applications in natural product synthesis ruthenium catalyzed olefin metathesis travis schwantje...

43
Applications in Natural Product Synthesis Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Travis Schwantje Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault January 12, 2012

Upload: kaden-jardin

Post on 01-Apr-2015

222 views

Category:

Documents


2 download

TRANSCRIPT

Page 1: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Travis Schwantje Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault January 12, 2012

Applications in Natural Product Synthesis

Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis

Travis Schwantje

Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault

January 12, 2012

Page 2: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Travis Schwantje Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault January 12, 2012

2

• A Brief History• Metathesis as a Synthetic Tool• Recent Advances in Metathesis Methodology

Outline

Page 3: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Travis Schwantje Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault January 12, 2012

3

• 1955 – Initial discovery by Ziegler

• 1971 – Mechanism postulated by Chauvin

• 1990 – Schrock describes the first well-defined Mo catalyst

• 1993 – Ru catalyst system proposed by Grubbs

• 2005 – Grubbs, Schrock and Chauvin share Nobel Prize

An Abridged Timeline of Olefin Metathesis

Page 4: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Travis Schwantje Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault January 12, 2012

4

Chauvin’s Mechanism[M]

R2

[M]

R2

[M]

R2

R1

R1

R1

[M]

R2

R1

[2+2]retro-[2+2]

R1

Hérrison, J-L, Chauvin, Y. Makromol. Chem. 1970, 141, 161-176

Page 5: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Travis Schwantje Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault January 12, 2012

5

• A Brief History• Metathesis as a Synthetic Tool• Recent Advances in Metathesis Methodology

Outline

Page 6: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Travis Schwantje Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault January 12, 2012

6

R1

R2

R1

R2

+

n

n

R1 R2

R3 R4

+

R1

R2

R3

R4

[Ru]

Ring-Opening MetathesisPolymerization (ROMP)

Acyclic Diene Metathesis(ADMET)

Polymerization

Ring-Closing Metathesis(RCM)

Cross Metathesis(CM)

Ene-Yne Metathesis

Types of Metathesis

Page 7: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Travis Schwantje Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault January 12, 2012

Common Metathesis Catalysts

7

Grubbs 1st GenerationCatalyst

“Grubbs 1”

Grubbs 2nd GenerationCatalyst

“Grubbs 2”

Hoveyda-Grubbs2nd Generation Catalyst

“Hoveyda 2”

Grubbs, R. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996, 118, 100Grubbs, R. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1999, 1, 953Hoveyda, A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 8168Blechert, S. Tet. Lett. 2000, 41, 9973

Ru

PCy3

PCy3Ph

Cl

ClRu

PCy3Ph

Cl

Cl

NN

Ru

O

Cl

Cl

NN

Page 8: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Travis Schwantje Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault January 12, 2012

8

• First reported in 1980 by Villemin and Tsuji• Most common application of metathesis• Dozens of reviews

Ring Closing Metathesis

[Ru]+

Villemin, D. Tet. Lett. 1980, 21, 1715Tsuji, J. Tet. Lett. 1980, 21, 2955R. Grubbs (Ed.) Handbook of Metathesis: Volume 2. 2003, Wiley-VCHFogg, D. NATO. Scie. Peace.. Secu. 2010, 11, 129

X XMLn

kclosure

koligomerization

X

X

X

Page 9: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Travis Schwantje Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault January 12, 2012

9

• Cyclopentenes

• Cyclohexenes

Ring Closing Metathesis - Carbocycles

O

CO2Me

BnO

1) Chiral asymmetricClaisen rearrangement

2) K-selectride

CO2Me

OHBnO

1 mol%Grubbs 2

0.05M DCE, 40C5h, 82%

CO2Me

OHBnO

83.7% over 2 steps95:5 dr, 99% ee

O

O

O

H

H

(-)-ecklonialactone B

Hiersemann, M. Synlett. 2007, 1683Mulzer, J. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 6199

O

HO

8 mol%Grubbs 2

0.05M DCMreflux,90%

O

H1) NBS2) CrCl2

O(-)-perrillaldehydeO

NH

OOH

OH

HOOC

platencin

Page 10: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Travis Schwantje Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault January 12, 2012

