Powdered KOH in DMSO: An Efficient Base for Asymmetric Cyclization via Memory of Chirality at Ambient Temperature
摘要:
Enolate chemistry has been extensively used for stereoselective C-C bond formation, in which metal amide bases are frequently employed in strictly anhydrous solvents at low temperatures. However, we found that asymmetric intramolecular C-C bond formation via axially chiral enolate intermediates proceeded in up to 99% ee at 20 degrees C using powdered KOH in dry or wet DMSO as a base. The enantioselectivity was even higher than that of the corresponding reactions with potassium hexamethyldisilazide in DIVIF at -60 degrees C. The racemization barrier of the axially chiral enolate intermediate was estimated to be similar to 15.5 kcal/mol. On the basis of the barrier, the chiral enolate intermediate was supposed to undergo cyclization within similar to 10(-3) sec at 20 degrees C after it is generated to give the product in 2 >= 99% ee. Thus, enolates generated with powdered KOH in DMSO were expected to be extremely reactive.
N-(omega-Bromoalkyl)-amino acidderivatives, readily prepared from natural alpha-amino acids, gave cyclic amino acids with a quaternary stereocenter by treatment with potassium hexamethyldisilazaide in DMF. The chirality of parent amino acids was almost completely preserved during an enolate-formation and cyclization process, giving aza-cyclic amino acids in up to 98% ee in retention of configuration
N-(ω-溴烷基)-氨基酸衍生物,很容易从天然α-氨基酸制备,通过在DMF中用六甲基二硅氮杂钾处理得到具有季立体中心的环状氨基酸。在烯醇化物形成和环化过程中,亲本氨基酸的手性几乎完全保留,使氮杂环氨基酸的构型保留率高达 98% ee。该方法适用于氮杂环丁烷、吡咯烷、哌啶和氮杂环庚烷衍生物的不对称合成。不对称环化似乎是通过轴向手性烯醇中间体而不是通过协调一致的 SEi 过程进行的。