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Review

Metal-Catalyzed and Metal-Mediated Approaches to the Synthesis and Functionalization of Tetramic Acids

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Dimitris Matiadis
Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Zografou Campus, 15773 Athens, Greece
Catalysts 2019, 9(1), 50; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal9010050
Submission received: 27 November 2018 / Revised: 25 December 2018 / Accepted: 27 December 2018 / Published: 7 January 2019
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Abstract

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The heterocyclic ring of tetramic acids is found in naturally occurred biologically active products isolated from fungi, bacteria, molds, and sponges. Thus, these molecules have attracted significant attention as synthetic targets, and various synthetic paths have been developed. Over recent years, a growing number of catalytic approaches toward functionalized products have been established in order to overcome the limitations of the conventional methods. The present review describes the strategies for the metal-catalyzed and metal-promoted synthesis and further derivatization of tetramic acids, with emphasis on recent examples from the literature.

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1. Introduction

Natural and synthetic products incorporating the tetramic acid nucleus (pyrrolidine-2,4-dione) [1,2] have been identified as potent antibacterial [3,4,5], antifungal [6], antiviral [7], and anticancer agents [8]. In addition, these molecules exhibit agricultural bioactivities, such as being fungicidal [9,10,11], herbicidal [12,13] and nematicidal [14]. Reutericyclin, tenuazonic acid, streptolydigin, and equisetin are representative examples of biologically active natural products, whereas the most well-known commercial product is the insecticidal spirocyclic tetramic acid spirotetramat [15] (Figure 1).
Tetramic acids are five-membered heterocycles containing the β-dicarbonyl system and, in the case of 3-acyl derivatives, the β,β′-tricarbonyl system. They can be functionalized at position 3 and at position 5 of the ring. Sometimes, they exist as tetramates, having a 4-O-substituted ether group. Particularly, the 3-acyltetramic acids, which are the most commonly found in natural products, exist as a mixture of tautomers (Scheme 1) [16]. The tautomerism appear in four detectable forms, more specifically, in two couples of fast-converting internal tautomers (a/b and c/d). The conversion of the external tautomers is slower, making them detectable by NMR spectroscopy [17,18]. Factors such as the solvent, substituents, and temperature influence the ratio of the a/b/c/d.
Tetramic acids possessing a 3-acyl group have the ability to chelate divalent or trivalent metal ions (Figure 2) [19,20]. Metal chelation by tetramic acid nucleus seems to be important for transport across membranes in biological tissues [2]. Janda et al. [21], in a great research article that boosted the synthetic interest in tetramic acids during the last decade, reported a novel tetramic acid degradation product from the quorum-sensing N-acetyl homoserine lactone as a potent antibacterial agent and its complex with Fe(III). Schobert et al. [22] prepared complexes of natural melophlins A and C with Mg(II), Zn(II), Ga(III), La(III), and Ru(II), and found that the lanthanum and ruthenium complexes exhibit enhanced cytotoxic activities. Some of the tetramic acid-copper(II) complexes have shown higher antimicrobial activity than their parent compounds [23]. Markopoulou et al. have reported many synthetic and structural studies on tetramic acid complexes [24,25,26]. Recently, we found that the cadmium(II) complex of the N-acetyl-3-acetyl-5-benzylidenetetramic acid inhibits most of the tested bacterial and fungal strains more effectively than the ligand, and it is particularly potent against Cryptococcus neoformans (MIC = 8 μg/mL) [27]. Apart from the above, a number of platinum or palladium containing 3-acyl tetramic acids with potential antitumor activities have been reported [28,29,30].
Noteworthy, Hosseini et al. have prepared N-tetramic acid dipeptide analogues (Figure 3; Part A) [31], 3-amino-pyrrolidinone dipeptides [32], and tripeptides [33] that contributed to the research of peptidomimetics bearing tetramate analogues [34,35]. More recently, Lee et al. prepared ampicillin, cephalosporin, cephamycin, and other β-lactam–tetramic acid hybrids, and evaluated their antimicrobial activity (Figure 3; Part B) [36,37].
Even though tetramic acid was firstly synthesized in 1972 [38], preparations of 3-acetyl and other substituted tetramic acids have been available since the middle of 20th century [39]. Over the years, numerous papers have improved the established methodologies in terms of yield, purity, enantiopurity, and functionalization. Given the products’ great biological activities, more and more functionalized and complex molecules are needed. However, the conventional synthetic strategies, often require highly functionalized and difficult to prepare starting materials or high temperatures in alkaline conditions. As the development of improved strategies toward these five-membered heterocycles is still in demand, a number of catalytic approaches have been developed as a tool to overcome the limitations of the traditional methods.
In this review, after an overview of the well-established conventional methodologies, we will present the catalytic protocols for the synthesis of tetramic acids and their analogues in a critical way one by one, mentioning the advantages and the limitations of each method. Moreover, the methodologies involving the use of a catalyst toward the further functionalization of the ring will be reported.