10

• Cycloheptenes

• Cyclooctenes

Ring Closing Metathesis - Carbocycles

Tori, M. Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2006, 79, 1955Prunet, J. Chem. Eur. J. 2008, 14, 7314

O

OEt

O 30 mol% Grubbs 10.01M DCM, 50%

H

OH

(-)-tormesol

OHO

OHAcO O

HOBz

O

O

Ph

OH

(PhOC)HN

paclitaxel

O O

5 mol% Grubbs 2

80°C, 0.01M DCE5 min, quant. O O

1 mol% Grubbs 20.1M, DCM, 95%

O

OEt

O

Page 11: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Travis Schwantje Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault January 12, 2012

11

• Cyclononenes

• Cyclodecenes

Ring Closing Metathesis - Carbocycles

Clark, J. S. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2008, 6, 4012Barrett, A.G.M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 14042

O

O

O

20 mol% Grubbs 1

0.004M DCM, reflux

O

O

O O

O

O

30% 47%

HO

OO O

HO O

OH

hydroxycornexistin

O

O O

O

O

ent-Clavilactone B

OMe

OMe O

O

O

OMe

OMe O

O

O

40 mol% Grubbs 2tetrafluorobenzoquinone (80 mol%)

0.00034M PhMe, 80°C, 65%

Page 12: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Travis Schwantje Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault January 12, 2012

12

• Silicon

Ring Closing Metathesis - Heterocycles

O9

OH HOO 4

OTBS

O

O

+

TBSO

Evans, P.A. J. Org. Chem. 1998, 63, 6768Evans, P.A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 14702

O

HO

OOH OH OH

O

O

Mucocin12 steps (longest linear)13.6% overall yield

1) iPr2SiCl2, imidazole, 0°C to RT, 74%2) 1.8 eq Grubbs 1, 0.0016M DCE, 83%then deprotection, hydrogenation

OO1. Ph2SiCl2, 2,6-lutidine

2. 50 mol% Grubbs-1DCM, reflux, 74%

O OOSi

O

Ph Ph

OO OH TBAF OO O OHOOH

Page 13: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Travis Schwantje Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault January 12, 2012

13

• Phosphorus

• Sulphur

Ring Closing Metathesis - Heterocycles

O PO

O

O 10 mol% Grubbs-2

0.005M DCM, 81%

O PO

O

O

Hanson, P.R. Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 3375Cossy, J. Tetrahedron 2006, 62, 9017

LiAlH4

65%

OHOH OH

1. R2CuLi, 84%

2. Red-Al 85% R

OHOH

S

N OH

1. DMAP, THF

2. Grubbs 2, 0.01M Ph70°C, 70% over 2 steps

SO2Cl

S

NS

O

O O

Page 14: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Travis Schwantje Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault January 12, 2012

14

• Sulphur

Ring Closing Metathesis - Heterocycles

Extrusion of SO2

+ steps

S

N OH

NH

OMe

O

Originally proposed structureof Mycothiazole

S

NS

O

O O

Cossy, J. Tetrahedron 2006, 62, 9017

Page 15: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Travis Schwantje Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault January 12, 2012

15

• Oxygen

Ring Closing Metathesis - Heterocycles

O Ph

R1

R2

n

n = 0,1,2R1 = H, MeR2 = H, Me

O Ph

R1R2

n5 mol% Schrock

C6H6, 75-93%

Fu, G. and Grubbs, R.; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1992, 114, 5426Rutjes, F. Synlett. 1998, 192Grubbs, R. J. Org. Chem. 1998, 63, 864

O R1R

n

OR OMe

1. 5 mol% Grubbs-1DCM, rt, 4h, 74%

2. BF3•OEt2, R1-TMS42-65%

n n = 1,2

O

R4

R2

R3

R1

O

R4

R3

R2

R1

2-6 mol% Grubbs-1

DCM, rt or C6H6, 60°C0.2M, 2h, 79-99%

Mo

N

O

O

F3C CF3

F3CF3C

Page 16: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Travis Schwantje Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault January 12, 2012

17

• Nitrogen

Ring Closing Metathesis - Heterocycles

N

Ph

Rn

N

Ph

R

n

4 mol% Schrock

C6H6, rt, 73-87%n = 1,2,3

Fu, G. and Grubbs, R. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1992, 114, 7324Grubbs, R. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 5855Van Maarseveen, J. Org. Lett. 2002, 4, 2673

OO

HN

N

O

Bn2N

NHBOC

N

OO

O

NH

Bn2N

NHBOC

5 mol% cat.

