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Magic Fluorine Chemistry for Medicinal Chemistry Applications

Wei Zhang

University of Massachusetts Boston

wei2.zhang@umb.edu

NEACT 72nd Annual Summer ConferenceSt. Joseph’s College, Maine. August 1-4, 2011

Presentation Outline

• Fluorine facts

• History background

• Commercial applications

• Medicinal chemistry

- Organofluorine Chemistry

- Fluorous Chemistry

Atomic Number: 9Relative Atomic Mass: 18.998Group # VIIA (halogens)Quantum # I = ½ (19F NMR, MRI) 19F Abundance ≈ 100%

Fluorine Facts

Bond Average

Bond Strength (KJ/Mol)

Average Bond Length

(Å)

C-F 485 1.39

C-C 356 1.53

C-O 336 1.43

C-H 416 1.09

Element Van der Waals radii (Å)

Electronegativity (Pauling)

F 1.47 3.98

O 1.52 3.44

N 1.55 3.04

C 1.70 2.55

H 1.20 2.2

• Hydrogen fluoride (HF) was first reported by Scheele in 1771.

• In 1836 Dumas and Pelig reported the synthesis oforganofluorine compound fluoromethane.

• In 1886 Henri Moissan isolated molecular elemental fluorinegas (F2).

• Belgian chemist Swarts’ work between 1890 and 1938 onsimple aliphatic fluorocarbons is widely considered asestablishing the foundations of organofluorine chemistry.

• The chemistry of perfluorinated (fully fluorinated) organiccompounds began in 1926 when Lebeau and Damienssynthesized carbon tetrafluoride (CF4).

History of Fluorine

• In the 1930’s, Midgley and Henne extended Swarts’exchange reaction methods for chlorofluorocarbon (CFC).

• In WWII, Uranium hexafluoride (UF6) used in the U-235enrichment process for making atomic bombs.

• DuPont and GM were the pioneers of the application ofCFCs as refrigerants. Later CFC’s found diverseapplications as fire extinguishers, blowing/cleaning agents.

• Most recent applications are related to organofluorineproducts (containing F-C bonds).

History of Fluorine (continue)

• Only 13 known nature organofluorine compounds (2003)

• Most of these are tropical plant metabolites makes the plantsacutely toxic (traces of fluoroacetic acid found in the plant,gifblaar (Dichapetalum cymosum) in the South African veldtare believed to be responsible for numerous cattle deathsfrom errant grazing)

• Mother nature (the best chemist) does not seem to specializein fluorine chemistry

• F is the 13th most abundant element in theearth’s crust (Fluorspar, CaF2)

Nature Occurring Organofluorine Compounds

Possible reasons:

• Nature needs fluoride ion (F-) to be a nucleophile in aqueous

solution. But fluoride ion is generally only available in insoluble

mineral forms, and even the soluble ones provide a fluoride ion

so well-solvated it is a poor nucleophile, which makes ionic or

radical fluorination mechanisms unlikely.

• First fluorinase enzyme was only found until 2002 (Nature, 416,

279).

Why?

Material Chemistry - Fluoropolymers

TeflonNon-stick cookware

Biocompatible materials for implants and cosmetic surgeries

waterproof

breathable fabricsStainmaster carpet

Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)

Liquid crystalsSurfactant

Ionic liquids

Fluoromaterails and Solvents

Organic layer

Aqueous layer

Fluorous layer

C6F14

Fluorinated solvents

Medical Application - 19F MRI

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Perfluorodecaline

Bio Application - Artificial Blood

good O2 and CO2

dissolving power, nontoxic

and highly stabile

Scuba Mouse

Medical Application - Drugs

~1/5 Drugs on the market containing fluorine

Fluorine in Medicinal Chemistry and Chemical BiologyIwao Ojima (Editor), Wiley-Blackwell, 2009

Biologically:

- electronegativity effect of neighbouring functionalities

- strength C-F bonds resistant to metabolic processes

- increases lipid solubility (bioavailability)

- synthesis of isosteric analogues of drugs

- useful for studying biochemical processes

Chemically:

- small size

- lipophilic

- high electronegativity

- low reactivity

Features of Organfluorine Molecules

Publisher: Elsevier

Editor: W. Dolbier

IF (2010): 1.719

Fluorine Chemistry

ACS Division of Fluorine Chemistry

Four Int. Conference Series: 1) Winter Fluorine Conf.; 2) Int. Symp. Fluorine Chemistry; 3) European Symp. Fluorine Chemistry; 4) ACS Nat. Meeting

To Annette and Alexander:

“The fury of the chemical world is the element fluorine. Itexists peacefully in the com- pany with calcium in fluorsparand also in a few other compounds; but when isolated, as itrecently has been, it is a rabid gas that nothing can resist.”

