Nucleophilic additions to and reductiosn of 5-formyl-and 5-acyl-2-isoxazolines (4,5-dihydeoisoxazoles): a stereoselective route to β,γ-dihydroxy ketones
作者:Dennis P. Curran、Jaincun Zhang
DOI:10.1039/p19910002613
日期:——
Reductions of readily available 5-acyl-2-isoxazolines with L-Selectride follow the Felkin-Anh model and produce syn-5-hydroxyalkyl-2-isoxazolines with excellent (> 95:5) selectivities. Swern oxidation of 5-hydroxymethyl-2-isoxazolines, followed by direct addition of a Grignard reagent to the intermediate 5-formyl-2-isoxazolines, also follows the Felkin-Anh model and produces anti-5-hydroxyalkyl-2-isoxazolines with modest (80:20) to excellent (> 95:5) selectivity. In contrast, additions of Grignard reagents to 5-acyl-2-isoxazolines follow the chelation model, and give syn or anti products (depending on choice of acyl substituent and Grignard reagent) with good (90:10) to excellent selectivity. These selectivities are almost always far superior to those that can be obtained by direct nitrile oxide cycloaddition to a chiral allylic alcohol or ether. The resulting products are readily reduced to syn- or anti-beta,gamma-dihydroxy ketones. A speculative model to explain this surprising reversal in selectivity between formyl and acyl isoxazolines is proposed.