Synthesis and Langmuir-Blodgett Film Analysis of Atropisomers of “Picket Fence” Porphyrin

Four ＂picket fence＂ porphyrin atropisomers were respectively synthesized from the four corresponding atropisomers of meso-tetra（o-aminophenyl）porphyrin that had been chromatographed on a column eluted with petroleum ether and ethyl acetate. Results show that each atropisomer could be successfully synthesized by controlling the acylation temperature at 0 ℃. They were characterized by 1H NMR, HRMS, IR, UV-Vis and Langmuir-Blodgett（LB） film analyses. Although the results of HRMS, IR, UV-Vis analyses indicate there is no remarkable difference among the atropisomers, the results of the 1H NMR and the mean molecular areas obtained by LB film technique imply that the atropisomers are significantly discrepant. The former shows that the chemical shifts of the methyl and amide protons of each atropisomer are distinct, while the later presents that the different atropisomer molecules can occupy the different surface areas at the air/water interface.

Separation of atropisomers by chiral liquid chromatography and thermodynamic analysis of separation mechanism

In the pharmaceutical industry, the analysis of atropisomers is of considerable interest from both scientific and regulatory perspectives. The compound of interest contains two stereogenic axes due to the hindered rotation around the single bonds connecting the aryl groups, which results in four potential configurational isomers(atropisomers). The separation of the four atropisomers was achieved on a derivatized β-cyclodextrin bonded stationary phase. Further investigation showed that low temperature conditions, including sample preparation(-70 °C), sample storage(-70 °C), and chromatographic separation(6 °C), were critical to preventing interconversion. LC-UV-laser polarimetric analysis identified peaks 1 and 2 as a pair of enantiomers and peaks3 and 4 as another. Thermodynamic analysis of the retention data indicated that the separation of the pairs of enantiomers is primarily enthalpy controlled as indicated by the positive slope of the van't Huff plot. The difference in absolute Δ(Δ H), ranged from 2.20 k J/mol to 2.42 k J/mol.

“Atropisomeric” Drugs: Basic Concept and Example of Application to Drug Development

Many therapeutic drugs are racemates;i.e. they are chiral molecules consisting of “left”- and “right-handed” enantiomers (stereoisomers that are mirror images of each other, and are non-superimposable). In some cases, both enantiomers of the drug contribute to some extent (or equally) to the therapeutic effect;in other cases they contribute not at all. The same is true for the adverse effects of racemate drugs: the adverse effects of a racemate drug can be greater-than, less-than, or equal to one or the other enantiomer. An unusual situation arises when a drug consists of “atropisomers”, stereoisomers arising because of hindered rotation about a single chemical bond. We summarize the concept of atropisomerism, and give examples.

Enantioselective Synthesis of Benzimidazole Atropisomers Featuring a N-N Axis

Atroposelective synthesis of N-N atropisomers is an emerging area but remains underexplored;in particular,the synthesis of N-N benzimidazole atropisomers is still unprecedented.Herein,the first enantioselective synthesis of N-N benzimidazole atropisomers via the palladium-catalyzed de novo construction of benzimidazole skeleton is presented.With readily available palladium catalyst and biphosphine ligand,a broad range of nonbiaryl benzimidazole and indole-benzimidazole atropisomers were conveniently ac-cessed in high yields and with excellent enantioselectivities.Significantly,these N-N benzimidazole atropisomers showed great anti-tumor activity and selectivity to breast cancer MCF-7 cells.The simple catalytic system,broad substrate scope,high enantioselectivi-ty,and good bioactivity make this approach highly attractive.

