The syntheses of aminoalkyloxazoline and pyrrolidinyloxazoline ligands, each of which bear a pair of chiral centres, by both known and new routes are reported. Variable temperature NMR studies show that the known stepwise syntheses of the pyrrolidinyl compounds are not complicated by epimerization; however, coordination of one of the aminoalkyl derivatives to Pt(II) under conditions of prolonged heating to 80 °C does give mixtures of diastereomeric N,N ′-chelated complexes that result from inversion of the chiral centre associated with the aminoalkyl fragment. A new synthesis of pyrrolidinyloxazoline ligands that involves the Zn-catalyzed cyclization of Cbz-protected 2-cyanopyrrolidine and β-amino alcohols is also reported. This procedure offers the advantages of economy, shorter time, and fewer purification steps over the previously reported synthesis. In addition, the crystal structure of an enantiopure Pd(II) complex of an N,N ′-chelated pyrrolidinyloxazoline is disclosed. This compound has a pseudo-C2 axis of symmetry, which may make it suitable for asymmetric catalytic applications.Key words: chiral ligands, ligand design, oxazolines, variable temperature NMR spectroscopy, asymmetric catalysis, coordination compounds, palladium, platinum
报告采用已知路线和新路线合成了氨基烷基恶唑啉和吡咯烷基恶唑啉配体,每种配体都带有一对手性中心。变温核磁共振研究表明,已知的吡咯烷基化合物的逐步合成过程不会因表聚而复杂化;然而,在长时间加热至 80 °C 的条件下,将其中一种氨基烷基衍生物与 Pt(II) 配位,确实会产生非对映的 N,N′-螯合复合物混合物,这是因为与氨基烷基片段相关的手性中心发生了反转。此外,还报道了一种吡咯烷基噁唑啉配体的新合成方法,该方法涉及 Zn 催化的 Cbz 保护的 2-氰基吡咯烷和 β-氨基醇的环化。与之前报道的合成方法相比,该方法具有经济、时间短、纯化步骤少等优点。此外,还公开了一种 N,N′-螯合吡咯烷基噁唑啉的对映体纯 Pd(II) 复合物的晶体结构。关键词:手性配体;配体设计;噁唑啉;变温核磁共振光谱;不对称催化;配位化合物;钯;铂