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Baran Group Meeting Born in Teaneck, N.J. 1938 B. Sc. Fairleigh Dickinson University 1960 M.S. Ph.D. Columbia University 1961, 1964 (Stork) NSF Postdoc MIT (Buchi) Joined Yale Faculty 1965 Retired 2003, Emeritus 2007 Frederick Ziegler Chad A. Lewis Stork Büchi Ziegler Wender Harran Author of over 100 papers Lilly Grantee Award 1966 NIH Career Development Award 1973-1978 NIH Medicinal Chemistry A Study Section 1979-1983 Chairman for the construction of the new Chemisty Research Building (9th chemistry building for Yale)

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Page 1: Baran Group Meeting Frederick Ziegler Chad A. Lewis · Baran Group Meeting Frederick Ziegler Chad A. Lewis N H N Me Total Synthesis of Tabersonine - Claisen Rearrangement JACS, 1971,

Baran Group Meeting

Born in Teaneck, N.J. 1938B. Sc. Fairleigh Dickinson University 1960M.S. Ph.D. Columbia University 1961, 1964 (Stork)NSF Postdoc MIT (Buchi)Joined Yale Faculty 1965Retired 2003, Emeritus 2007

Frederick Ziegler Chad A. Lewis

Stork

Büchi

Ziegler

Wender

Harran

Author of over 100 papersLilly Grantee Award 1966

NIH Career Development Award 1973-1978NIH Medicinal Chemistry A Study Section 1979-1983

Chairman for the construction of the new ChemistyResearch Building (9th chemistry building for Yale)

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Baran Group Meeting Frederick Ziegler Chad A. Lewis

NH

N

Me

AcO

O

NH

N

Me

O

OH

NH

N Me

O NH

N

Me

O

NH

N

Me

N

NH2

O

Bz

Cl NaBH4, MeOHN

NH2

O

Bz

N

NH2

O

Bz

N

NH2

O

Bz

Me

O BzN

H2N

O

Me

O

13% (2 steps)

BzN

H2N

O

Me

HO

BzNH

N

O Me

MeO

O

BzN

Me

AcO

O

NH

N

O

O

Me

AcO

42% (2 steps)

NH

N

Me

HO

OH

68% (4 steps)94%

74%

Ibogamine (±)epiibogamine (±)

NaBH4, MeOH

NaClOMeOH, KOH

1) 6N H2SO4, 100 ºC2) Ac2O, pyr

1) MeOH, HCl,Pd/C, H22) !-indoylacetylchloride, Et3N

1) p-TsOH, AcOH2) Zn, AcOH

LAH, THF

NH

HN

Me

HO

OH

(not observed)

DCC, DMSO

50% quant.

NaOMe, MeOH Zn, AcOH

H2NNH2, KOH

NH

NMe

Ibogaine (±)

MeO

Ibogaine also synthesized following an identicalroute. JACS, 1966, 88, 3099-3109

JACS, 1965, 87, 2073-2075.

Postdoctoral Work with Büchi - Synthesis of Ibogamine and Ibogaine (1965 - 1966)

NH

NMe

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Baran Group Meeting Frederick Ziegler Chad A. Lewis

Me

O

CN

BnN

Me

BnN

MeO2C44%

MeO

O1)

2) NaBH4, MeOH

1) Pd/C, H22) !-indoylacetylchloride3) saponification

NH

O

N

Et COOH

44%

NH

N

O

O

PPA

85%

NH

O

N PPA

COOH

Polymeric Products

N

Me

O

O

NH

IntramolecularCyclization

N

O

N

H

COOH

Polymerization

NH

N

Me

O

O

NaBH4, MeOH

NH

N

Me

O

OH

62%

NH

N

Me

O

ORR = Ac, Bz

Reducing Conditions

NH

N

Me

O

O

LAH, dioxane NH

N

Me

NH

N

Me

Quebrachamine (±)

6%

57%

NH

N

Me

N

Me

HN

Quebrachamine (±)

Synthesis of Quebrachamine (1969)

JACS, 1969, 91, 2342-2346.

