Tin-lithium Exchange Research Articles

C–C Bond-Forming and Bond-Breaking Processes from the Reaction of Diesters with Me3SnLi. Synthesis of Complex Bridged Polycycles and Dialkyl Aromatic Compounds

1,2-Aromatic diesters can be transformed into strained bridged polycyclic structures by a two-step procedure consisting of an initial reductive alkylation promoted by alkaline metals, followed by a reaction of the resulting unsaturated diesters with Me3SnLi. We propose that a stanna-Brook rearrangement plays a fundamental role in the formation of the polycyclic organotin acetals obtained. These unusual compounds could be further functionalized by tin-lithium exchange followed by alkylation of the newly formed tertiary carbanion. Alternatively, dialkylated aromatic hydrocarbons have been prepared via a decarbonilation reaction promoted by Me3SnLi. 1,4-Aromatic diesters were reductively dialkylated and then transformed into norbornadienone derivatives by reaction with Me3SnLi. Several stable dibenzonorbornadienones 41 have been prepared in just two steps starting from anthracene 38. The corresponding naphthalene analogues gave 1,4-dialkylnaphthalenes. The synthetic protocols described provide access to structures that are not easily obtained through existing synthetic methodologies.

Synthesis of 11C-Labeled RXR Partial Agonist 1-[(3,5,5,8,8-Pentamethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl)amino]benzotriazole-5-carboxylic Acid (CBt-PMN) by Direct [11C]Carbon Dioxide Fixation via Organolithiation of Trialkyltin Precursor and PET Imaging Thereof.

The retinoid X receptor (RXR) partial agonist 1-[(3,5,5,8,8-pentamethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl)amino]benzotriazole-5-carboxylic acid (1; CBt-PMN, Emax = 75%, EC50 = 143 nM) is a candidate for treatment of central nervous system (CNS) diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases based on reports that RXR-full agonist 4-[1-(3,5,5,8,8-pentamethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2-naphthyl)ethynyl]benzoic acid (bexarotene) shows therapeutic effects on these disease in rodent models. Here, we synthesized carbon-11-labeled ([11C]1) as a tracer for positron emission tomography (PET) and used it in a PET imaging study to examine the brain uptake and biodistribution of 1. We found that 11CO2 fixation after tin-lithium exchange at -20 °C afforded [11C]1. This methodology may also be useful for synthesizing 11CO2H-PET tracer derivatives of other compounds bearing π-rich heterocyclic rings. A PET/CT imaging study of [11C]1 in mice indicated 1 is distributed to the brain and is thus a candidate for treatment of CNS diseases.

High-yield lithiation of azobenzenes by tin-lithium exchange.

The lithiation of halogenated azobenzenes by halogen-lithium exchange commonly leads to substantial degradation of the azo group to give hydrazine derivatives besides the desired aryl lithium species. Yields of quenching reactions with electrophiles are therefore low. This work shows that a transmetalation reaction of easily accessible stannylated azobenzenes with methyllithium leads to a near-quantitative lithiation of azobenzenes in para, meta, and ortho positions. To investigate the scope of the reaction, various lithiated azobenzenes were quenched with a variety of electrophiles. Furthermore, mechanistic (119) Sn NMR spectroscopic studies on the formation of lithiated azobenzenes are presented. A tin ate complex of the azobenzene was detected and characterized at low temperature.

Synthetic approaches to phomactins: on the stereoselectivity of some [2,3]-Wittig rearrangements

On treatment with n-butyllithium, 4-alkoxy- and 4-silyloxy-2-(tributylstannylmethoxymethyl)-1,6-dimethyl-1-(phenylsulfonylmethyl)cyclohex-2-enes undergo tin–lithium exchange followed by [2,3]-Wittig rearrangements to give 3-alkoxy- and 3-silyloxy-2-hydroxymethyl-5,6-dimethyl-1-methylene-6-(phenylsulfonylmethyl)cyclohexanes in which the 2-hydroxymethyl and 6-phenylsulfonylmethyl residues are cis-disposed about the six-membered ring. In contrast, the corresponding 1-(phenylsulfanylmethyl)cyclohexenes give mainly methylenecyclohexanes with the 2-hydroxymethyl and 6-phenylsulfanylmethyl groups trans-disposed about the six-membered ring. This stereoselectivity is independent of the nature of the alkoxy- or silyloxy-substituent and configuration at C4. The 3-tert-butyldiphenylsilyloxy-1-methylene-6-(phenylsulfonylmethyl)cyclohexane was converted into a macrocyclic precursor of the phomactins.

Highly enantioselective (-)-sparteine-mediated lateral metalation-functionalization of remote silyl protected ortho-ethyl N,N-dialkyl aryl O-carbamates.

