pH-Independent Transfer Hydrogenation in Water: Catalytic, Enantioselective Reduction of β-Keto Esters

A pH-independent asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of β-keto esters in water with formic acid/sodium formate is described. The reaction is conducted open to air and gives access to β-hydroxy esters in excellent yields and selectivities.     

Enantioselective Amination of β-Keto Esters Catalyzed by Chiral Calcium Phosphates

A catalytic enantioselective amination of β-keto esters using (S)-BINOL chiral calcium phosphate has been developed. The reaction produces chiral α-amino-β-keto ester derivatives in most cases with moderate to excellent enantioselectivities (up to 99 %) and good yields (up to 99 %). This mild synthetic method highlights a low catalyst loading and high catalytic efficiency. When the substrate backbone was changed to 1-tetralone-derived β-keto esters, unexpectedly high yields of selective redox products were obtained. The practicality of the reaction was realized by a scale-up without any significant loss in the enantioselectivity and yield. Chiral calcium phosphate was successfully recovered and reused for four runs, indicating its stability and high catalytic activity.     

Asymmetric Synthesis of Some Chiral Aryl and Hetero Aryl-Substituted β-, γ-, δ-Hydroxy Esters

Sixteen chiral β-, γ-, and δ-hydroxy esters with aryl, substituted aryl, and heteroaryl groups 2a–2s were synthesized by the asymmetric reduction of their corresponding keto esters 1a–1s as chiral pure reference compounds and starting materials. The asymmetric reduction was achieved by (R)-Me-CBS-oxazaborolidine. Ten new chiral γ- and δ-hydroxy esters 2d, 2e, and 2j–2s were obtained with high ee values and characterized by infrared, NMR (¹H and ¹³C), mass spectrometry, chiral high-performance liquid chromatography, and specific rotation.     

Heterogeneous Asymmetric Reactions, 22. β-Isocinchona Alkaloids in Enantioselective Hydrogenations

The enantioselective hydrogenation of ethyl pyruvate to (S)-ethyl lactate over Pt/Al₂O₃ catalyst was investigated using the new modifier -isocinchonine (40% ee) which has oxazatwistane structure. These studies supply additional evidence for the widely accepted reaction mechanism.     

Catalytic Enantioselective Reactions Part 7. Synthesis of New β-Aminoalcohols Derived from α-D-Glucose as Chiral Catalysts for the Catalytic Enantioselective Addition of Diethylzinc to Aldehydes

A series of new 1, 2-O-isopropylidene-3-O-methyl-6-deoxy-6-N, N-dialkylamino-α-D-glucofuranoses 1 and 1, 2-O-isopropylidene-3, 6-dideoxy-6-N, N-dialkylamino-α-D-glucofuranoses 1′ were prepared from α-D-glucose and their enantiose-lectivities compared as chiral catalysts for the ethylation of benzaldehyde and heptanal with diethylzinc.     

Asymmetric Synthesis XIII: The Stereocontrolled Synthesis of (R)—α—Amino Acids via a Double Chiral Induction

The stereocontrolled synthesis of (R)—α—amino acids via a double chiral induction in alkylation of the ketimine derived from (+)—camphor and (+)—menthyl glycinate which is a chiral match pair has been studied. (R)—α—amino acids wih high optical purity 80–90% are obtained after hydrolysis of the alkylated products. We find that the chiral match which is the symergistic effect in a double chiral induction is very important to abtain the higher diastereoselectivity for the stereocontrolled synthesis.     

Enantioselective Construction of 3-Hydroxy Oxindoles via Decarboxylative Addition of β-Ketoacids to Isatins

The first highly enantioselective decarboxylative addition of β-ketoacids to isatins mediated by a bifunctional tertiary amine-thiourea catalyst has been developed, allowing facile synthesis of biologically important 3-hydroxy oxindoles in good yields and excellent enantioselectivities. The method reported represents a valuable approach of utilizing β-ketoacids as synthetic equivalents of aryl/alkyl methyl ketone enolates.     

