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Drug synthesis II
2010
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Heterocyclic compounds
• Heterocycles contain one or more hereroatoms in a ring
X X
X Z Y
Y
X,Y,Z are usually N,O,S
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Heterocycles
• Aromatic five‐membered heterocycles
Heterocycles
• Aromatic six‐membered heterocycles
5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4
6 3 6 3 6
N3 6 N 3
7 2 7 N2 7 2 7 2
N N N
8 8 1 8 8
1 1 1
isoquinoline
quinoline quinazoline quinoxaline
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Heterocycles
• Aliphatic heterocycles
Heterocycles
• Tautomerism
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Reactions of heterocycles
Five‐membered heterocycles are good nucleophiles
• Reaction with bromine requires no Lewis acid and leads to
substitution at all four free positions.
Reactions of heterocycles
Vilsmeier reaction (Vilsmeier‐Haack O
reaction) allows the formylation of CH3
H N
heterocyclic and electron‐rich
CH3 O
arenes. The formylating agent,
y g g , N N
chloroiminium ion, is formed in situ H 1. POCl3 H H
from N,N‐dimethylamide and POCl3 2. H2O
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Reactions of heterocycles
• Aromatic heterocycles undergoes aminoalkylation (Mannich reaction)
• For example N‐methylpyrrole reacts at the 2‐position . Reaction is
used in the manufacture of the nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory
compound, tolmetin.
compound, tolmetin.
CH3
HN H3C
H3C
CH3 H3C
N CH
N 3 N CH
CH2=O N 3
H3C N
Mannich H3C O CH3
reaction
Tolmetin
Five
Five‐‐membered heterocycles act as dienes
act as dienes in Diels–
in Diels–Alder reactions
Common building‐blocks for
heterocyclic compounds
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General strategies for heterocycle synthesis
• ”1+4” strategy
”1+5” strategy
General strategies
General strategies for
for heterocycle
heterocycle synthesis
”2+3” strategy
”2+3” strategy ”3+3” strategy
”3+3” strategy
Examples
O
O HO O
O
X O
X = Cl, Br, I
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Reactions used in heterocyclic ring synthesis
Aldol‐‐type reactions of
Aldol of enols
enols or enolate anions with
electrophiles.
electrophiles.
Imine/enamine formation
Reactions used in heterocyclic ring
synthesis
•Enamine is tautomeric form of imine. If dialkylamine is
used, enamine is formed
used, enamine is formed
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Reactions used in heterocyclic ring
synthesis
•When the process leads to C‐heteroatom bond formation,
then the nucleophile is an appropriate heteroatom.
then the nucleophile is an appropriate heteroatom.
Furans
Paal Knorr
Feist--Benary
Feist
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Thiophenes
Paal Knorr
•Hinsberg Synthesis of Thiophene Derivatives
Gewald reaction
Pyrroles
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Pyrroles
• Hantzsch pyrrole synthesis: from α‐halomethyl ketones, β‐keto esters and
ammonia or amines
1,2‐Azoles
Pyrazoles can be synthesized from 1,3
1,3‐‐dicarbonyls
with hydrazine
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1,2‐Azoles
Example of pyrazole synthesis: Rimonabant
1,2‐Azoles
The synthesis of sildenafil (Viagra)
Retrosynthesis
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1,2‐Azoles
The synthesis of sildenafil (Viagra)
Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 6, pp. 1819, 1996
1,2‐Azoles
The synthesis of sildenafil (Viagra)
O CH3
O C 3
CH O CH3
H2N N
OEt O N N
H2N N EtO HN
N pyridine NaOH N
Cl + EtO HN
H2N N
O
CH3
CH3 CH3
OEt O
O CH3 CH3
N EtO HN N
EtO HN N
N
ClSO2OH HN N
N
N
CH3
CH3 CH3
O S O O S
O N
Cl
N
CH3
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1,2‐Azoles
synthesis of isoxazoles
By 1,3
1,3--cycloaddition from nitrile oxides and
unsaturated compounds
1,3‐Azoles
•Oxazoles and thiazoles can be obtained by the
Robinson‐Gabriel synthesis from 2‐acylamino‐ketones.
2‐acylamino
acylamino‐‐ketones reacts with phosphorus
pentasulfide to form thiazoles
pentasulfide to form thiazoles
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1,3‐Azoles
• Oxazoles can be made by Blümlein‐Lewy Synthesis: heating an
haloketone with amide
1,3‐Azoles
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1,3‐Azoles: Synthesis of imidazoles
•From amidines and hydroxy or halocarbonyl compounds
1,3‐Azoles: Imidazoles from isocyanides
• The reaction of aldehydes, primary amines and
toluenesulphonylmethyl isocyanide (TOSMIC) yield 1,4,5‐
trisubstituted imidazoles (van Leusen et al. J. Org. Chem. 1977, 42, 1153).
R3 O
S
O N CH3 R3
O C N
- H2O R1 C
NH2 Ts
R1 + H R2 N R2 TOSMIC
Base N R
H 2
R3 R3 R1
Ts O
N N
Base S
H + OH
N N R2
R2 H3C
R1 R1
http://www.organic-chemistry.org/Highlights/2005/05May.shtm
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1,3‐Azoles: Imidazoles from isocyanides
• Substituted tosylmethyl isocyanides (TosMICs) are synthesized from
tosylmethyl formamides and p‐methylphenylsulphinic acid.
