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Cyclization of Cross-Conjugated Trienes: The Vinylogous Nazarov Reactions

Rieder, C. J.; Winberg, K. J.; West, F. G. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 7504-7505

Nazarov Cyclization Initiated by Peracid Oxidation: The Total Synthesis of (±)-Rocaglamide

Malona, J. A.; Cariou, K.; Fronteir, A. J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 111, 7560-7561

Antoinette NibbsShort Literature Presentation

2 February 2010

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Frederick G. West

B.S. (1980): University of Arizona Chemistry, Summa cum Laude (Victor Hruby)

Ph.D. (1986): University of Wisconsin (Edwin Vedejs)1981-1984: NSF Predoctoral Fellow

Post Doc (1986-1988): Columbia University (Gilbert Stork)1986-1988: NIH Postdoctoral Fellow

Professor (1988-1989): University of Utahresearch areas: 4-pyranone photochemisty, Stevens rearrangement,

Nazarov cyclizations, taxane synthesis

Professor (2002 to present): University of Alberta

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Frederick G. West

c Dr. John Andraos, 2002

Frederick G. WEST(Wisconsin, 1986) [Utah, Alberta]

Edwin VEDEJS(Wisconsin, 1966; Harvard)

Andrew J. VREUGDENHIL(McGill, 1996) [Trent]

William D. LUBELL(Nagoya) [McGill]

Ryoji NOYORI(Kyoto, 1967; Harvard)

John F. BECK (UBC, 1971) [St. Francis Xavier]

Edward PIERS (UBC) [UBC]

Donald C. WIGFIELD (UBC) [Carleton]

Andrew G.H. WEE(Stanford) [Regina]

George JUST(Stanford) [McGill]

Robert MCCRINDLE(Stanford) [Guelph]

James P. KUTNEY(Wayne State, 1958)[UBC]

Carl DJERASSI(Wisconsin, 1945)

Alfred L. WILDS(Michigan, 1939)

Frank E. SMITH(McGill) [Laurentian]

Robert A. GOSSAGE(Victoria, 1996) [Acadia]

Stephen R. STOBART(McGill) [Victoria]

Mihai SCARLETE(McGill, 1995) [Bishop's]

Yining HUANG(McGill, 1992) [Western]

Pierre D. HARVEY(McGill, 1985) [Sherbrooke]

Ann M. ENGLISH(McGill, 1980) [Concordia]

Ian S. BUTLER(Northwestern) [McGill]

Fred BASOLO(Illinois, 1943)

John C. BAILAR(Michigan, 1928)

Moses GOMBERG(Michigan, 1894)

Albert B. PRESCOTT(Michigan, 1886)

John C. SHEEHAN(Michigan, 1941)

Elias J. COREY(MIT, 1951) Chemistry Nobel 1990)

Werner BACHMANN(Michigan, 1926)

Tony DURST(Harvard) [Ottawa]

Livain BREAU(Ottawa, 1991)[UQAM]William OGILVIE(Ottawa, 1989) [Ottawa]

David E. CANE(Harvard, 1971)

Youla S. TSANTRIZOS(Brown) [Concordia]Paul H.M. HARRISON(Brown) [McMaster]

Norman A. NELSON(Wisconsin, 1952)

Leo PAQUETTE(MIT, 1959)

Louis BARRIAULT(Ohio State) [Ottawa]Peter D. WILSON(Ohio State) [SFU]

Robert W. PARRY(Illinois, 1947)

Duward F. SCHRIVER(Michigan, 1961)

Ivor WHARF(Northwestern)[McGill]RabinBISSESSUR(Northwestern)[UPEI]

Cornelius K. CAIN(Johns Hopkins, 1939)

Edward C. TAYLOR(Cornell, 1949)

Charles W. JEFFORD(Princeton, 1962)

F.Y. WISELOGLE(Michigan, 1936)

James MCNULTY(Geneva) [Brock]

John BOUKOUVALAS(Warwick) [Laval]

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Nazarov Cyclization

O

R2

R1 R3

R4

O

R3R1

R2 R4

4π ERC stereocontrol?O

LA

R2

R1 R3

R4

"acid"

