AbstractIn this article, we show that short‐distance and long‐range electronic effects are strongly affecting the mechanism and stereoselectivity of Rh(II)‐carbene mediated CH functionalization processes. Based on experimental studies with deuterium‐labelled carbohydrates and DFT calculations, we show that the orientation of the lone pairs of adjacent heteroatoms, as well as the nature of substituents located far from the reaction center, are inducing a shift from the classical concerted mechanism to the less common stepwise process. Furthermore, we reveal that the stereochemical outcome of these transformations is depending on the relative energies of the CH bond activation and Rh(II)‐carbene isomerization barriers. The formation of a single diastereoisomer is thus resulting from Curtin–Hammet‐like kinetics when insertion occurs in poorly activated CH bonds. However, the formation of diastereoisomeric mixtures is resulting from two disconnected and totally stereoselective transformations when the reactivity of the CH bonds towards electrophilic metallocarbenes is increased by short‐distance or long‐range electronic effects.Abbreviations: Rh: rhodium; Bn: benzyl; Bz: benzoyl; Me: methyl; t‐Bu: tert‐butyl; Ph: phenyl; Ac: acetyl; ClAc: chloroacetyl; TBDMS: tert‐butyldimethylsilyl; TMS: trimethylsilyl; D: deuterium; P: protecting group; L: ligand; THF: tetrahydrofuran; DFT: density functional theory; TS: transition state; BO: bond order; NMR: nuclear magnetic resonance; MS: mass spectrometry; NOE: nuclear Overhauser effect.magnified image
In this communication we report a new strategy toward ketopyranosides based on a carbene-mediated activation of the anomeric C-H bond of carbohydrates. By forming a new carbon-carbon bond after a glycosylation step, this approach enables the preparation of both alpha- and beta-ketopyranosides from advanced precursors.
Rh(II) Carbene-Mediated Synthesis of Methyl α- and β-Ketopyranosides: Preparation of Carbene Precursors, Quaternarization of the Anomeric Position, and Ring Opening of γ-Lactones
Methyl alpha- and beta-ketopyranosides were efficiently prepared by carbene-mediated quaternarization of the anomeric position of corresponding aldopyranosides. Preparation of carbene precursors proved to be tedious and required a two-step procedure involving first bromoacetylation, followed by diazo-transfer with N,N'-ditosylhydrazine and DBU. Selective functionalization of the anomeric C-H bond was then achieved under Rh-2(OAc)(4) or Rh-2(acam)(4) catalysis. Finally, ring opening of the resulting gamma-lactones delivered alpha- and beta-ketopyranosides with the anomeric position functionalized by an independent chain.
Gram-Scale Quaternarization of the Anomeric Position of Carbohydrates: Dramatic Effects of Molecular Sieves on Rhodium(II)-Mediated Decomposition of Diazo Sugars
The optimization of rhodium(II) carbene mediated quaternarization of the anomeric position of carbohydrates is reported. Preparation of ketopyranosides in good and reliable yields requires reverse addition of the substrate to a highly diluted suspension of the catalyst in refluxing 1,2-dichloroethane, as well as addition of a carefully controlled amount of molecular sieves, and vigorous stirring. Following these optimized reaction conditions, functionalization of the anomeric position of carbohydrates can finally be performed on a preparative scale.
Carbene-Mediated Functionalization of the Anomeric CH Bond of Carbohydrates: Scope and Limitations
Herein we investigate the scope and limitations of a new synthetic approach towards α‐ and β‐ketopyranosides relying on the functionalization of the anomeric CH bond of carbohydrates by insertion of a metal carbene. A key bromoacetate grafted at the 2‐position is the cornerstone of a stereoselective glycosylation/diazotransfer/quaternarization sequence that makes possible the construction of a quaternary
AbstractIn this article, we show that short‐distance and long‐range electronic effects are strongly affecting the mechanism and stereoselectivity of Rh(II)‐carbene mediated CH functionalization processes. Based on experimental studies with deuterium‐labelled carbohydrates and DFT calculations, we show that the orientation of the lone pairs of adjacent heteroatoms, as well as the nature of substituents located far from the reaction center, are inducing a shift from the classical concerted mechanism to the less common stepwise process. Furthermore, we reveal that the stereochemical outcome of these transformations is depending on the relative energies of the CH bond activation and Rh(II)‐carbene isomerization barriers. The formation of a single diastereoisomer is thus resulting from Curtin–Hammet‐like kinetics when insertion occurs in poorly activated CH bonds. However, the formation of diastereoisomeric mixtures is resulting from two disconnected and totally stereoselective transformations when the reactivity of the CH bonds towards electrophilic metallocarbenes is increased by short‐distance or long‐range electronic effects.Abbreviations: Rh: rhodium; Bn: benzyl; Bz: benzoyl; Me: methyl; t‐Bu: tert‐butyl; Ph: phenyl; Ac: acetyl; ClAc: chloroacetyl; TBDMS: tert‐butyldimethylsilyl; TMS: trimethylsilyl; D: deuterium; P: protecting group; L: ligand; THF: tetrahydrofuran; DFT: density functional theory; TS: transition state; BO: bond order; NMR: nuclear magnetic resonance; MS: mass spectrometry; NOE: nuclear Overhauser effect.magnified image