TetrahedronPub Date : 2025-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2024.134409
Shigeru Yonekubo, Motoyasu Ozawa, Chiaki Handa
{"title":"Asymmetric synthesis of an optically active 1-benzylindane derivative as a selective agonist for estrogen receptor beta","authors":"Shigeru Yonekubo, Motoyasu Ozawa, Chiaki Handa","doi":"10.1016/j.tet.2024.134409","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tet.2024.134409","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>1-(3-Fluoro-4-hydroxybenzyl)-5-hydroxy-2,3-dihydro-1<em>H</em>-indene-1-carbonitrile <em>rac</em>-<strong>1a</strong> is a potent and highly selective agonist for estrogen receptor β that shows potential as a therapeutic agent for obesity and depression in postmenopausal women. To assess the more precise pharmacological actions of <em>rac</em>-<strong>1a</strong>, a stable and large-scale supply of optically active (<em>R</em>)-<strong>1a</strong> is required. In this study, our objective was to synthesize (<em>R</em>)-<strong>1a</strong> by developing a rapid and more efficient asymmetric synthetic pathway. The rapid supply of (<em>R</em>)-<strong>1a</strong> was accomplished by diastereomeric resolution of the easily obtainable racemic precursor 1-(3-fluoro-4-methoxybenzyl)-5-methoxy-2,3-dihydro-1<em>H</em>-indene-1-carboxylic acid <em>rac</em>-<strong>3a</strong> using a chiral oxazolidinone auxiliary. Despite the need to discard the unwanted enantiomer, this approach enabled stable gram-scale supply of (<em>R</em>)-<strong>1a</strong> by a short process that minimized purification by column chromatography. Furthermore, by exploring more efficient synthetic methods, we synthesized chiral precursor (<em>R</em>)-<strong>3a</strong> by asymmetric desymmetrization of 1,3-diol <strong>5</strong>, which is an important reaction in asymmetric synthesis.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":437,"journal":{"name":"Tetrahedron","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 134409"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143181145","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
TetrahedronPub Date : 2025-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2024.134387
Moustafa Hamaad, Rudolf J. Wehmschulte
{"title":"Synthesis of novel peptide-based tetracarboxylate ligands for metal organic framework (MOF) systems and applications","authors":"Moustafa Hamaad, Rudolf J. Wehmschulte","doi":"10.1016/j.tet.2024.134387","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tet.2024.134387","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Novel peptide-based tetracarboxylate ligands that consist of a pair of isophthalate moieties (ditopic 1,3-benzene dicarboxylate groups) bridged together through their 5-position by a flexible peptide core spacer have been synthesized through solution-phase peptide synthesis based on Boc chemistry (Boc: tert-butyloxycarbonyl). The peptide spacer component of the ligands is based on Glycine-Glycine, Alanine-Glycine, Phenylalanine-Glycine, Tryptophan-Glycine, Serine-Glycine, Aspartic-Glycine dipeptides and the Glycine-Glycine-Glycine tripeptide. These novel linkers are potential candidates as key building blocks for the construction of biomimetic metal-organic frameworks (MOFs).</div></div>","PeriodicalId":437,"journal":{"name":"Tetrahedron","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 134387"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143181112","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cyclohexane-1,3-dione derivatives: Versatile precursors for total synthesis of natural products","authors":"Dharminder Sharma , Manish Kumar , Sandeep Kumar , Megha Mehta , Pralay Das","doi":"10.1016/j.tet.2024.134395","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tet.2024.134395","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Natural product synthesis is highly demanding but challenging area considering the limitation in the availability of starting materials. The synthesis of such natural products form commercially available cyclohexane-1,3-dione derivatives as inexpensive and versatile building block has stirred undisputable advancements. This review highlights the importance of cyclohexane-1,3-dione derivatives for the construction of bicyclic to hexacyclic natural products having diverse range of biological activities. A pool of 57 representative studies published in the last two decades has been covered with the discussion of the key components of each strategy.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":437,"journal":{"name":"Tetrahedron","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 134395"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143182075","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
TetrahedronPub Date : 2025-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2024.134417
Haiping Qiu, Zongjun Tang, Wenjin Ma, Jiayao Yuan, Wenling Li
