Two approaches to tetrahydro-[1H]-2-benzazepin-4-ones of interest as potentially selective, muscarinic (M(3)) receptor antagonists have been developed. Base promoted addition of 2-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)methyl-1,3-dithiane with 2-(tert-butyldimethylsiloxymethyl)benzyl chloride gave the corresponding 2,2-dialkylated 1,3-dithiane which was taken through to the dithiane derivative of the parent...

Sir: Within our primary program specifically oriented to the synthesis of new "2-CH2-X" penem compounds'), we have been engaged in an extensive work=.3> directed towards the simultaneous insertion of the thienamycin and cephalosporin side chains into the penem nucleus. In practice, the conceptual operation of incorporating the heterocyclyl(thio)methyl groups characterizing the most important ce...

Syntheses of (1RS,2SR,6SR)-2-alkoxymethyl-, 2-hetaryl-, and 2-(hetarylmethyl)-7-arylmethyl-4,7-diaza-9-oxabicyclo[4.3.0]nonan-8-ones, of interest as potential muscarinic M1 receptor agonists, are described. A key step in the synthesis of (1RS,2SR,6SR)-7-benzyl-6-cyclobutyl-2-methoxymethyl-4,7-diaza-9-oxabicyclo[4.3.0]nonan-8-one, was the addition of isopropenylmagnesium bromide to 2-benzyloxyca...

Transition metal alkynyl complexes containing perfluoroaryl groups have been prepared directly from trimethylsilyl-protected mono- and di-ethynyl perfluoroarenes by simple desilylation/metallation reaction sequences. Reactions between Me(3)SiC[triple bond, length as m-dash]CC(6)F(5) and RuCl(dppe)Cp' [Cp' = Cp, Cp*] in the presence of KF in MeOH give the monoruthenium complexes Ru(C[triple bond...

The neoclerodane diterpene salvinorin A (1) was isolated in 1982 from the rare mint SalVia diVinorum, indigenous to Oaxaca, Mexico.1 Recent efforts established salvinorin A as a potent and selective κ opioid receptor agonist, the only non-alkaloid psychoactive substance, and the most potent naturally occurring hallucinogen.2 As a result of its therapeutic potential, renewed isolation efforts ha...

•Expedient assembly of the conidiogenone core via nitrile-assisted TMM diyl cycloaddition•Regio- and diastereoselective decorations D-ring scaffold•Divergent synthesis six (?)-conidiogenones•First total (?)-conidiogenones E, F, 12?-hydroxyconidiogenone C Herein, we constructed fused tetracyclic natural products by single-step tandem cyclizations diazo, allene, olefin moieties in linear precurso...

Efficient and systematic syntheses of a variety of enantiomerically pure and regiospecifically protected myo-inositols, which can be readily used as precursors for most natural and unnatural derivatives of myo-inositol, have been developed. The key strategies are the use of camphor as a protecting group and a chiral auxiliary and the development of regiospecific control in various steps. The di...