3,4-Dehydroquebrachamine (±)

PtO or Pd/C, H2diimide or diboranemetal ammonianucleophiles

Et

Quebrachamine (±)

I

Me

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Baran Group Meeting Frederick Ziegler Chad A. Lewis

The Wender Years

R R'

N

R R'

NC NHNHCO2MeHCN, MeOH

R R'

NC NNCO2MeBr2, NaHCO3

DCM

R R'

NC N NCO2Me

NaOMe, MeOH

LiOMe, MeIDME

LiOMe, DME(MeO)2CO

R R'

NC H

R R'

NC Me

R R'

NC CO2Me

NC NNCO2Me

Method A

Method B

Method C

NC NNCO2Me

NC NNCO2Me

Me

MeMeMe

Method Nitrile

Carbo-methoxy-nitrile

Methyl-nitrile

A 94 0

B 7 77

C 0 13 77

A 89 0

B 2 25 63 (73 (eq CN), 27 (ax CN))

A 97(58 (ax CN), 42 (eq CN))

C 1 23 70(76 (ax CN), 24 (eq CN))

JACS, 1971, 93, 4318-4319.

JOC, 1977, 42, 2001-2003.

O

Me

Me

O

Me

Me

95%single diasteromer

LiCu(CHCH2)2P(Bu)3Me

Me

O O

O

1) ketalization2) disiamyl borane3) CrO3, pyr

~70%

MeMe

O O

Me

MeO2CMe

PPh3

CO2Me

91%15/1 E/Z

MeMe

O O

Me

LAH, Et2O

95%

HO

93%

MeMe

O OEtO2C

Me

Pivalic acidethylorthoacetate

MeMe

Me

O

O

MeMe

Me

O

MeMe

Me

OHH

MeOH, NaOH(aq)

O

~5% 60%

O

MeMe

Me

34%

95%

O

MeMe

Me

O

MeMe

Me

OH

MeMe

Me

O

MeMe

Me

O

59%

22%

!

MeOH, H2O2 H2NNH2, AcOH

CrO3, pyr

Eremophilone (±)JOC, 1977, 42, 1991-2001.

NHCO2Me

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Ullmann Coupling Modification

Br(I)

NC6H11

R1

Li

NC6H11BuLi, THF, -78 ºC

R1

CuI·L

Cu

NC6H11

R1 LPreformed Aryl Copper

Intermediate

THF, -78 ºC to rt

I

NC6H11

R2

NC6H11

R1

C6H11N

R2

O

O

NC6H11

Cu

L

O

O

NC6H11

IO

O

O

OO

O

44%THF, -78 ºC to rt

O

O

N

Cu

L

NC6H11

I

54%

THF, -78 ºC to rt

O

Me

Me

O

O

O

O

O

O

N

O

MeMe

C6H11N

JACS, 1976, 98, 8282-8283.

SCu

OMe

THF, -78 ºC to rt

NC6H11

I

OMe

MeO

MeO

OMeO

MeO

OMe

S

OMe

O

O

O

O1)

2) DCM, AcOH

82%

MeO

MeO

OMe

O

O

OCO2Me

CO2Me

Br

MeO

MeO

MeO

O

O O

CO2Me

CO2Me

t-BuOK, t-BuOHTHF, rt

73%

Ha

Hb

Ha ! = 2.76 ppmHb ! = 3.06 ppm

MeO

MeO

MeO

O

O O

CO2MeMeO

MeO

MeO

O

O O

CO2Me

1) KOH, H2O2) 200 ºC3) CH2N2

~95%

1:1

1) formalin, KOH2) Jones3) Thermal

50%

MeO

MeO

MeO

O

O O

O

O

H

H

1) LiAl(t-BuO)3H2) Ac2O, pyr

MeO

MeO

MeO

O

O OAc

O

O

H

H

Steganacin (±)

Steganacin Synthesis

TL, 1978, 31, 2767-2770.

P(OEt)3

JACS, 1980, 102, 790-798.

