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The diastereomeric composition of the reaction products was
17 (17a)
6 (6a)
determined by 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy. Glycolurils 3a,b
and 4a,c,d were formed as mixtures of two diastereomers 3a,b
and 3'a,b or 4a,c,d and 4'a,c,d; this was observed as doubling
of some proton signals. The signals of the CH protons in the
amino acid moiety of the major diastereomers are shifted down-
field with respect to similar signals of the minor diastereomers.
H 21 (21a)
N 4 (4a)
5 (5a)
1 (1a)
N
18 (18a)
O
O16 (16a)
7 (7a)
8 (8a)
3 (3a)
N
N 2 (2a)
12 (12a) 14 (14a)
9 (9a)
19 (19a)
COOH 15 (15a)
‡
All the new compounds exhibited satisfactory elemental analyses, and
11 (11a)
13 (13a)
1
10 (10a)
their structures were confirmed by H and 13C NMR spectroscopy. The
1H and 13C NMR spectra were recorded on Bruker WM-250 (250 MHz),
AM-300 (75.5 MHz) and DRX-500 (500 MHz) instruments. Chemical
shifts were measured with reference to the residual protons of [2H6]DMSO
as a solvent (d 2.50).
Melting points were determined in a Gallenkamp instrument (Sanyo).
Commercial compounds (benzene, amino acids, KOCN, diethylthio- and
dimethylureas) from Acros were used in the syntheses. The solvents were
used without preliminary purification. Starting N-carbamoyl- -amino acids
1a–e12,13 and DHIs 2a,b14,15 were synthesised as described in the literature.
3a/3'a
(1.5:1): yield 25%, mp 248–250 °C (MeOH). 1H NMR ([2H6]DMSO)
d: 5.11–5.28 (m, 2H CH–CH); diastereomer 3a: 1.40 (m, 3H, Me), 2.72
(s, 3H, Me), 2.62 (d, 3H, Me, J 7.5 Hz), 4.30 (m, 1H, CH), 8.12 (s, 1H,
NH); diastereomer 3'a: 4.11 (m, 1H, CH), 7.77 (s, 1H, NH).
3b/3'b (3.5:1): yield 37%, mp 295–297 °C (MeOH). 1H NMR
([2H6]DMSO) d: 0.85 [m, 3H, Me(11 + 11a)], 1.79 [m, 2H, CH2(10a)],
1.92 [m, 2H, CH2(10)], 2.63 [s, 3H, Me(17a)], 2.64 [s, 3H, Me(19a)],
2.72 [s, 3H, Me(17)], 2.74 [s, 3H, Me(19a)], 3.90 [m, 1H, CH(9)], 4.13
[dd, 1H, CH(9a), J 5 Hz], 5.13 [m, 2H, CH–CH(5 + 5a + 1 + 1a)], 7.77
[s, 1H, NH(21)], 7.85 [s, 1H, NH(21a)]. 13C{1H} NMR ([2H6]DMSO) d:
10.90 [Me(11)], 11.10 [Me(11a)], 21.51 [CH2(10a)], 23.10 [CH2(10)],
27.88 [NMe(17a)], 27.92 [NMe(17)], 29.68 [NMe(19a)], 30.27 [NMe(19)],
56.94 [CH(9)], 57.97 [CH(9a)], 66.13 [NCHN(5a)], 66.30 [NCHN(5)],
72.31 [NCHN(1a)], 72.44 [NCHN(1)], 158.14 [CO(7a)], 158.54 [CO(7)],
Figure 1 Atom numbering in the major and minor diastereomers of
3b + 3'b, which is used for the assignment of the signals of protons to
those of the carbon atoms based on the HSQC and HMBC spectra of these
compounds. A letter ‘a’ at the numbers of atoms signifies the same atoms
in the second isomer.
The signals in the 1H and 13C NMR spectra were assigned using
HSQC8 and HMBC9 techniques. The studies were carried out
for diastereomers 3b + 3'b using [2H6]DMSO as a solvent. The
HMBC spectrum shows cross peaks corresponding to the long-
range interactions of the protons at C(9) or C(9a) with the
carbon atoms of carbonyl groups C(3) or C(3a) and C(12) or
C(12a), respectively, and with just one cyclic carbon atom C(3)
or C(3a). The protons of the methyl groups at carbon atoms
C(17) or C(17a) and C(19) or C(19a) display cross peaks with
the corresponding carbon atom C(7) or C(7a) of the carbonyl
group. The protons of the Me group at carbon atom C(19) or
C(19a) manifest long-range interactions with the cyclic carbon
atom C(1) or C(1a), respectively, whereas the protons of the
methyl groups at C(17) or C(17a) manifest long-range interac-
tions with carbon atom C(5) or C(5a). Based on the HSQC and
HMBC spectra of compounds 3b + 3'b, we assigned the proton
signals to those of carbon atoms (Figure 1).
