244183-01-5Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Synthesis of 6- and 7-membered cyclic enaminones: Scope and mechanism
Niphakis, Micah J.,Turunen, Brandon J.,Georg, Gunda I.
supporting information; experimental part, p. 6793 - 6805 (2010/12/20)
Six- and seven-membered cyclic enaminones can be prepared using common, environmentally benign reagents. Amino acids are used as synthetic precursors allowing diversification and the incorporation of chirality. The key reaction in this multistep process involves deprotection of Boc-amino ynones and subsequent treatment with methanolic K2CO3 to induce cyclization. A β-amino elimination side reaction was identified in a few labile substrates that led to either loss of stereochemical purity or degradation. This process can be mitigated in specific cases using mild deprotection conditions. NMR and deuterium-labeling experiments provided valuable insight into the workings and limitations of this reaction. Although disguised as a 6-endo-dig cyclization, the reagents employed in the transformation play a direct role in bond-making and bond-breaking, thus changing the mode of addition to a 6-endo-trig cyclization. This method can be used to construct an array of monocyclic and bicyclic scaffolds, many of which are found in well-known natural products (e.g., indolizidine, quinolizidine, and Stemona alkaloids).
Amino acid-derived enaminones: A study in ring formation providing valuable asymmetric synthons
Turunen, Brandon J.,Georg, Gunda I.
, p. 8702 - 8703 (2007/10/03)
A new reaction for the preparation of enaminones has been discovered. This method employs β-amino acids as starting materials to allow diversification as well as incorporation of chirality. The β-amino acids, once converted to ynones, are readily cyclized
Enantiopure n-acyldihydropyridones as synthetic intermediates: Asymmetric synthesis of benzomorphans
Comins, Daniel L.,Zhang, Yue-Mei,Joseph, Sajan P.
, p. 657 - 659 (2008/02/12)
(Matrix presented) Concise asymmetric syntheses of several benzomorphan derivatives have been accomplished using enantiopure 2,3-dihydro-4-pyridones as chiral building blocks.
