Catalytic Asymmetric Direct α-Amination Reactions of 2-Keto Esters: A Simple Synthetic Approach to Optically Active <i>syn</i>-β-Amino-α-hydroxy Esters
作者:Karsten Juhl、Karl Anker Jørgensen
DOI:10.1021/ja0175486
日期:2002.3.1
The catalytic enantioselective direct alpha-amination reaction of 2-keto esters with easily available azo dicarboxylates as the nitrogen source and chiral bisoxazoline-copper(II) complexes as the catalyst is presented. The reactions proceed with excellent enantioselectivities and high yields. The scope of the reaction is demonstrated by the direct amination of a series of 2-keto esters having different substituent patterns. The reaction provides an easy catalytic route to optically active syn-beta-amino-alpha-hydroxy esters, as demonstrated for the synthesis of masked syn-beta-amino-alpha-hydroxy esters (as oxazolidinones) and N-Boc-syn-beta-amino-alpha-hydroxy esters. On the basis of the absolute configuration of the products a tentative model for the transition state is suggested.