Trimethylaluminium-induced diastereoselective methylation onto ethyl 2-oxocyclopentane-1-carboxylate and isomerization between the dimethylaluminium-alkoxide products
作者:Shigeki Sano、Hisashi Shimizu、Yoshimitsu Nagao
DOI:10.1016/j.tetlet.2005.02.142
日期:2005.4
Methylation of alpha-disubstituted cyclopentanone 1 with Me3Al in CH2Cl2 at 0 degrees C for 30 min gave diastereoselectively a mixture of (1R*,2S*)-2 and (1R*,2R*)-2 in a 96:4 ratio and 83% total yield. When the same methylation was carried out at 0 degrees C for 1 h and then at room temperature for 120 h, a diastereomeric mixture of (1R*,2S*)-2 and (1R*,2R*)-2 was obtained in a 12:88 ratio and in 88% total yield. The stereochemistry of the two diastereomers was determined by the results of acetalization of their diol derivatives 3 and 5. lsomerization between the Me2Al-alkoxides of (1R*,2S*)-2 and (1R*,2R*)-2 and its possible mechanism were investigated by HPLC analysis of the methylation reaction process at 0 degrees C for 1 h and then at room temperature for 56 h and also by their Mutual epimerization reactions. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.