Synthesis of Ψ[CH(RF)NH]Gly-peptides: The dramatic effect of a single fluorine atom on the diastereocontrol of the key aza-Michael reaction
摘要:
We describe in full-detail the synthesis of new Psi[CH(R-F)NH]-peptidomimetics, having different fluoroalkyl groups RF, as peptide bond surrogates. A key step in the synthesis is a stereoselective aza-Michael addition of chiral alpha-amino acid esters to beta-fluoroalkyl-alpha-nitroethenes. The diastereoselection of the process was influenced by the electronegativity, rather than by the steric bulk, of the fluorinated residue R-F in the beta-position of the nitroalkene acceptors. Replacement of a single F atom of R-F by a hydrogen or methyl group brings about a dramatic drop of stereocontrol, whereas Br, Cl and CF3, albeit bulkier than F, provide inferior results in terms of stereocontrol. A mechanistic hypothesis is provided. (c) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Asymmetric Organocatalyzed Friedel–Crafts Reaction of Trihaloacetaldehydes and Phenols
作者:David Svestka、Jan Otevrel、Pavel Bobal
DOI:10.1002/adsc.202200180
日期:2022.7.5
Herein we report the asymmetric organocatalyzed method for the Friedel–Craftsreaction between activatedphenols and trihaloacetaldehydes. A three-phase screening including 41 compounds was employed to identify a catalyst structure based on 3,5-dinitrobenzamide of 9-amino-epi-cinchonidine as the lead catalytic molecule. Under the optimized reaction conditions, the above catalyst offered trihalohydroxyalkylated