Kinetic Resolution of α-Methylene-β-hydroxy Esters Catalyzed by Acyl Transfer Catalyst An-PIQ
摘要:
A highly efficient nonenzymatic kinetic resolution of a series of structurally diverse racemic alpha-methylene-beta-hydroxy esters utilizing the acyl transfer catalyst An-PIQ and propionic anhydride is reported. This procedure provides recovered alcohols with extremely high ees (up to >99%) in reasonable conversions and excellent selectivity factors (S up to 108). Several synthetically important substrates were resolved in gram-scale reactions, and highly optically pure alpha-methylene-beta-hydroxy esters were obtained with excellent S values and good yields.
Kinetic Resolution of α-Methylene-β-hydroxy Esters Catalyzed by Acyl Transfer Catalyst An-PIQ
摘要:
A highly efficient nonenzymatic kinetic resolution of a series of structurally diverse racemic alpha-methylene-beta-hydroxy esters utilizing the acyl transfer catalyst An-PIQ and propionic anhydride is reported. This procedure provides recovered alcohols with extremely high ees (up to >99%) in reasonable conversions and excellent selectivity factors (S up to 108). Several synthetically important substrates were resolved in gram-scale reactions, and highly optically pure alpha-methylene-beta-hydroxy esters were obtained with excellent S values and good yields.
Ru-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of 3-Oxoglutaric Acid Derivatives via Solvent-Assisted Pinpoint Recognition of Carbonyls in Close Chemical Propinquity
Upon comparison of hydrogenation rates of various beta-ketocarboxylic acid derivatives, beta-ketoamides were found to be hydrogenated slightly faster than beta-ketoesters in EtOH in the presence of [RuCl(benzene)(S)-SunPhos]Cl at 70 degrees C with 20 bar of hydrogen. In THF these differences were so sharpened that beta-ketoamides were hydrogenated even faster than In EtOH while the esters were extremely slow. Based on these findings, a series of 3-oxoglutaric acid derived with ester and amide moieties on the two ends were hydrogenated to 3-hydroxyl products with high enantioselectivities.