We report the enantioselective, lateral deprotonation of ortho-protected or functionalized tertiary N,N-dialkyl aryl O-carbamates 5-7 (Scheme 2 ) and meta-protected carbamates 14, 15, and 20 (Schemes 5 and 7 ) by s-BuLi/(-)-sparteine and subsequent quench with a variety of electrophiles to give products 11-13 and 16, 17, and 21 in yields up to 96% and enantiomeric ratios up to 99:1. The influence of organolithium reagents, ratio of organolithium/(-)-sparteine pair versus N,N-dialkyl aryl O-carbamate starting materials, temperature, solvents, electrophiles, substituents located ortho or meta to the O-carbamate moiety, and O-carbamate N-substituents was investigated. The identical absolute configuration of the stereogenic center of the major enantiomers of the products, as established by single-crystal X-ray analysis for substrates (S)-11c, (S)-19, and (S)-21a, provides evidence for a consistent stereochemical course in the enantioselective deprotonation. Mechanistic investigations, including an estimate of the configurational stability of the benzyllithium species 9 (starting from 12e; Scheme 8 ) and 23 (starting from 17e; Scheme 9 ), both derived by tin-lithium exchange, and 24 (starting from 20; Scheme 9 ) are reported. The experimental results, together with semiempirical molecular orbital calculations (PM3/SMD), are consistent with a process in which enantioinduction occurs in the deprotonation step (Scheme 11 ).

Syntheses of Functionalized Allylamines via Lithiated Intermediates

AbstractLithiated allylamines are easily available by tin–lithium exchange from stannylated allylamines and are suitable nucleophiles for a wide range of conversions. With aldehydes and ketones, aminomethylated allyl alcohols are formed, whereas the reaction with α‐brominated ketones gives rise to vinyl epoxides or aldehydes, depending on the reaction and workup conditions used.

On the Preparation and Determination of Configurational Stability of Chiral Thio- and Bromo[D1]methyllithiums

Thio- and bromo[D1]methyllithiums (ee 99%) were generated from the respective stannanes by tin–lithium exchange at temperatures ranging from 0 to −95 °C. Thio[D1]methyllithiums 6 were found to be microscopically configurationally labile on the time scale of the thiophosphate-α-mercaptophosphonate rearrangement even at −95 °C. Thio[D1]methyllithiums 13a and 13b underwent a thia-[2,3]-Wittig rearrangement down to −95 °C and 13b only down to −50 °C. The former were microscopically configurationally stable below −95 °C, and the latter racemized completely at −50 °C. Chiral bromo[D1]methyllithiums are chemically unstable at −78 °C but microscopically configurationally stable at the time scale of their addition to benzaldehyde and acetophenone.

Lithiation and electrophilic substitution of dimethyl triazones

The lithiation and electrophilic substitution of dimethyl triazones is described. Directed lithiation or tin–lithium exchange of dimethyl triazones afforded the corresponding dipole stabilized nucleophiles that were trapped with various electrophiles. Keto-triazone derivatives accessed by acylation of such nucleophiles were readily converted into the corresponding imidazolone heterocycles.

The Imidato-Alkenyllithium Route for the Synthesis of the Isoquinocycline-Pyrrolopyrrole Substructure

A convergent and effective synthesis of the pyrrolopyrrole substructure (CDEFG) of the isoquinocyclines is reported. A key step is a tin-lithium exchange of an imidato-alkenyltin compound (a ring G equivalent) and the subsequent acylation with a lactone. The resulting acetal is used successfully for the ring F closure to the pyrrolopyrrole. The sole formation of the isoquinocycline N,O-acetal epimer is in accordance with the proposed mechanism for the isomerization of quinocyclines to isoquinocyclines.

Aziridinomitosanes via lactam cyclization.

Aziridinomitosane ketones 4 and 24 are accessed by internal acyl anion equivalent-lactam cyclization of 29 in a convergent route. The key aziridinolactam 6 is prepared by tin-lithium exchange via the lithiated aziridine 11.

ChemInform Abstract: Generation of 2-Azaallyl Anions by the Transmetalation of N-( Trialkylstannyl)methanimines. Pyrrolidine Synthesis by (3 + 2) Cycloadditions with Alkenes.

Treatment of N-(trimethylstannyl)methanimines or N-(tri-n-butylstannyl)methanimines with methyllithium or n-butyllithium, respectively, affords 2-azaallyl anions by tin-lithium exchange. These anions undergo intermolecular or intramolecular [π4s + π2s] cycloadditions with alkenes and alkynes to generate pyrrolidins or pyrrolines after quenching with water or other electrophiles. The tin-lithium exchange method allows unstabilized 2-azaallyl anions to be generated for the first time. The lifetime of the anions is limited by a competing intermolecular side reaction. Asynthesis of the alkaloid mesembrane was accomplished using an intramolecular 2-azaallyl anion cycloaddition.

ChemInform Abstract: A Novel Stereoselective Synthesis of (2Z)‐2‐Arylsulfanylallylic Alcohols (III) by Tin—Lithium Exchange of (E)‐α‐Stannylvinyl Sulfides (I).

