title: The reaction of (4R,5R)- and (4S,5S)-4,5-epoxy-2(E)-hexenoates and secondary amines.
abstract: A reaction of methyl (4R,5R)-4,5-epoxy-2(E)-hexenoate 1 with N-benzylmethylamine gave a diastereomerically pure methyl (4R,5R)-4,5-epoxy-(3S)-N-benzylmethylamino hexanoate 6 and methyl (4S,5R)-4-N-benzyl-methylamino-5-hydroxy-2(E)-hexenoate 7. The former was chemoenzymatically converted to (-)-osmundalactone 11, which is an aglycone of osmundalin. On the other hand, the directly conjugated addition of dimethylamine to methyl (4S,5S)-4,5-epoxy-2(E)-hexenoate 1 followed by treatment with MeOH at 40 degrees C exclusively provided methyl (4R,5S)-4-dimethylamino-5-hydroxy-2(E)-hexenoate 16, which was converted into L-(-)-forosamine 18.
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, Funabashi, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Saotome
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akita
mesh_terms: D000107:Acetylation; D000588:Amines / Q000737:chemistry*; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008745:Methylation; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D000588:Amines; D007202:Indicators and Reagents