One-pot synthesis of chiral azetidines from chloroaldehyde and chiral amines

A variety of chiral azetidinepiperidines have been synthesized utilizing an expedient one-pot union of piperidine chloroaldehyde with chiral amines. This two step one-pot procedure provides access to an interesting set of compounds that retain the chiral purity of the starting chiral amine.     

Trichlorosilane mediated asymmetric reductions of the C=N bond

Chiral amines are key components in numerous bioactive molecules. The development of efficient and economical ways to access molecules containing this functional group still remains a challenge at the forefront of synthetic chemistry. Of the methods that do exist, the trichlorosilane mediated organocatalytic reduction of ketimines offers significant potential as an alternative strategy. In this perspective, we wish to highlight the progress made in the past decade in this field and offer a direct quantitative comparison to transition-metal mediated process.     

Access to chiral tertiary amines via the iridium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of enamines

The asymmetric hydrogenation of N,N-dialkyl and N-alkyl-N-aryl enamines to chiral tertiary amines was studied. All the N,P-ligated iridium complexes investigated were active catalysts for the reaction, but only those with bicycle-supported oxazoline-phosphine ligands gave reasonable stereoinduction. The best catalyst produced a range of chiral tertiary amines in up to 87% ee.     

Novel polymer-supported chiral catalysts for asymmetric synthesis

Hydroxy amino acid monomers 3, 5 and amino acid monomers 10, 11 were prepared. Suspension polymerization of these chiral monomers with styrene and crosslinking agent afforded insoluble chiral polymers which were used as chiral ligands of the enantioselective Diels-Alder reaction catalysts. A continuous flow system using polymeric catalyst was also successfully achieved in the same reaction.     

One-pot synthesis of chiral nonracemic amines

One-pot five-component reactions of oxathiazolidine-S-oxides with mesitylmagnesium bromide, lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide, aldehydes and Grignard reagents afford chiral nonracemic amines or sulfinamides in good yields and high stereoselectivities.     

生物还原反应在手性药物不对称合成中的应用

药物分子的立体化学决定了其生物活性,手性已成为药物研究的一个关键因素。利用“环境友好”的微生物或酶催化方法进行手性药物的不对称合成已成为一个极具吸引力的方向。而微生物催化还原前手性羰基则可以不对称的得到手性的羟基,用于光学活性手性药物的合成。综述了近年来利用生物还原方法进行制备量和商业规模的不对称合成手性药物的进展。     

Convenient synthesis of fused heterocycles from α-ketohydroximoyl chlorides and heterocyclic amines

Nitroso derivatives of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine ( 11, 13, 14 ), imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidine ( 15 ), imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazine ( 16 ), imidazo[1,2-b]pyrazole ( 17 ), and imidazo[1,2-b]-1,2,4-triazole ( 19 ) were obtained in good yields from α-ketohydroximoyl chlorides 3 and 2-aminopyridines ( 4–6 ), 2-aminopyrimidine ( 7 ), 2-aminopyrazine ( 8 ), 5-amino-3-phenylpyrazole ( 9 ), and 3-amino-2H-1,2,4-triazole ( 10 ), respectively. Under different conditions, the reaction of 3 with 3-amino-2H-1,2,4-triazole ( 10 ) and 2-aminopyrazine ( 8 ) afforded the noncyclized substitution products 18 and 22 , respectively. The structures of the products were assigned and confirmed on the basis of their elemental analyses, spectral data, and alternate synthesis wherever possible.     

Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of chiral phosphanes

Chiral phosphanes, important ligands for metal-catalyzed asymmetric syntheses, are often prepared with compounds from the chiral pool, by using stoichiometric chiral auxiliaries, or by resolution. In some cases, this class of valuable compounds can be prepared more efficiently by catalytic asymmetric synthesis. This Concepts article presents an overview of these synthetic methods, including recent advances in catalysis by metal complexes, biocatalysis, organocatalysis, and ligand-accelerated catalysis.     

Enantiopure 1,5-diols from dynamic kinetic asymmetric transformation. Useful synthetic intermediates for the preparation of chiral heterocycles

Dynamic kinetic asymmetric transformation (DYKAT) of a series of 1,5-diols has been performed in the presence of Candida antarctica lipase B (CALB), Pseudomonas cepacia lipase II (PS-C II), and ruthenium catalyst 4. The resulting optically pure 1,5-diacetates are useful synthetic intermediates, which was demonstrated by the syntheses of both an enantiopure 2,6-disubstituted piperidine and an enantiopure 3,5-disubstituted morpholine.     