Visible Light Accelerated Vinyl C-H Arylation in Pd-Catalysis：＂ Application in the Synthesis of ortho Tetra-substituted Vinylarene Atropisomers

A visible light accelerated C-H functionalization reaction in palladium-catalyzed arylation of vinyl arenes with diaryliodonium salts is reported in the absence of additional photosensitizer. The kinetic isotope effect （kH/kD） was changed from 3.6 （under darkness） to 1.1 when irradiated by visible light, which indicated that the C-H functionalization step was the rate determining step under darkness and significantly accelerated by the irradia- tion of visible light. Finally the synthesis of ortho tetra-substituted vinylarene atropisomers with high enantiospecificity was realized via this protocol.

Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of sulfur-containing atropisomers by C-S bond formations

Chiral organosulfur compounds are not only widely distributed in bioactive natural products and pharmaceuticals,but also play a significant role in chiral ligands/catalysts.Throughout the history of synthetic organic chemistry,chemists have been absorbed in the construction of centrally chiral organosulfur compounds.Nevertheless,there are relatively few reports on installing sulfur functional groups into axially chiral compounds.Atropisomerism is one of the fundamental phenomena in nature,which ubiquitously exists in natural products.After more than a century of development,atropisomers have been designed and extensively applied to pharmaceuticals,functional materials and chiral ligands/catalysts.Due to the importance of chiral sulfurcontaining atropisomers,there is an increasing demand for enantioselective synthesis of them.Recently,a diversity of approaches by C-S bond formations have been established for the construction of enantioenriched sulfur-containing atropisomers,however,there is no comprehensive review to summarize this great progress.In this mini-review,we summarize recent progress in catalytic asymmetric synthesis of sulfur-containing atropisomers by C-S bond formations,which includes sulfur nucleophilic reactions,sulfur electrophilic reactions and sulfur radical reactions.Furthermore,the reaction mechanisms are also discussed.We hope that this mini-review will enable more researchers to further explore this field.

Atroposelective sp3 C—H Coupling for Kinetic Resolution of Thioanilide Atropisomers

A highly efficient kinetic resolution of racemic thioanilide atropisomers via C(sp^(3))-H arylation has been achieved by a hybrid palladium catalyst bearing an anionic chiral Co^(Ⅲ)-complex and a phosphoramidite ligand,leading to both enantioenriched atropisomeric arylation thioanilides(up to 99%ee)and N-Me atropisomeric thioanilides(up to 99%ee),simultaneously.The remained enantioenriched substrates can be arylated again by using an achiral anionic ligand to give the enantiomer with the opposite configuration.

Stereoselective construction of atropisomers featuring a C-N chiral axis

Atropisomeric C-N compounds belong to an important class of axially chiral compounds.However,whereas the asymmetric synthesis of biaryl atropisomers have been well established,general and efficient strategies to access single enantiomers of C-N atropisomers are still rare.Until recently,innovative methods have been developed,providing new opportunities for the highly stereoselective synthesis of this vital class of atropisomers.Herein,we comprehensively summarize the development in this emerging field and give some insights into future advance.Emphasis is placed on the synthetic strategies.

Atropisomer-based construction of a new perylene diimide macrocycle as visible-light photocatalyst for selective sulfide oxidation

By using a perylene diimine(PDI)syn-atropisomer as highly preorganized precursor,we successfully constructed a visible-light-active organic macrocycle PDI-M.The formation of macrocyclic structure effectively avoids self-aggregation of PDI cores and enhances the absorption in visible region.As a photocatalyst,PDI-M exhibits excellent activity on aerobic selective oxidation of sulfide into sulfoxide under visible light irradiation at room temperature.Mechanism studies show that both superoxide and singlet oxygen act as reactive oxygen species.This work provides a typical case toward the maximum utilization of photosensitive groups under mild conditions.

Chiral discrimination of small substituents in biaryl atropisomer construction:enantioselective synthesis of axially chiral 1-azafluorene via Ni-catalyzed[2+2+2]cycloaddition

Construction of axially chiral 1-azafluorenes via nickel-catalyzed[2+2+2]cycloaddition of alkynes and(o-alkynyl)benzyl nitriles is described.This strategy enables enantioselective discrimination of two sterically similar ortho substituents,such as H and F,during the construction of tri-ortho-substituted biaryl atropisomers.Mechanistic studies including the stereochemistry model and the stability of the atropenantiomers toward racemization are provided.The unique steric hindrance provided by 1-azafluorene skeleton and the fine chiral cavity of the nickel catalyst are key to achieving high enantioselectivity.

