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Georges Dupas

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Diastereoselective conjugate addition of organocuprates to 3,4-dimethyl-5,6-dihydro-2(1H)-pyridinones. A concise synthesis of trans-3,4-dimethyl-4-phenylpiperidines.

[reaction: see text] Conjugate addition of aryl or alkyl cuprates to 3,4-dimethyl-5,6-dihydro-2(1H)-pyridinones led to diastereoisomerically pure 3,4,4-trisubstituted 2-piperidinones in 39-78% yields. The yields and the diastereochemistry of piperidinones depended on both the N-protecting group and the organocuprate. Reduction then deprotection of the trans-3,4-dimethyl-4-phenyl product provided the corresponding piperidine, analogue of a key precursor of opioid receptor antagonists.

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Solid phase synthesis of a redox delivery system with the aim of targeting peptides into the brain.

A solid phase approach for the preparation of peptides attached to a redox chemical delivery system derived from stable annulated NADH models is reported. The synthesis starts with the grafting on a Merrifield resin of quinoline 4b, precursor of the redox carrier. From the resulting quinoline supported resin 4d, the stepwise SPPS of both octapeptide OP (RPGLLDLK) and octadecaneuropeptide ODN (QATVGDVNTDRPGLLDLK), two neuropeptides exhibiting anorexigenic effects, was successfully achieved by conventional methods. Quaternization of the quinoline moiety prior to cleavage of the modified OP and ODN peptides from the resin, led to the expected quinolinium salt 8a and 8b respectively linked to OP or ODN peptides. Finally, the reduction with NaBH4 monitored by UV-vis, provided the desired annulated NADH models as peptides carriers with either the OP (11a,b) or ODN (12a,b) moiety.

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Amine capture strategy for peptide bond formation by means of quinolinium thioester salts.

A new and unprecedented exploitation of quinolinium thioester salts 2 in peptide bond formation is reported. These synthetic tools were assessed during the preparation of a number of dipeptides 3a-f obtained in good yields with complete stereochemical integrity. A sequential mechanism related to a prior amine capture strategy is well-established. Additionally, a tripeptide 3g was prepared according to a "safety-catch" approach, thus demonstrating the important potential of these new synthetic tools in the design of new safety-catch linkers exploitable in Solid-Phase Peptide Synthesis (SPPS).

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Novel extension of Meyers' methodology: stereoselective construction of axially chiral 7,5-fused bicyclic lactams.

A novel extension of Meyer's lactamization is reported for the preparation of seven-membered ring lactams 1a-d incorporating a biaryl unit. The required keto-esters 2a-c were readily accessible via the Suzuki coupling reaction. A borylation-Suzuki coupling (BSC) sequence was successfully developed for the high-yielding preparation of keto-ester 2d. Cyclization of the resulting keto-esters 2a-d or keto-acids 5a,c,d in the presence of (R)-phenylglycinol afforded the desired lactams 1a-d in high yields (72-93%) and excellent diastereoselectivities (>95%). This methodology provides a facile stereoselective access to new axially chiral bridged biaryls.

Combinatorial Chemistry Techniques↗

A novel traceless solid-phase Friedländer synthesis.

[reaction: see text] A new solid-phase synthesis of quinolines based on a Friedländer-type reaction between the resin-bound azomethine 1b and ketones 2 is described. This cyclative cleavage approach affords quinolines 3a-f in 50-81% yields. The polymer-bound aniline equivalent is easily recycled and may be reused with comparable performance.

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Solid-phase syntheses of 6-arylpyridazin-3(2H)-ones.

The 3-chloropyridazine moiety was immobilized on a Wang resin, using two different methodologies. The first of these involved direct nucleophilic substitution of 3,6-dichloropyridazine with the alcoholate of Wang resin. The experimental conditions were optimized. The second method involved a Mitsunobu reaction between the Wang resin and 6-chloropyridazin-3-ol during which a problem of regioselectivity was observed. The so-obtained chloropyridazine-containing resins were subsequently reacted with various arylboronic acids under Suzuki conditions. Acid cleavage yielded 6-arylpyridazin-3(2H)-ones with high chemical purity.

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