0.2M DCM, rt, 81%Ru

Cl

Cl

PCy3

PCy3

Ph

Ph

OH

CHO

O

O

BocN

n1. 5 mol% Grubbs-2 0.01M PhMe 60°C, 12h

2. H2, Pd|CN

O

Boc

On = 0-4

n

1. TFA

2. NaHCO3, EtOAc

OH

N

On

Yields over 7 steps:n = 0: 15%n = 1: 42%n = 2: 33%n = 3: 34%n = 4: 37%

Page 17: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Travis Schwantje Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault January 12, 2012

21

• Peptidomimetics

Ring Closing Metathesis - Macrocycles

Reitz, A. Org. Lett. 2001, 3, 893Grubbs, R. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996, 118, 9606

S S

NHH2N CO2H

O

NHH2N CO2H

O

vs.

N

O

NH

OBocHN

O

OCBz(Br)

HN O

HN

O O

N

O

NH

OBocHN

O

OCBz(Br)

HNO

HN

OO

Pro CBz-Tyr

Pro CBz-Tyr30 mol% Grubbs-1

DCM, 0.004M40°C, 80%

Page 18: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Travis Schwantje Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault January 12, 2012

22

• Selectivity is the key to controlling cross metathesis reactions– Regioselectivity of metathesis– Stereoselectivity of alkene formation

Cross Metathesis (CM)

R1

R2

[Ru] R1

R2+ +

Page 19: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Travis Schwantje Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault January 12, 2012

23

For 2nd gen [Ru]: Type I Type II Type III Type IV

Homodimerization Fast Slow None None

Homodimers consumable?

Yes Somewhat N/A N/A

Reactivity High Medium Low None

Example

Regioselectivity in Cross-MetathesisHow do I control this reaction?

Grubbs, R.H. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 11360

O

X

For 2nd gen.[Ru]

For 1st gen.[Ru]

NO2

R3

R2

R1

R4

R

R

R

R

R

OH

R

Page 20: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Travis Schwantje Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault January 12, 2012

24

• What does this mean?– Mixing identical types = statistical mixture– Mixing different types = selective CM

Regioselectivity in Cross-MetathesisHow do I control this reaction?

Grubbs, R.H. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 11360

R1 +

+

+

R1

R2 R2

R1

R2

[M]

R1R2

R1R1

R2R2

+

+

+

[M]

[M]

[M]

R2

R1R2 + R1

Page 21: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Travis Schwantje Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault January 12, 2012

25

• E-selective– Steric bulk at allylic position

Stereoselective CM Reactions

Crowe, W. Tet. Lett. 1996, 37, 2117Grubbs, R. et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 58

PhO3

+ SiR32 mol% Schrock

DME, rt72/77%

PhO3

SiR3

R = Me, 2.6:1 E/ZR = i-Pr, 7.6:1 E/Z

BzO7

OTBS

TBSO

5 mol% Grubbs-1

DCM, reflux89%

2 equivs.

+BzO

7

OTBS

10:1 E/Z

BzO +

OTBS

TBSO2 equivs.

5 mol% Grubbs-1

DCM, refluxBzO

OH

47:1 E/Z54% after TBAF deprotection

Page 22: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Travis Schwantje Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault January 12, 2012

26

• E-selective– Electron-poor olefins

Stereoselective CM Reactions

Grubbs, R. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 3783

R1O7

+

R2

O

O

5 mol% cat.

DCM, reflux

R1O7

R2

O

O

R1= TBS, Bz

R2 = H: 91%, E/Z: 4.5:1

= Me: 62%, E/Z > 20:1

RuCl

ClPCy3

NN MesMes

AcO3

+

R

O

HDCM, reflux

AcO3

R

O

H

R = H: 62%, E/Z: 1.1:1 = Me: 92%, E/Z > 20:1

5 mol% cat.

