Asymmetric aldol reactions. Mechanism of solvent effect on stereoselectivity is specific, stoichiometric binding of tetrahydrofuran to a chiral titanium enolate
作者:Shailaja Shirodkar、Maryellen Nerz-Stormes、Edward R. Thornton
DOI:10.1016/s0040-4039(00)97710-4
日期:——
role in aldol reactions of an acyloxazolidinone-derived titanium enolate. Diethyl ether produces nearly fivefold higher diastereofacial selectivity than THF. We now show that this strong solvent effect arises from stoichiometric binding, most probably to the titanium, of THF in the transition structure, whereas ether is not bound. These mechanistic results indicate that THF lowers the selectivity by interfering
溶剂在由酰基恶唑烷酮衍生的烯醇钛的醛醇缩合反应中起重要作用。二乙醚的非对映选择性比四氢呋喃高出将近五倍。现在我们表明,这种强溶剂作用是由于过渡结构中THF的化学计量结合(最可能与钛结合)引起的,而醚没有结合。这些机理结果表明,THF通过干扰螯合控制而降低了选择性,这在醚中是高度优选的。暗示包括使用其他醚来进一步改善螯合/非螯合控制的可能性,或者甚至使用手性醚作为手性控制基团或辅助剂。