A mild and chemoselective method for the deprotection of tert-butyldimethylsilyl (TBDMS) ethers using iron(III) tosylate as a catalyst

The most common method for the deprotection of TBDMS ethers utilizes stoichiometric amounts of tetrabutylammonium fluoride, n-Bu₄N⁺F⁻ (TBAF), which is highly corrosive and toxic. We have developed a mild and chemoselective method for the deprotection of TBDMS, TES, and TIPS ethers using iron(III) tosylate as a catalyst. Phenolic TBDMS ethers, TBDPS ethers and the BOC group are not affected under these conditions. Iron(III) tosylate is an inexpensive, commercially available, and non-corrosive reagent.     

Boron trichloride as an efficient and selective agent for deprotection of tert-butyl aryl sulfonamides

A fast, mild and selective method for deprotection of tert-butyl aryl sulfonamides utilizing BCl₃ as deprotection reagent has been developed. A variety of tert-butyl aryl sulfonamides used under these conditions gave the corresponding primary sulfonamides in high yields. The method does not cleave methoxy groups and prevents incorporation of tert-butyl groups onto electron-rich aromatic rings.     

An efficient and chemoselective deprotection of tert-butyldimethylsilyl (TBDMS) ethers using tailor-made ionic liquid

Phenolic tert-butyldimethylsilyl (TBDMS) ethers can be deprotected to yield phenols in excellent yield using tailor-made ionic liquid [dihexaEGim][OMs] (dihexaEGim = dihexaethylene glycolic imidazolium salt) as an organic catalyst with alkali-metal fluoride in tert-amyl alcohol. On the contrary, all TBDMS protecting groups can be cleaved cleanly from the bis-TBDMS ether using the same reaction in CH₃CN solvent instead of tert-alcohol at 100 °C. This [dihexaEGim][OMs]/tert-amyl alcohol media system allows the highly selective phenolic deprotection reaction of various bis-TBDMS ethers containing both phenolic and aliphatic TBDMS ethers to provide the corresponding phenols in high yield.     

A facile and catalytic method for selective deprotection of tert-butyldimethylsilyl ethers with copper(II) bromide

Copper(II) bromide is found to be a simple and efficient catalyst for selective deprotection of tert-butyldimethylsilyl ethers of alcohols/phenols at ambient temperature. Various labile functional groups such as ketal, alkene, ketone, OTBDPS, OTHP and allyl and benzyl ethers are found to be compatible under the reaction conditions.     

Cerium(IV) sulfate tetrahydrate: a catalytic and highly chemoselective deprotection of THP,MOM, and BOM ethers

Tetrahydropyranyl (THP), methoxymethyl (MOM), and benzyloxymethyl (BOM) phenyl/alkyl ethers were efficiently cleaved to the corresponding parent hydroxyl compounds in good yields using catalytic amounts of Ce(SO₄)₂·4H₂O by microwave-assisted or conventional heating in methanol solution. Intramolecular and competitive experiments demonstrated the chemoselective deprotection of THP ethers in the presence of triisopropylsilyl (TIPS) and tert-butyldiphenylsilyl (TBDPS) phenyl ethers.     

Convenient stereoselective synthesis of (Z)-chalcone derivatives from 1,3-diaryl-2-propynyl silyl ethers

Various (Z)-chalcone derivatives were easily synthesized in a stereoselective manner from 1,3-diaryl-2-propynyl silyl ethers by a catalytic reaction using potassium tert-butoxide under very mild conditions after acid treatment.     

A facile zirconium(IV) chloride catalysed selective deprotection of t-butyldimethylsilyl (TBDMS) ethers

A simple and efficient protocol for the selective deprotection of t-butyldimethylsilyl (TBDMS) ethers using 20 mol% ZrCl₄ in 20-45 min and in high yields, is reported, wherein it is demonstrated that acid and base sensitive groups and allylic and benzylic groups are unaffected.     

Base-labile tert-butoxycarbonyl (Boc) group on phenols

Phenols are deprotected with weak bases from their tert-butoxycarbonyl (Boc) derivatives. Boc deprotection with bases can avoid side reactions during the deprotection with acids. We note the lability of the Boc to bases and are able to utilize it as a new cleavage condition for synthetic studies.     

