Cyclic Nitrones Research Articles

ChemInform Abstract: Fast Pd‐ and Pd/Cu‐Catalyzed Direct C—H Arylation of Cyclic Nitrones. Application to the Synthesis of Enantiopure Quaternary α‐Amino Esters.

AbstractCyclic nitrones undergo fast, clean, and efficient coupling with a wide range of aromatic halides.

Six-Membered Cyclic Nitronates as 1,3-Dipoles in Formal [3 + 3]-Cycloaddition with Donor–Acceptor Cyclopropanes. Synthesis of New Type of Bicyclic Nitrosoacetals

The first formal [3 + 3]-cycloaddition of nitronates with donor-acceptor cyclopropanes is reported. The reaction is catalyzed by ytterbium trifluoromethanesulfonate and leads to hitherto unknown bicyclic nitrosoacetals, possessing two annelated six-membered rings.

Synthesis of PDE IV inhibitors. First asymmetric synthesis of two of GlaxoSmithKline's highly potent Rolipram analogues

Asymmetric syntheses of two of GlaxoSmithKline’s highly potent phosphodiesterase IV inhibitors CMPI 1 and CMPO 2 have been accomplished from nitroethane and simple precursors in 8 and 7 steps, respectively. The suggested synthetic strategy involves as a key stage the silylation of enantiopure six-membered cyclic nitronates. In vitro studies of PDE IVB1 inhibition revealed a significant difference in the activity of CMPI 1 and CMPO 2 enantiomers.

NHC-mediated cross-coupling of sugar-derived cyclic nitrones with enals: general and efficient synthesis of polyhydroxylated pyrrolizidines and indolizidines

A general and efficient method for the synthesis of polyhydroxylated pyrrolizidines and indolizidines has been developed based on the NHC-catalyzed cross-coupling of sugar-derived cyclic nitrones with enals, which afforded the key intermediates, γ-hydroxyl amino esters, in good to excellent yields. Thus, a variety of polyhydroxylated pyrrolizidines and indolizidines have been synthesized and assayed against various glycosidases, which showed that aryl or alkyl substituents at C-7 of pyrrolizidines or at C-8 of indolizidines reduced the potency of the glycosidase inhibition of these bicyclic iminosugars.

ChemInform Abstract: Regioselective Addition of Cyclic Nitrones to Feist′s Acid Dimethyl Ester.

AbstractCyclic nitrones regioselectively add to Feist′s acid dimethyl ester (II) yielding diastereoisomeric mixtures of isoxazolidines which are susceptible to thermal rearrangement reactions.

Synthesis of a ChiralC2-Symmetric Sterically Hindered Pyrrolidine Nitroxide Radical via Combined Iterative Nucleophilic Additions and Intramolecular 1,3-Dipolar Cycloadditions to Cyclic Nitrones

A sterically hindered bis-spirocyclic C(2)-symmetric chiral pyrrolidine-type nitroxide has been successfully synthesized starting from an l-tartaric derived nitrone. Starting from a pyrrolidine flanked by two methylene groups, complete quaternization of the two α-carbon atoms has been accomplished through iteration of completely regio- and stereoselective intramolecular cycloaddition reactions and organometallic additions to key nitrone intermediates, formed in turn by oxidation procedures. This method appears to be very useful for building up bulky spirocyclic moieties adjacent to a nitroxide group and provides an important supplementation to traditional methods of nitroxide synthesis. The synthesized chiral nitroxide showed a very high stability to reduction with ascorbate (k ≈ 8 × 10(-3) M(-1) s(-1)).

Palladium(II)-Catalyzed Oxidative C–H/C–H Coupling and Eliminative SNH Reactions in Direct Functionalization of Imidazole Oxides with Indoles

Two novel synthetic approaches to realize the direct C(sp(2))-H bond functionalization in cyclic nitrones are reported. Palladium(II)-catalyzed oxidative C-C coupling of 2,2-dialkyl-4-phenyl-2H-imidazole 1-oxides with indoles was shown to result in the formation of 5-indolyl-3-yl derivatives, while nucleophilic substitution of hydrogen (S(N)(H)) at C(5) of the same imidazole system was found to afford the corresponding deoxygenated compounds.

