Sigmatropic rearrangements of cyclopropenylcarbinol derivatives. Access to diversely substituted alkylidenecyclopropanes

• Guillaume Ernouf,
• Jean-Louis Brayer,
• Christophe Meyer and
• Janine Cossy

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 333–350, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.29

• with Cs2CO3 in anhydrous DMF, followed by the addition of an excess of pyrrolidine, produced urea 14f (24%) [48][49]. The moderate yield of 14f was attributed to the instability of the in situ-generated isocyanate 15f under the reaction conditions [50]. When trichloroacetamide 13f was treated with an

• excess of pyrrolidine and Cs2CO3 in bench grade (undried) DMF, the reaction followed a different pathway and delivered α-oxoacetamide 16f (58%) instead of urea 14f [48][49]. This type of transformation had already been reported [51] and interpreted by a Favorskii-type mechanism, presumably involving the

• formation of the gem-dichloro-α-lactam intermediate 17f which would undergo ring opening by nucleophilic addition of pyrrolidine followed by hydrolysis of the resulting α,α-dichloro-α-aminoacetamide 18f (Scheme 12). To access aminocyclopropanes, the hydrogenation of (arylmethylene)cyclopropane 13f was

Synthesis of nonracemic hydroxyglutamic acids

• Dorota G. Piotrowska,
• Iwona E. Głowacka,
• Andrzej E. Wróblewski and
• Liwia Lubowiecka

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 236–255, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.22

• ,3R)-2 involved attachment of allyl and vinyl groups to form (4R,5R)-42 which was next oxidized to diacid and finally esterified to give dimethyl ester of (2S,3R)-2 as the hydrochloride (Scheme 10) [59]. By formation of the pyrrolidine ring Important synthetic strategies towards 3-hydroxyglutamic

• acids take advantage of the intermediary formation of the pyrrolidine ring. Addition of the dianion of 43 to acrolein gave a 69:31 mixture of diastereoisomers with compound 44 predominating which was easily separated on silica gel. When imine 45 was treated with iodine a stereoselective

• separation the hydroxy groups in (2R,3R)-50 were protected as silyl ethers to allow oxidation at C5 to produce pyrrolidine-2-one (4R,5R)-47 (Scheme 12) which was later transformed into (2S,3R)-34 as already shown (Scheme 11) [61]. From L-malic acid (S)-Acetoxypyrrolidin-2,5-dione (51), readily available from

Degenerative xanthate transfer to olefins under visible-light photocatalysis

• Atsushi Kaga,
• Xiangyang Wu,
• Joel Yi Jie Lim,
• Hirohito Hayashi,
• Yunpeng Lu,
• Edwin K. L. Yeow and
• Shunsuke Chiba

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 3047–3058, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.283

• functionalized cyclopentane 3an and pyrrolidine 3ao, respectively, via 5-exo-trig radical cyclization (Table 2, entries 13 and 14). The present method was capable in functionalizing olefins 2p and 2q installed on steroid scaffolds with high efficiency (Table 2, entries 15 and 16). We next examined the reactions

Synthesis of pyrrolidine-based hamamelitannin analogues as quorum sensing inhibitors in Staphylococcus aureus

• Jakob Bouton,
• Kristof Van Hecke,
• Reuven Rasooly and
• Serge Van Calenbergh

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2822–2828, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.260

• product hamamelitannin and several of its analogues have been identified as quorum sensing inhibitors. In this paper the synthesis of pyrrolidine-based analogues of a more lead-like hamamelitannin analogue is reported. A convergent synthetic route based on a key ring-closing metathesis reaction was

• developed and delivered the pyrrolidine analogue in 17 steps in high yield. Chemoselective derivatization of the pyrrolidine nitrogen atom resulted in 6 more compounds. The synthesized compounds were evaluated in a biofilm model, but were all inactive. Keywords: hamamelitannin; iminosugar; pyrrolidine

• optimal side chain substituents are an o-chlorobenzamide on the 5-position and a non-substituted benzamide on the 2’-position. In absence of any structural information of the inhibitor–target interaction, we were interested in replacing the core tetrahydrofuran scaffold by a pyrrolidine ring in order to

The enzymes of microbial nicotine metabolism

• Paul F. Fitzpatrick

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2295–2307, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.204