Reaction of primary amines with Pt/C catalyst in water under microwave irradiation: a convenient synthesis of secondary amines from primary amines

Upon microwave irradiation in water, Pt/C converts primary amines into secondary amines in good yield via retro-reductive and reductive amination.     

Glucosamine-based primary amines as organocatalysts for the asymmetric aldol reaction

Glucosamine derivatives have been synthesized starting from commercially available N-acetyl-D-glucosamine/glucosamine hydrochloride and have been employed successfully as efficient organocatalysts for the direct asymmetric aldol reaction between cyclohexanone and aryl aldehydes having diversified substituents. Furthermore, the anomeric effect of various groups present at the anomeric position on the catalytic activity of these organocatalysts was also studied.     

New camphor derived chiral ligands for asymmetric synthesis

New enantiomerically pure 1,4-diols and 1,4-aminoalcohols have efficiently been prepared in one and two steps, respectively, from a commercially available camphor derived exo fused lactone. Using sterically hindered amines, an aldol addition of two lactone molecules was observed and the stereochemistry of the products was determined by X-ray crystallography.     

Efficient asymmetric synthesis of alpha-trifluoromethyl-substituted primary amines via nucleophilic 1,2-addition to trifluoroacetaldehyde SAMP- or RAMP-hydrazone

[reaction: see text] An efficient asymmetric synthesis of alpha-trifluoromethyl-substituted primary amines via nucleophilic 1,2-addition of alkyllithium reagents to trifluoroacetaldehyde SAMP- or RAMP-hydrazone followed by benzoylation and SmI(2)-promoted nitrogen-nitrogen single bond cleavage is described.     

N-isopropylsulfinylimines as useful intermediates in the synthesis of chiral amines: expeditive asymmetric synthesis of the calcimimetic (+)-NPS R-568

An efficient and high-yielding approach for the asymmetric synthesis of calcimimetic (+)-NPS R-568 (1) has been developed. The key step of the synthesis is the highly diastereoselective addition of methyl Grignard to the (SS,E)-N-(3-methoxybenzylidene)-2-propanesulfinamide [5(S)], which afforded a single diastereoisomer in high yield in short reaction time.     

A facile synthesis of piperazines from primary amines

A general procedure is described for converting primary amines to N-substituted piperazines. Reaction of an amine with an N-substituted iminodiacetic acid anhydride (V) yields an iminodiacetic acid monoamide (VI) which closes to a 2,6-piperazinedione (VII) upon treatment with acetic anhydride. The diones are reduced to piperazines with borane-THF. Fourteen examples of this process, using twelve aliphatic or aromatic amines and three iminodiacetic acids, are presented. Yields of piperazines, based upon starting amine, ranged from 21 to 52%. The procedure is rapid and no purification problems were encountered. Alternate methods for preparing the 2,6-piperazinedione intermediates are discussed.     

Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of chiral allylic amines. Evaluation of ferrocenyloxazoline palladacycle catalysts and imidate motifs

Palladium(II) catalysts based on a ferrocenyloxazoline palladacyclic (FOP) scaffold were synthesized and evaluated for the rearrangement of prochiral allylic N-(4-methoxyphenyl)benzimidates. When iodide-bridged dimer FOP precatalysts are activated by reaction with excess silver trifluoroacetate, the allylic rearrangement of both E and Z prochiral primary allylic N-(4-methoxyphenyl)benzimidates takes place at room temperature to give the corresponding chiral allylic N-(4-methoxyphenyl)benzamides in high yield and good ee (typically 81-95%). Several allylic imidate motifs were evaluated also. Because the corresponding enantioenriched allylic amide products can be deprotected in good yield to give enantioenriched allylic amines, allylic N-aryltrifluoroacetimidates were identified as promising substrates.     

A new synthesis of primary amines from diarylidenesulfamides

Addition of organometallic reagents to diarylidenesulfamides affords, after hydrolysis, primary amines illustrating the application of sulfamides as amino protecting groups.