Patent Application: US-55706504-A

Abstract:
processes for the preparation of biologically active chromanones are disclosed , including processes for the preparation of intermediates useful in the preparation of the biologically active chromanones . the chromanones and the intermediates disclosed herein may be useful for a variety of therapies , including the treatment of various cancers and the treatment of inflammation and inflammation related disorders .

Description:
in general , the present invention is directed to chromanones corresponding to formula 21 and to synthetic processes for their preparation : r 6 is amino , hydroxy , halo , perfluorinated sulfonic ester , r 61 c ( o )—, r 62 c ( o ) o —, r 61 c ( o ) nh —, r 62 chch — or r 62 cc —; r 21 and r 22 are independently hydrogen , alkyl , or aryl ; r 61 and r 62 is hydrogen , hydrocarbyl , substituted hydrocarbyl , heterocyclo , alkoxy , heterocyclooxy , amino , or halo . in accordance with the present invention , r 6 may represent a range of substituents . for example , r 6 may be a relatively small moiety such as — nh 2 , — oh , or halo . alternatively , r 6 may be a somewhat larger moiety such as a perfluorinated sulfonic ester , r 62 c ( o )—, r 62 c ( o ) o —, r 61 c ( o ) nh —, r 62 chch — or r 62 cc —. for example , in one embodiment , r 6 is r 61 c ( o )— or r 61 c ( o ) nh — and r 61 is hydrogen , substituted hydrocarbyl , heterocyclo , amino , alkoxy , heterocyclooxy , or halo , preferably substituted hydrocarbyl . advantageously , chromanones corresponding to formula 21 may be used in the synthesis of fc101 ( chromanone 21 wherein r 5 is — nh 2 ; r 6 is r 61 c ( o ); r 21 and r 22 are each methyl ; and r 61 is hoch 2 ch ( nh 2 ) ch 2 —). alternatively , chromanones corresponding to formula 21 may be used to synthesize analogs of fc101 which may themselves be biologically active , or may be used as part of a drug - discovery process to determine structure - activity relationships for chromanones , generally , in connection with various biological processes or targets ; such analogs , for example , would have an r 21 or r 22 substituent other than methyl , or an r 6 substituent other than hoch 2 ch ( nh 2 ) ch 2 c ( o )—. an intermediate chromanone which may be used in the synthesis of fc101 and the analogs thereof corresponds to formula 22 : wherein r 21 and r 22 are independently hydrogen , alkyl , or aryl . in one embodiment , r 21 and r 22 are independently hydrogen or alkyl ; for example , r 21 and r 22 may independently be methyl , ethyl , propyl , butyl or pentyl . alternatively , one of r 21 and r 22 may be hydrogen and the other may be aryl , e . g ., phenyl . chromanone 22 may be prepared , for example , by nitration of the corresponding 6 - hydroxy - chroman - 4 - one ( i . e ., a chromanone corresponding to chromanone 22 except for the c5 nitro group ), chromanone 20 : the starting material , i . e ., chromanone 20 may be prepared as described , for example , in example 2 and then nitrated , for example , using potassium nitrate and sulfuric acid in a polar solvent . chromanone 22 may be used as a substrate for the synthesis of a variety of other chromanones . for example , chromanone 22 may be used as a substrate for the synthesis of chromanone 32 : wherein x 6 is perfluorinated sulfonic ester ; and r 21 and r 22 are independently hydrogen , alkyl , or aryl . in another preferred embodiment , x 6 is a perfluorinated sulfonic ester moiety such as triflate or nonaflate and r 21 and r 22 are independently hydrogen or alkyl ; for example , r 21 and r 22 may independently be methyl , ethyl , propyl , butyl or pentyl . alternatively , x 6 may be a perfluorinated sulfonic ester moiety , one of r 21 and r 22 may be hydrogen and the other may be aryl , e . g ., phenyl . chromanone 32 may be derived from chromanone 22 by treating chromanone 22 with the appropriate anhydride . for example , to prepare the c6 triflate or nonaflate , chromanone 22 may be treated with triflate anhydride or nonaflate anhydride , respectively . chromanone 22 may also be used as a substrate for the synthesis of chromanone 27 : wherein l 6 is chloro or imidazoyl ; and r 21 and r 22 are independently hydrogen , alkyl , or aryl . in another preferred embodiment , l 6 is chloro or imidazoyl and r 21 and r 22 are independently hydrogen or alkyl ; for example , r 21 and r 22 may independently be methyl , ethyl , propyl , butyl or pentyl . alternatively , l 6 may be chloro or imidazoyl , one of r 21 and r 22 may be hydrogen and the other may be aryl , e . g ., phenyl . chromanone 27 may be derived from chromanone 22 by treating chromanone 22 with an appropriate reagent ; for example , phosgene , diphosgene or carbonyl diimidazole . chromanones 27 and 32 may , in turn , be used as a substrate for the preparation of other chromanones . for example , chromanone 32 may be used as a substrate for the synthesis of chromanone 42 : wherein r 21 and r 22 are independently hydrogen , alkyl , or aryl . in one preferred embodiment , r 21 and r 22 are independently hydrogen or alkyl ; for example , r 2 , and r 22 may independently be methyl , ethyl , propyl , butyl or pentyl . alternatively , one of r 21 and r 22 may be hydrogen and the other may be aryl , e . g ., phenyl . chromanone 42 may be derived from chromanone 32 by treating chromanone 32 with ammonia in the presence of a palladium catalyst . for example , chromanone 32 may be treated with ammonia in the presence of [ pd 2 ( dba ) 3 ], a phosphine compound and a base ; for example , the base can be an aqueous base , particularly , a metal alkoxide and water , potassium carbonate and the like . chromanone 42 is produced upon heating and may be isolated conventionally . chromanone 32 may also be used as a substrate for the synthesis of chromanone 52 : wherein x 67 is halo ; and r 21 and r 22 are independently hydrogen , alkyl , or aryl . in one preferred embodiment , r 21 and r 22 are independently hydrogen or alkyl ; for example , r 21 and r 22 may independently be methyl , ethyl , propyl , butyl or pentyl . alternatively , one of r 21 and r 22 may be hydrogen and the other may be aryl , e . g ., phenyl . chromanone 52 may be derived from chromanone 32 by a reduction reaction followed by an aromatic halogenation reaction . for example , chromanone 32 may be reduced by contact with hydrogen gas in the presence of a palladium catalyst ( particularly palladium on carbon ) in the presence of an amine ( e . g . trialkylamine ) and an alcohol ( e . g . ethanol ). subsequently , a halogenating reagent is contacted with the reduced compound to produce chromanone 52 . an exemplary halogenating reagent is benzyltriethyl ammonium dichloroiodate , which is prepared in example 10 . an exemplary synthesis of chromanone 52 is depicted in the following reaction scheme and begins with the conversion of chromanone 32 ( wherein x 6 is , for example triflate or nonaflate ) to chromanone 33 by reaction with hydrogen in the presence of a palladium catalyst and triethylamine . chromanone 33 in turn , is converted to chromanone 52 - i ( chromanone 52 wherein x 67 is iodo ) by reaction with benzyltriethylammonium dichloroidodide in the presence of nahco 3 . chromanone 42 may also be used as a substrate for the synthesis of chromanone 47 : wherein l 6 is chloro or imidazoyl ; and r 21 and r 22 are independently hydrogen , alkyl , or aryl . in another preferred embodiment , r 21 and r 22 are independently hydrogen or alkyl ; for example , r 21 and r 22 may independently be methyl , ethyl , propyl , butyl or pentyl . alternatively , one of r 21 and r 22 may be hydrogen and the other may be aryl , e . g ., phenyl . chromanone 47 may be derived from chromanone 42 by treating chromanone 42 with an appropriate reagent ; for example , phosgene , diphosgene or carbonyl diimidazole . chromanone 42 may be used as a substrate for the preparation of chromanone 43 : chromanone 43 may be produced from chromanone 42 by protecting the c6 amino group , reducing the c5 nitrate group , followed by deprotection of the c6 amino group . chromanones 32 and 52 may be also used as substrates for the synthesis of chromanone 62 : wherein r 62 is hydrogen , hydrocarbyl , substituted hydrocarbyl , heterocyclo , alkoxy , heterocyclooxy , amino or halo ; and r 21 and r 22 are independently hydrogen , alkyl , or aryl . in one preferred embodiment , r 62 is substituted alkyl and r 21 and r 22 are independently hydrogen or alkyl ; for example , r 21 and r 22 may independently be methyl , ethyl , propyl , butyl or pentyl . alternatively , one of r 21 and r 22 may be hydrogen and the other may be aryl , e . g ., phenyl . in another preferred embodiment , r 62 is p 66 och 2 ch ( np 67 p 68 ) ch 2 c ( o )— wherein p 66 , p 67 and p 68 are independently hydrogen or a protecting group . chromanone 62 may be derived from chromanones 32 and 52 by reaction with alkene , r 62 chch 2 , mediated by a pd 2 + reagent , a trialkyl or triaryl phosphine and potassium carbonate . the pd 2 + reagent can be pdcl 2 , pd ( oac ) 2 , pdbr 2 or pdi 2 . the trialkyl or triaryl phosphine can be tributylphosphine , tricyclohexylphosphine or triphenylphosphine . chromanones 32 and 52 may also be used as a substrate for the synthesis of chromanone 67 : wherein r 62 is hydrogen , hydrocarbyl , substituted hydrocarbyl , heterocyclo , alkoxy , heterocyclooxy , amino or halo ; and r 21 and r 22 are independently hydrogen , alkyl , or aryl . in one preferred embodiment , r 62 is substituted alkyl and r 21 and r 22 are independently hydrogen or alkyl ; for example , r 21 and r 22 may independently be methyl , ethyl , propyl , butyl or pentyl . alternatively , one of r 21 and r 22 may be hydrogen and the other may be aryl , e . g ., phenyl . in another preferred embodiment , r 62 is p 66 och 2 ch ( np 67 p 68 ) ch 2 c ( o )— wherein p 66 , p 67 and p 68 are