Facile access to [1,2]-oxazine derivatives via annulations of aminoxy-tethered 1,7-enynes

Regio-, Enantio-Controlled Cascade Oxa-Michael Addition of Hydroxyl Amine: Synthesis of Dihydro-1,2-Oxazines

Herein, we disclose a cinchona-alkaloid-based squaramide-catalyzed intermolecular oxa-Michael cascade addition cyclization of N-protected hydroxyl amine to formyl-tethered Michael acceptors toward the synthesis of enantioenriched 1,2-oxazine scaffolds. Generally, good yield (up to 78%), good to excellent enantiomeric ratio (up to 98:2 er), and excellent regioselectivity (>19:1) were observed. Furthermore, the scalability of this methodology and a successful demonstration of postsynthetic transformations have been accomplished.

Naphtho[1,8-de][1,2]Oxazin-4-ol: Precursor to 1,2,8-Trisubstituted Naphthalenes and 1-Unsubstituted Naphtho[1,2-d]isoxazole 2-Oxide: A Novel Isomerization of the N-Oxide to Nitrile Oxide en Route to Isoxazol(in)es

Naphtho[1,8-de][1,2]oxazin-4-ol and its acyl or benzyl derivatives ring open to various 2,8-dihydroxy-1-naphthonitriles, which, through (de)protection protocols and reduction, afford the target (E)-2-hydroxy-8-methoxy-1-naphthaldehyde. This was converted to its corresponding oxime, which was oxidatively o-cyclized with phenyliodine(III) diacetate (PIDA) to 9-methoxynaphtho[1,2-d]isoxazole 2-oxide. The latter, in deuterated DMSO at room temperature, was rearranged to its isomer 2-hydroxy-8-methoxy(naphthalen-1-yl)nitrile oxide. The isomerization was detected by time-course plot 1H NMR spectroscopy and further identified from its 13C NMR and HRMS spectra. The nitrile oxide was stable in (non)deuterated DMSO for at least 18 h. A 3,4-bis(2-hydroxy-8-methoxynaphthalen-1-yl)-1,2,5-oxadiazole 2-oxide, as a dimerization product or an isocyanate as a rearrangement isomer, was ruled out, the former by its HRMS spectrum and the latter by its 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions to substituted isoxazoles.