Synlett 2003(6): 0845-0846
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-38743
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A Facile Synthesis of a Difluoromethylene Analog of β-Aspartyl Phosphate as an Inhibitor of l-Aspartate-β-semialdehyde Dehydrogenase

Shoufa Han, Roger A. Moore, Ronald E. Viola*
University of Toledo, Department of Chemistry, Toledo, Ohio 43606, USA
Fax: +1(419)5301583; e-Mail: ron.viola@utoledo.edu;
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Received 24 January 2003
Publication Date:
17 April 2003 (online)

Abstract

An efficient and high yield procedure for the synthesis of the difluoromethylene analog of β-aspartyl phosphate, β-aspartyl difluoromethylenephosphonate (βAFP), is described. Preincubation of βAFP with l-aspartate-β-semialdehyde dehydrogenases from several infectious microorganisms leads to potent time-dependent enzyme inactivation.

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Analytical Data of Compound 3: Rf 0.49 (hexanes-EtOAc, 2:1). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 7.29 (m, 10 H), 5.92 (d, 1 H, J = 8.4 Hz), 5.06 (s, 2 H), 5.10 (s, 2 H), 4.73 (m, 1 H), 4.21 (q, 4 H, J = 6.8 Hz), 3.4 (dd, 2 H, J = 8.0 Hz), 1.3 (t, 6 H, J = 6.8 Hz). 19F NMR (188.2 MHz, CDCl3): δ =
-119.1 (d, J F-P = 95.4 Hz).

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Analytical Data of βAFP: TOF-ES MS [C5H8F2NPO6]H+: Calcd: 248.0674. Found: 248.0156. 1H NMR (400 MHz, D2O): δ = 3.9 (m, 1 H), 3.4 (t, 2 H, J = 3.4 Hz). 13C NMR (100.6 MHz, D2O): δ = 205.2, 175.9, 120.6 (dt, J C-F = 270.5 Hz, J C-P = 156.4 Hz), 51.9, 33.0. 19F NMR (188.2 MHz, D2O): δ = -119.1 (d, 2 J F-P = 74.9 Hz), -124.5 (d, 2 J F-P = 78.7 Hz). 31P NMR (81.0 MHz, D2O): δ = 2.35 (t, 2 J F-P = 75.6 Hz). Elemental analysis [C5H6F2NPO6(NH4)3Cl]: Calcd: C, 17.98%; H, 5.41%; N, 16.74%. Found: C, 18.14%; H, 5.19%; N, 16.34%.