independently hydrogen or a protecting group . chromanone 67 may be derived from chromanone 32 and chromanone 52 by treating with an alkyne , a cu + ion , pd ( pph 3 ) 4 and a tertiary alkyl amine . the r 61 substituent of the alkyne , r 62 cch , has the reactive functional groups protected . the reaction takes place in a polar aprotic solvent ; exemplary solvents are tetrahydrofuran , dimethylformamide , dioxane , and the like . the cu + ion can be provided by cucl , cui , cuscn , and the like . the tertiary alkyl amine used as a base in the reaction can be triethylamine , tripropylamine , tributylamine , triisopropylamine , diisopropylethylamine , tripentylamine , trihexylamine , tricyclohexylamine , and the like . chromanone 22 may also be converted to chromanone 24 by reduction of the c5 nitro group . a range of compounds may be derived from the intermediates described above . exemplary compounds can be synthesized by the following synthetic schemes . in reaction scheme 1 , r 5 is amino , protected amino or nitro ; r 21 and r 22 are independently hydrogen , alkyl or aryl ; r 61 and r 62 are independently hydrogen , hydrocarbyl , substituted hydrocarbyl or heterocyclo ; and l is chloro or imidazoyl . in step 1 , c6 amino chromanone 110 is converted to chromanone 111 using an appropriate reagent ; for example , phosgene , diphosgene or carbonyl diimidazole or an equivalent reagent can be used . step 2 involves the conversion of acyl chloride 111 into urea chromanone 112 . this transformation involves a primary or secondary amine , e . g . r 61 r 62 nh , and a base wherein r 61 and r 62 are as previously defined . the reactive functional groups present in the substituents r 61 and r 62 of the primary or secondary amine , r 61 r 62 nh , are protected during reaction with the acyl chloride chromanone 111 . once the primary or secondary amine , r 61 r 62 nh , has reacted to form the urea chromanone 112 , the groups protecting the reactive functional groups of r 61 and r 62 can be removed by methods known in the art . step 3 involves the conversion of acyl chloride 111 into carbamate chromanone 113 . this transformation involves an alcohol , e . g . r 61 oh , and a base wherein r 61 is as previously defined . the reactive functional groups present in substituent r 61 of the alcohol are protected during the reaction with acyl chloride chromanone 111 . once the alcohol , r 61 oh , has reacted to form carbamate chromanone 113 , the groups protecting the reactive functional groups of r 61 can be removed by methods known in the art . the base used in steps 2 and 3 is a base that is capable of reacting with excess protons produced during the reaction of the amine or alcohol with acyl chloride chromanone 111 . for example , tertiary amines , alkali metal carbonates or alkaline earth metal carbonates are useful bases for this reaction . in one embodiment , preferably , the base used in steps 2 and 3 is a tertiary amine , particularly pyridine , triethylamine or diisopropylethylamine . step 4 involves the conversion of c6 amino chromanone 110 to amide chromanone 114 . for this conversion to proceed , an activated carboxylic acid is reacted with c6 amino chromanone 110 . the carboxylic acid used in step 4 is represented by r 61 c ( o ) oh , wherein r 61 is as previously defined . the reactive functional groups present in substituent r 61 of the carboxylic acid are protected during the reaction with c6 amino chromanone 110 . once the carboxylic acid , r 61 c ( o ) oh , has reacted to form amide chromanone 114 , the groups protecting the reactive functional groups of r 61 can be removed by methods known in the art . the activating agent used in step 4 can be an agent capable of activating a carboxylic acid ; for example , dicyclohexyl carbodiimide , diisopropylcarbodiimide , diethyl cyanophosphonate , diphenylphosphorylazide , uronium salts and phosphonium salts . in one embodiment , the activating agent used in step 4 is dicyclohexylcarbodiimide ( dcc ). in reaction scheme 2 , r 5 is amino , protected amino or nitro ; r 21 and r 22 are independently hydrogen , alkyl or aryl ; r 61 and r 62 are independently hydrogen , hydrocarbyl , substituted hydrocarbyl or heterocyclo ; and l is chloro or imidazoyl . in step 1 , chromanone 120 is converted to chromanone 121 using an appropriate reagent ; for example , phosgene , diphosgene or carbonyl diimidazole or an equivalent reagent can be used . step 2 involves the conversion of acyl chloride 121 into carbamate chromanone 122 . this transformation involves a primary or secondary amine , e . g . r 61 r 62 nh , and a base wherein r 61 and r 62 are as previously defined . the reactive functional groups present in the substituents r 61 and r 62 of the primary or secondary amine , r 61 r 62 nh , are protected during reaction with acyl chloride chromanone 121 . once the primary or secondary amine , r 61 r 62 nh , has reacted to form carbamate chromanone 122 , the groups protecting the reactive functional groups of r 61 and r 62 can be removed by methods known in the art . step 3 involves the conversion of acyl chloride 121 into carbonate chromanone 123 . this transformation involves an alcohol , e . g . r 61 oh , and a base wherein r 61 is as previously defined . the reactive functional groups present in substituent r 61 of the alcohol are protected during the reaction with acyl chloride chromanone 121 . once the alcohol , r 61 oh , has reacted to form carbonate chromanone 123 , the groups protecting the reactive functional groups of r 61 can be removed by methods known in the art . the base used in steps 2 and 3 is a base that is capable of reacting with excess protons produced during the reaction of the amine or alcohol with acyl chloride chromanone 121 . for example , tertiary amines , alkali metal carbonates or alkaline earth metal carbonates are useful bases for this reaction . in one embodiment , preferably , the base used in steps 2 and 3 is a tertiary amine , particularly pyridine , triethylamine or diisopropylethylamine . step 4 involves the conversion of c6 hydroxy chromanone 120 to ester chromanone 124 . for this conversion to proceed , an activated carboxylic acid is reacted with c6 hydroxy chromanone 120 . the carboxylic acid used in step 4 is represented by r 61 c ( o ) oh , wherein r 61 is as previously defined . the reactive functional groups present in substituent r 61 of the carboxylic acid are protected during reaction with c6 hydroxy chromanone 120 . once the carboxylic acid , r 61 c ( o ) oh , has reacted to form amide chromanone 124 , the groups protecting the reactive functional groups of r 61 can be removed by methods known in the art . the activating agent used in step 4 can be an agent capable of activating a carboxylic acid ; for example , dicyclohexyl carbodiimide , diisopropylcarbodiimide , diethyl cyanophosphonate , diphenylphosphorylazide , uronium salts and phosphonium salts . in one embodiment , the activating agent used in step 4 is dicyclohexylcarbodiimide ( dcc ). in reaction scheme 3 , r 5 is amino , protected amino or nitro ; r 21 and r 22 are independently hydrogen , alkyl , or aryl ; r 61 and r 62 are independently hydrogen , hydrocarbyl , substituted hydrocarbyl or heterocyclo ; and r 63 is halo or perfluorinated sulfonic ester . in one preferred embodiment , r 63 is iodide , triflate or nonaflate . in step 1 , chromanone 130 is converted to ketone chromanone 131 by reaction with alkyl halide , r 61 x , wherein x is a halide , zn powder , pd ( pph 3 ) 4 and carbon monoxide . optionally , activating agent ( s ) can be added to the reaction mixture to activate the zn . for example , 1 , 2 - dibromoethane and trimethylsilyl chloride ( tmsci ) or iodine can chemically activate zn , whereas sonication of zn provides physical activation . the reactive functional groups present in substituent r 61 of the alkyl halide are protected during reaction with chromanone 130 . once the alkyl halide , r 61 x , has reacted to form ketone chromanone 131 , the groups protecting the reactive functional groups of r 61 can be removed by methods known in the art . step 2 involves conversion of chromanone 130 into amide chromanone 132 . this conversion involves reaction of chromanone 130 with a primary or secondary amine , r 61 r 62 nh , pd ( pph 3 ) 4 , carbon monoxide and base . the reactive functional groups present in the substituents r 61 and r 62 of the primary or secondary amine , r 61 r 62 nh , are protected during reaction with chromanone 130 . once the primary or secondary amine , r 61 r 62 nh , has reacted to form amide chromanone 132 , the groups protecting the reactive functional groups of r 61 and r 62 can be removed by methods known in the art . in reaction scheme 4 , r 5 is amino , protected amino or nitro ; r 21 and r 22 are independently hydrogen , alkyl or aryl ; r 61 and r 62 are independently hydrogen , hydrocarbyl , substituted hydrocarbyl or heterocyclo ; r 63 is halo or perfluorinated sulfonic ester . in one preferred embodiment , r 63 is iodide , triflate or nonaflate ; r 1 is alkyl or aryl ; and r 3 is alkyl . in step 1 , chromanone 130 is converted to chromanone 140 by reaction with an alkene , r 61 chch 2 , mediated by a pd 2 + reagent , a trialkyl or triaryl phosphine and potassium carbonate . the pd 2 + reagent can be pdcl 2 , pd ( oac ) 2 , pdbr 2 or pdi 2 . the trialkyl or triaryl phosphine can be tributylphosphine , tricyclohexylphosphine or triphenylphosphine . this reaction is usually sterically controlled , thus the bite angle of the phosphine influences the reactivity , wherein the larger the bite angle , the more strain on the alkene ligand and the greater the reactivity of the pd - alkene complex . in step 2 , chromanone 140 is transformed into ketone chromanone 142 under one of two alternate sets of reaction conditions . first , under conditions for step 2a , the conversion occurs