Catalysis by amino acid-derived tetracoordinate complexes: enantioselective addition of dialkylzincs to aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes

Me(2)Zn and Et(2)Zn added to aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes in the presence of 3 mol % of 2. (S)-1-Phenylethanol (91% ee) and (S)-1-phenylpropanol (86% ee) were synthesized from benzaldehyde and (S)-1-furan-2-yl-1-propanol (86% ee) from 2-furaldehyde. Nonanal and 3-phenylpropanal provided (S)-3-undecanol (96% ee) and (S)-1-phenyl-3-pentanol (94% ee). A solid-phase variant was effective with reduced ee's (e.g., 86% ee --> 79% ee) for (S)-1-phenylpropanol.     

衍生于手性双二茂铁乙胺的单齿亚磷酰胺配体在不对称催化氢化中的应用

研究了衍生于手性双二茂铁乙胺的手性单齿亚磷酰胺配体的铑络合物催化剂在烯酰胺、β-脱氢氨基酸酯、衣康酸酯以及α-脱氢氨基酸酯的不对称氢化中的应用,结果显示该催化剂具有较好的催化性能,对烯酰胺类底物最高获得了96%的ee值,对β-脱氢氨基酸酯类底物最高获得了86%的ee值,对衣康酸酯最高获得了75%的ee值,对α-脱氢氨基酸酯类底物最高获得了95%的ee值.     

Enantioselective functionalisation of the C-2' position of 1,2,3,4,5-pentamethylazaferrocene via sparteine mediated lithiation: potential new ligands for asymmetric catalysis

The s-BuLi-sparteine base combination deprotonated the C-2' position of 1,2,3,4,5-pentamethylazaferrocene and subsequent reaction with a range of electrophiles gave C-2 substituted products in 76-93% yield and approximately 80% ee. The products could be recrystallised to enrich ee's to >90%. Resubjection of the initial addition products ( approximately 80% ee) to the deprotonation conditions led to a kinetic resolution to give products with >90% ee and superior overall yields compared to recrystallisation for the cases where the electrophiles were Ph2CO, MeI and Ph2S2. Transmetallation of the 2-lithiopentamethylazaferrocene ( approximately 80% ee) with ZnCl2 allowed palladium catalysed cross coupling with a variety of C-2 haloaryl, heteroaryl and vinyl groups to give some novel C-2' substituted pentamethylazaferrocene derivatives in 61-77% yield in 80% ee. Potential N,N-chelate ligands were recrystallised to >95% ee. A novel C2-symmetric bis-pentamethylazaferrocene could be synthesised by an iron catalysed oxidative coupling of the enatioenriched C-2 lithio derivative and in the presence of a PhMe-Et2O solvent mixture proceeded in 97% ee.     

Enantioselective synthesis of optically active secondary amines via asymmetric reduction

The enantioselective synthesis of optically active secondary amines via the asymmetric reduction of N-substituted ketimines with various chiral hydride reagents, such as Itsuno's reagent (1), Corey's reagent (2), K glucoride (3), Sharpless' reagent (4), and Mosher's reagent (5) has been investigated. Among the hydride reagents examined, 1 gave the best results in terms of asymmetric induction. Thus, the reduction of N-phenylimine derivatives of aromatic ketones with 1 provided the corresponding amines in 96–98% yields with high optical induction, such as 73 % ee for acetophenone N-phenylimine (6a), 87 % ee for propiophenone N-phenylimine (6b), 88 % ee for bulyrophenone N-phenylimine (6c), and 71 % ee for isobutyrophenone N-phenylimine (6d). In the case of N-alkyl ketimine derivatives, the reduction afforded somewhat lower optical inductions as compared to those of N-phenyl derivatives, giving 46 % ee for acetophenone N-benzylimine (6f), 52 % ee for acetophnone N-ⁿ-heptylimine (6g) and 43 % ee for acetophenone N-cyclohexylimine (6h). However, the substitution of a bulky alkyl group on nitrogen of the ketimines increases remarkably the optical induction of product amine, such as 80 % ee for acetophenone N-tert-butylimine (6e). The reduction of N-substituted aliphatic ketimines gave very low optical inductions (7.4 – 24 % ee). The catalytic effects of oxazaborolidines (1a and 2a) in the reduction of ketimines with 1 and 2 were also examined.     