Scientific American, April 1888

“Fluorine leaves nobody indifferent; it inflames emotions bethat affections or aversions. As a substituent, it is rarelyboring, always good for a surprise, but often completelyunpredictable.”

M. Schlosser, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 1998, 37, 1496–1513.

Fluorous Chemistry

A New Field of Fluorine ChemistryStarted from 1994

Biphasic System - Temperature-dependent miscibility

Triphasic Cocktail - Organic/aqueous/fluorous

Perfluorinated (fluorous) molecules are lipophobicand hydrophobic

Fluorous Biphasic Catalysis

Two phases One phase Two phases

“Heavy fluorous” - high fluorine content (60%)

• Use phase tagging technique

for easy separation

• Render molecules to fluorous byattaching to fluorocarbon tag

• Fluorous molecules separatedfrom non-fluorous moleculesbase on fluorophilicity

• Fluorous tag are highly selectivefor separation, but low reactive

Fluorous separation

Concept of Fluorous Chemistry

Handbook of Fluorous Chemistry

Gladysz, J. A.; Curran, D. P.; Horvath, I. T. Eds. Wiley-VCH, 2004.

Non-fluorous Fluorous

Fluorous Chemistry - Challenges

1) Persistent nature of perfluorinated compounds

2) Potential toxicities of some perfluorinated compounds

3) Cost of F-solvents for BP reaction & LL extraction

4) High fluorine content only good for catalysis

“Light Fluorous Synthesis” - A Possible Solution

1) Haircut of heavy fluorous ponytails (lower the cost)

2) Fluorous solid-phase extraction (F-SPE) for seperation

3) No F-solvents for reactions and separations

4) Better solubility/reactivity in common organic solvents

Zhang, W. Green Chem. 2009, 11, 911-920.

Heavy and Light Fluorous PMB Linkers

F-SPEF-LLE

Don’t need fluorous solvent

Fluorous Separation Techniques

Need fluorous solvent

Zhang, W. Tetrahedron 2003, 59, 4475.

“Heavy fluorous” “Light fluorous”

Fluorous Silica Gel

F-SPE silica gel (~100 mm)

Selective retention of light fluorous molecules

Zhang, W.; Curran, D. P. Tetrahedron 2006, 62, 11835.

Fluorous SPE (F-SPE)

IT

F

FF

O O

O

T

F FF

O

O

O

T

F

F

F

S ilica

O

S i(Me) 2

R f

I I

organic fraction

fluorous fraction

fluoroussilica gel

Fluorophobic Solvent (MeOH-H2O)

Fluorophilic Solvent (MeOH)

Curran, D. P. Synlett 2001, 1488

- Use MeOH-H2O as elution solvent

- Cartridge can be reused after wash with acetone or THF

Zhang, W.; Curran, D. P. Tetrahedron 2006, 62, 11837.

O

O

NH

F

C7F

15

O

O

NH

NH

C4H

9

C4H

9

Solvent Blue

F-Orange

Left tube: beginning of fluorophobic wash (80:20 MeOH:H2O);

Center tube: end of fluorophobic wash;

Right tube: end of fluorophilic wash (100% MeOH)

Fluorous SPE

Light Fluorous Compounds

SHN

O

NO

O

O

P

Ph

Ph

Sn

Rf

Rf

H

O

O

ON

NC

NC

N

OO

O

O

O

Ph

Ph

OH

Si

Rf

Rf

H

NN

N

OH

NN

N

O

Cl

Cl

OH

S

S O

O

O

OCl

S O

OF

O

NH

N

O

Ph

PPh2

PdCl2

NCo

OO

NH H

Rf

t-Bu Bu

N

N

O

O

NN

O O RfN

+

Cl

NN

NO

O

F-TagC8F17(CH2)n

Reagents

Linkers

Catalysts

Scavengers

2

t

(AcO)2I

C6F13(CH2)n

Fluorous Synthesis

I. Fluorous Molecules

- Catalysts

- Reagents

- Scavengers

- Linkers (Tags)

II. Fluorous Separation Tools- Liquid-liquid extraction

- Solid-phase extraction

- Chromatography

Zhang, W. Tetrahedron 2003, 59, 4475.

Fluorous Techniques for Medichem Applications

1) Solution-phase reaction kinetics

2) Easy adaptation of literature procedures

3) Monitoring reactions by TLC, HPLC, LC-MS, or NMR

4) Chromatography-free separations (F-SPE)

5) Integrating with microwave, MCR, DOS, SPS…

6) Recovery of fluorous materials

Medichem

Medicinal Chemistry in Drug Discovery

It takes 12 to 15 years and costs $0.8 to 2 billions to develop a new drug

• Medichem program requires large numbers of compounds(libraries) for screening

• Compound purification is the bottle-neck in library synthesis

• Combinatorial Chemistry and high-throughput synthesis

++

MW Reactor LC-MS F-SPE

Integrated Fluorous Technologyfor parallel and HTP Synthesis

Fast reaction Quick analysis Easy separation

Zhang, W. Topics Curr. Chem. 2006, 266,145.