by a wacker process . the wacker process involves a pd 2 + reagent , water , a cu 2 + reagent and oxygen . the pd 2 + reagent , usually pdcl 2 , is reduced during the reaction to pd and the alkene is oxidized to produce the ketone . the cu 2 + reagent oxidizes the pd to pd 2 + to reduce the amount of pd necessary to effect the reaction . the resulting cu + ions are oxidized to cu 2 + by air . alternately , chromanone 140 is converted to ketone chromanone 142 under conditions wherein the first step is addition of water mediated by hg ( oac ) 2 , followed by oxidation . the oxidizing agent can be an oxidizing agent that effects the desired oxidation of the hydroxy group to a keto group without oxidizing the rest of the molecule . for example , the oxidizing agent can be pyridinium chlorochromate ( pcc ), a swern reagent , a chromium reagent , chromic acid , k 2 cr 2 o 7 and the like . both of the alternate reaction conditions in step 2 produce a markovnikov product . this is due to the preference of the hydrogen for the regular secondary carbon of the alkene ( not the benzylic secondary carbon ), thus producing a benzylic carbocation and subsequently the keto group is formed in the benzylic position as well . step 3 involves the reaction of chromanone 130 to form alkyne chromanone 141 . this reaction involves an alkyne , a cu + ion , pd ( pph 3 ) 4 and a tertiary alkyl amine . the r 61 substituent of the alkyne , r 61 cch , has the reactive functional groups protected . the reaction takes place in a polar aprotic solvent ; exemplary solvents are tetrahydrofuran , dimethylformamide , dioxane , and the like . the cu + ion can be provided by cucl , cui , cu 2 o , cu 2 s , cu 2 te , cuscn , and the like . the tertiary alkyl amine used as a base in the reaction can be triethylamine , tripropylamine , tributylamine , triisopropylamine , diisopropylethylamine , tripentylamine , trihexylamine , tricyclohexylamine , and the like . step 4 involves the reaction of alkyne chromanone 141 to form ketone chromanone 142 . this reaction takes place by an overall addition of water across the triple bond . the reagents used to effect the conversion are water and an hg 2 + salt . the hg 2 + salt can be hg ( oac ) 2 , hgso 4 , hgo , hgbr 2 , hgcl 2 , hgi 2 , hg ( no 3 ) 2 , hgs , hgte , hg ( scn ) 2 , and the like . optionally , h 2 so 4 can be added to effect the addition of water across the triple bond , however , consideration of the reactivity of the protecting groups used in the molecule will determine whether h 2 so 4 addition would be beneficial . after addition of water , suitable reagents to deprotect reactive functional groups of r 5 or r 61 are added to the reaction mixture to produce ketone chromanone 142 . chromanones of formula 21 of the instant invention are useful for a variety of pharmaceutical therapies in mammals including humans and are preferably administered in the form of a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective therapeutic amount of a compound of the instant invention in combination with at least one pharmaceutically or pharmacologically acceptable carrier . the carrier , also known in the art as an excipient , vehicle , auxiliary , adjuvant , or diluent , is any substance which is pharmaceutically inert , confers a suitable consistency or form to the composition , and does not diminish the therapeutic efficacy of the compounds . the carrier is “ pharmaceutically or pharmacologically acceptable ” if it does not produce an adverse , allergic or other untoward reaction when administered to a mammal or human , as appropriate . the pharmaceutical compositions containing the therapeutic compounds of the present invention may be formulated in any conventional manner . proper formulation is dependent upon the route of administration chosen . the compositions of the invention can be formulated for any route of administration so long as the target tissue is available via that route . suitable routes of administration include , but are not limited to , oral , parenteral ( e . g ., intravenous , intraarterial , subcutaneous , rectal , subcutaneous , intramuscular , intraorbital , intracapsular , intraspinal , intraperitoneal , or intrasternal ), topical ( nasal , transdermal , intraocular ), intravesical , intrathecal , enteral , pulmonary , intralymphatic , intracavital , vaginal , transurethral , intradermal , aural , intramammary , buccal , orthotopic , intratracheal , intralesional , percutaneous , endoscopical , transmucosal , sublingual and intestinal administration . pharmaceutically acceptable carriers for use in the compositions of the present invention are well known to those of ordinary skill in the art and are selected based upon a number of factors : the particular therapeutic compound used , and its concentration , stability and intended bioavailability ; the disease , disorder or condition being treated with the composition ; the subject , its age , size and general condition ; and the route of administration . suitable carriers are readily determined by one of ordinary skill in the art ( see , for example , j . g . naim , in : remington &# 39 ; s pharmaceutical science ( a . gennaro , ed . ), mack publishing co ., easton , pa ., ( 1985 ), pp . 1492 - 1517 , the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference ). the compositions are preferably formulated as tablets , dispersible powders , pills , capsules , gelcaps , caplets , gels , liposomes , granules , solutions , suspensions , emulsions , syrups , elixirs , troches , dragees , lozenges , or any other dosage form which can be administered orally . techniques and compositions for making oral dosage forms useful in the present invention are described in the following references : 7 modern pharmaceutics , chapters 9 and 10 ( banker & amp ; rhodes , editors , 1979 ); lieberman et al ., pharmaceutical dosage forms : tablets ( 1981 ); and ansel , introduction to pharmaceutical dosage forms 2nd edition ( 1976 ). the compositions of the invention for oral administration comprise an effective therapeutic amount of a compound of the invention in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier . suitable carriers for solid dosage forms include sugars , starches , and other conventional substances including lactose , talc , sucrose , gelatin , carboxymethylcellulose , agar , mannitol , sorbitol , calcium phosphate , calcium carbonate , sodium carbonate , kaolin , alginic acid , acacia , corn starch , potato starch , sodium saccharin , magnesium carbonate , tragacanth , microcrystalline cellulose , colloidal silicon dioxide , croscarmellose sodium , talc , magnesium stearate , and stearic acid . further , such solid dosage forms may be uncoated or may be coated by known techniques ; e . g ., to delay disintegration and absorption . the therapeutic compounds of the present invention are also preferably formulated for parenteral administration , e . g ., formulated for injection via intravenous , intraarterial , subcutaneous , rectal , subcutaneous , intramuscular , intraorbital , intracapsular , intraspinal , intraperitoneal , or intrasternal routes . the compositions of the invention for parenteral administration comprise an effective therapeutic amount of the therapeutic compound in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier . dosage forms suitable for parenteral administration include solutions , suspensions , dispersions , emulsions or any other dosage form which can be administered parenterally . techniques and compositions for making parenteral dosage forms are known in the art . suitable carriers used in formulating liquid dosage forms for oral or parenteral administration include nonaqueous , pharmaceutically - acceptable polar solvents such as oils , alcohols , amides , esters , ethers , ketones , hydrocarbons and mixtures thereof , as well as water , saline solutions , dextrose solutions ( e . g ., dw5 ), electrolyte solutions , or any other aqueous , pharmaceutically acceptable liquid . suitable nonaqueous , pharmaceutically - acceptable polar solvents include , but are not limited to , alcohols ( e . g ., α - glycerol formal , β - glycerol formal , 1 , 3 - butyleneglycol , aliphatic or aromatic alcohols having 2 - 30 carbon atoms such as methanol , ethanol , propanol , isopropanol , butanol , t - butanol , hexanol , octanol , amylene hydrate , benzyl alcohol , glycerin ( glycerol ), glycol , hexylene glycol , tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol , lauryl alcohol , cetyl alcohol , or stearyl alcohol , fatty acid esters of fatty alcohols such as polyalkylene glycols ( e . g ., polypropylene glycol , polyethylene glycol ), sorbitan , sucrose and cholesterol ); amides ( e . g ., dimethylacetamide ( dma ), benzyl benzoate dma , dimethylformamide , n -( β - hydroxyethyl )- lactamide , n , n - dimethylacetamide amides , 2 - pyrrolidinone , 1 - methyl - 2 - pyrrolidinone , or polyvinylpyrrolidone ); esters ( e . g ., 1 - methyl - 2 - pyrrolidinone , 2 - pyrrolidinone , acetate esters such as monoacetin , diacetin , and triacetin , aliphatic or aromatic esters such as ethyl caprylate or octanoate , alkyl oleate , benzyl benzoate , benzyl acetate , dimethylsulfoxide ( dmso ), esters of glycerin such as mono , di , or tri - glyceryl citrates or tartrates , ethyl benzoate , ethyl acetate , ethyl carbonate , ethyl lactate , ethyl oleate , fatty acid esters of sorbitan , fatty acid derived peg esters , glyceryl monostearate , glyceride esters such as mono , di , or tri - glycerides , fatty acid esters such as isopropyr myristrate , fatty acid derived peg esters such as peg - hydroxyoleate and peg - hydroxystearate , n - methyl pyrrolidinone , pluronic 60 , polyoxyethylene sorbitol oleic polyesters such as poly ( ethoxylated ) 30 - 60 sorbitol poly ( oleate ) 2 - 4 poly ( oxyethylene ) 15 - 20 monooleate , poly ( oxyethylene ) 15 - 20 