{"title":"Total synthesis of four natural trans-stilbene O-glucosides","authors":"Haiping Qiu, Zongjun Tang, Wenjin Ma, Jiayao Yuan, Wenling Li","doi":"10.1016/j.tet.2024.134417","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tet.2024.134417","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The regioselective total synthesis of four natural stilbene <em>O</em>-glucosides was extensively investigated. The <em>trans</em> double bond of stilbene O-glucoside intermediates was constructed through the key Wittig reactions of <em>O</em>-glycosylated benzaldehydes with phosphorus ylides and subsequent <em>cis</em>/<em>trans-</em>isomerization reactions. The final global deprotection reactions successfully led to the production of the <em>O</em>-glucoside monomers of resveratrol, piceatannol, and oxyresveratrol. This work reports the first synthesis of a gentol <em>O</em>-glucoside.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":437,"journal":{"name":"Tetrahedron","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 134417"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143181106","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
TetrahedronPub Date : 2025-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2024.134401
Rodrigo Chico-Merino , Hugo Pilotzi , Vladimir Carranza , María L. Orea , Alan Carrasco-Carballo , Sylvain Bernès , David M. Aparicio , Joel L. Terán
{"title":"Diastereodivergent strategy to cis or trans-2-phenyl-3-amino/hydroxypiperidine for the total syntheses of (−)-epi-CP-99,994, (+)-CP-99,994 and (+)-L-733,060","authors":"Rodrigo Chico-Merino , Hugo Pilotzi , Vladimir Carranza , María L. Orea , Alan Carrasco-Carballo , Sylvain Bernès , David M. Aparicio , Joel L. Terán","doi":"10.1016/j.tet.2024.134401","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tet.2024.134401","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The total synthesis of alkaloid antagonist CP-99,994 was accomplished in only seven steps, starting from chiral amine (<em>S</em>)-(−)-phenylethylamine. Key steps involve a diastereoselective intramolecular nitro Mannich reaction, followed by a Nef reaction and a diastereodivergent oxime or ketone reduction in which the diastereoselective outcome was explained using the Felkin Anh or Cram-Chelate model depending on the reducing agent employed. Following this methodology, 2,3-disubstituted piperidine derivatives of all four possible configurations can be prepared.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":437,"journal":{"name":"Tetrahedron","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 134401"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143182090","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
TetrahedronPub Date : 2025-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2024.134416
Ritika Sharma, Shiva Pandey, Mohit Mohit, Diwan S. Rawat
{"title":"Emerging Trends in Manganese Catalyst for C–H Activation","authors":"Ritika Sharma, Shiva Pandey, Mohit Mohit, Diwan S. Rawat","doi":"10.1016/j.tet.2024.134416","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tet.2024.134416","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Inert C–H bonds are present in a plethora of bioactive and pharmaceutical compounds. Activating otherwise inert C–H bond has emerged as a versatile tool for sustainable organic synthesis. The catalytic potential of C–H bond activation by second and third-row-based metal catalysts has been well documented. In the last decade, the first row-based metal catalyst for C–H activation has emerged as a transformative platform and setting a benchmark. Manganese catalysis, due to its abundance, non-toxic nature, low cost and variable oxidation states (−3 to +7) has become a rapidly growing area of research interest in recent years. Over the past years, many reviews have been published regarding Mn-catalyzed functionalization but in this review a particular attention has been made on the transformation of C–H bond.</div><div>Summarizing reports from January 2018 to August 2024, this review aims to guide the potential of Mn catalysts for future developments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":437,"journal":{"name":"Tetrahedron","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 134416"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143182099","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synthesis of N-Aroyl methylsulfonyl-substituted phenylalanine esters via enzyme-catalyzed dynamic kinetic resolution of azlactones","authors":"Peng Wang, Chunzhi Ju, Lingkai Kong, Jisheng Cai, Guangliang Zhang, Suoqin Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.tet.2024.134413","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tet.2024.134413","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A facile enantioselective synthesis of non-natural phenylalanine esters via dynamic kinetic resolution (DKR) reaction, has been developed. This method entails the utilization of novozym 435 enzyme to catalyze the enantioselective methanolysis of various methylsulfonated azlactone derivatives in organic solvents, providing <em>N</em>-aroyl methylsulfonyl-substituted phenylalanine esters. (ee up to 99 %), which can be further hydrolyzed to obtain the corresponding amino acids.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":437,"journal":{"name":"Tetrahedron","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 134413"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143181111","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
TetrahedronPub Date : 2025-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2024.134427
Jie Li , Yongli Zhang , Juan Xu , Wen Jiang , Zhehui Weng , Xiangguang Li , Yanhua Yang , Shulin Gao