Fluorous Tagging Strategies

+de-tag

F-SPE

F F

� Tagging reactants for parallel and mixture syntheses

� Tagging reagents/catalysts/scavengers

Reagent

Derivative

clean product

F-SPE+

F

F

Curran, D. P. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Eng. 1998, 37, 1175.

Zhang, W. Tetrahedron 2003, 59, 4475.

O

CHO

OMe

OMeC8F

17

R

NH

O

OMe

F-Bn

NH2

CO2H

PhNOLi

Me

R

RN

RO

F-Bn

O

NH2

OMe

R

NH

N

R

O

O

F-Bn

R

NH2 . HCl

O

OMe

CO2Cl

NO2

R

N

N

R

OF-Bn

OO

O2N

N

R

O

NN

O

H

RN

R

O

NN

O

F-Bn

O

OMe

OMeC8F17 R

DIPEA, AcOH DCM, 25 oC

EDCI, NMP

THFreflux, 1 h

NaBH(OAc)3

F-SPE

64-95%

43-69% (2 steps)

F-SPE

1

1

2

2

1

2 1

t-BuN=P(NMe2)3

Zn, AcOH

sonication

90:5:5TFA-H2O-DMS

F-SPE HPLC

72-90%

µw 120 oC,10 min

F-SPE

21-73%

63-100%

2 1 2 1

1

F-Bn = 2

9 analogs

Synthesis of Sclerotigenin Analogs

Only one step needs LC purification

Lu, Y.; Nagashima, T.; Miriyala, B.; Conde, J.; Zhang, W. J. Comb. Chem. 2010, 12, 125.

144

Microwave-Assisted Fluorous Multicomponent Reactions

Zhang, W. Comb. Chem. High Throughput Screening 2007,10, 219.

F

excess non-fluorouscomponents

µwF

F-SPE F-SPE

F-intermediate fishedout by F-SPE

clean product

µwF

excess non-fluorouscomponents

µwF

F-SPE F-SPE

F-intermediate fishedout by F-SPE

clean product

µw

Atom economy, fast reaction, simple separation

Synthesis of Benzodiazepinediones

Liu, A.; Zhou, H.; Su, G.; Zhang, W.; Yan, B. J. Comb. Chem. 2009, 11, 1083.

N

HN

O

O

R3

HN

O

R4

C8F17O2SOR2

R1

CHO

C8F17O2SO

R2

NHBoc

OH

O

OR

O

H2NR1

R3

CN R4

UgiN

O

R3

NH

OR4

R2

BocHN

R1

OSO2C8F17

+

CO2R

N

HN

O

O

R3

HN

O

R4

R2

R1Suzuki

65 analogs

R5PhB(OH)2deBoc

R5

AcCl, MeOH, 35 oC

F-SPE

KOH, MeOH, rtF-SPE

Pd(pddf)Cl2

K2CO3

acetone/toluene/H2O

(4:4:1), w. 150oC

Diversity Oriented Synthesis (DOS)

R4

NR3

O

O

H

H

R1

N

N

O

O

R2

NR3

O

ONH

H

H

R1 O

O (CH2)3Rf

R2 R2

NR3

O

O

H

H

R1

N

NHO

O

R1

NH2

O

O (CH2)3Rf NR3

O

O

CHO

R2

R4

NR3

O

O

H

H

R1

N

N

O R4

O

R2

+ +

[3+2]

480 analogs 60 analogs

Zhang, W.; Lu, Y.; Chen, C. H.-T.; Curran, D. P.; Geib, S. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2006, 2055.

90 analogs

Benzodiazepine-Fused System

Zhang, W.; Lu, Y.; Chen, Chen, C. H.-T. J. Comb. Chem. 2006, 8, 687.

Hydantoin-fused Hexahydrochromeno[4,3-b]pyrroles

One-pot synthesisSingle fluorous linker8 Diastereomers

Fluorous Diastereomeric Mixture Synthesis (FDMS)

Lu, Y.; Geib, S. J.; Damodaran, K.; Sui, B.; Zhang, Z.; Curran, D. P.; Zhang, W. Chem.

Commun. 2010, 46, 7578-7580.

