Stereo- and Chemoselective Enrichment of sp3 Character in Post-Ugi Morpholines

Muhammad Hasan, Gulzat A. Nuroldayeva, Azamat Begenov, Anatoly A. Peshkov, Sofia D. Martynova, Niyaz Amire, Ainara Bekbolatova, Azat M. Makhmet, Jiafeng Yu, Manzoor Zaman, Jing Gong, Chang Keun Lim, Andrey Belyaev, Olga P. Pereshivko, Shunyi Wang, Vsevolod A. Peshkov

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Abstract

We conducted a systematic study on synthesis and modification of morpholine core using Ugi adducts derived from propiolic acid and glycolaldehyde dimer. The assembly step involved triphenylphosphine-promoted 6-exo-dig umpolung oxa-Michael cyclization of Ugi-derived hydroxypropargylamides yielding 2-methylenemorpholin-3-one derivatives. Subsequent heterogeneous catalytic hydrogenation of the exocyclic double bond proceeded in a highly diastereoselective fashion establishing a relative cis configuration in the resulting sp3-enriched morpholinone scaffold. Finally, chemoselective amide reduction with lithium aluminum hydride (LAH) allowed to obtain fully saturated morpholines while leaving the more sterically hindered exocyclic amide moiety intact. Taken together these findings outline the strategy for controlled reduction of the inherent rigidity of post-Ugi scaffolds.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere202401124
JournalEuropean Journal of Organic Chemistry
Volume28
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 24 2025

Keywords

  • chemoselectivity
  • diastereoselectivity
  • morpholines
  • post-Ugi transformations
  • sp-enriched heterocycles

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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