5′-(alkane-2,2-diyl)bis(1H-pyrrole-2-carbaldehydes). These macrocycles, differing for the alkyl/aryl meso-substituents, were used as ligands in the copper-catalyzed Henry reactions of aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes with nitroalkanes. In the optimized experimental conditions, the condensations of nitromethane and aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes in the presence of catalytic amounts of copper diacetate and
Biphenyl-Based Bis(thiourea) Organocatalyst for Asymmetric and syn-Selective Henry Reaction
作者:Pavel Bobal、Jan Otevrel
DOI:10.1055/s-0036-1588594
日期:——
excellent enantioselectivities. The achieved high reactivity and enantioselectivity in the nitroaldol reaction of nitroalkanes with aromatic aldehydes suggests promising potential for this catalyst. Moreover, a significant syn-diastereoselectivity was observed. A scalable, efficient and chromatography-free synthesis of a new enantiopure C 2-symmetric bis(thiourea) catalyst was accomplished from a readily
Enantioselective catalysts for the Henry reaction: fine-tuning the catalytic components
作者:Edwin C. Constable、Guoqi Zhang、Catherine E. Housecroft、Markus Neuburger、Silvia Schaffner、Wolf-D. Woggon、Jennifer A. Zampese
DOI:10.1039/b9nj00243j
日期:——
Catalysts for the asymmetric Henry reaction involving 1,6-bis(3-ethoxy-2-hydroxyphenyl)-(3S,4S)-(−)-diphenyl-2,5-diazahexane (H22) and copper salts have been investigated. Conditions for the conversion of 4-nitrobenzaldehyde to 2-nitro-1-(4-nitrophenyl)ethanol by reaction with nitromethane have been optimized (5 mol% H22, 10 mol% CuI, THF, 295 K and 2 hours or 273 K and 12 hours) resulting in 99% yield and 90–92% ee. These catalytic conditions are effective for other aromatic aldehydes containing electron-withdrawing substituents, and for pyridine carbaldehydes; representative aliphatic aldehydes were converted to the respective β-hydroxynitro derivatives with good enantioselectivities, and in moderate yields. These catalytic conditions were found to be ineffective for simple aromatic aldehydes or those containing electron-releasing substituents.
levels of stereocontrol, while bulkier substituents at the nitrogen atoms diminish both, enantioselectivities and reaction rates. The scope of the prime catalyst was expanded to gram‐scale and diastereomeric Henry reactions (up to 84:16 dr, 99 % ee). In the course of mechanistic studies, it was proven that the resulting β‐nitro alcohols are configurationally stable under the reaction conditions. In addition