ChemInform Abstract: Synthetic Utility of Sugar‐Derived Cyclic Nitrones: A Diastereoselective Synthesis of Linear 4‐Azatriquinanes.

AbstractA convenient 3‐step sequence is used to prepare the precursors from the corresponding nitrones.

Fast Pd- and Pd/Cu-Catalyzed Direct C–H Arylation of Cyclic Nitrones. Application to the Synthesis of Enantiopure Quaternary α-Amino Esters

Cocatalysis by pivalic acid or copper bromide allows a very fast, clean, and high-yielding palladium-catalyzed coupling of a large array of aryl, thienyl, and pyridyl halides with cyclic nitrones, including DMPO. The study of the reaction conditions, scope, and mechanism is presented. Applied to the chiral nitrone MiPNO, this transformation provides a straightforward access to enantiopure α-methyl α-arylglycine esters.

Asymmetric Kinugasa reaction involving six-membered cyclic nitrones

Kinugasa reactions between terminal acetylenes and six-membered ring nitrones when one or both components are chiral, proceed in a low to moderate yield and with a high diastereoselectivity affording mostly one, dominant β-lactam product. The first step of the reaction is controlled by the configuration of the nitrone, whereas the protonation of the C-7 center of the carbacepham skeleton in the second step depends on: a) the configuration of the bridgehead carbon atom formed in the first step, b) epimerization process in the presence of a base, and c) on the configuration of the stereogenic center in the acetylenic partner. In the case of the nitrone derived from dihydroisoquinoline, the reaction proceeds in a more complex way affording not only β-lactams, but also products derived from the alternative regio-1,3-cycloaddition, or nucleophilic addition of the acetylene to the double bond of the nitrone.

A Stereoselective Route to Aza‐C‐aryl Glycosides from Arynes and Chiral Nitrones

AbstractArynes are regarded as potential and versatile intermediates in organic synthesis. These highly‐reactive, strained and kinetically unstable species have numerous applications in synthetic chemistry. In this article, a highly‐diasteroselective and efficient 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition reaction between a range of arynes and sugar‐derived cyclic nitrones leading to an interesting class of sugar‐based benzo[d]isoxazolines is described. These benzo[d]isoxazolines upon selective N–O bond cleavage provide various substituted aza‐C‐aryl glycosides in good yield. These substituted pyrrolidine derivatives are chiral aminophenols and could be potential chiral ligands and organocatalysts in asymmetric synthesis.

Correction to Synthesis of PDE IVb Inhibitors. 3. Synthesis of (+)-, (−)-, and (±)-7-[3-(Cyclopentyloxy)-4-methoxyphenyl]hexahydro-3H-pyrrolizin-3-one via Reductive Domino Transformations of 3-β-Carbomethoxyethyl-Substituted Six-Membered Cyclic Nitronates

Correction to Synthesis of PDE IVb Inhibitors. 3. Synthesis of (+)-, (−)-, and (±)-7-[3-(Cyclopentyloxy)-4-methoxyphenyl]hexahydro-3<i>H</i>-pyrrolizin-3-one via Reductive Domino Transformations of 3-β-Carbomethoxyethyl-Substituted Six-Membered Cyclic Nitronates

Detection of Nitric Oxide and Superoxide Radical Anion by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy from Cells using Spin Traps