2. Conventional Synthetic Methods

Until now, over 300 research articles have been published concerning the synthesis of tetramic acids. Up to 2008, this topic has been covered extensively by reviews on the chemistry, synthesis and biosynthesis of tetramic acids [2,40,41]. Since then, most of the synthetic papers involve modifications, further optimization on novel derivatives, and some sophisticated novel methods, some of which are catalytic.
Before we overview the methodologies for the preparation of the most important 3-acyl and 3-alkoxycarbonyl tetramic acids, we will briefly mention the synthesis of 3-unsubstituted tetramic acid. The tetramic acid was prepared decades after the 3-substituted analogues [38]. In fact, it derived from decarboxylation of the 3-ethoxycarbonyltetramic acid. Earlier approaches [42,43] were proven to lead to the isomeric 2-iminotetronic acid. In most circumstances, the 3-unsubstituted tetramic acid is used as a starting material toward 3-acylated derivatives [44,45,46,47].

2.1. Lacey–Dieckmann Cyclization

In 1954, Lacey published a two-step synthetic route to 3-acyltetramic acids 1 starting from α-aminoesters 2 and diketene 3 (Scheme 2; Part A) [39]. This method is similar to the biosynthesis of these molecules. Lacey’s strategy is flexible, and can be used in the preparation of many 3-acyltetramic acid derivatives. It has been used in a plethora of syntheses of compounds, even natural products [48]. Many modifications of this method have been published, the most important being the ones by i. Isowa and Ohta [49], in which an ethoxycarbonylacetyl chloride was used instead of the diketene; ii. Mulholland et al. [38], which used malonic ester chlorides; iii. Boeckmann [50] and Paquette [51] in ikarugamycin synthesis; and iv. Schlessinger via activated phosphonate intermediates [52,53]. Recently, the latter method was applied in the total synthesis of macrocidin A [54] and cylindramine A [55]. Lacey’s method has been adapted successfully in solid-phase synthesis as well [56] (Scheme 2; Part B).
Partial racemization of the C-5 of the tetramic ring 1 can occur, since the hydrogen atoms on this carbon are acidic, and they are detached by the strong media used for the cyclization. Moreover, the synthesis of N-acyl tetramic acids may require an additional step due to deprotection of the nitrogen from the sodium ethoxide. However, some great enantioselective syntheses exist, such as the synthesis of Fuligorubin A 4 by Ley (Scheme 2; Part C) [57,58] and the synthesis of 3-polyenoyltetramic acids by Jones [59]. The key modification was the use of a milder base (TBAF or tBuOK) for a short time.

2.2. From Meldrum’s Acid

According to Jouin’s method [60] a C-acylation reaction between the appropriate α-aminoacid 5 and Meldrum’s acid 6 using ICPF (isopropenyl chloroformate) as the acylating agent and DMAP (4-(dimethylamino)pyridine) as the catalyst, gives 3-unsubstituted tetramic acids 7 in two steps (Scheme 3; Part A). This protocol is ideal for the synthesis of these tetramic acids, due to the relatively mild conditions (neutral pH and refluxing the intermediate products in acetonitrile or ethyl acetate for 15–30 min). The yields are very high (up to 94% for the L-phenylalanine derivative), and the reaction proceeds without racemization. The scope of this method is limited to 3-unsubstituted compounds. A convenient alternative to ICPF is the incorporation of CDI (1,1′-carbonyldiimidazole) as the acylating agent (Scheme 3; Part B) [61]. A slightly modified version of this route has found application in the synthesis of reutericyclin analogues [62]. Its adaptation in solid-phase synthesis has been reported in 2003 by Huang et al. (Scheme 3; Part C) [63].

2.3. From β-Ketoesters or Diesters of Malonic Acid (Active Methylene Compounds)

The first synthesis of tetramic acid using an active methylene compound (dimethyl malonate), which after deprotonation reacted with the activated carbonyl of the protected α-amino acid, is attributed to Gabriel back in 1913 [64,65]. After the above C-acylation reaction, the intermediate ester cyclizes using concentrated sulfuric acid to 3-ethoxycarbonyl tetramic acid.
From early 1980s, Markopoulou et al. have developed a novel synthetic protocol, which affords functionalized tetramic acids 8 in high yields and purity without racemization. The key step of this method and its variations is a C-acylation reaction between activated and protected α-amino acid 9 and the appropriate active methylene compound 10. In the next step, the intermediate γ-amino ester or diester 11, which in many cases can be isolated, cyclizes under mild acid or basic conditions (e.g., 10% hydrochloric acid, or 2N NaOH) (Scheme 4; Part A). This methodology started with the use of p-nitrophenyl esters [66,67,68], but soon this acylating agent was replaced by the N-hydroxysuccinimide (Scheme 4; Part A) [69,70,71,72] and the 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (HOBt) 12 (Scheme 4; Part B) [73], which are able to give cleaner and enantiopure products (up to 99% ee by chiral HPLC). The carbon-3 can be functionalized by acylation or condensation reaction [74], after decarboxylation in aqueous AcOEt under reflux of the 3-alkoxycarbonyl products.
This protocol has been adapted successfully in the solid-phase synthesis of tetramic acids 13 using a p-nitrophenyl carbonate linker on Wang resin 14 (Scheme 4; Part C) [75].

