M.-Y. Chang et al. / Tetrahedron Letters 51 (2010) 4886–4889
4889
Makowski, T.; Mazur, D. J.; Phillips, J.; Ripin, D. H. B.; Ruggeri, S. G.; Stearns, J. F.;
White, T. D. Org. Process Res. Dev. 2005, 9, 51; (e) Lim, H.-J.; Jung, M. H.; Lee, I. Y.
C.; Park, W. K. Bull. Korean Chem. Soc. 2006, 27, 1371.
line, the desired skeleton 3 was isolated in a lower yield (13%). At-
tempts to perform the reaction with acyclic or cyclic imides (e.g.,
acetamide, succinimide, phthalimide) failed, which may be due
to an insufficient nucleophilicity of imides. Hydrogenation of 3a
and 3b yielded 8a and 8b in 78% and 60% yields (Scheme 2). The
results showed that the treatment of 8a with P2O5 in POCl3 at re-
flux temperature produced benzonaphthyridine 9a in 52% yield.13
The structural frameworks of 3d, 3g, 3k, and 9a were determined
by single-crystal X-ray analysis.14
4. Other methods: (a) Barco, A.; Benetti, S.; Casolari, A.; Pollini, G. P.; Spalluto, G.
Tetrahedron Lett. 1990, 31, 3039; (b) Reilly, M.; Anthony, D. R.; Gallagher, C.
Tetrahedron Lett. 2003, 44, 2927; (c) Langlois, N.; Calvez, O. Tetrahedron Lett.
2000, 41, 8285; (d) Jiang, J.; Qing, J.; Gong, L.-Z. Chem. Eur. J. 2009, 15, 7031; (e)
Toumieux, S.; Compain, P.; Martin, O. R. J. Org. Chem. 2008, 73, 2155.
5. (a) Chang, M.-Y.; Pai, C.-L.; Lin, C.-Y. Tetrahedron Lett. 2006, 47, 3641; (b) Chang,
M.-Y.; Lin, C.-Y.; Hung, C.-Y. Tetrahedron 2007, 63, 3312; (c) Chang, M.-Y.; Kung,
Y.-H.; Ma, C.-C. Tetrahedron Lett. 2007, 48, 199; (d) Chang, M.-Y.; Lin, C.-H.;
Chen, Y.-L.; Chang, C.-Y.; Hsu, R.-T. Org. Lett. 2010, 12, 1176; (e) Chang, M.-Y.;
Lin, C.-H.; Chen, Y.-L.; Hsu, R.-T.; Chang, C.-Y. Tetrahedron Lett. 2010, 51, 3154.
6. (a) Carabateas, P. M. J. Med. Chem. 1970, 13, 167; (b) Chen, F.; Jiang, X.; Er, J. C.;
Yeung, Y. Y. Tetrahedron Lett. 2010, 51, 3433.
3. Conclusion
7. Surmont, R.; Verniest, G.; Thuring, J. W.; MacDonald, G.; Deroose, F.; De Kimpe,
N. J. Org. Chem. 2010, 75, 929.
In summary, we have successfully presented a synthetic meth-
odology for producing novel 3-N-substituted 4-aryl-1,2,3,6-tetra-
hydropyridines involving NBS-mediated allylic bromination and
followed by a palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling amination. Un-
der the Pd2(dba)3/JohnPhos/Cs2CO3 system, the allylic bromides
could couple with a wide range of N-based nucleophiles, such as
arylamide, alkenylamide, sulfonamide, urea, and carbamate, etc.
Several structures of the target products were nicely confirmed
by X-ray crystal analysis. The structure–activity studies of desulfo-
nated 3-aminopiperidines 3 and hydrogenated benzonaphthyri-
dine 9a in the phenylpiperidine selective serotonin reuptake
inhibitors (PSSRI)15 will be investigated in subsequent works.
