Zhonghe Wang, Yali Zhu, Jing Zhang, Jiawei Li, Min Wu, Xilong Yan, Yang Li, Ligong Chen
{"title":"Enantioselective synthesis of chiral 4H-pyran derivatives through [3+3] tandem reaction over a squaramide catalyst","authors":"Zhonghe Wang, Yali Zhu, Jing Zhang, Jiawei Li, Min Wu, Xilong Yan, Yang Li, Ligong Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.tetasy.2017.10.011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tetasy.2017.10.011","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>An efficient [3+3] tandem reaction<span> between 1-phenyl-3-methyl-5-pyrazolones and 2-(1-alkynyl)-2-alken-1-ones over a tertiary amine–squaramide catalyst is described. The pyran<span> fused pyrazolone derivatives were successfully obtained in 53–88% yields and with 62–84% ee by this synthetic methodology. This methodology involves easily accessible starting material, mild condition, satisfied yields and ee values. Additionally, when enynes were used as the substrates for the [3+3] cascade reaction, isomerized target products could be obtained directly.</span></span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":22237,"journal":{"name":"Tetrahedron, asymmetry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.tetasy.2017.10.011","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72452024","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michał Malik, Piotr Cmoch, Mykhaylo A. Potopnyk, Sławomir Jarosz
{"title":"Synthesis of polyhydroxylated bicyclic tetrahydrofurans and tetrahydropyrans via a stereoselective domino cyclization/reduction reaction","authors":"Michał Malik, Piotr Cmoch, Mykhaylo A. Potopnyk, Sławomir Jarosz","doi":"10.1016/j.tetasy.2017.10.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tetasy.2017.10.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span><span>A novel reaction cascade involving a Lewis acid-induced migration of an isopropylidene protecting group followed by the formation of a </span>pyranose<span><span><span><span> or furanose ring and subsequent reduction of the hemiacetal is described. Depending on the reaction conditions, as well as, the </span>stereochemistry of the substrate, polyhydroxylated </span>tetrahydrofurans or </span>tetrahydropyrans<span> can be obtained in reasonable yields. The synthons used in this transformation were prepared via a highly stereoselective one-pot tandem reaction, consisting of a 1,4-Michael addition of vinylmagnesium bromide to </span></span></span><span>d</span><span>-glucose-derived cyclohexenone<span> followed by aldol reaction with 2,3-</span></span><em>O</em>-isopropylidene-<span>d</span>-glyceraldehyde.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":22237,"journal":{"name":"Tetrahedron, asymmetry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.tetasy.2017.10.001","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85448934","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jie Tang , Pengfei Yao , Fuping Huang , Meiyi Luo , Yi Wei , Hedong Bian
{"title":"Stereoselective sulfoxidation catalyzed by achiral Schiff base complexes in the presence of serum albumin in aqueous media","authors":"Jie Tang , Pengfei Yao , Fuping Huang , Meiyi Luo , Yi Wei , Hedong Bian","doi":"10.1016/j.tetasy.2017.10.021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetasy.2017.10.021","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Four coordination complexes <strong>ML</strong> derived from an achiral Schiff base ligand (H<sub>2</sub>L = 2,2′-[(1,2-ethanediyl)bis(nitrilopropylidyne)]bisphenol) have been synthesized and characterized. A method is described for the enantioselective oxidation of a series of aryl alkyl sulfides using the coordination complexes in the presence of serum albumins (SAs) in an aqueous medium at ambient temperature. The mixture of metal complexes with serum albumins is useful for inducing asymmetric catalysis. The complex, albumin source and substrate influence stereoselective sulfoxidation. At optimal pH with the appropriate oxidant, some of <strong>ML</strong>/SA systems are identified as very efficient catalysts, giving the corresponding sulfoxides in excellent chemical yield (up to 100%) and good enantioselectivity (up to 94% <em>ee</em>) in certain cases. UV–visible spectroscopic data provide evidence that stronger binding between the complex and serum albumin lead to higher enantioselectivity.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":22237,"journal":{"name":"Tetrahedron, asymmetry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.tetasy.2017.10.021","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91631054","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M.V. Madhubabu , R. Shankar , T. Krishna , Y. Satish Kumar , Y. Chiranjeevi , Ch. Muralikrishna , H. Rama Mohan , Satish S. More , M.V. Basaveswara Rao , Raghunadh Akula
