Regio-, stereo-, and enantioselectivity in the electrophilic reactions of 2-amino-4-phenyl-3-butenenitriles
摘要:
The allylic anion generated from 2-(N-methylanilino)-4-phenyl-3-butenenitrile (1) reacted with iodomethane and 3-bromo-1-chloropropane in THF/HMPA to give the gamma-substitution products exclusively, predominantly in the 2Z-configuration. Substitution of the N-methylanilino group with the methyl ether of L-(-)-ephedrine resulted in the generation of chiral aminonitrile 2. Lithiated 2 reacted sluggishly in THF with allyl bromide and benzyl chloride in the absence of HMPA to give the gamma-substitution products predominantly in the 2Z-configuration, with little diastereoselectivity. The aminonitrile 3 prepared from cinnamaldehyde, L-(-)-ephedrine, and KCN was lithiated with 2 equiv of LDA resulting in high facial selectivity (76-100% diastereomeric excess) in alkylations in the presence of HMPA and LiI. Lithiated 3 reacted with propionaldehyde, benzaldehyde, and p-bromobenzaldehyde at-78-degrees-C to give the gamma-addition products, predominantly in the 4R-configuration (64-78% de). The stereochemistry of the isomers of each product was determined by chemical correlation and spectral methods including analyses of the CD spectra and X-ray diffraction. A bicyclic transition state C wherein lithium is chelated by both amino and alkoxy groups is proposed to interpret the observed stereoselectivity.
Regio-, stereo-, and enantioselectivity in the electrophilic reactions of 2-amino-4-phenyl-3-butenenitriles
摘要:
The allylic anion generated from 2-(N-methylanilino)-4-phenyl-3-butenenitrile (1) reacted with iodomethane and 3-bromo-1-chloropropane in THF/HMPA to give the gamma-substitution products exclusively, predominantly in the 2Z-configuration. Substitution of the N-methylanilino group with the methyl ether of L-(-)-ephedrine resulted in the generation of chiral aminonitrile 2. Lithiated 2 reacted sluggishly in THF with allyl bromide and benzyl chloride in the absence of HMPA to give the gamma-substitution products predominantly in the 2Z-configuration, with little diastereoselectivity. The aminonitrile 3 prepared from cinnamaldehyde, L-(-)-ephedrine, and KCN was lithiated with 2 equiv of LDA resulting in high facial selectivity (76-100% diastereomeric excess) in alkylations in the presence of HMPA and LiI. Lithiated 3 reacted with propionaldehyde, benzaldehyde, and p-bromobenzaldehyde at-78-degrees-C to give the gamma-addition products, predominantly in the 4R-configuration (64-78% de). The stereochemistry of the isomers of each product was determined by chemical correlation and spectral methods including analyses of the CD spectra and X-ray diffraction. A bicyclic transition state C wherein lithium is chelated by both amino and alkoxy groups is proposed to interpret the observed stereoselectivity.
β,γ-trans-selective γ-butyrolactone formation via homoenolate cross-annulation of enals and aldehydes catalyzed by sterically hindered N-heterocyclic carbene
Highly sterically hindered N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs), can be readily prepared from the corresponding anilines, and serve as organocatalysts in NHC-catalyzed homoenolate cross-annulation of α,β-enals and aryl aldehydes. This catalysis enables the convergent construction of β,γ-trans-disubstituted γ-butyrolactones that are an important class of molecules in synthetic and medicinal chemistry. The
The N-heterocycliccarbene-catalyzedconjugateUmpolung of differently substituted α,β-unsaturatedaldehydes, e. g. cinnamaldehydes, a-methylcinnamaldehydes, and crotonaldehydes, is described. Coupling of these compounds with a variety of electrophilic aldehydes and ketones results in the selective formation of highly substituted β- and γ-butyrolactones.
<i>N</i>-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Generation of Homoenolates: γ-Butyrolactones by Direct Annulations of Enals and Aldehydes
作者:Stephanie S. Sohn、Evelyn L. Rosen、Jeffrey W. Bode
DOI:10.1021/ja044714b
日期:2004.11.1
generation of reactive homoenolates from alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes. The catalyst-bound homoenolate reacts with electrophilic aldehydes leading, via the key intermediacy of an activated carboxylate, to gamma-butyrolactones in good yields and stereoselectivities. Importantly, this process demonstrates an unprecedented reaction mode for the generation of nucleophilic carbanions with a multifunctional
Imidazolylidenes with 2,6-diethylphenyl groups were effective catalysts, and several mechanistic studies, including a deuterium kinetic isotope effect study, revealed that both steric and kinetic effects were responsible for the enhanced catalytic activity.
A serial of imidazolium chiral ionic liquids starting from commercially available (â)-menthol as a chiral pool have been synthesized and successfully used for catalyzing conjugate umpolung of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes to stereoselectively synthesize γ-butyrolactones. The catalytic activities of these ionic liquids are examined and compared. The reaction of trans-cinnamaldehyde and p-methoxycarbonyl benzaldehyde as a model has been investigated in detail, and the reaction conditions have been optimized. Under the selected conditions, the ionic liquid catalyst can catalyze the annulations of trans-cinnamaldehyde with different aromatic aldehydes to afford differently substituted γ-butyrolactones. The recyclability of the ionic liquid catalyst is investigated, and the results have indicated that the catalyst can be recycled six times without obvious activity decreasing.