A Highly Enantioselective Copper/Phosphoramidite-Thioether-Catalyzed Diastereodivergent 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition of Azomethine Ylides and Nitroalkenes
full control of the absolute and relative stereochemical configurations. Here, we report the application of our previously developed modular phosphoramidite‐thioether ligands for the copper‐catalyzed diastereodivergent asymmetric 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition of azomethine ylides and nitroalkenes. Our catalytic system enables wide substrate scope, great stereochemical control, and high reaction efficiency
enantioselective strategy for the synthesis of optically pure nitro‐substituted pyrrolidines. In addition, the experimental results with regard to the carbon stereogenic center as well as the amide stereochemistry confirmed the potential of hemilabile atropisomers as chiral ligand in catalyticasymmetric [3+2] cycloaddition reaction.
Efficient Diastereo- and Enantioselective Synthesis of<i>exo</i>-Nitroprolinates by 1,3-Dipolar Cycloadditions Catalyzed by Chiral Phosphoramidite⋅Silver(I) Complexes
作者:Luis M. Castelló、Carmen Nájera、José M. Sansano、Olatz Larrañaga、Abel de Cózar、Fernando P. Cossío
DOI:10.1002/adsc.201400563
日期:2014.12.15
AbstractChiral complexes formed by privileged phosphoramidites and silver triflate or silver benzoate are excellent catalysts for the general 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition between azomethine ylides generated from α‐amino acid‐derived imino esters and nitroalkenes affording with high dr the exo‐cycloadducts 4,5‐trans‐2,5‐cis‐4‐nitroprolinates in high ee at room temperature. In general, better results are obtained using silver rather than copper(II) complexes. In many cases the exo‐cycloadducts can be obtained in enantiomerically pure form just after simple recrystallization. The mechanism and the justification of the experimentally observed stereodiscrimination of the process are supported by DFT calculations. These enantiomerically enriched exo‐nitroprolinates can be used as reagents for the synthesis of nitropiperidines, by ester reduction and ring expansion, which are inhibitors of farnesyltransferase.magnified image
Origins of the Loss of Concertedness in Pericyclic Reactions: Theoretical Prediction and Direct Observation of Stepwise Mechanisms in [3 + 2] Thermal Cycloadditions
作者:Silvia Vivanco、Begoña Lecea、Ana Arrieta、Pilar Prieto、Iñaki Morao、Anthony Linden、Fernando P. Cossío
DOI:10.1021/ja9945360
日期:2000.6.1
Several [3 + 2] thermal cycloadditions between azomethine ylides and nitroalkenes have been studied both theoretically and experimentally. When the N metalated 1,3-dipoles are used, the reaction is stepwise. The corresponding zwitterionic intermediates have been located computationally and observed by NMR monitoring. In the case of N-unsubstituted azomethine ylides, the reaction can be concerted or stepwise, depending upon the ability of the substituents to stabilize zwitterionic intermediates. A general model is proposed to explain the observed phenomena. This simple model can be extended to other thermal cycloadditions to predict the stepwise or concerted nature of their mechanisms without computing complete reaction coordinates.