8. CCDC 769429 (4a), CCDC 773606 (4e), CCDC 775901 (6a) and CCDC 769428
(7a) contain the supplementary crystallographic data for this paper. This data
(or from the CCDC, 12 Union Road, Cambridge CB2 1EZ, UK; fax: +44 1223
336033; e-mail: deposit@ccdc.cam.ac.uk).
9. (a) Tsuji, J. Palladium Reagents and Catalysts: Innovations in Organic Synthesis;
Wiley: Chichester, UK, 1997; (b) Trost, B. M.; Van Vranken, D. L. Chem. Rev.
1996, 96, 395; (c) Trost, B. M.; Crawley, M. L. Chem. Rev. 2003, 103, 2921.
10. For reviews on palladium-catalyzed C–N bond formation, see: (a) Surry, D. S.;
Buchwald, S. L. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 6338; (b) Beccalli, E. M.;
Broggini, G.; Martinelli, M.; Sottocornola, S. Chem. Rev. 2007, 107, 5318; (c)
Trost, B. M.; van Vranken, D. L. Chem. Rev. 1996, 96, 375; (d) Trost, B. M.;
Fandrick, D. R. Aldrichim. Acta 2007, 40, 59; (e) Serra-Muns, A.; Pleixats, R. J.
Organomet. Chem. 2010, 695, 1231. and references cited therein.
11. A representative procedure of skeleton 3 is as follows: A oven-dried sealed
tube was charged with Pd2(dba)3 (2.5 mol %), Johnphos (5.0 mol %), N-based
nucleophile 5 (0.5 mmol), allylic bromide 2a (0.5 mmol), Cs2CO3 (0.6 mmol),
and degassed toluene (2 mL). The sealed tube was evacuated and back-filled
with nitrogen three times and then heated to reflux temperature with stirring
for 10 h. The reaction mixture was allowed to cool to rt, diluted with toluene,
and filtered through a pad of Celite. 0.5 N HCl (2 mL) was added to the reaction
mixture and the solvent was concentrated. The residue was extracted with
dichloromethane (3 Â 20 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with
brine, dried, filtered, and evaporated to afford the crude product. Purification
on silica gel (hexane/AcOEt = 3/1–1/1) afforded skeleton 3. Representative data
for compound 3a: mp = 200–201 °C; HRMS (ESI, M++1) calcd for C24H23N2O3S
419.1429, found 419.1430; 1H NMR (400 MHz): d 7.84–7.81 (m, 2H), 7.72–7.69
(m, 2H), 7.63–7.24 (m, 11H), 6.50 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 6.29 (dd, J = 2.4, 4.8 Hz,
1H), 5.41 (dd, J = 2.0, 8.8 Hz, 1H), 4.32 (dd, J = 4.8, 17.6 Hz, 1H), 4.04 (ddd,
J = 1.2, 2.0, 12.0 Hz, 1H), 3.38 (dt, J = 2.4, 17.6 Hz, 1H), 2.79 (dd, J = 2.8, 12.4 Hz,
1H); 13C NMR (100 MHz): d 167.22, 136.73, 135.74, 135.54, 134.00, 133.14,
131.67, 129.24 (2Â), 128.76 (2Â), 128.54 (2Â), 128.27, 127.66 (2Â), 127.10
(2Â), 125.32 (2Â), 122.85, 49.52, 45.64, 44.77; Anal. Calcd for C24H22N2O3S: C,
68.88; H, 5.30; N, 6.69. Found: C, 69.02; H, 5.51; N, 6.91.
12. For amide, see: (a) Li, X.; Vince, R. Bioorg. Med. Chem. 2006, 14, 5742;
Sulfonamide, see: (b) Burton, G.; Cao, P.; Li, G.; Rivero, R. Org. Lett. 2003, 5,
4373; Carbamate, see: (c) Ghosh, A.; Sieser, J. E.; Riou, M.; Cai, W.; Rivera-Ruiz,
L. Org. Lett. 2003, 5, 2207; (d) Makabe, H.; Kong, L. K.; Hirota, M. Org. Lett. 2003,
5, 27; (e) McLaughlin, M.; Palucki, M.; Davies, I. W. Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 3311.
