Unusual Tritylation Reactions of Tricyclic Analogues of Acyclovir and an Attempt to Elucidate Their Mechanism
作者:Tomasz Goslinski、Joanna Zeidler、Bozenna Golankiewicz
DOI:10.1002/(sici)1522-2675(20000216)83:2<373::aid-hlca373>3.0.co;2-n
日期:2000.2.16
In reference to our earlier observation that the 3,9-dihydro-3-[ (2-hydroxyethoxy)methyl]-6-methyl-9-oxo-5H-imidazo[1,2-a]purine (6-Me-TACV) tricyclic antiviral agent derived from acyclovir undergoes unusual C-tritylation to 7-trityl and 7-[4-(benzhydryl)phenyl] derivatives enforced by a 6-Mc substituent, we studied tritylation of 6-Ph (1a) and 6-(4-MeOPh) (1b) TACV derivatives. The treatment of 1a and 1b with TrCl in K2CO3/DMF resulted exclusively in the formation of 7-[4-(benzhydryl)phenyl] derivatives 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, and 4a. inhibition experiments with radical scavengers DNB and DBNO indicated a single-electron-transfer (SET) mechanism for this reaction. Analogous experiments with unsubstituted TACV and 6-Me-TACV suggest that the nature of the substituent at C(6) determines the reaction mechanism. The presence of a 6-aryl substituent results in the exclusive formation of 4-(benzhydryl)phenyl derivatives via a SET mechanism. On the contrary, when C(6) is unsubstituted, trityl derivatives are the only products of the S-N reaction. In the case of 6-Me-TACV, concomitant SET and S-N mechanisms direct the reaction towards 4-(benzhydryl)phenyl and trityl products.