O

R3R1

R2 R4

LA

H

O

R3R1

R2 R4

LA

loss of stereocenter

O

R4R2

conrotatory

R1R3

LA

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New Approaches to Stereocontrol: Employing Bridged Bicyclic Dienones

Mazzola, R. D., Jr.; White, T. D.; Vollmer-Snarr, H. R.; West, F. G. Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 2799

Me Me

Me

H O

Me

SiMe3

BF3·OEt2–78 → 0 °C

Me Me

Me

H

HH

O

70%, 19:1 dr

–78 → –40 °CBF3·OEt2

Me MeMe O

Me

SiMe3

Me MeMe H

H

Me

O 81%, >33:1 dr

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New Approaches to Stereocontrol: Chiral Auxiliaries for the Allene Ether Nazarov

Banaag, A. R.; Tius, M. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 17, 5328

NO

O

MePh

OOTBSOTBS

TBSO OLi

HH

OOO

OTBS O

Ph

Li

HH

O

Me

OH

Ph

4/96 er

OH

Me

O

Ph

95/5 er

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Interrupted Nazarov Cyclization

Rieder, C. J.; Fradette, R. J.; West, F. G. Chem. Commun. 2008, 1572

OBF3·OEt2

O

OH

H H

O OH

H H

OO

O

R3R1

R2 R4

LA

H

elimination trapping

Nu O

R3R1

R2 R4

NuO

R3R1

R2 R4

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Alternatives to Carbonyl Precursor

Grant, T. N.; West, F. G. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 9348–9349; Grant, T. N.; West, F. G. Org. Lett. 2007, 9, 3789–3792

R3R2

R1

OTIPS CHCl350% aq. NaOH

BnEt3NCl R3R2

R1

TIPSO ClCl

O

R1

R2 Cl

R3

O inherent limitations of dienone substitution pattern

LA

R2

R1 R3

R4

O

R2

R1 R3

R4

R

R2

R1 R3

R4

substrate initiation?

AgBF4, rt

CH2Cl2Cl

R3R1

R2

O

Cl

R3R1

R2

O

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Alternatives to Carbonyl Precursor: Imino Nazarov

PhMe

CN

OMOM

Li

H

H

PhMe

N

OMOM

H

H

Li

Me

NH2Ph

O

73%

Vinylogous Nazarov?

R2

R1 R3

R4

O

R5

Tius, M. A.; Chu, C. C.; Nieves-Colberg, R. Tetrahedron Lett. 2001, 42, 2419

MXn

R2

R1 R3

R4

O

R5

MXn

4π ERCR1

R2

R3

R4

O

R5

MXn

H+ transferR1

R2

R3

R4

O

R5

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Preparation of Cross-Conjugated Trienes

Bradford, T. A.; Payne, A. D.; Wilis, A. C.; Paddon-Row, lM. N.; Sherburn, M. S. Org. Lett. 2007, 9, 3789

Plan A: metal-catalyzed cross couplings

Plan B: homologation of cross-conjugated dienonesO

R2

R1 R3

R4

MgBr

X R

R

X

Zn R

X

Zn

BrMg R

X R

Ni(dppp)Cl2

THF, —20 to 25 °C

Pd(PPh3)4,

THF, —78 to 25 °C

Ni(dppp)Cl2

THF, —20 to 25 °C

Pd(PPh3)4,

THF, —78 to 25 °C

Negishi cross-coupling

Tamao-Kumada-Corriu cross-coupling

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unreactive to standard olefination reagents

Preparation of Cross-Conjugated Trienes

homologation of cross-conjugated dienones O

R2

R1 R3

R4

Meyer-Schuster rearrangement of bis-allylic propargyl carbinols:

OH

PhPh

Ph

H+ Ph

Ph

Ph

Ph Ph

O

HOH

Ph

Swaminathan, S.; Narayanan, K. V. Chem. Rev. 1971, 71, 429See also: Engel, D. A.; Lopez, S. S.; Dudley, G. B. Tetrahedron 2008, 64, 6988

Ramon, Ruben S.; Marion, N.; Nolan, S. P. Tetrahedron 2009, 65, 1767

OH

R2R1

OEt

AuCl3 (5 mol %) R2

R1 OEt

O

HR1,2 = alkyl, aryl

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Preliminary Experiments

Rieder, C. J.; Winberg, K. J.; West, F. G. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 7504

