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Palombi L, Monti M, Scarel E, Morlacci V, Stener M, Aschi M. Unrevealing the Nitrogen Elusive Chirality of 3-Sulfanyl and 3-Sulfinyl N-Tosyl Isoindolinones by ECD Spectra: An Experimental and Theoretical Investigation. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202400232. [PMID: 38494944 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202400232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2024] [Revised: 03/13/2024] [Accepted: 03/14/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
Abstract
The nitrogen-hybridization/pyramidalization of two solvated N-tosylisoindolinone derivatives having chiral residues in adjacent (I) or adjacent and distal (II) position has been investigated by a theoretical-computational procedure based on Molecular Dynamics simulations and Quantum-Chemical calculations. After validation of our methodology in providing a reliable repertory of conformations by modeling the electronic circular dichroism (EDC) spectra, the electronic features associated with N-pyramidalization were further characterized through Natural Bond Order (NBO) analysis. Comparing against the N-geometry observed in crystal structures as a reference, our findings reveal that the presence of neighbouring chiral centers induces a more pronounced N-pyramidalization in solution than in the solid state, both in I and II. Furthermore, NBO analysis confirms that the N-lactam mostly retains the sp2 character but exhibits slight configurational distortion (ξI=13°; ξII=21°), which significantly influences the chiroptical activities observed in ECD spectra of I and II. This substantiates the N-lactams as configurationally stable chiral centers.
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- Laura Palombi
- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche e Chimiche Università di L'Aquila, Via Vetoio, 10, Coppito, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, Università degli studi di Trieste, Via Giorgieri 1, 34127, Trieste, Italy
- The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Strada Costiera 11, 34151, Trieste, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, Università degli studi di Trieste, Via Giorgieri 1, 34127, Trieste, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche e Chimiche Università di L'Aquila, Via Vetoio, 10, Coppito, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, Università degli studi di Trieste, Via Giorgieri 1, 34127, Trieste, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche e Chimiche Università di L'Aquila, Via Vetoio, 10, Coppito, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy
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Serusi L, Di Mola A, Massa A. A facile access to 1-substituted and unsubstituted 3-isoquinolinones via Mannich or Sn2 initiated cascade reactions under catalyst-free conditions. RSC Adv 2023; 13:6557-6563. [PMID: 36845590 PMCID: PMC9951188 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra00378g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Herein we report new cascade processes for the easy access to 1-substituted and C-unsubstituted 3-isoquinolinones. The Mannich initiated cascade reaction led to the synthesis of novel 1-substituted 3-isoquinolinones under catalyst-free conditions in the presence of nitromethane and dimethylmalonate as nucleophiles without the use of any solvent. The optimization of the synthesis of the starting material in a more environmentally benign manner, allowed the identification of a common intermediate useful for the synthesis of C-unsubstituted 3-isoquinolinones as well. The synthetic utility of 1-substituted 3-isoquinolinones was also demonstrated.
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- Lorenzo Serusi
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Biologia "A. Zambelli", Università degli Studi di Salerno Via Giovanni Paolo II, 84084 Fisciano Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Biologia "A. Zambelli", Università degli Studi di Salerno Via Giovanni Paolo II, 84084 Fisciano Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Biologia "A. Zambelli", Università degli Studi di Salerno Via Giovanni Paolo II, 84084 Fisciano Italy
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Morlacci V, Caruso T, Chiarini M, Arcadi A, Aschi M, Palombi L. Electrochemical-Induced Cascade Reaction of 2-Formyl Benzonitrile with Anilines: Synthesis of N-Aryl Isoindolinones. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27238199. [PMID: 36500288 PMCID: PMC9738245 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27238199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Revised: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
An electrochemical initiated tandem reaction of anilines with 2-formyl benzonitrile has been developed. Thus, unprecedented 3-N-aryl substituted isoindolinones have been conveniently achieved by constant current electrolysis in a divided cell using catalytic amount of electricity and supporting electrolyte and a Pt-cathode as working electrode. The origin of the electrochemical activation as well as the mechanism of the subsequent chemical cascade reactions have been investigated by DFT calculations.
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- Valerio Morlacci
- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche e Chimiche, Università degli Studi di L’Aquila, Via Vetoio, 67100 Coppito, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Biologia, Università di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze e Tecnologie Agroalimentari e Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Teramo, Via R. Balzarini, 64100 Teramo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Scienze dell’Informazione e Matematica, Università degli Studi di L’Aquila, Via Vetoio, 67100 Coppito, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche e Chimiche, Università degli Studi di L’Aquila, Via Vetoio, 67100 Coppito, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche e Chimiche, Università degli Studi di L’Aquila, Via Vetoio, 67100 Coppito, Italy
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-0862433007
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Serusi L, Palombi L, Pierri G, Mola AD, Massa A. Asymmetric Cascade Aza-Henry/Lactamization Reaction in the Highly Enantioselective Organocatalytic Synthesis of 3-(Nitromethyl)isoindolin-1-ones from α-Amido Sulfones. J Org Chem 2022; 87:8420-8428. [PMID: 35699594 PMCID: PMC9490826 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c00518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
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The asymmetric synthesis
of novel 3-substituted isoindolinones
is herein reported. A new cascade reaction was developed that consisted
of the asymmetric nitro-Mannich reaction of suitable α-amido
sulfones designed from 2-formyl benzoates, followed by the in situ cyclization of the adducts. Very high enantioselectivities,
up to 98% ee, and very good yields were obtained in the presence of
the readily available neutral bifunctional organocatalyst derived
from trans-1,2-diaminocyclohexane, which is known
as Takemoto’s catalyst. The investigation of the reactivity
of the obtained products allowed either the selective Boc-deprotection
or reduction of the nitro group, leading to further functionalized
3-substituted isoindolinones without affecting the enantiomeric purity.
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- Lorenzo Serusi
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Biologia "A. Zambelli", Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, Fisciano, Salerno 84084, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche e Chimiche, Università dell'Aquila, Via Vetoio, Coppito, L'Aquila 10-67100, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Biologia "A. Zambelli", Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, Fisciano, Salerno 84084, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Biologia "A. Zambelli", Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, Fisciano, Salerno 84084, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Biologia "A. Zambelli", Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, Fisciano, Salerno 84084, Italy
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Liu M, Li W, Huang M, Yan Y, Li M, Cao L, Zhang X. Enantioselective intramolecular Pictet–Spengler type annulation of indole-linked 3-methyleneisoindolin-1-ones. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj00517d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Asymmetric intramolecular Pictet–Spengler type annulation of indole-linked 3-methyleneisoindolin-1-ones provided isoindolinone fused tetrahydro β-carbolines with moderate to good enantioselectivities.
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- Min Liu
- Asymmetric Synthesis and Chiraltechnology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China
- Department of Chemistry, Xihua University, Chengdu, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Asymmetric Synthesis and Chiraltechnology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China
- Department of Chemistry, Xihua University, Chengdu, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Asymmetric Synthesis and Chiraltechnology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China
- Department of Chemistry, Xihua University, Chengdu, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Asymmetric Synthesis and Chiraltechnology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China
- Department of Chemistry, Xihua University, Chengdu, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Asymmetric Synthesis and Chiraltechnology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China
- Department of Chemistry, Xihua University, Chengdu, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Asymmetric Synthesis and Chiraltechnology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China
- Department of Chemistry, Xihua University, Chengdu, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Asymmetric Synthesis and Chiraltechnology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China
- Department of Chemistry, Xihua University, Chengdu, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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