2.4. From Phosphorus Ylide Ph3PCCO

In 2004 and 2005, Schobert et al. reported the solid-phase syntheses of 3-acyltetramic acids of the tenuazonic [76] and melophlin family 15 (Scheme 5; Part A) [77], using immobilized (triphenylphosphoranylidene)ketene 16 (Ph3PCCO) under mild conditions [78]. This ylide is involved in a Wittig-type cyclization reaction. The synthetic protocol is an adaptation of the same author’s method toward tetronic acids [79].
Earlier, the synthesis of tetramates (and tetronates/thiotetronates) [80] incorporating the ylide Ph3PCCO 17 was published following the first paper on this methodology on tetronates in 1995 [81]. As reported by the same group, since tetramic and tetronic acids have acidic hydrogens at C-3, they can react with the same ylide 17 to give the corresponding 3-(triphenylphosphoranylidene) acetyl derivatives 18 [82], which were used toward the synthesis of ravenic acid 19 in 2010 (Scheme 5; Part B) [47].
This protocol has been applied in the total synthesis of many tetramic natural products such as 5R-reutericyclin [83], penicillenols B1, B2 [84], C1, and an isomer of methiosetin [85].

2.5. Involving Activated Cyclic Starting Materials or Intermediates

DeShong et al. developed a method based in Lacey’s protocol, according to which the alkylation of a substituted isoxazole 20 followed by fragmentation of the resulting isoxazolium salt 21 leads to a β-ketoamide 22 [86,87]. Next, this intermediate undergoes base-catalyzed cyclization under Lacey’s conditions to afford 3-acyltetramic acid 23 (Scheme 6; Part A).
Markopoulou et al. have reported two protocols involving cyclic starting materials for activation and/or protection. The first involved (S)-N-acetylaspartic acid anhydride [88]. Optically active 3-acyl-5-carboxymethyl tetramic acids were prepared with this route. An interesting feature of this study is the incorporation of 3-alkyl and 3-aryl substituents using LDA at −78 °C, without racemization. A similar starting material, O-protected hydroxyl succinic anhydride (malic acid anhydride), has been used from the same group [89] for the synthesis of chiral tetronic acids. In the second, 2-methyl-4-benzylidene-5(4H)-oxazolone 24 was found to serve successfully as both a protected and an activated α-amino acid. Therefore, the desired 5-benzylidene tetramic acid 25 was prepared in just one step (Scheme 6; Part B), without the removal of the N-acetyl group, which is considered crucial for the biological activities and the natural product synthesis [26]. Stachel has prepared a library of N-benzoyl or N-unsubstituted 5-arylidenetetramic acids [90] starting from a similar 2-phenyl oxazolone.
Martinez used protected (Fmoc, Boc or Z) urethane-N-carboxyanhydride 26 to prepare N-protected 3-unsubstituted chiral tetramic acid 27 under mild conditions (Scheme 7; Part A) [91]. This synthesis is an interesting modification of Jouin’s method. Two synthetic methods developed by Jones are using cyclic starting materials or active intermediates as precursors to 3-acyltetramic acids. The first involves the conversion of a pyrone (δ-lactone) to 3-acyltetramic acid [92], and the second is a cycloaddition approach via active isoxazolecarboxylic esters [93].
One of the most interesting and well-established methods for the preparation of chiral tetramic acids is Moloney’s method. Regioselective Dieckmann cyclization using an N-acyloxazolidine 28 derived from serine [94,95], and later α-methyl serine [96] and threonine 29 (Scheme 7; Part B) [97,98] gives functionalized monocyclic 30 or bicyclic tetramic acid 31 in high yield and enantioselectivity. Moloney’s group has studied in detail the antibacterial activity of many modified tetramic acid libraries using this method [4,99,100,101].

