Highly diastereoselective and enantioselective synthesis of enantiopure C2-Symmetrical vicinal diamines by reductive homocoupling of chiral N-tert-butanesulfinyl imines

[reaction: see text] An efficient and straightforward method for the preparation of highly enantiomerically enriched C2-symmetrical vicinal diamines by the reductive homocoupling of aromatic N-tert-butanesulfinyl imines in the presence of SmI2 and HMPA was developed. It gives access to a variety of enantiopure C2-symmetrical 1,2-diamines in a very mild and practical way.     

A highly efficient and direct approach for synthesis of enantiopure beta-amino alcohols by reductive cross-coupling of chiral N-tert-butanesulfinyl imines with aldehydes

A highly efficient and practical approach for the synthesis of optically pure beta-amino alcohols by the SmI2-induced reductive cross-coupling of chiral N-tert-butanesulfinyl imines with aldehydes was developed. This method allows the preparation of a broad range of chiral beta-amino alcohols, including functionalized ones under mild conditions. It provides a straightforward access to enantiopure beta-amino alcohols that are widely applicable in asymmetric synthesis.     

Samarium diiodide-induced intramolecular pinacol coupling of dinitrones: synthesis of cyclic cis-vicinal diamines

Pinacol coupling of alkyl dinitrones mediated by SmI2 was achieved in the presence of a proton source allowing the synthesis of cyclic vicinal diamines with good cis-selectivity.     

Practical asymmetric synthesis of alpha-branched 2-piperazinylbenzylamines by 1,2-additions of organometallic reagents to N-tert-butanesulfinyl imines

[reaction: see text] 2-[4-(tert-Butoxycarbonyl)piperazinyl]benzylidene-tert-butanesulfinamides underwent nucleophilic 1,2-addition with different organometallic reagents to give highly diastereomerically enriched adducts. X-ray crystallography of the resulting alpha-branched N-Boc-2-piperazinylbenzyl-tert-butanesulfinamides confirms different mechanisms depending on the organometallic reagent used. Differential deprotection of the N-Boc and the tert-butanesulfinamides was investigated, and the dehydration byproducts have been identified and characterized. To avoid the formation of byproducts in the acidic deprotection step, the N-tert-butanesulfinamide group was converted to the corresponding N-tert-butanesulfonamide (Bus), which allowed for clean orthogonal deprotection. The efficient synthesis and deprotection of the N-Boc-2-piperazinylbenzyl-tert-butanesulfinamides herein described constitutes an attractive method for extensive structure-activity studies in the search for novel ligands of the human melanocortin 4 receptor.     

Asymmetric synthesis of aziridines by reduction of N-tert-butanesulfinyl alpha-chloro imines

Reduction of (RS)-N-tert-butanesulfinyl alpha-halo imines afforded chiral aziridines in good to excellent yields. Upon reduction of (RS)-N-tert-butanesulfinyl alpha-halo imines with NaBH4 in THF, in the presence of 10 equiv of MeOH, (RS,S)-beta-halo sulfinamides were formed in excellent yield (up to 98%) with very good stereoselectivity (>98:2). Simple treatment of the latter (RS,S)-beta-halo-tert-butanesulfinamides with KOH afforded the corresponding (RS,S)-N-(tert-butylsulfinyl)aziridines in quantitative yields. On the contrary, its epimer, (RS,R)-N-(tert-butylsulfinyl)aziridine was synthesized by switchover of the reducing agent from NaBH4 to LiBHEt3. (RS,R)-N-(tert-Butylsulfinyl)aziridines were synthesized in good yields (up to 85%) and diastereoselectivity (up to 92:8) by reduction of (RS)-N-tert-butanesulfinyl alpha-halo imines with LiBHEt3 in dry THF and subsequent treatment with KOH. All chiral aziridines were obtained as a single diastereomer after recrystallization (overall yield up to 91%) or after flash chromatography.     

