Hydroxyglycine, the ammonia adduct of glyoxylic acid, was found to react with various allylboronates in the presence of triethylamine in methanol to give unprotected α-amino acids directly with high stereoselectivity. For instance, the reactions with (E)- and (Z)-crotylboronates afforded the corresponding anti- and syn-crotylated products (isoleucine and alloisoleucine after hydrogenation) with high diastereoselectivity, respectively. Interestingly, it was found that isomerization of the products (γ-adducts to α-adducts) occurred under the reaction conditions in some cases. Control experiments have suggested that the isomerization took place via 2-aza (or azonia) Cope rearrangement of imines derived from γ-adducts and glyoxylic acid.Key words: hydroxyglycine, glyoxylic acid, allylboronates, α-amino acids, allylglycines, isoleucine, alloisoleucine, stereoselective reactions, isomerization, 2-aza (azonia) Cope rearrangement.
羟基甘氨酸,即乙酰乙酸的氨加合物,在三乙胺存在下与甲醇中的各种烯基硼酸酯反应,可直接高立体选择性地得到未保护的α-氨基酸。例如,与(E)-和(Z)-丙烯基硼酸酯的反应分别得到相应的反式和顺式丙烯基化产物(氢化后为异亮氨酸和异亮氨酸)具有高对映选择性。有趣的是,在某些情况下,在反应条件下发现产物的异构化(从γ-加合物到α-加合物)。对照实验表明,异构化是通过从γ-加合物和乙二醛酸衍生的亚胺的2-氮杂Cope重排反应发生的。关键词:羟基甘氨酸,乙二醛酸,烯基硼酸酯,α-氨基酸,烯基甘氨酸,异亮氨酸,异亮氨酸,立体选择性反应,异构化,2-氮杂Cope重排。