The asymmetrichydrogenation of silylimines was first developed by using a palladium complex of a P-stereogenic diphosphine ligand as the catalyst, affording the valuable chiral α-aminosilanes with quantitative conversions and excellent enantioselectivities (up to 99% ee).
Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley-type reduction of N-tosylsilylimines with chiral lithium amide 2 affords alpha-silylamines in high enantioselectivity. Since the enantioselectivity observed was inconsistent with our previously proposed chairlike six-membered transition structure, we performed density functional theory (DFT) calculations on transition states leading to (S)- and (R)-7a and (S)- and (R)-7e using an N-phenylsulfonyl derivatives 12 and 13 as model systems. Results of the calculations showed that the structures are considerably deformed from the chairlike form with steric repulsions between the 1'-methylene group and the imine-carbon substituents playing an important role in the control of the, enantioselectivity.
Synthesis of [2.2]paracyclophane-based bidentate oxazoline–carbene ligands for the asymmetric 1,2-silylation of N -tosylaldimines
作者:Xichao Wang、Zhen Chen、Wenzeng Duan、Chun Song、Yudao Ma
DOI:10.1016/j.tetasy.2017.05.001
日期:2017.6
A series of novel oxazoline-substituted imidazolium salts with planar and central chirality has been successfully synthesized and applied to copper-catalyzed enantioselective 1,2-silylation of N-tosylaldimines. The oxazoline-carbene copper complex generated in situ by the reaction of the oxazoline-substituted imidazolium and Cu2O demonstrated an exceptionally high catalytic activity in the asymmetric 1,2-silylation of N-tosylaldimines, affording chiral alpha-amino silanes with excellent yields and enantioselectivities. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.