Enantioselective Addition of Chiral Organotitanium Derivatives to Aldehydes

Alkoxy- and aryloxy-organotitanium compounds 2–4 derived from (S)-2-methyl-1-butanol, (R)-2-butanol, (-)-menthol, quinine, cinchonine, and (S)-1.1′-binaphthol are added to aromatic aldehydes to give optically active alcohols 5–10 in enantioselectivities of up to 88% e. e., with nucleophilic transfer of methyl, phenyl, and 1-naphthyl groups. The Tables 1–3 list the effects of varying the reagents, the substrates, and the reaction conditions of the new asymmetric synthesis.     

Synthesis and application of novel chiral phosphino-oxazoline ligands with 1,1′-binaphthyl skeleton

C₁-Symmetric phosphino-oxazolines, (S,S)- and (S,R)-2-[4-(isopropyl)oxazol-2-yl]-2′-diphenylphosphino-1,1′-binaphthyl, which possess both phosphine and oxazoline moieties, were prepared from racemic binaphthol and enantiomerically pure (S)-(+)-2-amino-3-methyl-1-butanol in high yields. Reaction of 1,3-diphenyl-2-propenyl acetate with dimethyl sodiomalonate in the presence of 2 mol% of palladium catalysts bearing the new chiral ligands proceeded with high enantioselectivity to give allylic alkylation products of up to 91% ee.     

Synthese des (R)-trans-11-Hydroxy-8-dodecensäure-lactons (Recieifeiolid)

Synthesis of Recifeiolide The synthesis of the mould metabolite recifeiolide (VIII), a 12-membered ring lactone, is described. 1,3-Butandiol was resolved with (?)-camphanic acid via (R)-1-iodo-3-butanol (II) into (R)-3-hydroxybutyl triphenyl phosphonium iodide (III). Wittig condensation of the phosphorane derived from III with methyl 8-oxo-octanoate (V) led to the methyl trans-11-hydroxy-8-dodecenoate (VI). The corresponding hydroxy acid VII was transformed into the S-(2-pyridyl) carbothioate which cyclizes under the influence of silver ion to the lactone VIII. With (?)-(R)-1,3-butandiol (I) as starting material the naturally occurring (+)-(R)-recifeiolide (VIII) is produced in 70% yield from VII.     

Bestimmung der Chiralität optisch aktiver Nickelkomplexe mit porphinoidem Ligandysystem

Determination of the Chirality of Optically Active Porphine Type Nickel Complexes The chirality of (+)-[1-methyl-8 H-HDP]nickelperchlorate ( 4 ) was determined to be (1R) by X-ray analysis of 7a combined with chemical correlation of the chirality at C(1′) of the 1′-methyl-2′-oxopropoxy side chain of 7a with (?)-(R)-2-methyl-2,3-butandiol ( 9 ).     

Oxidation of alcohols by dimethyldioxirane

The kinetics of oxidation of a series of monoatomic alcohols (methanol, 2-propanol, 2-butanol, 2-methyl-1-propanol, 2-chloroethanol, 1,3-dichloro-2-propanol, benzyl alcohol), hydroxyacetic acid, and 1,3-butandiol (ROH) by dimethyldioxirane (1) was studied. The reaction kinetics obeys the second order equationw=k[ROH][1]. The rate constants were measured in the range of 7–50†C, and the activation parameters were found. To describe the reaction rate constants as a function of the ROH structure, the two-parametric Taft equation was used, which takes into account both the polar and resonance substituent effects. Alcohol oxidation produces the corresponding carbonyl compounds,viz., ketones from secondary alcohols and aldehydes from primary alcohols, in yields of at least 80%. The results were explained by the competition of the molecular (oxenoid) and radical mechanisms. The introduction of electron-withdrawing substituents into the alcohol molecule increases the contribution of the radical channel of the reaction. Published inIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1338–1343, August, 2000.     