Reactive nitrogen/oxygen species (ROS/RNS) at low concentrations play an important role in regulating cell function, signaling, and immune response but in unregulated concentrations are detrimental to cell viability. While living systems have evolved with endogenous and dietary antioxidant defense mechanisms to regulate ROS generation, ROS are produced continuously as natural by-products of normal metabolism of oxygen and can cause oxidative damage to biomolecules resulting in loss of protein function, DNA cleavage, or lipid peroxidation, and ultimately to oxidative stress leading to cell injury or death. Superoxide radical anion (O2•-) is the major precursor of some of the most highly oxidizing species known to exist in biological systems such as peroxynitrite and hydroxyl radical. The generation of O2•- signals the first sign of oxidative burst, and therefore, its detection and/or sequestration in biological systems is important. In this demonstration, O2•- was generated from polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs). Through chemotactic stimulation with phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA), PMN generates O2•- via activation of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase. Nitric oxide (NO) synthase which comes in three isoforms, as inducible-, neuronal- and endothelial-NOS, or iNOS, nNOS or eNOS, respectively, catalyzes the conversion of L- arginine to L-citrulline, using NADPH to produce NO. Here, we generated NO from endothelial cells. Under oxidative stress conditions, eNOS for example can switch from producing NO to O2•- in a process called uncoupling, which is believed to be caused by oxidation of heme or the co-factor, tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4). There are only few reliable methods for the detection of free radicals in biological systems but are limited by specificity and sensitivity. Spin trapping is commonly used for the identification of free radicals and involves the addition reaction of a radical to a spin trap forming a persistent spin adduct which can be detected by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. The various radical adducts exhibit distinctive spectrum which can be used to identify the radicals being generated and can provide a wealth of information about the nature and kinetics of radical production. The cyclic nitrones, 5,5-dimethyl-pyrroline-N-oxide, DMPO, the phosphoryl-substituted DEPMPO, and the ester-substituted, EMPO and BMPO, have been widely employed as spin traps--the latter spin traps exhibiting longer half-lives for O2•- adduct. Iron (II)-N-methyl-D-glucamine dithiocarbamate, Fe(MGD)2 is commonly used to trap NO due to high rate of adduct formation and the high stability of the spin adduct.

Detection of Nitric Oxide and Superoxide Radical Anion by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy from Cells using Spin Traps

Reactive nitrogen/oxygen species (ROS/RNS) at low concentrations play an important role in regulating cell function, signaling, and immune response but in unregulated concentrations are detrimental to cell viability1, 2. While living systems have evolved with endogenous and dietary antioxidant defense mechanisms to regulate ROS generation, ROS are produced continuously as natural by-products of normal metabolism of oxygen and can cause oxidative damage to biomolecules resulting in loss of protein function, DNA cleavage, or lipid peroxidation3, and ultimately to oxidative stress leading to cell injury or death4. Superoxide radical anion (O2•-) is the major precursor of some of the most highly oxidizing species known to exist in biological systems such as peroxynitrite and hydroxyl radical. The generation of O2•- signals the first sign of oxidative burst, and therefore, its detection and/or sequestration in biological systems is important. In this demonstration, O2•- was generated from polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs). Through chemotactic stimulation with phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA), PMN generates O2•- via activation of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase5. Nitric oxide (NO) synthase which comes in three isoforms, as inducible-, neuronal- and endothelial-NOS, or iNOS, nNOS or eNOS, respectively, catalyzes the conversion of L- arginine to L-citrulline, using NADPH to produce NO6. Here, we generated NO from endothelial cells. Under oxidative stress conditions, eNOS for example can switch from producing NO to O2•- in a process called uncoupling, which is believed to be caused by oxidation of heme7 or the co-factor, tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4)8. There are only few reliable methods for the detection of free radicals in biological systems but are limited by specificity and sensitivity. Spin trapping is commonly used for the identification of free radicals and involves the addition reaction of a radical to a spin trap forming a persistent spin adduct which can be detected by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. The various radical adducts exhibit distinctive spectrum which can be used to identify the radicals being generated and can provide a wealth of information about the nature and kinetics of radical production9. The cyclic nitrones, 5,5-dimethyl-pyrroline-N-oxide, DMPO10, the phosphoryl-substituted DEPMPO11, and the ester-substituted, EMPO12 and BMPO13, have been widely employed as spin traps--the latter spin traps exhibiting longer half-lives for O2•- adduct. Iron (II)-N-methyl-D-glucamine dithiocarbamate, Fe(MGD)2 is commonly used to trap NO due to high rate of adduct formation and the high stability of the spin adduct14.

