Structure of n-Butyllithium in Mixtures of Ethers and Diamines: Influence of Mixed Solvation on 1,2-Additions to Imines
摘要:
n-BuLi in diamine/dialkyl ether mixtures forms ensembles of hetero- and homosolvated dimers. Solutions in TMEDA/THF (TMEDA = N, N, N', N'-tetramethylethylenediamine) are not amenable to detailed investigation because of rapid ligand exchange. TMCDA/THF mixtures (TMCDA = trans-N, N, N', N'-tetramethylcyclohexanediamine) afford clean assignments for a mixture of homo- and heterosolvated dimers but demonstrate poor control over structure. TMCDA/tetrahydropyran (THP) mixtures and TMEDA/Et2O mixtures afford clean structural assignments as well as excellent structural control. Rate studies of the 1,2-addition of n-BuLi using TMCDA/THP mixtures reveal cooperative solvation in which both THP and TMCDA coordinate to lithium at the monomer- and dimer-based transition structures. The two mechanisms are affiliated with markedly different stereochemistries of the 1,2-addition to imines. The results show strong parallels with previous investigations of 1,2-additions in TMEDA/Et2O mixtures.
Addition of n-Butyllithium to an Aldimine: Role of Chelation, Aggregation, and Cooperative Solvation
摘要:
Rate studies of the addition of n-BuLi in the presence of TMEDA to potentially chelating aldimines are consistent with a combination of monomer- and dimer-based mechanisms. Using mixtures of TMEDA and Et2O reveals cooperative solvation in which both Et2O and TMEDA coordinate to lithium at the monomer- and dimer-based transition structures. The four discrete mechanisms are affiliated with markedly different stereochemistries of the 1,2-addition.
A new α-selective synthetic equivalent for the crotyl anion in additions to imines
作者:Johannes Betz、Manfred Heuschmann
DOI:10.1016/0040-4039(95)00670-8
日期:1995.6
Two equivalents of vinylmagnesium bromide add to imines 1 in the presence of cerium trichloride to form homoallylic amines 3 as 2:1-adducts, Z-diastereomers being preferred by a margin of 88:12 to 71:29. Suitable chiral imines 1g-i are transformed to with high diastereoselectivity.