Patent Application: US-57448704-A

Abstract:
an efficient molecular evolution system was obtained by combining two novel approaches in the field , intramolecular acyl migration for dcl generation and boronic acid as a selector . 1 , 4 - di - o - benzoyl chiro - inositol in acetonitrile with dbu as a base generated a reversible equilibrium of 9 regioisomers . only 3 , 4 - di - o - benzoyl chiro - inositol , containing two sets of cis - diols , is most favored toward binding with phenyl boronic acid , and its percentage of the dcl composition was amplified by up to 82 %.

Description:
hexahydroxyl cyclohexane ( inositol ) was chosen to illustrate the intramolecular acyl migration model system of the present invention . in these molecules , each free hydroxyl group behaves as a nucleophile by attacking neighboring acyl groups , thus . generating various regioisomers . under basic conditions ( pyridine / water ), it was previously reported that benzoyl migration on myo - inositol ( with five equatorial and 1 axial oh ) generates an almost equi - molar amount of nine regioisomers chung et al ., 1995 ; chung et al ., 1996 ). the process of the present invention maximizes the geometric diversity between regioisomers by using chiro - inositol , which has 2 vicinal axial oh groups and 4 equatorial oh groups as a dynamic combinatorial scaffold . accordingly , 1 , 4 - dibenzoyl - chiro - inositol was synthesized ( khersonsky et al ., 2002 ; falshaw et al ., 2000 ) and investigated for optimization of the dynamic combinatorial library generation . chiro - inositol dibenzoate generates a total of nine regioisomers upon full equilibration , as shown in fig1 . a series of bases , including pyridine , dmap ( 4 - dimethyl - aminopyridine ), dabco ( 1 , 4 - diazabicyclo [ 2 , 2 , 2 ] octane ), dipea ( n , n - diisopropylethlyamine ), bemp ( 2 - tert - butylimino - 2 - diethylamino - 1 , 3 - dimethyl - perhydro - 1 , 3 , 2 - diazaphosphorine ) on polystyrene , dbu ( 1 , 8 - diazabicyclo [ 5 , 4 , 0 ] undec - 7 - ene ) and naoh in aprotic solvents ( dmf , dmso , ch 3 cn ) all with and without water were evaluated . while several conditions induce benzoyl migration at a reasonable rate , it was found that increasing amounts of water accelerated the formation of the dynamic combinatorial library due to the increased polarity of the solvent , but also increased the extent of hydrolysis of the benzoyl group . in addition , the migration rate strongly depends on the concentration and pkb of the base and temperature . to minimize debenzoylation , anhydrous acetonitrile was used as the solvent , with dbu as a base . the optimal condition consisted of 1 mg of 1 , 4 - dibenzoyl - chiro - inositol ( compound 5 ) and 30 microl ( 79 eq ) of dbu in 1 ml acetonitrile , which yielded full migration within one hour at room temperature . generation of the nine isomers was confirmed by mass spectroscopy and uv analysis using lc - ms , as shown in fig2 . fig2 shows ( a ) hplc chromatogram ( c18 column : 4 . 6 × 150 mm , eluted with 18 % acetonitrile in water ) of 3 , 4 - di - o - benzoyl - chiro - inositol before base addition ; ( b ) chromatogram of the dcl at one hour after addition of dbu with 8 % of 3 , 4 - di - o - benzoyl - chiro - inositol ( c ) chromatogram of the dcl at seven hours after addition of 2 eq of phb ( oh ) 2 with 43 & amp ; of 3 , 4 - di - o - benzoyl - chiro - inositol ; and ( d ) chromatogram of the dcl at seven hours after addition of phb ( oh ) 2 with 82 % of 3 , 4 - di - o - benzoyl - chiro - inositol . since it is well known that boronic acids form five - membered cyclic esters preferably with 1 , 2 - cis - diols in sugar systems ( james et al ., 1996 ; wiecko et al ., 1979 ; eggert et al ., 1999 ; arimori et al ., 2001 ; arimori et al ., 2002 ; yang et al ., 2001 ; cabell et al ., 1999 ; james et al ., 1995 ), the present inventors envisioned that only one isomer out of the nine , namely , 3 , 4 - dibenzoyl - chiro - inositol , which carries two cis - vicinal diols , would have a higher binding affinity for two boronic acids , thus stopping further migration . furthermore , it was also reported that the binding affinity of boronic acid with a sugar depends on the ph of the media . at ph lower than the pka of boronic acid , i . e ., acidic conditions , coupling between the boronic acid and a sugar is disfavored , while the coupling is favored at ph over the pka of boronic acid , i . e ., basic donations . to test this hypothesis , 32 eq of phenyl boronic acid was added to the equilibrium mixture of the chiro - inositol dibenzoates in the presence of dbu . a dramatic equilibrium shift of mixtures toward 3 , 4 - di - o - benzoyl - chiro - inositol , compound 7 , characterized as 3 , 4 - di - o - benzoyl - chiro - inositol by a separate synthesis ( khersonsky et al ., 2002 ; falshaw , 2000 ), was demonstrated , as shown in fig2 c . the isomer 3 , 4 - di - o - benzoyl - chiro - inositol , initially 8 % of the equilibrium mixture , as shown in fig2 b , became the major constituent of the library ( 82 %) in seven hours after treatment with dbu , demonstrating and enrichment factor of 10 . 