Suppression of racemization in the carbonylation of amino acid-derived aryl triflates
作者:Jonathan B. Grimm、Kevin J. Wilson、David J. Witter
DOI:10.1016/j.tetlet.2007.04.145
日期:2007.6
The carbonylation of enantiopure phenylglycine-derived aryl triflates was achieved to afford 4-carboxyphenylglycine analogs with high enantiomeric excesses (88 to >99% ee). Amide analogs of phenylglycine were well-tolerated in the hydroxy- and methoxycarbonylation processes, providing efficient access to benzoic acid and ester building blocks. The % ee of the product was dependent on the relative steric bulk of both the amino acid substrate and the requisite amine base, with (Pr2NEt)-Pr-i proving optimal in minimizing product racemization. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.