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Nucleosides and Nucleotides. 156. Chelation-Controlled and Nonchelation-Controlled Diastereofacial Selective Thiophenol Addition Reactions at the 2′-Position of 2′-[(Alkoxycarbonyl)methylene]-2′-deoxyuridines: Conversion of (Z)-2′-[(Alkoxycarbonyl)methylene]-2′-deoxyuridines into Their (E)-Isomers
Hassan, Abdalla E. A.,Shuto, Satoshi,Matsuda, Akira
, p. 11 - 17 (2007/10/03)
The Wittig reaction of 1-[3,5-O-(1,1,3,3-tetraisopropyldisiloxane-1,3-diyl)-β-D-erythro- pentofuranos-2-ulosyl]uracil (4) with Ph3P=CHCO2R (R = ethyl or tert-butyl) exclusively gave (Z)-2′-[(alkoxycarbonyl)methylene] derivatives 5 and 13, respectively, in high yields. An unusual β-facial selectivity of thiophenol addition to the 2′-[(alkoxycarbonyl)methylene] moiety of 5 and 13 was observed, and this facial selectivity was found to be influenced by both the thiolate counter cation and the bulkiness of the alkoxy moiety. Treatment of 2′-[(ethoxycarbonyl)methylene] derivative 5 with LiSPh (1.5 equiv) in the presence of PhSH in THF selectively gave 2′β-(phenylthio) derivative 11 in high yield along with a trace of 2'α-(phenylthio) derivative 10. On the other hand, when 2′-[(tert-butoxycarbonyl)methylene] derivative 13 was treated with KSPh in the presence of PhSH in dioxane/DMF, the facial selectivity was reversed to selectively give the 2′α-(phenylthio) adduct 14 (α:β, 77:23) in 90% yield. Oxidation of 14 with m-chloroperbenzoic acid in CH2Cl2 and subsequent pyrolysis of the resulting sulfoxides exclusively gave the (Z)-isomer 13 in 92% yield. The oxidative syn-elimination of the (2′R)-2′-[(tert-butoxycarbonyl)methyl]-2′-deoxy-2′- thiophenoxy-5′-O-(triisopropylsilyl)uridine (17), which was obtained from 14 in two steps, exclusively gave the desired (E)-[(tert-butoxycarbonyl)methylene] derivatives 18 in 90% yield. Deprotection of 18 gave the (E)-(carboxymethylene)-2′-deoxyuridine (3). The (Z)-(carboxymethylene)-2′-deoxyuridine (2) was synthesized from 13 in a similar manner.