{"title":"Efficient synthesis and properties of bis-benzothiophene[b]-fused BODIPY dyes via Pd(PPh3)2Cl2-catalyzed regioselective cyclization","authors":"Jie Li , Yongli Zhang , Juan Xu , Wen Jiang , Zhehui Weng , Xiangguang Li , Yanhua Yang , Shulin Gao","doi":"10.1016/j.tet.2024.134427","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tet.2024.134427","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A new method for synthesizing bis-benzothiophene[<em>b</em>]-fused BODIPYs has been developed, enabling the regioselective catalytic cyclization of tetrahalogenated BODIPY, yielding three new near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent dyes, <strong>BBTB-1, BBTB-2</strong> and <strong>BBTB-3</strong>, with high yields (70–77 %) using Pd(PPh<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>Cl<sub>2</sub> as a catalyst. This advancement not only enhances synthesis efficiency but also opens new possibilities for designing BODIPY dyes with finely tuned optoelectronic properties. X-ray crystal structure exhibited their excellent planar π-conjugation. Compared to <strong>BBTB-3</strong> with electron-donating groups, photophysical and electrochemical analyses of these bis-benzothiophene[<em>b</em>]-fused BODIPYs with electron-withdrawing groups at the <em>meso</em>-position (<strong>BBTB-1</strong> and <strong>BBTB-2</strong>) demonstrated red-shift in both absorption and fluorescence spectra, and a reduction in LUMO energy level and a narrowed HOMO-LUMO gap. Notably, the LUMO energy level of <strong>BBTB-1, BBTB-2</strong> were reduced to −3.81 and −3.83 eV, respectively. The exceptional properties of these bis-benzothiophene[<em>b</em>]-fused BODIPYs are expected to broaden their potential application, particularly in organic semiconductor materials, where such optoelectronic characteristics are crucial for enhancing performance.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":437,"journal":{"name":"Tetrahedron","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 134427"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143181115","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
TetrahedronPub Date : 2025-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2024.134434
Umang Pithadiya , Jignesh Mehariya , Vaibhav D. Prajapati , Ronak V. Prajapati , Vishal B. Purohit , Vicky Jain , Sharad C. Karad
{"title":"Transition metal-free approach to the direct C–H selenocyanation of 2-iminothiazolines via in situ generated triselenodicyanide","authors":"Umang Pithadiya , Jignesh Mehariya , Vaibhav D. Prajapati , Ronak V. Prajapati , Vishal B. Purohit , Vicky Jain , Sharad C. Karad","doi":"10.1016/j.tet.2024.134434","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tet.2024.134434","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Herein, we present an efficient, metal-free method for the C–H selenocyanation of 2-iminothiazoline using readily available selenium dioxide (SeO<sub>2</sub>) and malononitrile. The reaction, enabled by the triselenodicyanide generated through the oxidative coupling of malononitrile and selenium dioxide under ambient air conditions and facilitates the electrophilic aromatic substitution in a wide range of substrates. This alternative strategy offers several advantages including mild reaction conditions, avoidance of transition metal catalysts, ligands and oxidants, shorter reaction times, and good to excellent yields. The proposed synthetic protocol tolerates to a broad range of substrates, suitable for gram-scale synthesis, and features operational simplicity with the use of odorless, inexpensive reagents and straightforward purification of the final products.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":437,"journal":{"name":"Tetrahedron","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 134434"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143181110","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
TetrahedronPub Date : 2025-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2024.134418
H.J. Peterson, G.W. O'Neil
{"title":"TBAT-catalyzed dioxasilinane formation from beta-hydroxy ketones","authors":"H.J. Peterson, G.W. O'Neil","doi":"10.1016/j.tet.2024.134418","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tet.2024.134418","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Beta-hydroxy ketones can be reduced using a sequence of ruthenium-catalyzed silyl etherification followed by tetrabutylammonium fluoride (TBAF) promoted intramolecular hydrosilylation. Switching from TBAF to tetrabutylammonium difluorotriphenylsilicate (TBAT), even without first forming the silyl ether, gave cyclic dioxasilinane products. These somewhat sensitive compounds could be isolated pure by column chromatography using florisil as the stationary phase. Alternatively, the dioxasilinanes were regioselectively opened with methyl lithium, affording the corresponding differentiated 1,3-diol with selective protection of the secondary alcohol as its diphenylmethylsilyl (DPMS) ether. A mechanism is proposed involving TBAT-catalyzed silyl ether formation followed by TBAT-promoted intramolecular carbonyl hydrosilylation. This mechanism is supported by the observed diastereoselectivity of the reaction, which was consistent with other carbonyl hydrosilylations thought to proceed intramolecularly.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":437,"journal":{"name":"Tetrahedron","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 134418"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142969110","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}