Loss of Chirality through Facile Lewis Base Mediated Aza-enolate Formation in Na and K (<i>S</i>)-<i>N</i>-(α-Methylbenzyl)methallylamides
作者:Matthew T. Flynn、Rachel Stott、Victoria L. Blair、Philip C. Andrews
DOI:10.1021/acs.organomet.6b00445
日期:2016.8.22
Metalation of (S)-N-(alpha-methylbenzyl)-methallylamine with nBuM (M = Li, Na, or K) in hexane leads to the allylic metal amides [(S)-PhCH(CH3)N(CH2C-CH3}=CHLi)Li](6), 1, [(S)-PhCH(CH3)N(CH2CCH3}-= CH2)Na](n), and [(S)-PhCH(CH3)N(CH2CCH3}=CH2)K](n), respectively. The addition of any Lewis base (here THF, TMEDA, or PMDETA) to the Na and K amides promotes rapid anion rearrangement to the aza-enolate complexes [PhC(=CH2)N(CH2CHCH3}(2))Na](infinity), 2, [PhC(=CH2)N-(CH2CHCH3}(2))Na center dot TMEDA](n), 3, [PhC(=CH2)N(CH2CH-CH3}(2))Na center dot PMDETA](n), 4, and [PhC(=CH2)N(CH2CH-CH3}(2))K](n), 5, resulting in loss of chirality. In contrast, the addition of benzene leads exclusively to the 1-aza-allyl complexes [(S)-PhCH(CH3)N(CH=CCH3}(2))Na](n), 6, and [(S)-PhCH(CH3)N(CH=CCH3}(2))K](n), 7, not observed in the presence of Lewis donors. Doping a benzene solution of 7 with THF gives the first observation of reorganization to the intermediate 2-aza-allyl anion. All seven complexes have been characterized by NMR spectroscopy, with complexes 1 and 2 also being characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Rearrangement to the aza-enolates 2 and 3 is unprecedented under the conditions employed.