Enantiomeric impurities in chiral catalysts,auxiliaries, and synthons used in enantioselective syntheses. Part 4

The enantiomeric purity of chiral reagents used in asymmetric syntheses directly affects the apparent reaction selectivity and the product’s enantiomeric excess. Herein, 46 recently available chiral compounds were evaluated in order to determine their actual enantiomeric compositions. They have not been assayed previously and/or have been introduced after 2006, when the last comprehensive evaluation of commercially available chiral compounds was reported. These compounds are widely used in asymmetric syntheses as chiral synthons, catalysts, and auxiliaries. The enantioselective analysis methods include HPLC approaches using Chirobiotic, Cyclobond and LARIHC series chiral stationary phases, and GC approaches using Chiraldex chiral stationary phases. Accurate, efficient assays for selected compounds are given. All enantiomeric test results were categorized within five impurity levels (i.e., <0.01%, 0.01–0.1%, 0.1–1%, 1–10% and >10%). Different batches of the same reagent from the same company can have different levels of enantiomeric impurities. Many of the reagents tested were found to have less than 0.1% enantiomeric impurities. Only one of the chiral compounds was found to have an enantiomeric impurity exceeding 10%.     

Enantiomeric impurities in chiral catalysts,auxiliaries and synthons used in enantioselective synthesis

Eighty three popular chiral reagents that are used to synthesize a wide variety of compounds of high enantiomeric purity were analyzed in order to determine their enantiomeric composition. Included in the study are chiral catalysts for stereoselective reductions, epoxidations and hydrocarboxylations; chiral auxiliaries including a variety of oxazolidinones; a wide variety of chiral synthons and chiral resolving agents. Enantiomeric impurities were found in all reagents. The reagents were categorized by the level of their enantiomeric contaminants. The four level ranges were: 0.01% to 0.1%, 0.1% to 1%, 1% to 10% and >10%. Over half of the chiral reagents tested had enantiomeric impurities at levels >0.1%. The batch to batch enantiopurity of a reagent from a single source was examined as well as the variation in the enantiopurity of the same reagent from different sources. Possible adverse aspects of having unknown quantities of enantiomeric impurities in stereoselective syntheses are mentioned.     

Enantiomeric impurities in chiral catalysts,auxiliaries, synthons and resolving agents. Part 2

The enantiomeric purity of reagents used in asymmetric synthesis is of fundamental importance when evaluating the selectivity of a reaction and the product purity. In this work, 109 chiral reagents (many recently introduced) are assayed. Approximately 64% of these reagents had moderate to high levels of enantiomeric impurities (i.e. from >0.1% to <16%). The type of chiral reagents assayed and used in enantioselective synthesis include: (a) metal–ligand catalysts for allylic substitutions, catalysts for addition of Grignard reagents and other additions, epoxidations and reduction of ketones and aldehydes; (b) Ru-complex auxiliaries for asymmetric cyclopropanation, as well as amine, diamine, alcohol, diol, aminoalcohol, carboxylic acid and oxazolidione auxiliaries; (c) epoxide, lactone, furanone, pyrrolidinone, nitrile, sulfoximine and carboxylic acid synthons (including malic acid, mandelic acid, lactic acid and tartaric acid); and (d) a variety of chiral resolving agents. Accurate, efficient assays for all compounds are given.     

Carbohydrates as Chiral Auxiliaries in Stereoselective Synthesis. New Synthetic Methods (90)