13. Tyvorskii, V. I.; Bobrov, D. N.; Kulinkovich, O. G.; Aelterman, W.; De Kimpe, N.
Tetrahedron 2000, 56, 7313.
14. CCDC 776153 (3d), CCDC 776152 (3g), CCDC 776198 (3k) and CCDC 775902
(9a) contain the supplementary crystallographic data for this paper. This data
(or from the CCDC, 12 Union Road, Cambridge CB2 1EZ, UK; fax: +44 1223
336033; e-mail: deposit@ccdc.cam.ac.uk).
Acknowledgments
The authors would like to thank the National Science Council of
the Republic of China for its financial support (NSC 99-2113-M-
037-006-MY3). The project is also supported by a grant from the
Kaohsiung Medical Research Foundation (KMU-Q099003).
References and notes
1. (a) Feng, J.; Zhang, Z. Y.; Wallace, M. B.; Stafford, J. A.; Kaldor, S. W.; Kassel, D.
B.; Navre, M.; Shi, L. H.; Skene, R. J.; Asakawa, T.; Takeuki, K.; Xu, R.; Webb, D.
R., ; Gwaltney, S. L., II J. Med. Chem. 2007, 50, 2297; (b) Eckhardt, M.; Langkopf,
E.; Mark, M.; Tadayyon, M.; Thomas, L.; Nar, H.; Pfrengle, W.; Guth, B.; Lotz, R.;
Sieger, P.; Fuchs, H.; Himmelsbach, F. J. Med. Chem. 2007, 50, 6450; (c) Sorbera,
L. A.; Serradell, N.; Bolos, J.; Rosa, E.; Bozzo, J. Drugs Future 2007, 32, 674; (d)
Mochizuki, A.; Nakamoto, Y.; Naito, H.; Uoto, K.; Ohta, T. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett.
2008, 18, 782; (e) Cherney, R. J.; Nelson, D. J.; Lo, Y. C.; Yang, G.; Scherle, P. A.;
Jezak, H.; Soloman, K. A.; Carter, P. H.; Decicco, C. P. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett.
2008, 18, 5063; (f) Xu, F.; Corley, E.; Zacuto, M.; Conlon, D. A.; Pipik, B.;
Humphrey, G.; Murry, J.; Tschaen, D. J. Org. Chem. 2010, 75, 1343; (g) Kallstrom,
S.; Leino, R. Bioorg. Med. Chem. 2008, 16, 601.
2. (a) Hu, X. E.; Kim, N. K.; Ledoussal, B.; Colson, A.-O. Tetrahedron Lett. 2002, 43,
4289; (b) Hu, X. E. Tetrahedron Lett. 2002, 43, 5315; (c) Schramm, H.; Saak, W.;
Hoenke, C.; Christoffers, J. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2010, 75, 1745; (d) Tokuda, O.;
Aikawa, T.; Ikemoto, T.; Kurimoto, I. Tetrahedron Lett. 2010, 51, 2832.
3. (a) Jiang, J.-k.; Ghoreshi, K.; Deflorian, F.; Chen, Z.; Perreira, M.; Pesu, M.; Smith,
J.; Nguyen, D. T.; Liu, E. H.; Leister, W.; Costanzi, S.; O’Shea, J. J.; Thomas, C. J. J.
Med. Chem. 2008, 51, 8012; (b) Lin, H.; Kazmaier, U. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2007,
2839; (c) Hu, X. E.; Kim, N. K.; Ledoussal, B. Org. Lett. 2002, 4, 4499; (d) Cai, W.;
Colony, J. L.; Frost, H.; Hudspeth, J. P.; Kendall, P. M.; Krishnan, A. M.;
15. German, N.; Kaatz, G. W.; Kerns, R. J. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2008, 18, 1368.