Mild and Selective Hydrozirconation of Amides to Aldehydes Using Cp2Zr(H)Cl: Scope and Mechanistic Insight
摘要:
An investigation of the use of Cp2Zr(H)Cl (Schwartz's reagent) to reduce a variety of amides to the corresponding aldehydes under very mild reaction conditions and in high yields is reported. A range of tertiary amides, including Weinreb's amides, can be converted directly to the corresponding aldehydes with remarkable chemoselectivity. Primary and secondary amides proved to be viable substrates for reduction as well, although the yields were somewhat diminished as compared to the corresponding tertiary amides. Results from NMR experiments suggested the presence of a stable, 18-electron zirconacycle intermediate that presumably affords the aldehyde upon water or silica gel workup. A series of competition experiments revealed a preference of the reagent for substrates in which the lone pair of the nitrogen is electron releasing and thus more delocalized across the amide bond by resonance. This trend accounts for the observed excellent selectivity for tertiary amides versus esters. Experiments regarding the solvent dependence of the reaction suggested a kinetic profile similar to that postulated for the hydrozirconation of alkenes and alkynes. Addition of p-anisidine to the reaction intermediate resulted in the formation of the corresponding imine mimicking the addition of water that forms the aldehyde.
Oxidative homocoupling of chiral 3-(arylacetyl)-2-oxazolidones 1 was achieved by treatment with DABCO-TiCl4 or DMAP-TiCl4 and afforded the corresponding dimers stereospecifically. The reaction of (4S)- and (4R)-substituted 1 gave (S,S)- and (R,R)-dimers respectively. The obtained dimers were easily transformed to the corresponding 2,3-diaryl succinic acids. This reaction therefore provides a useful
Enantioselective synthesis of 2-substituted 3-aminopropanoic acid (β-alanine) derivatives which are β-analogues of aromatic amino acids
作者:Elena Arvanitis、Holger Ernst、Alice A. LudwigéD’Souza、Andrew J. Robinson、Peter B. Wyatt
DOI:10.1039/a706163c
日期:——
3-Aminopropanoic acid derivatives with a phenyl, 4-hydroxyphenyl, benzyl or indol-3-yl substituent at C-2 can be prepared enantioselectively by routes involving electrophilic attack of synthetic equivalents of [H2NCH2]+ upon enolates derived from chiral 3-acyl-1,3-oxazolidin-2-ones. tert-Butyl bromoacetate may be used as the electrophile, with subsequent introduction of nitrogen through the Curtius reaction, using the sequence of reagents (i) CF3CO2H; (ii) (PhO)2P(O)N3, Et3N, PhCH2OH; alternatively, direct electrophilic reaction with 1-[N-(benzyloxycarbonyl)aminomethyl]benzotriazole 4c or benzyl N-(acetoxymethyl)carbamate 2d introduces a protected aminomethyl group in a single step.
The present invention provides compounds of the formula
which are activators of glucokinase activity and, thus, may be employed as therapeutic agents for the treatment of glucokinase mediated conditions. Accordingly, the compounds of formula (I) may be employed for the prevention and the treatment of impaired glucose tolerance, type 2 diabetes and obesity.
The present invention provides compounds of the formula
which are activators of glucokinase activity and, thus, may be employed as therapeutic agents for the treatment of glucokinase mediated conditions. Accordingly, the compounds of formula (I) may be employed for the prevention and the treatment of impaired glucose tolerance, type 2 diabetes and obesity.