Highly Enantioselective Chlorination of β-Keto Esters and Subsequent SN2 Displacement of Tertiary Chlorides: A Flexible Method for the Construction of Quaternary Stereogenic Centers
摘要:
Highly enantioselective chlorination of beta-oxo esters and subsequent stereospecific substitution of tertiary chlorides are described. Enantioselective chlorination of beta-keto esters and malonates was performed using a chiral Lewis acid catalyst prepared from Cu(OTf)(2) and the newly developed spirooxazoline ligand 2 to yield the desired a-chlorinated products with high enantioselectivity (up to 98% ee). Nucleophilic substitution of the resulting chlorides proceeded smoothly to afford a variety of chiral molecules such as alpha-amino, alpha-allcylthio, and alpha-fluoro esters, without loss of enantiopurity. The results of X-ray crystallographic analysis proved that Walden inversion occurs at the chlorinated tertiary carbon center. These results supported the fact that the substitution proceeds via an S(N)2 mechanism.
Merging Aerobic Oxidation and Enamine Catalysis in the Asymmetric α-Amination of β-Ketocarbonyls Using<i>N</i>-Hydroxycarbamates as Nitrogen Sources
作者:Changming Xu、Long Zhang、Sanzhong Luo
DOI:10.1002/anie.201400776
日期:2014.4.14
We describe herein an unprecedented asymmetric α‐amination of β‐ketocarbonyls under aerobic conditions. The process is enabled by a simple chiral primary amine through the coupling of a catalytic enamine ester intermediate and a nitrosocarbonyl (generated in situ) derived from N‐hydroxycarbamate. The reaction features high chemoselectivity and excellent enantioselectivity for a broad range of substrates
Highly Enantioselective Chlorination of β-Keto Esters and Subsequent S<sub>N</sub>2 Displacement of Tertiary Chlorides: A Flexible Method for the Construction of Quaternary Stereogenic Centers
Highly enantioselective chlorination of beta-oxo esters and subsequent stereospecific substitution of tertiary chlorides are described. Enantioselective chlorination of beta-keto esters and malonates was performed using a chiral Lewis acid catalyst prepared from Cu(OTf)(2) and the newly developed spirooxazoline ligand 2 to yield the desired a-chlorinated products with high enantioselectivity (up to 98% ee). Nucleophilic substitution of the resulting chlorides proceeded smoothly to afford a variety of chiral molecules such as alpha-amino, alpha-allcylthio, and alpha-fluoro esters, without loss of enantiopurity. The results of X-ray crystallographic analysis proved that Walden inversion occurs at the chlorinated tertiary carbon center. These results supported the fact that the substitution proceeds via an S(N)2 mechanism.