Modified Guanidines as Potential Chiral Superbases. 2. Preparation of 1,3-Unsubstituted and 1-Substituted 2-Iminoimidazolidine Derivatives and a Related Guanidine by the 2-Chloro-1,3-dimethylimidazolinium Chloride-Induced Cyclization of Thioureas
摘要:
Simple preparation methods for modified guanidines were explored for new chiral superbases, Thus, (4S,5S)-4,5-diphenyl- and diastereomeric cyclohexane-fused 2-iminoimidazolidines were prepared from (1S,2S)-1,2-diphenylethylenediamine and (1R,2R)- or (1S,2S)-1,2-diaminocyclohexanes through cyclization of protected thiourea intermediates with 2-chloro-1,3-dimethylimidazolinium chloride (DMC) as a key reaction. In the (4S,SS)-4,5-diphenyl series 1-methyl-2-iminoimidazolidines and 2-diethylaminoimidazoline were also prepared as related guanidines.
Modified Guanidines as Potential Chiral Superbases. 2. Preparation of 1,3-Unsubstituted and 1-Substituted 2-Iminoimidazolidine Derivatives and a Related Guanidine by the 2-Chloro-1,3-dimethylimidazolinium Chloride-Induced Cyclization of Thioureas
摘要:
Simple preparation methods for modified guanidines were explored for new chiral superbases, Thus, (4S,5S)-4,5-diphenyl- and diastereomeric cyclohexane-fused 2-iminoimidazolidines were prepared from (1S,2S)-1,2-diphenylethylenediamine and (1R,2R)- or (1S,2S)-1,2-diaminocyclohexanes through cyclization of protected thiourea intermediates with 2-chloro-1,3-dimethylimidazolinium chloride (DMC) as a key reaction. In the (4S,SS)-4,5-diphenyl series 1-methyl-2-iminoimidazolidines and 2-diethylaminoimidazoline were also prepared as related guanidines.
Abstractmagnified imageA new class of primary amine‐thioureas based on tert‐butyl esters of (S)‐α‐amino acids and (1S,2S)‐diphenylethylenediamine was synthesized and their activity as catalysts in Michael additions was evaluated. Derivatives based on di‐tert‐butyl aspartate and tert‐butyl O‐tert‐butyl threoninate provided the product of the reaction between trans‐β‐nitrostyrene and acetone in quantitative yield and high enantioselectivity (87–91% ee). All the thioureas based on tert‐butyl esters of amino acids catalyzed the reaction of nitroolefins with acetophenone with high enantioselectivity (92–98% ee). Thus, low‐cost, commercially available tert‐butyl esters of natural amino acids are very important chiral building blocks for the construction of novel chiral thioureas able to catalyze asymmetric Michael additions with high enantioselectivity.