Racemization of chiral imidazolines with base has been studied for the first time following an unexpected finding in the synthesis of chiral imidazoline ligands. Amine bases do not cause racemization. Strong inorganic bases can induce racemization, yet this occurs only when the nitrogen is unsubstituted, in agreement with a symmetry-allowed thermal disrotatory ring opening and closure from a diazapentadienyl anion. Surprisingly, even with electron-withdrawing N-substituents, no racemization is observed. Conditions which allow for the racemization-free manipulations of this important compound class have been defined and developed.
Enantio- and Diastereoselective Betti/aza-Michael Sequence: Single Operated Preparation of Chiral 1,3-Disubstituted Isoindolines
作者:Shinobu Takizawa、Makoto Sako、Mohamed Ahmed Abozeid、Kenta Kishi、H. D. P. Wathsala、Shuichi Hirata、Kenichi Murai、Hiromichi Fujioka、Hiroaki Sasai
DOI:10.1021/acs.orglett.7b02693
日期:2017.10.6
using a C3-symmetric chiral trisimidazoline organocatalyst is reported. The reaction of phenols and N-tosylimines bearing a Michael acceptor moiety afforded densely functionalized 1,3-disubstituted isoindolines bearing two stereogenic centers as single diastereomers in high yields (≤93%) and excellent enantioselectivities (≤99.9%).
作者:Carl A. Busacca、Teresa Bartholomeyzik、Sreedhar Cheekoori、Nelu Grinberg、Heewon Lee、Shengli Ma、Anjan Saha、Sherry Shen、Chris H. Senanayake
DOI:10.1021/jo8024384
日期:2008.12.19
Racemization of chiral imidazolines with base has been studied for the first time following an unexpected finding in the synthesis of chiral imidazoline ligands. Amine bases do not cause racemization. Strong inorganic bases can induce racemization, yet this occurs only when the nitrogen is unsubstituted, in agreement with a symmetry-allowed thermal disrotatory ring opening and closure from a diazapentadienyl anion. Surprisingly, even with electron-withdrawing N-substituents, no racemization is observed. Conditions which allow for the racemization-free manipulations of this important compound class have been defined and developed.