Asymmetric synthesis. Practical production of D and L threonine. Dynamic kinetic resolution in rhodium and ruthenium catalyzed hydrogenation of 2-acylamino-3-oxobutyrates.
摘要:
Enantioselective syntheses of D and L threonine are described. Racemic methyl and ethyl 2-acylamino-3-oxobutyrate 1 were synthesized from the corresponding acetoacetates 6 and then hydrogenated stereoselectively via dynamic kinetic resolution with various chiral P * P Rh (I) 8 and Ru (II) 10 catalysts to give syn optically active alcohols which could be converted by hydrolysis and treatment with propylene oxide into threonine. The best results were obtained using (-) CHIRAPHOS Ru and (+) BINAP Ru as catalysts, in the hydrogenation step leading respectively to D threonine (ee: 99 %) and L threonine (ee: 94 %) in 26-34 % overall yields.
Highly Diastereo- and Enantioselective Access to <i>syn</i>-α-Amido β-Hydroxy Esters via Ruthenium-Catalyzed Dynamic Kinetic Resolution-Asymmetric Hydrogenation
asymmetric hydrogenation was realized at 70 °C under 50 atm of hydrogen, affording syn α-amido β-hydroxy esters in high yields (up to 96%) with high reactivity (TON up to 940) and diastereo- and enantioselectivities (up to 99:1 dr, 98% ee). These hydrogenation products provide valuable chiral synthons in many natural products and pharmaceuticals. Gram-scale DKR asymmetric hydrogenation (DKR-AH) was