Diastereoselective Reduction of α-Imino Esters with Tris(trimethylsilyl)aluminum
摘要:
Tris(trimethylsilyl)aluminum was found to be a good chemoselective reducing reagent for alpha-imino esters to give alpha-amino esters in good yields. Application to the reduction of 3,5-disubstituted 5,6-dihyro-2H-1,4-oxazine2-ones realized a stereoselective conversion into cis-3,5-disubstituted morpholine-2-ones.
Oxidative Rearrangement of 2-Substituted Oxazolines. A Novel Entry to 5,6-Dihydro-2H-1,4-oxazin-2-ones and Morpholin-2-ones
摘要:
A novel synthesis of 5,6-dihydro-2H-1,4-oxazin-2-ones by SeO2-promoted oxidative rearrangement of 2-alkyl- and 2-(arylmethyl)oxazolines is described. Yields are good to excellent; (up to 94%) with the highest yields obtained for 2-arylmethyl- and 2-neopentyl-substituted oxazolines. This reaction provides convenient access to novel 5-aryl-substituted dihydrooxazinones in high yield. The latter compounds are important ''chiral glycine'' synthons for asymmetric synthesis of a-amino acids. Since oxazolines are readily derived from carboxylic acids or their equivalents, this oxidative rearrangement constitutes an entry to synthesis of a-amino acids from carboxylic acids. A mechanism is proposed to account for the rearrangement involving a ''nitrilium to acylium'' 1,2-migration.