OOEtLi

THF, —78 °C99%

HO

OEt

SiO2

94%

CO2Et

O

Ph

Me Me

Ph

OEtLi

THF, —78 °C99% Ph

Me Me

Ph

HO

OEt

Ph

Me Me

Ph

CO2Et

SiO2

Au(III)

X

X

O

Ph

Me Me

Ph

OEtLi

THF, —78 °C99% Ph

Me Me

Ph

HO

OEt

VO(acac)2

PhMe, 80 °C84% Ph

Me Me

Ph

CO2Et

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Meyer-Schuster Homologation of DienonesO

R2

R1 R3

R4

OEtLi

VO(acac)2, PhMe, 80 °C

,THF, —78 °C

R2

R1 R3

R4

CO2Et

O

R2

R1 R3

R4

OEtLi

THF, —78 °CR2

R1 R3

R4

HO

OEt

VO(acac)2

PhMe, 80 °CR2

R1 R3

R4

CO2Et

5 1

CO2Et

99%61%

Ph

Me Me

Ph

99%84%

i-Pr

Me Me

i-Pr

98%76%

Ph

Me Me

H

92%81% (1:1 mixture)

93%80% (7:3 E/Z)

H

Me

96%78%

Me

Me Me

Me

36%75%

CO2Et CO2EtCO2EtCO2Et

CO2Et CO2Et

Rieder, C. J.; Winberg, K. J.; West, F. G. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 7504

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Reactivity of Other Carbonyl Groups

i-Pr

Me Me

i-Pr

CO2Et

1. DIBAL

2. MnO297% yield over two steps

Me Me

i-Pr i-Pr

O

H

(MeO)NHMe·HCl

i-PrMgCl 82%

O

N(OMe)MeMe Me

i-Pr i-Pr

MeMgCl

74% over two steps

O

MeMe Me

i-Pri-Pr

Rieder, C. J.; Winberg, K. J.; West, F. G. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 7504

O

R2

R1 R3

R4

OEtLi

2. VO(acac)2, PhMe, 80 °C

,THF, —78 °C

R2

R1 R3

R4

CO2Et1.

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Evaluation of Activation Conditions

Bronsted acids (HCl, H3PO4, CF3CO2H) and Lewis acids (FeCl3, SnCl4) provided minimal conversion

Ph

Me Me

Ph

CO2Et

Me

Ph

Me

Ph

CO2Et

mixture of regioisomers

conditions

DCE 55 °C 55 %Sc(OTf)3 5 mol %

Lewis acid solvent temp yieldamount

BF3·OEt2 –78 °C → rt 70%CH2Cl21.1 equiv–78 °C → rtCH2Cl2 76%TiCl4 1.1 equiv

TiCl4 substoichiometric partial conversion–78 °C → rtCH2Cl2

Rieder, C. J.; Winberg, K. J.; West, F. G. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 7504

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Cyclization and Modifications

Rieder, C. J.; Winberg, K. J.; West, F. G. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 7504

R2

R1 R3

R4

Method A: TiCl4, CH2Cl2, –78 °C

Method B: Sc(OTf)3 (cat)., DCE 55 °C R1

R2

R3

R4

O

XX

O

O

OEt

83%79%

Me

Ph

Me

Ph

O

OEt

75%93%

OEt

O

H

MeOEt

O

OEt

O

75%0 % 0%

Me

Me Me

Me

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Cyclization and Modifications

R2

R1 R3

R4

Method A: TiCl4, CH2Cl2, –78 °C

Method B: Sc(OTf)3 (cat)., DCE 55 °C R1

R2

R3

R4

O

XX

O

Me

i-Pr

Me

i-Pr

O

N(OMe)Me

76% (at 0 °C)

Me

i-Pr

Me

i-Pr

O

Me

74% (yield over two steps from Weinreb amide dienone)

MeMgCl

Me

i-Pr

Me

i-Pr

O

H

Me

i-Pr

Me

i-Pr

OH

86%

NaBH4, CeCl3

EtOH

Rieder, C. J.; Winberg, K. J.; West, F. G. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 7504

