The role of conformational flexibility on the catalytic activity of norbornane-derived β-, γ- and δ-amino alcohols
摘要:
Enantiopure norbornane-based gamma-amino alcohols 1-4 have been obtained from (+)-camphor and their catalytic behaviour as chiral ligands for the enantioselective addition of diethylzinc to benzaldehyde compared to these described for homologous beta- and delta-amino alcohols. This has allowed the first study on the influence of the size of the catalytic zinc-chelate ring on the catalytic activity, which results in the unexpected observance of a non-linear correlation between enantioselectivity and chelate ring size (conformational flexibility). An empirical rationalisation of the observed phenomenon was realised on the basis of consideration of the energetically-favoured Noyori-type transition states. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Synthesis of enantiopure norbornane derivatives. Effect of bridgehead substituent on the π-facial selectivity of the reduction of 2-norbornanones and their oximes