Carbohydrates are inexpensive natural products in which numerous functional groups and stereogenic centers are combined in one molecule. By directed regio-and stereoselective formation of derivatives they can be converted into efficient chiral auxiliaries for controlling asymmetric syntheses. Stereoelectronic effects and pre-orientation of the reactive and shielding groups through formation of complexes can often be used for effective diastereofacial differentiation. In aldol reactions and alkylations on carbohydrate ester enolates intramolecular complexation promotes simultaneous elimination with formation of ketene. The steric, stereoelectronic, and coordinating properties of carbohydrate templates can also be used selectively to attain high levels of asymmetric induction in processes such as Diels–Alder reactions, hetero-Diels–Alder reactions, [2 + 2] cycloadditions, cyclopropanations, and Michael additions. It was possible with bicyclic, strongly stereodifferentiating carbohydrate auxiliaries to achieve a diastereoselective synthesis of carboxylic acid derivatives branched in the β position by a new 1,4-addition of alkylaluminum halides to α,β-unsaturated N-acylurethanes, in which methylaluminum halides and higher alkyl- or arylaluminum compounds behave mechanistically in a strikingly different manners. As complex ligands in chiral reagents and promoters, carbohydrates allow highly stereoselective reductions and aldol reactions that lead, amongst others, to chiral alcohols and β-hydroxy-α-amino acids in excellent enantiomeric excesses. Glycosylamines offer the possibility of versatile stereoselective applications: in the presence of Lewis acids the corresponding aldimines permit high-yielding syntheses of enantiomerically pure α-amino acids by Strecker and Ugi reactions, controlled by steric and stereoelectronic effects and by complex formation. They can be used with equal efficiency for asymmetric syntheses of chiral homoallylamines and for asymmetric Mannich syntheses of β-amino acids and chiral heterocycles, for example alkaloids.     

Dimethylzinc-mediated, enantioselective synthesis of propargylic amines

A one-pot, enantioselective synthesis of N-aryl propargylic amines, using alkynylation reagents obtained from dimethylzinc and terminal acetylenes in combination with various aldehydes and o-methoxyaniline as starting materials, has been developed. Enantiopure beta-amino alcohols derived from norephedrine were used as non-covalent chiral auxiliaries, both in stoichiometric or substoichiometric amount. After optimization, propargylic amines were obtained in good to high yields (up to 93%) and with moderate to high enantiomeric excesses (up to 97% ee). The possibility to recover the chiral auxiliary after the reaction was demonstrated.     

Direct regiospecific and highly enantioselective intermolecular α-allylic alkylation of aldehydes by a combination of transition-metal and chiral amine catalysts

The first direct intermolecular regiospecific and highly enantioselective α-allylic alkylation of linear aldehydes by a combination of achiral bench-stable Pd(0) complexes and simple chiral amines as co-catalysts is disclosed. The co-catalytic asymmetric chemoselective and regiospecific α-allylic alkylation reaction is linked in tandem with in situ reduction to give the corresponding 2-alkyl alcohols with high enantiomeric ratios (up to 98:2 e.r.; e.r.=enantiomeric ratio). It is also an expeditious entry to valuable 2-alkyl substituted hemiacetals, 2-alkyl-butane-1,4-diols, and amines. The concise co-catalytic asymmetric total syntheses of biologically active natural products (e.g., Arundic acid) are disclosed.     

Direct Regiospecific and Highly Enantioselective Intermolecular α‐Allylic Alkylation of Aldehydes by a Combination of Transition‐Metal and Chiral Amine Catalysts

The first direct intermolecular regiospecific and highly enantioselective α‐allylic alkylation of linear aldehydes by a combination of achiral bench‐stable Pd⁰ complexes and simple chiral amines as co‐catalysts is disclosed. The co‐catalytic asymmetric chemoselective and regiospecific α‐allylic alkylation reaction is linked in tandem with in situ reduction to give the corresponding 2‐alkyl alcohols with high enantiomeric ratios (up to 98:2 e.r.; e.r.=enantiomeric ratio). It is also an expeditious entry to valuable 2‐alkyl substituted hemiacetals, 2‐alkyl‐butane‐1,4‐diols, and amines. The concise co‐catalytic asymmetric total syntheses of biologically active natural products (e.g., Arundic acid) are disclosed.     

Asymmetric total synthesis of (+)-curcutetraol and (+)-sydonol

The asymmetric total syntheses of (+)-curcutetraol and (+)-sydonol, phenolic bisabolane-type sesquiterpenoids having chiral tertiary alcohol moiety in the o-position of a phenol, were achieved in high enantiomeric excesses (99% ee). The chiral tertiary benzylic alcohol moiety of these compounds was constructed by an asymmetric synthesis using an easily available chiral aminal, (−)-(2R,5S)-2-methoxycarbonyl-3-phenyl-1,3-diazabicyclo[3.3.0]octane. The absolute configurations of both (+)-curcutetraol and (+)-sydonol have been assumed to be S-configuration based on the stereochemical course of the well established asymmetric synthesis used in the syntheses.     

