N-(1-Phenylethyl)aziridine-2-carboxylate esters in the synthesis of biologically relevant compounds
- Iwona E. Głowacka,
- Aleksandra Trocha,
- Andrzej E. Wróblewski and
- Dorota G. Piotrowska
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1722–1757, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.168
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Examples of three-carbon chirons.
Figure 2: Structures of derivatives of N-(1-phenylethyl)aziridine-2-carboxylic acid 5–8.
Figure 3: Synthetic equivalency of aziridine aldehydes 6.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of N-(1-phenylethyl)aziridine-2-carboxylates 5. Reagents and conditions: a) TEA, toluene,...
Scheme 2: Absolute configuration at C2 in (2S,1'S)-5a. Reagents and conditions: a) 20% HClO4, 80 °C, 30 h the...
Scheme 3: Major synthetic strategies for a 2-ketoaziridine scaffold [R* = (R)- or (S)-1-phenylethyl; R′ = Alk...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of cyanide (2S,1'S)-13. Reagents and conditions: a) NH3, EtOH/H2O, rt, 72 h; b) Ph3P, CCl4...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of key intermediates (R)-16 and (R)-17 for (R,R)-formoterol (14) and (R)-tamsulosin (15)....
Scheme 6: Synthesis of mitotic kinesin inhibitors (2R/S,1'R)-23. Reagents and conditions: a) H2, Pd(OH)2, EtO...
Scheme 7: Synthesis of (R)-mexiletine ((R)-24). Reagents and conditions: a) TsCl, TEA, DMAP, CH2Cl2, rt, 1 h;...
Scheme 8: Synthesis of (−)-cathinone ((S)-27). Reagents and conditions: a) PhMgBr, ether, 0 °C; b) H2, 10% Pd...
Scheme 9: Synthesis of N-Boc-norpseudoephedrine ((1S,2S)-(+)-29) and N-Boc-norephedrine ((1R,2S)-29). Reagent...
Scheme 10: Synthesis of (−)-ephedrine ((1R,2S)-31). Reagents and conditions: a) TfOMe, MeCN then NaBH3CN, rt; ...
Scheme 11: Synthesis of xestoaminol C ((2S,3R)-35), 3-epi-xestoaminol C ((2S,3S)-35) and N-Boc-spisulosine ((2S...
Scheme 12: Synthesis of ʟ-tryptophanol ((S)-41). Reagents and conditions: a) CDI, MeCN, rt, 1 h then TMSI, MeC...
Scheme 13: Synthesis of ʟ-homophenylalaninol ((S)-42). Reagents and conditions: a) NaH, THF, 0 °C to −78 °C, 1...
Scheme 14: Synthesis of ᴅ-homo(4-octylphenyl)alaninol ((R)-47) and a sphingolipid analogue (R)-48. Reagents an...
Scheme 15: Synthesis of florfenicol ((1R,2S)-49). Reagents and conditions: a) (S)-1-phenylethylamine, TEA, MeO...
Scheme 16: Synthesis of natural tyroscherin ((2S,3R,6E,8R,10R)-55). Reagents and conditions: a) I(CH2)3OTIPS, t...
Scheme 17: Syntheses of (−)-hygrine (S)-61, (−)-hygroline (2S,2'S)-62 and (−)-pseudohygroline (2S,2'R)-62. Rea...
Scheme 18: Synthesis of pyrrolidine (3S,3'R)-68, a fragment of the fluoroquinolone antibiotic PF-00951966. Rea...
Scheme 19: Synthesis of sphingolipid analogues (R)-76. Reagents and conditions: a) BnBr, Mg, THF, reflux, 6 h;...
Scheme 20: Synthesis of ᴅ-threo-PDMP (1R,2R)-81. Reagents and conditions: a) TMSCl, NaI, MeCN, rt, 1 h 50 min,...
Scheme 21: Synthesis of the sphingolipid analogue SG-14 (2S,3S)-84. Reagents and conditions: a) LiAlH4, THF, 0...
Scheme 22: Synthesis of the sphingolipid analogue SG-12 (2S,3R)-88. Reagents and conditions: a) 1-(bromomethyl...
Scheme 23: Synthesis of sphingosine-1-phosphate analogues DS-SG-44 and DS-SG-45 (2S,3R)-89a and (2S,3R)-89a. R...
Scheme 24: Synthesis of N-Boc-safingol ((2S,3S)-95) and N-Boc-ᴅ-erythro-sphinganine ((2S,3R)-95). Reagents and...
Scheme 25: Synthesis of ceramide analogues (2S,3R)-96. Reagents and conditions: a) NaBH4, ZnCl2, MeOH, −78 °C,...
Scheme 26: Synthesis of orthogonally protected serinols, (S)-101 and (R)-102. Reagents and conditions: a) BnBr...
Scheme 27: Synthesis of N-acetyl-3-phenylserinol ((1R,2R)-105). Reagents and conditions: a) AcOH, CH2Cl2, refl...
Scheme 28: Synthesis of (S)-linezolid (S)-107. Reagents and conditions: a) LiAlH4, THF, 0 °C to reflux; b) Boc2...
Scheme 29: Synthesis of (2S,3S,4R)-2-aminooctadecane-1,3,4-triol (ᴅ-ribo-phytosphingosine) (2S,3S,4R)-110. Rea...
