Stereoselective reduction of chiral trans-3-acetyl-4-alkylpyrrolidin-2-ones
摘要:
A number of trans-3-acetyl-4-alkylpyrrolidin-2-ones 8a-d and 11a,b were prepared and reduction of the keto group, carried out with KBH4 in CH3OH, led mainly to 3-hydroxyethylpyrrolidin-2-ones 13a-d and 19a,b with high stereoselection, Configuration of the newly formed stereogenic centre on the hydroxyethyl chain was assigned by H-1 NMR data supported by molecular mechanic calculations and eventually confirmed by X-ray diffraction analysis of p-iodobenzoate derivative 15. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.