Synthèse énantiospécifique des acides (+)-(2R)- et (−)-(2S)-éthyl-6-dihydro-3,4-méthyl-2-oxo-4–2H pyranecarboxylique-5

Enantiospecific Synthesis of (+)-(2R)- and (?)-(2S)-6-Ethyl-3,4-dihydro-2-methyl-4-oxo-2H-pyran-5-carboxylic Acid The two enantiomers (?)-(2S)- and (+)-(2R)-6-ethyl-3,4-dihydro-2-methyl-4-oxo-2H-pyran-5-carboxylic acid ((S)- and (R)- 7 ) have been synthesized from (+)-(3S) and (?)-(3R)-3-hydroxybutanoates, respectively (Scheme 1). By reduction and decarboxylation, the tetrahydro-2H-pyranols (2R, 4R, 6S)- and (2S, 4S, 6R)- 13 , respectively, were obtained with an enantiomeric excess of ≥ 93%.     

Photochemische Umsetzung von optisch aktiven 2-(1′-Methylallyl)anilinen mit Methanol

Photochemical Reaction of Optically Active 2-(1′-Methylallyl)anilines with Methanol It is shown that (?)-(S)-2-(1′-methylallyl)aniline ((?)-(S)- 4 ) on irradiation in methanol yields (?)-(2S, 3R)-2, 3-dimethylindoline ((?)-trans- 8 ), (?)-(1′R, 2′R)-2-(2′-methoxy-1′-methylpropyl)aniline ((?)-erythro- 9 ) as well as racemic (1′RS, 2′SR)-2-(2′-methoxy-1′-methylpropyl) aniline ((±)-threo- 9 ) in 27.1, 36.4 and 15.7% yield, respectively (see Scheme 3). By deamination and chemical correlation with (+)-(2R, 3R)-3-phenyl-2-butanol ((+)-erythro- 13 ; see Scheme 4) it was found that (?)-erythro- 9 has the same absolute configuration and optical purity as the starting material (?)-(S)- 4 . Comparable results are obtained when (?)-(S)-N-methyl-2-(1′-methylallyl)aniline ((?)-(S)- 7 ) is irradiated in methanol, i.e. the optically active indoline (+)-trans- 10 and the methanol addition product (?)-erythro- 11 along with its racemic threo-isomer are formed (cf. Scheme 3). These findings demonstrate that the methanol addition products arise from stereospecific, methanol-induced ring opening of intermediate, chiral trans, -(→(?)-erythro-compounds) and achiral cis-spiro [2.5]octa-4,6-dien-8-imines (→(±)-threo-compounds; see Schemes 1 and 2).     

Stereochemistry in Lewis acid-catalyzed silylation of alcohols, silanols, and methoxysilanes with optically active methyl(1-naphthyl)phenylsilane

Stereochemistry in silylation reactions of alcohols, silanols, and methoxysilanes with optically pure (R)-methyl(1-naphthyl)phenylsilane were studied in the presence of Lewis acid catalysts. Tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane [B(C₆F₅)₃] was found to be highly reactive and stereoselective in the reactions. Optically active (R)-(alkoxy)methyl(1-naphthyl)phenylsilanes with 91–97% ee were produced from alcohols through the inversion stereochemistry of the silane. Stereoselectivity in the reaction with triphenylsilanol was moderate (64% ee). (R)-1,3-Dimethyl-1-(1-naphthyl)-1,3,3-triphenyldisiloxane with 94% ee was obtained from the silane with (methoxy)methyldiphenylsilane. The reaction with (R)-(methoxy)methyl(1-naphthyl)phenylsilane (88% ee) gave (R, R)-1,3-dimethyl-1,3-di(1-naphthyl)-1,3-diphenyldisiloxane [(R, R):(R, S):(S, S) = 87:12:0.5]. The stereochemistry was proved to almost completely inversion and retention for the chiral silicon centers of the silane and methoxysilane, respectively.     

Catalytic enantioselective addition of diethylzinc to (hetero)aromatic aldehydes

The asymmetric alkylation with diethylzinc of five heterocyclic aldehydes and benzaldehyde (for comparison) has been studied in the presence of two optically active amino alcohols: (S)-2-amino-1-butanol (AB) and (1S,2R)-N,N-dibutylnorephedrine (DBNE). A number of chiral (hetero)aromatic secondary alcohols were synthesized in high yields (95–98%) with enantioselectivity up to 92% enantiomeric excess (ee) in the presence of DBNE catalyst. Optically active thienyl and 4-pyridyl derivatives were prepared for the first time by catalytic asymmetric alkylation. The influence of the amount of DBNE on the enantioselectivity was investigated. In contrast to benzaldehyde, 2-furan- and 2-thiophene-carbaldehydes, in the case of 3- and 4-pyridinecarbaldehydes the ee values depend directly on the catalyst concentration. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Optisch aktive Alkohole aus 1,3-Dioxan-4-onen: eine praktikable Variante der enantioselektiven Synthese unter nucleophiler Substitution an Acetal-Zentren