3. Metal-Based Catalytic and Metal-Mediated Syntheses and Functionalizations of Tetramic Acids

3.1. Preparation of Tetramic Acids

3.1.1. Silver-Catalyzed CO2 Incorporation to Propargylic Amines

A novel methodology toward tetramic acids has been developed by Yamada et al. involving silver-catalyzed carbon dioxide incorporation into propargylic amine 32 forming a substituted oxazolidinone 33 [102]. This intermediate undergoes an intramolecular rearrangement under mild conditions (DBU–1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene, 60 °C) to yield the corresponding tetramic acid 34 (Scheme 8). The group reported a one-pot reaction as well, to solve the problem of the 5-unsubstituted tetramic acid, which was not able to be prepared in the initial conditions. So far, the reported compounds are limited to 3-aryl (except one unsubstituted derivative), and most of them are 5-disubstituted with the same substituents or 5-hexyl. In the case of 5-monosubstituted (5-ethyl or 5-phenyl) compounds, they appear to be racemic. The authors’ hypothesis for the reaction mechanism involved the formation of a cyclic intermediate through silver catalyzed alkyne activation, followed by intramolecular cyclization triggered by deprotonation of the amide from the base (DBU).
This method is presented as an application of that previously reported by the same group transformations using similar starting materials for the CO2 incorporation. In one of them, the authors described the synthesis of benzoxazine-2-ones with the same silver catalytic system [103]. Yamada et al. have prepared as well, a number of biologically interesting 4-hydroxyquinolin-2(1H)-ones 35 under mild conditions in the presence of catalytic AgNO3 (Scheme 9; Part A). Isotopic labeling experiments revealed that the quinolinone contained the carbon dioxide atoms [104]. Earlier, in 2009, in the presence of silver acetate oxazolidinones were prepared under mild conditions without any base [105]. Since then, many heterocyclic compounds such as cyclic carbonate 36 (Scheme 9; Part B) [106] and numerous 2-oxazolidinone derivatives [107] have been prepared by a metal catalyzed reaction of CO2 with propargylic amine or alcohol 37 and even the metal-free synthesis of substituted oxazolones [108].

3.1.2. SmI2-Mediated Cyclizations

Recently, Huang and Py developed a method for the synthesis of chiral tetramic acids 38 involving SmI2-mediated reducting coupling via β-methylenyl-γ-amino esters 39. This mild reducting agent was used to produce the above intermediate esters from nitrones or tert-butanesulfinyl imines 40 (Scheme 10; Part A). The esters 39 were cyclized to the corresponding β-methylenyl-γ-lactams 41 with zinc under ultrasound activation, or by acid hydrolysis (HCl in MeOH). The produced lactams can be easily converted to tetramic acids 38 by ozonolysis (Scheme 10; Part B). The final tetramic acid 38 was found to be optically active, and its chirality was determined by comparison of the αD with literature data; however, no enantiomeric excess was reported [109].
The same year, Pettus et al. reported the synthesis of chiral 3-methyl tetramic acids 42 under mild conditions, using SmI2-mediated cyclization (Scheme 11). In the same work, the application of the protocol to the total synthesis of the cytotoxic 3-methyl tetramate natural product palau’imide was presented. The paper demonstrates the synthesis of seven derivatives with high yields and good to exceptional enantiomeric ratios (84:16 to >99:1, determined by HPLC) [110].
Similarly to Py’s method, intermediate lactams have previously been prepared by indium-catalyzed Conia-ene reactions [111], by the selective ring expansion of secondary methylenecyclopropyl amides using catalytic MgI2 at high dilution [112]. Pattenden’s work on the radical cyclizations of propargyl bromoamides 43 [113] found application to the synthesis of lactams similar to tetramates [114], to the synthesis of γ-lactams [115], and ultimately to the synthesis of 3-methyl-5,5-disubstituted tetramic acids 44 via ozonolysis of the corresponding γ-lactam 45 (Scheme 12) [116]. These protocols involve the cyclization of the enantiopure α-ethynyl substituted serine derivatives using Bu3SnH and AIBN (azobisisobutyronitrile).
Nevertheless, the samarium diiodide, which was first used in organic synthesis by Kagan et al. [117], has been used for the development of various transformations and cyclization reactions under mild conditions [118].

3.1.3. Pd-Catalyzed Oxidative Aminocarbonylation of 2-Ynylamines

An interesting novel synthesis of 4-dialkylamino-5,5-disubstituted-γ-lactam 46 by PdI2-catalyzed oxidative carbonylation of the appropriate 2-ynylamine 47 was reported in 2004 by Gabriele et al. [119]. The method is an expansion of the previously published method by the same group for similar γ-lactones [120]. The γ-lactams can easily be transformed to tetramic acid 48 by acid hydrolysis at room temperature. The reaction toward lactam 46 proceeds in one step. 2-Ynylamines are directly carbonylated using the appropriate amine in the presence of palladium diiodide and a mixture of CO–air at 20 atm and at 25 to 100 °C (Scheme 13). The starting 2-ynylamines can easily be prepared from 2-yn-1-olacetates according to the literature method [121]. The derivatives presented in this publication are limited to 3-unsubstituted lactams with no reference to enantiomeric excess at C-5.