Structural requirements in chiral diphosphine-rhodium complexes. VII. Use of Z-methyl-α-acylaminocinnamtes as structural probes for Diop-rhodium(I) complexes.

(+)-(25,3S)-DIOP was used in neutral rhodium(I)-diphosphime complexes to catalyze the asymmetric hydrogenation of Z-methyl-u-acylaminocimnamates. Increasing steric bulk in the acyl function (NHCOR, where R is a hydrocarbon moiety) resulted in a decrease in optical purity of the N-acylphenylalanine methyl ester products. The optical purity decreased from 69 % ee (S) [Me], 15 % ee (S) [i-Pr], to 0 % ee [t-Bu and 1-adamantyl]. The α-formamido substrate decreased in optical purity [58 % ee (S)] relative to the Me analogue. The a-trifluoroacetamido analogue gave a reversal in chirality [22 % ee (R)].     

Asymmetric amplification by kinetic resolution using a racemic reagent: example in amine acetylation

The reaction of a racemic reagent on a mixture of enantiomers with small ee (ee=enantiomeric excess) has been studied for amine acylation. A substantial asymmetric amplification could be realized, for example, from 67 to >95.5 ee. The combination of asymmetric amplifications is subsequently discussed. Two sequential asymmetric amplifications, one using a racemic reagent and another using a positive nonlinear effect allowed us to start from 1.5 % ee and end with a large amount of a product of 97 % ee.     

Catalytic asymmetric hydrogenation of heterocyclic ketone-derived hydrazones, pronounced solvent effect on the inversion of configuration

An enantioselective hydrogenation of hydrazones derived from heterocyclic ketones was developed with up to 85% ee. The enantiomeric purity was enriched to >99% ee by crystallization from EtOAc in >80% yield. Optimization studies have revealed a notable solvent effect that resulted in inversion of enantioselectivity from 85% ee in MeOH to −27% ee in DCE. The hydrazone geometry and possible hydrogenation via endocyclic alkene were examined as possible factors for the inversion of enantioselectivity.     

Desymmetrization of meso 1,3- and 1,4-diols with a dinuclear zinc asymmetric catalyst

A dinuclear asymmetric zinc catalyst generated by mixing a 2:1 ratio of diethylzinc and 2,6-bis[5-2-diarylhydroxy methyl-1-pyrrolidinyl]-4-methylphenol has been contrasted with enzymes for the desymmetrization of some meso diols. The best ligand has a p-biphenylyl group as the aromatic substituent defining the chiral space. A series of 2-substituted propanediols were examined. The best acyl transfer agent proved to be vinyl benzoate. Diacylation normally did not occur. The phenyl substituted substrate gave 91-95% ee which compares favorably with the best ee of 92% reported for an enzymatic desymmetrization. The methyl substituted substrate gave significantly better results with the dinuclear zinc catalyst (89% yield, 82% ee) as compared to the best enzymatic esterification (70% yield, 60% ee). One case of a 1,4-diol, cis-1,2-bis(hydroxymethyl) cyclohexane, also gave much better results with the dinuclear zinc catalysts (93% yield, 91% ee) as compared to the reported enzymatic process (44% yield, 7% ee). A model to rationalize the results is presented.     

Stereoselective synthesis of new monoterpene β-amino alcohols

The regio- and stereoselective osmium-catalysed aminohydroxylation of (+)-2-carene (99% ee), and (+)-3-carene (99% ee), (?)-β-pinene (99% ee) and (?)-camphene (75% ee) with chloramine-T is described. The products β-hydroxy-p-toluenesulfonamides were reduced with sodium in liquid ammonia to give the corresponding β-amino alcohols with 48–83% yields. The methylation-reduction of β-hydroxy-p-toluenesulfonamides gave β-methylamino alcohols with 33–55% yields.     