AcO3

+ O

RDCM, reflux

AcO3

O

R

R = Me: 95%, E/Z > 20:1 = Ph: 99%, E/Z > 20:1

5 mol% cat.

Page 23: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Travis Schwantje Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault January 12, 2012

27

• E-selective– Electron-poor olefins

Stereoselective CM Reactions

Grubbs, R. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2001, 40, 1277Grubbs, R. Synlett. 2001, 1034Grela, K. and Bieniek, M. Tet. Lett. 2001, 42, 6425

O

N +

5 mol% Grubbs-2

DCM, refluxR

R

N

O

R

R

9 examples, 39-100% yieldE/Z = 25:1 - 60:1

P

O

EtOEtO

R+5 mol% Grubbs-2

DCM, refluxP

O

EtOEtO

R5 examples, 77-97% yieldE/Z > 20:1

SO O

Ph R+5-10 mol% Grubbs-2

DCM, refluxS

O O

Ph R6 examples, 33-85% yieldOnly E isomer detected

Page 24: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Travis Schwantje Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault January 12, 2012

• E-selective– Electron-poor olefins

Stereoselective CM Reactions

28

CHO(3 equivs)

5 mol% Hoveyda 2

DCM, RT, 36h79%

PMBO

OH

PMBO

OH

O

H 2 steps

PMBO

OH OAcCHO

(3 equivs)5 mol% Hoveyda 2

DCM, RT, 12h63%

PMBO

OH OAc

O

H

2 steps

PMBO

OH OAc OAcCOOEt

(3 equivs)5 mol% Hoveyda 2

DCM, RT, 24h61%

PMBO

OH OAc OAc

O

OEt

C1-C14 fragment of Amphidinol 37 steps, overall yield 17.5%

Bouzbouz, S. and Cossy, J. Org. Lett. 2001, 3, 1451

Page 25: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Travis Schwantje Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault January 12, 2012

• E-selective– Electron-poor olefins

Stereoselective CM Reactions

29

HO

OH OAc OAc OH OH

OH

OH

OH OH

HOOH

O

HOH

OHO

HOH

HOH

OH

OH

HOOH

OH

Amphidinol C

Bouzbouz, S. and Cossy, J. Org. Lett. 2001, 3, 1451

PMBO

OH OAc OAc

O

OEt

Page 26: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Travis Schwantje Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault January 12, 2012

30

• E-selective– Other useful functional groups

Stereoselective CM Reactions

Miyaura, N. Synlett. 2002, 128Grubbs, R. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2002, 41, 3172Grubbs, R. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 3783Lautens, M. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2000, 39, 4079

BRO

OR R1

R2+5 mol% Grubbs-2

DCM, refluxB

RO

OR R1

R2 49-94%, E/Z 1:1 - 9:1

OR2+

5 mol% [Ru]

DCM, reflux

O

R

cat. BF3•Et2Oor Sc(OTf)3

RO

BRO

OR

R+5 mol% Grubbs-2

DCM, reflux

BRO

OR

R 64%, Only E isomer

Page 27: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Travis Schwantje Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault January 12, 2012

31

• Z-selective

Stereoselective CM Reactions

Crowe, W. and Goldberg, D. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 5162Fuchs, P. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 12656

CN R+5 mol% Schrock

DCM, reflux CN

R 16 examples, 17-90% yieldcis:trans = 3:1 - 9:1

O 30 mol% Hoveyda 2

DCM, 120°C, uw5h, 62%

O

CN CN

NH2OH-HCl, NaOAcMeOH, MeCN50°C, 89%

NO

CN

NC

H

180°C, 3hNO

CN

CN

PhMe 95%

HN

OHHistrionicotoxin10 steps, 19.2% overall yieldor 9 steps, 16.5% overtall yield

Page 28: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Travis Schwantje Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault January 12, 2012

32

• Multiple metathesis reactions can be linked together

• Ring-Opening-Cross Metathesis (ROCM)• Ring Rearrangement Metathesis (RRM)• Relay Metathesis