3.1.4. Lithium Telluride-Triggered Synthesis of Tetramic Acids

An alternative approach to the synthesis of 3-unsubstituted, 3-methyl, and 3,3-dimethyl tetramic acid 49 and tetramates by Dieckmann cyclization promoted by Li2Te has been reported by Dittmer et al. (Scheme 14; Part A) [122]. The reaction undergoes in mild conditions with no strong base involved, thus reducing the formed side products. On the other side, racemization occurs with the addition of the silyl ether. The authors noticed that greater excess of the t-butyldiphenylsilyl chloride reagent increases the yield to be almost quantitative, but produces racemic products. In some cases, such as the 3,3-dimethyl 50 or the 3-unsubstituted derivative 51, the target molecule can be prepared without the addition of a base (Scheme 14; Part B, C). Schobert et al. applied this reaction to the synthesis of the natural product rigidiusculamide B using only 1.15 equivalents of the silyl reagent, reducing the racemization to a minimum of 6:1 (diastereomeric ratio) [123]. The lithium telluride reagent is prepared by known literature methods [124], as this reagent has been used in numerous syntheses of heterocycles [125,126,127]. In general, this less known reaction is a good alternative for the synthesis of 3-methyl tetramic acids, which are not readily produced from conventional methodologies.

3.1.5. ZrCl4-Catalyzed Synthesis of β-Ketoamides

β-Ketoamides are versatile intermediates in the synthesis of many heterocyclic compounds, for example lactams [128], isoquinolines [129], and naphthyridines [130]. Apparently, they are used for the synthesis of 3-acyltetramic acids via Dieckmann cyclization. However, in the established conventional methods, there is a limitation in the group that can be incorporated at C-3 of the ring. This problem has been solved to an extent by the catalytic or non-catalytic 3-acylation of 3-unsubstituted tetramic acids. Yet again, these methodologies are often unable to provide solutions to chemoselectively acylate a 3,5-unsubstituted tetramic acid at position C-3 of the heterocycle.
Yoshii et al. have developed a method for the Zr(IV) chloride-catalyzed C–H insertion reaction of aldehyde 52 with the diazoacetamide of N-protected glycinate 53 (Scheme 15). This protocol is compatible with the Dieckmann cyclization to afford the desired 3-acylated 5-unsubstituted tetramic acid 54. According to the literature, two equivalents of the catalyst are used, and the reaction is quite effective for sterically hindered aldehydes [131].

3.1.6. CuI-Catalyzed Synthesis from β-Ketoesters

An unexpected simple and practical one-step synthetic method toward 1-benzyloxycarbonyl-3,5-disubstituted tetramic acid 55 has been reported recently by González-Muñiz et al. (Scheme 16; Part A) [132]. Studying the applications of the known CuI/L-proline catalytic system for coupling reactions of aryl halides with active methylene compounds to 2-aryl-1,3-dicarbonyl molecules [133], they developed and optimized a method for the synthesis of tetramic acid 55. Controlling the reaction conditions, it is possible to obtain the intermediate dicarbonyl derivative 56 (Scheme 16; Part B). Chiral HPLC experiments for the determination of the optical purity is reported only for the indole analogues, and indicate almost complete racemization.

3.2. Transformations of Tetramic Acids

3.2.1. Pd-Catalyzed α-Arylation of Tetramic Acids

In 2009, Tanner et al. published an interesting research article [134] on the Pd-catalyzed α-arylation of tetramic acids 57. The few methods described in the literature [94,135] until then were not general, and required the use of a strong base. Even though many existing methods of the α-arylation of similar systems (1,3-dicarbonyl compounds) led to non-chiral products, the authors performed extended optimization of the reaction conditions, and they concluded to high yielded conversion under mild conditions for most of the substrate 58 with enantiomeric excess up to 97% (Scheme 17). Specifically, it was found that the ideal results can be obtained using 2% Pd(OAc)2, 4% of 2-di-tert-butylphosphino-2′,4′,6′-triisopropyl-1,1′-biphenyl as the phosphine ligand, and the weak inorganic base K3PO4. The reaction was held in THF at 80 °C for one hour. Most of the substrate 58 that was tested gave identical results e.g., protected amines, nitro groups alcohols, ketones, ethers, esters, and others, except heterocycles and unprotected imines, which were found to be non-compatible. Meta-substituted and para-substituted aryl halides worked, whereas ortho-substituted compounds did not react due to steric hindrance.

