Synlett 2008(16): 2518-2522  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1078235
LETTER
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart ˙ New York

Novel Synthetic Approach to Nine-Membered Diallylic Amides: Stereochemical Behavior and Utility as Chiral Building Block

Katsuhiko Tomooka*a,b, Masaki Suzukib, Kazuhiro Ueharaa, Maki Shimadab, Toshiyuki Akiyamab
a Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University, Kasuga-koen 6-1, Kasuga-shi, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan
Fax: +81(92)5837810; e-Mail: ktomooka@cm.kyushu-u.ac.jp;
b Department of Applied Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama 2-12-1, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan
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Received 28 May 2008
Publication Date:
22 August 2008 (online)

Abstract

An efficient approach to nine-membered diallylic cyclic amides having a variety of substituents has been developed. The synthesized amides have stable planar chirality at ambient temperature. The transformation of the enantiomerically enriched amides provides optically active compounds containing stereogenic centers in a stereospecific fashion. As a demonstration of the synthetic utility of the amides, we have synthesized (+)-γ-lycorane using such an optically active amide as a chiral building block.

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The ¹H NMR analysis of 6a and 6b revealed a trace amount of the aldehyde tautomer was contained (<5%).

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General Procedure of the Synthesis of Amide 2 from 9
To a solution of Ph3P (96.2 mg, 0.368 mmol) in anhydrous THF (10 mL) at 0 ˚C was added DEAD (0.166 mL of 40 wt% in toluene, 0.366 mmol) and 9b (42.4 mg, 0.137 mmol) dissolved in anhydrous THF (4 mL). The resulting mixture was stirred at that temperature for 4 h, concentrated in vacuo, and the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (hexane-EtOAc, 10:1 to 5:1) to afford 30.7 mg (77%) of 2b as a white solid and a trace amount of dimerized product (<1%, analyzed by ¹H NMR).