Preparation of Optically Active 2,2'-Dibromo-6,6'-diiodo-1,1'-biphenyl:A Powerful Precursor for Modular Synthesis of Functionalized Atropisomers

The widespread applications of atropisomeric compounds have led to an increasing demand for their synthesis.Rather than synthesizing different functionalized atropisomers individually,an attractive alternative is to identify a key intermediate or precursor that can be readily elaborated and functionalized to realize divergent synthesis of this class of compounds.Building on our previous research on asymmetric ring-opening of cyclic diaryliodoniums,in this work we developed a copper-catalyzed enantioselective ring-opening reaction of ortho,ortho’-dibromo substituted cyclic diaryliodonium with lithium iodide.The resulting optically active product 2,2'-dibromo-6,6'-diiodo-1,1'-biphenyl,possessing two C—Br bonds and two C—I bonds,can be selectively advanced to form different functionalities.Remarkably,the utilities of the product were highlighted by successively demonstrating C—I and C—Br metalation,followed by carboxylation,boroylation,oxygenation,allylation,phosphinylation,etc.,all of which provide a new and convenient approach to synthesizing a range of functionalized axially chiral biphenyls.

硫醇加成/氧化构建具稳定阻转异构体的萘醌化合物

轴手性是自然界的本征特性之一,在有机化学和药物化学研究中具有重要意义。醌类化合物广泛存在于天然产物、药物和其他功能性分子中,对构建含稳定阻转异构体的醌类化合物有重要研究价值。(1,2′-联萘)-1′,4′-二酮为一类含有C—C手性轴的化合物,但与常见的2,2′-双取代的1,1′-联萘不同,其手性轴的旋转能垒较小,室温下构型不稳定,故通过简单高效反应构建具稳定阻转异构体的1,2′-联萘醌是一项有吸引力的课题。本文以不同位阻取代的(1,2′-联萘)-1′,4′-二酮为底物,Cu(OAc)_(2)为助氧剂,EtOH为溶剂,在Et_(3)N的作用下,通过硫醇的加成/氧化反应直接构建了一系列具有稳定阻转异构体的联萘醌衍生物,共经^(1)H NMR,^(13)C NMR和HR-MS表征。

BCAT1抑制剂BAY-069的合成工艺优化

BAY-069是目前体外活性最强的支链氨基酸转氨酶1(BCAT1)抑制剂,但其报道的合成路线存在原料成本较高、总收率极低和中间体结构表征不充分等缺点。本研究基于已有合成路线,重点对其合成工艺中的Ullmann偶联反应进行了系统优化。以1-硝基萘(1)为起始原料,经过7步反应和手性色谱柱手性拆分合成目标化合物BAY-069。所有中间体和目标化合物均经1 H NMR,13 C NMR和HR-MS表征。以Ullmann偶联反应为主要优化步骤的路线,其优化后的总收率为11.0%(3b→(±)-BAY-069),是原总收率1.6%(3a→(±)-BAY-069)的6.9倍。

对固体圆二色光谱测试方法的再认识--兼谈“浓度效应”

对近期发展的固体圆二色(CD)光谱测试方法进行了概述、评价和比较,着重探讨了"浓度效应"的存在使固体CD光谱失真的原因.通过对本课题组和其他作者已报道的四种化合物的固体CD谱再测试的反思,强调了依手性化合物的手性光谱学性质不同,根据浓度梯度实验选择其合适测试浓度的必要性.对固有手性的阻转异构化合物(S)-1,1-联二萘酚(S-BINOL)进行了成膜法固体CD谱浓度梯度测试,发现所得固体薄膜CD谱中也存在着"浓度效应".

