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Nitrile Oxides, Nitrones, and Nitronates in Organic Synthesis : Novel ...

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714 NITRONATES<br />

Thus, the synthesis of dihydrooxaz<strong>in</strong>e (539), the double-bond transfer <strong>in</strong> this<br />

derivative, <strong>and</strong> the subsequent controlled fragmentation of N-acylated dihydrooxaz<strong>in</strong>es<br />

is a <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g new strategy for prepar<strong>in</strong>g direct precursors of biologically<br />

active products. The application of this approach to a series of 5,6-dihydro-4H -<br />

oxaz<strong>in</strong>es conta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g a functionalized substituent at the C-3 atom (see Section<br />

3.5.4.3.3.) (473) opens up additional possibilities (544) (Scheme 3.275). In this<br />

context, a very efÞcient procedure was developed for N -acylation of dihydrooxaz<strong>in</strong>es<br />

(557) <strong>in</strong> the absence of bases. The C,C double bond <strong>in</strong> the result<strong>in</strong>g<br />

products can be chemo- <strong>and</strong> stereoselectively reduced (544) (see the transformation<br />

(558a→559), Scheme 3.275). However, the [4 + 2]-cycloreversion of<br />

derivatives (558) is of most <strong>in</strong>terest. This process enables the detection of the<br />

result<strong>in</strong>g enim<strong>in</strong>o <strong>in</strong>termediates <strong>in</strong> the absence of trapp<strong>in</strong>g agents. In particular,<br />

heat<strong>in</strong>g of bromides (558a–c) <strong>in</strong> toluene affords 2-acylam<strong>in</strong>o-1-bromodienes<br />

(560a–c) <strong>in</strong> good yield.<br />

These products are apparently generated through isomerization of the start<strong>in</strong>g<br />

enim<strong>in</strong>es A. Treatment of bromide (558b) with z<strong>in</strong>c <strong>in</strong> THF is also apparently<br />

accompanied by the fragmentation of the <strong>in</strong>termediate B to form N -acylam<strong>in</strong>odiene<br />

(561b) (544). Upto this time, dienes analogous to products (560) <strong>and</strong> (561)<br />

have not been described <strong>in</strong> the literature.<br />

R 2<br />

R 3<br />

R 1<br />

R 4<br />

R 1<br />

R 2<br />

R 1<br />

O N<br />

FG<br />

O N<br />

FG<br />

R4 R3 AcBr, Ac2O 557<br />

CH2Cl2, 2 h<br />

FG - Br, CO2Me, CH(CO2Me)2, N3, etc.<br />

Ac<br />

558 75% – 95%<br />

Br<br />

HN<br />

Ac<br />

560a–c<br />

72% – 78%<br />

An<br />

HN<br />

561b 60%<br />

H 2O<br />

Ac<br />

R 1<br />

An<br />

Br<br />

N<br />

O Ac<br />

A<br />

O N<br />

B<br />

ZnBr<br />

O<br />

Δ<br />

Toluene<br />

Zn/THF<br />

Scheme 3.275<br />

R 1<br />

O N<br />

Br<br />

Ac<br />

558a–c<br />

H 2, Ni Ra<br />

Ph<br />

R1 = Ph (a), An(b), p-ClC6H4(c) An = p-MeO<br />

C6H4<br />

O N<br />

Br<br />

Ac<br />

559

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