Cascade and Domino Metathesis

Page 29: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Travis Schwantje Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault January 12, 2012

33

Ring-Opening-Cross Metathesis (ROCM) X [Ru]

R

X

R

R1

R11st gen. [Ru]

2-8 mol%

DCM or benzene,RT

+ R2

R1 R1

R2 R2 5 examples, 34-98% yield

stereochem of R1 retained

Blechert, S. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 1996, 35, 411Snapper, M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 1478

O

Pr H

H

1) X mol% Grubbs 1

R

O

Pr R

H4 examples49-65% overall

(1 equiv)

O

Pr

HR

or

O

Pr H

H

O

Pr H

Hor

R

R

Page 30: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Travis Schwantje Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault January 12, 2012

34

Ring-Opening-Cross Metathesis (ROCM)

Kozmin, S. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 9546

O O +N

OBnO

O

1) 10 mol% Grubbs-2 C6H6, 60°C

2) 1M H2SO4, MeCN

N

OBnO

O

O

(1.5 eq) 63% over 2 steps

10 mol%Grubbs-2 OBn OBn

N

OBnO

O

OOBn OBn

68%

O

ONH

OHN

OH

O O O

HO

Bistramide A15 steps (longest linear sequence)

Page 31: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Travis Schwantje Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault January 12, 2012

35

• Formally a ROM + RCM cascade

Ring-Rearrangement Metathesis (RRM)

Blechert, S. Tetrahedron 1999, 55, 8179Phillips, A. Angew. Chem. Int Ed. 2008, 47, 8499

N

O

Ts

N

O

TsH

7 mol% Grubbs-1

DCM, RT97%

NH

OH

H

Si

Si

(-)-Halosine

O

2.5 mol% Grubbs 1H2C CH2

DCM, rt90% OH

H H

H

ONH

OHN

O

O

Aburatubolactam A

Page 32: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Travis Schwantje Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault January 12, 2012

36

• Recent discovery by multiple groups:– Hoye group (U. Minnesota)– Piscopio group (Array Biopharma)– Lee Group (U. Wisconsin-Madison)

• “Tricks” catalyst into binding to unreactive olefins• Allows for high degree of control of catalyst reactivity• Entropically favoured

Relay Metathesis (RM)

Rn

relayR Ru

R

R

n

RCM or CMR

RR'

R'

R

R

[Ru]

Lee, D. Org. Lett. 2004, 6, 2035Hoye, T. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 10210

Page 33: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Travis Schwantje Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault January 12, 2012

37

Relay-Ring Closing Metathesis (RRCM)

Hoye, T. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 6151

OH

CN O

CN

SiPh2

O

Et

O

Et

O

SiPh2

CN

45 mol% Grubbs-2DCM, 65°C

19%

OH

CN O

CN

SiPh2

O

Et

10 mol% Grubbs-2DCM, 65°C58%

O

Et

OH

O

O

HO

OH

OH

MeO OMe

HO

OMe

(+)-Peloruside A

Page 34: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Travis Schwantje Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault January 12, 2012

38

Relay-Ring Closing Metathesis (RRCM)

Hoye, T. Angew. Chem. 2011, 123, 2189

OSi(i-Pr)2

O

O

O

MeO2C

MeO2C

TIPSOC12H25

15 mol% Hoveyda 2

DCM, reflux, 1.5h88%

OSi(i-Pr)2

O

O

O

TIPSOC12H25

3 steps

OH

OH

O

O

HOC12H25

HO O

O

(+)-gigantecin

Page 35: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Travis Schwantje Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault January 12, 2012

39

• A Brief History• Metathesis as a Synthetic Tool• Recent Advances in Metathesis Methodology

Outline

Page 36: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Travis Schwantje Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault January 12, 2012

40

• Accelerating Metathesis Reactions

New Conditions

Additive Yield

None 57%

CuI 98%OTBS

methyl vinyl ketone (3 equivs)2 mol% Grubbs 2

3 mol% additive0.1M Et2O, 35°C, 3h

OTBSO

Lipshutz, B. J. Org. Chem. 2011, 76,4697

OTBS

CN2 mol% Grubbs 2

3 mol% additive0.1M Et2O, 35°C, 3h

OTBS

CNAdditive

Conversion

None 30%

CuI 64%

Page 37: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Travis Schwantje Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault January 12, 2012

