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General Access to Modified α-Amino Acids by Bioinspired Stereoselective γ-C?H Bond Lactonization

α-Amino acids represent a valuable class of natural products employed as building blocks in biological and chemical synthesis. Because of the limited number of natural amino acids available, and of their widespread application in proteomics, diagnosis, drug delivery and catalysis, there is an increasing demand for the development of procedures for the preparation of modified analogues. Herein, we show that the use of bioinspired manganese catalysts and H2O2 under mild conditions, provides access to modified α-amino acids via γ-C?H bond lactonization. The system can efficiently target 1°, 2° and 3° γ-C?H bonds of α-substituted and achiral α,α-disubstituted α-amino acids with outstanding site-selectivity, good to excellent diastereoselectivity and (where applicable) enantioselectivity. This methodology may be considered alternative to well-established organometallic procedures.

1-Aminopyridinium Ylides as Monodentate Directing Groups for sp3 C-H Bond Functionalization

1-Aminopyridinium ylides are efficient directing groups for palladium-catalyzed β-arylation and alkylation of sp3 C-H bonds in carboxylic acid derivatives. The efficiency of these directing groups depends on the substitution at the pyridine moiety. The unsubstituted pyridine-derived ylides allow functionalization of primary C-H bonds, while methylene groups are unreactive in the absence of external ligands. 4-Pyrrolidinopyridine-containing ylides are capable of C-H functionalization in acyclic methylene groups in the absence of external ligands, thus rivaling the efficiency of the aminoquinoline directing group. Preliminary mechanistic studies have been performed. A cyclopalladated intermediate has been isolated and characterized by X-ray crystallography, and its reactivity was studied.

Chiral sensors for determining the absolute configurations of α-amino acid derivatives

A simple strategy for configurational assignments of alpha-amino acids has been developed by comparison of the proton NMR chemical shift values of the alpha hydrogens of N-phthaloyl protected alpha-amino acids in the presence of (R)-CSA 1 and (S)-CSA 1, respectively. Highly resolved NMR spectra can be obtained directly on the mixed solution of the chiral solvating agents with N-phthaloyl protected alpha-amino acids in NMR tubes, giving well distinguishable proton signals without interference which dramatically improve the accuracy of assignment and hasten the assigning procedure. The strategy is widely applicable for varied natural and non-natural amino acids.

1,2-Hydride Migration in Dialkyl α-Diazophosphonates Catalyzed by [Cu(MeCN)4]PF6: A Novel Approach to β-Amino (E)-Enylphosphonates

The regiospecific and stereoselective 1,2-migration reaction of dialkyl α-diazophosphonates for the synthesis of β-amino (E)-enylphosphonates is developed utilizing tetrakis(acetonitrile)copper(I) hexafluorophosphate [Cu(MeCN)4PF6] as the catalyst and N,N-dimethylformamide as an additive. A possible mechanism for the 1,2-migration reaction involving a metal carbene is presented. An investigation on the E/Z isomer selectivity of this process demonstrates that steric factors play an important role on the outcome. This process provides a straightforward access to β-amino (E)-enylphosphonates in moderate to good yields.

Use of a readily removable auxiliary group for the synthesis of pyrrolidones by the palladium-catalyzed intramolecular amination of unactivated γ C(sp3)-H Bonds

Easy on, easy off: Directing groups found to promote the palladium-catalyzed amination of γ C(sp3)-H and C(sp 2)-H bonds of secondary amides included 5-methoxy-8-aminoquinoline, which can be removed under mild conditions (see scheme; CAN=ceric ammonium nitrate). In conjunction with a β-C-H methylation or γ-C-H arylation step, the γ-C(sp3)-H amination provided access to complex pyrrolidones from readily available precursors. Copyright

Acylative kinetic resolution of racemic heterocyclic amines using N-phthaloyl-(S)-amino acyl chlorides with alkyl side chains

A comparative study of the acylative kinetic resolution of racemic 2-methyl-1,2,3,4 tetrahydroquinoline and 3,4-dihydro-3-methyl-2H-[1,4] benzoxazine using N-phthaloyl-(S)-amino acyl chlorides with alkyl side chains has been carried out. The influence of steric factors on the stereoselectivity of the acylation was demonstrated. The (S)-enantiomers of the heterocyclic amines (ee >99%) were obtained in good yields via a kinetic resolution protocol using N-phthaloyl-(S)-leucyl chloride.

Photochemistry of N-Phthaloyl α-Amino Acid Esters: A New Approach to β,γ-Unsaturated α-Amino Acid, Dihydrobenzazepinedione, and Pyrrolizidinone Derivatives

The N-phthaloyl-α-amino acid methyl esters of 2-aminobutyric acid (2a), valine (2b), norvaline (2c), tert-leucine (2d), isoleucine (2e), allo-isoleucine (2f), leucine (2g), methionine (2h), alanine (2i), and phenylalanine (2k) were synthesized in enantiomerically pure form via the N-phthaloyl-α-amino acids (1a-k), and their photochemistry was studied.Except 2i and 2k, which proved to be photostable, all compounds were converted into three types of products, depending on the substitution pattern: a) isomerization products (derivatives of β,γ-unsaturated α-amino acids) 3a, b, c, and e, b) ring expansion products (benzazepinedione esters) 4a and c, and c) cyclization products (5d from the tert-leucine derivative 2d).High diastereoselectivities (d.r. >95:5) were observed for all reactions except the transformations of the 2-aminobutyric acid derivative 2a.The absolute configuration of the α-stereogenic center was retained during photolysis, as proven for the isodehydrovaline (type a product) 3b.PCC oxidation (to give 7b) and hydrogenation afforded 2b with an optical rotation comparable to the starting material.Treatment of 3b with an acid or a base led to epimerization (3b') or isomerization of the C=C bond (6b), respectively.The diastereomeric dihydrobenzazepinedione esters 4a, b were formed with d.r. = 33:67 (cis:trans) and in 60percent yield during photolysis of 2a.The isoleucine derivative 2e, however, was converted into the cis isomer 4a with high diastereoselectivity (d.r. >95:5), whereas the corresponding allo substrate 2f was only converted into the trans-isomer 4b.Ethylene was extruded during irradiation of the latter substrates and during irradiation of the norvaline derivative 2c, whereas propene extrusion from the leucine derivative 2g led to the formation of the unsubstituted type b product 4c.The methionine derivative 1h was the only N-phthaloylamino acid which did not show photodecarboxylation, instead two ξ-hydrogen abstraction products were formed: the hydroxy acid 9h and the tetracylic lactone 10h.The methionine ester 2h was only converted into the ring expansion products 11h, h' presumably by a photo electron transfer step.The chronology of the double hydrogen transfer reaction (γ- followed by δ-H abstraction, leading to type a products) was determined by using the deuterium labeled compound (+/-)-2b.Key Words: Photochemistry / α-Amino acids / Amino acids, β,γ-unsaturated / Photoisomerization / Benzazepinedione esters / Selectivity, enantio-, diastereo-

Regioselective functionalization of chiral nickelacycles derived from N-protected aspartic and glutamic anhydrides

The electrophilic cleavage of the nickelacycles resulting from oxidative addition of Ni(o) complexes to N-protected aspartic and glutamic anhydrides, followed by decarbonylation, gives rise regioselectively to derivatives of α- and β-alanine or α- and γ-aminobutyric acid, respectively.