C 8 Hi 2 BrNO, orthorhombic, P2\2\2] (No. 19), a = 7.002(1) Ä, b = 7.432(1) Ä, c = 16.762(2) Ä, V=872.3 Ä 3 ,Z = 4, R & (F) = 0.031, wR m (F 2 ) = 0.050, T= 300 K.
Source of materialMethanesulfonyl chloride (0.39 ml, 5.0 mmol) was added to (lS,2Ä,4S)-2-hydroxymethyl-l-azabicyclo[2.2.2]octan-5-one (600 mg, 3.9 mmol) and Et3N (1.08 ml, 7.7 mmol) in absolute CH2CI2 (10 ml) at 273 K. The reaction mixture was stirred for 10 h at room temperature, diluted with CH2CI2 and extracted with saturated aqueous NaHC03. The organic layer was dried, the solvent evaporated and the crude product (83 %,748 mg,3.21 mmol) dissolved in abs. dioxan (5 ml). Powdered lithium bromide (838 mg, 9.64 mmol, 3.0 eq) was added and the mixture was refluxed for 24 h at 383 K. After addition of saturated aqueous NaHCC>3 the aqueous layer was extracted with CH2CI2, and the combined organic layer dried (MgSCU) and evaporated. Purification by chromatography (EtOAc / MeOH 20:1) furnished the desired brominated ketone which was recrystallized from MTBE / acetone.
Experimental detailsCompleteness of Laue data set in class mmm 100%, but Friedel pairs kept separate in the refinement. The empirical absorption corerection was based on a function of the mean intensity of the imaging plate versus angle φ improving the Rint from 0.201 to 0.076. A spherical absorption correction with μ-r = 0.34 was applied too. The Flack parameter was found to be -0.01(2).
DiscussionSubstituted quinuclidines possess interesting and diverse pharmacological activities as the quinuclidine nucleus has been found to be a good mimic for the quaternary nitrogen in acetylcholine [1], The synthetic methods most frequently used for the preparation of quinuclidine-based pharmaceutical lead structures have started from quinuclidin-3-one [2, 3]. In the course of our investigations on the synthesis of chiral quinuclidinone analogs the title compound has been prepared from Quincoridine® [4] in enantiopure form following an eight step pathway [5]. Because of their low molecular weight and their compact azabicyclic structure quincoridine-derivatives are of general interest [6,7]. Oxidative degradation of the vinylic side chain of quincoridine was carried out by double bond shift, 1,2-dihydroxylation and subsequent diol cleavage. O-Mesylation of resulting (15,2/f,4S)-2-hydroxymethyl-l-azabicyclo[2.2.2]octan-5-one followed by LiBr-promoted SN2 displacement furnished the desired γ-amino δ-bromo ketone of which we present the crystal structure. (15,2if,45)-2-Bromomethyl-l-azabicyclo[2.2.2]-octan-5-one contains a prochiral carbonyl group and three stereogenic centres including the chiral 5-configurated bridgehead nitrogen. The analysis of N,C-bond angles shows a less developed pyramidalization of the bridgehead nitrogen than in 10,11-didehydroquincorine and -quincoridine [8,9,10]. Table 1. Data collection and handling. Crystal: Wavelength: μ: Diffractometer, scan mode: 20max: N(hkl)measured, N(hkl)u"ique: Criterion for I 0 bs, N(hkljp;. N(param) rermed: Programs: colourless plate II (100), size 0.06...