Synthesis of N.epsilon.-(p-Bromophenyl)-L-lysine and N.tau.-(p-Bromophenyl)-L-histidine as Models for Adducts of Bromobenzene 3,4-Oxide to Protein. Observation of an Unusual Pd-Catalyzed N.tau. to N.pi.-Aryl Substituent Migration
作者:Ramesh Bambal、Robert P. Hanzlik
DOI:10.1021/jo00083a011
日期:1994.2
Bromobenzene 3,4-oxide (1), the putative toxic metabolite of bromobenzene, is known to alkylate protein sulfur nucleophiles in vivo and is postulated to alkylate protein nitrogen nucleophiles, the expected products of which would include, after hydrolysis, N(t)au-(p-bromophenyl)-L-histidine (8) and N(e)psilon- (p-bromophenyl)-L-lysine (7). These non-proteinogenic amino acids have now been synthesized by unambiguous routes and their stability under protein hydrolysis conditions demonstrated. Treatment of N-alpha-Cbz-lysine with sodium nitroprusside gave the epsilon-lysinol derivative, which by successive treatment with CBr4/Ph(3)P and excess p-bromoaniline and deprotection (6.0 M HCl, 110 degrees C) afforded an overall 14% yield of 7. Alkylation of N alpha-Ac-L-histidine methyl ester with p-fluoronitrobenzene, followed by reduction, a modified Sandmeyer bromo-dediazotization (tert-BuONO/CuBr2), and deprotection afforded 8 in 10% overall yield. An unexpected N(t)au- to N(p)i-aryl migration was observed during hydrogenation of a N(t)au-(p-nitrophenyl)histidine derivative over Pd/charcoal; it was avoided by use of SnCl2/ethanol for nitro reduction. The N alpha-acetyl derivatives of 7 and 8, of interest as haptens for use in raising antibodies against proteins alkylated by epoxide 1, were also prepared and characterized.