Stereoselective synthesis of cis 2,3-disubstituted cycloheptanones by kinetic protonation
摘要:
The hitherto unknown stereochemistry concerning the formation of 2,3-disubstituted cycloheptanones by the Michael addition reaction was studied. The Michael addition of thiophenol to 3-substituted 2-methylene-cycloheptanones in the presence of triethylamine in THF at ambient temperature produced 3-substituted 2-[(phenylthio)methyl]cycloheptanones with high cis selectivity (>96/4), which was unequivocally established by H-1 NMR and X-rays analyses. An isomerization experiment and theoretical calculations (AM1) suggest that the origin of the observed high stereoselectivity can be explained in terms of kinetic protonation of the corresponding enolate intermediate.
The hitherto unknown stereochemistry concerning the formation of 2,3-disubstituted cycloheptanones by the Michael addition reaction was studied. The Michael addition of thiophenol to 3-substituted 2-methylene-cycloheptanones in the presence of triethylamine in THF at ambient temperature produced 3-substituted 2-[(phenylthio)methyl]cycloheptanones with high cis selectivity (>96/4), which was unequivocally established by H-1 NMR and X-rays analyses. An isomerization experiment and theoretical calculations (AM1) suggest that the origin of the observed high stereoselectivity can be explained in terms of kinetic protonation of the corresponding enolate intermediate.