Optically Active Alcohols from 1,3-Dioxan-4-ones. A Practical Version of Enantioselective Synthesis with Nucleophilic Substitution at Acetal Centers Secondary alcohols in enantiomeric excesses above 90% are accessible from 2-substituted 6-methyl-1,3-dioxan-4-ones (Scheme 4). The dioxanones are prepared from aldehydes and readily available (R)-or (S)-3-hydroxybutanoic acid. Treatment of the dioxanones with silyl nucleophiles or triisopropoxy(methyl)titanium in the presence of [Cl₃TiX] yields the corresponding 3-alkoxy acids in diastereoselectivities ≥ 95%. The ‘chiral auxiliary’ is removed from the alkoxy acids by treatment with LiN(i-Pr)₂ to give the secondary alcohols with ≤ 90% ee. cis/trans-Mixtures (9:1) of the dioxanones furnish products of the same configurational purity as those obtained from pure cis-isomers. In comparison with other variants of enantioselective synthese with nucleophilic substitution at acetal centers, the following advantages of the dioxanone method are noteworthy: (i) (R)- and (S)-3-hydroxybutanoic acids are both readily available; (ii) reactions are not sensitive to changes in conditions; (iii) the ‘chiral auxiliary’ is removed simply by base elimination, no oxidation is required; (iv) no chromatographic purification steps are necessary. The overall reaction described here is an enantioselective nucleophilic addition to aldehydes with concomitant dehydration of enantiomerically pure 3-hydroxybutanoic to crotonic acid.     

EFFICIENT RESOLUTION OF (±)-1-(9-ANTHRYL)ETHYLAMINE

ABSTRACT

Conditions for efficient resolution of (±)-1-(9-anthryl)ethylamine ((±)-1) by fractional crystallization of its salts with (S)-(+)-mandelic acid (2) are reported. When crystallization was performed by fast addition of chloroform solution of an equivalent of (±)-1 to the hot chloroform solution of (+)-2, crystals of mandelate of (+)-1-(9-anthryl)ethylamine ((R,S)-3) are collected in 56% yield. (R)-(+)-1 (98.6% e.e.) is isolated by extraction from bicarbonate solution of mandelate salt. Ulterior collection of four crops afforded (R,S)-3 with 71.5% cumulative yield and >98% e.e. of (+)-1 in a any single crop. With only 0.5 equivalents of (+)-2 crystallization afforded (R,S)-3 in 47.4% yield and (+)-1 with 98.1% e.e.     

C-Metallierte chirale Aloxide als d2- und d3-Reagenzien für die Synthese enantiomerenreiner Produkte (EPC-Synthese)

C-Metallated Chiral Alkoxides as d²–-and d³ -Regents for the Synthesis of Enantiomerically Pure Compounds (EPC-Synthesis) The chloroalcohols (S)-1 -chloro-2-propanol ( 1 ), (S)-1 -chloro-2-methyl-2-pentanol ( 4 ), (R)-3-chloro-2-methyl-1 -propanol ( 7 ), (R)-4-chloro-2-butanol ( 10 ), and (2R, 3R)- 4-chloro-3-methyl-2-butanol (14), really available from the esters of lactic, 3-hydroxy-2-methylpropanoic, and 3-hydroxybutanoic acid are subjected to sequential metallation first with BuLi (or MeMgCl) and then with lithium naphthalenide (or Li metal powder) to give solutions of the highly reactive C -metallated alkoxides 15, 22, 26, 27 , and 28 , respectively. - These chiral d²- and d³ -reagents may be added to aldehydes (non-diastereoselectively), ketones, and CO₂ to give 1, 3- or 1 4-dioles ( 18-21, 24, 29-33 ) or δ-lactones ( 35, 36 ). Thiolations with dibenzyl disulfide (→ 16, 34 ) and a deuteration (→ 17 , (S)-(1-²H)propan-2-ol) were also carried out. Independent synthesis of (S)-1-benzylthio-2-propanol ( 16 ) and comparison of the specific rotations establish that no loss enantiomeric purity occurs on the metallation route. The results described represent and extension of the applicability of simple chiral building blocks to EPC-synthesis.     