Facile preparation of optically pure diamines and their applications in asymmetric aldol reactions

A family of optically pure diamines with tertiary-primary amine motif has been synthesized from optically pure binaphthol and amino acids. The catalysts are highly tunable in structure and has demonstrated high efficiency in direct aldol reactions. Thus, a variety of aldehydes or methyl 2-oxoacetates reacted with acetone in the presence of 10 mol % of catalyst and 20 mol % TFA, furnishing the desired alcohols in up to 99% yield with excellent enantioselectivities (up to 96% ee).     

Samarium diiodide-mediated reductive couplings of chiral nitrones with aldehydes/ketones and acyl chlorides

The SmI₂-mediated and H₂O-promoted reductive cross-coupling reactions of the l-tartaric acid derived nitrone (3S,4S)-8 with aldehydes/ketones, and the l-malic acid derived nitrone (S)-6 with aliphatic acyl chlorides have been investigated, respectively. (2R,3S,4S)-1,3,4-Trihydroxyprolinol derivatives 9a-f were obtained with high C-2/C-3 trans-selectivities, and 72:28-85:15 diastereoselectivities at the carbinol center from aromatic ketones/aldehydes, while low diastereoselectivities for aliphatic aldehydes. Conditions have been established for the syntheses of (2R,3S,4S)-3,4-dihydroxyprolinol derivatives such as 18, by N-O bond cleavage of the corresponding N-hydroxyprolinol derivatives 9b-f, or more conveniently by a one-pot reductive coupling of nitrone 8 and in situ N-O bond cleavage of the resultant coupling product. The 2-acyl-3-benzyloxy-1-hydroxypyrrolidines 10a-f were formed in 48-82% yields, and in 74:26-78:22 diastereoselectivities. It was revealed that the amount of water required for the reaction is substrate-depending.     

Asymmetric synthesis of C2-symmetric vicinal diamines via reductive dimerization of N-acylpyridinium and related salts

A new route to C2-symmetric diamines via an asymmetric reductive dimerization of 1-acylpyridinium salts and their benzo derivatives is described. This method is practical as the starting heterocycles and chiral auxiliaries are readily available. The titanium reducing agent is inexpensive and easy to prepare. Several novel enantiopure C2-symmetric diamine derivatives were synthesized using this method.     

Preparation of stereodefined homoallylic amines from the reductive cross-coupling of allylic alcohols with imines

Regio-, diastereo-, and enantioselective coupling reactions between imines and allylic alcohols have been developed. These coupling reactions deliver complex homoallylic amine products through a convergent C-C bond forming process that does not proceed through intermediate allylic organometallic reagents. In general, convergent coupling, by exposure of an allylic alkoxide to a preformed Ti-imine complex, occurs with allylic transposition in a predictable and stereocontrolled manner. While simple diastereoselection in these reactions is high, delivering anti-products with ≥20:1 selectivity, the organometallic transformation described is compatible with a diverse range of functionality and substrates (including aliphatic and aromatic imines, allylic silanes, trisubstituted alkenes, vinyl- and aryl halides, trifluoromethyl groups, thioethers, and aromatic heterocycles). Alkene geometry of the products is a complex function of the allylic alcohol structure and is consistent with a mechanistic proposal based on syn-carbometalation followed by syn-elimination by way of a boat-like transition state geometry. Single asymmetric coupling reactions provide a means to translate the stereochemical information of the allylic alcohol to the homoallylic amine or to control diastereoselection in the coupling reactions of achiral allylic alcohols with chiral imines. Double asymmetric coupling reactions are also described that afford a unique means to control stereoselection in these complex convergent coupling processes. Finally, empirical models are proposed that are consistent with the observed stereochemical course of these coupling reactions en route to chiral homoallylic amines possessing di- or trisubstituted alkenes and anti- or syn- relative stereochemistry at the allylic and homoallylic positions.     