Analysis of the information-richest part of the spectra of the
test compounds (i.e., the area of the signals of the amino acid
moiety CH protons at d 3.7–4.5) shows that, depending on the
structure of the starting compounds and the molar amount of
HCl per mole of DHI 2a,b, the ratio of diastereomers 3a and
3'a varies from 1:1 to 1.5:1; for 3b and 3'b, from 1.5:1 to 3:1;
for 3c and 3'c, from 5:1 to 1:0; for 4a and 4'a, from 1:1 to
2.5:1; for 4c and 4'c, from 1:1 to 3:1; and for 4d and 4'd, from
1:1 to 2:1 (Table 1), which indicates that the reactions of DHI
2a with (S)-N-carbamoyl- -amino acids 1a–c and of DHI 2b
with (S)-N-carbamoyl- -amino acids 1a,d,e occur diastereo-
selectively. The reaction of DHI 2a with (S)-N-carbamoyl-
norvaline 1c in the presence of 1 mol of HCl and that of DHI 2b
with N-carbamoyl- -aminobutyric acid 1b in the presence of
either 0.5 or 1 mol of HCl result in one stereoisomer 3c or 4b,
respectively.
159.77 [CO(3a)], 160.02 [CO(3)], 172.49 [COOH(12)], 172.88 [COOH(12a)]
.
3c: yield 8%, mp 300–302 °C (MeOH), [a]D20 +71 (c 1.8, MeOH).
1H NMR ([2H6]DMSO) d: 0.89 (m, 3H, Me), 1.30 (m, 2H, CH2), 1.90
(m, 2H, CH2), 2.65 (s, 3H, Me), 2.78 (s, 3H, Me), 4.00 (m, 1H, CH),
5.11 (s, 2H, CH–CH), 7.79 (s, 1H, NH).
3c/3'c (5:1): yield 10%, mp 298–300 °C (MeOH). 1H NMR ([2H6]DMSO)
d: 0.81–0.89 (m, 3H, Me), 1.45–1.65 (m, 2H, CH2), 1.66–2.01 (m, 2H,
CH2), 2.63 (s, 3H, Me), 2.65 (s, 3H, Me), 2.81 (s, 3H, Me), 2.82 (s, 3H,
Me), 4.00 (m, 1H, CH), 4.48 (m, 1H, CH), 5.11 (s, 2H, CH–CH), 5.15
(s, 2H, CH–CH), 7.77 (s, 1H, NH), 7.85 (s, 1H, NH).
4a/4'a
(2.5:1): yield 88%, mp 138–140 °C (MeOH). 1H NMR ([2H6]DMSO)
d: 1.4 (d, 3H, CMe), 2.56 (s, 3H, NMe), 2.58 (s, 3H, NMe), 2.75 (s, 3H,
NMe), 2.80 (s, 3H, NMe), 3.61 (s, 3H, OMe), 3.68 (s, 3H, OMe), 3.91
(dd, 1H, CH, J 7 Hz), 4.08 (d, 1H, CH, J 7 Hz), 6.73–7.17 (m, 10H, Ph),
8.45 (s, 1H, NH), 8.51 (s, 1H, NH). 13C{1H} NMR ([2H6]DMSO) d: 16.00
(Me), 16.87 [Me(a)], 26.44 [NMe(a)], 26.79 (NMe), 28.78 [NMe(a)], 28.99
(NMe), 50.02 (CH), 51.27 [CH(a)], 52.29 (OMe), 83.18 [CPh(a)], 83.67
(CPh), 7.23 (CPh), 87.67 [CPh(a)], 127.53–129.26 (Ph), 33.36 (C, Ph),
133.95 [C, Ph(a)], 135.28 (C, Ph), 135.64 [C, Ph(a)], 158.28 (CO), 58.76
[CO(a)], 58.81 [CO(a)], 58.89 (CO), 71.44 (COO), 71.74 [COO(a)].
4b: yield 91%, mp 263–265 °C (MeOH), [a]D20 +118 (c 2.0, MeOH).