3 . it was envisioned that the nine regioisomers generated from compound 5 , 3 , 6 - di - o - benzoyl - chiro - inositol , would initially couple with one phenyl boronic acid at the moment one cis - diol in any component was exposed from benzoyl migration . following that , the mono - boronic acid - coupled component will undergo further acyl migration until a second cis - diol is exposed and trapped by yet another phenyl boronic acid , as shown in fig1 . benzoyl migration will terminate when two cis - diols of 3 , 4 - di - o - benzoyl - chiro - inositol couple with two boronic acids , since free hydroxyl groups are no longer available . this effectively isolates this component from the equilibrating dcl , resulting in an accumulation of the “ winning ” binder . thus , increased amounts of boronic acid will shift the equilibrium towards the selected compound , 3 , 4 - di - o - benzoyl - chiro - inositol . with 1 , 2 , 6 and 32 equivalents of phenyl boronic acid , the final amount of 3 , 4 - di - o - benzoyl - chiro - inositol was 25 %, 43 %, 67 %, and 82 %, respectively . however , amounts of phenyl boronic acid in excess of 32 equivalents did not further amplify 3 , 4 - di - o - benzoyl - chiro - inositol . the final distribution of the regioisomers is “ quenched ” by treating the reaction mixture with mp - tsoh resin that removes dbu and stops acyl migration . this “ quenched ” distribution allows for a practical isolation of the product with a simple purification . thus , the present invention provides an efficient molecular evolution model in combining the base - catalyzed intramolecular acyl migration of inositol dibenzoate and a boronic acid selector . in the nonlimiting example described above , it was possible to amplify and accumulate from the equilibrium mixture up to 82 % of one component , 3 , 4 - di - o - benzoyl - chiro - inositol , out of a total of 9 isomers originating from 3 , 6 - di - o - benzoyl - chiro - inositol . as a result , 3 , 6 - di - o - benzoyl - chiro - inositol , as shown in fig2 a , efficiently evolved into 3 , 4 - di - o - benzoyl - chiro - inositol ( fig2 c ) with a boronic acid selector via nine mutants ( fig2 b ). this is the first application of a boronic acid used to select and amplify a carbohydrate member of a dcl through intramolecular acyl migration . the following nonlimiting examples are provided to illustrate the present invention and not to limit it . since it is well known that boronic acids form five - membered cyclic esters preferably with 1 , 2 - cis diols in sugar systems , 12 , 13 it was envisioned that only one isomer out of the nine , 3 , 4 - dibenzoyl - chiro - inositol , which carries two cis - vicinal diols , would have a higher binding affinity for two boronic acids , thus stopping further migration . furthermore , it was also reported that the binding affinity of boronic acid with a sugar depends on the ph of the media . 13 all reactions were performed with oven - dried glassware under positive nitrogen pressure . unless otherwise noted , starting materials and solvents were purchased from aldrich and acros organics , and used without further purification . analytical tlc was carried out on merck 60 f254 silica gel plates ( 0 . 25 mm layer thickness ) with visualization by uv light and / or spaying with a 5 % solution of phosphomolybdic acid followed by charring with a heat gun . column chromatography was performed on merck 60 silica gel ( 230 - 400 mesh ). 1 h - nmr ( 200 mhz ) spectra were obtained on a varian gemini 200 spectrometer . chemical shifts were reported in parts per million ( ppm ) relative to the internal standard tetramethylsilane ( tms ). coupling constants ( j ) are in hertz ( hz ). all compounds were identified by lc - ms ( agilent technology ) using a c18 column ( 4 . 6 × 150 mm , 70 minute elution using a solution of 18 % ch 3 cn - h 2 o containing 1 % acetic acid ), with uv detection at λ = 250 nm , and an electrospray ionization source . to a solution of 5 ( 1 mg , 2 . 6 μmol ) in acetonitrile ( 1 ml ) was added dbu ( 30 μl , 0 . 20 mmol ) at room temperature . after shaking for 1 hour the full migration of 9 isomers was confirmed by hplc - ms . phenyl boronic acid was added to the reaction mixture ( 10 mg , 0 . 