Diastereofacial selectivity in reduction of chiral tetramic acids
摘要:
The reduction of (5S)-5-alkyl-2,4-dioxopyrrolidines, so-called tetramic acids, by NaBH4 gives only partial diastereofacial selectivity in the case of the N-substituted analogues 9f-i, unlike the carbamate derivatives 9a-3 which give the reduced cis-pyrrolidinones 10betaa-e. Increasing the steric hindrance of either the N- or C-5-substituents enhances the re-face selectivity. On the other hand, reduction of the heterobicyclic compound 9n leads to a dramatic reversal of the stereoselectivity. Preliminary calculations show that the N-atom of the ring is slightly pyramidalized; the direction of hydride addition could be a consequence of this finding.
The reduction of (5S)-5-alkyl-2,4-dioxopyrrolidines, so-called tetramic acids, by NaBH4 gives only partial diastereofacial selectivity in the case of the N-substituted analogues 9f-i, unlike the carbamate derivatives 9a-3 which give the reduced cis-pyrrolidinones 10betaa-e. Increasing the steric hindrance of either the N- or C-5-substituents enhances the re-face selectivity. On the other hand, reduction of the heterobicyclic compound 9n leads to a dramatic reversal of the stereoselectivity. Preliminary calculations show that the N-atom of the ring is slightly pyramidalized; the direction of hydride addition could be a consequence of this finding.
Jones, Raymond C. F.; Begley, Michael J.; Peterson, Graeme E., Journal of the Chemical Society. Perkin transactions I, 1990, # 7, p. 1959 - 1968
作者:Jones, Raymond C. F.、Begley, Michael J.、Peterson, Graeme E.、Sumaria, Suresh