Rhodium(II) acetate-catalysed decomposition of 2-diazo-3-oxobutanamides derived from L-phenylalanine
摘要:
In order to developed a practical method for alkylating alpha-amino acids at the alpha- or beta-carbon atom by intramolecular carbene C-H insertion, a series of diazoamides 3a-e was synthesized and subjected to rhodium(II) acetate-catalysed decomposition. The N-benzyl derivative 3a gave mainly the azetidinones 4a and 5a, resulting from a carbene C-H insertion into the N-benzyl group. The N-diphenylmethyl derivative 3c yielded, upon treatment with rhodium(II) acetate, the azetidinone 5c, the imine 6c, the cycloheptapyrrolidinone 7c as well as the desired pyrrolidinone 8c (22% yield) the latter resulting from an alkylation of the L-phenylalanine framework at the beta-carbon atom.
Rhodium(II) acetate-catalysed decomposition of 2-diazo-3-oxobutanamides derived from L-phenylalanine
摘要:
In order to developed a practical method for alkylating alpha-amino acids at the alpha- or beta-carbon atom by intramolecular carbene C-H insertion, a series of diazoamides 3a-e was synthesized and subjected to rhodium(II) acetate-catalysed decomposition. The N-benzyl derivative 3a gave mainly the azetidinones 4a and 5a, resulting from a carbene C-H insertion into the N-benzyl group. The N-diphenylmethyl derivative 3c yielded, upon treatment with rhodium(II) acetate, the azetidinone 5c, the imine 6c, the cycloheptapyrrolidinone 7c as well as the desired pyrrolidinone 8c (22% yield) the latter resulting from an alkylation of the L-phenylalanine framework at the beta-carbon atom.