(-)-Corey lactone diol

HPLC and SFC enantioseparation of (±)-Corey lactone diol: Impact of the amylose tris-(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate) coating amount on chiral preparation

As an important intermediate of prostaglandins and entecavir, optically pure Corey lactone diol (CLD) has great value in the pharmaceutical industry. In this work, the enantioseparation of (±)-CLD was evaluated using high-performance liquid (HPLC) and supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC). In HPLC, the separations of CLD enantiomers on polysaccharide-based chiral stationary phases with both normal phase and polar organic phase were screened. And the conditions for the enantioseparation were optimized in HPLC and SFC, including the selection of mobile phase, temperature, back-pressure, and other conditions. More important, it was found that the chiral resolutions were greatly enhanced by the increase of the coating amount of ADMPC (amylose tris-(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate)) under both HPLC and SFC conditions, which can lead to the increase of the productivity and the decrease of the solvent consumption. The preparations of optically pure CLD were evaluated on a semi-preparative (2 × 25 cm) column packed with 30% ADMPC-coated CSP under HPLC and SFC conditions. Preparative performances in terms of kkd are 1.536 kg racemate/kg CSP/day and 1.248 kg racemate/kg CSP/day in HPLC and SFC, respectively.

Conformational flexibility of Corey lactone derivatives indicated by absorption and vibrational circular dichroism spectra

Infrared absorption and vibrational circular dichroism (VCD) spectra of four Corey lactone derivatives (diol, benzoate, p-phenylbenzoate, and bisbenzoate) were measured and analyzed on the basis of ab initio computations. The analysis interpreted most of the spectral features as well as the differences among individual compounds. Despite the common rigid lactone residue, conformational behaviors and spectral features of the derivatives were found to be different, because of hydrogen bonding and solvent effects. Recognition of common molecular parts in the spectra of different molecules increases the potential of using VCD for monitoring the purity of intermediates in chiral syntheses. For the derivatives, a conserved spectral component corresponding to the lactone skeleton could be identified on the basis of theoretical analysis but was relatively weak in intensity.

A practical synthesis of chiral tricyclic cyclopenta[b]benzofuran, a key intermediate of Beraprost

A novel formal synthesis of Beraprost (1) is described. The tricyclic cyclopent[b]benzofuran core is efficiently prepared from (-)-Corey lactone diol in 12 steps with an overall yield of 37.4%. Key features of the strategy include a ring-closing metathesis reaction and aromatization to form the tricyclic cyclopenta[b]benzofuran framework, and selective halogenation/formylation to install the butyrate side-chain.

A bicyclo[3.2.0]hept-3-en-6-one approach to prostaglandin intermediates

[reaction:see text] The substituted cyclopentanic structures, 6-benzyloxymethyl-7-hydroxy-2-oxabicyclo [3.3.0]octan-3-one (1), a Corey lactone derivative, and 6-exo-benzyloxymethyl-2-oxabicyclo[3.3. 0]oct-7-en-3-one (2), have been obtained stereoselectively through the bicyclo[3.2.0]hept-3-en-6-one approach via 5-benzyloxymethyl-3-hydroxy-6-heptenoic acid, easily accessible from the inexpensive monoprotected cis-2-butene-1,4-diol.

[Stereoselective synthesis of cyclopentanones using dirhodium(II)-catalyzed intramolecular C-H insertion reaction]

This review summarizes novel stereoselective syntheses of 3,4-cis- and 3,4-trans-3-alkyl-4-silyloxycyclopentanones using a dirhodium(II)-catalyzed intramolecular C-H insertion reaction as a key reaction. Treatment of diazoketoesters (20a-e) with 1 mol % of dirhodium(II) tetraacetate gave 2,3-trans-3,4-cis-cyclopentanones (21a-e) as major products. The presence of both the keto and ester groups in the precursors was found to be essential for this chemo- and stereoselective intramolecular C-H insertion reaction to take place. A possible interpretation for the observed stereoselectivity is presented. Optically active Corey lactone (38) was synthesized using a similar reaction of chiral alpha-diazo-beta-ketoester (33). Next, reactions of 5,6-bisoxygenated diazoketones with Rh2(OAc)4 were investigated. An acetonide derivative (39), upon treatment with Rh2(OAc)4, gave 3,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane (42) via oxonium ylide formation/1,2-shift. On the other hand, similar treatment of 5,6-bis(tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy) derivative (47) gave a C-H insertion product (51) which was purified by silica gel column chromatography to give 4-silyloxycyclopentenone (48). Direct reduction of 51 with lithium aluminum hydride gave stereoselectively diol (52) in 52% yield from 47. Reaction of 2-methoxycarbonylcyclopentenone (48) and a 2-benzenesulfonyl congener (50) with R2CuLi or RMgBr-CuI stereoselectively gave 2,3-trans-3,4-trans-cyclopentanones (22, 57) as a major diastereoisomer. On the other hand, reaction with R3 Al in toluene exclusively gave the corresponding 3,4-cis-adducts (21 and 58).