Chiral Recognition of Propranolol with <Emphasis Type="Bold">β</Emphasis>-Cyclodextrin in the Presence of 1- and 2-Butanol

The purpose of this work is to investigate the chiral recognition characteristics of β-cyclodextrin with two propranolol enantiomers in the presence of organic additives. Steady-state fluorescence measurements of propranolol β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) complexes were performed for solutions containing either 1- or 2-butanol. For each 2-butanol isomer solution, the interactions were assessed by comparing the changes in the fluorescence of (R)-(+)- propranolol versus (S)-(-)-propranolol as a function of CD concentration. A similar comparison study was done for the propranolol enantiomers in the presence of 1-butanol. The intensity changes for propranolol are relatively small upon addition of β-CD in the presence of the butanol alcohol. However, the present work shows that the interaction of (R)-(+)-propranolol with β-CD is influenced by the chirality of 2-butanol in contrast to (S)-(-)-propranolol.This revised version was published online in July 2005 with a corrected issue number.     

Stereochemical Analysis of an Aromatic Triplet Di-π-methane Rearrangement

It is shown that (−)-(S)-N,N-dimethyl-2-(1′-methylallyl)aniline ((−)-(S)- 4 ), on direct irradiation in MeCN at 20°, undergoes in its lowest-lying triplet state an aromatic di-π-methane (ADPM) rearrangement to yield (−)-(1′R,2′R)- and (+)-(1′R,2′S)-N,N-dimethyl-2-(2-methylcyclopropyl)aniline ((−)-trans- and (+)-cis- 7 ) in an initial trans/cis ratio of 4.71 ± 0.14 and in optical yields of 28.8 ± 5.2% and 15 ± 5%, respectively. The ADPM rearrangement of (−)-(S)- 4 to the trans- and cis-configurated products occurs with a preponderance of the path leading to retention of configuration at the pivot atom (C(1′) in the reactant and C(2′) in the products) for (−)-trans- 7 and to inversion of configuration for (+)-cis- 7 , respectively. The results can be rationalized by assuming reaction paths which involve the occurrence of discrete 1,4- and 1,3-diradicals (cf. Schemes 10, 12, and 13). A general analysis of such ADPM rearrangements which allows the classification of these photochemical reactions in terms of borderline cases is presented (Scheme 14). It is found that the optical yields in these ‘step-by-step’ rearrangements are determined by the first step, i.e. by the disrotatory bond formation between C(2) of the aromatic moiety and C(2′) of the allylic side chain leading to the generation of the 1,4-diradicals. Moderation of the optical yields can occur in the ring closure of the 1,3-diradicals to the final products, which may take place with different trans/cis-ratios for the individual 1,3-diradicals. Compounds (−)-trans- 7 as well as (+)-cis- 7 easily undergo the well-known photochemical trans/cis-isomerization. It mainly leads to racemization. However, a small part of the molecules shows trans/cis-isomerization with inversion of configuration at C(1′), which is best explained by a photochemical cleavage of the C(1′)–C(3′) bond.     

Synthèse énantiospécifique de la (+)-(R)-éthyl-6-dihydro-2,3-méthyl-2-4H-pyranone-4, phéromone de la mite Hepialus hecta L

Enantiospecific Synthesis of (+)-(R)-6-Ethyl-2,3-dihydro-2-methyl-4H-pyran-4-one, Sex-pheromonal Component of the Male Swift Moth Hepialus hecta L . A new synthesis of (+)?(R)-6-ethyl-2,3-dihydro-2-methyl-4H-pyran-4-one ((R)- 8 ), sex-pheromonal component of the male swift moth Hepialus hecta L., has been performed from (?)-(R)-1-(1,3-dithian-2-yl)propan-2-ol with an enantiomeric excess of ? 97%.     

Asymmetric synthesis of (S,R)- and (R,R)-methiin stereoisomers

Abstract

An asymmetric synthesis of (+)- and (–)-methiine (S-methyl-(R)-cysteine sulfoxide) diastereomers has been developed. These natural sulfur compounds were isolated from a variety of Brassica vegetables. As the starting compound, (R)-cysteine was used, which was methylated to form (R)-S-methylcysteine. Then the oxidation of S-methylcysteine with tert-butyl hydroperoxide catalyzed by the chiral tetra(isopropylate)titanium/(S)- or (R)-Binol complex led to the formation of (1?R,2S)-(+)- or (1?R,2R)-(–)-methiin stereomers.     