A facile method for the rapid and selective deprotection of methoxymethyl (MOM) ethers

We describe a rapid and efficient method for selective deprotection of methoxymethyl (MOM) ethers using ZnBr₂ and n-PrSH, which completely removed MOM from diverse MOM ethers of primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohols or phenol derivatives. The deprotection takes less than ten minutes with both high yield and selectivity in the presence of other protecting groups. In addition, the rapid deprotection of MOM ethers of tertiary hydroxyls in high yield with no epimerization allows MOM to be a suitable protecting group for tertiary alcohols.     

A Novel Chemoselective Cleavage of (tert‐Butyl)(dimethyl)silyl (TBS) Ethers Catalyzed by Ce(SO4)2⋅4 H2O

(tert‐Butyl)(dimethyl)silyl (^tBuMe₂Si; TBS) phenyl/alkyl ethers were efficiently cleaved to the corresponding parent hydroxy compounds in good yields using catalytic amounts of Ce(SO₄)₂?4 H₂O by microwave‐assisted or conventional heating in MeOH. Intramolecular and competitive experiments demonstrated the chemoselective deprotection of TBS ethers in the presence of triisopropylsilyl (ⁱPr₃Si; TIPS) and (tert‐butyl)(diphenyl)silyl (^tBuPh₂Si; TBDPS) ethers.     

Synthesis, complex-formation, and extracting ability of new derivatives of dithia-13(16)-crown-4(5) ethers

Various methods of synthesizing functional derivatives of dithia-13(16)-crown-4(5) ethers are proposed. Complex-formation of the obtained compounds with Ag⁺ and Pb²⁺ ions has been studied using ¹H NMR. A radiometric method was used to investigate the extracting ability of substituted dithia-13(16)-crown-4(5) ethers in relation to Ag⁺ and Cd²⁺ ions from aqueous solution in the presence of anions of various degree of hardness, with determination of the metal content. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 233–243, February, 2006.     

Selective and sensitive determination of peptides using 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid as a fluorogenic reagent

A novel fluorescence (FL) reaction for N-terminal Gly-containing peptides has been developed using 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (3,4-DHPAA). The reaction of the peptides with 3,4-DHPAA was carried out in borate buffer (pH 8.0) in the presence of sodium periodate at 37 °C for 10 min, and the FL was measured with a spectrofluorimeter at the excitation and emission wavelengths of 370 nm and 465 nm, respectively. The 3,4-DHPAA reagent generated particularly strong FL for peptides containing Gly at their N-termini. When various other bio-substances, such as amino acids, sugars, nucleic bases, nucleotides, and proteins, were reacted with 3,4-DHPAA, no FL was observed. Under optimized reaction conditions, the lower detection limit of 0.25 μmol L⁻¹ was obtained for the N-terminal Gly-containing peptides of Gly-Pro (GP) and Gly-Pro-Pro (GPP), which gave 3 times greater FL intensity than that observed for the reagent blank. The proposed reaction with 3,4-DHPAA as a fluorogenic reagent is selective and sensitive for the detection of N-terminal Gly-containing peptides, and therefore, this method could be a useful tool for the determination of these particular oligopeptides.     

Convenient synthesis of 3-fluoro-4,5-diphenylfuran-2(5H)-one from benzoin ethers : Novel and efficient Z-E isomerisation and cyclisation of 2-fluoroalkenoate precursors, substitution of vinylic fluorine

Mixtures of ethyl (E)- and (Z)-4-alkoxy-2-fluoro-3,4-diphenylbut-2-enoates (6-8) prepared from benzoin ethers and ethyl 2-(diethoxyphosphoryl)-2-fluoroacetate were transformed in high yields to the target 3-fluoro-4,5-diphenylfuran-2(5H)-one (14) using bromine in tetrachloromethane at room temperature. The non-cyclisable Z-isomers 6b-8b were gradually isomerised to the cyclisable E-isomers 6a-8a during the process. The reaction of the (E)-butenoates 6a-8a with boron trifluoride led to furanone 14, while in Z-isomers 6b-8b both alkoxy group and vinylic fluorine were substituted with bromine during the reaction. Mechanisms for both complex reactions have been proposed. Furanone 14 was transformed to 2-[tert-butyl(dimethyl)silyloxy]-3-fluoro-4,5-diphenylfuran (18) as a novel building block.     