mono 12 - hydroxystearate , and poly ( oxyethylene ) 15 - 20 mono ricinoleate , polyoxyethylene sorbitan esters such as polyoxyethylene - sorbitan monooleate , polyoxyethylene - sorbitan monopalmitate , polyoxyethylene - sorbitan monolaurate , polyoxyethylene - sorbitan monostearate , and polysorbate ® 20 , 40 , 60 or 80 from ici americas , wilmington , del ., polyvinylpyrrolidone , alkyleneoxy modified fatty acid esters such as polyoxyl 40 hydrogenated castor oil and polyoxyethylated castor oils ( e . g ., cremophor ® el solution or cremophor ® rh 40 solution ), saccharide fatty acid esters ( i . e ., the condensation product of a monosaccharide ( e . g ., pentoses such as ribose , ribulose , arabinose , xylose , lyxose and xylulose , hexoses such as glucose , fructose , galactose , mannose and sorbose , trioses , tetroses , heptoses , and octoses ), disaccharide ( e . g ., sucrose , maltose , lactose and trehalose ) or oligosaccharide or mixture thereof with a c 4 - c 22 fatty acid ( s )( e . g ., saturated fatty acids such as caprylic acid , capric acid , lauric acid , myristic acid , palmitic acid and stearic acid , and unsaturated fatty acids such as palmitoleic acid , oleic acid , elaidic acid , erucic acid and linoleic acid )), or steroidal esters ); alkyl , aryl , or cyclic ethers having 2 - 30 carbon atoms ( e . g ., diethyl ether , tetrahydrofuran , dimethyl isosorbide , diethylene glycol monoethyl ether ); glycofurol ( tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol polyethylene glycol ether ); ketones having 3 - 30 carbon atoms ( e . g ., acetone , methyl ethyl ketone , methyl isobutyl ketone ); aliphatic , cycloaliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbons having 4 - 30 carbon atoms ( e . g ., benzene , cyclohexane , dichloromethane , dioxolanes , hexane , n - decane , n - dodecane , n - hexane , sulfolane , tetramethylenesulfon , tetramethylenesulfoxide , toluene , dimethylsulfoxide ( dmso ), or tetramethylenesulfoxide ); oils of mineral , vegetable , animal , essential or synthetic origin ( e . g ., mineral oils such as aliphatic or wax - based hydrocarbons , aromatic hydrocarbons , mixed aliphatic and aromatic based hydrocarbons , and refined paraffin oil , vegetable oils such as linseed , tung , safflower , soybean , castor , cottonseed , groundnut , rapeseed , coconut , palm , olive , corn , corn germ , sesame , persic and peanut oil and glycerides such as mono -, di - or triglycerides , animal oils such as fish , marine , sperm , cod - liver , haliver , squalene , squalane , and shark liver oil , oleic oils , and polyoxyethylated castor oil ); alkyl or aryl halides having 1 - 30 carbon atoms and optionally more than one halogen substituent ; methylene chloride ; monoethanolamine ; petroleum benzin ; trolamine ; omega - 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids ( e . g ., alpha - linolenic acid , eicosapentaenoic acid , docosapentaenoic acid , or docosahexaenoic acid ); polyglycol ester of 12 - hydroxystearic acid and polyethylene glycol ( solutol ® hs - 15 , from basf , ludwigshafen , germany ); polyoxyethylene glycerol ; sodium laurate ; sodium oleate ; or sorbitan monooleate . other pharmaceutically acceptable solvents for use in the invention are well known to those of ordinary skill in the art , and are identified in the chemotherapy source book ( williams & amp ; wilkens publishing ), the handbook of pharmaceutical excipients , ( american pharmaceutical association , washington , d . c ., and the pharmaceutical society of great britain , london , england , 1968 ), modern pharmaceutics , ( g . banker et al ., eds ., 3d ed . )( marcel dekker , inc ., new york , n . y ., 1995 ), the pharmacological basis of therapeutics , ( goodman & amp ; gilman , mcgraw hill publishing ), pharmaceutical dosage forms , ( h . lieberman et al ., eds .,) ( marcel dekker , inc ., new york , n . y ., 1980 ), remington &# 39 ; s pharmaceutical sciences ( a . gennaro , ed ., 19th ed . )( mack publishing , easton , pa ., 1995 ), the united states pharmacopeia 24 , the national formulary 19 , ( national publishing , philadelphia , pa ., 2000 ), a . j . spiegel et al ., and use of nonaqueous solvents in parenteral products , j ournal of p harmaceutical s ciences , vol . 52 , no . 10 , pp . 917 - 927 ( 1963 ). preferred solvents include those known to stabilize the therapeutic compounds , such as oils rich in triglycerides , for example , safflower oil , soybean oil or mixtures thereof , and alkyleneoxy modified fatty acid esters such as polyoxyl 40 hydrogenated castor oil and polyoxyethylated castor oils ( e . g ., cremophor ® el solution or cremophor ® rh 40 solution ). commercially available triglycerides include intralipid ® emulsified soybean oil ( kabi - pharmacia inc ., stockholm , sweden ), nutralipid ® emulsion ( mcgaw , irvine , calif . ), liposyn ® ii 20 % emulsion ( a 20 % fat emulsion solution containing 100 mg safflower oil , 100 mg soybean oil , 12 mg egg phosphatides , and 25 mg glycerin per ml of solution ; abbott laboratories , chicago , ill . ), liposyn ® iii 2 % emulsion ( a 2 % fat emulsion solution containing 100 mg safflower oil , 100 mg soybean oil , 12 mg egg phosphatides , and 25 mg glycerin per ml of solution ; abbott laboratories , chicago , ill . ), natural or synthetic glycerol derivatives containing the docosahexaenoyl group at levels between 25 % and 100 % by weight based on the total fatty acid content ( dhasco ® ( from martek biosciences corp ., columbia , md . ), dha maguro ® ( from daito enterprises , los angeles , calif . ), soyacal ®, and travemulsion ®. ethanol is a preferred solvent for use in dissolving the therapeutic compound to form solutions , emulsions , and the like . additional minor components can be included in the compositions of the invention for a variety of purposes well known in the pharmaceutical industry . these components will for the most part impart properties which enhance retention of the therapeutic compound at the site of administration , protect the stability of the composition , control the ph , facilitate processing of the therapeutic compound into pharmaceutical formulations , and the like . preferably , each of these components is individually present in less than about 15 weight % of the total composition , more preferably less than about 5 weight %, and most preferably less than about 0 . 5 weight % of the total composition . some components , such as fillers or diluents , can constitute up to 90 wt . % of the total composition , as is well known in the formulation art . such additives include cryoprotective agents for preventing reprecipitation of the chromanone , surface active , wetting or emulsifying agents ( e . g ., lecithin , polysorbate - 80 , tween ® 80 , pluronic 60 , polyoxyethylene stearate ), preservatives ( e . g ., ethyl - p - hydroxybenzoate ), microbial preservatives ( e . g ., benzyl alcohol , phenol , m - cresol , chlorobutanol , sorbic acid , thimerosal and paraben ), agents for adjusting ph or buffering agents ( e . g ., acids , bases , sodium acetate , sorbitan monolaurate ), agents for adjusting osmolarity ( e . g ., glycerin ), thickeners ( e . g ., aluminum monostearate , stearic acid , cetyl alcohol , stearyl alcohol , guar gum , methyl cellulose , hydroxypropylcellulose , tristearin , cetyl wax esters , polyethylene glycol ), colorants , dyes , flow aids , non - volatile silicones ( e . g ., cyclomethicone ), clays ( e . g ., bentonites ), adhesives , bulking agents , flavorings , sweeteners , adsorbents , fillers ( e . g ., sugars such as lactose , sucrose , mannitol , or sorbitol , cellulose , or calcium phosphate ), diluents ( e . g ., water , saline , electrolyte solutions ), binders ( e . g ., starches such as maize starch , wheat starch , rice starch , or potato starch , gelatin , gum tragacanth , methyl cellulose , hydroxypropyl methylcellulose , sodium carboxymethyl cellulose , polyvinylpyrrolidone , sugars , polymers , acacia ), disintegrating agents ( e . g ., starches such as maize starch , wheat starch , rice starch , potato starch , or carboxymethyl starch , cross - linked polyvinyl pyrrolidone , agar , alginic acid or a salt thereof such as sodium alginate , croscarmellose sodium or crospovidone ), lubricants ( e . g ., silica , talc , stearic acid or salts thereof such as magnesium stearate , or polyethylene glycol ), coating agents ( e . g ., concentrated sugar solutions including gum arabic , talc , polyvinyl pyrrolidone , carbopol gel , polyethylene glycol , or titanium dioxide ), and antioxidants ( e . g ., sodium metabisulfite , sodium bisulfite , sodium sulfite , dextrose , phenols , and thiophenols ). dosage form administration by these routes may be continuous or intermittent , depending , for example , upon the patient &# 39 ; s physiological condition , whether the purpose of the administration is therapeutic or prophylactic , and other factors known to and assessable by a skilled practitioner . dosage and regimens for the administration of the pharmaceutical compositions of the invention can be readily determined by those with ordinary skill in treating cancer . it is understood that the dosage of the therapeutic compounds will be dependent upon the age , sex , health , and weight of the recipient , kind of concurrent treatment , if any , frequency of treatment , and the nature of the effect desired . for any mode of administration , the actual amount of therapeutic compound delivered , as well as the dosing schedule necessary to achieve the advantageous effects described herein , will also depend , in part , on such factors as the bioavailability of the therapeutic compound , the disorder being treated , the desired therapeutic dose , and other factors that will be apparent to those of skill in the art . the dose administered to an animal , particularly a human , in the context of the present invention should be sufficient to effect the desired therapeutic response in the animal over a reasonable period of time . preferably , an effective amount of the therapeutic compound , whether administered orally or by another route , is any amount which would result in a desired therapeutic response when administered by that route . preferably , the compositions for oral administration are prepared in such a way that a single dose in one or more oral preparations contains at least 20 mg of the therapeutic compound per m 2 of patient body surface area , or at least 50 , 100 , 150 , 200 , 300 , 400 , or 500 mg of the therapeutic compound per m 2 of patient body surface area , wherein the average body surface area for a human is 1 . 