Synlett 2015; 26(12): 1710-1714
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1380812
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Cyclopropanation of (E)-Dehydroaspartic Acid Esters with Furan Derivatives: The Synthesis of Highly Functionalized α-2,3-Methanoamino Acid Esters

Atsushi Manabe
Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, Sugimoto, Osaka 558-8585, Japan   Email: shinada@sci.osaka-cu.ac.jp
,
Ryotaro Matsumoto
Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, Sugimoto, Osaka 558-8585, Japan   Email: shinada@sci.osaka-cu.ac.jp
,
Tetsuro Shinada*
Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, Sugimoto, Osaka 558-8585, Japan   Email: shinada@sci.osaka-cu.ac.jp
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Publication History

Received: 14 March 2015

Accepted after revision: 21 April 2015

Publication Date:
18 June 2015 (online)


Abstract

Highly functionalized α-2,3-methanoamino acid esters were prepared by the cyclopropanation of dehydroaspartic acid esters with 2-methoxyfuran or 2-siloxyfuran derivatives. These reactions proceed smoothly in the absence of any catalysts, bases, additives, or solvents.

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  • 8 General Procedure for the Cyclopropanation Reaction (Synthesis of 13a) A mixture of 10 (36.4 mg, 0.120 mmol) and 12a (288 mg, 1.20 mmol) was heated to 120 °C in a sealed tube reactor for 21 h. After cooling the mixture to r.t., the crude mixture was subjected to silica gel column chromatography to give 13a (40.4 mg, 62%) as a yellow oil. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 7.83 (m, 2 H), 7.73 (m, 2 H), 6.29 (dd, J = 11.4, 8.7 Hz, 1 H), 6.08 (d, J = 11.4 Hz, 1 H), 4.30 (t, J = 8.7 Hz, 1 H), 4.09 (q, J = 7.2 Hz, 2 H), 3.69 (s, 3 H), 3.11 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 1 H), 1.31 (m, 3 H), 1.20 (t, J = 7.2 Hz, 3 H), 1.07 (d, J = 7.2 Hz, 18 H). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 167.4, 167.0, 165.2, 138.5, 134.2, 134.1, 126.2, 123.6, 123.5, 61.5, 53.5, 42.6, 34.0, 32.8, 17.7, 13.9, 11.9. FTIR (neat): 2951, 2871, 1730, 1398, 1273, 1202, 721 cm–1. HRMS–FAB: m/z calcd for C28H38NO8Si [M + H]+: 544.2367; found: 544.2369.