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Z -isomerization of retinoids through combination of monochromatic photoisomerization and metal catalysis
Kahremany, Shirin,Sander, Christopher Lane,Tochtrop, Gregory P.,Kubas, Adam,Palczewski, Krzysztof
, p. 8125 - 8139 (2019/09/19)
Catalytic Z-isomerization of retinoids to their thermodynamically less stable Z-isomer remains a challenge. In this report, we present a photochemical approach for the catalytic Z-isomerization of retinoids using monochromatic wavelength UV irradiation treatment. We have developed a straightforward approach for the synthesis of Z-retinoids in high yield, overcoming common obstacles normally associated with their synthesis. Calculations based on density functional theory (DFT) have allowed us to correlate the experimentally observed Z-isomer distribution of retinoids with the energies of chemically important intermediates, which include ground- and excited-state potential energy surfaces. We also demonstrate the application of the current method by synthesizing gram-scale quantities of 9-cis-retinyl acetate 9Z-a. Operational simplicity and gram-scale ability make this chemistry a very practical solution to the problem of Z-isomer retinoid synthesis.
P(CH3NCH2CH2)3N as a dehydrobromination reagent: Synthesis of vitamin A derivatives revisited
Wroblewski, Andrzej E.,Verkade, John G.
, p. 420 - 425 (2007/10/03)
Although P(CH3NCH2CH2)3N (1) was found to be less effective than 1,5-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non-5-ene (DBN) or 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU) in the removal of hydrogen bromide from vitamin A intermediates 13-cis-10-bromo-9,10-dihydroretinyl acetates (6) and 14-bromo-9,14-dihydroretinyl acetate (11) when the reaction was carried out in refluxing benzene, in acetonitrile at room temperature it was superior to DBN and DBU. A 31P NMR study of this reaction suggests that the carbanion generated from acetonitrile-d3 in the presence of 1 is the basic species that initiates the elimination step. Diastereoselectivity of the nucleophilic addition of (Z)-HC≡ C(CH3)=CHCH20H to the carbonyl group of (E)-2-methyl-4-(2′,6′,6′-trimethyl-1′-cyclohexen- 1′-yl)-3-butenal (2) was only moderate (20%), and (9R*, 10S*)-13-cis-11,12 -didehydro-9,10-dihydro-10-hydroxyretinol (3b) predominated. The LiAlH4 reduction of the C≡C bond in the diastereoisomeric diols 3 afforded 13-cis-9,10-dihydro-10-hydroxyretinols 4a and 4b as major products together with 11-cis-13-cis-isomers and the deoxygenated compound (3EZ,5EZ,8E)-3,7-dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)- 1,3,5,8-nonatetraene (9). Reaction of 15-acetates of the pure diastereoisomeric allylic alcohols 4a and 4b with PBr3 occurred with significant but not identical retention of configuration, and with concomitant formation of the rearranged bromide 11.
Preparation of (7Z) - and (7Z,11Z) - Vitamin A
Soukup,Widmer
, p. 4117 - 4118 (2007/10/02)
An efficient access to (7Z)- and (7Z,11Z)-vitamin A is described. Following the addition of a C6-acetylenic building block to 2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexanone (2), dehydration of the tert. alcohol 3 and formation of the C15-Wittig salt, the (7Z)-geometry was introduced by partial hydrogenation of the triple bond over Raney-nickel. Following Wittig reaction with (E)-2-methyl-4-acetoxy-2-butenal gave a mixture of the title compounds 8 and 9 which could easily be separated.