3.2.2. Metal-Catalyzed 3-Acylation of Tetramic Acids

One of the most common catalytic reactions on the tetramic acid ring is undoubtedly the Lewis acid acylation on C-3 with acyl chlorides. While boron trifluoride-diethyl ether has been used for acylations [136], titanium(IV) chloride is used universally in nitromethane or dichloromethane under mild heating (Scheme 18) [44,137].

3.2.3. Chemoselective Ru-Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Exocyclic C=C Bonds

In 2011, Karaiskos et al. reported a pioneering method for the chemoselective catalytic hydrogenation of exocyclic double carbon bonds in 3,5-bisarylidene tetramic acid 59 [74]. According to this method, the exocyclic double carbon bonds are preferentially hydrogenated over other reducing functions (endocyclic C3–C4 double bond and carbonyls). Moreover, by carefully selecting the conditions, the reduction of the double bond at C-5 or both C-3 and C-5 is achievable. The chemoselectivity depends on the Ru complex ligands, substrate, solvent, and temperature. The reaction conditions were, as expected, harsher than those for the non-conjugated systems reported in the literature. Depending on the substrate, the yield of the hydrogenation process can reach up to 95% (Scheme 19). The variation of the applied hydrogen pressure is less effective compared to the temperature; however, higher pressure favors the formation of the more saturated molecule.
H4Ru4(CO)9[μ3-(S)-BINAP] catalyst (Figure 4) developed by Tunik et al. [138] at a substrate to catalyst ratio of 120:1 to 700:1 was used.

3.2.4. Rhodium-Catalyzed Transformations of Diazotetramic Acids

An interesting method for diazotetramic acids thermolysis in the presence of dirhodium tetraacetate was reported by Stachel et al. [139,140]. In these works, enolic 3-alkoxytetramic acid 60 were prepared by the rhodium-catalyzed decomposition of diazotetramic acids 61 at 130 °C in the presence of tert-butanol 62 (Scheme 20; Part A). After deprotection, the corresponding 3-hydroxy tetramic acid 63 is formed, thus leading to the monoether 64 at C-4 of the ring or to the dietheric tetramic acid 65. Later, the same group applied this method for the incorporation of an aryl group at C-3 of the ring using anisole or benzene instead of alcohol in a sealed tube (Scheme 20; Part B) [141]. This protocol was first presented for the synthesis of similar maleimide derivatives [142].

3.2.5. Annulation Reactions

Similar reaction conditions were used by Novikov et al. using 2H-azirine instead of alcohol or benzene in 1,2-dichloroethane, but no products were detected. Instead, when the authors replaced the rhodium catalyst with copper acetylacetonate, the hybrid pyrroline-1,2,3-triazole molecule 66 was produced (Scheme 21) [143]. The compound was formed from the addition of two azirine molecules 67 to the diazotetramic acid 68. It is noteworthy that various metals, such as Mg(II), Cd(II), Fe(III), and Ni(II), which are known to catalyze intramolecular and intermolecular transformations of azirines to ring expansion products, were tried without result.
Three years later, the same group reported a Cu(I)-catalyzed (2 + 3) annulation reaction of tetramic acids 69 with 2H-azirine 70 toward hexahydropyrrolo[3,4-b]pyrrole 71 [144]. The reaction is catalyzed by Cu(II) as well, but the best results were obtained with the use of the N-heterocyclic carbene-copper(I) complex IPrCuCl (Scheme 22). Inevitably, bis(pyrrolidinedione) was formed as a side product, although the ratio of product to by-product reached 12:1 after optimization.
Since then, manganese(II) acetate has been used as a catalyst for the domino annulation reaction of vinyl azide 72 and 4-hydroxycoumarin 73 toward tetramic acid analogue spirofuranone-lactam 74 (Scheme 23) [145].

3.2.6. Sn(IV)-Catalyzed Diastereoselective Aldol Reaction via Siloxy Pyrroles

A general diastereoselective aldol method leading to the synthesis of compounds that are commonly found in natural products (e.g., paecilosetin, cylindramide A, and tetrapetalone B) tetramic acid aldolate adduct 75 has been reported by Pettus et al. [146]. The protocol proceeds via C-2 O-silylated pyrrole 76. Tin tetrachloride (SnCl4) was found to be the optimal choice among the examined Lewis acids, and the reaction proved to be catalytic (Scheme 24). The authors have examined the incorporation of many aldehydes on 3-methyl, 3-bromo, or 3-unsubstituted tetramic acid 77. However, there are no indications of synthesis of 3-acetyl/acyl tetramic acids, or tetramic acids with different substituent on nitrogen.

4. Conclusions

The work described in this review represents an effort and advancement in the metal-catalyzed synthesis of tetramic acids. Many reports with new or modified catalytic and other alternative routes have been published recently. Nevertheless, additional work and the development of catalytic systems are needed in order to overcome the conventional methods’ drawbacks: harsh conditions and limitations in functionalization.
While application of the developed methods to the total synthesis of natural products is important, the contribution of these methods to the medicinal chemistry is invaluable. Tetramic acids consist of a heterocyclic ring with known antimicrobial, anticancer, and pesticidal activities, and the novel methodologies will give access to more complex or previously inaccessible bioactive structures.

