Catalytic Asymmetric Bromoetherification and Desymmetrization of Olefinic 1,3-Diols with C2-Symmetric Sulfides
摘要:
An enantioselective and highly diastereoselective bromoetherification and desymmetrization of olefinic 1,3-diols has been developed using a C-2-symmetric cyclic sulfide catalyst. This methodology has been successfully applied to the synthesis of the key intermediate of an orally active antifungal drug posaconazole (Noxafil).
Catalytic and enantioselective bromoetherification of olefinic 1,3-diols: mechanistic insight
摘要:
How can high enantioselectivity be achieved when the racemic background reaction proceeds at a rate comparable to that of the catalytic asymmetric reaction? We attempted to rationalize this counterin-tuitive observation by studying the effect of (1) catalyst structure, (2) temperature and addition sequence of components, (3) catalyst loading, and (4) Bronsted acid additives. In the course of our investigation, it was found that increasing the amount of catalyst used led to inhibition of the stoichiometric reaction. Olefinic 1,3-diol 1, 5 mol % of catalyst 3a, 1 equiv of MsOH, and NBS were added at low temperature in a specific sequence to provide the best performance for the enantioselective bromoetherification. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.