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Chemical Neuroscience a course for synthetic chemists
Enzymes in Synaptic Transmission
5
The synapse
The synapse
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synapse
synaptic vesicle
transporter
vesiculartransporter
deactivating enzyme
Enzymes that inactivate neurotransmitters
acetylcholine esterases (AChE):
monoamine oxidases (MAO):
O
O N HO NAChE
O
OH
H2O+
NH2HO
HO
dopamine
OHO
HO OH
MAO
O2, FADH2
catechol O-methyl transferases (COMT):
NH2HO
HO
noradrenaline
MeO
HO
COMT
SAM
OH OHNH2
Natural products that inhibit AChE
HN
O
NH2
huperzine A
O
OH
NMe
MeO
galanthaminephysostigmine
O
N
Me
NHO
HN
Molecular analysis of physostigmine
O
N
Me
NHO
HN
pyrrolo[2,3-b]indole scaffold
N-methyl carbamate
tricyclic core
benzylic quaternary stereocenter
N,N-aminal
Physostigmine irreversibly blocks AChE via carbamoylation.
The Julian synthesis of physostigmine
The synthesis that established Percy Julian’s reputation. He established the structure of physostigmine with this synthesis and finished before Robert Robinson.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1935, 57, 539
EtO
NHAc
Br
COBr
MeI MeI
Br CN
MeCNO
O
N
Me
NHO
HN
O
N
Me
NHO
HN
1,2
3
1) Na, xylene → MeI2) H2SO4, H2O
3) NaOH,
N-methylation,acetate hydrolysis
acylation
4 4) AlCl3 key step: intramolecular Friedel-Crafts alkylation
EtO
NHAc
EtO
NH
EtO
N O
Br
EtO
Br
O
Br
NO
O
N
Me
NHO
HN
5 key step: alkylation to establish the quaternary center
6 6) H2, Pd-C exhaustive hydrogenation of the nitrile
7 7) PhCHO → MeI, H2O monomethylation via N-methyl iminium ion and hydrolysis
5) ClCH2CN, Na
EtO
NO
EtO
NO
MeCN
EtO
NO
Me NH2
EtO
NO
MeHN
8 8) Na, EtOH key step: dissolved metal reduction of the amide
9 9) AlCl3
10 10) MeNCO carbamate formation
(±)-physostigmine
phenol ether cleavage
EtO
NO
MeHN
EtO
N
Me
N
HO
N
Me
N
O
N
Me
NHO
HN
H
H
Percy Julian
Percy Julian became the second black National Academy member (and the first chemist):http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/physics/julian-the-trailblazer.html
The Grieco synthesis of physostigmine
This synthesis hinges on the imino-Diels-Alder reaction developed by Grieco to introduce the pyrrolidine unit of physostigmine while the left-hand portion is synthesized according to Julian.
Tetrahedron. Lett. 1992, 33, 4401
NHAc
MeOO
N
Me
NHO
HN
MeNCOHCHO
O
BrBr
BrNH2
O
N
Me
NHO
HN
3,4 3) Na, xylene → Me2SO44)
amide reduction → methylation,acylation
5 5) AlCl3 Friedel-crafts alkylation
1,2 1) HCHO, NaHCO3 →2) AgOTf
key step: imino-Diels-Alder reaction,aziridinium formation
BrNH2
N OTf
MeO
NHAc
MeO
N
aziridinium triflate
O
BrBr
O
Br
MeO
NO
MeO
NO
6 6) LDA → aziridinium triflate key step: amide enolate alkylation and aziridinium opening
MeO
NH
O
N
7 6) TFA, Et3SiH key step: cycloreversion and iminium ion reduction
MeO
NH
O
HN
8-10 8) LiAlH49) BBr310) MeNCO
reductive ring closure,methyl ether deprotection,carbamoylation
O
N
Me
NHO
HN
physostigmine
This sequence was adapted from Julian.