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Conclusions

R2

R1 R3

R4

Method A: TiCl4, CH2Cl2, –78 °C

Method B: Sc(OTf)3 (cat)., DCE 55 °C R1

R2

R3

R4

O

XX

O

replacement of carbonyl with enoate, enamide, enone, or enal functionality affords viable substrates

substoichiometric amounts of Sc(OTf)2 are sufficient

all examples (except for Me-Ph-Me-Ph) afford single diene regioisomer

exocyclic alkene formed as a single stereoisomer

Rieder, C. J.; Winberg, K. J.; West, F. G. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 7504

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Alison J. Frontier

B.S. (1992): Harvard University, Chemistry (Yoshito Kishi)

(1992-1994): Research Scientist, Basic Medicinal Chemistry Division, Merck

(1997-1998): Division of Organic Chemistry Fellowship

Ph.D. (1999): Columbia University (Samuel Danishefsky)

Post Doc (1999-2001): Stanford University (Barry Trost)NIH Postdoctoral Fellow

Professor (2002 to present): University of Rochesterresearch program: organometallic strategies, pericyclic reactions

asymmetric catalysis, total synthesis

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Rocaglamide

Malona, J. A.; Cariou, K.; Fronteir, A. J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 111, 7560

cyclopenta[b]tetrahydrobenzofuran-containing heterocycleisolated from the root and stems of Aglia elliptifolia by King in 1982

rocaglamide and related compounds demonstrated cytostatic and cytotoxic activity against a number of human cancer cell lines:

IC50 = 1.0–6.0 ng/mL

synthetic challengefive contiguous stereocenters

cis aryl groups on adjacent carbonshighly oxygenated system

before this paper, seven total syntheses, two affording enantioenriched products (Trost and Porco)

O

OH

PhPMP

HOOMe

MeO R

O

R = NMe2, rocaglamideR = OMe, aglafolin

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[3+2] Cycloaddition Strategy

Gerard, B.; Sangji, S.; OʼLeary, D. J.; Porco, Jr., J. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 7754

O

OH

PhPMP

HOOMe

MeO R

O

R = NMe2, rocaglamideR = OMe, aglafolin

O

OOMe

MeO

OH

OMe

CO2MePh

MeOH, 0 °C,uranium filter

hυTADDOL der.

OMe

MeO O

HO

Ph

CO2Me

O

PMP

NaOMeMeOH

O

O

CO2MeHO

OMe

MeO

OMe

Me4NBH(OAc)3

O

OH

CO2Me

PhPMP

HOOMe

MeOO

OH

CO2Me

PhPMP

HOOMe

MeO

exo methyl rocaglate endo methyl rocaglateO

OHOMe

MeO

O

OMe

MeO

O

Ph

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Oxidative Cyclization

OH

CO2R

OMe

MeO

OMe

CO2R

O

CO2R

OMe

MeO

OMe

CO2RDDQ

O

OH

PhPMP

HOOMe

MeO R

O

R = NMe2, rocaglamideR = OMe, aglafolin

Trost, B. M.; Greenspan, P. D.; Yang, B. V., Saulnier, M. G. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1990, 112, 9022

O

CO2R

OMe

MeO

OMe

CO2R

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Original Synthetic Plan

O

OMe

O

OMe

OOMe

MeO

δ- δ+ O

OOMe

MeO

OMe

OMe

Oelectro-

cyclization

M

O

OH

PhPMP

HOOMe

MeO R

O

R = NMe2, rocaglamideR = OMe, aglafolin

H2O

O

O

PhPMP

HOOMe

MeO OMe

O

Malona, J. A.; Cariou, K.; Fronteir, A. J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 111, 7560

Lewis acid

O

OMe

O

OMe

OOMe

MeO

M

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The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men...