8 m 2 . preferably , a single dose of a composition for oral administration contains from about 20 to about 600 mg of the therapeutic compound per m 2 of patient body surface area , more preferably from about 25 to about 400 mg / m 2 even more preferably , from about 40 to about 300 mg / m 2 , and even more preferably from about 50 to about 200 mg / m 2 . preferably , the compositions for parenteral administration are prepared in such a way that a single dose contains at least 20 mg of the therapeutic compound per m 2 of patient body surface area , or at least 40 , 50 , 100 , 150 , 200 , 300 , 400 , or 500 mg of the therapeutic compound per m 2 of patient body surface area . preferably , a single dose in one or more parenteral preparations contains from about 20 to about 500 mg of the therapeutic compound per m 2 of patient body surface area , more preferably from about 40 to about 400 mg / m 2 and even more preferably , from about 60 to about 350 mg / m 2 . however , the dosage may vary depending on the dosing schedule which can be adjusted as necessary to achieve the desired therapeutic effect . it should be noted that the ranges of effective doses provided herein are not intended to limit the invention and represent preferred dose ranges . the most preferred dosage will be tailored to the individual subject , as is understood and determinable by one of ordinary skill in the art without undue experimentation . the concentration of the therapeutic compound in a liquid pharmaceutical composition is preferably between about 0 . 01 mg and about 10 mg per ml of the composition , more preferably between about 0 . 1 mg and about 7 mg per ml , even more preferably between about 0 . 5 mg and about 5 mg per ml , and most preferably between about 1 . 5 mg and about 4 mg per ml . relatively low concentrations are generally preferred because the therapeutic compound is most soluble in the solution at low concentrations . the concentration of the therapeutic compound in a solid pharmaceutical composition for oral administration is preferably between about weight % and about 50 weight %, based on the total weight of the composition , more preferably between about 8 weight % and about 40 weight %, and most preferably between about 10 weight % and about 30 weight %. in one embodiment , solutions for oral administration are prepared by dissolving an therapeutic compound in any pharmaceutically acceptable solvent capable of dissolving the compound ( e . g ., ethanol or methylene chloride ) to form a solution . an appropriate volume of a carrier which is a solution , such as cremophor ® el solution , is added to the solution while stirring to form a pharmaceutically acceptable solution for oral administration to a patient . if desired , such solutions can be formulated to contain a minimal amount of , or to be free of , ethanol , which is known in the art to cause adverse physiological effects when administered at certain concentrations in oral formulations . in another embodiment , powders or tablets for oral administration are prepared by dissolving an therapeutic compound in any pharmaceutically acceptable solvent capable of dissolving the compound ( e . g ., ethanol or methylene chloride ) to form a solution . the solvent can optionally be capable of evaporating when the solution is dried under vacuum . an additional carrier can be added to the solution prior to drying , such as cremophor ® el solution . the resulting solution is dried under vacuum to form a glass . the glass is then mixed with a binder to form a powder . the powder can be mixed with fillers or other conventional tabletting agents and processed to form a tablet for oral administration to a patient . the powder can also be added to any liquid carrier as described above to form a solution , emulsion , suspension or the like for oral administration . emulsions for parenteral administration can be prepared by dissolving an therapeutic compound in any pharmaceutically acceptable solvent capable of dissolving the compound ( e . g ., ethanol or methylene chloride ) to form a solution . an appropriate volume of a carrier which is an emulsion , such as liposyn ® ii or liposyn ® iii emulsion , is added to the solution while stirring to form a pharmaceutically acceptable emulsion for parenteral administration to a patient . if desired , such emulsions can be formulated to contain a minimal amount of , or to be free of , ethanol or cremophor ® solution , which are known in the art to cause adverse physiological effects when administered at certain concentrations in parenteral formulations . solutions for parenteral administration can be prepared by dissolving an therapeutic compound in any pharmaceutically acceptable solvent capable of dissolving the compound ( e . g ., ethanol or methylene chloride ) to form a solution . an appropriate volume of a carrier which is a solution , such as cremophor ® solution , is added to the solution while stirring to form a pharmaceutically acceptable solution for parenteral administration to a patient . if desired , such solutions can be formulated to contain a minimal amount of , or to be free of , ethanol or cremophor ® solution , which are known in the art to cause adverse physiological effects when administered at certain concentrations in parenteral formulations . if desired , the emulsions or solutions described above for oral or parenteral administration can be packaged in iv bags , vials or other conventional containers in concentrated form and diluted with any pharmaceutically acceptable liquid , such as saline , to form an acceptable chromanone concentration prior to use as is known in the art . unless otherwise indicated , the alkyl groups described herein are preferably lower alkyl containing from one to eight carbon atoms in the principal chain and up to 20 carbon atoms . they may be straight or branched chain or cyclic and include methyl , ethyl , propyl , isopropyl , butyl , pentyl , hexyl and the like . unless otherwise indicated , the alkenyl groups described herein are preferably lower alkenyl containing from two to eight carbon atoms in the principal chain and up to 20 carbon atoms . they may be straight or branched chain or cyclic and include ethenyl , propenyl , isopropenyl , butenyl , isobutenyl , pentenyl , hexenyl , and the like . unless otherwise indicated , the alkynyl groups described herein are preferably lower alkynyl containing from two to eight carbon atoms in the principal chain and up to 20 carbon atoms . they may be straight or branched chain and include ethynyl , propynyl , butynyl , isobutynyl , pentynyl , hexynyl , and the like . the term “ amino ” as used herein alone or as part of another group shall denote a primary , secondary or tertiary amine which may optionally be hydrocarbyl , substituted hydrocarbyl or heteroatom substituted . specifically included are secondary or tertiary amine nitrogens which are members of a heterocyclic ring . also specifically included , for example , are secondary or tertiary amino groups substituted by an acyl moiety . the term “ aromatic ” as used herein alone or as part of another group denote optionally substituted homo - or heterocyclic aromatic groups . these aromatic groups are preferably monocyclic , bicyclic , or tricyclic groups containing from 6 to 14 atoms in the ring portion . the term “ aromatic ” encompasses the “ aryl ” and “ heteroaryl ” groups defined below . the terms “ aryl ” or “ ar ” as used herein alone or as part of another group denote optionally substituted homocyclic aromatic groups , preferably monocyclic or bicyclic groups containing from 6 to 12 carbons in the ring portion , such as phenyl , biphenyl , naphthyl , substituted phenyl , substituted biphenyl or substituted naphthyl . phenyl and substituted phenyl are the more preferred aryl . the term “ carboxylic acid ” refers to a rc ( o ) oh compound where r can be hydrogen , or substituted or unsubstituted alkyl , alkenyl , alkynyl , aryl , substituted aryl . exemplary carboxylic acids are formic acid , acetic acid , ethanoic acid , propionic acid , and the like . the terms “ halogen ” or “ halo ” as used herein alone or as part of another group refer to chlorine , bromine , fluorine , and iodine . the term “ halide ” refers to fluoride , chloride , bromide , or iodide ions . the term “ heteroatom ” shall mean atoms other than carbon and hydrogen . the terms “ heterocyclo ” or “ heterocyclic ” as used herein alone or as part of another group denote optionally substituted , fully saturated or unsaturated , monocyclic or bicyclic , aromatic or nonaromatic groups having at least one heteroatom in at least one ring , and preferably 5 or 6 atoms in each ring . the heterocyclo group preferably has 1 or 2 oxygen atoms , 1 or 2 sulfur atoms , and / or 1 to 4 nitrogen atoms in the ring , and may be bonded to the remainder of the molecule through a carbon or heteroatom . exemplary heterocyclo include heteroaromatics such as furyl , thienyl , pyridyl , oxazolyl , pyrrolyl , indolyl , quinolinyl , or isoquinolinyl and the like . exemplary substituents include one or more of the following groups : hydrocarbyl , substituted