Isopinocampheylborane derivatives with >99% ee via the DMAP complex

The complex 8 of isopinocampheylborane and p-(dimethylamino)pyridine (DMAP) can be obtained with >99% ee starting from alpha-pinene with 80-90% ee by hydroboration using DMAP.BH3 (5) activated by 5% iodine, or by the conventional hydroboration of alpha-pinene, followed by addition of DMAP. Purification of the air-stable 8 is readily accomplished by crystallization from methanol. Conversion of 8 into the trifluoroborate adduct 1 using KHF2 occurs without erosion of ee. Generation of the derived 2 in situ with TMSCl as the fluorophile also occurs with little, if any, loss of ee, as evidenced by the preparation of the salicaldimine complex 11 and the derived amino alcohol 12 with 94% ee overall.     

Efficient enantioselective hetero-Diels-Alder reaction of Brassard's diene with aliphatic aldehydes: a one-step synthesis of (R)-(+)-kavain and (S)-(+)-dihydrokavain

An efficient catalytic asymmetric hetero-Diels-Alder reaction of Brassard's diene with aliphatic aldehydes was reported. The catalyst, which was generated from (R)-BINOL, Ti(i-PrO)4, and 4-picolyl chloride hydrochloride, promoted the reaction smoothly to afford the corresponding alpha,beta-unsaturated delta-lactone derivatives in moderate-to-good yields (46-79%) with high enantioselectivities (up to 88% ee). Natural products (R)-(+)-kavain (70% ee, >99% ee after single recrystallization) and (S)-(+)-dihydrokavain (84% ee) were also prepared in one step by using this methodology.     

Enzymatic synthesis of (-)- and (+)-acetoxyhexamides and (-)- and (+)-hydroxyhexamides.

The enantioselective hydrolysis of (+/-)-4-(1-acetoxyethyl)-N-(cyclohexylcarbamoyl)-benzenesulfona mides 3 with lipase Amano P from Pseudomonas sp. in a water-saturated solvent gave (R)-4-(1-hydroxyethyl)-N-(cyclohexylcarbamoyl)benzenesulfonamide 2 (39%, > 99% ee) and unchanged (S)-3 (50%, 62% ee). On the other hand, enantioselective esterification of (+/-)-2 with lipase Amano P in the presence of vinyl acetate provided (R)-3 (41%, > 99% ee) and unchanged (S)-2 (46%, 78% ee).     

手性钛配合物催化不对称反应研究

手性钛配合物是一类很有用的手性催化剂,在许多反应中显示出了良好的催化活性和高的对映选择性。在我们研究的系列反应中,发现手性钛配合物是一类优良的手性催化剂,其中不对称催化杂Diels-Alder反应制备二氢吡喃酮(99%ee),不对称催化硫醚氧化成亚砜反应(96%ee)和不对称催化硅腈化反应(87%ee),都获得了好的催化活性和高的对映选择性。我们对以上反应中其催化剂的用量、溶剂、催化剂浓度和抗衡离子的Lewis酸碱性、底物的结构与对映选择性的关系、催化循环机理等进行了较系统、深入的研究,发现非共价相互作用和分子识别现象在不对称催化反应中显示出重要的作用,为进一步设计新的手性催化剂,发展不对称催化反应提供了基础数据。     

Organocatalytic asymmetric alpha-bromination of aldehydes and ketones

The first organocatalytic enantioselective alpha-bromination of aldehydes and ketones is presented; a C2-symmetric diphenylpyrrolidine catalyst afforded the alpha-brominated aldehydes in good yields and up to 96% ee, while ketones were alpha-brominated by a C2-symmetric imidazolidine in up to 94% ee; furthermore, the organocatalytic enantioselective alpha-iodination of aldehydes is also demonstrated to proceed with up to 89% ee.     

Iridium-catalyzed asymmetric allylation of sodium triisopropylsilanethiolate: a new way to form chiral thiols

The iridium phosphoramidite complex-promoted regio- and enantioselective reaction of allylic carbonates with sodium triisopropylsilanethiolate produced allylic sulfides in 40-77% yields with up to 97 : 3 (branched?:?linear) and 89% ee, which were readily transformed into chiral thiol in 68% yield with 87% ee or disulfides with two chiral C-S bond centers in 40-73% yields with up to 90 : 10 dr and 99% ee.     