An Entry to the Carbapenem Antibiotic Scaffold via the Asymmetric Kinugasa Reaction

The copper(I)-mediated reaction between five-membered cyclic nitrones and terminal acetylenes, leading to the assembly of the basic skeleton of carbapenem antibiotics is described. The diastereoselectivity of this cycloaddition–rearrangement cascade, a process known as the Kinugasa reaction, with respect to the structure and configuration of both substrates, as well as the reaction conditions, are discussed. Application of the described methodology to sugar-derived nitrones offers an attractive entry toward thienamycin and related compounds.

Regio- and stereoselective synthesis of pyrrolo or azepine-fused cyclopenta[d]isoxazolines from 2-p-tolylsulfinylcyclopent-2-en-1-one

Reactions of enantiopure 2-p-tolylsulfinylcyclopent-2-en-1-one with cyclic nitrones afforded pyrrolo or azepine-fused cyclopenta[d]isoxazolidines in high yields under mild conditions. Comparison of these results with those obtained with cyclopent-2-en-1-one as the dipolarophile shows that the sulfinyl group increases the reactivity of the enonic system and efficiently controls the π-facial and endo/exo selectivities of the cycloadditions, which are also dependent on the easy cycloreversion of the resulting compounds. Results obtained in reactions with other dipoles (benzonitrile oxides and those resulting from allenoate and PPh3) are also reported.

ChemInform Abstract: Copper‐Catalyzed Skeletal Rearrangement of O‐Propargylic Aryloximes into Four‐Membered Cyclic Nitrones — Chirality Transfer and Mechanistic Insight.

AbstractThe cyclization process is investigated with respect to regio‐ and E/Z‐selectivity.

ChemInform Abstract: 1,3‐Dipolar Cycloadditions of New 2,5‐Bifunctionalized Five‐Membered Cyclic Nitrones.

AbstractRecently synthesized nitrones are investigated in 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition.

Reactive Nitrogen Species Reactivities with Nitrones: Theoretical and Experimental Studies

Reactive nitrogen species (RNS) such as nitrogen dioxide ((•)NO(2)), peroxynitrite (ONOO(-)), and nitrosoperoxycarbonate (ONOOCO(2)(-)) are among the most damaging species present in biological systems due to their ability to cause modification of key biomolecular systems through oxidation, nitrosylation, and nitration. Nitrone spin traps are known to react with free radicals and nonradicals via electrophilic and nucleophilic addition reactions and have been employed as reagents to detect radicals using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy and as pharmacological agents against oxidative stress-mediated injury. This study examines the reactivity of cyclic nitrones such as 5,5-dimethylpyrroline N-oxide (DMPO) with (•)NO(2), ONOO(-), ONOOCO(2)(-), SNAP, and SIN-1 using EPR. The thermochemistries of nitrone reactivity with RNS and isotropic hfsc's of the addition products were also calculated at the PCM(water)/B3LYP/6-31+G**//B3LYP/6-31G* level of theory with and without explicit water molecules to rationalize the nature of the observed EPR spectra. Spin trapping of other RNS such as azide ((•)N(3)), nitrogen trioxide ((•)NO(3)), amino ((•)NH(2)) radicals and nitroxyl (HNO) were also theoretically and experimentally investigated by EPR spin trapping and mass spectrometry. This study also shows that other spin traps such as 5-carbamoyl-5-methyl-pyrroline N-oxide, 5-ethoxycarbonyl-5-methyl-pyrroline N-oxide, and 5-(diethoxyphosphoryl)-5-methyl-1-pyrroline N-oxide can react with radical and nonradical RNS, thus making spin traps suitable probes as well as antioxidants against RNS-mediated oxidative damage.

Oxime Radical Promoted Dioxygenation, Oxyamination, and Diamination of Alkenes: Synthesis of Isoxazolines and Cyclic Nitrones

By using TEMPO or DEAD as the radical initiator, oxime radicals are generated from β,γ- or γ,δ-unsaturated ketoximes to give 4,5-dihydroisoxazoles and cyclic nitrones, respectively, through C—O and C—N bond forming 5-exo-trig cyclization reactions.