OPMP

OR

OMe

MeOLewis acid

H2O

M

Ph

OPMP Ph

O

OMe

O

δ- δ+

OMe

MeO Lewis acid

H2OO

PMP Ph

O

OMe

OOMe

MeO

M

OPMP Ph

OR

OMe

MeO

δ-δ+δ- δ+

R = EDG, reestablishes complementary polarizationand stabilizes oxyallyl cation

O

O

R

PhPMP

OMe

MeO

M

R = CO2Me, both termini electron deficient

O

OH

PhPMP

HOOMe

MeO R

O

R = NMe2, rocaglamideR = OMe, aglafolin

Malona, J. A.; Cariou, K.; Fronteir, A. J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 111, 7560

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Complementary Polarization

δ-δ+

OPMP

OR

OMe

MeOLewis acid

H2O

M

PhO

PMP Ph

OR

OMe

MeO

δ-δ+

R = EDG, reestablishes complementary polarizationand stabilizes oxyallyl cation

OPMP

OROMe

MeO

H

Ph

Testing This Hypothesis

O

OH

PhPMP

HOOMe

MeO R

O

R = NMe2, rocaglamideR = OMe, aglafolin

O

O

R

PhPMP

OMe

MeO

M

OPMP

OROMe

MeO O

Ph

[O]

Malona, J. A.; Cariou, K.; Fronteir, A. J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 111, 7560

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Synthesis of Propargyl Ethers

O

O

OMe

MeO

PMP

O

OMe

MeO

PMP

OR

Ph

1. phenylacetylene, n-BuLi, THF;

2. KH, EtI, THF, 64% or KH, NaI, PMBCl, THF 69% over three steps

R = Et or PMB

1. CeCl3, MgBrthen 1.0 M HCl, 65%

2. OsO4, NMO, acetone/t-BuOH/H2O; then NaIO4, THF/H2O

CHO

O

OMe

MeO

PMP

O

OH

PhPMP

HOOMe

MeO R

O

R = NMe2, rocaglamideR = OMe, aglafolin

Malona, J. A.; Cariou, K.; Fronteir, A. J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 111, 7560

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Key Bond-forming Step

O

OMe

MeO

PMP

OROH

PhSnBu3

O

OMe

MeO

PMP

OR

SnBu3

Pht-BuLi, Bu3SnCl

Et2O

no hydridoalkoxyallene

O

OMe

MeO

PMP

OR

Ph

R = Et or PMB

O

OR

O

PhPMP

OMe

MeO

single diastereomer

m-CPBA

DMF, 23 °C40-50% over

two steps

oxidation/Nazarov cyclization cascade

O

OMe

MeO

PMP

OR

SnBu3

PhO

O

OH

PhPMP

HOOMe

MeO R

O

R = NMe2, rocaglamideR = OMe, aglafolin

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Completion of Synthesis

O

OEt

O

PhPMP

OMe

MeO

all attempts to functionalize ethyl enol ether failed

O

OH

PhPMP

HOOMe

MeO R

O

R = NMe2, rocaglamideR = OMe, aglafolin

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Backup Plan

Pd(PPh3)4, CO, MeOH

DIPEA, THF, 65 °C (79%)

O

O

CO2Me

PhPMP

OMe

MeO

HO

O

OPMB

O

PhPMP

OMe

MeO

1. DDQ, CH2Cl2 (71%)

2. KHMDS, PhNTf2, THF, 0 °C (83%) O

O

OTf

PhPMP

OMe

MeO

HO

enol ether cleavageinstallation of OH under oxidative conditions

O

OH

PhPMP

HOOMe

MeO R

O

R = NMe2, rocaglamideR = OMe, aglafolin

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Mission Accomplished

oxidation/Nazarov cyclization as key bond-forming step pentadienyl cation generated through the peracid oxidation of an allenol ether

O

O

CO2Me

PhPMP

OMe

MeO

HO

O

O

CO2Me

PhPMP

OMe

MeO

HOPtO2, H2

EtOH 65%

11 steps

NaHB(OAc)3

MeCN/AcOH 56% O

OH

CO2Me

PhPMP

OMe

MeO

HO

aglafolin

O

OH

CO2Me

PhPMP

OMe

MeO

HO

aglafolin

O

OH

PhPMP

OMe

MeO

HONMe2

O

rocaglamide60%

Me2NH·HCl, DCC, DMAP

LiOH, THF/H2O

82%

O

OH

PhPMP

OMe

MeO

HOOH

O

rocagloic acid

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O

OH

PhPMP

HOOMe

MeO R

O

R = NMe2, rocaglamideR = OMe, aglafolin