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All new compounds were fully characterized by ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, and IR spectroscopy.
Data for Selected Compounds
Compound 2b: ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 7.67 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2 H), 7.31 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2 H), 5.47 (ddd, J = 11.4, 10.8, 4.2 Hz, 1 H), 5.43-5.34 (m, 1 H), 5.24 (dd, J = 11.4, 4.5 Hz, 1 H), 4.26 (d, J = 9.9 Hz, 1 H), 3.89 (dd, J = 14.1, 4.2 Hz, 1 H), 3.05 (dd, J = 14.1, 10.8 Hz, 1 H), 3.00 (d, J = 9.9 Hz, 1 H), 2.44 (s, 3 H), 2.22-2.06 (m, 2 H), 1.99-1.70 (m, 2 H), 1.55 (s, 3 H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 143.0, 136.3, 134.2 (2 C), 132.2, 131.1, 129.7, 127.1, 59.0, 44.3, 27.0, 26.5, 21.7, 17.3. IR (reflection): 2934, 1597, 1452, 1324, 1158, 1095, 1023, 960, 869, 821, 767, 714, 658, 596 cm. Mp 123 ˚C. For R-isomer (>98% ee): [α]D ²7 -65.3 (c 0.80, CHCl3); for S-isomer (>98% ee): [α]D ²7 +67.7 (c 0.88, CHCl3). Anal. Calcd for C16H21NO2S: C, 65.95; H, 7.26; N, 4.81; S, 11.00. Found: C, 65.55; H, 7.24; N, 4.70; S, 11.52.
Compound 2c: ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 7.66 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2 H), 7.30 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2 H), 5.47-5.24 (m, 3 H), 4.40 (dd, J = 10.2, 3.9 Hz, 1 H), 3.82 (dd, J = 14.2, 4.2 Hz, 1 H), 3.00 (dd, J = 10.2, 9.9 Hz, 1 H), 2.80 (dd, J = 14.2, 11.9 Hz, 1 H), 2.43 (s, 3 H), 2.33-2.28 (m, 1 H), 2.03-1.96 (m, 1 H), 1.91-1.83 (m, 1 H), 1.69 (s, 3 H), 1.67-1.52 (m, 1 H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 143.0, 138.1, 135.9, 132.8, 129.6, 128.4, 127.1, 126.1, 53.2, 45.0, 32.1, 29.4, 25.3, 21.6. IR (neat): 2934, 1319, 1149, 983, 893, 815, 734, 655, 597, 547 cm. For R-isomer (>98% ee): [α]D ²8 -88.8 (c 1.23, CHCl3); for S-isomer (>98% ee): [α]D ²9 +88.5 (c 1.60, CHCl3). Anal. Calcd for C16H21NO2S: C, 65.95; H, 7.26; N, 4.81. Found: C, 65.92; H, 7.26; N, 4.68.
Compound 2d: ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 7.67 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2 H), 7.31 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2 H), 5.63 (dddd, J = 11.4, 11.1, 4.8, 1.2 Hz, 1 H), 5.40-5.24 (m, 3 H), 4.41 (dd, J = 9.9, 3.3 Hz, 1 H), 3.83 (dd, J = 14.1, 4.2 Hz, 1 H), 3.00 (dd, J = 9.9, 9.9 Hz, 1 H), 2.84 (dd, J = 14.1, 11.7 Hz, 1 H), 2.43 (s, 3 H), 2.37-2.30 (m, 1 H), 2.26-2.17 (m, 1 H), 1.77-1.65 (m, 1 H), 1.58-1.45 (m, 1 H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 143.1, 136.9, 135.8, 131.7, 129.7, 128.8, 127.1, 126.1, 53.4, 44.0, 30.2, 26.6, 21.7. IR (reflection): 3016, 2934, 2869, 1920, 1806, 1661, 1596, 1459, 1347, 988 cm. For R-isomer (>98% ee): [α]D ²5 -114.2 (c 1.21, CHCl3); for S-isomer (>98% ee): [α]D ²6 +118.9 (c 1.97, CHCl3). Anal. Calcd for C15H19NO2S: C, 64.95; H, 6.90; N, 5.05; S, 11.56. Found: C, 65.22; H, 7.07; N, 4.92; S, 11.25.
Compound (3S,4R)-10: ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 7.72 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2 H), 7.32 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2 H), 5.53 (dd, J = 17.4, 10.8 Hz, 1 H), 5.43 (ddd, J = 17.1, 10.5, 8.4 Hz, 1 H), 5.04 (dd, J = 10.5, 1.5 Hz, 1 H), 4.98 (dd, J = 17.1, 1.5 Hz, 1 H), 4.98 (d, J = 10.8 Hz, 1 H), 4.88 (d, J = 17.4 Hz, 1 H), 3.50 (dd, J = 9.9, 7.5 Hz, 1 H), 3.44 (d, J = 9.6 Hz, 1 H), 3.16 (dd, J = 9.9, 9.9 Hz, 1 H), 3.01 (d, J = 9.6 Hz, 1 H), 2.44 (s, 3 H), 2.33-2.24 (m, 1 H), 1.02 (s, 3 H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 143.3, 139.1, 134.1, 133.8, 129.6, 127.3, 118.2, 114.2, 58.2, 53.3, 51.0, 47.0, 21.8, 21.7. IR (neat): 2965, 1346, 1155, 1094, 1052, 922, 813, 711, 663, 587 cm. [α]D ¹9 -6.5 (c 1.03, CHCl3).
Compound (R,R)-11d: ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 7.75 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2 H), 7.29 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2 H), 5.83-5.69 (m, 2 H), 5.36-5.32 (m, 1 H), 5.07 (dd, J = 9.0, 0.9 Hz, 1 H), 5.00 (dd, J = 17.1, 0.6 Hz, 1 H), 4.54 (d, J = 9.6 Hz, 1 H), 3.92-3.84 (m, 1 H), 2.42 (s, 3 H), 2.37-2.29 (m, 1 H), 2.12-1.88 (m, 2 H), 1.77-1.67 (m, 1 H), 1.58-1.47 (m, 1 H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 143.3, 138.4, 137.2, 130.2, 129.7, 127.3, 127.2, 117.6, 51.5, 41.8, 24.8, 22.8, 21.6. IR (neat): 3278, 2925, 1433, 1331, 1160, 1084, 915, 814, 709, 660 cm. [α]D ²5 -86.1 (c 1.27, CHCl3).