1H NMR ([2H6]DMSO) d: 0.90–1.03 (m, 3H, CMe), 1.97–2.17 (m, 1H,
CH2), 2.24–2.43 (m, 1H, CH2), 2.55 (s, 3H, NMe), 2.73 (s, 3H, NMe),
3.27–3.32 (m, 1H, CH), 3.61 (s, 3H, OMe), 6.80–7.17 (m, 10H, Ph),
8.40 (s, 1H, NH). 13C{1H} NMR ([2H6]DMSO) d: 13.19 (Me), 26.10
(NMe), 26.52 (NMe), 28.81 (CH2), 52.10 (OMe), 57.51 (CH), 82.95 (CPh),
87.63 (CPh), 127.40–128.49 (Ph), 133.76 (C, Ph), 135.41 (C, Ph), 158.64
(CO), 158.92 (CO), 172.48 (COO).
Under conditions of the synthesis (2 mol of HCl),2 the
reactions of N-carbamoyl- -amino acids 1a–e and DHI 2a,b
result in corresponding hydantoins 5a–f, which are formed as
by-products due to a pinacoline-type rearrangement of DHI 2a,b10
and the cyclization of 1a–e.11 The reactions of N-carbamoyl-
-amino acids 1d,e with DHI 2a and (S)-N-carbamoylnorvaline
1c with DHI 2b under similar conditions result in hydantoins
5d,e and 5c, respectively.
4c/4'c (3:1): yield 16%, mp 240–242 °C (MeOH). 1H NMR ([2H6]DMSO)
d: 0.93–1.05 (m, 7H, CHMe2), 2.60 (s, 3H, NMe), 2.75 (s, 3H, NMe),
2.87 (s, 3H, NMe), 2.89 (s, 3H, NMe), 3.20 (d, 1H, CH, J 9 Hz), 3.30 (d,
1H, CH, J 9 Hz), 3.44 (s, 3H, OMe), 3.51 (s, 3H, OMe), 6.77–7.25 (m,
10H, Ph), 8.37 (s, 1H, NH), 8.52 (s, 1H, NH). 13C{1H} NMR
([2H6]DMSO) d: 19.38 [CMe(a)], 19.58 (CMe), 20.06 [CMe(a)], 21.10
(CMe), 25.87 [CH(a)], 26.15 (CH), 28.43 [NMe(a)], 28.83 (NMe), 29.34
[NMe(a)], 29.79 (NMe), 51.40 [OMe(a)], 51.62 (OMe), 61.95 (CH),
83.39 (CPh), 83.50 [CPh(a)], 87.59 (CPh), 88.58 [CPh(a)], 127.36–128.44
(Ph), 133.09 [C, Ph(a)], 133.40 (C, Ph), 134.53 (C, Ph), 134.19 [C, Ph(a)],
157.86 [CO(a)], 158.51 (CO), 158.68 [CO(a)], 159.16 (CO), 170.75 (COO),
171.43 [COO(a)].
4d/4'd
(2:1): yield 74%, mp 175–177 °C (MeOH). 1H NMR ([2H6]DMSO)
d: 2.55 (s, 3H, NMe), 2.57 (s, 3H, NMe), 2.58 (s, 3H, NMe), 2.61 (s,
3H, NMe), 2.64–2.70 (m, 2H, CH2), 3.58 (s, 3H, OMe), 3.65 (s, 3H,
OMe), 6.98–7.33 (m, 15H, Ph), 8.53 (s, 1H, NH), 8.62 (s, 1H, NH).
13C{1H} NMR ([2H6]DMSO) d: 25.41 (NMe), 26.55 [NMe(a)], 29.00
(NMe), 29.16 [NMe(a)], 35.98 (CH2), 36.42 [CH2(a)], 52.13 (CH), 55.61
[CH(a)], 58.63 (OMe), 62.06 [OMe(a)], 82.70 [CPh(a)], 82.89 (CPh),
87.49 (CPh), 87.62 [CPh(a)], 126.21–129.75 (Ph), 132.62 [C, Ph(a)],
132.93 (C, Ph), 135.02 [C, Ph(a)], 135.27 (C, Ph), 138.20 [C, Ph(a)],
138.64 (C, Ph), 158.36 (CO), 158.48 [CO(a)], 158.70 [CO(a)], 158.78
(CO), 170.64 (COO), 171.05 [COO(a)].
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