L-Threonine-derived phosphineâsulfonamide 4 was identified as the most efficient catalyst to promote enantioselective aza-MoritaâBaylisâHillman (MBH) reactions, affording the desired aza-MBH adducts with excellent enantioselectivities. Density functional theory (DFT) studies were carried out to elucidate the origin of the observed enantioselectivity. The importance of the intramolecular NâHâ¯O hydrogen-bonding interaction between the sulfonamide and enolate groups was identified to be crucial in inducing a high degree of stereochemical control in both the enolate addition to imine and the subsequent proton transfer step, affording aza-MBH reactions with excellent enantioselectivity.
研究发现,
L-苏氨酸衍生膦磺酰胺 4 是促进对映体选择性杂-莫里塔-贝利斯-希尔曼(MBH)反应的最有效催化剂,能以优异的对映体选择性得到所需的杂-MBH 加合物。为了阐明所观察到的对映体选择性的来源,我们进行了密度泛函理论(DFT)研究。研究发现,磺酰胺基团和烯醇基团之间的分子内 NâHâ¯O 氢键相互作用对于在烯醇加成
亚胺和随后的质子转移步骤中诱导高度的立体
化学控制至关重要,从而产生了具有优异对映选择性的氮杂-MBH 反应。