hydrocarbyl , keto , hydroxy , protected hydroxy , acyl , acyloxy , alkoxy , alkenoxy , alkynoxy , aryloxy , halogen , amido , amino , nitro , cyano , thiol , ketals , acetals , esters and ethers . the term “ heteroaromatic ” as used herein alone or as part of another group denote optionally substituted aromatic groups having at least one heteroatom in at least one ring , and preferably 5 or 6 atoms in each ring . the heteroaromatic group preferably has 1 or 2 oxygen atoms , 1 or 2 sulfur atoms , and / or 1 to 4 nitrogen atoms in the ring , and may be bonded to the remainder of the molecule through a carbon or heteroatom . exemplary heteroaromatics include furyl , thienyl , pyridyl , oxazolyl , pyrrolyl , indolyl , quinolinyl , or isoquinolinyl and the like . exemplary substituents include one or more of the following groups : hydrocarbyl , substituted hydrocarbyl , keto , hydroxy , protected hydroxy , acyl , acyloxy , alkoxy , alkenoxy , alkynoxy , aryloxy , halogen , amido , amino , nitro , cyano , thiol , ketals , acetals , esters and ethers . the terms “ hydrocarbon ” and “ hydrocarbyl ” as used herein describe organic compounds or radicals consisting exclusively of the elements carbon and hydrogen . these moieties include alkyl , alkenyl , alkynyl , and aryl moieties . these moieties also include alkyl , alkenyl , alkynyl , and aryl moieties substituted with other aliphatic or cyclic hydrocarbon groups , such as alkaryl , alkenaryl and alkynaryl . unless otherwise indicated , these moieties preferably comprise 1 to 20 carbon atoms . the “ substituted hydrocarbyl ” moieties described herein are hydrocarbyl moieties which are substituted with at least one atom other than carbon , including moieties in which a carbon chain atom is substituted with a hetero atom such as nitrogen , oxygen , silicon , phosphorous , boron , sulfur , or a halogen atom . these substituents include halogen , heterocyclo , alkoxy , alkenoxy , alkynoxy , aryloxy , hydroxy , protected hydroxy , acyl , acyloxy , amino , amido , nitro , cyano , ketals , acetals , esters and ethers . the regioselectivity observed in the nitration of 3 , which bears a c ( 6 ) hydroxyl group , is analogous to a literature example for a chromanone with a c ( 6 ) acetamido substituent . 10 however , we could not achieve regioselective nitration when the c ( 6 ) substituent was either bromo or methyl ( scheme 11 ). these latter substrates reacted very slowly , with poor yields and selectivity . we converted the nitrochromanone ( 4 , scheme 10 ) to its corresponding triflate ester ( 5 ), which was subsequently reduced to 6 via catalytic hydrogenation . monoiodination of 6 with a suitable reagent then provided 7 . we have tried two different iodination reagents : ( a ) commercially available iodine chloride , and ( b ) benzyltriethylammonium dichloroiodate ( 11 , scheme 12 ), which we prepared ourselves . the reaction of 6 with iodine monochloride gives 7a as the major product , regardless of the reaction conditions . in contrast , the reaction of 6 with 11 , provided 7 as the major product , after careful optimization of the conditions . we have prepared compound 11 by employing two different methods , one according to a procedure developed by tour et al ., 11 and the other according to a procedure developed bykajisori et al . 12 we preferthe latter method , because wefound tour &# 39 ; s method difficult to reproduce . a suitably - protected coupling partner representing the fc - 101 side chain ( 13 ) is made in two steps from commercially available n -( tert - butoxycarbonyl )- 3 - iodo - d - alanine methyl ester ( 12 , scheme 13 ). dibal reduction of this methyl ester to a primary alcohol and subsequent acetylation of the alcohol provides compound 13 . the two main fragments ( 7 and 13 ) are next coupled together using a palladium - catalyzed carbonylative cross - coupling to give the protected fusarochromanone ( 8 , scheme 10 ). we have reproducibly synthesized compound 8 , employing a generic procedure developed by jackson et al ., 13 this procedure involves in situ conversion of compound 13 to an organozinc intermediate that serves as the nucleophile in the cross - coupling reaction . this compound is transformed to the target product ( 1 ) after two deprotection steps . the first deprotection involves treatment of 8 with ammonia in methanol to remove the acetate group , providing 9 , followed by removal of the t - boc protecting group with trifluoroacetic acid ( 50 % in acetic acid ) to give 1 . to date , this final reaction has been performed only on an analytical scale , and the formation of ( 1 ) has been confirmed by high resolution mass spectrometry . to a 250 ml , 2 - necked round bottom flask equipped with a magnetic stir bar and a water - jacketed condenser capped with a balloon was added 2 ′, 5 ′- dihydroxyacetophenone ( 2 , 8 . 00 g , 52 . 6 mmol ), reagent grade acetone ( 19 . 45 ml , 263 mmol ), piperidine ( 5 . 2 ml , 52 . 6 mmol ) and freshly distilled pyridine ( 50 ml ). the mixture was heated to a vigorous reflux with stirring under a nitrogen atmosphere for 2 d . the solvent was evaporated and the concentrate was dried under high vacuum . reagent grade acetone ( 19 . 45 ml , 263 mmol ), piperidine ( 5 . 2 ml , 52 . 6 mmol ) and freshly distilled pyridine ( 50 ml ) were added , and vigorous reflux with stirring under a nitrogen atmosphere was continued for 2d more . the solvent was evaporated , ethyl acetate ( 30 ml ) and 30 % aqueous cuso 4 ( 30 ml ) were added to the concentrate . the organic phase was washed with brine ( 1 × 30 ml ), dried over mgso 4 , filtered , concentrated and dried under high vacuum . the dry crude product was passed through a silica gel column using 2 : 1 hexanes / ethyl acetate as eluent ( rf = 0 . 3 ). the product gives off a purple color on an analytical silica gel plate illuminated with a short wave uv lamp . the fractions containing the pure product were transferred to a pre - weighed flask , the solvent was evaporated and the concentrate was dried under high vacuum . the reaction furnished 7 . 65 g of 3 ( 76 %) as a brown solid . 1 h nmr ( 300 mhz , cdcl 3 ): δ 7 . 32 ( m , 1h ), 7 . 04 ( m , 1h ), 6 . 82 ( m , 1h ), 5 . 48 ( bs , 1h ), 2 . 68 ( s , 2h ), 1 . 42 ( s , 6h ). 13 c nmr ( 75 . 5 mhz , cdcl 3 ): δ 193 . 8 , 154 . 4 , 149 . 9 , 125 . 2 , 120 . 0 , 119 . 6 , 110 . 7 , 79 . 0 , 48 . 7 , 26 . 5 ; hrms ( ei + ): calculated for c 11 h 12 o 3 [ m + ] m / z 192 . 0786 , found 192 . 0788 . to a 250 ml round bottom flask equipped with a magnetic stir bar was added 3 ( 810 mg , 4 . 2 mmol ) and 15 ml of glacial acetic acid . the mixture was stirred at room temperature until all of the solid dissolved . to a 25 ml vial was added kno 3 ( 469 mg , 4 . 6 mmol ) and just enough distilled water to dissolve all the kno 3 . the aqueous kno 3 solution was transferred to the reaction flask with a pipet . the reaction flask was lowered into an ice water bath (˜ 10 ° c .). concentrated h 2 so 4 ( 1 ml ) was added drop - wise . the mixture was stirred until all starting material was consumed , as monitored by tlc analysis . ethyl acetate ( 20 ml ) was added , and the biphasic mixture was transferred into a 500 ml separatory funnel . saturated aqueous na 2 co 3 was added cautiously until the aqueous layer was ph ˜ 7 . the aqueous phase was extracted in ethyl acetate ( 3 × 20 ml ), the combined organic phases were washed with brine ( 1 × 50 ml ), dried over mgso4 , filtered , concentrated and dried under high vacuum . the dry crude product was passed through a silica gel column using 25 : 1 ch 2 cl / etoac as eluent ( rf = 0 . 3 ). the product gives off a red color on an analytical silica gel plate illuminated with a shortwave uv lamp . the fractions containing the pure product were transferred to a pre - weighed flask , the solvent was evaporated and the concentrate was dried under high vacuum . the reaction furnished 715 mg ( 72 %) of 4 as a yellow solid . 1 h nmr ( 300 mhz , cdcl 3 ): δ 7 . 70 ( bs , 1h ), 7 . 21 ( d , j = 9 hz , 1h ), 7 . 04 ( d , j = 9 hz , 1h ), 2 . 76 ( s , 2h ), 1 . 46 ( s , 6h ). 13 c nmr ( 75 . 5 mhz , cdcl 3 ): δ 188 . 9 , 154 . 4 , 145 . 0 , 126 . 4 , 124 . 7 ( 2 ), 113 . 1 , 80 . 6 , 49 . 0 , 26 . 4 ; hrms ( ei + ): calculated for c 11 h 11 no 5 [ m + ] m / z 237 . 0637 , found 237 . 0633 . to a 100 ml , 2 - necked round bottom flask equipped with a magnetic stir bar containing 4 ( 371 mg , 1 . 6 mmol ) was added 10 ml of freshly distilled ch 2 cl 2 . the mixture was stirred at room temperature under a nitrogen atmosphere until all solid was dissolved in solution . the reaction mixture was cooled in a water / ice bath , and freshly distilled triethylamine ( 654 ml , 4 . 7 mmol ) was added via syringe . this was followed by the slow addition of trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride ( 454 ml , 1 . 9 mmol ). stirring at 0 ° c . was continued until 4 was completely consumed , as determined by tlc analysis . the reaction was quenched with aqueous sodium bicarbonate ( 10 ml ). the organic phase was washed with brine ( 1 × 0 ml ), dried over mgso 4 , filtered , concentrated and dried under high vacuum . the crude product was passed through a silica gel column using ch 2 cl 2 / hexanes ( 2 : 1 ) as the eluent ( r f = 0 . 5 ). the reaction yielded 537 mg ( 93 %) of 5 as a pale yellow solid . 1 h nmr ( 300 mhz , cdcl 3 ): δ7 . 54 ( d , j = 9 hz , 1h ), 7 . 15 ( d , j = 9 hz , 1h ), 2 . 79 ( s , 2h ), 1 . 50 ( s , 6h ); 13 c nmr ( 75 . 5 mhz , cdcl 3 ): δ 187 . 6 , 159 . 2 , 133 . 4 , 129 . 1 , 122 . 3 , 120 . 7 , 116 . 4 , 112 . 1 , 81 . 7 , 48 . 5 , 26 . 6 ; hrms ( ei + ): calculated for c 12 h 10 f 3 no 7 s [ m + ] m / z 369 . 0130 , found 369 . 