The Overman synthesis of physostigmine
A short enantioselective synthesis that features one of Overman’s trademark reactions, the Heck reaction to establish quaternary stereocenters.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1998,120, 6500
NH
IMeOO
N
Me
NHO
HN MeNH3Cl
MeNCO
OH
O
N
Me
NHO
HN
3 3) Pd(PPh3)4, CO, H2O, Et3N Pd-catalyzed carboxylation
4 4) BOPCl, Et3N, DCC, HOBt key step: amide coupling
1,2 1) Red-Al → I22) TIPSOTf, 2,6-lutidine
hydroalumination → iodination,TIPS protection
OH
Si OTf
TIPSOTf
O O OOAlH H
Na
Red-Al
OTIPSI
OTIPSHOOC
NH
IMeO
N
IMeO O OTIPS
NN
N
OH
HOBt = DCC =N C N
BOPCl = NO
O
PO
NCl
O
O
5 5) Pd2dba3, (S)-BINAP, PMP key step: asymmetric Heck reaction
6,7 6) HCl7) MeNH3Cl, Et3N → LiAlH4
enol ether hydrolysis,reductive amination
8,9 8) BBr39) NaH, MeNCO
methyl ether deprotection,carbamoylation
N
IMeO O OTIPS
MeO
N
Me OTIPS
O
MeO
N
Me
O
N
Me
NHO
HN
(−)-physostigmine
N
PMP = 1,2,2,6,6-pentamethylpiperidine
NH
The Rainier synthesis of physostigmine
A methodology-based ex-chiral-pool synthesis featuring a very different strategy to introduce both the quaternary stereocenter and the pyrroloindole unit.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010,132, 8283
O
N
Me
NHO
HN
NBoc
NHBoc
COOMe
Me3Al
MeNCO
HCHO
O
N
Me
NHO
HN
2 2) KOt-Bu cyclopropane formation
3 3) AlMe3 key step: homo-Michael addition
1 1) NBS key step: bromocyclization via:
The starting material is derived from tryptophane.
NBoc
NBoc
Br
H
COOMe
NBoc
NBoc
Me
H
COOMe
NBoc
NHBoc
COOMeBr
H
NBoc
H
NBoc
COOMe
NBoc
NHBoc
COOMe
O
N
Me
NHO
HN
4,5 4) NaOH
5) EDC, → t-BuSH, hυ
ester hydrolysis,
Barton decarboxylation via:
6,7 6) TMSI7) HCHO, Pd-C, H2
Boc deprotection,reductive amination
8,9 8) NBS9) CuI, NaOMe
electrophilic bromination,Ullmann coupling
NBoc
NBoc
Me
H
COOMe
NBoc
NBoc
Me
H
N SOH
R O
ON
S St-Bu
Rt-BuSH−t-BuS
R H
NN
Me
H
NN
Me
H
MeO
(−)-physostigmine
NN
Me
H
MeO
10, 11 10) BBr311) NaH, MeNCO
methyl ether deprotection,carbamoylation
O
N
Me
NHO
HN
Huperzine A blocks AchE
HN
O
NH2
huperzine A
Molecular analysis of huperzine A
(_)-huperzine A
bicyclo[3.3.1]skeleton
α-tertiary amine (ATA)
α-pyridone
2 stereocenters
ethylidene group
primary amine at bridgehead carbon
1,3-diamine
4 double bonds
NHO
HN O
NH2
H2NHN O
NH2
The Herzon synthesis of huperzine A
A short, modern synthesis that utilizes palladium-catalyzed enolate arylation and silane chemistry to establish the stereocenters of huperzine A.
Chem. Sci. 2011, 2, 2251
Me
OTsCN
N
OMe
Br
Br
Ph3PEtBr
HN O
NH2
4 4) PhMe2SiCuLi →
conjugate addition → alkylation
O
Me
Pulegone is a very cheap and popular chiral pool starting material.