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NH

N

Me

Total Synthesis of Tabersonine - Claisen Rearrangement

JACS, 1971, 93, 5930-5931.JACS, 1973, 95, 7458-7465.

CO2Me

H

BnN

MeOH

BnN

Me

NMe2

O

Me NMe2

OMeMeO

diglyme reflux, 45%

O Cl

O

N

Me

NMe2

O

O OPh

DCM, rt, 71%

HN

Me

CO2Me

83%

1) KOH,methyl cellosolve2) MeOH, HCl

NH

N

O

EtMeO2C

!-indoylacetylchloride, THFNa2CO3, H2O

87%

NH

N

Me

O

O

PPA

66%

NH

N

Me

OH

20%

LAH, THF0 ºC

44%

MsCl, pyr

NH

N

Me

NH

N

Me

CN

KCN, DMF"

1) KOH, ethylene glycol2) MeOH, HCl then CH2N288% (2 steps)

3) Pt, O2, 30%

Tabersonine (±)

Cope-Claisen Rearrangement

"...this reaction sequence is viable and that it serves to shift unfavorable Cope equilibria by an irreversible Claisen rearrangement."

Me

Me O

Me

Me

O

57%

hexane, 525 ºC, 10s

Me

O

375 ºC, 2 min

CHO

Me

87%55/45 d.r.

Me

O

185 ºC, 3.5 hr

50/50 d.r.

O

380 ºC, 10 sec OHC

91%

OH

Me

O

(CH2CH)2CuLi, Me2S, THF Me

O

OH

Hb

Hc

OHb

Hc

Me1) EtOCHCH2Hg(OAc)22) Ph3PCH2, THF

290 ºC, 4.5 hrMe

OHC

Hc

Hb

Ha

Ha

JACS, 1979, 101, 1611-1612.

HOO

Me

Methyl Cellosolve

Ha

Me

OHc

Hb

Ha

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Me

HMe

O

Me

HMe

O

Me

HMe

O

Me

HMe

O

HMe

CHO

Me

HMe

CHO

Me

HMe

CHO

Me

HMe

CHO

Me

trans

cis

trans

cis

A

B

A/B 79/21

ObservedCalc'd

70 67

9 14

18 19

3 0

JACS, 1980, 102, 6576-6577.

Interception of the Cope Chairlike Transition-State during the Tandem Cope-Claisen Rearrangement

140 ºC, 14 h

Tandem Cope-Claisen Rearrangement Syntheses

MeO

Me

MeO

CHOMe

H370 ºC, 20s

2/1 d.r.60%

1) O3, DMS, DCM, 70%2) MeONa, MeOH, 69%

MeO

O

CHOOMe

H

H

H

1)TiCl3, Zn/AgDME, reflux, 56%2) K/NH3, CrO3

MeO

H

Me O

HH

Estrone methyl ether (±)JOC, 1982, 47, 5229-5230.

OO

OMe

O

Me

Me

Me

O

HO

Tirandamycic acid

OO

Me

MeMe

OH

OH

TL, 1984, 25, 617-620.

O

CNMe

HO

OH

O

MeMe

HO

OH

MeOH

SambucinolJACS, 1987, 109, 3987-3991.

Formal synthesis of tirandamycic acid

Synthesis of 1,3-dioxolane rings

Review of Claisen Rearrangements in Natural Product Synthesis

ACR, 1977, 10, 227-232.

JACS, 1982, 104, 7181-7190.

Review of Tandem Cope-Claisen Rearrangements

CR, 1988, 88, 1423-1452.

Me

O

Me H

C‡

A

Me

O

Me

Me

O

Me

B‡

Me

O

MeH

B

O

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Baran Group Meeting Frederick Ziegler Chad A. Lewis

Dithiane Generation and Conjugate Additions

S

S

Me

Me Me

O1) BuLi, THF, 0 ºC2)

3) -78 ºC, CuI·(MeO)3Pthen

50%

O Me

H

Me

S

SMe

R1 R2

SHSLDA (2 equiv.)

or nBuLi

R1 R2

SLiLiS

R1 R2

SR3R3SR3X

JOC, 1978, 43, 3065-3066.