Compound 13: ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 7.76 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2 H), 7.29 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2 H), 5.65 (ddd, J = 9.6, 3.6, 3.3 Hz, 1 H), 5.12 (ddd, J = 9.6, 4.5, 2.1 Hz, 1 H), 4.95-4.85 (m, 1 H), 3.79-3.62 (m, 3 H), 2.42 (s, 3 H), 2.04-1.75 (m, 5 H), 1.63-1.42 (m, 2 H), 1.36-1.23 (m, 1 H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 143.2, 138.3, 130.9, 129.6, 126.9, 126.4, 60.9, 51.1, 34.9, 34.2, 24.8, 24.2, 21.6. IR (neat): 3274, 2928, 1598, 1432, 1327, 1159, 1094, 1021, 915, 815, 663 cm. [α]D ²6 -153.5 (c 1.10, CHCl3).
Compound 14: ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 7.69 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2 H), 7.28 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2 H), 5.83-5.70 (m, 2 H), 3.96 (d, J = 6.9 Hz, 1 H), 3.45 (ddd, J = 14.1, 7.5, 4.5 Hz, 1 H), 3.17 (ddd, J = 9.9, 8.4, 7.5 Hz, 1 H), 2.40 (s, 3 H), 2.03-1.89 (m, 3 H), 1.80-1.49 (m, 4 H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 143.1, 134.8, 129.5, 128.2, 127.5, 127.3, 57.5, 47.3, 36.5, 27.8, 22.9, 21.6, 20.9. IR (neat): 2924, 1598, 1450, 1343, 1161, 1092, 848, 817, 659, 593 cm. [α]D ²5
-98.6 (c 1.31, CHCl3).
Compound 17; 60:40 rotamer ratio (# denotes major,
* denotes minor rotamer signals): ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): d = 6.96* (s, 1 H), 6.95# (s, 1 H), 6.76* (s, 1 H), 6.71# (s, 1 H), 6.04# (d, J = 10.2 Hz, 1 H), 5.99-5.96* (m, 1 H), 5.96 (s, 2 H), 5.80-5.73# (m, 1 H), 5.68-5.63* (m, 1 H), 5.23* (d, J = 9.9 Hz, 1 H), 4.62# (dd, J = 4.8, 2.1 Hz, 1 H), 4.04-3.98* (m, 1 H), 3.64# (dd, J = 9.0, 6.0 Hz, 1 H), 3.32-3.13 (m, 1 H), 2.54-2.37 (m, 1 H), 2.14-1.58 (m, 6 H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 167.1*, 167.0#, 148.6*, 148.5#, 147.4#, 147.3*, 132.6#, 132.4*, 129.0, 128.0, 125.8*, 125.0#, 112.7#, 109.8*, 108.0*, 107.3#, 102.1*, 102.0#, 57.0*, 55.3#, 47.0#, 44.8*, 36.6*, 35.6#, 27.6#, 25.3*, 22.7#, 22.1*, 21.0#, 20.2*. IR (neat): 2922, 1631, 1482, 1440, 1374, 1239, 1109, 1035, 932, 863, 732, 617 cm. [α]D ²5 -146.4 (c 0.86, CHCl3).
Compound 18: ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 7.52 (s, 1 H), 6.69 (s, 1 H), 5.99 (d, J = 1.2 Hz, 1 H), 5.98 (d, J = 1.2 Hz, 1 H), 5.70-5.63 (m, 1 H), 5.36 (dd, J = 9.9, 2.4 Hz, 1 H), 4.02 (dd, J = 5.7, 4.8 Hz, 1 H), 3.69 (d, J = 9.6 Hz, 1 H), 3.67 (d, J = 9.6 Hz, 1 H), 3.62-3.56 (m, 1 H), 2.53-2.44 (m, 1 H), 2.29-2.18 (m, 1 H), 2.07-1.70 (m, 3 H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 161.8, 150.5, 146.9, 135.6, 125.9, 125.3, 123.0, 107.6, 107.4, 101.6, 56.6, 42.4, 37.1, 34.2, 30.0, 25.2. IR (neat): 2885, 1645, 1609, 1465, 1387, 1349, 1269, 1244, 1036, 933, 770, 703 cm. [α]D ²4 -111.4 (c 0.38, CHCl3).
Compound 12: ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 6.61 (s, 1 H), 6.49 (s, 1 H), 5.89 (d, J = 1.2 Hz, 1 H), 5.88 (d, J = 1.2 Hz, 1 H), 4.02 (d, J = 14.1 Hz, 1 H), 3.37 (ddd, J = 9.3, 9.0, 3.6 Hz, 1 H), 3.22 (d, J = 14.1 Hz, 1 H), 2.75 (ddd, J = 11.7, 4.5, 4.5 Hz, 1 H), 2.39 (dd, J = 4.8, 4.5 Hz, 1 H), 2.25-2.11 (m, 2 H), 2.08-1.97 (m, 1 H), 1.80-1.60 (m, 3 H), 1.55-1.30 (m, 4 H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 146.0, 145.6, 133.1, 127.3, 108.4, 106.3, 100.7, 63.0, 57.2, 53.9, 39.6, 37.5, 31.9, 30.6, 29.5, 25.4. IR (neat): 2925, 1505, 1483, 1376, 1318, 1230, 1138, 1040, 938, 867 cm. [α]D ²5 +15.0 (c 0.44, EtOH) {lit.¹7 [α]D ²0 +17.1 (c 0.25, EtOH)}. MS (ESI+): m/z = 258 [M + H]+.

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Analytical and semipreparative-scale HPLC were carried out with a chiral stationary column [CHIRALCEL OD-H (4.6 × 250 mm or 20 × 250 mm)] equipped with a UV detector and a CD spectropolarimeter.

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The absolute configurations of 2b and 2c were speculated on the basis of the similarity of the CD spectra of 2a and 2d.

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Enantioenriched 2 can be prepared via the fractional crystallization of its ammonium salt with chiral carboxylic acid, see ref. 3b.

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The detailed transition-state analysis of racemization by ab initio calculation is in progress.

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The enantiopurity of 2a-d remains unchanged in the solid state(crystal) at -30 ˚C for at least one year.

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The absolute stereochemistry of 10 was deduced from the configuration of 2b and the steric course of the reactions.

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Mori and co-workers constructed the C ring of γ-lycorane by a Pd-catalyzed Mizoroki-Heck reaction, see ref. 18a.