Synthesis of Enantiopureo-Hydroxybenzylamines by Stereoselective Reduction of 2-Imidoylphenols: Application in the Catalytic Enantioselective Addition of Diethylzinc to Aldehydes
o-hydroxybenzylamines 2a–i were synthesized by diastereoselective reduction of the 2-imidoylphenols (R)-1a–i. Conformational analysis enabled the assignment of the absolute configurations of compounds 2a–i. The accessible o-hydroxybenzylamine (R,R)-2h serves as an effective catalyst precursor for highly enantioselectiveaddition of diethylzinc to aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes. This pathway represents a practical
The stereoselective addition of Grignard reagents to chiral 2-imidoylphenols affords enantiopure 2-aminoalkylphenols, a class of ligands useful in stereoselective synthesis. Unusually benzyl- and allyl-magnesium chlorides add to ketimines derived from enolizable o-acylphenols with high yields and stereoselectivities. In this way a stereogenic quaternary C-I carbon atom is introduced, which could not be obtained by other methods available till now. The mechanism and the asymmetric induction have been explained in agreement with previously obtained results. (C) 2002 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.
Ready N-alkylation of enantiopure aminophenols: synthesis of tertiary aminophenols
alkylation of aminophenols to enantiopure tertiary aminophenols, which are useful chiral ligands for metal-catalysed asymmetric reactions, is reported. This very simple synthetic methodology, through reduction or alkylation of an intermediate benzoxazine, was performed in mild conditions, suitable for the conservation of the configuration of the stereogenic centres. Some crystalline aminophenols show the