Controlling chemoselective transformations of 4-acylpyridines via a Pd–C catalytic hydrodechlorination–hydrogenation
摘要:
A novel Pd-C catalytic hydrodechlorination-hydrogenation was developed for a multi-step one-pot transformation of 4-acylpyridines. Under the selected conditions, 4-benzoylpyridines and 4-alkanoylpyridines were chemoselectively converted into the corresponding 4-benzylpiperidine hydrochlorides and alpha-alkyl-4-piperidinemethanol hydrochlorides, respectively. This catalytic method was performed simply by an addition of 1 equiv of CICH2CHCl2 to the conventional hydrogenation system and directly gave the crystalline piperidine hydrochlorides in practical quantitative yields. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Context and objective: The present study is to elucidate the comparative inhibition of tetrameric carbonyl reductase (TCBR) activity by alkyl 4-pyridyl ketones, and to characterize its substrate-binding domain.Materials and methods: The inhibitory effects of alkyl 4-pyridyl ketones on the stereoselective reduction of 4-benzoylpyridine (4-BP) catalyzed by TCBR were examined in the cytosolic fraction of pig heart.Results: Of alkyl 4-pyridyl ketones, 4-hexanoylpyridine, which has a straight-chain alkyl group of five carbon atoms, inhibited most potently TCBR activity and was a competitive inhibitor. Furthermore, cyclohexyl pentyl ketone, which is substituted by cyclohexyl group instead of phenyl group of hexanophenone, had much lower ability to be reduced than hexanophenone.Discussion and conclusion: These results suggest that in addition to a hydrophobic cleft corresponding to a straight-chain alkyl group of five carbon atoms, a hydrophobic pocket with affinity for an aromatic group is located in the substrate-binding domain of TCBR.