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The rapid synthesis of oxazolines and their heterogeneous oxidation to oxazoles under flow conditions Steffen Glöckner, Duc N. Tran, Richard J. Ingham, Sabine Fenner, Zoe E. Wilson, Claudio Battilocchio and Steven V. Ley DOI: 10.1039/C4OB02105C, Paper From themed collection Recent Advances in Flow Synthesis and Continuous Processing

The rapid synthesis of oxazolines and their heterogeneous oxidation to oxazoles under flow conditions

*Corresponding authors
aDepartment of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK
E-mail: svl1000@cam.ac.uk Web: http://www.leygroup.ch.cam.ac.uk/
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2015,13, 207-214

DOI: 10.1039/C4OB02105C

A rapid flow synthesis of oxazolines and their oxidation to the corresponding oxazoles is reported. The oxazolines are prepared at room temperature in a stereospecific manner, with inversion of stereochemistry, from β-hydroxy amides using Deoxo-Fluor®. The corresponding oxazoles can then be obtained via a packed reactor containing commercial manganese dioxide
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Fig. 1 Oxazoline- and oxazole-containing natural products.
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Scheme 1 Optimised conditions for the flow synthesis of oxazolines.
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Scheme 2 Microchip reaction for the preparation of oxazolines.
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Scheme 3 Platform set up for the scale up experiment.
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Scheme 4 Flow oxidation of aryl-oxazolines using activated MnO2.
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Scheme 5 Flow oxidation of 2-alkyl-oxazolines using amorphous MnO2a[thin space (1/6-em)]Deprotection was observed.
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Scheme 6 Automated oxidation of oxazolines using a Raspberry Pi® computer and a multiple position valve.
Table 1 Flow cyclodehydration of β-hydroxy amides using Deoxo-Fluor®
Entrya Substrate Product Isolated yieldb
a Reactions were run on a 2 mmol scale. b Compounds were isolated without purification. c The crude material was passed through a plug of calcium carbonate/silica in place of an aqueous work up. d Total flow rate = 10 mL min−1 with 2.6 eq. of Deoxo-Fluor®.
1 image file: c4ob02105c-u1.tif 1a image file: c4ob02105c-u2.tif 2a 98%
2 image file: c4ob02105c-u3.tif 1b image file: c4ob02105c-u4.tif 2b 98%
3 image file: c4ob02105c-u5.tif 1c image file: c4ob02105c-u6.tif 2c 79%c
4 image file: c4ob02105c-u7.tif 1d image file: c4ob02105c-u8.tif 2d 98%
5 image file: c4ob02105c-u9.tif 1e image file: c4ob02105c-u10.tif 2e 99%
6 image file: c4ob02105c-u11.tif 1f image file: c4ob02105c-u12.tif 2f 95%
7 image file: c4ob02105c-u13.tif 1g image file: c4ob02105c-u14.tif 2g 98%
8 image file: c4ob02105c-u15.tif 1h image file: c4ob02105c-u16.tif 2h 92%
9 image file: c4ob02105c-u17.tif 1i image file: c4ob02105c-u18.tif 2i 95%
10 image file: c4ob02105c-u19.tif 1j image file: c4ob02105c-u20.tif 2j 60%
11 image file: c4ob02105c-u21.tif 1k image file: c4ob02105c-u22.tif 2k 85%d
12 image file: c4ob02105c-u23.tif 1l image file: c4ob02105c-u24.tif 2l 92%d

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General protocol for the preparation of oxazoline in flow

A solution of Deoxo-Fluor® (1 mL, 50% in toluene) in CH2Cl2 (7.0 mL) and a solution of β-hydroxy amide (2 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (8 mL) were combined at a T-piece (each stream run at 3.0 mL min−1) and reacted at rt in a 10 mL PFA reactor coil. The combined stream was then directed to an aqueous quenching stream (9 mL min−1) and the solution directed to a liquid/liquid separator.22

(4S,5S)-5-Methyl-2-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-oxazole-4-carboxylic acid methyl ester (2a).
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 1H-NMR (600 MHz, CDCl3) δ = 7.98–7.96 (m, 2H), 7.49–7.46 (m, 1H), 7.40–7.38 (m, 2H), 5.05 (dq, 1H, J= 10.2, 6.4 Hz), 4.97 (d, 1H, J = 10.2 Hz), 3.76 (s, 3H), 1.37 (d, 3H, J = 6.5 Hz); 
13C-NMR (151 MHz, CDCl3) δ = 170.5, 166.2, 131.9, 128.6, 128.4, 127.3, 77.7, 71.8, 52.2, 16.3; 
HR-MS (ESI+) for C12H14NO3+ [M + H]+ calc.: 220.0974, found: 220.0981; 
FT-IR neat, [small nu, Greek, tilde] (cm−1) = 2953, 1736, 1645, 1603, 1580, 1496, 1450, 1384, 1349, 1244, 1197, 1174, 1067, 1045, 1001, 973, 934, 904, 886, 851, 778, 695; 
specific rotation: [α]24.1D = +58.58° cm3 g−1 dm−1 (c = 8.5 in ethanol). Lit.: [α]20D = +69.4° cm3 g−1 dm−1 (c = 8.5 in EtOH).39
39…………H. Aït-Haddou, O. Hoarau, D. Cramailére, F. Pezet, J.-C. Daran and G. G. A. Balavoine, Chem. – Eur. J., 2004, 10, 699–707
Portrait of zw261

Dr Zoe Wilson

Post Doctoral Research Associate in the group of Professor Steven V. Ley working on the synthesis of complex natural products and synthetic methodology.