Funding

This work received no external funding.

Acknowledgements

D.M. would like to express sincere gratitude to Olga Igglessi-Markopoulou, National Technical University of Athens and John Markopoulos, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens for the fruitful collaboration on tetramic acids research. The author would like to thank the Greek State Scholarship Foundation and SIEMENS for an IKY Fellowship of Excellence for Postdoctoral Studies in Greece——SIEMENS Program.

Conflicts of Interest

The author declares no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1. Examples of antimicrobial natural products incorporating the tetramic acid ring and the agricultural commercial available product spirotetramat.
Figure 1. Examples of antimicrobial natural products incorporating the tetramic acid ring and the agricultural commercial available product spirotetramat.
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Scheme 1. Tautomeric forms of 3-acetyl tetramic acids.
Scheme 1. Tautomeric forms of 3-acetyl tetramic acids.
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Figure 2. Tetramic acid metal complexes with divalent or trivalent ions.
Figure 2. Tetramic acid metal complexes with divalent or trivalent ions.
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Figure 3. Representative examples of tetramate and tetramic acid analogues dipeptides (A) and β-lactam-tetramic acid hybrids (B).
Figure 3. Representative examples of tetramate and tetramic acid analogues dipeptides (A) and β-lactam-tetramic acid hybrids (B).
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Scheme 2. Lacey’s method with diketene 3 (A); solid-phase adaptation of Lacey’s method (B); and Ley’s enantioselective synthesis of Fuligorubin A 4 (C).
Scheme 2. Lacey’s method with diketene 3 (A); solid-phase adaptation of Lacey’s method (B); and Ley’s enantioselective synthesis of Fuligorubin A 4 (C).
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Scheme 3. Jouin’s method (A); reaction with CDI as acylating reagent (B); and the method adaptation in solid-phase synthesis by Huang et al. (C).
Scheme 3. Jouin’s method (A); reaction with CDI as acylating reagent (B); and the method adaptation in solid-phase synthesis by Huang et al. (C).
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Scheme 4. Examples of Markopoulou group method toward 5-hydroxymethyl tetramic acid 8 using succinimide ester 9 (A); functionalized tetramic acids with HOBt 12 as acylating agent (B) and the protocol adaptation to solid-phase synthesis (C).
Scheme 4. Examples of Markopoulou group method toward 5-hydroxymethyl tetramic acid 8 using succinimide ester 9 (A); functionalized tetramic acids with HOBt 12 as acylating agent (B) and the protocol adaptation to solid-phase synthesis (C).
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Scheme 5. Solid phase synthesis of tetramic acids 15 with immobilized Ph3PCCO 16 (A) and synthesis of ravenic acid 19 via selective 3-acylation of 3,5-unsubstituted tetramic acid (B).
Scheme 5. Solid phase synthesis of tetramic acids 15 with immobilized Ph3PCCO 16 (A) and synthesis of ravenic acid 19 via selective 3-acylation of 3,5-unsubstituted tetramic acid (B).
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Scheme 6. Examples of DeShong’s method (A) and our published method toward benzylidene tetramic acids 25 (B).
Scheme 6. Examples of DeShong’s method (A) and our published method toward benzylidene tetramic acids 25 (B).
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Scheme 7. Martinez modification to Jouin’s method (A) and synthesis of chiral tetramic acids 30, 31 by Moloney, starting from L-threonine methyl ester 29 (B).
Scheme 7. Martinez modification to Jouin’s method (A) and synthesis of chiral tetramic acids 30, 31 by Moloney, starting from L-threonine methyl ester 29 (B).
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Scheme 8. Yamada’s silver-catalyzed synthesis of tetramic acids 34 via intramolecular rearrangement.
Scheme 8. Yamada’s silver-catalyzed synthesis of tetramic acids 34 via intramolecular rearrangement.
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Scheme 9. Silver catalyzed CO2 incorporation reaction toward 4-hydroxyquinolin-2(1H)-ones 35 (A) and He’s synthesis of cyclic carbonate 36 from propargylic alcohols 37 (B).
Scheme 9. Silver catalyzed CO2 incorporation reaction toward 4-hydroxyquinolin-2(1H)-ones 35 (A) and He’s synthesis of cyclic carbonate 36 from propargylic alcohols 37 (B).
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Scheme 10. SmI2-mediated reducing coupling to β-methylenyl-γ-amino ester 39 (A) and synthesis of tetramic acid 38 after cyclization of the ester 39 and ozonolysis of the corresponding γ-lactam 41 (B).
