Asymmetric Synthesis of β-Substituted γ-Lactams Employing the SAMP-/RAMP-Hydrazone Methodology. Application to the Synthesis of (R)-(-)-Baclofen
摘要:
A short and efficient asymmetric synthesis of beta-substituted gamma-lactams is described. Key steps are the alpha-alkylation of aldehyde SAMP-hydrazones with alkyl bromoacetates, their MMPP mediated conversion to the corresponding nitriles and a reductive cyclization with Raney Ni or Ni boride to the title pyrrolidin-2-ones. The P-substituted gamma-lactams are obtained in three steps, good overall yields (27-78%) and excellent enantiomeric excesses (ee = 93-99%). The applicability of this procedure for the asymmetric synthesis of GABAs (gamma-aminobutyric acids) is demonstrated for (R)-(-)-baclofen hydrochloride, which is obtained in 4 steps, 55% yield and 94% ee.
Co-catalyzed reductive cyclization of azido and cyano substituted α,β-unsaturated esters with NaBH4: enantioselective synthesis of (R)-baclofen and (R)-rolipram
作者:Abhimanyu S. Paraskar、Arumugam Sudalai
DOI:10.1016/j.tet.2006.03.017
日期:2006.5
Sodiumborohydride in combination with a catalytic amount of CoCl2 has been found to be an excellent catalytic system in reductive cyclizations of suitably substituted azido and cyano groups of α,β-unsaturated esters to afford γ and δ-lactams in high yields. The process has been demonstrated for the enantioselective synthesis of (R)-baclofen, (R)-rolipram, and (R)-4-fluorophenylpiperidinone, a key