O

CO2Et

NN

O

O

H

H

BrOMe

cis-anti-trans

1a

cis-syn-cis

O

CO2Et

NN

O

O

H

H

BrOMe

1a'

trans-anti-cis1b

O

CO2Et

NN

O

O

H

H

BrOMe

trans-syn-trans

1b'

O

CO2Et

NN

O

O

H

H

BrOMe

(not isolated)

O

CO2Et

NN

O

O

H

H

BrOMe

1c

cis-anti-cis

O

CO2Et

NN

O

O

H

H

BrOMe

1c'

cis-syn-trans(not isolated)

trans-anti-trans

O

CO2Et

NN

O

O

H

H

BrOMe

1d

trans-syn-cis

CO2Et

NN

O

O

H

H

BrOMe

1d'

6 Diastereomers Isolated from a Mixture of 8

3

1

2

A B A B

Normal TLC2:1 hex-EtOAc

Fluorous TLC4:1 MeOH-H2O

Sample A contains 1 and 3Sample B contains 2 and 3

TLC of fluorous and non-fluorous mixtures

F-SPE

Organocatalysis

Pros- Metal free & environmental friendly

- Novel catalysis mechanism

- Mimic natural chemo- and biocatalysis

- Good structure amendablilty

Cons - Low efficiency & high catalyst loading (5-30%)

- Recycling is necessary

PS-organocatalysts are recycable, but may have

low activity because of the heterogeneous natural

F-organocatalysis is homogeneous and recycable

Zhang, W.; C. Cai, Chem. Commun. 2008, 5686.

F-Imidazolidinone (MacMillan) Catalyst

Chu, Q.; Zhang, W.; Curran, D. P. Tetrahedron Lett. 2006, 47, 9287.

NH

N

O

Ph

NH

N

O

Ph

C8F

17

H

O CHOCHO

organic

+ +

endo (major) exo

cat. (10 mol %)

MeCN-H2O, 25 oC, 40 h

82% 90.3 : 9.7 88.4 65%a 74%

catalyst yield endo:exo ee% cat purity of (endo) recovery recovered cat

a by acid-base extraction. b by F-SPE

catalyst

fluorous

Diels-Alder

organic

fluorous 86% 93.4 : 6.6 93.4 84%b 99%

Comparison of Organic and Fluorous

analyzed by chiral GC

93.4% eeCHO88.4% ee

CHO

NH

N

O

Ph

exo

endo

Organic Fluorous

catalyst

NH

N

O

Ph

C8F

17

“Organofluorine” & “Fluorous” Chemistries

Organofluorine Chemistry

- Reaction-oriented chemistry

(fluoropolymers and fluorinated drugs)

- Associate with transformation of C-F bonds

- Fluorine atom(s) in the product

Fluorous Chemistry

- Purification/labeling-based chemistry

- Use highly fluorinated group to tag substrates

- No C-F bond formation is necessary

- Products do not need to have fluorine

Zhang, W. QSAR Comb. Science 2006, 25, 679.

Broad Applications

Zhang, W.; Cai, C. Chem. Commun. 2008, 5686.

Solution-Phase Reaction

Fluorous Separation

Microwave Reaction

Fluorous Chemistry

Mixture Synthesis

Nanotechnology

Biphasic Catalysis

Diversity-Oriented Synthesis

Biomolecule Purification1994

1997

2006

2004

2001

2001

Triphasic Reaction

2001

Microreactor

Microarray

2006

2003

Parallel Synthesis

1997

SciFinder search on “Fluorous”

Over 2000 Publications

Key Contributors

- Dennis P. Curran (246)

- John A. Gladysz (152)

- Wei Zhang (118)

- Istvan T. Horvath (83)

First Fluorous Book (2004)

Two Special Issues in 2002 & 2006

Tetrahedron Symposium-In-Print“Fluorous Chemistry”

Guest Editors: J. A. Gladysz and D. P. Curran

Tetrahedron 2002, 58, 3823-4131

Guest Editor: W. Zhang

QSAR Comb. Science 2006, 25 (8-9), 679-768

“Fluorous Synthesis”

Fluorous Conferences

1st Int. Symp. on Fluorous Technologies

Bordeaux, France, July 3-6 2005

Co-Chairmen: J.-M. Vincent and R. H. Fish

ACS Symp. “Recent Advances in Fluorous

Chemistry”

ACS National Meeting, Washington D.C

August 27-31, 2005Chairman: D. P. Curran

2st Int. Symp. on Fluorous Technologies

Yokohoma, Japan, July 29-August 1, 2007

Chairman: Junzo Otera

3st Int. Symp. on Fluorous Technologies

Jackson Hole, USA, Aug. 23-28, 2009

Chairman: D. P. Curran

Zhang, W. Green Chem. 2009, 11, 911.

Fluorous and Green Chemistry

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