• pyridine ring. The pyrrolidine pathway, which begins with oxidation of a carbon–nitrogen bond in the pyrrolidine ring, was subsequently characterized in a number of pseudomonads. Most recently, a hybrid pathway has been described, which incorporates the early steps in the pyridine pathway and ends with

• steps in the pyrrolidine pathway. This review summarizes the present status of our understanding of these pathways, focusing on what is known about the individual enzymes involved. Keywords: biodegradation; enzyme mechanism; flavoprotein; metabolic pathway; nicotine; Introduction The toxic alkaloid (S

• using the enzymes involved to synthesize specialty chemicals [1][2]. To date, the best-characterized bacterial pathways are those of Arthrobacter nicotinovorans and several pseudomonads. These are, respectively, known as the pyridine and pyrrolidine pathways due to the initial reactions in each. More

Synthesis of 1,4-imino-L-lyxitols modified at C-5 and their evaluation as inhibitors of GH38 α-mannosidases

• Maroš Bella,
• Sergej Šesták,
• Ján Moncoľ,
• Miroslav Koóš and
• Monika Poláková

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2156–2162, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.189

• be more potent and selective inhibitors of the target enzyme. Moreover, proposed N-benzyl substituent at the pyrrolidine core was also confirmed to be essential for selectivity [30]. In this study, we explored structure–activity relationships (SAR) of pyrrolidine derivatives 1 with different

• modifications at position 5. The benzyl moiety was chosen to be (4-halo)benzyl as the pyrrolidines 1 bearing these structural fragments were the most effective and selective against GMIIb [30]. The synthesis of modified pyrrolidine derivatives 2–5 (Figure 1) and GH38 α-mannosidases inhibition studies are

• inhibitors for GMIIb. The inhibitory activity of the tested pyrrolidines against GMIIb was affected by modification at C-5 of the imino-L-lyxitol core. Elongation of the C-5 position in pyrrolidine 1a by a methyl group led to a pair of diastereoisomers 4a and 5a which differ in the configuration at the new C

An efficient and facile access to highly functionalized pyrrole derivatives

• Meng Gao,
• Wenting Zhao,
• Hongyi Zhao,
• Ziyun Lin,
• Dongfeng Zhang and
• Haihong Huang

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 884–890, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.75

• considerable efforts have been expended to build stereogenic centers of pyrrolidine derivatives using chiral catalysts [7]. As our aim was to construct a small library of polysubstituted pyrroles for antibacterial screening, it prompted us to develop a concise and efficient synthesis of pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrole

• racemic pyrrolidine 11a using N-methylmaleimide (10a) as the simple dipolarophile without any chiral catalysts/ligands. To our delight, in the presence of 10 mol % of AgOAc, the reaction reached almost completion in CH2Cl2 within 1 h at room temperature and afforded the desired cycloadduct in moderate

• decomposition pathways, we increased the amount of 9a up to 1.5 equivalents, which delivered the bicyclic pyrrolidine 11a in excellent yield (82%, Table 2, entry 5). Prolonging the reaction time from 3 h to 6 h had no influence on the yield (Table 2, entry 6), which demonstrated that appropriate increase on the

Methyl isocyanide as a convertible functional group for the synthesis of spirocyclic oxindole γ-lactams via post-Ugi-4CR/transamidation/cyclization in a one-pot, three-step sequence

• Amarendar Reddy Maddirala and
• Peter R. Andreana

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 875–883, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.74

• spiro[indoline-3,2'-pyrrolidine]-2,5'-diones, via a post-Ugi-domino transamidation/cyclization sequential process, has been achieved in three sequential steps utilizing a one-pot reaction protocol. The variation in carboxylic acid substrates allows for the generation of new chiral racemic quaternary

• synthetic method for these molecules that allows for structural diversity is also important but not necessarily trivial. For these and other reasons, we became interested in synthesizing spiro[indoline-3,2'-pyrrole]-2,5'(1'H)-dione and spiro[indoline-3,2'-pyrrolidine]-2,5'-dione scaffolds (a class of

• '-pyrrolidine]-2,5'-diones. Zhu et al. [38] reported 3-substituted-2-indolinones via a microwave-assisted post-Ugi-4CR/Buchwald–Hartwig reaction and another similar approach was illustrated by Van der Eycken et al. [39] for spiro[indoline-3,2'-pyrrole]-2,5'(1'H)-diones. In previous efforts to study 3