Scheme 10. SmI2-mediated reducing coupling to β-methylenyl-γ-amino ester 39 (A) and synthesis of tetramic acid 38 after cyclization of the ester 39 and ozonolysis of the corresponding γ-lactam 41 (B).
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Scheme 11. Pettus’ synthesis of 3-methyl tetramic acid 42 via SmI2-mediated cyclization.
Scheme 11. Pettus’ synthesis of 3-methyl tetramic acid 42 via SmI2-mediated cyclization.
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Scheme 12. Pattenden’s radical approach to 3-methyl tetramic acids 44.
Scheme 12. Pattenden’s radical approach to 3-methyl tetramic acids 44.
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Scheme 13. Gabriele’s Pd-catalyzed method to γ-lactam 46, which can easily be converted to tetramic acid 48.
Scheme 13. Gabriele’s Pd-catalyzed method to γ-lactam 46, which can easily be converted to tetramic acid 48.
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Scheme 14. General protocol for the synthesis of tetramic acid 49 using lithium telluride (A); 3-disubstituted derivative 50 without the addition of base (B) and 3-unsubstituted tetramic acid 51 without base; but using crown ether and the similar sodium telluride (C).
Scheme 14. General protocol for the synthesis of tetramic acid 49 using lithium telluride (A); 3-disubstituted derivative 50 without the addition of base (B) and 3-unsubstituted tetramic acid 51 without base; but using crown ether and the similar sodium telluride (C).
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Scheme 15. ZrCl4 catalyzed synthesis of β-acetamide 53 toward tetramic acid 54 with bulky 3-acyl groups.
Scheme 15. ZrCl4 catalyzed synthesis of β-acetamide 53 toward tetramic acid 54 with bulky 3-acyl groups.
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Scheme 16. CuI/L-Pro synthesis of tetramic acids 55 (A) and the structure of the dicarbonyl intermediate 56 (B).
Scheme 16. CuI/L-Pro synthesis of tetramic acids 55 (A) and the structure of the dicarbonyl intermediate 56 (B).
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Scheme 17. Pd(OAc)2 catalyzed 3-arylation of tetramic acids 57.
Scheme 17. Pd(OAc)2 catalyzed 3-arylation of tetramic acids 57.
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Scheme 18. 3-Acylation reaction with titanium tetrachloride (A) and 3-acetylation in the final step of racemic reutericyclin total synthesis (B).
Scheme 18. 3-Acylation reaction with titanium tetrachloride (A) and 3-acetylation in the final step of racemic reutericyclin total synthesis (B).
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Scheme 19. Ru-catalyzed hydrogenation of 3,5-bisarylidene tetramic acid 59 (R1 = H or OCH3, R2 = H or CH).
Scheme 19. Ru-catalyzed hydrogenation of 3,5-bisarylidene tetramic acid 59 (R1 = H or OCH3, R2 = H or CH).
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Figure 4. H4Ru4(CO)9[μ3-(S)-BINAP] catalyst. Adapted with permission from reference [139]. Copyright 2004 American Chemical Society.
Figure 4. H4Ru4(CO)9[μ3-(S)-BINAP] catalyst. Adapted with permission from reference [139]. Copyright 2004 American Chemical Society.
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Scheme 20. Rhodium-catalyzed transformation of diazotetramic acid 61 to 3-alkoxytetramic acid 60 (A) and incorporation of an aryl group at C-3 of a 5-arylidene tetramic acid (B).
Scheme 20. Rhodium-catalyzed transformation of diazotetramic acid 61 to 3-alkoxytetramic acid 60 (A) and incorporation of an aryl group at C-3 of a 5-arylidene tetramic acid (B).
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Scheme 21. Cu(II)-catalyzed reaction of diazotetramic acid 68 with 2H-azirine 67.
Scheme 21. Cu(II)-catalyzed reaction of diazotetramic acid 68 with 2H-azirine 67.
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Scheme 22. NHC-copper(I) complex catalyzed annulation reaction of tetramic acid 69 with 2H-azirine 70.
Scheme 22. NHC-copper(I) complex catalyzed annulation reaction of tetramic acid 69 with 2H-azirine 70.
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Scheme 23. Proposed mechanism for manganese(II)-catalyzed annulation reaction of vinyl azide 72 and 4-hydroxycoumarin 73.
Scheme 23. Proposed mechanism for manganese(II)-catalyzed annulation reaction of vinyl azide 72 and 4-hydroxycoumarin 73.
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Scheme 24. SnCl4 catalyzed aldol reaction of tetramic acid-derived pyrroles 76 (R1 = H, Br, Me).
Scheme 24. SnCl4 catalyzed aldol reaction of tetramic acid-derived pyrroles 76 (R1 = H, Br, Me).
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