N
OMe
Br
Br
O
Me
SiMe2PhNMeO
Br
Me
O
1-3 1) LHMDS, PhNTf22) O3, Me2S3) Pd(OAc)2, PPh3, Et3N, HCOOH
enol triflation formation,ozonolysisreductive coupling
HN O
NH2
O
Me
SiMe2PhNMeO
Br
NC
6 6) Pd(Pt-Bu3)2, NaOt-Bu key step: Pd-catalyzed enolate arylation
O
Me
SiMe2PhNMeO
Br
5 5) LiHMDS, TsCN α-cyanation
N OMeNCO
PhMe2Si
HN O
NH2
7 7) EtPPh3Br, LiHMDS Wittig olefination
8 8) TfOH → TBAF, H2O2, K2CO3
Fleming-Tamao oxidation
9,10 9)10) H2O,
dehydration with Burgess' reagent,Pt-catalyzed partial cyanide hydrolysis
MeO N
OS NEt3
OH O P
PtP POH
O O
N OMeNCO
PhMe2Si
N OMeNC
PhMe2Si
N OMeNC
HO
N OMeO
NH2
HN O
NH2
11,12 11) PIFA12) TMSI
key step: Hoffmann rearrangement,methyl ether deprotection
(−)-huperzine A
R NH2
O
I OO
O CF3
CF3
O
PIFA
PIFAR N
O
IPh O
O
CF3
H
R N
OIPh
R N
OR N C O
HN O
NH2
N OMeO
NH2
The Shasun Pharma synthesis of huperzine A
Essentially and adaptation of Kozikowski’s third-generation synthesis, this industrial approach features enantioselective palladium catalysis to furnish 275 g batches of huperzine A.
Org. Process Res. Dev. 2012, 16, 635
O
Ph3PEtBr
N3(PhO)2P
O
O
O
COOMeNH3
OAc OAcHN O
NH2
HN O
NH2
O
3,4 3) H3PO44) NaH, (MeO)2CO
ketal hydrolysis,α-acylation
5 5) [C3H5PdCl]2, Taniaphos, TMG,
key step: Pd-catalyzed double Tsuji-Trost allylation
O O
1,2 1) NH3,2) MeI, Ag2CO3
key step: pyridone formation,methoxypyridine formation
COOMe
O
O
N OMe
N OMe
OCOOMe
Fe
PCy2
Taniaphos T002-1
NMe2 PCy2N N
NH
TMG = 1,1,3,3-tetramethyl- guanidine
OAc
OAc
N OMeCOOMe
O
HN O
NH2
6,7 6) TfOH7) EtPPh3Br, LiHMDS
double bond isomerization,Wittig olefination
8 8) PhSH, AIBN, Zn Z-E isomerization under radical conditions
9,10 9) NaOH10) DPPA → MeOH
ester saponification,Curtius rearrangement via:
R OH
O
R O
OP(OPh)2
O
N3
R N3
O
-N2 R N C O
MeOHR
HN
OMe
O
N3(PhO)2P
O
N OMeCOOMe
O
N OMeCOOMe
N OMeCOOMe
N OMeNH
OMe
O
11 11) TMSCl, NaI double deprotection via in situ-generated TMSI
(−)-huperzine A
N OMeNH
OMe
O
HN O
NH2
The Sun synthesis of huperzine A
A chiral-pool synthesis using Buchwald-Hartwig and Heck chemistry to introduce the ATA.
Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 4446
O
Me
EtMgBr
BocNH2
N
OMe
Br
Br
HN O
NH2
3,4 3) Pd2dba3, t-Bu-XPhos, BocNH24) LDA,
key step: Buchwald-Hartwig amination,α-alkylation
5,6 5) NaBH46) Pd(PPh3)4, Et3N
enone reduction,key step: Heck reaction
1,2 1) LDA, Tf2NPh2) O3, PPh3
enol triflate formation with McMurry's reagent,ozonolysis
O
Me
TfO
Me
O
N
OMe
Br
Br
BocHN
Me
ON OMe
Bri-Pri-Pr
i-Pr
Pt-Bu2
t-Bu-XPhos
N OMeNHBoc
HO
The double bond needs to be migrated.