Asymmetric Induction of Chiral 1,1''''-Bis(oxazolinyl)ferrocenes as Ligands in Metal-Catalyzed Cyclopropanation and Diels-Alder Reactions

Bis(oxazoline) ligands1 have been successfully used in a variety of metal-catalyzed asymmetric reactions, such as cyclopropanation, allylic oxidation reactions, etc; Chiral ferrocene derivatives2 have also been proved as effective ligands in numerous asymmetric reactions, for example, chiral ferrocenylphosphines exhibited high enantioselectivity for the reduction of olefins, Heck reactions and Aldol reactions of aldehydes. These results stimulated us to study the behaviour the bis(oxazoline) …     

Asymmetric Induction of Chiral 1,1＇-Bis（oxazolinyl）ferrocenes as Ligands in Metal-Catalyzed Cyclopropanation and Diels-Alder Reactions

Four chiral 1, l‘-bis(oxazolinyl)ferrocenes(la-ld) have been prepared and used as ligands in the copper catalyzed asymmetric cyclopropanation of styrene with ethyl diazoacetate (EDA) and the magnesium catalyzed Diels-Alder reaction between 3-acryloyl-2-oxazolidinone and cyclopentadiene. Enantioselectivities up to and24% and 41%, respectively, for cyclopropanation and Diels-Alder reaction were observed.     

Asymmetric Induction by β-Cyclodextrins in NaBH4 Reduction of Ketones

Asymmetric reduction of various prochiral ketones was achieved with sodium borohydride utilizing -CD or its derivative, mono-6-deoxy-6-[N-(2-aminoethyl)]amino--CD (-CD-en) as a chiral template. It was found that pre-equilibrium between ketone and -CD derivative and low reaction temperature increase asymmetric induction. The extent of asymmetric induction and the absolute configuration of the resulting secondary alcohols are highly dependent upon the nature of the ketones and also -CD derivatives. A mechanistic scheme is suggested to explain the dependency.     

Novel Chiral Aminophosphine Ligand: Synthesis and Application in Asymmetric Catalytic Hydrogenation Reaction

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Enantioselective Hydrogenation of α,β-Unsaturated Cyclic Ketones by Double Asymmetric Induction Preparation of (R)-Muscone

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Asymmetric Synthesis. VII. Double Stereodifferentiation in Allylation of Ketimines Bearing Two Chiral Auxiliaries. Application to Enantioselective Synthesis of α-Allylglycine

A double asymmetric induction has been observed in allylation of the imines derived from (+)-camphor, (+)- and (-)- 2-hydroxypinan-3-ones with (+)- and (-)-menthyl glycinates. After hydrolysis of the allylated intermediates, (R)- and (S)-α-allylglycines are obtained in 3–90% optical yields.     

Asymmetric Induction in [3 + 2] Dipolar Cycloaddition Reactions of Nitrile Oxides with Chiral (α-Oxyallyl)silanes

The dipolar cycloaddition reactions of(α-oxyallyl)silanes 12a-g with 2,2-dimethylpropanenitrile oxide and benzonitrile oxide have been studied. Mixtures of anti (14a-g and 16a-g) and syn (15a-g and 17a-g) Δ²-isoxazolines are formed. The direction and magnitude of asymmetric induction depends on the allylie oxygen substituent: a free hydroxy provides a modest excess of the syn diastereomer, a silyl ether shows good selectivity for the anti diastereomer, and various acyl derivatives show low diastereoselectivity. The significance of these results is discussed in terms of two current models for asymmetric induction.     