Synthesis of new chiral fluorescent sensors and their applications in enantioselective discrimination

New chiral fluorescent sensors derived from tetraphenylethylene and proline hydrazide were synthesized and applied in the chiral recognition of various chiral compounds, including unprotected amino acids, acidic compounds, chiral amines and even neutral alcohols. These results demonstrated that the excellent enantioselective response ability to various chiral substrates could be attributed to the –NH moieties of pyrrolidine ring and thiourea unit which acted as hydrogen-bonding donors. This result is of potential significance in enantiomeric discrimination and high-throughput analysis of the enantiomeric purity of chiral guests.     

Asymmetric borane reduction of prochiral ketones catalyzed by phosphinamides prepared from L‐serine

Synthesis of several new chiral phosphinamide catalysts with a proximal hydroxyl group from L ‐serine was described. These compounds have been successfully used in the asymmetric catalytic borane reduction of prochiral ketones. The optically active secondary alcohols were obtained with an enantiomeric excess (ee) up to 81% and excellent yields. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 14:288–291, 2003; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/hc.10145     

Concepts for ligand design in asymmetric catalysis: a study of chiral amino thiol ligands

A series of new chiral sulfur–nitrogen chelate ligands, derived from amino acids, has been synthesised rationally. Fruitless experiments into catalytic asymmetric conjugate additions and desymmetrisation of meso-epoxides led us to analyse our ligands in the catalytic asymmetric addition of diethylzinc to aromatic aldehydes. These latter experiments were successful with chiral benzylic alcohols being obtained in up to 82% enantiomeric excess.     

Enantioface differentiation by chiral polymers having (+)-5,6-exo-bornanediol moieties. II. Asymmetric reduction of prochiral ketones by chiral polymers containing (+)-5,6-exo-bornanediol derivatives

The asymmetric reduction of prochiral aromatic ketones with modified reagents prepared from sodium borohydride and carboxylic acids in the presence of both chiral polymers and relating low molecular weight compounds having (+)-5,6-exo-dihydroxybornyl derivatives was carried out. The enantioface differentiation took place effectively by raising the reaction temperature, and the highest enantiomeric excess was achieved at 10°C (24.3%) in the presence of the chiral polymers. A higher optical yield (87.8%) can be obtained in the asymmetric reduction by using the low molecular weight (+)-5,6-exo-diol compounds. The effect of the reaction temperature, solvents, and the advantages of the chiral polymer-bound reagents were also discussed.     

Asymmetric alkylation of carbonyl compounds with lithium or sodium tetraalkylaluminates modified by chiral aminoalcohols

Asymmetric alkylation of benzaldehyde and acetophenone by modified aluminium “ate” complexes are reported. LiAlMe₄, NaAlEt₄, LiAln-Bu₄, NaAln-Bu₄ modified by either (?)-N-methylphedrin or (+)cinchonine or (?)quinine were used.Using hydrocarbon solvents and sometimes under nickel catalysis the treatment of carbonyl compounds by modified “ate· complexes produced chiral alcohols with both chemical and optical good yields. NaAlEt₄ modified by (?)-N-methylephedrin reacted with benzaldehyde to give S(?)1-phenyl-1 propanol in 20% enantiomeric excess. The same reagent reacted with acetophenone to give S(?)2-phenyl-2 butanol in 33% e.e. NaAln-Bu₄ modified by (?)-N-methylephedrin reacted with benzaldehyde to give S(?)1-phenyl-1-pentanol in 27% e.e. or with acetophenone to give (?)2-phenyl-2-hexanol in 44% e.e.Since a wide range of new asymmetric alkylating reagents has been obtained from aluminium “ate” complexes and chiral compounds, it can be assumed that the method described could be useful to synthetise chiral alcohols with high optical yield.     

An efficient chiral phosphorus derivatizing agent for the determination of the enantiomeric excess of chiral alcohols and amines by 31P NMR spectroscopy

The chiral phosphorus derivatizing agent (CDA) 1 was prepared from optically pure (S)‐1,1‐bis‐2‐naphthol. It was first used in the determination of the enantiomeric excess of chiral alcohols and amines by means of ³¹P NMR spectroscopy. It showed that, for the chiral aromatic alcohols, no apparent kinetic resolution was noted and good base‐line separation was observed. Furthermore, the chemical shift difference (Δδ) of ³¹P NMR spectroscopy was much larger than those determined by the use of other chiral phosphorus derivatizing agents reported previously. However, for aliphatic alcohols, it showed not only obvious kinetic resolutions but incomplete base‐line separation. Moreover, we also found that the use of CDA 1 was suitable for the determination of enantiomeric excess of chiral primary amines. © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 13:93–95, 2002; DOI 10.1002/hc.10018     

