Fe(II)-Catalyzed Imidation of Allyl Sulfides and Subsequent [2,3]-Sigmatropic Rearrangement. Preparation of α-Branched N-tert-Butyloxycarbonyl (Boc)-Protected N-Allylamines
摘要:
Allyl aryl sulfides 1 and 5 were shown to undergo an imidation/[2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement reaction upon treatment with N-tert-butyloxycarbonyl azide (BocN(3)) and catalytic amounts of FeCl2 in CH2Cl2. The N-Boc-protected N-allyl sulfenamides 3 and 21 were obtained in yields between 48 and 75% (12 examples), Whereas the reaction is well suited for the transformation of alpha-unbranched sulfides to a-branched sulfenamides, the enantiomerically pure alpha-branched sulfides 10 and 13 reacted sluggishly. The corresponding sulfenamides 22 and 23 were obtained in only moderate enantiomeric excess (36-39% eel. A reaction mechanism is proposed that postulates the intermediacy of an N-Boc-substituted Fe(IV)-nitrene complex 14 acting as the imidation reagent in the catalytic cycle. Possible side reactions are discussed. The benzenesulfenamides 3 were further converted into N-Boc-N-allylamines 4 by removal of the phenylsulfanyl group. Bu3SnH in benzene was found to be the reagent of choice for the deprotection of alpha-branched amines that bear a secondary allyl substituent (five examples, 71-93% yield). This method failed for the alpha-branched amines 3i-k with a tertiary allyl substituent. The phenylsulfanyl group was finally removed with P(OEt)(3)/NEt3 in CH2Cl2 (three examples, 43-62% yield).
Fe(II)-Catalyzed Imidation of Allyl Sulfides and Subsequent [2,3]-Sigmatropic Rearrangement. Preparation of α-Branched N-tert-Butyloxycarbonyl (Boc)-Protected N-Allylamines
摘要:
Allyl aryl sulfides 1 and 5 were shown to undergo an imidation/[2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement reaction upon treatment with N-tert-butyloxycarbonyl azide (BocN(3)) and catalytic amounts of FeCl2 in CH2Cl2. The N-Boc-protected N-allyl sulfenamides 3 and 21 were obtained in yields between 48 and 75% (12 examples), Whereas the reaction is well suited for the transformation of alpha-unbranched sulfides to a-branched sulfenamides, the enantiomerically pure alpha-branched sulfides 10 and 13 reacted sluggishly. The corresponding sulfenamides 22 and 23 were obtained in only moderate enantiomeric excess (36-39% eel. A reaction mechanism is proposed that postulates the intermediacy of an N-Boc-substituted Fe(IV)-nitrene complex 14 acting as the imidation reagent in the catalytic cycle. Possible side reactions are discussed. The benzenesulfenamides 3 were further converted into N-Boc-N-allylamines 4 by removal of the phenylsulfanyl group. Bu3SnH in benzene was found to be the reagent of choice for the deprotection of alpha-branched amines that bear a secondary allyl substituent (five examples, 71-93% yield). This method failed for the alpha-branched amines 3i-k with a tertiary allyl substituent. The phenylsulfanyl group was finally removed with P(OEt)(3)/NEt3 in CH2Cl2 (three examples, 43-62% yield).
Microbial Deracemization of α-Substituted Carboxylic Acids: Substrate Specificity and Mechanistic Investigation
作者:Dai-ichiro Kato、Satoshi Mitsuda、Hiromichi Ohta
DOI:10.1021/jo034253x
日期:2003.9.1
A new enzymatic method for the preparation of opticallyactive alpha-substituted carboxylic acids is reported. This technique is called deracemization reaction, which provides us with a route to obtain the enantiomerically pure compounds, theoretically in 100% yield starting from the racemic mixture. This means that the synthesis of a racemate is almost equal to the synthesis of the optically active
Microbial deracemization of α-substituted carboxylic acids: control of the reaction path
作者:Dai-ichiro Kato、Kenji Miyamoto、Hiromichi Ohta
DOI:10.1016/j.tetasy.2004.06.049
日期:2004.9
A novel approach to preparing optically active alpha-substituted carboxylic acids using the whole cells of Nocardia diaphanozonaria JCM 3208 is described. When 2-phenylthiopropanoic acid and 2-methyl-3-phenylpropanoic acid were subjected to the reaction under aerobic conditions, the oxidation reaction proceeded preferentially rather than deracemization of these substrates. Herein, we report the design of reaction conditions to increase the deracemization activity in preference to oxidation reactions. In addition, we have successfully detected a metabolic intermediate in the reaction mixture of 2-methyl-3-plienylpropanoic acid, which indicates that the deracemization is a competitive reaction against the beta-oxidation pathway of fatty acid metabolism. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.