Highly Stereoselective Aldol Reactions by Memory of Chirality: Synthesis of Quaternary β-Hydroxy α-Amino Acids

We describe here an asymmetric aldol reaction based on the principle of Memory of Chirality. From α-amino acids such as leucine and methionine, we have synthesized in two steps quaternary α-amino acid derivatives with high diastereoselectivity and enantioselectivity, using the chirality of the initial α-amino acid as the only chirality source. Furthermore, we were able to determine the relative and absolute configurations of the aldol products thanks to crystallographic structures and thus showed that the relative configuration depended on the aldehyde employed. We proposed a stereoselectivity explanation and obtained also quaternary β-hydroxy α-amino acids after acidic hydrolysis.     

Double Asymmetric Induction in 1,3‐Dipolar Cycloaddition of Nitrones to 2,3‐Unsaturated Sugar 1,5‐Lactones

1,3‐Dipolar cycloaddition of nitrones 1–3 to the α,β‐unsaturated δ‐lactones, non‐chiral 4, d‐glycero 5, dl‐glycero 5/5ent, d‐erythro 6, and d‐threo 7, provides an interesting example of a double asymmetric induction. In all cases, only the exo approach of reactants was observed. The high preference of anti addition of the nitrones to the terminal acetoxymethyl group in the lactones 5–7 is consistent with previous observations, and can be explained in terms of the axial approach of the nitrone oxygen atom. The 3‐t‐butoxy group of the nitrone plays a similar role. In the case of mismatched pairs, the location of the 4‐acetoxy substituent in the lactone and that of the 4‐t‐butoxy one in the nitrone become decisive for the outcome of the addition. CD‐spectroscopy proved to be an attractive tool to determine the absolute configuration of the cycloadducts.     

Immobilizing BINOL via Suzuki Reaction： Synthesis and Application in Catalytic Asymmetric Oxidation of Sulfide to Sulfoxide

1,1′-Bi-2-naphthol (BINOL) is the simplest among C2-symmetric binaphthyl ligands 1and has been extensively studied in asymmetric catalysis2. Immobilizing chiral BINOL for asymmetric reactions has been explored but the results is often less effective afte…     

Direct Asymmetric Aldol Type Reaction with Ethyl Diazoacetate: Stereoselective Synthesis of α, β-Dihydroxy Esters

Enantioselective aldol condensation under catalytic condition remains a challenging task in modern organic synthesis, and numerous efforts have been directed to this area. In particular, the direct catalytic asymmetric aldol reaction is very attractive considering the requirement of atom efficiency. This has been studied only recently, and several very practical processes have been developed. We have recently initiated a study on the direct asymmetric aldol type reaction with ethyl diazoacetate as nucleophile. Moderate enantioselectivities (65% ～91% ee ) were achieved in the condensation of aldehydes with ethyl diazoacetate catalyzed by the chiral complex of BINOL derivatives-Zr (OBu- t )4. [1]     

Synthesis of Chiral Sulfoximines via Iridium-Catalyzed Regio- and Enantioselective C−H Borylation: A Remarkable Sidearm Effect of Ligand

Transition metal-catalyzed enantioselective C−H activation of prochiral sulfoximines for non-annulated products remains a formidable challenge. We herein report iridium-catalyzed enantioselective C−H borylation of N-silyl diaryl sulfoximines using a well-designed chiral bidentate boryl ligand with a bulky side arm. This method is capable of accommodating a broad range of substrates under mild reaction conditions, affording a vast array of chiral sulfoximines with high enantioselectivities. We also demonstrated the synthetic utility on a preparative-scale C−H borylation for diverse downstream transformations, including the synthesis of chiral version of bioactive molecules. Computational studies showed that the bulky side arm of the ligand confers high regio- and enantioselectivity through steric effect.     

Asymmetric Synthesis XV: Enantioselective Syntheses of (R) or (S) —α—Substituted— (2 — Pyridyl) Methylamines Via Chiral Pinanone Ketimine Template

Enantioselective synthesis of (R) or (S)—α—substituted—(2 — pyridyl) — methylamines (5), using 2—hydroxypinan — 3 — one (1) as chiral auxiliary, had been studied. The e. e values of 5 were 89～ 98%, which determined by chiral capillary GC (stationary phase; Chirasil — Val).