Asymmetric Reduction Using Lithium Aluminum Hydride Modified with Chiral Ligands Prepared from (1R)-(-)-β-Pinene

The reduction of prochiral ketones using chiral reducing reagents, prepared from lithium aluminum hydride and (-)-(1R, 2S, 3S, 5R)-10-anilinopinanediol (5) and (-)-(1R, 2S, 3S, 5R)-10-N-methylanilinopinanediol (6), affords chiral secondary alcohols in useful chemical yields (70 ～ 93%) but in low optical purity (8 ～ 33% ee). Modifiers 5 and 6 are synthesized from (lR)-(-)-β-pinene in three steps.     

Studied Directed toward the Synthesis of Phomenoic Acid. Part 2. Stereocontrolled Synthesis of the C(7)-to-C(14) Segment

Starting from the esters (2E,4S)- 6 and (2E,4R)- 6 , bromo aldehydes (S)- 9 and (R)- 9 as well as bromo alcohols (S)- 10 and (R)- 10 , respectively, were prepared. Bromo alcohol (R)- 8 was converted to the diol (2E,4R)- 16 . Ozonolysis of the latter led to aldehyde (R)- 17 , which was transformed, by a Wittig reaction, to (2R,4E,6R)- 18 , corresponding to the C(7)-to-C(14) segment of phomenoic acid ( 1 ). Attempts to improve the yields by applying a Julia coupling of (R)- 23 , which was prepared from (2E,4R)- 7 , with (R)- 24 were unsuccessful. Finally, the coupling of the iodo derivative (2E,4S)- 28 with the lithiated derivative of 1,3-dithiane 30 by the Corey-Seebach ‘Umpolung’ led to (3S,4E)- 32 which is a derivative of the C(7)-to-C(14) segment of 1 , suitable for further transformations.     

Novel cembranolides (Coralloidolide D and E) and a 3,7-Cyclized cembranolide (Coralloidolide C) from the mediterranean coral Alcyonium coralloides

The Mediterranean alcyonacean Alcyonium (= Parerytkropodium) coralhides (PALLAS, 1766) is shown to contain three novel diterpenes which are of biogenetic significance: the 3,7-cyclized cembranoid Coralloidolide C ( = (+)-(6R*, 7R*, 11S*, 12aS* 3aE)-7,8-epoxy-3,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,12a-decahydro-12a-hydroxy-11-isopropenyl-1,4-dimethyl-3-oxocyciopentacydoundecene-8,6-carbolactone; (?)- 3 ), the O-bridged diketonic cembranolide Coralloidolide D (= (+)-(1R*, 2S*, 3R*, 5R*, 12S*, 8Z)-2,5-epoxy-1-hydroxy-12-isopropenyl-5,9-dimethyl-7,10-dioxocyclotetradeca-8-ene-1,3-carbolactone; (+)- 4 ), and the diketonic epoxycembranolide coralloidolide E (=(+)-(1R*, 2R*, 3R*, 12S*, 5Z, 8Z)-1,2-epoxy-12-isopropenyl-5,9-dimethyl-7,10-dioxocyclotetra-deca-5,8-diene-1,3-carbolactone; (+)- 5 ), The latter in pyridine at r. t. undergoes a double bond shift from C(4) = C(5) to C(4) = C(18) to give the isomer (?)- 7 . Structural assignments are mainly based on ID and 2D NMR and MS spectral data. Either corailoidolide A ((?)- 1 ) or the hypothetic unsaturated 1,4-diketone 9 can be envisaged as the precursors of all coralloidolides.     

A chemo-enzymatic route to diastereoisomers of 2-methyl-1-phenyl-1,3-butanediol: the dual role of microorganisms

Diastereoisomers (1S,2R,3S)-, (1R,2R,3S)-, (1R,2S,3S)- and (1S,2S,3S)-2-methyl-1-phenyl-1,3-butanediols were prepared by simple and convenient strategies using two different chemo-enzymatic approaches for the reduction of racemic 2-methyl-1-phenyl-1,3-butanedione, both involving in situ racemization. The first method comprised a one-pot microbial reduction coupled with a chemical reduction, while in the second method, stepwise chemo-enzymatic reductions were performed.