Abstractmagnified imageThe selective synthesis of 3,3‐diarylacrylonitriles has been achieved by copper‐catalyzed hydroarylation of 3‐aryl‐2‐propynenitriles with arylboronic acids. The starting cyanoalkynes were efficiently prepared from the appropriate aromatic aldehydes and diethyl cyanomethylphosphonate in two steps. The hydroarylation of the obtained cyanoalkyne substrates proceeded in methanol at ambient temperature to produce 3,3‐diarylacrylonitriles in good to high yields with excellent syn selectivity. The present method was successfully applied to the regiospecific synthesis of both stereoisomers of CC‐5079, which was recently reported as a potent anticancer drug.
Stereoselective Synthesis of 3,3-Diarylacrylonitriles as Tubulin Polymerization Inhibitors
作者:Zhenglai Fang、Yunlong Song、Taradas Sarkar、Ernest Hamel、William E. Fogler、Gregory E. Agoston、Phillip E. Fanwick、Mark Cushman
DOI:10.1021/jo800428b
日期:2008.6.1
A series of 3,3-diarylacrylonitriles were synthesized stercoselectively as tubulin polymerization inhibitors for potential use in cancer chemotherapy. This synthetic route features stannylcupration and palladium-catalyzed Stille cross-coupling chemistry, allowing both E and Z isomers of 3,3-diarylacrylonitriles to be prepared in a very short sequence of reactions.
Copper-Catalyzed Stereoselective Hydroarylation of 3-Aryl-2- propynenitriles with Arylboronic Acids
Abstractmagnified imageThe selective synthesis of 3,3‐diarylacrylonitriles has been achieved by copper‐catalyzed hydroarylation of 3‐aryl‐2‐propynenitriles with arylboronic acids. The starting cyanoalkynes were efficiently prepared from the appropriate aromatic aldehydes and diethyl cyanomethylphosphonate in two steps. The hydroarylation of the obtained cyanoalkyne substrates proceeded in methanol at ambient temperature to produce 3,3‐diarylacrylonitriles in good to high yields with excellent syn selectivity. The present method was successfully applied to the regiospecific synthesis of both stereoisomers of CC‐5079, which was recently reported as a potent anticancer drug.