• Synthesis of the GSK p38 kinase inhibitor
1,3‐Azoles
Synthesis of 2-Butyl-4-chloro-5-hydroxymethyl-1H-
imidazole
H O H2N
N CH3
CH3 HO
HO OH HN
N Cl
Cl
O NH3, MeOH H
H2N N
CH3 CH3
HO +
OH HN HO N
N HN N
N
1. Me3SiCl,
2.Chlorosuccinimide H
3. Zn, AcOH N
CH3 N
CH3
HO N HO N
Cl
Cl
2-Butyl-4-chloro-5-hydroxy-
methyl-1H-imidazole Losartan
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Dihydroimidazoles
Oxymetazoline
1,4‐Dihydropyridines
4-Aryl-1,4-dihydropyridines (e.g.
nifedipine)
p ) are calcium channel
modulators for the treatment of
cardiovascular diseases such as
hypertension, cardiac
arrhythmias, or angina.
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Pyridines
•Pyridoxine, vitamin B6, has been synthesised by
Guareschi ring synthesis
Glutarimides
Thalidomide O
NH2
O
O O
H2N O NH2
Ac2O
OH
O N O
O N
NH
OH
O O O
O O
Thalidomide
O
O CO H O
2 F3C
CO2H NH2 HOBt = N-hydroxybenzotriazole
N N O N
HOBt NH N
EDCCI N
O O O
OH
2-phthalimido-D-glutaric acid (R)-Thalidomide EDCCl = N-(3-dimethylamino)propyl-
N'-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride
Tetrahedron Letters (1999), 40(19), 3697-3698.
CH3
N -
H3C N C NH+ Cl
CH3
A i
Aminoglutethimide
l t thi id
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Pyrimidines
• Pinner pyrimidine sythesis: from 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds and amidines
R1 R3
R2
NH2 NH2 S S
R1 R3 R1 R3
R2 R2
Pyrimidines
•Example: trimethoprim (bacteriostatic antibiotic)
NH2 NH2
guanidine O O O O
N N H2N NH
EtO OEt EtO OEt
NH2 O O FGI MeO Br
MeO MeO
H NH2
MeO
MeO MeO
OMe MeO
OMe OMe
MeO
OMe
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Pyrimidines
•Biginelli Reaction: acid‐catalyzed, reaction between an
aldehyde, a,ß‐ketoester and urea constitutes a rapid and facile
synthesis of tetrahydropyrimidones.
•Synthesis of rac‐Monastrol (Mitosis blocker by kinase Eg5
inhibition)
Tetrazoles
Carboxylic acid isostere
Synthesis
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Indoles
Fischer Indole Synthesis:
The conversion of aryl hydrazones to
indoles;; requires elevated temperatures
indoles
and the addition of Brønsted or Lewis acids
Synthesis
y of Sumatriptan
p
(Daniel Lednicer
Lednicer:: Strategies for Organic Drug Synthesis and Design)
Quinolines
Quinoline nucleus is usually
is usually formed in
in one
one of
of two
two
ways
•Skraup‐reaction
O
Mechanism: OH + O NH2
H H2C
HO OH
- 2 H2O H N
H
H
H
O OH
[O]
- H2O N N
N N H
H H
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Quinolines
• Doebner‐Miller –reaction: ‐unsaturated ketone or aldehyde can be
used instead of glycerol to form a quinoline
Conrad‐‐Limpach reaction: Synthesis of 4
Conrad Limpach reaction: Synthesis of 4‐‐oxyquinolines by
condensation of esters of beta‐
condensation of esters of beta‐keto acids with aromatic amines
Quinolines
•Friedländer‐quinoline synthesis
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Isoquinolines
Isoquinolines
•Bischler‐Napieralski Reaction:
-Phenylethylamine is acylated
then cyclodehydrated using
phosphoryl chloride, phosphorous
pentoxide or other lewis acids. This
gives the dihydroisoquinoline,
dihydroisoquinoline,
which can be aromatised by
dehydrogenation with palladium.
E.g. in the synthesis of papaverine
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Isoquinolines
•Pictet‐Spengler synthesis: β‐Arylethylamine is heated in the
presence of an aldehyde and acid.
• A special case of the Mannich reaction.
Synthesis of Tadalafil
Isoquinolines
OEt O
• Pomeranz‐ EtO OEt
H3O+
- H2O
Fritsch O + OEt
H2N N N
Reaction R
R R
C. Pomeranz
C Pomeranz, Monatsh
Monatsh. 1414, 116 (1893)
P. Fritsch, Ber. 26, 419 (1893)
OH
- H2O
N
N
R
R
Schlittler-
Schlittler-
Müller
ü e
Reaction
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Quinolones
•Retrosynthesis
Synthesis
Thiadiazoles
•Synthesis of Timolol (‐blocker)
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Benzodiazepines
The retrosynthesis of diazepam
Diazepam
Benzodiazepines
Ugi Reaction (Ugi, I., et. al. Angew. Chem. 1959,
71, 386)
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