Enantioselective Synthesis of α-Silylamines by Meerwein–Ponndorf–Verley-Type Reduction of α-Silylimines by a Chiral Lithium Amide
摘要:
Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley-type reduction of N-tosylsilylimines with chiral lithium amide 2 affords alpha-silylamines in high enantioselectivity. Since the enantioselectivity observed was inconsistent with our previously proposed chairlike six-membered transition structure, we performed density functional theory (DFT) calculations on transition states leading to (S)- and (R)-7a and (S)- and (R)-7e using an N-phenylsulfonyl derivatives 12 and 13 as model systems. Results of the calculations showed that the structures are considerably deformed from the chairlike form with steric repulsions between the 1'-methylene group and the imine-carbon substituents playing an important role in the control of the, enantioselectivity.
The asymmetrichydrogenation of silylimines was first developed by using a palladium complex of a P-stereogenic diphosphine ligand as the catalyst, affording the valuable chiral α-aminosilanes with quantitative conversions and excellent enantioselectivities (up to 99% ee).