082 mmol ) and was stirred for 7 hours . the distribution change was analyzed by hplc - ms every hour . for freezing / quenching the distribution , the reaction mixture was filtered through mp - tsoh resin several times to remove dbu . to a solution of 5 ( 1 mg , 2 . 6 μmol ) in acetonitrile ( 1 ml ) were added phenyl boronic acid ( 10 mg , 0 . 082 mmol ), and dbu ( 30 μl , 0 . 20 mmol ) at room temperature . after stirring for 6 hours , the reaction mixture was analyzed by hplc - ms . to a solution of 1 , 2 , 4 , 5 - di - o - isopropylene - 3 - o - benzoyl - chiro - inositol ( 10 ) 11 ( 172 mg , 0 . 47 mmol ) in dichloromethane ( 10 ml ) were added pyridine ( 0 . 23 ml , 2 . 8 mmol ) and trifluromethanesulfonic anhydride ( 0 . 20 ml , 1 . 2 mmol ) at − 15 ° c ., and the temperature allowed to rise to room temperature after 2 hours , the reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate , washed with cold 1 n hcl solution , saturated nahco 3 , and brine , dried over mgso 4 , concentrated , and chromatographed on silica gel ( ea / hex = 1 : 10 ) to give a triflate 11 , which was dissolved in dmf and to which lithium benzoate ( 120 mg , 0 . 94 mmol ) was added . after stirring at room temperature for 1 day , the reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate , washed with brine , dried over mgso 4 , concentrated , and chromatographed on silica gel ( ea / hex = 1 : 10 ) to give 12 ( 190 mg , 86 . 0 % in two steps ). a solution of 2 ( 180 mg , 0 . 38 mmol ) in 80 % aqueous acoh ( 6 ml ) was heated at 100 ° c . for 2 hours , concentrated under vacuum , and chromatographed on silica gel ( ea / hex = 3 : 1 ) to give 5 ( 110 mg , 73 %) 1 h nmr ( cdcl 3 ) 3 . 94 - 4 . 08 ( 2h , m ), 4 . 19 ( 2h , ddd , j = 3 . 6 , 7 . 6 , 9 . 8 ), 5 . 44 ( 1h , t , j = 9 . 8 ), 5 . 53 ( 1h , t , j = 3 . 6 ), 7 . 40 - 7 . 58 ( 6h , m ), 7 . 99 - 8 . 10 ( 4h , m ); lc - ms : m / z : 389 [ m + 1 ] + , 371 [ m - h 2 o + 1 ] + to a solution of 1 , 2 ; 5 , 6 - di - o - isopropylidene - chiro - inositol ( 13 ) 11 ( 500 mg , 1 . 9 mmol ) in dmf ( 2 ml ) and pyridine ( 3 ml ) was added benzoyl chloride ( 750 mg , 4 . 9 mmol ). the reaction mixture was stirred for 3 hours at room temperature , diluted with ethyl acetate , washed with water , dried over mgso 4 , concentrated , and chromatographed on silica gel to give 14 ( 703 mg , 78 . 2 %). to a solution of 14 ( 300 mg , 0 . 64 mmol ) in thf ( 10 ml ) and meoh ( 2 ml ) was added concentrated hcl ( 0 . 3 ml ). the reaction mixture was stirred for 3 hours . the solvent was removed , and the reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate , washed with water , dried over mgso 4 , and concentrated under vacuum . the compound was purified by recrystallization with ethyl acetate and hexane to give 7 ( 170 mg , 68 . 4 %). 1h - nmr ( cdcl 3 + meoh ) δ4 . 15 ( 2h , t , j = 2 . 4 ), 4 . 20 ( 2h , dd , j = 4 . 0 , 6 . 6 ), 5 . 65 ( 2h , dd , j = 2 . 8 , 6 . 76 ), 7 . 31 - 7 . 50 ( 6h , m ), 7 . 92 - 7 . 97 ( 4h , m ); lc - ms : m / z : 389 [ m + 1 ] + reaction conditions : dibenzoyl chiro inositol ( 5 ) ( 1 mg ), dbu ( 30 μl , 79 eq .) in acetonitrile ( 1 ml ) with various amounts of phenyl boronic acid reaction conditions : dibenzoyl chiro - inositol ( 5 ) ( 1 mg ), dbu ( 30 μl , 79 eq .) in acetonitrile ( 1 ml ) with phenyl boronic acid ( 10 mg , 32 eq .) the foregoing description of the specific embodiments of the present invention will so fully reveal the general nature of the invention that others can , by applying current knowledge , readily modify and / or adapt for various application such specific embodiments without undue experimentation and without departing from the generic concept . therefore , such adaptations and modifications should and are intended to be comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalents of the disclosed embodiments . it is to be understood that the phraseology or terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and not of limitation . the means and materials for carrying out disclosed functions may take a variety of alternative forms without departing form the invention . thus , the expressions “ means to . . .” and “ means for . . .” as may be found the specification above , and / or in the claims below , followed by a functional statement , are intended to define and cover whatever structural , physical , chemical , or electrical element or structures which may now or in the future exist for carrying out the recited function , whether or not precisely equivalent to the embodiment or embodiments disclosed in the specification above , and it is intended that such expressions be given their broadest interpretation . 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