A reaction of Grignard reagents with an optically pure N-sulfinylimine derived from methyl 2-formylbenzoate yields enantioenriched isoindolinones and tert-butyl sulfoxides. The products are formed by the addition of the nucleophile to N-sulfinylimine followed by cyclization to form N-tert-butylsulfinylisoindolinone, which readily undergoes substitution with a second equivalent of Grignard reagent.
Stereoinvertive C–C Bond Formation at the Boron‐Bound Stereogenic Centers through Copper‐Bipyridine‐Catalyzed Intramolecular Coupling of α‐Aminobenzylboronic Esters
Enantiospecific intramolecular Suzuki-Miyaura-type coupling with α-(2-halobenzoylamino)benzylboronic esters to give 3-substituted isoindolinones is achieved by using copper catalysts with 2,2'-bipyridine-based achiral ligands. Enantioenriched α-aminobenzylboron reactants bearing a hydrogen atom at the boron-bound stereogenic carbons undergo stereoinvertivecoupling in the presence of a 6-phenyl-2,2'-bipyridine
An enantioselective hydrogenolysis of 3-aryl-3-hydroxyisoindolin-1-ones under H2 has been developed by using Ir(I)/(R)-MeO-Biphep complex as a catalyst. Cyclic diaryl methylamides were obtained in moderate to excellent yields and up to 92% ee.
Enantioconvergent Cu-Catalyzed Intramolecular C–C Coupling at Boron-Bound C(sp<sup>3</sup>) Atoms of α-Aminoalkylboronates Using a <i>C</i><sub>1</sub>-Symmetrical 2,2′-Bipyridyl Ligand Attached to a Helically Chiral Macromolecular Scaffold
Enantioconvergent intramolecular coupling of alpha-(2-bromobenzoylamino)benzylboronic esters was achieved using a copper catalyst having helically chiral macromolecular bipyridyl ligand, PQXbpy. Racemic alpha-(2-bromobenzoylamino)benzylboronic esters were converted into (R)-configured 3-arylisoindolinones with high enantiopurity using right-handed helical PQXbpy as a chiral ligand in a toluene/CHCI3 mixed solvent. When enantiopure (R)- and (S)-configured boronates were separately reacted under the same reaction conditions, both afforded (R)-configured products through formal stereoinvertive and stereoretentive processes, respectively. From these results, a mechanism involving deracemization of organocopper intermediates in the presence of PQXbpy is assumed. PQXbpy switched its helical sense to left-handed when a toluene/1,1,2-trichloroethane mixed solvent was used, resulting in the formation of the corresponding (S)-products from the racemic starting material.
Chiral phosphoric acid catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenolysis of racemic 3-aryl-3-hydroxyisoindolin-1-ones
The enantioselective hydrogenolysis of racemic 3-aryl-3-hydroxyisoindolin-1-ones catalyzed by BINOL-derived chiral phosphoric acid with benzothiazoline as the hydride source is described. The corresponding cyclic diaryl methylamines are obtained in good to excellent yields and up to 91% enantioselectivities. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.