Studies Directed Towards the Synthesis of Novel Naturally Occurring Alkaloids
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i l STUDIES DIRECTED TOWARDS THE SYNTHESIS 1 OF NOVEL NATURALLY OCCURRING ALKALOIDS I I .tI t I I I i A THESIS I i PRESENTED FOR THE DEGREE OF I ,I DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY i i L IN THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE fi,.7,,.¡¿,¡p{<-./ iç ' 'l - ¡Î :' BY BRUNO KASUM, B,Sc. DepRRrmeNT oF OnsRtruc CHEmISTRy 1984 CONTENTS Page SUMMARY (i) STATEMENT (Íii) ACKN0I¡ILEDGEMENTS (iv) CHAPTER 1 A CLASSICAL APPROACH TO THE SYNTHESIS OF PERLOLINE I NTRODUCTION I DISCUSS ION 7 1.1 Synthesis of the Diphenyìamine Synthon (4) 7 1.1.1 Reamangement of 3-Al kyl -3-aryl -L-(2' o carboxyphenyl ) tri azenes J 1.1.2 Reanrangement of a,N-Diphenylnitrones t4 7.2 Synthesis of the 4-bromo-2-oxo-1,2- di hydropyri di ne-3-carboxy] i c aci d synthon ( 5) 23 CHAPTER 2 2.L Attempts to form the Tertiary Amide (a2) 31 2.2 Metallation of Diphenyìamine (4) and reaction with Ethyl 3-chloro-2-cyanobut-2-enoate (34) 36 2.3 Alternative Routes to Dehydroperloline from 2- ( 3 ,4-Dimethoxypheny'l ami no ) acetophenone 43 CHAPTER 3 SYNTHETIC ROUTES TO A NOVEL MARINE SPONGE ALKALOID INTRODUCTION 47 DISCUSSION 55 Page 3.1 Approaches from Hagemann's Ester 55 ac A Procedure from 2-Nitrodimedone 60 3.3 Routes based on the Cyclisation of Intermediates derived from 5,S-Dimethyl -3- ( 2-dimethyì ami noethenyl ) -2-cycl ohexen-1- one (47) 63 CHAPTER 4 4.L Synthesis of the 7.0x0-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindole precursor and Attempted Ring Expansion 7T 4.2 An Alternative Route from 2,3-Epoxy-3- methyl cyc'l ohexanone oxime 88 4.3 A Final Approach from 4-Methyl-Z,5,6,7- tetrahydro-lH-azepi n-2-one ( 13) 92 4.4 Synthesis of the Pyrro'loazepindione precursor (3) from 3-N-(2-pyrrolylcarbonyl )amino- propanoic Acid (17) 96 CHAPTER 5 EXPERIMENTAL 702 5.1 l'lork described in Chapter I 105 5.2 l^lork described in Chapter 2 I23 5.3 l^lork described in Chapter 3 L42 5.4 l¡Jork described in Chapter 4 151 REFERENCES 18t PUBL I CATIONS 198 (i ) SUMMARY Chapters I and 2 describe a convergent approach to the synthesis of dehydroperloìine, a precursor of the naturalìy occurring alkaloid perloline. Chapter 1 deals with the preparation of N-(2-bromophenyì ) (3,4-djmethoxyphenyl )amine and 4-methoxy- 2-oxo-1,2-dihydropyridine-3-carbox_v'l ic acid. The diphenyla¡nine was prepared by thermal rearrangement of N-(2-bromophenyì)-2- (3,4-dimethoxyphenyì )oxaziridine derived from the appropriate nitrone. The synthesis of various 4-substituted-2-oxo-I,2- dihydropyridine-3-carboxy'lic acids in high yields from 3-halo or alkoxy-2-cyanobut-2-enoates is also described. Chapter 2 deals wjth various uirsuccessful attempts at coupling the above two synthons by formation of a tertiary amide. The bulkiness of the diphenyìamine apparent'ly precluded the synthesis of the required arnide. This chapter also includes the reaction of the dilithiated diphenylamine vrith ethyl 3-chloro-2- cyanobut-2-enoate. The final ring closure to form the tertiary amide could not be accompìished. An alternative unsuccessful strategy based on the Knoevenagel reaction of ethyl cyanoacetate with 2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyiamino)acetophenone is aìso discussed. (ii) Chapters 3 and 4 describe synthetic routes to a novel marine sponge alkaloid containing a fused pyrrote-azepinone ring system linked to a glycocyamidine moiety. chapter 3 discusses a variety of approaches to one precursor from substituted methylcyclohexenones such as isophorone and Hagemann's ester. Although unsuccessful these approaches yie]ded interesting results. chapter 4 descrÍbes a successful route to an arternative precursor, 7-oxo- I -phenyl methy'l -4, 5,6, 7-tetrahydroi ndol e based upon the heteroannelation of 2-amino-3-methyl -2-cyclohexen-1-ones with dimethyìformamide dimethyì acetal. However, ring expansion of the ketone could not be achieved. Alternative routes such as the attempted heteroannelation of 4-methyl-3-pheny]methylamino- 2,5,6,7-tetrahydro-(lH)-azepin-2-one and the oxime of 3-methyl-z- phenylmethylamino-2-cyclohexen-1-one are described also. A successful synthesis of pyrrolo[4,5]azepin-6,10-(lH)-dione is presented in the last section of chapter 4. This precursor was amived at by the cycl ization of 3-N-(2-pyrrolytcarbony'l)amino- propanoic acid in po'lyphosphoric acid. The condensation of the precursor dione with gìycocyamidine proceeded aLbeit in very poor yieìd. The final dehydration of this aldol product to the naturaìly occurring compound has not yet been achieved. (iii) STATEMENT This thesis contains no material previously submitted for a degree or diploma in any University and to the best of my knowledge and belief, contains no material previously published or written by another