Rapid Assembly of Saturated Nitrogen Heterocycles in One-Pot: Diazo-Heterocycle '˜Stitching'™ by N-H Insertion and Cyclization

DOI: 10.14469/hpc/4818 Metadata

Created: 2018-11-28 17:53

Last modified: 2019-02-05 16:48

Author: Alexander Boddy

License: Creative Commons: Public Domain Dedication 1.0

Funding: (none given)

Co-author: Alan Spivey
Co-author: James A. Bull
Co-author: Christopher Cordier

Description

Methods that provide rapid access to new heterocyclic structures in biologically relevant chemical space provide important opportunities in drug discovery. Here, a strategy is described for the preparation of 2,2-disubstituted azetidines, pyrrolidines, piperidines and azepanes bearing ester and diverse aryl substituents. A one-pot rhodium catalyzed N–H insertion and cyclization sequence uses diazo compounds to stitch together linear 1,m-haloamines (m = 2 to 5) to rapidly assemble 4-, 5-, 6- and 7-membered saturated nitrogen heterocycles in excellent yields. Over fifty examples are demonstrated, including with diazo compounds derived from biologically active compounds. The products can be functionalized to afford alpha,alpha-disubstituted amino acids and applied to fragment synthesis.

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1. Protected amine starting materials.zip 33MB application/zip Data for Protected Amine Starting Materials 1–3, 9, 10, 16–18, S1–S8 (raw NMR data, mnova file for processed data, IR and HRMS)
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2. Ester and Diazo Compounds .zip 32MB application/zip Data for Ester and Diazo Compounds 11b,d–i,k,l,o, S9–S17 (raw NMR data, mnova file for processed data, IR and HRMS)
2. Ester and Diazo Compounds .mnpub 0 chemical/x-mnpub Mestrenova signature file for 2. Ester and Diazo Compounds .zip
3. Diester Saturated Nitrogen Heterocycles.zip 3MB application/zip Data for Diester Saturated Nitrogen Heterocycles 6–8 (raw NMR data, mnova file for processed data, IR and HRMS)
3. Diester Saturated Nitrogen Heterocycles.mnpub 0 chemical/x-mnpub Mestrenova signature file for 3. Diester Saturated Nitrogen Heterocycles.zip
4. Azetidines.zip 37MB application/zip Data for Azetidines 12a–m and 13a (raw NMR data, mnova file for processed data, IR and HRMS)
4. Azetidines.mnpub 0 chemical/x-mnpub Mestrenova signature file for 4. Azetidines.zip
5. Pyrrolidines.zip 100MB application/zip Data for Pyrrolidines 14a–f, i–m and 15a,k (raw NMR data, mnova file for processed data, IR and HRMS)
5. Pyrrolidines.mnpub 0 chemical/x-mnpub Mestrenova signature file for 5. Pyrrolidines.zip
6. Piperidines.zip 68MB application/zip Data for Piperidines 19a–f, j–m and 20 d,e and S18 (raw NMR data, mnova file for processed data, IR and HRMS)
6. Piperidines.mnpub 0 chemical/x-mnpub Mestrenova signature file for 6. Piperidines.zip
7. Azepanes.zip 87MB application/zip Data for Azepanes 21a,b,e,h (raw NMR data, mnova file for processed data, IR and HRMS)
7. Azepanes.mnpub 0 chemical/x-mnpub Mestrenova signature file for 7. Azepanes.zip
8. Products of Derivatization.zip 84MB application/zip Data for Products of Derivatization 22–36 and S19–21 (raw NMR data, mnova file for processed data, IR and HRMS)
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9. Late Stage Functionalization.zip 102MB application/zip Data for Late Stage Functionalization 37–45 and S22–25 (raw NMR data, mnova file for processed data, IR and HRMS)
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References 10.1002/ange.201812925 doi for paper published in Angew. Chem.
References 10.1002/anie.201812925 doi for paper published in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.

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