• Metathesis Reactions in Water?– Special catalysts required historically

• Another discovery by the Lipshutz group:

New Conditions

41Grubbs, R. J. Org. Chem. 1998,63, 9904Lipshutz, B. J. Org. Chem. 2011, 76,4379

Ru

P

P

Cy Cy

N

Cy Cy

N

Cl

Cl

Cl

ClPh

O3

O

O

O

O

OOMe

n = ca. 15

Page 38: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Travis Schwantje Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault January 12, 2012

• Metathesis Reactions in Water?– Special catalysts required historically

• Another discovery by the Lipshutz group:

New Conditions

42Grubbs, R. J. Org. Chem. 1998,63, 9904Lipshutz, B. J. Org. Chem. 2011, 76,4379Lipshutz, B. J. Org. Chem. 2011, 76,4697

Ru

P

P

Cy Cy

N

Cy Cy

N

Cl

Cl

Cl

ClPh

O3

O

O

O

O

OOMe

n = ca. 15

-tocopherol

succinic anhydridePEG-750-M

“TPGS-750M”2% wt. solution – 100mL for $74.10 (Aldrich)

OTBS

2 mol% Grubbs 2

TPGS-750M/H2O (2.5 wt%)22°C

+

OTBSO O

without CuI - 74%with CuI - 93%

Page 39: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Travis Schwantje Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault January 12, 2012

43

• Chiral Metathesis Catalysts– Several forms of chiral catalysts exist– Chiral NHC’s are popular among Ru

catalysts

New Catalysts

Hoveyda, A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 4954Collins, S. Organometallics 2007, 26, 2945 Blechert, S. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 3299

NN Mes

Ru

OCl

Cl

NN Mes

Ru

PCy3

PhCl

Cl

NN

Ru

Ph Ph

i-Pri-Pr

i-Pr i-Pr

Ph

Cl

ClPCy3

N NMes

Ru

O

Cl

O

Page 40: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Travis Schwantje Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault January 12, 2012

44

• First Z-selective Metathesis Catalyst– Effective in CM of alkenes, enol ethers,

ROCM

• Grubbs Z-selective Ru Catalyst– Highly reactive (<1 mol% loadings)– Adamantyl group critical for Z selectivity

New Catalysts

Hoveyda, A and Schrock, R. Nature 2011, 471, 461Grubbs, R. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 8525Grubbs, R. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011 ASAP

NN Mes

Ru

OOO

NO

N

Mo

O

NPh

Br

BrTBSO

RR

Page 41: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Travis Schwantje Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault January 12, 2012

45

New Catalysts

NN Mes

Ru

OOO

NO

N

Mo

O

NPh

Br

BrTBSO

RR

Hoveyda, A and Schrock, R. Nature 2011, 471, 461Grubbs, R. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 8525Grubbs, R. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011 ASAP

Page 42: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Travis Schwantje Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault January 12, 2012

46

New Catalysts

NN Mes

Ru

OO

R1

N

Mo

O

NPh

Br

BrTBSO

RR

Mo

N

Ar

R1N

R2OBr

TBSO

Br

R2

Hoveyda, A and Schrock, R. Nature 2011, 471, 461Grubbs, R. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012 (Accepted January 9, 2012)

R2

NN Mes

RuR1

O

O

R2

vs.

NN Mes

RuR1

O

O

R2

DE ≈ 4 kcal/mol

Page 43: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Travis Schwantje Supervisor: Dr. Louis Barriault January 12, 2012

47

• Barriault Group– Daniel Newbury– Boubacar Sow– Gabriel Bellavance– Phillipe McGee– Francis Barabé– Mathieu Morin– Joel Marcotte– David Lapointe– Guillaume Revol– Patrick Levesque– Jason Poulin– Stephanie Lanoix– Geneviève Bétournay– Louis Barriault

Acknowledgements