acetals, and similar compounds react. For example, the TMS derivatives of /V-acyl oxazolidinones can be arylated. 

It can also be done by in situ generation of other types of electrophiles. For example, good yields of /V-acyl a-amino acids are formed in a process in which an amide and aldehyde combine to generate a carbinolamide and, presumably, an acyliminium ion. The organopalladium intermediate is then carbonylated prior to reaction with water.254... 

Quinoxalinones are usually rendered nontautomeric (fixed) by (V-alkylation, but (V-acylation or the like can occasionally serve the same purpose. 

The /V-acylation of primary or secondary amino groups attached to quinoxaline or the ring NH group(s) of reduced quinoxalines can be done for several reasons, one of which is subsequent intramolecular cyclization (see Section 63.2.5). The following examples illustrate such acylations and related processes. 

Neutral b/.v(acyl)Fe(CO)4 complexes have been reported by Stewart et al. (23). The acyl ligands have perfluoroalkyl substituents. These complexes are isoelectronic to the anionic diacyltetracarbonylmanganate species mentioned above. 

Benzotetramisole 213 has been identified as an effective catalyst for kinetic resolution of sec-benzylic and propargylic alcohols 214 to give 215 in excellent enantioselectivity O60L1351 06OL4859>. The benzotetramisole-catalyzed kinetic resolution has been extended to 2-oxazolidinone 217 via enantioselective /V-acylation <06JA6536>. 

Eberl L, Winson MK, Sternberg C, Stewart GSAB, Christiansen G, Chhabra SR, Bycroft B, Williams P, Molin S and Givskov M. 1996. Involvement of /V-acyl-L-homoserine lactone autoinducers in controlling the multicellular behaviour of Serratia liquefaciens. Mol Microbiol 20 127-136. 

The chiral boron enolates generated from /V-acyl oxazolidones such as 7 and 8 (which were named Evans auxiliaries and have been extensively used in the a-alkylation reactions discussed in Chapter 2) have proved to be among the most popular boron enolates due to the ease of their preparation, removal, and recycling and to their excellent stereoselectivity.8... 

Usually, (Z)-boron enolates can be prepared by treating /V-acyl oxazolidones with di-K-butylboron triflate and triethylamine in CH2CI2 at 78°C, and the enolate then prepared can easily undergo aldol reaction at this temperature to give a, vy -aldol product with more than 99% diastereoselectivity (Scheme 3-4). In this example, the boron counterion plays an important role in the stereoselective aldol reaction. Triethylamine is more effective than di-wo-propylethyl amine in the enolization step. Changing boron to lithium leads to a drop in stereoselectivity. 

Ti(OPr1)4-mediated nucleophilic ring opening of 2,3-epoxy-alcohol with primary amine requires more rigorous conditions, and the product is a complex mixture. Lin and Zeng22 found that this problem could be overcome and moderate to good yields could be obtained under weak base conditions by in situ /V-acylation of the aminolysis product with benzoyl chloride. 

Hence, the implication of combinatorial chemistry for high throughput generation of structurally diverse hydroxamic acids is self-evident. Several solid-phase approaches for their syntheses have been reported,1 7-11 the majority of which are based on the anchoring of iV-hydroxyphthalimide onto an appropriate solid support. After hydrazine-mediated /V-dcprotcction, /V-acylation of the resin-bound hydroxylamine would yield the desired O-anchored hydroxamic acid, which is typically released by acidolysis. 

Among chiral auxiliaries, l,3-oxazolidine-2-thiones (OZTs) have attracted much interest for their various applications in different synthetic transformations.2 Such simple structures, directly related to far better known chiral oxazolidinones,11,12,57 have been explored in asymmetric Diels-Alder reactions and asymmetric alkylations, but mainly in condensation of their /V-acyl derivatives with aldehydes. Chiral OZTs have shown interesting characteristics in anti-selective aldol reactions58 or combined asymmetric addition. 

Methods for the A-acylation of similar heterocycles, such as simple thiazolidinethiones, have been reported since 1977, namely acyl chlorides in miscellaneous conditions,586 or carboxylic acids under DCC-activation.60,61 However the easiest and most effective method involves acyl chlorides or carboxylic anhydrides in the presence of an amine.47 Applying that procedure on carbohydrate scaffolds Rollin and co-workers62 reported the synthesis of diverse /V-acylated OZTs. The reactions were performed with good yields and the /V-selective acylation was ascertained by NMR— namely the thiocarbonyl 13C chemical shift (Scheme 41). Thanks to the dual nature of the carbanion drifting in the reaction,596 60 no competitive formation of the thioester, as mentioned by Plusquellec el al. in the case of benzothiazole, was observed. 

Comparing the results given in Scheme 41 with those reported for simple OZTs, it can be concluded that /V-acylation of OZTs fused on saccharidic backbones is not affected by the saccharidic structure, the increase in steric hindrance (aldopentose to ketohexose) or the protection of C-l position (OBn, OTBDMS). 

Parallel synthesis of 62 different fucosylated tripeptides resulted in two ligands with submicromolar affinity for the P-selectin however, the desired activity for the E-selectin was not observed.98 For the E-selectin selectivity, it was necessary to incorporate a hydroxyl group that mimics the 4-hydroxyl of the central Gal in SLex in addition to a Fuc-residue and a carboxylate to obtain ligands with > 10-fold increased activity over that of the SLex tetrasaccharide.81 One of the best ligands was obtained from Thr(a-Fuc)-OEt, which was first /V-acylated with a hydroxyl amino acid and then elongated with a di-acid to furnish the acid mimic of the sialic acid carboxylate (Fig. 14.4). This approach was further developed as a solid-phase method where the molecule was linked to a solid support through the invariable fucosyl moiety.99... 

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