Revisiting optically active quaternary derivatives made from prolinol as phase transfer catalysts
摘要:
New non-racemic ammonium salts derived from prolinol have been prepared which are stereogenic both at N and at C. Absolute configurations rest on X-ray structures for 3c and 7a. The new compounds have been tested in a number of known enantioselective phase transfer catalytic (PTC) reactions to gain insight into steric control factors in such processes. Only very moderate e.e.s were observed. A SAMP hydrazone related catalyst (7a) reported by other authors was fully characterized. Racemic reaction products were obtained in two alkylations of diphenylmethylene benzylimine in the presence of this pure catalyst 7a. Very high e.e.s reported previously by others could not be reproduced. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Efficient Transamination under Mild Conditions: Preparation of Primary Amine Derivatives from Carbonyl Compounds via Imine Isomerization with Catalytic Amounts of Potassium tert-Butoxide
摘要:
1,3-Prototropic rearrangement of N-diphenylmethanimines was successfully performed with a catalytic amount of potassium tert-butoxide. This procedure can also be used with aliphatic and aromatic aldimines and was extended to the isomerization of (1R)-camphorquinone monoimine and N-(4-methoxyphenyl)-4-phenyl-3-iminoazetidin-2-one. The isomerized imines were easily hydrolyzed and isolated as Cbz derivatives.
Ni-catalyzed decarboxylative C(sp3)−N cross-coupling of redox active ester and oxime esters was realized through electrochemical cathodic reduction. Mechanistic studies unveil a high-valent nickel species-driven reductive elimination pathway, rather than direct radical-radical coupling. The utility of this methodology was demonstrated through a broad scope (1°, 2°, 3° carboxylic acids) and late-stage