{"title":"A convergent approach towards the synthesis of the 2-alkyl-substituted tetrahydroquinoline alkaloid (−)-cuspareine","authors":"M.V. Madhubabu , R. Shankar , T. Krishna , Y. Satish Kumar , Y. Chiranjeevi , Ch. Muralikrishna , H. Rama Mohan , Satish S. More , M.V. Basaveswara Rao , Raghunadh Akula","doi":"10.1016/j.tetasy.2017.10.023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetasy.2017.10.023","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A convergent approach towards the synthesis of the 2-alkyl-substituted tetrahydroquinoline alkaloid (−)-cuspareine via enantiospecific construction of the (<em>R</em>)-benzyl 2-formyl-3,4-dihydroquinoline-1(2<em>H</em>)-carboxylate. We have achieved an efficient enantiospecific synthesis of (−)-cuspareine starting from known key starting materials. The reactions employed for individual transformations are simple and high yielding, and the strategy could potentially be easily extended.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":22237,"journal":{"name":"Tetrahedron, asymmetry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.tetasy.2017.10.023","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91631059","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sara Quintana , María Ángeles García , María Luisa Marina , Rafael Gómez , F. Javier de la Mata , Paula Ortega
{"title":"Synthesis of chiral carbosilane dendrimers with l-cysteine and N-acetyl-l-cysteine on their surface and their application as chiral selectors for enantiomer separation by capillary electrophoresis","authors":"Sara Quintana , María Ángeles García , María Luisa Marina , Rafael Gómez , F. Javier de la Mata , Paula Ortega","doi":"10.1016/j.tetasy.2017.10.028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetasy.2017.10.028","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>The synthesis of chiral carbosilane dendrimers functionalized with cysteine and </span><em>N</em><span>-acetylcysteine groups is presented. These dendrimers were obtained through thiol–ene addition reactions and their application as chiral selectors in capillary electrophoresis was investigated. Four drugs used as model compounds were analyzed under different experimental conditions observing that the use of a first generation dendrimer containing 4 terminal </span><em>N</em>-acetyl-<span>l</span><span><span><span>-cysteine groups enabled the enantiomeric discrimination of </span>razoxane with a discrimination power similar to that obtained with other powerful chiral selectors such as </span>cyclodextrins.</span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":22237,"journal":{"name":"Tetrahedron, asymmetry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.tetasy.2017.10.028","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91631062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stephen G. Davies, Ai M. Fletcher, Paul M. Roberts, James E. Thomson
{"title":"The conjugate addition of enantiomerically pure lithium amides as chiral ammonia equivalents part III: 2012–2017","authors":"Stephen G. Davies, Ai M. Fletcher, Paul M. Roberts, James E. Thomson","doi":"10.1016/j.tetasy.2017.10.031","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetasy.2017.10.031","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This review covers further applications of the conjugate addition of enantiomerically pure lithium amides as chiral ammonia equivalents in asymmetric synthesis and provides an update since our last review of this area, which was published in 2012.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":22237,"journal":{"name":"Tetrahedron, asymmetry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.tetasy.2017.10.031","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136549435","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Stereoselection in the Betti reaction of valine methyl esters","authors":"M. Capozzi, C. Cardellicchio","doi":"10.1016/J.TETASY.2017.10.026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/J.TETASY.2017.10.026","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22237,"journal":{"name":"Tetrahedron, asymmetry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86191455","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Amidation of carboxylic acids via the mixed carbonic carboxylic anhydrides and its application to synthesis of antidepressant (1S,2R)-tranylcypromine","authors":"Tetsuya Ezawa, Yuya Kawashima, Takuya Noguchi, Seunghee Jung, Nobuyuki Imai","doi":"10.1016/j.tetasy.2017.10.015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetasy.2017.10.015","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>Primary amidations of carboxylic acids </span><strong>1</strong> or <strong>3</strong> with NH<sub>4</sub>Cl in the presence of ClCO<sub>2</sub>Et and Et<sub>3</sub><span><span>N were developed to afford the corresponding primary amides in 22% to </span>quantitative yields<span>. Additionally, we have applied the amidation to the preparation of various amides containing hydroxamic acids and achieved the synthesis of (1</span></span><em>S</em>,2<em>R</em><span>)-tranylcypromine as an antidepressant medicine via Lossen rearrangement.</span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":22237,"journal":{"name":"Tetrahedron, asymmetry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.tetasy.2017.10.015","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90001170","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}