Asymmetric synthesis of .beta.-amino acids. 1. Highly diastereoselective addition of a racemic .beta.-alanine enolate derivative to electrophiles
摘要:
beta-Alanine, an inexpensive alpha-amino acid, was converted into the 2-tert-butylperhydropyrimidin-4-one derivative 2, which can be alkylated with high diastereoselectivity via the corresponding enolate. The high stereoselectivity observed for the reaction of 2-Li with electrophiles seems to be due to steric hindrance generated by an axial disposition of the tert-butyl group at C(2), which directs addition from the enolate face opposite to this group. The hydrolysis of the resulting adducts proceeds with 6 N hydrochloric acid to afford alpha-substituted beta-amino acids in good yields. These results pave the road to the development of a new asymmetric synthesis of enantiomerically pure alpha-substituted beta-amino acids.
beta-Alanine, an inexpensive alpha-amino acid, was converted into the 2-tert-butylperhydropyrimidin-4-one derivative 2, which can be alkylated with high diastereoselectivity via the corresponding enolate. The high stereoselectivity observed for the reaction of 2-Li with electrophiles seems to be due to steric hindrance generated by an axial disposition of the tert-butyl group at C(2), which directs addition from the enolate face opposite to this group. The hydrolysis of the resulting adducts proceeds with 6 N hydrochloric acid to afford alpha-substituted beta-amino acids in good yields. These results pave the road to the development of a new asymmetric synthesis of enantiomerically pure alpha-substituted beta-amino acids.