Complexation of Vinylcyclopropanes with Zirconocene−1-butene Complex: Application to the Stereocontrolled Synthesis of Steroidal Side Chains
摘要:
Reactions of vinylcyclopropane derivatives with a zirconocene-1-butene complex (''Cp2Zr'') caused regioselective cleavage of the cyclopropyl bond to give eta(3) pi-allylic and/or eta(1) sigma-allylic complexes. The regioselectivity of the bond cleavage and the formation of a eta(3) pi-allylic or eta(1) sigma-allylic complex depend on the bulkiness of the substituents on the cyclopropyl group and the presence of leaving functionality. A catalytic use of ''Cp2Zr'' in the presence of excess Grignard reagent also caused a ring opening of the vinylcyclopropane derivatives with the same sense of regiochemical selectivity. The reaction of the thermally equilibrated ''Cp2Zr''-propenylcyclopropane complex with acetone indicated the possibility for the synthesis of the steroidal side chain in either natural or unnatural forms. The synthetic utility of the present ''Cp2Zr''-vinylcyclopropane chemistry was ascertained by the stereocontrolled preparation of the C-20, C-24 dimethylated steroidal side chain which is identical to the active metabolite of vitamin D-2.
Acetylenic Inhibitors of C-22 Hydroxylase of Ecdysone Biosynthesis
摘要:
Acetylenic derivatives of cholesterol designed to be inhibitors of ecdysteroid biosynthesis were prepared. The side chains of these compounds differ additionally from that of cholesterol by stereochemical modifications at C-17 and C-20. A bicyclic acetylenic compound containing the partial structure of the C and D rings of the cholesterol nucleus was also synthesized. These compounds were devised with the aim of inhibiting the C-22 hydroxylation of ecdysone biosynthesis by a suicide substrate mechanism. One of these molecules inhibits very efficiently the synthesis of ecdysone in prothoracic glands in vitro. (C) 1994 Academic Press, Inc.