HMPA

Me

RS SR SRSR

RS SR1) LDA/THF -25 ºC

2)

-78 to 25 ºC

Br

R ! " yield

with HMPA without HMPA

! " yield

94 6 88 88 12 71

Me 73 27 66 74 26 82

t-Bu 45 55 94 43 57 89

S

S

Li

CuI·(MeO)3P

S

S

Cu·P(MeO)3

RX

S

S

R

! "

Br

Nu

Nu

90 10

Me OP(OEt)2

O

Me

Nu

Me Nu95 5

Me

OP(OEt)2

O

Me

Me

Me

Nu Me

Nu

Me43 57

yield

85

91

84

JOC, 1979, 44, 3428-3430.

Application of Dithiane Conjugate Addition to Total Synthesis

O Me

O

HO

Me

Me

O Me

HMe

O

HO Me

HMe

OH

HO Me

HMe

CONMe2 HO Me

HMe

I

O

O

HO Me

HMe

O

OHO Me

HMe

O

O

O Me

HMe

O

O

Confertin (±)

JOC, 1981, 46, 825-827.

65%

1) O3, -78 ºC2) HOAc, H2O

1) KOH, H2O83%2) P2O5, MsOH

LAH, Et2O

49%

72%

89%

Me NMe2

MeO OMe

I2, THF, H2O

DBN, 53 ºC

94%

Known Steps

PtO2, H2

73%

(CH2)3

Br

xylene, refluxMeOH, K2CO3

O Me

HMe

O

O

Aromatin (±)

also prepared en route to Confertin

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Radical Cyclizations

O

Me

MeO

1) DIBAL, tol, -78 ºC2) Me

MgBr

90% Me

Me

OH

OH

Me

1) NaH/THF CS22) MeI, 12h

72%

O

Me

Me

Me

Me

SMe

S

S SMe

OnBu3SnH, AIBN

benzene, 3h reflux

45%

Me

Me

Me

Me

5/1 cis/trans

SMe

N

O

N

MeO

O

S

nBu3SnH, AIBNbenzene, 3h reflux

98%

MeHO Me MeHO Me

TL, 1987, 28, 5973-5976.

SMe

N

O

N

O

O

S

Me

nBu3SnH, AIBNbenzene, 3h reflux

65%

~ 1/1

Me

Me

OH

Me

Me

OH

Me

Me

OH

57%

37%

6%

O SMe

S

S SMe

O1909 Oddo and

del Rosso

Radical Cyclization of Indoles

NN

XnBu3SnH, AIBNbenzene, reflux

X = Br, 48-58%X = I (E), 65%

N

CO2Me

61%

N

CO2Me

55%

N

CO2Me

N

CO2Me

CO2Me

N

X = Br, 33-42%X = I, 31%

32% exo16% endo

50%

JOC, 1991, 56, 3479-3486.

N

CN

O

O O

N O

HCN

N

NC

O

H33%

13% byproducts

UV, 0.05M THFrt, 12 min

N O

H

CN

N O

H

CN

N

CN

O

UV, 0.0075M THFrt, 8h

52%1.7:1

26%TL, 1993, 34, 4505-4508.

JOC, 1993, 58, 2768-2773.

Harran

Me

N S

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Chiral Aziridinyl Radicals - Core of FR-900482