0135 . to an oven - dried hydrogenation flask was added 10 % pd — c ( 50 mg ). the flask was attached to a parr hydrogenation apparatus , evacuated with a water aspirator , pressurized with h 2 to 50 psi , and shaken at room temperature for 30 min to pre - activate the pd catalyst . following this preactivation period , the hydrogenation flask was cautiously detached from the apparatus , and a solution of 5 ( 546 mg , 1 . 48 mmol ) in absolute ethanol ( 15 ml ) and transferred to the flask with a pipette . freshly distilled triethylamine ( 207 ml , 1 . 48 mmol ) was also added to neutralize the hi produced during the course of the deiodination . the hydrogenation flask was again evacuated and pressurized with h 2 to 50 psi . shaking of the flask was continued until all of the starting material was consumed ( ca . 24 hr ) as determined by tlc analysis . the reaction mixture was then filtered through a fritted glass filter funnel layered with celite to remove the catalyst , and the filtrate was concentrated . ethyl acetate ( 25 ml ) was added to the concentrate , and the solution was washed with brine ( 1 × 25 ml ), dried over mgso 4 , filtered , and concentrated to dryness . the crude product was passed through a short silica gel column using pure ch 2 cl 2 as the eluent ( r f = 0 . 2 ). the reaction provided 235 mg ( 84 %) of 6 as a yellow solid . 1 h nmr ( 300 mhz , cdcl 3 ): δ 7 . 11 ( t , j = 8 hz , 1h ), 6 . 28 ( bs , 1h ), 6 . 11 ( m , 2h ), 2 . 65 ( s , 2h ), 1 . 41 ( s , 6h ); 13 c nmr ( 75 . 5 mhz , cdcl 3 ): δ 194 . 8 , 160 . 7 , 150 . 8 , 136 . 6 , 107 . 6 , 105 . 9 , 104 . 4 , 72 . 5 , 49 . 4 , 26 . 6 ); hrms ( ei + ): calculated for c 11 h 13 no 2 [ m + ] m / z 191 . 0496 , found 191 . 0496 . to a 100 ml round bottom flask equipped with a magnetic stir bar was added 6 ( 234 mg , 1 . 23 mmol ), benzyltriethylammonium dichloroiodate ( 11 , 480 mg , 1 . 23 mmol ), sodium bicarbonate ( 113 mg , 1 . 35 mmol ), ch 2 cl 2 ( 5 ml ) and reagent grade methanol ( 2 ml ). the flask was equipped with a water condenser , and the mixture was heated to 40 ° c . with stirring until all of compound 6 was consumed , as determined by tlc analysis . ch 2 cl 2 ( 10 ml ) and 10 % aqueous sodium bisulfite ( 10 ml ) were added , the organic phase was washed with brine ( 1 × 10 ml ), dried over mgso 4 , filtered , concentrated and dried under high vacuum . the dry , crude product was passed through a silica gel column using straight ch 2 cl 2 ( rf = 0 . 5 ) as eluent . the reaction provided 171 mg ( 44 %) of 7 as a yellow solid . 1 h nmr ( 300 mhz , cdcl 3 ): δ 7 . 58 ( d , j = 9 hz , 1h ), 6 . 00 ( d , j = 9 hz , 1h ), 2 . 67 ( s , 2h ), 1 . 40 ( s , 6h ). 13 c nmr ( 75 . 5 mhz , cdcl 3 ): δ 193 . 9 , 161 . 3 , 149 . 6 , 145 . 4 , 106 . 9 , 105 . 8 , 78 . 2 , 73 . 6 , 48 . 8 , 26 . 5 . hrms ( ei + ): calculated for c 11 h 12 ino 2 [ m + ] m / z 316 . 9913 , found 316 . 9906 . two byproducts of this reaction are 5 - amino - 8 - iodo - 2 , 2 - dimethyl - chroman - 4 - one ( compound 7a , 33 % yield , regioisomer ) and 5 - amino - 6 , 8 - diiodo - 2 , 2 - dimethyl - chroman - 4 - one ( compound 7b , 8 % yield , diiodinated byproduct ). the regioisomer , 7a , is more polar , while the diiodinated species is less polar than compound 7 , with 0 . 3 and 0 . 8 r f respectively in pure ch 2 cl 2 . all three compounds may be reduced back to compound 6 by catalytic hydrogenation . using a solvent ratio of ch 2 cl / meoh ( 1 : 1 ) in the reaction increases the yield of the diiodinated byproduct , 7b . using ch 2 cl 2 / meoh / h 2 o ( 10 : 5 : 2 ) increases the yield of 7a . employing iodine chloride as iodinating reagent gives 7b as the major product (& gt ; 80 % yield ), under a variety experimental conditions similar to those outlined above . zinc powder ( 144 mg , 2 . 2 mmol ) was added to an oven - dried , nitrogen - flushed , 25 ml , 2 - necked round bottom flask equipped with a water condenser and a magnetic stir bar . the set - up was evacuated under high vacuum for 30 min then flushed with nitrogen and capped with a nitrogen balloon . freshly distilled thf ( 0 . 5 ml ) and 1 , 2 - dibromoethane ( 9 ml , 0 . 11 mmol ) were added with a syringe . the slurry was heated to 60 ° c . intermittently with vigorous stirring over the course of 30 min . the mixture was cooled to room temperature and freshly distilled tmscl ( 3 ml , 0 . 022 mmol ) was added with a syringe . the mixture was stirred at 35 ° c . for 15 min then cooled to room temperature . compound 13 ( 150 mg , 0 . 44 mmol ), dissolved in freshly distilled thf ( 0 . 5 ml ) was cannulated into the reaction mixture and the resulting mixture was heated to 45 ° c . with vigorous stirring until compound 13 is all consumed , as determined by tlc analysis using 4 : 1 hexanes / ethyl acetate as eluent . compound 7 ( 97 mg , 0 . 31 mmol ) and pd ( pph 3 ) 4 ( 57 mg , 0 . 05 mmol ), dissolved in a minimum amount of freshly distilled thf , were cannulated into the reaction mixture . the nitrogen atmosphere was replaced with a carbon monoxide atmosphere and the reaction mixture was heated at 45 ° c . for 3 d . aqueous 10 % nh 4 cl ( 8 ml ) and ethyl acetate ( 10 ml ) were added , the organic phase was washed with brine ( 1 × 10 ml ), dried over mgso 4 , concentrated , filtered , and dried under high vacuum . the dry , crude product was passed though a silica gel column using 25 : 1 ch 2 co 2 / ethyl acetate as eluent ( rf = 0 . 3 ). the compound gives off a purple color on an analytical silica gel plate illuminated with a short wave uv lamp . the reaction yielded 15 mg ( 11 %) of 9 as a yellow solid . unreacted starting material ( compound 7 , 70 mg ) was recovered . the yield of 8 based on recovered ( unreacted ) starting material ( 7 ) was 21 %. 1 h nmr ( 300 mhz , cdcl 3 ): δ 9 . 52 ( bs , 1h ), 9 . 39 ( bs , 1h ), 7 . 78 ( d , j = 9 hz , 1h ), 6 . 05 ( d , j = 9 hz , 1h ), 5 . 25 ( bs , 1h ), 4 . 28 ( m , 2h ), 4 . 13 ( m , 1h ), 3 . 17 ( m , 1h ), 3 . 03 ( m , 1h ), 2 . 68 ( s , 2h ), 2 . 04 ( s , 3h ), 1 . 44 ( s , 6h ), 1 . 41 ( s , 9h ); 13 c nmr ( 75 . 5 mhz , cdcl 3 ): δ 193 . 7 ( 2 ), 170 . 9 , 166 . 1 , 155 . 3 , 154 . 8 , 140 . 0 , 111 . 5 , 104 . 5 , 104 . 1 , 79 . 4 , 65 . 6 , 51 . 6 , 48 . 9 , 39 . 7 , 28 . 3 , 26 . 5 , 20 . 8 ; ms ( es + ): 435 [ m + h ] + . method 1 . to a round - bottom flask equipped with a magnetic stir bar and compound 8 ( 5 mg , 0 . 012 mmol ) was added thf ( 1 ml ) and distilled water ( 1 ml ). lithium hydroxide ( 2 mg , 0 . 048 mmol ) was next added . the mixture was stirred at room temperature until all of the starting material was consumed , as determined by tlc ( 25 : 1 ch 2 cl 2 / etoac ). ethyl acetate ( 5 ml ) and water ( 2 ml ) were added . the water phase was extracted in ethyl acetate ( 2 × 5 ml ), and the combined organic extracts were washed with brine , dried over mgso 4 , filtered , and concentrated to dryness . the crude product was then dissolved in a minimum amount of methylene chloride and applied onto a preparative silica gel tlc plate . the plate was developed using ch 2 cl 2 / etoac ( 1 : 1 ) as the eluent . the compound gives off a purple color on an analytical silica gel plate illuminated with a short wave uv lamp the way an authentic sample of fc - 101 does . the reaction yielded 4 mg ( 89 %) of 9 as a yellow solid . method 2 . reagent grade methanol ( 1 ml ) was added to a 25 ml erlenmeyer flask . the flask was placed in an ice bath and the solvent was bubbled with ammonia to saturation . the ammonia - saturated solvent was transferred with a syringe to a 10 ml round bottom flask containing 8 . the mixture was stirred at room temperature until all of the starting material was consumed ( as monitored by tlc ). the solution was concentrated , and the concentrate was dried . the dry crude material was dissolved in a minimum amount of methylene chloride and applied onto a preparative silica gel tlc plate . the plate was developed using ch 2 cl 2 / etoac ( 1 : 1 ) as the eluent . the reaction yielded 4 mg ( 89 %) of 9 as a yellow solid . 1 h nmr ( 300 mhz , cdcl 3 ): δ9 . 56 ( bs , 1h ), 9 . 44 ( bs , 1h ), 7 . 90 ( d , j = 9 hz , 1h ), 6 . 07 ( d , j = 9 hz , 1h ), 5 . 26 ( bs , 1h ), 4 . 02 ( m , 1h ), 3 . 70 ( m , 2h ), 3 . 17 ( m , 1h ), 3 . 06 ( m , 1h ), 2 . 68 ( s , 2h ), 1 . 44 ( s , 6h ), 1 . 41 ( s , 9h ); 13 c nmr ( 75 . 5 mhz , cdcl 3 ): δ 198 . 8 , 193 . 8 , 166 . 3 , 156 . 0 , 154 . 9 , 140 . 6 , 111 . 6 , 104 . 4 ( 2 ), 79 . 7 , 79 . 5 , 64 . 8 , 50 . 1 , 48 . 9 , 40 . 1 , 28 . 3 , 26 . 5 . ms ( es + ): [ m + h ] + 393 . to a round bottom flask containing an analytical amount of compound 9 was added 1 ml of a 1 : 1 solution of trifluoroacetic acid / glacial acetic acid . the solution was stirred at room temperature until all of the starting material was consumed , as determined by tlc ( eluent : 1 : 1 ch 2 cl 2 / etoac ). the solvent was removed using a water aspirator . aqueous ammonium hydroxide ( 1m , 0 . 5 ml ) was added . chloroform and methanol were added so that the solvent ratio was 5 : 2 : 1 chloroform / methanol / water . the extraction was repeated twice . the combined extracts were concentrated and dried . tlc analysis using 500 : 1 ch 2 cl 2 / nh 4 oh as eluent showed two spots , one with rf = 0 . 8 and the other with rf = 0 . 15 , which is the rf of an authentic sample of the natural product in the solvent system used . the compound gives off a bright light purple color on an analytical silica gel plate illuminated with a short wave uv lamp the way an authentic sample of fc - 101 does . hrms ( ei + ): calculated for c 15 h 20 n 2 o 4 [ m + h ] + 293 . 1501 ; found 293 . 1491 . commercially available benzyltriethylammonium chloride ( 10 , 2 . 00 g , 8 . 79 mmol ) was added to a clean 25 ml vial . this vial was capped and shaken until all of the solid dissolved . to a separate clean 25 ml vial was added iodine monochloride ( 834 mg , 5 . 