Scheme 30: Syntheses of ᴅ-phenylalanine (R)-116. Reagents and conditions: a) AcOH, CH2Cl2, reflux, 4 h; b) MsC...
Scheme 31: Synthesis of N-Boc-ᴅ-3,3-diphenylalanine ((R)-122). Reagents and conditions: a) PhMgBr, THF, −78 °C...
Scheme 32: Synthesis of ethyl N,N’-di-Boc-ʟ-2,3-diaminopropanoate ((S)-125). Reagents and conditions: a) NaN3,...
Scheme 33: Synthesis of the bicyclic amino acid (S)-(+)-127. Reagents and conditions: a) BF3·OEt2, THF, 60 °C,...
Scheme 34: Synthesis of lacosamide, (R)-2-acetamido-N-benzyl-3-methoxypropanamide (R)-130. Reagents and condit...
Scheme 35: Synthesis of N-Boc-norfuranomycin ((2S,2'R)-133). Reagents and conditions: a) H2C=CHCH2I, NaH, THF,...
Scheme 36: Synthesis of MeBmt (2S,3R,4R,6E)-139. Reagents and conditions: a) diisopropyl (S,S)-tartrate (E)-cr...
Scheme 37: Synthesis of (+)-polyoxamic acid (2S,3S,4S)-144. Reagents and conditions: a) AD-mix-α, MeSO2NH2, t-...
Scheme 38: Synthesis of the protected 3-hydroxy-ʟ-glutamic acid (2S,3R)-148. Reagents and conditions: a) LiHMD...
Scheme 39: Synthesis of (+)-isoserine (R)-152. Reagents and conditions: a) AcCl, MeCN, rt, 0.5 h then Na2CO3, ...
Scheme 40: Synthesis of (3R,4S)-N3-Boc-3,4-diaminopentanoic acid (3R,4S)-155. Reagents and conditions: a) Ph3P...
Scheme 41: Synthesis of methyl (2S,3S,4S)-4-(dimethylamino)-2,3-dihydroxy-5-methoxypentanoate (2S,3S,4S)-159. ...
Scheme 42: Syntheses of methyl (3S,4S) 4,5-di-N-Boc-amino-3-hydroxypentanoate ((3S,4S)-164), methyl (3S,4S)-4-N...
Scheme 43: Syntheses of (3R,5S)-5-(aminomethyl)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)dihydrofuran-2(3H)-one ((3R,5S)-168). Reage...
Scheme 44: Syntheses of a series of imidazolin-2-one dipeptides 175–177 (for R' and R'' see text). Reagents an...
Scheme 45: Syntheses of (2S,3S)-N-Boc-3-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethylpyrrolidine ((2S,3S)-179). Reagents and conditi...
Scheme 46: Syntheses of enantiomers of 1,4-dideoxy-1,4-imino-ʟ- and -ᴅ-lyxitols (2S,3R,4S)-182 and (2R,3S,4R)-...
Scheme 47: Synthesis of 1,4-dideoxy-1,4-imino-ʟ-ribitol (2S,3S,4R)-182. Reagents and conditions: a) AcOH, CH2Cl...
Scheme 48: Syntheses of 1,4-dideoxy-1,4-imino-ᴅ-arabinitol (2R,3R,4R)-182 and 1,4-dideoxy-1,4-imino-ᴅ-xylitol ...
Scheme 49: Syntheses of natural 2,5-imino-2,5,6-trideoxy-ʟ-gulo-heptitol ((2S,3R,4R,5R)-184) and its C4 epimer...
Scheme 50: Syntheses of (−)-dihydropinidine ((2S,6R)-187a) (R = C3H7) and (2S,6R)-isosolenopsins (2S,6R)-187b ...
Scheme 51: Syntheses of (+)-deoxocassine ((2S,3S,6R)-190a, R = C12H25) and (+)-spectaline ((2S,3S,6R)-190b, R ...
Scheme 52: Synthesis of (−)-microgrewiapine A ((2S,3R,6S)-194a) and (+)-microcosamine A ((2S,3R,6S)-194b). Rea...
Scheme 53: Syntheses of ʟ-1-deoxynojirimycin ((2S,3S,4S,5R)-200), ʟ-1-deoxymannojirimycin ((2S,3S,4S,5S)-200) ...
Scheme 54: Syntheses of 1-deoxy-ᴅ-galacto-homonojirimycin (2R,3S,4R,5S)-211. Reagents and conditions: a) MeONH...
Scheme 55: Syntheses of 7a-epi-hyacinthacine A1 (1S,2R,3R,7aS)-220. Reagents and conditions: a) TfOTBDMS, 2,6-...
Scheme 56: Syntheses of 8-deoxyhyacinthacine A1 ((1S,2R,3R,7aR)-221). Reagents and conditions: a) H2, Pd/C, PT...
Scheme 57: Syntheses of (+)-lentiginosine ((1S,2S,8aS)-227). Reagents and conditions: a) (EtO)2P(O)CH2COOEt, L...
Scheme 58: Syntheses of 8-epi-swainsonine (1S,2R,8S,8aR)-231. Reagents and conditions: a) Ph3P=CHCOOMe, MeOH, ...
Scheme 59: Synthesis of a protected vinylpiperidine (2S,3R)-237, a key intermediate in the synthesis of (−)-sw...
Scheme 60: Synthesis of a modified carbapenem 245. Reagents and conditions: a) AcOEt, LiHMDS, THF, −78 °C, 1.5...
