Di-tert-butyl 4-[(2-tert-butoxycarbonyl)ethyl]-4-aminoheptanedicarboxnate
Di-tert-butyl 4-[(2-tert-butoxycarbonyl)ethyl]-4-aminoheptanedicarboxnate
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DOI:
10.1080/00304949609356563
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发表时间:
1996-08-01
影响因子:
1.5
通讯作者:
Weis, CD
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作者:
Newkome, GR;Weis, CD
Many highly branched aliphatic dendritic or cascade macromolecules have been prepared'using different molecular building blocks'(or bricks). In particular, crystalline-'di-terr-butyl4-[(2-tert-butoxycarbonyl) ethyl]-4-aminoheptanedicarboxylate 2 (" Behera's amine") has found diverse applications owing to its unique versatility." Attractive features of this dendritic brick include (a) an sp3 carbon branching center,(b) preformed branches,(c) facile acylation of the amino moiety, and (d) quantitative removal of the carboxylic acid protecting groups. However, the original synthesis4 of amine 2 was not readily amenable to large scale preparations; specifically, chromatographic purification of 2 was expensive in terms of both time and materials. We herein report improved procedures for the synthesis of nitrotriester 1 and its subsequent reduction to Behera's amine 2. Nitrotriester 1 was prepared via treatment of nitromethane with slightly more than three equivalents of tert-butyl acrylate in dimethoxyethane (Dm). Trace yellow impurities produced in the reaction were easily removed by recrystallization; removal of these colored contaminants circumvents chromatographic purification of the desired monomer 2. d-- I-l (75-81%) 2 (89-938) 3 (100%) i) TritonB, DME ii) T-1 Raney Ni, Hz. 50-55". iii) AHydrogenation of the nitrotriester 1 to the aminotriester 2 at slightly elevated temperature presented a serendipitous exception to the reduction products of known tertiary, y-nitroe~ ters.~ All previously known examples of such reductions readily cyclize to afford the corresponding 2, 2'-disubstituted pyrrolidones. Therefore, catalytic hydrogenation conducted under carefully controlled temperature conditions using freshly prepared T-1 Raney Nickel at 45-55'provided (ca. 90%) the pure monomer 2.