College Lecturer and Fellow at Murray Edwards College.

Research Group

Telephone number

01223 336698 (shared)

Email address

zw261@cam.ac.uk

College

Murray Edwards College

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Zoe grew up on a farm in the small town of Warkworth, New Zealand. After completing her studies she moved to Auckland, New Zealand to attend the University of Auckland where she completed a Bachelor of Science in Medicinal Chemistry then a BSc (Hons) in Medicinal Chemistry under the supervision of Professor Margaret Brimble, working on the synthesis of anti-Helicobacter pylori compounds. She was then funded by a University of Auckland scholarship to carry out Ph.D. research with Professor Brimble into the synthesis of the extremophile natural product berkelic acid. Upon completion of her Ph.D. she was awarded a Newton International Fellowship from the Royal Society to move to the United Kingdom and join the research group of Professor Steven V. Ley in the Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge. Upon completion of the two year Newton Fellowship, she was then employed as a Post-Doctoral Research Associate to continue working in the Ley group. While in Cambridge, she has been working on the total synthesis of the complex natural products azadirachtin and plantazolicins A and B, in the process developing novel chemistry. In October 2013 Zoe was appointed as a College Lecturer and Fellow at Murray Edwards College.

Teaching

Graduate Lecture Series – Reduction in Organic Chemistry (2 lectures) (2014, 2013)

Senior demonstrator Chemistry II laboratories (2014/2015)

Senior demonstrator Chemistry IB laboratories (2012/2013, 2013/2014)

College Lecturer at Murray Edwards College

 

Publications

 

12.          Zoe E. Wilson, Sabine Fenner and Steven V. Ley, “Total syntheses of linear poly-thiazole/oxazole plantazolicin A and its biosynthetic precursor plantazolicin B”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.201554, 1284 – 1288 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201410063R1

11.          Steffen Glöckner, Duc N. Tran, Richard J. Ingham, Sabine Fenner, Zoe E. Wilson, Claudio Battilocchio and Steven V. Ley, “The rapid synthesis of oxazolines and their heterogeneous oxidation to oxazoles under flow conditions”, Org. Biomol. Chem.,201513, 207–214, DOI: 10.1039/c4ob02105c

10.          Michael C. McLeod, Zoe E. Wilson and Margaret A. Brimble, “Formal synthesis of berkelic acid: a lesson in α-alkylation chemistry”, J. Org. Chem., 201277, 1, 400–416, DOI: 10.1021/jo201988m

9.            Michael C. McLeod, Margaret A. Brimble, Dominea C. K. Rathwell, Zoe E. Wilsonand Tsz-Ying Yuen, “Synthetic approaches to [5,6]-benzannulated spiroketal natural products”, Pure Appl. Chem.201284, 6, 1379-1390, DOI: 10.1351/PAC-CON-11-08-06

8.            Michael C. McLeod, Zoe E. Wilson and Margaret A. Brimble, “An enantioselective formal synthesis of berkelic acid”, Org. Lett.201113, 19, 5382 – 5385, DOI: 10.1021/ol202265g

7.            Zoe E. Wilson, Jonathan G. Hubert, Margaret A. Brimble, “A flexible approach to 6,5-benzannulated spiroketals”, Eur. J. Org. Chem.2011, 3938-3945, DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201100345

6.            Jonathan Sperry, Yen-Cheng (William) Liu, Zoe E. Wilson, Jonathan G. Hubert, Margaret A. Brimble, “Synthesis of benzannulated spiroketals using an oxidative radical cyclization”, Synthesis20119, 1383-1398, DOI: 10.1055/s-003001259981

5.            Jonathan Sperry, Zoe E. Wilson, Dominea C. K. Rathwell and Margaret A. Brimble, “Isolation, biological activity and synthesis of benzannulated spiroketal natural products”, Nat. Prod. Rep.201027, 1117-1137, DOI: 10.1039/b911514p

4.            Zoe E. Wilson and Margaret A. Brimble, “A flexible asymmetric synthesis of the tetracyclic core of berkelic acid using a novel Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons/oxa-Michael cascade”, Org. Biomol. Chem., 20108, 1284-1286, DOI: 10.1039/B927219B

3.            Zoe E. Wilson and Margaret A. Brimble, “Molecules derived from the extremes of life”, Nat. Prod. Rep.200926, 44–71, DOI: 10.1039/b800164m

Featured as an Instant insight article in Chemical Biology (“Life at the extremes”,Chemical Biology20083, B95) and featured on the cover of the issue (Nat. Prod. Rep.,200926, 1-2, DOI: 10.1039/B821737H)

2.            Fiona J. Radcliff, John D. Fraser, Zoe E. Wilson, Amanda M. Heapy, James E. Robinson, Christina J. Bryant, Christopher L. Flowers, and Margaret A. Brimble, “Anti-Helicobacter pylori activity of derivatives of the phthalide-containing antibacterial agents spirolaxine methyl ether, CJ-12,954, CJ-13,013, CJ-13,102, CJ-13,104, CJ-13,108 and CJ-13,015”, Bioorg. Med. Chem.200816, 6179–6185, DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2008.04.037

1.            Zoe E. Wilson, Amanda M. Heapy and Margaret A. Brimble, “Synthesis of indole analogues of the anti-Helicobacter pylori compounds CJ-13,015, CJ-13,102, CJ-13,104 and CJ-13,108”, Tetrahedron200763, 5379–5385, DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2007.04.067

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