Stereoselective Dithiophosphorylation of Cinchona Alkaloids: Easy Approach to Prospective Chiral Ligands and Organocatalysts

Abstract

The 9-mesylates of Cinchona alkaloids reacted with HSP(S)(OEt)₂ in benzene at 50°C to give the corresponding O,O-diethyl-dithiophosphates of the alkaloids with complete inversion of configuration at the 9-C stereogenic centers (3 examples, 42–45% yields). Also O-ethyl-dithiophosphoric acid derivative of 9-epi-quinine was obtained. The configuration of the stereogenic centers were established using homo- and hetero-NOE NMR techniques and comparing the experimental and calculated (GIAO/DFT) spectra. The dithiophosphates of alkaloids were tested as chiral ligands in the Pd-catalyzed allylic alkylation of dimethyl malonate with rac-1,3-diphenylprop-2-enyl acetate and in the Cu-catalyzed asymmetric Henry reaction and gave the respective product with up to 51% ee. Quinine O,O-diethyl-phosphorodithioate was also tested as a novel potential chiral solvating agent for amino acids (N-Boc-phenylglycine) in ³¹P and ¹H NMR spectroscopy.

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