Synthesis of Spirocyclic
Compounds
Yi He
• Introduction
• Synthetic methodologies
• Syntheses of spirocyclics in natural products
– Gelsemine
– Spirotryprostatin
– Histrionicotoxin
– Ginkgolide B
• Conclusion
Introduction
• “Spirocyclane” introduced by Baeyer in
1900
• Widely present in natural compounds
• Synthetic challenging
– Chiral quaternary carbon center
– Synthesis of two fused rings
Methodologies for Constructing
Spirocenters
•
•
•
•
•
Alkylations
Rearrangement reactions
Cycloadditions
Transition metal catalyzed reactions
Cleavage of bridged systems
Sannigrahi, M. Tetrahedron 1999, 55, 9007-9071.
Alkylation
X
n
n
m
m
Substitution
X
X
n
n
m
m
1,4 - Addition
Alkylation using Bis-acetal
MeO
MeO
OMe
H
H
H
TMSOTf
H
MeO
MeO
MeO
CH2OTs
OTs
MeO
MeO
Solvent
Yield%
A%
B%
CH3CN
77
71
29
52
26
74
H
H
OTs
A
H
MeO
H
O
THF
OTs
MeO
OTs
O
B
Tanaka, T.; Okuda, O; Murakami, K; Yoshino, H.; Mikamiyama, H;
Kanda, A; Iwata, C. Tetrahedron Lett. 1994, 35, 4125-4128.
Alkylation using Ynamine
R
R
O
Me
Ph N
n
O
MgBr, CH3CN, 70 ºC
H
60-70%
O
H
n
O
C
N Me
Ph
Ph
Me N R
R
n
O
+
n
O
Me N O
Ph
O
A
B
n
R
A%
B%
2
CH3
85
15
1
CH3
80
20
1
i-Pr
100
0
(±)-Acoradiene
Ficini, J.; Revial, G.; Genêt, J. P. Tetrahedron Lett. 1981, 22, 629-632.
Kaiser, R.; Naegeli, P. Tetrahedron Lett. 1972, 13, 2009-2012.
Michael Addition
Ph
Ph
N
N
O
CO2Me
EtO2C
N
Boc
O
O
a) DIEPA, CH3CN
b) H2, Pd/C, CH3OH
85% 2 steps
EtO2C
O
N
Boc
H
CO2Me
Ph
N
H
O
EtO2C
N
H
H
O
Manzamine A
Brands, K. M.; DiMichele, L. M. Tetrahedron Lett. 1998, 39, 1677-1680.
Rearrangement Reactions for
Spiroannulation
• Vinylcyclopropanol/Vinylcyclobutanol
rearrangement
• Pinacol-type rearrangement
• Sigmatropic rearrangement
Vinylcyclobutanol/Vinylcyclopropanol
Rearrangement
OR
OR
Lewis acid
n
n
OCH3
OCH3
m
m
OCH3
O
n
n = 1 or 2
m = 1 or 3
m
OCH3
Trost, B. M.; Lee, D. C. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1988, 110, 6556-6558.
Trost, B. M.; Chen, D. W. D. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996, 118, 12541-12554.
Vinylcyclopropane Rearrangement
OTMS
O
1 eq. TMSOTf, 0.7 eq. pyr
OCH3
OCH3
-40 °C, 0.01M CH2Cl2, 85%
OCH3
85.2% de
O
H
OTMS
OCH3
O
CH3
favored
O
H
OTMS
O CH3
OCH3
H
disfavored
Trost, B. M.; Lee, D. C. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1988, 110, 6556-6558.
Prins – Pinacol Rearrangement
Y
R
Y
slow
HO
XR
Y
fast
XR
HO
O
XR
XR
O
XR
XR
TMSO
TMSO
O
Prins-Pinacol Spiroannulation
OMe
t-Bu
OTMS
RuCl3•3H2O
TMSOTf, DTBMP
t-Bu
CH2Cl2, RT, 70%
MeO
O
NaIO4, CCl4
CH3CN, H2O
t-Bu
O
OMe
t-Bu
OMe
CH2Cl2, RT, 28%
O
OMe RuCl3•3H2O
TMSOTf, DTBMP
TMSO
MeO
O
t-Bu
O
NaIO4, CCl4
CH3CN, H2O
t-Bu
O
Me
DTBMP =
t-Bu
Minor, K. P; Overman, L. E. Tetrahedron 1997, 53, 8927-8940.
