Phenylsulfanylation of 3′,4′-Unsaturated Adenosine Employing Thiophenol-N-Iodosuccinimide Leads to 4′-Phenylsulfanylcordycepin: Synthesis of 4′-Substituted Cordycepins on the Basis of Substitution of the Phenylsulfanyl Leaving Group
摘要:
Upon reaction of the 3',4'-unsaturated adenosine derivative 2 with N-iodosuccinimide (NIS) and thiophenol, an unexpected electrophilic hydrophenylsulfanylation proceeded to provide 4'-phenylsulfanylcordycepin 7 in 79% yield with the ratio 7a/7b = 6.6/1. A study of the reaction mechanism revealed that hydrogen iodide (HI) generated from NIS and PhSH acted as an active species. On the basis of a deuterium experiment using PhSD, initial protonation occurred at the beta face of the double bond to furnish the beta-pi complex III, which underwent anti addition of PhSH as a major pathway. Nucleophilic substitution of N-6-pivaloylated 9 with various alcohols in the presence of N-bromosuccinimide (NBS) gave the respective 4'-alpha-alkoxycordycepins 15a-21a as the major stereoisomers. Use of DAST in place of an alcohol gave the 4'-alpha-fluoro analogue 23a stereoselectively. Radical-mediated carbon carbon bond construction was also applicable to 7, giving 4'-alpha-allylcordycepin (24a) and 4'-alpha-cyanoethylcordycepin (25) derivatives.
With an aim to synthesize 4'-substituted cordycepins, the 4'-benzoyloxy precursor (9) was prepared from adenosine through an electrophilic addition (iodo-benzoyloxylation) to the 4',5'-unsaturated derivative (5) and subsequent radical-mediated removal of the 3'-iodine atom of the resulting adducts (6). Usefulness of 9 was briefly verified by synthesizing the 4'-allyl (12) and 4'-cyano (13) analogues of cordycepin. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Phenylsulfanylation of 3′,4′-Unsaturated Adenosine Employing Thiophenol-<i>N</i>-Iodosuccinimide Leads to 4′-Phenylsulfanylcordycepin: Synthesis of 4′-Substituted Cordycepins on the Basis of Substitution of the Phenylsulfanyl Leaving Group
Upon reaction of the 3',4'-unsaturated adenosine derivative 2 with N-iodosuccinimide (NIS) and thiophenol, an unexpected electrophilic hydrophenylsulfanylation proceeded to provide 4'-phenylsulfanylcordycepin 7 in 79% yield with the ratio 7a/7b = 6.6/1. A study of the reaction mechanism revealed that hydrogen iodide (HI) generated from NIS and PhSH acted as an active species. On the basis of a deuterium experiment using PhSD, initial protonation occurred at the beta face of the double bond to furnish the beta-pi complex III, which underwent anti addition of PhSH as a major pathway. Nucleophilic substitution of N-6-pivaloylated 9 with various alcohols in the presence of N-bromosuccinimide (NBS) gave the respective 4'-alpha-alkoxycordycepins 15a-21a as the major stereoisomers. Use of DAST in place of an alcohol gave the 4'-alpha-fluoro analogue 23a stereoselectively. Radical-mediated carbon carbon bond construction was also applicable to 7, giving 4'-alpha-allylcordycepin (24a) and 4'-alpha-cyanoethylcordycepin (25) derivatives.