NH

OBn

MeO2C

TfOCO2Me

NBoc

44%N

OBn

MeO2C

CO2Me

NBoc

N

OBn

MeO2C

Br

NBoc

N

OBn

MeO2C

NBoc

46%11% debromo

nBu3SnH, ACCNtoluene, reflux

N

OH

O O

OCONH2

OH

NH

N

OBn

MeO2C

NBoc

OH

H

N

OBn

MeO2C

NBoc

O

H

OHC

N

OBn

MeO2C

NBoc

O

H

OHC

OBn

O

O

OBn

O

N

OBn

MeO2C

NBoc

O

OH

OHC OBn

O

N

OBn

MeO2C

NBoc

O

H

OHC OBn

O

HO13:1

N

OBn

MeO2CO

OH

NBoc

OHCO OBn

O

N

OH

MeO2CO NBoc

O

OMe

Me

N

OH

O O

OCONH2

OH

NH

1) DMP, DCM2) Formaldehyde, H2ONaHCO3 (86% 2 steps)3) CDI, BnOH, 71%

mCPBA, 0 ºC

~98%

81%

mCPBA, DCM, 0 ºC

1) HOAc, Pd/C, H2EtOH, 92%2) DCM, TsOH

Me Me

MeO OMe

OHC

N

OH

MeO2CO NBoc

O

OMe

Me

70%

(PPh3)3RhCl130 ºC

77%

FR-900482

Ac2O, THF, 0 ºCthen H2O

73%

JOC, 1997, 62, 1083-1094.

Synthesis of (+)-9a-Desmethoxymitomycin A

N

O

Me

NH

H

O

MeO ONH2

O

TL, 1998, 39, 2455-2458.

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OO SMe

S

O

OMe

O O

OMe

Tandem Cyclopropylcarbinyl/Oxiranylcarbinyl RadicalRearrangements

nBu3SnH, AIBNtol, 75 ºC, 2h R1

O

R2O

R1O

H

R2

O

R1O

H

R2

O

R1O

HR2

O

R1O

R2

OH

R1O

R2

OH Tin salts

55% (2 steps)

O

O

OMe

O O

OH

Me

Prostaglandin B1 SeriesTL, 1996, 37, 809-812.

OO

OMe

I O

OMe

O1) t-BuLi, Et2O

2) (i) LDA, THF (ii) CS2 (iii) MeI, 60%

21%

D-XyloseMeO

O

OBn

OBn

OBn

OBn

OBn

BnO

MeO2C

Grubbs I, DCM

92%

OBn

OBn

BnO

O

I

O

1) LiOH, THF2) KI, I2, KHCO3

92%

1) DIBALH, 85%2) PhI(OAc)2, I2500 W W-Lamp 78%3) KOH, THF 76%

OBn

OBn

BnO

IO

nBu3SnH, O2

OBn

OBn

HO

HOO

OBn

OBn

BnO

HOO

10% 70%

Pd(OH)2/C, H2MeOH, 12 h

85%OH

OH

HO

HOO

(+)-Cyclophellitol JOC, 1998, 63, 7920-7930.

MeO

O

OBn

OBn

OBn

O

OON

S

OBn

OBn

BnO

MeO2CO

nBu3SnH, hv

MeO

O

OBn

OBn

OBn

O

OON

S

OBn

OBn

BnO

MeO2CO

30%

D-Xylose

Attempted and Successful Synthesis of (+)-Cyclophellitol

Synthon Approach

JOC, 1998, 63, 426-427.

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JACS, 1988, 110, 5434-5442.

Polypropionates via Butyrolactone Claisen Rearrangements

O

O

Me

OO

Me

OO

Me MeMe

OHOH

Me Me

!-butyrolactone

Claisen

O

Me

O

Me

OO

Me Me

OO

Me Me

OO

Me Me

OO

Me Me

O

Me

O

O

Me

O

Me

O

Me

O

Me

Ct

Bt

Cc

Bc

Refluxing toluene, propionic acid cat.

Yield

74%

14%

12%

0%

O

Me

O

Me

OO

Me Me

O

Me

O

O

Me

O

Me

R

Me

O

Me

Ct

n-Bu

n-Bu

OO

Me Me

n-Bu

88%

(eq)

n-Bu

R

R = n-Bu

R

(ax)

(ax)(eq)

R = n-Bu

O

Me

O

Me

OO

Me Me

O

Me

O

O

Me

O

Me

O

Me

O

Me

n-Bu

n-Bu

n-Bu

n-Bu

n-Bu

OO

Me MeBt

n-Bu

OO

Me Me

n-Bu

55%

(eq)