person, except where due reference is made in the text. BRUNO KASUM (iv) ACKNO}ILEDGEMENTS I would sincere'ly ìike to thank my supervisor, Dr. R.H. Prager, for his guidance, encouragement and enthusiasm during the course of this work. The helpful assistance. and suggestions from other members of the Department, particularly Dr. A.D. hlard are also acknowledged. This research was conducted during the tenure of a Commonwealth Postgraduate Award, for which I am grateful. Finally, I would like to thank my parents for their understanding and support during the course of my studies. INTRODUCTION I INTRODUCTION The alkaloid perlolinel (1) found in perenniat r"yu grurr* (zoLiun perenne L. ) and tall fescue (Festuca arundinacnù? nu, recently become of great interest both as a synthetic target and because of its pharmaco'logica'l propenuies.3 OMe H H (1) (2) Perìolidine (2), a minor alkaloidaì component of rye grass, has also been isolated4 from 2,. perewrc, and to date four syntheses have been published.5-7 The synthesis of perloline has been reportedS as well as mild oxidations which have produced a colourless non basic material, dehydroperloline9 (3), the subject of the synthetic work described in the first part of this thesis. * Also called New Zealand rye grass or Engìish rye grass in Chem.Abstr. 2 H (3) Perloline has been linkedlO with the condition known as "rye grass staggers"ll observed in sheep and cattle grazing pastures consisting soìe'ly of rye grass seedlings or new shoots.10 Rye grass from these pastures contains a much higher alkaloid content (0.15-0.25%) than more mature grass (0.02-0.06%) which contains most'ly per'loìine. Parenteral administration of perìoline to guinea pigs and sheep at dose levels similar to those found in sheep grazing on rye grass, produces effects resembling symptoms of rye grass staggers. However, ora'l administration of perloline (1C0-200 mg/kg) produces the symptoms in guinea pigs but not in ,h..p.10 Recent work has shown that corynetoxins, formed in gaìled seeds of noLim rìgidwn (annual rye grass) a related species, by a bacteri um Corynebacteriun rathayi and a nematode , Anguina agrostis, are responsibìe for annual rye grass toxicity.12'13 However it is still unclear whether similar toxins are responsible for the staggers condition associated with perennial rye grass. 3 Since perloline occurs only in small quantities in rye grass, an efficient synthesis would encourage further research into its physioìogical activity. Although dehydroperloline has been recently synthesizedS'14 in this department it was the aim of this work to develop a highly convergent route to this compound and hopefuìly open some new areas of chemistry in the process. Dehydropertoline v,,as chosefas a more suitable target because of its greater stability and the fact that reduction under very mild conditions leads to the naturally occurring alkatoi¿8 (f). 4 A hypothetical dissection of the dehydroperloline molecule, shown in Scheme 1, suggested that a convergent synthesis was plausible from two relativeìy smaller fragments: the substituted diphenylamine (4) and 2-oxopyridinecarboxylate (5Ifhese 2 compounds Me Me (3) H Br OMe ET N H H Br (4) (5) SCHEME 1 r¡,ere accordingly chosen as the next most suitable sub-targets. Compounds (+) and (5) coutd theoretically be reunited in three di sti nct !,,ays: 5 1) simultaneous formation of amide and aryl-aryl bonds 2) formation of aryl-aryl bond prior to amide bond 3) formation of amide bond then aryl-aryl bond. All three methods were investigated during the course of this work. Although a variety of methods exist in the literature for the formation of amides,15 methods for aryl-ary'l bond formation are not as common. The first approach considered was that of 3) above. Thus if the amide bond was constructed first, compound (6) should be formed. OMe (6) SCHEME 2 An Ulìmann type coupling reaction uti'lizing one of the many coup'ling reagents known16 was expected to produce dehydroperloline (3) (Scheme 2). Ullmann coupling reactions of 4-halopyridines with other 4-halopyridines have been reported,lT'18 as has the intramolecular coup'ling of aryì halides.l9 An interesting alternative to the Ulìmann reaction could be the reductive coupling of (7) with lithium aluminium hydride, although 6 the relative rates of amide reduction versus aryl halide reduction remain to be determined. OMe OMe ( c I tl o H (7) An analogy to this type of coupling has been reported with z-Z..chlorostilbene to give phenanthnene.20 D I SCUSS ION 7 1.1 Synthesis of the Diphenvlamine Svnthon (4) Aìthough there are several routes to diphenylamines available in the ìiterature, the most widely used are the Chapman rearrangement?l-z4 and the Ullmann condensation?S'26 The Chapmun2T ,.urrangement involves the thermal rearrangement of N-ary'lbenzimidates (8) to N-aroyldi- pheny'lami nes (9) ( Scheme 3) .