Metal-catalyzed asymmetric oxidations mediated by optically pure furyl hydroperoxides

Metal-catalyzed asymmetric oxidations which rely on the use of commercially available t-butyl (TBHP) or cumyl hydroperoxides (CHP) and enantiopure ligands represent the majority of protocols reported to obtain enantiomerically enriched valuable compounds such as epoxides, sulfoxides, diols, etc. Herein, we review our recent results on the complementary and less studied oxidative approach based on the use of optically pure alkyl hydroperoxides as oxygen and chirality source. The synthetic sequence to enantiopure furyl hydroperoxides, easily accessible from ketones of the chiral pool is firstly described. Examples of metal-catalyzed asymmetric oxidations using these compounds for the production of enantiomerically enriched sulfoxides and epoxy alcohols are shown. The entire protocol is made more advantageous by recovering the optically pure alcohols during the purification procedure and recycling them for the one-step synthesis of the hydroperoxides.     

Stereocontrolled synthesis of vicinal diamines by organocatalytic asymmetric Mannich reaction of N-protected aminoacetaldehydes: formal synthesis of (-)-agelastatin A

The 1,2-diamine (vicinal diamine) motif is present in a number of natural products with interesting biological activity and in many chiral molecular catalysts. The efficient and stereocontrolled synthesis of enantioenriched vicinal diamines is still a challenge to modern chemical methodology. We report here both syn- and anti-selective asymmetric direct Mannich reactions of N-protected aminoacetaldehydes with N-Boc-protected imines catalyzed by proline and the axially chiral amino sulfonamide (S)-3. This organocatalytic process represents the first example of a Mannich reaction using Z- or Boc-protected aminoacetaldehyde as a new entry of α-nitrogen functionalized aldehyde nucleophile in enamine catalysis. The obtained optically active vicinal diamines are useful chiral synthons as exemplified by the formal synthesis of (-)-agelastatin A.     

Palladium-catalyzed carbonylative cross-coupling with imines: a multicomponent synthesis of imidazolones

The palladium-catalyzed coupling of imines, chloroformates, organotin reagents, and carbon monoxide leads to the one-pot formation of ketocarbamates in good yields. These products can further be converted to highly substituted imidazolones via a cyclocondensation reaction. Overall, this methodology provides an alternative approach to imidazolones from five simple and readily available building blocks via a one-pot, multicomponent process.     

某些新的连位仲、叔二胺的合成

本文用Katritzky,A.R.等人的方法,由苯骈三氮唑、乙二醛、芳香胺或脂肪仲胺的双Mannich缩合产物1,2-二(1-苯骈三氮唑基)-N,N,N',N'-四取代乙二胺和1,7,7-三甲基二环[2,2,1]庚烷-2-基氯化镁反应,生成对称仲、叔连二胺。产率较高。     

Homocoupling of aldimines mediated by zirconocene: synthesis of vicinal diamines and imidazolidines

The reductive coupling of imines in the presence of the lanthanide-originated zirconocene equivalent allows the synthesis of vicinal diamines or imidazolidines under mild conditions in good yields with high diastereoselectivity.     

Facile synthesis of vicinal diamines via oxidation of N-phenyltetrahydroisoquinolines with DDQ

The oxidation of N-phenyltetrahydroisoquinolines occurs rapidly with DDQ. Under ambient conditions and in the presence of nitromethane, the corresponding β-nitroamine derivatives are isolated in good to excellent yields. Variation in the electronic nature of the isoquinoline and the N-phenyl substituent showed that a broad range of substituents are tolerated, with electronic communication between the isoquinoline aromatic ring and the C1 carbon being stronger than with the N-aryl ring. Reduction of the β-nitroamines to the corresponding novel chiral vicinal diamines are straightforward. Examination of the reaction by ¹H NMR spectroscopy suggested that the reaction proceeds via an iminium ion, which then reacts with nitromethane upon work-up. This information was used to shorten the required reaction time.     

Asymmetric synthesis of beta-amino alcohols by reductive cross-coupling of benzylideneamine with planar chiral benzaldehydes

[reaction: see text] Samarium iodide mediated reductive cross-coupling of N-tosyl benzylideneamine with benzaldehydes or the corresponding chromium complexes gave syn-beta-amino alcohol derivatives. A dynamic kinetic resolution of a configurationally equilibrated reactive species occurred in the cross-coupling with planar chiral benzaldehyde chromium complexes.