Chiral Synthesis of Cyclopropanes. Stereoselective [2 + 1] Cycloaddition Reactions of 1-Seleno-2-silylethenes with Di-(−)-menthyl Ethene-1,1-dicarboxylates
作者:Shoko Yamazaki、Hitomi Kataoka、Shinichi Yamabe
DOI:10.1021/jo9820925
日期:1999.4.1
Reaction of 1-seleno-2-silylethenes 1 with the chiral electrophiles 2, 3, and 4 derived from (-)menthol, in the presence of zinc halides gave the cyclopropane products 5, 6, and 7, respectively, with high diastereoselectivity. The absolute configuration of 5a, prepared by the reaction of 1-(phenylseleno)-2-(trimethylsilyl)ethene (la) and di-(-)-menthyl methylenemalonate (2), was determined to be 2S by conversion to the known chiral compound 11. The proposed mechanism, involving fixation of the (-)-menthyl group to the C=C plane by the Lewis acid in the addition step, is consistent with the experimental observations. A selenium-participating secondary orbital interaction in the synclinal addition path was elucidated by ab initio calculations and explained the observed diasteroselectivity.