Functionalization of N-arylglycine esters: electrocatalytic access to C–C bonds mediated by n-Bu₄NI

• Mi-Hai Luo,
• Yang-Ye Jiang,
• Kun Xu,
• Yong-Guo Liu,
• Bao-Guo Sun and
• Cheng-Chu Zeng

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 499–505, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.35

• ]. Later on, arylation, vinylation and alkynylation of glycine derivatives were also accomplished by the same group (Scheme 1) [13]. Using the Cu(OAc)2/pyrrolidine dual catalysts system, Huang developed the oxidative cross coupling of glycine derivatives with acetone in the presence of TBHP or DDQ as

5-Aminopyrazole as precursor in design and synthesis of fused pyrazoloazines

• Ranjana Aggarwal and
• Suresh Kumar

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 203–242, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.15

• antitumor activities against various human cancer cell lines. The compound 198 with a pyrrolidine moiety was identified as most potent and promising member as it showed superior antitumor activities over other derivatives. Bakavoli et al. [115] reported the synthesis of pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine derivatives

CF₃SO₂X (X = Na, Cl) as reagents for trifluoromethylation, trifluoromethylsulfenyl-, -sulfinyl- and -sulfonylation. Part 1: Use of CF₃SO₂Na

• Hélène Guyon,
• Hélène Chachignon and
• Dominique Cahard

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2764–2799, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.272

• aminotrifluoromethylation of alkenes in an intramolecular version was reported by Zhang and co-workers in 2017 (Scheme 14) [33]. Langlois’ conditions with tert-butyl hydroperoxide and a catalytic amount of copper(II) triflate were used to prepare a series of CF3-containing indoline, pyrrolidine, lactam and lactone

Development of a fluorogenic small substrate for dipeptidyl peptidase-4

• Futa Ogawa,
• Masanori Takeda,
• Kanae Miyanaga,
• Keita Tani,
• Ryuji Yamazawa,
• Kiyoshi Ito,
• Atsushi Tarui,
• Kazuyuki Sato and
• Masaaki Omote

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2690–2697, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.267

• + calcd for C16H16N2O5, 316.3086; found, 316.1051. (S)-N-(2,4-Bis((E)-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-en-1-yl)phenyl)-1-(2-(1,3-dioxo-2H-isoindolin-2-yl)acetyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide (7): 5 (2 mmol) and lithium hydroxide (12 mmol) were placed in a flask. To the flask was added THF (4.8 mL), methanol (1.5 mL

• residue was purified by column chromatography to give (S)-N-(2,4-bis((E)-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-en-1-yl)phenyl)-1-(2-(1,3-dioxo-2H-isoindolin-2-yl)acetyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide (7) in 31% yield (71.9 mg, 0.12 mmol). A white solid: mp 181–182 °C; 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 1.87–1.97 (m, 1H), 2.14–2.28 (m, 2H

• = 2.2, 6.4 Hz, 3F); MS m/z: M+ 565, 468, 285, 257, 188, 160; HRMS m/z: M+ calcd for C27H21F6N3O4, 565.1436; found, 595.1437. N-(S)-1-(2-Aminoacetyl)-N-(2,4-bis((E)-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-en-1-yl)phenyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide (H-Gly-Pro-1): To solution of 7 (0.05 mmol) in ethanol was added hydrazine

Recent progress in the racemic and enantioselective synthesis of monofluoroalkene-based dipeptide isosteres

• Myriam Drouin and
• Jean-François Paquin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2637–2658, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.262

• the chiral sulfinylimine, reduction into the corresponding sulfinylamine using DIBAL, deprotection of the terminal alcohol and Mitsunobu ring closure into the corresponding pyrrolidine derivative. Then, simultaneous deprotection of the amine and the alcohol in acidic conditions followed by coupling

One-pot three-component route for the synthesis of S-trifluoromethyl dithiocarbamates using Togni’s reagent

• Azim Ziyaei Halimehjani,
• Martin Dračínský and
• Petr Beier

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2502–2508, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.247

• afforded the corresponding isothiocyanate in high yield. A variable temperature NMR study revealed a rotational barrier of 14.6, 18.8, and 15.9 kcal/mol for the C–N bond in the dithiocarbamate moiety of piperidine, pyrrolidine, and diethylamine adducts, respectively. In addition, the calculated barriers of