N
t-Bu
Mechanism for Regioselectivity
XR'
t-Bu
OR
H
t-Bu
X
fast
OR
t-Bu
R'
O
XR'
slow
XR'
XR'
t-Bu
RO
O
t-Bu
XR'
t-Bu
OR
X
t-Bu
OR
t-Bu
R'
XR'
H
O
slow
RO
t-Bu
XR'
t-Bu
XR'
O
Mechanism for Low Yield of AxiallyTethers Electrophile
R'
X
t-Bu
OR
XR'
t-Bu
OR
neither bond anti to the carbocation!
2,3-Sigmatropic Rearrangement
SPh
Ph
CO2Et
S
Rh2(OAc)4
O
CO2Et
PhH, reflux
O
Ph
S
O
EtO2C
N2
PhS CO2Et
O
O
(+)-Acorenone
Kido, F.; Abiko, T.; Kato M. J. J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1 1992, 229-233.
Cycloaddition
• [4+2]
+
n
n
X
X
• [3+2]
X
+
Y
• [2+2]
n
n
n
n
n
X
• [2+1]
n
X
Diels-Alder Approach to ShizukaAcoradienol
MeO2C
+
O O
O
CHCl3, 50 °C
O
m-CPBA
MeO2C
300 MPa, 57%
O O
O
MeO2C
xylene, reflux
45%
MeO2C
O
HO
Shizuka-acordienol
Hatsui, T.; Hashiguchi, T.; Takeshita. H. Chemistry Express 1993, 8, 581-584.
[2+1]Cycloaddition in the Total
Synthesis of (-)-Acorenone
N2
Cu powder
HCl
cyclohexane
CHCl3
O
O
O
(-)-Acorenone
Ruppert, J. F.; Avery, M. A.; White, J. D. J. Chem., Soc. Chem. Commun. 1976, 978.
Gelsemine
• Major alkaloid component
of Gelsemium
sempervirens
• Novel hexacyclic cage
structure
• Unique spiro-oxindole
center
O
N
Me
H
N
O
Retrosynthesis of Gelsemine by
Johnson
O
H
N
O
N
N
+
N
N
O
N
O
TMS
Me
OMe
Me
O
N
Me
O
O
N
Me
Sheikh, Z.; Steel, R.; Tasker, A. S.; Johnson, A. P.
J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. 1994, 763-766.
O
Johnson’s Total Synthesis of Gelsemine
N
N N
OMe
O
N
+
O
n-BuLi (2 equiv.)
N
N N
N
N
N
MeO
O
Me
TMS
+
O
OMe
N
O
Me
O
N
Me
major
MeO
minor
N
N
hv, CH3CN
Pyrex
+
O
N
OMe
O
N
O
O
Me
Me
1
:
O
2
Sheikh, Z.; Steel, R.; Tasker, A. S.; Johnson, A. P.
J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. 1994, 763-766.
Mechanism of Radical Cyclization
N
N
•
•
N
N•
OCH3
OCH3
O
O
N
N
O
N
O
N
O
Me
Me
OCH3
•
O
Me
rotation
MeO
N
N
O
•
OMe
N
•
O
N
O
N
Me
Me
MeO
O
N
Me
O
O
Unexpected Formation of Oxetane
•
Ph N
O
H
N
O
•
H
N
CH2
O •
H
•
O
N
Me
O
O
O
N
Me
N
Me
O
O
Retrosynthesis of Gelsemine by
Speckamp
O
H
N
O
OTf
N
SEM Br
O
N
N
O
Me
O
N
OTDS
OTDS
Me
Me
TIPSO
OH
H
O
N
Me
OH
O
OEt
N
CH3
+
O
O
N
CH3
Newcombe, N. J.; Ya, F.; Vijn, R. J.; Hiemstra, H.; Speckamp, W. N.
J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. 1994, 767-768.