Domino Synthesis of 3-Alkyliden-2,3-Dihydro-4-Quinolones

Asymmetric synthesis of polycyclic 3-fluoroalkylproline derivatives by intramolecular azomethine ylide cycloaddition

The asymmetric synthesis of polycyclic fluorinated proline derivatives has been accomplished by means of an intramolecular azomethine ylide cycloaddition with fluorinated dipolarophiles. Thus, the reaction of benzaldehydes bearing a trifluoromethyl alkene in ortho position with an azomethine ylide precursor derived from chiral 2-amino indanol takes place with excellent levels of diastereoselectivity, with simultaneous generation of four stereocenters. In order to determine the influence of the fluorine moiety in the process, starting material bearing non-fluorinated alkenes were synthesised. In this case, a dramatic drop of selectivity occurred, which indicates that the role of the fluorine…

Intramolecular Nitrone Cycloaddition of α-(Trifluoromethyl)styrenes. Role of the CF3 Group in the Regioselectivity

The intramolecular 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of ortho-substituted 1,1,1-trifluoromethylstyrene-derived nitrones is described. Tricyclic fused isoxazolidines were obtained as major or exclusive products, in contrast to the case for nonfluorinated substrates, which rendered the bridged derivatives. This change in the regioselectivity was attributed to the electronic and, particularly, steric requirements of the trifluoromethyl group in comparison to the methyl group. It is worth mentioning that trifluoromethylstyrenes have been employed for the first time as dipolarophiles in a 1,3-dipolar intramolecular cycloaddition reaction, leading to the corresponding isoxazolidines bearing a quaternary …

Highly convergent total synthesis of (+)-anaferine and (−)-dihydrocuscohygrine

A unified and highly convergent total synthesis of anaferine and dihydrocuscohygrine alkaloids has been devised, taking advantage of the dual role of N-sulfinyl amines as nucleophilic nitrogen sources and chiral auxiliaries. A bidirectional cross metathesis reaction followed by a double intramolecular aza-Michael reaction led us to create the whole skeleton of the natural products in a very simple manner.

Tandem Organocatalytic Cycloaromatization/Intramolecular Friedel-Crafts Alkylation Sequence for the Synthesis of Indolizinones and Pyrrolo-azepinone Derivatives.

The organocatalytic synthesis of indolizinones and pyrrolo-azepinones has been accomplished in a tandem fashion through a sequence that comprises initial cycloaromatization followed by intramolecular Friedel-Crafts alkylation. The process takes place under Bronsted acid catalysis, giving rise to final products in moderate to good yields. Attempts to carry out the tandem protocol in an enantioselective fashion were performed with chiral (R)-BINOL-derived N-triflyl phosphoramides. After initial optimization, the tandem process took place with moderate levels of enantioselectivity.

Enantioselective Synthesis of Pyrrolizidinone Scaffolds through Multiple-Relay Catalysis

A triple-tandem protocol for the synthesis of the pyrrolizidinone skeleton has been devised. It involves a cross metathesis-intramolecular aza-Michael reaction-intramolecular Michael addition tandem sequence, starting from N-pentenyl-4-oxo-2-alkenamides and conjugated ketones. In the presence of two cooperative catalysts, namely the second-generation Hoveyda-Grubbs catalyst and (R)-TRIP-derived BINOL phosphoric acid, this multiple-relay catalytic process takes place in good yields and outstanding levels of diastero- and enantioselectivity with the simultaneous generation of three contiguous stereocenters.

Organocatalytic enantioselective synthesis of trifluoromethyl-containing tetralin derivatives by sequential (hetero)Michael reaction–intramolecular nitrone cycloaddition

The enantioselective synthesis of tetralin derivatives bearing a trifluoromethylated all‐carbon quaternary stereocenter has been accomplished through a synthetic sequence comprising an organocatalytic β‐functionalization of ortho‐1‐trifluoromethylvinyl‐(hetero)aromatic conjugated aldehydes followed by the intramolecular nitrone 1,3‐cycloaddition reaction (INCR). Both nitromethane and N‐Cbz‐hydroxylamine were employed as nucleophiles in the initial organocatalytic conjugate addition step, which provided the chiral information required for the subsequent diastereoselective INCR. Although diastereoselectivity was moderate, good yields and enantioselectivities were, in general, obtained. Intere…

CCDC 1564495: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination

Related Article: Fernando Rabasa-Alcañiz, Javier Torres, María Sánchez-Roselló, Tomás Tejero, Pedro Merino, Santos Fustero, Carlos del Pozo|2017|Adv.Synth.Catal.|359|3752|doi:10.1002/adsc.201700975

CCDC 1564490: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination

Related Article: Fernando Rabasa-Alcañiz, Javier Torres, María Sánchez-Roselló, Tomás Tejero, Pedro Merino, Santos Fustero, Carlos del Pozo|2017|Adv.Synth.Catal.|359|3752|doi:10.1002/adsc.201700975

CCDC 1899383: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination

Related Article: Fernando Rabasa-Alcañiz, Daniel Hammerl, Anabel Sánchez-Merino, Tomás Tejero, Pedro Merino, Santos Fustero, Carlos del Pozo|2019|Org.Chem.Front.|6|2916|doi:10.1039/C9QO00525K