化学学报 ›› 2023, Vol. 81 ›› Issue (10): 1265-1270.DOI: 10.6023/A23050226 上一篇    下一篇

所属专题: 庆祝《化学学报》创刊90周年合辑

研究论文

铱催化叔酰胺与呋喃硅醚间的类插烯Aldol缩合反应: γ-亚苄基-丁烯酸内酯的合成

何倩, 李杰, 喻思佳, 吴东坪, 叶剑良*(), 黄培强*()   

  1. 厦门大学化学化工学院 福建省化学生物学重点实验室 厦门 361005
  • 投稿日期:2023-05-15 发布日期:2023-07-20
  • 作者简介:
    共同第一作者
    庆祝《化学学报》创刊90周年.
  • 基金资助:
    项目受国家自然科学基金(21931010)

Ir-catalyzed Vinylogous Aldol-type Condensation Reactions between Tertiary Amides and Siloxyfuran: the Synthesis of γ-Benzylidenebutenolides

Qian He, Jie Li, Sijia Yu, Dongping Wu, Jianliang Ye(), Peiqiang Huang()   

  1. Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005
  • Received:2023-05-15 Published:2023-07-20
  • Contact: *E-mails: yejl@xmu.edu.cn; pqhuang@xmu.edu.cn
  • About author:
    These authors contributed equally to this work
    Dedicated to the 90th anniversary of Acta Chimica Sinica.
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(21931010)

γ-亚烷基-丁烯酸内酯是许多具有重要生理活性天然产物的结构单元. 本工作通过铱催化N,N-二甲基芳基甲酰胺与呋喃硅醚间的类插烯Aldol缩合反应, 成功地实现了温和条件下γ-亚苄基-丁烯酸内酯的合成. 反应对硝基、氰基、乙烯基、三氟甲基等吸电子基取代的苯甲酰胺底物有很好的适用性. γ-亚苄基-丁烯酸内酯经Pd/C氢化反应即可转化为作为众多活性天然产物的核心骨架的γ-苄基丁内酯. 本工作还对Z型和Eγ-亚苄基-丁烯酸内酯的特征1H NMR谱峰的化学位移分布规律进行总结比较, 利用这些规律可以很方便地区分ZE两种异构体.

关键词: 叔酰胺, 酰胺活化, 类插烯aldol缩合, γ-亚苄基-丁烯酸内酯, 铱催化

γ-Alkylidenebutenolides [5-alkylidene-2(5H)-furanones] are present in many biologically important natural products. One of the most direct and effective approaches to construct such compounds is the strategy based on vinylogous aldol condensation. However, this typically involves 2~3 reaction steps or a one-pot reaction carried out at high temperature. Compared to imines/iminiums and aldehydes, inert feedstock amides are more stable and readily available starting materials. Benefiting from the significant development of direct transformations of amides over the past few decades, amides have been well served as the surrogate of imine/iminium and aldehyde. In this work, we report a facile and efficient synthesis of γ-benzylidenebutenolides under mild conditions through Ir-catalyzed vinylogous aldol-type condensation between N,N-dimethyl arylformamides and silyloxyfuran. Nineteen examples of amides were transformed and fourteen examples of γ-benzylidenebutenolides were obtained in up to 91% yields and up to 83∶17 Z/E ratio. Notably, this reaction is well compatible with benzamides bearing electron-withdrawing substituents such as halogen, nitro, cyano, vinyl, and CF3 groups, with yields from 67% to 91% and Z/E ratios from 55∶45 to 83∶17. The general procedure is described as following: to a dried 10-mL round-bottom flask containing IrCl(CO)(PPh3)2 (4 mg, 0.50 mmol%) was added a tertiary amide (0.50 mmol) in toluene (2.5 mL) and 1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane (TMDS) (115 µL, 0.65 mmol) at room temperature. After being stirred for 30 min, the resulting mixture was cooled to 0 ℃. Then CF3CO2H (57 µL, 0.75 mmol) and tert-butyldimethylsilyloxyfuran (TBSOF) (248 mg, 1.25 mmol) were added dropwise successively. The mixture was allowed warm to room temperature, reacted for ca. 10 h. Upon completion of the reaction, the resulted mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel to provide the corresponding γ-benzylidenebutenolide. Additionally, a summary of the chemical shift values for the characteristic 1H NMR peaks of γ-benzylidenebutenolides was provided, aiding in the verification of the isomers’ Z/E configuration. In the case of E-isomers, the benzylic hydrogen and α-hydrogen of the carbonyl produce 1H NMR peaks at around δ 6.68~6.82 and 6.30~6.50, respectively. Conversely, for Z-isomers, the respective resonances shift upfield by approximately δ 0.75 and 0.15. The transformation of γ-benzylidenebutenolides into γ-benzylbutyrolactones [5-benzyl-2(3H)-dihydrofuranone], which are core skeletons found in many bioactive compounds, can be expediently accomplished through Pd/C hydrogenation reaction.

Key words: tertiary amide, amide activation, vinylogous aldol condensation, γ-benzylidenebutenolide, Ir-catalysis