β-硝基-5，10，15，20-四(2-甲氧基苯基)卟啉合成及其阻旋异构

在采用区域选择性硝化方法合成β-硝基-5,10,15,20-四芳基卟啉铜、镍配合物的过程中,发现并通过核磁等方法分析了5,10,15,20-四(2-甲氧基苯基)卟啉及其相应β-硝基取代物的阻旋异构现象。图谱分析表明,与其结构类似的5,10,15,20-四(2-羟基苯基)卟啉及5,10,15,20-四(4-甲氧基苯基)卟啉系列化合物没有该阻旋异构现象,说明邻位甲氧基阻碍了苯环与芳环之间C-C单键的旋转。进一步通过Chemdraw 3D Ultra软件能量最小化计算,讨论了阻转异构体可能的方式。

N-芳基马来海枞酸单甲酯二酰亚胺位阻异构化反应及其动力学特性

在合成松香基手性试剂(4a^4f)的过程中,首次发现N-(1-萘基)-马来海枞酸二酰亚胺(4f)的位阻异构现象,而与其结构类似的N-苯基-马来海枞酸二酰亚胺(4a)、N-(2-羧基苯基)-甲酯化马来海松酸二酰亚胺(4b)、N-(2-硝基苯基)-甲酯化马来海松酸二酰亚胺(4c)、N-(2-氯苯基)-甲酯化马来海松酸二酰亚胺(4d)和N-[1-(2-氨基)-苯基]-甲酯化马来海松酸二酰亚胺(4e)则没有该位阻异构现象.化合物4a^4f的结构通过核磁共振、质谱和红外光谱等方法进行了表征.采用变温条件下的1H NMR谱图研究了化合物4f的位阻异构化动力学特性.

马来海松酸二酰亚胺的合成及其构象

以一级松香与马来酸酐的Diels-Alder加成产物马来海松酸及其进一步甲酯化产物马来海松酸甲酯为反应原料,制备了1个新型N-芳香基马来海松酸二酰亚胺.化合物的结构均经元素分析、NMR和MS表征,用COSY,HMQC和HMBC进一步对新型N-芳香基马来海松酸二酰亚胺进行结构分析,首次发现松香背景的衍生物在溶剂中能够进行构型的动力学翻转,并利用2DNMR确定了其trans和cis在溶液中的构象.

双联苄类化合物结构多样性的研究进展

目的对双联苄类化合物结构多样性进行综述。方法查阅国内外相关文献29篇,从生源合成、旋阻异构和化学合成三方面介绍双联苄类化合物的结构多样性。结果与结论双联苄化合物是光学活性奇特的天然产物,其结构类型多样,深入研究其结构特征,对理解这类天然产物的构效关系的研究和生物合成都具有指导性作用。

C_2-轴对称联苯类手性双膦配体的研究进展(一)

手性膦配体的合成及其在手性诱导催化反应中的应用一直是不对称合成与催化研究中非常重要的研究领域之一。近10年来,大量的C2-轴对称手性双膦配体被合成出来并成功地应用于不对称催化研究,本文从C2-轴对称联苯类手性双膦配体的介绍、合成方法,C2-轴对称联苯类手性双膦配体在不对称催化氢化,以及其在其他不对称诱导反应中的应用4个方面综述了相关研究进展,并对今后配体的合成及应用前景进行了展望。

C_2-轴对称联苯类手性双膦配体的研究进展(二)

手性膦配体的合成及其在手性诱导催化反应中的应用一直是不对称合成与催化研究中非常重要的研究领域之一。近十年来,大量的C2-轴对称手性双膦配体被合成出来并成功地应用于不对称催化研究,本文从C2-轴对称联苯类手性双膦配体的介绍、合成方法、C2-轴对称联苯类手性双膦配体在不对称催化氢化以及其在其他不对称诱导反应中的应用4个方面综述了相关研究进展。