• experimentally and computationally higher than in the other two compounds (4a and 4c). This can be explained by the conformational strain in the five-membered ring in the transition state. In the ground state, the conformation of the pyrrolidine ring is 4T3 with limited steric interactions between adjacent CH2

• hydrogen atoms (Figure 3). On the other hand, a 1E conformation is found in the transition state structure. Hydrogen atoms are close to unfavorable syn-periplanar arrangement in this conformation, which leads to an increased energy demand for the pyrrolidine rotation. Conclusion In conclusion, we have

Hydrolysis, polarity, and conformational impact of C-terminal partially fluorinated ethyl esters in peptide models

• Vladimir Kubyshkin and
• Nediljko Budisa

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2442–2457, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.241

• ]. Side chain conformation The side-chain conformations of proline are restricted by the pyrrolidine ring structure. The two main envelope conformations are exo- and endo- (alternatively designated as up-/down-, respectively), in which by the C4-ring atom is oriented toward or away from the carboxyl group

Dialkyl dicyanofumarates and dicyanomaleates as versatile building blocks for synthetic organic chemistry and mechanistic studies

• Grzegorz Mlostoń and
• Heinz Heimgartner

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2235–2251, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.221

• - and Z-1b, and depending on the substitution pattern of the aziridine ring, the formation of the pyrrolidine derivative 34 occurred either with complete stereoselectivity or mixtures of isomeric products were obtained. The [3 + 2]-cycloaddition of the azomethine ylide E,Z-32a, formed via conrotatory

A mechanochemical approach to access the proline–proline diketopiperazine framework

• Nicolas Pétry,
• Hafid Benakki,
• Eric Clot,
• Pascal Retailleau,
• Farhate Guenoun,
• Fatima Asserar,
• Chakib Sekkat,
• Thomas-Xavier Métro,
• Jean Martinez and
• Frédéric Lamaty

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2169–2178, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.217

• explained by DFT calculations. Using this method, an enantiopure disubstituted Pro–Pro diketopiperazine was synthesized in 4 steps, making 5 new bonds using a ball mill. Keywords: ball mill; DFT calculations; diketopiperazine; mechanochemistry; pyrrolidine; Introduction 2,5-Diketopiperazines (DKPs) are

• preparation of substituted Pro–Pro DKPs. For this purpose, we considered using dimethyl (2R,5S)-pyrrolidine-2,5-dicarboxylate (cis-11) as a building block in the synthesis of dipeptides and diketopiperazines. This building block was used in a very limited number of cases for the formation of DKP in

• ). Pyrrolidine cis-11 is an N-protected amino ester, which can be used in the synthesis of diketopiperazines by deprotecting either the amino group or the ester function. Hydrogenolysis of the benzyl group of cis-11 provided the nitrogen-free pyrrolidine derivative 12 in excellent yield and purity after

Pd(OAc)₂/Ph₃P-catalyzed dimerization of isoprene and synthesis of monoterpenic heterocycles

• Dominik Kellner,
• Maximilian Weger,
• Andrea Gini and
• Olga García Mancheño

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1807–1815, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.175

• simple screw cap vials or schlenks, leading to the desired dimer in good yields. Finally, the synthetic potential of this method for the synthesis of valuable heterocyclic terpenic derivatives was demonstrated with the preparation of several pyran, tetrahydroisobenzofurane and pyrrolidine derivatives by

Sustainable synthesis of 3-substituted phthalides via a catalytic one-pot cascade strategy from 2-formylbenzoic acid with β-keto acids in glycerol

• Lina Jia and
• Fuzhong Han

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1425–1429, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.139

• presence of pyrrolidine (Table 1, entry 6). Gratifyingly, the desired product was obtained in the presence of primary amines in good yields (Table 1, entries 7–9). In addition, the use of several inorganic bases delivered no catalytic activation (Table 1, entries 10 and 11). Notably, a higher reaction

Nitration of 5,11-dihydroindolo[3,2-b]carbazoles and synthetic applications of their nitro-substituted derivatives

• Roman A. Irgashev,
• Nikita A. Kazin,
• Gennady L. Rusinov and
• Valery N. Charushin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1396–1406, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.136

• , such as n-butylamine or pyrrolidine. In addition, substitution of the nitro group in 17b with an alkylthio residue can be performed easily by the usage of potassium thiolates. It shows that consecutive displacement of both nitro groups in 6,12-dinitro-ICZs can be realized through combination of N- and