F-alkylation of bis(allyl) polyoxyethylene ethers

Bis(3-F-alkylallyl) polyoxyethylene ethers were obtained via radical addition of F-alkyl iodides on bis(allyl) ethers CH₂CH(CH₂OCH₂)_nCHCH₂ followed by 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ne (DBU) dehydrohalogenation.     

Synthesis of substituted tetrahydron-1H-carbazol-1-one and analogs via PhI(OCOCF3)2-mediated oxidative C–C bond formation

A variety of tetrahydro-1H-carbazol-1-ones and analogs were conveniently synthesized from the reaction of the corresponding 2-(phenylamino)cyclohex-2-enone with hypervalent iodine reagent PhI(OCOCF₃)₂ (PIFA), through a direct intramolecular oxidative C(sp²)–C(sp²) bond formation. This approach realized the construction of the biologically important tetrahydro-1H-carbazol-1-one and tetrahydrocyclohepta[b]indol-6(5H)-one skeletons. The mechanism of the process was proposed and briefly discussed.     

Chemoenzymatic preparation of optically active 4-aryl-5-carboxy-6-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2(1H)-pyridone derivatives

A series of racemic 4-aryl-5-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-6-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2(1H)-pyridones have been prepared by means of a modified Hantzsch reaction using commercially available starting materials. An easy removal of the tert-butyl group of these pyridones and subsequent reaction with cesium carbonate and chloromethyl 2-methylpropanoate provided us suitable substrates (±)-5 to be used in lipase-catalyzed hydrolysis reactions. Lipase B from Candida antarctica (CAL-B) was the most adequate lipase in the hydrolysis of (±)-5. Despite the low enantioselectivity values obtained (E≤12), several optically active pyridone derivatives were finally isolated with high enantiomeric excesses (ee≥91%) and moderate yields.     

Simultaneous determination of N-acetyl-p-aminophenol and p-aminophenol with poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) modified glassy carbon electrode

A sensitive and selective method was developed for the determination of N-acetyl-p-aminophenol (APAP) and p-aminophenol (PAP) using poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT)-modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE). Cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry were used to investigate the electrochemical reaction of APAP and PAP at the modified electrode. Both APAP and PAP showed quasireversible redox reactions with formal potentials of 367 mV and 101 mV (vs. Ag/AgCl), respectively, in phosphate buffer solution of pH 7.0. The significant peak potential difference (266 mV) between APAP and PAP enabled the simultaneous determination both species based on differential pulse voltammetry. The voltammetric responses gave linear ranges of 1.0 × 10⁻⁶-1.0 × 10⁻⁴ mol L⁻¹ and 4.0 × 10⁻⁶-3.2 × 10⁻⁴ mol L⁻¹, with detection limits of 4.0 × 10⁻⁷ mol L⁻¹ and 1.2 × 10⁻⁶ mol L⁻¹ for APAP and PAP, respectively. The method was successfully applied for the determination of APAP and PAP in pharmaceutical formulations and biological samples.     

Copper(I) tert-butoxide-promoted coupling of o-(1-hydroxyalkyl)arylsilanes with organic halides

Copper(I) tert-butoxide-promoted coupling of arylsilanes possessing a 1-hydroxyalkyl group at the o-position with organic halides proceeded to give disubstituted arenes. The results indicate that an intermediary arylcopper species is formed by aromatic C^sp2-to-O silyl migration.     

Diastereoselective formation of 2-fluoro-2-trifluoromethyl-3,4-alkadienamides from propargyl alcohols and hexafluoropropene-diethylamine adduct (PPDA)

Treatment of propargyl alcohols (1) with hexafluoropropene-diethylamine adduct (PPDA) affords N,N-diethyl-2-fluoro-2-trifluoromethyl-3,4-alkadienamides (2) that are produced by the Claisen rearrangement of intermediary 2-alkynyl 1-(N,N-diethylamino)-2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propenyl ethers. Starting from propargyl alcohols bearing a triple bond at the terminal position, the corresponding products (2) were formed with a high stereoselectivity.     

A one-pot selective deprotective acetylation of benzyl ethers and OTBDMS ethers using the BF3·Et2O-NaI-Ac2O reagent system

An efficient selective deprotection followed by acetylation of several benzyl ethers, including 6-OBn ethers of monosaccharides, and -OTBDMS ethers has been developed by using the BF₃·Et₂O-NaI-Ac₂O reagent system. In addition, both benzylidene and isopropylidene groups are deprotected to form the corresponding diacetates.