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Mangunuru HPR, Terrab L, Janganati V, Kalikinidi NR, Tenneti S, Natarajan V, Shada ADR, Naini SR, Gajula P, Lee D, Samankumara LP, Mamunooru M, Jayaraman A, Sahani RL, Yin J, Hewa-Rahinduwage CC, Gangu A, Chen A, Wang Z, Desai B, Yue TY, Wannere CS, Armstrong JD, Donsbach KO, Sirasani G, Gupton BF, Qu B, Senanayake CH. Synthesis of Chiral 1,2-Amino Alcohol-Containing Compounds Utilizing Ruthenium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of Unprotected α-Ketoamines. J Org Chem 2024; 89:6085-6099. [PMID: 38648720 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.4c00045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
Abstract
Herein, we disclose a facile synthetic strategy to access an important class of drug molecules that contain chiral 1,2-amino alcohol functionality utilizing highly effective ruthenium-catalyzed asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of unprotected α-ketoamines. Recently, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a crisis of shortage of many important drugs, especially norepinephrine and epinephrine, for the treatment of anaphylaxis and hypotension because of the increased demand. Unfortunately, the existing technologies are not fulfilling the worldwide requirement due to the existing lengthy synthetic protocols that require additional protection and deprotection steps. We identified a facile synthetic protocol via a highly enantioselective one-step process for epinephrine and a two-step process for norepinephrine starting from unprotected α-ketoamines 1b and 1a, respectively. This newly developed enantioselective ruthenium-catalyzed asymmetric transfer hydrogenation was extended to the synthesis of many 1,2-amino alcohol-containing drug molecules such as phenylephrine, denopamine, norbudrine, and levisoprenaline, with enantioselectivities of >99% ee and high isolated yields.
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- Hari P R Mangunuru
- TCG GreenChem, Inc., 701 Charles Ewing Blvd, Ewing, New Jersey 08628, United States
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- TCG GreenChem, Inc., 701 Charles Ewing Blvd, Ewing, New Jersey 08628, United States
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- TCG GreenChem, Inc., 701 Charles Ewing Blvd, Ewing, New Jersey 08628, United States
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- TCG GreenChem, Inc., 701 Charles Ewing Blvd, Ewing, New Jersey 08628, United States
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- TCG GreenChem, Inc., 701 Charles Ewing Blvd, Ewing, New Jersey 08628, United States
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- TCG GreenChem, Inc., 701 Charles Ewing Blvd, Ewing, New Jersey 08628, United States
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- TCG GreenChem, Inc., 701 Charles Ewing Blvd, Ewing, New Jersey 08628, United States
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- TCG GreenChem, Inc., 701 Charles Ewing Blvd, Ewing, New Jersey 08628, United States
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- TCG GreenChem, Inc., 701 Charles Ewing Blvd, Ewing, New Jersey 08628, United States
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- TCG GreenChem, Inc., 701 Charles Ewing Blvd, Ewing, New Jersey 08628, United States
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- TCG GreenChem, Inc., 701 Charles Ewing Blvd, Ewing, New Jersey 08628, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23219, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23219, United States
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- TCG GreenChem, Inc., 701 Charles Ewing Blvd, Ewing, New Jersey 08628, United States
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- TCG GreenChem, Inc., 701 Charles Ewing Blvd, Ewing, New Jersey 08628, United States
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- TCG GreenChem, Inc., 701 Charles Ewing Blvd, Ewing, New Jersey 08628, United States
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- TCG GreenChem, Inc., 701 Charles Ewing Blvd, Ewing, New Jersey 08628, United States
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- TCG GreenChem, Inc., 701 Charles Ewing Blvd, Ewing, New Jersey 08628, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23219, United States
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- TCG GreenChem, Inc., 701 Charles Ewing Blvd, Ewing, New Jersey 08628, United States
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- TCG GreenChem, Inc., 701 Charles Ewing Blvd, Ewing, New Jersey 08628, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23219, United States
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- TCG GreenChem, Inc., 701 Charles Ewing Blvd, Ewing, New Jersey 08628, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23219, United States
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- TCG GreenChem, Inc., 701 Charles Ewing Blvd, Ewing, New Jersey 08628, United States
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- TCG GreenChem, Inc., 701 Charles Ewing Blvd, Ewing, New Jersey 08628, United States
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Demidoff FC, Caleffi GS, Figueiredo M, Costa PRR. Ru(II)-Catalyzed Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of Chalcones in Water: Application to the Enantioselective Synthesis of Flavans BW683C and Tephrowatsin E. J Org Chem 2022; 87:14208-14222. [PMID: 36251770 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c01733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
The oxo-tethered-Ru(II) precatalyst promoted the one-pot C═C/C═O reduction of chalcones using sodium formate as the hydrogen source in water through asymmetric transfer hydrogenation. Twenty-seven 1,3-diarylpropan-1-ols were obtained in good to excellent yields (up to 96%) and enantiomeric purities (up to 98:2). Our data suggested that the enones are first reduced to the corresponding dihydrochalcones (1,4-selectivity) and then into 1,3-diarylpropan-1-ols (C═O reduction). The stereoelectronic effects of electron-donating and electron-withdrawing groups at the ortho, meta and para positions of both aromatic rings were evaluated. The 2-OH group at the B ring was well tolerated, allowing a straightforward enantioselective synthesis of two flavans through the Mitsunobu cyclization, the antiviral (S)-BW683C and the natural flavan (S)-tephrowatsin E.
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- Felipe C Demidoff
- Laboratório de Química Bioorgânica (LQB), Instituto de Pesquisas de Produtos Naturais, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Av. Carlos Chagas Filho, 373, Bloco H, Cidade Universitária, 21.941-902 Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Química Bioorgânica (LQB), Instituto de Pesquisas de Produtos Naturais, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Av. Carlos Chagas Filho, 373, Bloco H, Cidade Universitária, 21.941-902 Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Química Bioorgânica (LQB), Instituto de Pesquisas de Produtos Naturais, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Av. Carlos Chagas Filho, 373, Bloco H, Cidade Universitária, 21.941-902 Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Química Bioorgânica (LQB), Instituto de Pesquisas de Produtos Naturais, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Av. Carlos Chagas Filho, 373, Bloco H, Cidade Universitária, 21.941-902 Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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