45%

CC

(eq)

(ax)

(ax)

97:3 equilibration

Disfavored

Disfavored

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Synthesis of Polypropionates via Butyrolactone Method

OO

Me Me

OO

Me Me

i-Pr

Me

Me

1) tol, pivalic acidreflux, 48h2) t-BuOK, t-BuOHEt2O

98/2 d.r., 94%

1) MeLi, Et2O, 0 ºC2) H2O2, HOAc, THF3) Ac2O, DMAP, DCMthen 40 ºC4) LAH5) Me2C(OMe)2, TsOH

"Criegee rearrangementsequence"

82%

O

Me

Me

MeO

Me Me

Me1) O3, MeOH2) LAH, Et2O3) TsCl, pyr4) NaCN, DMSO, 95 ºC5) HCl, H2O/MeOH refluxt-BuPh2SiCl, imid

63%O

MeMe

TBDPSO

O

1) LDA, HMPA, -78 ºC2) NCCO2Me

98%O

MeMe

TBDPSO

O

CO2Me

O

MeMe

TBDPSO

O

1) NaH, THF2)

MeMe

Me

OP(OEt)2

O

3) LiCl, DMSO, H2O190 ºC

Me

Me

Me

73%

O

MeMe

TBDPSO

O

Me

Me

Me

21%

1) LDA, THF-78 ºC2) HOAc (19:1)

HET, 1987, 25, 105-108.

O

MeMe

TBDPSO

O

Me

Me

Me

1) MeLi, Et2O, 0 ºC2) H2O2, HOAc, THF3) Ac2O, DMAP, DCMthen 40 ºC4) LAH5) Me2C(OMe)2, TsOH

"Criegee rearrangementsequence"

31%

O

MeMe

TBDPSO

O

Me

Me

Me

Me Me

O

MeMe

O O

Me

Me MeO

1) O3, MeOH2) LAH, Et2O3) TsCl, pyr4) NaCN, DMSO,95 ºC

64%

O

MeMe

O O

Me

Me MeO

1) LDA, HMPA, -78 ºC2) NCCO2Me

93% O

MeMe

O O

Me

Me MeO

CO2Me

Me

Me

Me

87%

1) NaH, THF2)

MeMe

Me

OP(OEt)2

O

3) LiCl, DMSO, H2O200 ºC

(Ph3P)4Pd

JACS, 1988, 110, 5442-5452.

O

MeMe

O O

Me

Me Me

O

Me

Me Me

OTBDPS

C19 - C27 Fragment of Rifamycin STL, 1987, 28, 1725-1728.

JACS, 1988, 110, 5434-5442.

(Ph3P)4Pd

Me

i-Pr

OH

Me

OH

Me

O

Me

TBDPSOO

Me

O

Me

TBDPSOO

Me

i-Pr

Me

O

Me

OBnO

Me

O

Me

OBnO

Me

i-Pr

Translational Iteration

Linear Iteration

R alc = !S alc = "

R alc = "S alc = !

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Me Me Me Me

O O

Me

O O

MeMe Me

O

Me

OMe

5% oxalic acid1:1 THF:H2O50% conversion

O

Me Me Me Me

O O

MeMeOH

Me

OH

Me

H

4.6 1 6 1 69

1 4.7 1 8 72

! " ! " Yield

SM Product

Denticulatins A and B JOC, 1990, 55, 2800-2805.

Me Me Me Me

OO

Me

O O

MeMe Me

O

Me

OMe

1) LDA, 86%, 3 isomers

2) Swern2.7:1 !:"

81%

Polypropionates the Sequel

OO

Me Me

OO

Me Me

Me

MeMe

Me

O

MeMe

TBDPSO

O

Me

Me Me

O

Me

OH

CO2t-Bu

O

O

CO2t-Bu

MeMe

Me

Me O HN

Known Steps

O

O

MeMe

Me

Me O HN

N

O

CO2H

NHMe

(-) CalcimycinJOC, 1989, 54, 3347-3353.