A concise and practical stereoselective synthesis of ipragliflozin L-proline

• Shuai Ma,
• Zhenren Liu,
• Jing Pan,
• Shunli Zhang and
• Weicheng Zhou

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1064–1070, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.105

• , (ipragliflozin L-proline 1, (1S)-1,5-anhydro-1-C-{3-[(1-benzothiophen-2-yl)methyl]-4-fluorophenyl}-D-glucitol (2S)-pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid (1:1), Figure 1), was launched into the Japanese market in January 2014 [7][8]. Due to its efficacy and safety, 1 can be used as monotherapy or in combination with

Ultrasound-promoted organocatalytic enamine–azide [3 + 2] cycloaddition reactions for the synthesis of ((arylselanyl)phenyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)ketones

• Gabriel P. Costa,
• Natália Seus,
• Juliano A. Roehrs,
• Raquel G. Jacob,
• Ricardo F. Schumacher,
• Thiago Barcellos,
• Rafael Luque and
• Diego Alves

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 694–702, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.68

• , entries 9 and 10). Reactions performed with other catalysts (L-proline and pyrrolidine) gave lower yields of 3a than those using 1 mol % of Et2NH (Table 1, entry 7 vs entries 11 and 12). From Table 1, optimum reaction conditions to obtain 1-(5-methyl-1-(2-(phenylselanyl)phenyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)ethan

Synthesis of new pyrrolidine-based organocatalysts and study of their use in the asymmetric Michael addition of aldehydes to nitroolefins

• Alejandro Castán,
• Ramón Badorrey,
• José A. Gálvez and
• María D. Díaz-de-Villegas

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 612–619, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.59

• Alejandro Castan Ramon Badorrey Jose A. Galvez Maria D. Diaz-de-Villegas Instituto de Síntesis Química y Catálisis Homogénea (ISQCH), CSIC - Universidad de Zaragoza, Departamento de Química Orgánica, Pedro Cerbuna 12, E-50009 Zaragoza, Spain 10.3762/bjoc.13.59 Abstract New pyrrolidine-based

• development [1][2][3][4] and it is now considered to be the third pillar of enantioselective catalyses together with metal complex-mediated catalysis and biocatalysis. Among the different structures usually found in organocatalysis, the five-membered secondary amine structure of pyrrolidine has proven to be a

• evaluated as chiral organocatalysts in the enantioselective α-chlorination of β-ketoesters, with excellent results obtained after optimisation of the organocatalyst structure [12]. In an effort to identify new, easily accessible and tuneable organocatalysts with the privileged pyrrolidine motif from the

Effect of the ortho-hydroxy group of salicylaldehyde in the A³ coupling reaction: A metal-catalyst-free synthesis of propargylamine

• Sujit Ghosh,
• Kinkar Biswas,
• Suchandra Bhattacharya,
• Pranab Ghosh and
• Basudeb Basu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 552–557, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.53

• component (Figure 1). Changing the phenylacetylene to other substituted arylacetylenes like p-tolylacetylene, o-bromophenylacetylene, p-bromophenylacetylene or switching from morpholine to other amines like piperidine, 4-benzylpiperidine and pyrrolidine also react smoothly to afford the corresponding

Posttranslational isoprenylation of tryptophan in bacteria

• Masahiro Okada,
• Tomotoshi Sugita and
• Ikuro Abe

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 338–346, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.37

• tricyclic skeleton that bears a newly formed pyrrolidine, similar to proline. The post-translational dimethylallylation of two tryptophan residues of a cyclic peptide, kawaguchipeptin A, from cyanobacteria has also been reported. Interestingly, the modified tryptophan residues of kawaguchipeptin A have the

• either a geranyl or farnesyl group at the gamma position to form tricyclic skeleton that bears a newly formed pyrrolidine, which is similar to proline (Figure 3A) [26][27][28]. The posttranslational modification of ComX pheromones with an isoprenoid plays an essential role for specific quorum sensing

• position of its indole ring. Conclusion The posttranslational isoprenylation of tryptophan involving pyrrolidine ring formation was first discovered in a B. subtilis peptide pheromone, as a crucial modification for the pheromonal function. In addition, the discovery of the ComXnatto pheromone revealed that