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α- vs Ortho-Lithiation of N-Alkylarylaziridines: Probing the Role of the Nitrogen Inversion Process

The lithiation reaction of monophenyl- and diphenylaziridines has been investigated in detail in an effort to understand why the former undergo exclusively or mainly ortho-lithiation while the latter are lithiated exclusively at the alpha-position. Evidence is reported that ruled out the possibility that the alpha-lithiation, observed for the diphenylaziridines, is the result of an ortho- to alpha-translocation phenomenon, thus substantiating a direct alpha-deprotonation process. The role of the aziridine nitrogen lone-pair has been considered: dynamics at the aziridine nitrogen as well as complex-induced proximity effects seem to be responsible for the observed regioselectivity in both monophenyl and diphenylaziridines. It turns out that, by tuning the reaction conditions for the lithiation of trans-1-alkyl-2-methyl-3-phenylaziridines, it is possible to generate with high regioselectivity alpha- and/or ortho-lithiated aziridines, which can be stereoselectively functionalized by electrophilic trapping. A regioselective ortho-functionalization of diphenylaziridines is made possible by halogen- or tin-lithium exchange and by deprotonation of bis-deuterated aziridines.

A novel stereoselective synthesis of (2Z)‐2‐arylsulfanylallylic alcohols by tin–lithium exchange of (E)‐α‐stannylvinyl sulfides

AbstractTin–lithium exchange reaction of (E)‐α‐stannylvinyl sulfides 1 with n‐butyllithium gave (Z)‐α‐arylsulfanylvinyllithiums 2, which reacted with aldehydes or ketones 3 to afford stereoselectively (2Z)‐2‐arylsulfanylallylic alcohols 4 in good to high yields. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 19:639–643, 2008; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/hc.20487

Preparation and Configurational Stability of Chiral Chloro-[D1]methyllithiums of 98% Enantiomeric Excess

Enantiopure stannyl-[D1]methanol was converted to chloro-[D1]methylstannane under complete inversion of configuration using Ph3P/N-chlorosuccinimide in THF. It was transmetalated to stereospecifically give chloro-[D1]methyllithium (ee up to 98%). Its microscopic configurational stability was tested by performing tin-lithium exchange in the presence of benzaldehyde as the electrophile under various conditions. The macroscopic configurational stability was addressed by using the same electrophile but by adding it 30 s after the addition of MeLi used for transmetalation. Chloro-[D1]methyllithium is chemically very labile, however completely configurationally stable on both time scales up to the temperature of rapid decomposition (-78 degrees C).

Carbanion Generation Through Tin‐Lithium Exchange of Vinyl‐, Aryl‐, and Hetarylstannanes

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Quantitative Data on the Effects of Alkyl Substituents and Li–O and Li–N Chelation on the Stability of Secondary α‐Oxy‐Organolithium Compounds

A DeltaG(eq) stability scale of secondary alpha-oxy-organolithium compounds was established from measurements of tin-lithium exchange equilibria in THF, and the quantitative effects of substituents at the anionic center on carbanion stability are presented. A new lead-lithium exchange equilibrium reaction was also investigated and shown to be a very useful alternative for the determination of the relative stability of the more sterically hindered organolithium compounds. Alkyl groups adversely affect the stability of organolithium compounds when attached to the carbon bearing the negative charge, but the extent of this effect is highly dependent on the nature of the rest of the substituents attached to the anionic center. Quantitative data on the stabilization imparted to organolithium compounds by Li-O and Li-N chelation have been determined for a variety of systems. The formation of four- and five-membered chelate rings leads to a considerable stabilization of the organolithium compound, while chelation through the formation of six-membered rings affords no extra stabilization to this type of organometallics. Multinuclear NMR experiments carried out on several alpha-oxy-organolithium compounds to determine their aggregation state are supportive of these species being monomers in THF solution.

Dynamic kinetic and kinetic resolution of N-Boc-2-lithiopiperidine

Asymmetric substitution of 2-lithiopiperidines can be achieved by dynamic resolution; the organolithium is formed as a racemic mixture by proton abstraction (or tin-lithium exchange) and is resolved in the presence of a chiral ligand.

Carbanion generation through tin-lithium exchange of vinyl-, aryl-, and hetarylstannanes

The synthesis of vinyl−, aryl−, and hetaryllithiums via tin-lithium exchange is described. The majority of the material in this overview dates from the mid-1980’s to 2006. The primary focus of this overview is the scope of tin-lithium exchange in regards to the range of functionality that can be tolerated in the organostannane precursors.

Asymmetric Synthesis of 3-Hydroxy-pyrrolidines via Tin−Lithium Exchange and Cyclization

We report a method for the synthesis of chiral pyrrolidines using tin-lithium exchange and cyclization reactions. The precursors are formed readily from simple starting materials and undergo tin-lithium exchange by treatment with n-butyllithium. Subsequent intramolecular carbolithiation is stereoselective to give highly enantiomerically enriched pyrrolidines in excellent yields.