HN O
NH2
HN O
NH2
7 7) TPAP, NMO Ley oxidation
8,9 8) EtMgBr9) SOCl2
Grignard addition,alcohol elimination and Boc deprotection
10 10) HBr double bond migration and deprotection
(−)-huperzine A
N OMeNHBoc
HO
N OMeNHBoc
O
N OMeNH2
HN O
NH2
Formation of the ATA in huperzine A - a comparative analysis
1) (PhO)2P(O)N32) MeOHKozikowski synthesis
The Curtius rearrangement was also used by Shasun Pharma, Fukuyama, Terashima, Langlois, Bai, Yang, Chin and others
(CF3CO2)IPhHerzon synthesisN OMe
ONH2
N OMeH2N
N OMeCOOH
N OMeNH
OMe
O
Formation of the ATA in huperzine A - a comparative analysis
Pd(PPh3)4, Et3N
BocHN
Me
OHN OMe
BrSun synthesis
White synthesis
OH
N OMeH TsOH, H2NCO2Me
NH
N OMeH
EWGH
N OMeNHBoc
HO
N OMeNH2
N OMeNHEWG
H
Galanthamine blocks AchE
O
OH
NMe
MeO
galanthamine
The Sanochemia synthesis of galanthamine
a kilogram scale industrial synthesis of an alkaloid marketed as an anti-Alzheimer drug.
Org. Proc. Res. & Dev. 1999, 3, 425
MeO
MeO
O
H
H
O
OEt
HO
NH2
O
BrMeO
OH
NMe
O N Me
MeO
HO1,2 1) Br2
2) H2SO4
bromination,selective demethylation
3,4 3) tyramine → NaBH44) HCOOEt
reductive amination,formylation
MeO
MeO
O
H
HO
MeO
O
H
Br
HO
NH2
tyramine
HO
MeO
NCHO
Br
OH
5 5) K3[Fe(CN)6] key step: oxidative phenol coupling, probably via:
O NH
O
BrMeO
O
HO NH
O
BrMeO
O
HO NH
O
BrMeO
OFeX2
-H+
-FeX2
Methylated vanillin is a cheap bulk chemical.
6,7 6)7) LiAlH4 → HCl → NaOH
ketal formation,formamide and bromide reduction →ketal deprotection → isolation as free base
8 8) L-Selectride enone reduction
O NH
O
BrMeO
O OHOH
O N Me
MeO
O
(-)-narwedine(± )-Narwedine is converted quantitatively to one enantiomer by addition of (-)-narwedine seed crystals.
O N Me
MeO
HO
galantamine
Nerve gases and chemical warfare
Nerve gases are little effective against prepared opponents and have been mostly used to terrorize civilians.
PO
O
sarin
PO
O
soman
PO
S
PO N
EtO
S8P
O NEtO
VX
binary chemical weapon:
non-lethal precursor
SMe
FMe
FMe
EtOMeP
O
O
tabun
NCN
PS N
EtO
VX
OMe
rearrangement
N
Sarin irreversibly inhibits AChE after “aging”
Me PO
O
O
Cα
O
Cα
NN
H
H
O
O
Cα
Cα
sarin
The 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack
Ca. 900 mL sarin were deployed, twelve people were killed.
Instant treatment with atropine and pralidoxime
autoinjector from a U.S. Army manual
N
NOH
pralidoxime
(reacts with the organophosphatebefore "aging")
N
O
OH
O
atropine
(muscarinic antagonist)
H
Insecticides that inhibit AChE
NO2
OPS
parathion (E605)
OPO
dichlorvos
Cl
Cl
EtOEtO
MeOMeO
NH
O NO
S
aldicarb
OHN
O
NN
formetanate
O
O
NH
carbaryl
H H
Rasagiline is an irreversible inhibitor of MAO-B
N
N
N
NH
O
O
HO OH
OR
OH
HN
rasagiline
HN
Rasagiline is used to treat Parkinson’s disease.
Tolcapone is an inhibitor of COMT
pdb 4PYL
Tolcapone is used to treat Parkinson’s disease.
O
HO
HO
NO2
tolcapone