Activated carbamate reagent as chiral derivatizing agent for liquid chromatographic optical resolution of enantiomeric amino compounds

Summary A chiral derivatization reagent having activated succinimido carbamate moieties were developed for the optical resolution of enantiomeric amines by high-performance liquid chromatography. Succinimido R-(+)- or S-(–)-1-phenylethyl and R-(+)- or S-(–)-1-(-naphthyl)-ethyl carbamates were synthesized by the reaction of optically active phenylethyl and naphthylethyl amines with discuccinimido carbonate (DSC). These reagents reacted with both primary and secondary amine enantiomers such as amino acids and -amino alcohols to give the corresponding diastereomeric urea derivatives. These diastereomers were efficiently separated by reversed-phase liquid chromatography and detected by their absorption or the fluorescence of the chromophores. The chiral derivatization procedure was applied to the separation and determination of enantiomeric propranolol in serum.     

Synthesis and asymmetric catalytic activity of (1S,1′S)-4,4′-biquinazoline-based primary amines

A series of (1S,1′S)-4,4′-biquinazoline-based primary amines were prepared from natural amino acids via a six-step reaction sequence of protection and condensation followed by key synthetic steps including chlorination, nickel(0)-mediated homocoupling, and deprotection. These novel amines were screened for the asymmetric ethylation of aryl aldehydes to yield alcohols with an (S)-configuration with enantiomeric excesses (ee) varying from 2% to 95%.     

Selective Reactions Using Organoaluminum Reagents [New Synthetic Methods (54)]

In addition to their high oxyphilicity, organoaluminum compounds are endowed with ambiphilic character. These properties can be successfully utilized in developing new synthetic reactions with unique selectivities. Especially noteworthy are the organoaluminum-promoted Beckmann rearrangement of oxime sulfonates, new syntheses of polyamino macrocycles via reductive cleavage of aminals and amidines by diisobutylaluminum hydride, the diastereoselective cleavage of chiral acetals by organoaluminum compounds leading to optically active secondary alcohols, allylic alcohols, and β-substituted carbonyl compounds, and biomimetic terpene syntheses. These and other examples, which illustrate the characteristics of organoaluminum chemistry, are used to demonstrate the distinct advantages of organoaluminum reagents in selective organic synthesis.     

Optically Active Phenyl-t-Butylphosphinothioic Acid as a Useful CSA for the Enantiomeric Excess Determination of Alcohols,Aminoalcohols and Related Compounds

Abstract

There are rather few methods for determination of the enantiomeric excess of chiral alcohols, amines, thiols and related compounds.¹ All these methods consist in the formation of. diastereomeric derivatives of the samples investigated with various chiral derivatizing agents (the CBA method) followed by the quantitative determination of their diastereomer composition using NMR or other techniques.     

Enantiomeric Resolution of Benzoxazolinonic Aminoalcohols, Potential Adrenergic Ligands, by LC and CE

Benzoxazolinone amino alcohols are chiral derivatives that carry one asymmetric center. Both capillary electrophoresis and high-performance liquid chromatography (LC) techniques were used to separate enantiomers with high resolution and thus permitted the determination of enantiomeric excess. Highly sulfated and anionic cyclodextrins were used as chiral selectors under CE conditions. Amylose and cellulose chiral stationary phases were used for LC for the enantioseparation of five racemic compounds. Separations were carried out on a Chiralpak AS column with various polar organic modifiers. The HPLC method appeared more to be more sensitive and was subsequently validated in terms of limits of detection and quantification. LC detection was based on UV and evaporating light scattering.     

Palladium-catalyzed asymmetric umpolung allylation of imines with allylic alcohols

A palladium-catalyzed asymmetric umpolung allylation reaction of imines with allylic alcohols has been developed. In the presence of chiral spiro phosphoramidite ligand 4, the allylation was accomplished with high yields and good enantioselectivities. The use of highly stable and easily available allylic alcohols instead of allylic metal reagents facilitated the preparation of chiral homoallylic amines.