a (ZhaoPhos) catalytic system has been identified for the straightforward asymmetric synthesis of chiral γ-lactams. A variety of NH free α,β-unsaturated lactams bearing a β-aryl or β-alkyl substituent were smoothly hydrogenated to provide the desired γ-lactams in up to 99% yield and 99% enantiomeric excess (ee). This methodology provides a highly practical pathway to synthesize chiral γ-lactams or
Lewis Base‐Catalysed Enantioselective Radical Conjugate Addition for the Synthesis of Enantioenriched Pyrrolidinones
作者:Will C. Hartley、Florian Schiel、Elena Ermini、Paolo Melchiorre
DOI:10.1002/anie.202204735
日期:2022.6.27
to realise the first example of asymmetric radical conjugate addition to α,β-unsaturated anhydrides and esters. The chemistry, mastered by a chiral isothiourea organocatalyst, enables the synthesis of enantioenriched pyrrolidinones, with application to the synthesis of biologically-active γ-amino butyric acids.
Asymmetric Synthesis of β-Substituted γ-Lactams via Rhodium/Diene-Catalyzed 1,4-Additions: Application to the Synthesis of (<i>R</i>)-Baclofen and (<i>R</i>)-Rolipram
作者:Cheng Shao、Hong-Jie Yu、Nuo-Yi Wu、Ping Tian、Rui Wang、Chen-Guo Feng、Guo-Qiang Lin
DOI:10.1021/ol103054a
日期:2011.2.18
An efficient rhodium/diene-catalyzed asymmetric addition of arylboronic acids to alpha,beta-unsaturated gamma-lactams has been developed. The power of this methodology is further demonstrated by the concise synthesis of (R)-baclofen and (R)-rolipram.
Steric and Electronic Influences on the Diastereoselectivity of the Rh<sub>2</sub>(OAc)<sub>4</sub>-Catalyzed C−H Insertion in Chiral Ester Diazoanilides: Synthesis of Chiral, Nonracemic 4-Substituted 2-Pyrrolidinones
作者:Andrew G. H. Wee、Baosheng Liu、Douglas D. McLeod
DOI:10.1021/jo971540q
日期:1998.6.1
A series of N-substituted N-(4-methoxyphenyl)-alpha-(alkoxycarbonyl)-alpha-diazoacetanilides, 10 and ent-10, wherein the alkoxy unit is a chiral auxiliary group [(-)-7 or (+)-8)], was prepared. The Rh-2(OAc)(4)-catalyzed intramolecular C-H insertion reaction of 10 and ent-10, under optimized reaction conditions, was investigated as a route for the preparation of chiral, nonracemic 4-substituted 2-pyrrolidinones. The cyclization reaction led only to 2-pyrrolidinone and 2-azetidinone products; the former products were obtained as major and, in a few cases, as exclusive products. The type and nature of the N-substituent in 10 or ent-10 was found to govern the diastereoselectivity of the reaction. With N-alkyl groups, steric effects play an important role in determining the diastereoselectivity of the reaction. However, with N-arylethyl substituents, electronic effects transmitted by the aryl substituents influenced the diastereoselectivity of the C-H insertion reaction. Specifically, electron-donating substituents were found to markedly attenuate the diastereoselectivity of the reaction. The diastereoselectivity of the reaction ranged from moderate to high (37-98%). A transition-state model to explain the observed diastereoselectivity is provided. The synthetic utility of the method is demonstrated by the stereoselective synthesis of the medicinally important, unnatural amino acid trans-4-cyclohexyl-L-proline 23.