Chiral thiophosphoramide catalyzed asymmetric aryl transfer reactions for the synthesis of functional diarylmethanols

In this investigation, chiral thiophosphoramide 3d was easily prepared from chiral (1R,2R)-1,2-diphenylethylenediamine and then applied as an efficient chiral ligand in the catalytic asymmetric arylation reactions of various aromatic aldehydes. The corresponding diarylmethanol products were produced with good to excellent yields (up to 98%) and enantioselectivities (up to 94%). The recovery of chiral ligand 3d could be as high as 96%.     

Enantioselective Nazarov reactions through catalytic asymmetric proton transfer

The development of catalytic asymmetric Nazarov reactions that require only 10 mol % of chiral Lewis acid and proceed with ee's between 72% and 97% is described.     

DPAMPP in catalytic asymmetric reactions: enantioselective synthesis of l-homophenylalanine

l-Homophenylalanine 1, a key intermediate of most commercially important ACE inhibitors, was prepared via catalytic asymmetric hydrogenation of (Z)-2-acetamido-4-phenylcrotonate 3a with a cationic rhodium complex of (1R,2S)-DPAMPP, followed by acid-hydrolysis of the protecting groups in good yield with >99.9% enantioselectivity.     

Synthesis of new chiral hydroxy oxazolines and their use in the catalytic asymmetric phenyl transfer to aldehydes

Starting either from benzoylformic acid or ethyl oxamate and enantiopure β-amino alcohols, several chiral α-hydroxy oxazolines have been prepared by short synthetic routes. Subsequently, they have been employed in the catalytic asymmetric phenyl transfer to various aldehydes, using a mixture of triphenylborane and diethylzinc as the phenyl source. The corresponding secondary alcohols were obtained with good enantioselectivities (up to 81% ee) and up to 92% yield.     

Direct catalytic asymmetric anti-selective Mannich-type reactions

The simple chiral pyrrolidine catalyzed asymmetric anti-selective Mannich-type reaction is presented; the reaction gives the corresponding amino acid derivatives with 10:1- >19:1 dr and 97-99% ee.     

Direct catalytic asymmetric aldol reactions of aldehydes

The development of a direct catalytic enantioselective aldol reaction of aldehydes with activated carbonyl compounds catalyzed by chiral amines is presented and the potential demonstrated by the synthesis of optically active beta-hydroxycarboxylic acid derivatives.     

Enantiopure fluorous bis(oxazolines): synthesis and applications in catalytic asymmetric reactions

Various enantiopure fluorous bis(oxazolines) with fluorine content between 52.7 and 58.7% have been synthesized by a simple reaction sequence that involved the introduction of two fluorinated ponytails by alkylation of the corresponding nonfluorous bis(oxazolines). These new ligands have been used in palladium-catalyzed alkylation of rac-(E)-1,3-diphenylpropenyl acetate with carbon nucleophiles and in copper-catalyzed oxidation of cycloalkenes; these ligands exhibited enantioselectivities up to 98 and 77%, respectively, quite close to the values obtained using the analogous nonfluorous bis(oxazolines). These ligands could be easily recovered by liquid-liquid extraction or solid-liquid separation and reused with the same enantioselectivities.     

The catalytic asymmetric Mannich-type reactions in aqueous media

The catalytic, diastereo- and enantioselective Mannich-type reaction of a hydrazono ester with silyl enol ethers in aqueous media has been successfully achieved with ZnF(2), a chiral diamine ligand, and trifluoromethanesulfonic acid.     

Recent advances towards catalytic asymmetric Conia-ene-type reactions

Conia-ene reactions,as a type of ene reactions,have not become a remarkable focus until the beginning of21~(st) century,when Lewis acids served as powerful catalysts and found an increasingly broad utilization in this field.Consequently,the catalytic Conia-ene reactions have gained great significance in synthetic chemistry due to their high efficiency and atom economy on the construction of valuable cyclic molecules.During the past two decades,the rapid development of transition-metal catalysis and organocatalysis has imposed a profound impact on the exploration of asymmetric Conia-ene reactions.As a result,several strategies have been developed and applied successfully.Organized on the basis of the catalytic system,this review comprehensively presents a summary of recent progress achieved in this emerging domain,aimed at highlighting the reactions' features,practicalities,and the mechanistic rationale is presented where possible.     

Absolute asymmetric synthesis of stereochemically labile aldehyde helicates and subsequent chirality transfer reactions

Helical complexes formed between aluminum tris(2,6-diphenylphenoxide) (ATPH) and five different aldehydes have been prepared and structurally characterized by X-ray diffraction. It was found that [Al(OC6H3Ph2)3PhCHO] (2), [Al(OC6H3Ph2)3(4-CH3C6H4CHO)] (3), [Al(OC6H3Ph2)3(4-tBuC6H4CHO)] (4), and [Al(OC6H3Ph2)3(p-CH3OC6H4CHO)] (5) all crystallize as conglomerates, while crystals of [Al(OC6H3Ph2)3(o-CH3OC6H4CHO)] (6) are racemic. Supramolecular CH/pi interactions between molecules in crystals of 2-5 that enable stereochemical information to be mediated in three dimensions have been identified and explain the high frequency of conglomerate formation among ATPH helicates. Since 2-5 are stereochemically labile and thus enantiomerize rapidly in solution, the conglomerates can be resolved by crystallization-induced asymmetric transformation. The determination of the enantiomeric excess (ee) in solid samples of stereochemically labile molecules is not trivial, but solid-state CD spectroscopic data, anomalous dispersion data, and the ee values in alkylation reactions all indicate that preferential crystallization of 2-5 yields an essentially enantiopure product. Thus the preparation of 2-5 constitute new examples of absolute asymmetric synthesis. The helical chirality can be transferred (and thus trapped) to alcohols (with ee values of up to 16%) in crystal-to-crystal reactions with achiral organometallic reagents.     

Solvent-effects tuning the catalytic reactivity of prolinamides in asymmetric aldol reactions

Novel prolinamides were prepared and applied as organocatalysts in the asymmetric aldol reaction. Stable imidazolidinones were formed between prolinamides and aromatic aldehydes in organic solvents. It was found that aqueous conditions can significantly suppress the formation of the unwanted imidazolidinone intermediate and improve the catalytic activity of the prolinamides. As a consequence, high chemical yields (up to 99%) and good diastereoselectivity (up to >20:1 dr) and enantioselectivity (up to 95% ee) were achieved in 2-Me-THF or brine. This strategy could serve as a general solution to enhance the performance of prolinamides as organocatalysts.     

催化不对称反应新发展: 不对称活化

介绍了催化不对称催化反应中的一个新概念－不对称活化(asymmetricactivation)及其研究的最新发展。运用不对称活化策略,一个光学活性的整或者甚至外消旋的催化剂可以被另一种手性活化剂(chiralactivator)选择性的活化,从而催化反应生成非外消旋产物。该方法较不对称活化(asymmetricactivation)方法的优点是被活化的催化剂能够产生较使用光学纯催化剂更高对映体过量的产物。