126 mmol ) and distilled ch 2 cl 2 ( 10 ml ). the aqueous solution from the first vial was transferred to the second vial with a pipette . the resulting biphasic solution was tightly capped and shaken with a mechanical shaker for 1 h . the organic phase was extracted , dried over mgso 4 , filtered , and concentrated to dryness . no further purification was necessary . this reaction provided 1 . 98 g ( 58 %) of 11 as an orange solid . 1 h nmr ( 300 mhz , cdcl 3 ): δ 7 . 48 ( m , 5h ), 4 . 43 ( s , 2h ), 3 . 29 ( m , 6h ), 1 . 50 ( m , 9h ); 13 c nmr ( 75 . 5 mhz , cdcl 3 ): δ 132 . 9 , 131 . 3 , 129 . 9 , 126 . 0 , 61 . 3 , 53 . 1 , 8 . 4 . to an oven - dried , nitrogen - flushed , 50 ml , 2 - necked round bottom flask equipped with a magnetic stir bar was added commercially available n -( tert - butoxycarbonyl )- 3 - iodo - d - alanine methyl ester ( 12 , 658 mg , 2 . 0 mmol ). the flask was evacuated under high vacuum for 30 min , flushed with nitrogen , and capped with a nitrogen balloon . it was then cooled in an isopropanol / dry ice bath (− 78 ° c .). dibal ( 1 . 5 m in toluene , 16 ml , 24 mmol ) was next added to the flask with a syringe . stirring was continued until all of the starting material was consumed , as determined by tlc analysis ( 4 : 1 hexanes / ethyl acetate ). the starting material gives off a red color on an analytical silica gel plate upon illumination with a short wave uv lamp . the mixture was cooled to 0 ° c . and then cautiously quenched with aqueous potassium tartrate ( 10 ml ). the slurry was passed through a fritted glass filter funnel layered with celite . the organic phase was washed with brine ( 1 × 10 ml ), dried over mgso 4 , filtered into a 50 ml round bottom flask equipped with a magnetic stir bar , concentrated and dried under high vacuum . the crude , dry intermediate is a colorless viscous oil . methylene chloride ( 10 ml ) was added into the flask , the mixture was stirred at room temperature until the oil was dissolved in a solution . the solution was lowered into an ice bath , acetic anhydride ( 378 ml , 4 mmol ) and freshly distilled triethylamine ( 558 ml , 4 mmol ) were added with a syringe , and stirring at 0 ° c . was continued until all starting material was consumed , as determined by tlc analysis . the reaction was quenched with aqueous sodium bicarbonate ( 10 ml ). the organic phase was washed with brine ( 1 × 0 ml ), dried over mgso 4 , filtered , concentrated and dried under high vacuum . the dry , crude product was passed through a silica gel column using 4 : 1 hexanes / ethyl acetate as eluent ( r f = 0 . 4 ). the fractions containing the pure product were poured into a pre - weighed flask , the solvent was evaporated and the concentrate was dried under high vacuum . the two sequential reactions provided 13 as a colorless , viscous oil ( 415 mg , 61 % overall ). 1 h nmr ( 300 mhz , cdcl 3 ): δ 4 . 82 ( bd , j = 8 hz , 1h ), 4 . 24 ( m , 1h ), 4 . 05 ( m , 1h ), 3 . 81 ( m , 1h ), 3 . 31 ( m , 2h ), 2 . 07 ( s , 3h ), 1 . 43 ( s , 9h ); 13 c nmr ( 75 . 5 mhz , cdcl 3 ): δ 170 . 6 , 154 . 8 , 80 . 2 , 65 . 3 , 49 . 2 , 28 . 3 ( 3 ), 20 . 7 , 7 . 5 ; ms ( ei + ): 344 [ m + h ] + . compounds yne - 2 , yne - 3 , yne - 4 and yne - 5 were made following the procedure in hulme , h . n . et al ., j . chem . soc . perkin trans . 1 , 2000 , 1837 - 1841 . to a round bottom flask equipped with a magnetic stir bar was added commercially available l - serine ( 25 . 00 g , 238 mmol ). a minimum amount of reagent grade methanol was added to just dissolve the solid in solution . the flask was capped with a rubber septum . a solution of diazomethane in diethyl ether was added via a syringe at room temperature under a nitrogen atmosphere until all starting material has been consumed . the solvent was evaporated and the concentrate was dried under vacuum . the reaction yielded 28 . 00 g ( 235 mmol , 99 %) of white solid . 1 h - nmr ( 300 mhz , d 2 o ): δ 4 . 13 ( 1h , t , j 3 . 8 ), 3 . 95 ( 1h , dd , j 12 . 7 , 4 . 1 ), 3 . 83 ( 1h , dd , j 12 . 7 , 3 . 5 ), 3 . 70 ( 3h , s ). 13 c - nmr ( 75 . 5 mhz , d 2 o ): δ 169 . 1 , 59 . 3 , 54 . 8 , 53 . 8 . ms ( es + ): [ m + h ] + 120 . to an n 2 - flushed , oven - dried round bottom flask equipped with a magnetic stir bar was added sodium hydride ( 303 mg , 12 . 64 mmol ). the flask was capped with a rubber septum and alternately evacuated and flushed with nitrogen . freshly distilled thf ( 2 ml ) was added via a syringe , and the mixture was stirred for 10 min at room temperature . thf ( 2 ml ) and reagent grade benzene ( 5 ml ) were added via a syringe , and the mixture was cooled to ˜ 5 - 10 ° c . a solution of commercial ( 2 - oxo - propyl )- phosphonic acid dimethtyl ester ( 2000 mg , 12 . 04 mmol ) in benzene ( 5 ml ) was added via a syringe , and the resulting mixture was stirred under a nitrogen atmosphere for 1 h . a solution of toluenesulfonyl azide ( 2612 mg , 13 . 24 mmol ) in benzene ( 5 ml ) was added via a syringe . the solution was allowed to warm to room temperature and stirring under a nitrogen atmosphere was continued overnight . tlc analysis of the mixture , using straight ethyl acetate as eluent , revealed that all starting dimethyl ester has been consumed . the slurry was passed through a fritted filter funnel layered with celite . the residue was washed copiously with ethyl acetate . the eluate was washed with brine , dried over mgso4 , concentrated and dried under high vacuum . the dry crude was passed through a silica gel column using straight ethyl acetate as eluent . the reaction yielded 1700 mg ( 74 %) of clear , yellow , viscous liquid . 1 h - nmr ( 300 mhz , cdcl 3 ): δ 3 . 75 ( 3h , s ), 3 . 71 ( 3h , s ), 2 . 14 ( 3h , s ). 13 c - nmr ( 75 . 5 mhz , cdcl 3 ): δ 189 . 73 , 53 . 44 , 26 . 98 . ms ( es + ): 193 [ m + h ] + . to an n 2 - flushed , oven - dried round bottom flask equipped with a magnetic stir bar was added aldehyde yne - 5 ( 797 mg , 1 . 57 mmol ), ( 1 - diazo - 2 - oxopropyl )- phosphonic acid yne - 6 ( 452 mg , 2 . 35 mmol ), anhydrous potassium carbonate ( 434 mg , 3 . 14 mmol ) and dry methanol ( 20 ml ). the mixture was lowered into an ice bath . stirring at 0 ° c . under a nitrogen atmosphere was commenced . the mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature and stirring continued overnight . tlc analysis using straight ethyl acetate as eluent revealed that all of the diazophosphonic acid methyl ester was consumed . saturated ammonium chloride ( 10 ml ) and ethyl acetate ( 20 ml ) were added . the organic phase was separated and the water phase was extracted in ethyl acetate ( 3 × 10 ml ). the combined organic phase was dried over mgso 4 , filtered , concentrated , and dried under high vacuum . the dry crude was passed through a silica gel column using 15 : 1 hexanes - ethyl acetate as eluent . the reaction yielded 277 mg ( 35 %) of clear oil . 1 h - nmr ( 300 mhz , cdcl 3 ): δ 7 . 18 - 7 . 61 ( 20h , m ), 3 . 85 ( 2h , d , j = 13 . 9 hz ), 3 . 76 - 3 . 80 ( 1h , m ), 3 . 68 - 3 . 72 ( 3h , m ), 3 . 44 ( 2h , d , j = 13 . 9 hz ), 1 . 00 ( 9h , s ). 13 c - nmr ( 75 . 5 mhz , cdcl 3 ): δ 139 . 5 , 135 . 6 , 133 . 3 , 129 . 6 , 128 . 7 , 128 . 2 , 127 . 6 , 126 . 9 , 79 . 7 , 73 . 6 , 64 . 8 , 55 . 2 , 54 . 0 , 26 . 7 , 19 . 2 . ms ( es + ): [ m + h ] + 504 . 2733 observed , 504 . 2723 calculated . to an oven - dried , n 2 - flushed round bottom flask equipped with a magnetic stir bar was added in succession alkyne yne - 7 ( 75 mg , 0 . 15 mmol ), then a solution of 5 - amino - 6 - iodochromanone ( 44 mg , 0 . 138 mmol ) in 2 ml of freshly distilled thf , then commercial copper iodide ( 2 . 6 mg , 0 . 0138 mmol ), then palladium tetrakistriphenylphosphine ( 16 mg , 0 . 0138 mmol ), then triethylamine ( 58 ml , 0 . 415 mmol ), then 0 . 7 ml of dry dmf . the mixture was stirred at room temperature under a nitrogen atmosphere . after 4 hours tlc analysis using 12 : 1 hexanes - ethyl acetate revealed that all starting alkyne has been consumed . water ( 2 ml ) and methylene chloride ( 2 ml ) were added . the organic phase was separated , and the water phase was extracted in methylene chloride ( 3 × 2 ml ). the combined organic phase was washed with brine , dried over mgso4 , filtered , concentrated and dried under high vacuum . the dry crude was passed through a silica gel column using 12 : 1 hexanes - ethyl acetate as eluent . the reaction yielded 47 mg ( 46 %) of yellow viscous oil . 1h - nmr ( 300 mhz , cdcl 3 ): δ 7 . 59 ( 1h , d , j = 8 . 4 hz ), 7 . 21 - 7 . 61 ( 20h , m ), 6 . 10 ( 1h , d , j = 8 . 4 hz ), 3 . 81 - 3 . 99 ( 5h , m ), 3 . 52 ( 2h , d , j 8 . 4 ), 2 . 68 ( 2h , s ), 1 . 43 ( 6h , s ), 1 . 03 ( 9h , s ). 13 c - nmr ( 75 . 5 mhz , cdcl 3 ): δ 194 . 3 , 161 . 0 , 151 . 5 , 139 . 5 , 135 . 6 , 133 . 2 , 129 . 6 , 128 . 7 , 128 . 3 , 127 . 7 , 126 . 9 , 104 . 7 , 104 . 4 , 100 . 5 , 90 . 7 , 81 . 4 , 78 . 4 , 65 . 4 , 55 . 6 , 55 . 0 , 49 . 2 , 26 . 8 , 26 . 6 , 19 . 2 . ms ( es + ): [ m + h ] + 693 . 3524 observed , 693 . 3512 calculated . to an oven - dried , n 2 - flushed , 2 - necked round bottom flask equipped with a reflux condenser and a magnetic stir bar was added vinyl glycine ene - 1 ( 76 mg , 0 . 29 mmol ), anhydrous potassium carbonate ( 44 mg , 0 . 32 mmol ), palladium acetate ( 6 . 5 mg , 0 . 029 mmol ), tri - n - butylphosphine ( 14 . 5 ml , 0 . 058 mmol ) and 1 ml of dry dmf . a solution of 5 - amino - 6 - iodochromanone ( 100 mg , 0 . 32 mmol ) in 1 ml of dry dmf was added via a syringe . the mixture was heated to 80 ° c . with stirring under a nitrogen atmosphere for 2 d . tlc analysis of the reaction mixture using 8 . 5 : 1 methylene chloride - ethyl acetate as eluent revealed that all of the starting ene - 1 has been consumed . brine ( 2 ml ) and ethyl acetate ( 2 ml ) were added . the organic phase was separated , and the water phase was extracted in ethyl acetate ( 3 × 2 ml ). the combined organic phase was washed with brine , dried over mgso 4 , filtered , concentrated and dried under high vacuum 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