Dirhodium tetracarboxylate derived from adamantylglycine as a chiral catalyst for carbenoid reactions

[reaction: see text] The dirhodium tetracarboxylate, Rh2(S-PTAD)4, derived from adamantylglycine, is a very effective chiral catalyst for carbenoid reactions. High asymmetric induction was obtained in Rh2(S-PTAD)4-catalyzed intramolecular C-H insertion (94% ee), intermolecular cyclopropanation (99% ee), and intermolecular C-H insertion (92% ee).     

Asymmetric iodocyclization catalyzed by salen-CrIIICl: its synthetic application to swainsonine

The previously developed enantioselective iodocyclization of gamma-hydroxy-cis-alkenes required 30 mol% of (R,R)-salen-Co(II) complex as chiral catalyst and 0.75 equivalent of N-chlorosuccinimide (NCS) as activator to produce 2-substituted tetrahydrofurans with 61 to 90% ee. Due to the considerable loading amount of the Co(II) complex, another more effective catalyst was pursued by screening (R,R)-salen-transition metal complexes. When 10 mol% of the catalysts were applied with 0.5 equivalent of NCS, a higher level of stereoselectivity was attained with the corresponding Cr(III)Cl (84% ee), Mn(II)Cl (52% ee) and Co(II) complexes (66% ee). Refinement of the conditions established a novel catalytic enantioselective iodocyclization protocol using iodine in the presence of 7 mol% of (R,R)-salen-Cr(III)Cl complex activated by 0.7 equivalent of NCS in toluene to induce 74 to 93% ee.     

Efficient synthesis of an imidazole-substituted delta-amino acid by the integration of chiral technologies

Two methods to produce (2S)-5-amino-2-(1-n-propyl-1H-imidazol-4-ylmethyl)-pentanoic acid were investigated. Diastereoisomeric salt resolution, using the quinidine salt, gave the desired intermediate in 98% ee and 33% yield. Asymmetric hydrogenation of various substrates gave high conversions, with up to 83% ee. Integration of these two approaches via asymmetric hydrogenation of a quinidine salt substrate followed by crystallization provided the desired intermediate in 94% ee and 76% yield.     

Asymmetric autocatalysis and the origin of chiral homogeneity in organic compounds

The discovery and development of asymmetric autocatalysis, in which the structures of the chiral catalyst and the chiral product are the same, are described. Chiral 5-pyrimidyl, 3-quinolyl, and 5-carbamoyl-3-pyridyl alkanols act as highly enantioselective asymmetric autocatalysts in the enantioselective addition of diisopropylzinc to the corresponding aldehydes, such as pyrimidine-5-carbaldehyde. 2-Alkynyl-5-pyrimidyl alkanol with an enantiomeric excess (ee) of >99.5% automultiplies practically perfectly as an asymmetric autocatalyst in a yield of >99% and >99.5% ee. Asymmetric autocatalysis with an amplification of ee has thus been realized. Consecutive asymmetric autocatalysis starting with chiral 2-alkynylpyrimidyl alkanol of only 0.6% ee amplifies its ee significantly, and yields itself as the product with >99.5% ee. The reaction of pyrimidine-5-carbaldehyde and diisopropylzinc in the presence of chiral initiators with low ee's, such as secondary alcohol, amine, carboxylic acid, mono-substituted [2.2]paracyclophane, and chiral primary alcohols due to deuterium substitution, regulates the absolute configuration of the resulting pyrimidyl alkanols, and the ee of the resulting pyrimidyl alkanol is much higher than that of the chiral initiator. Leucine and [6]helicene with very low ee's, which are known to be induced by circularly polarized light (CPL), also serve as chiral initiators to produce pyrimidyl alkanol with higher ee's. Overall, the process represents the first correlation between the chirality of CPL and an organic compound with very high ee. Chiral inorganic crystals, such as quartz and sodium chlorate, act as chiral inducers in the asymmetric autocatalysis of pyrimidyl alkanol. The process correlates for the first time ever the chirality of inorganic crystals with an organic compound with very high ee.     

Separation of secondary alcohols via enzymatic kinetic resolution using fatty esters as reusable acylating agents

A two consecutive step procedure for the resolution-separation of secondary alcohols employing ethyl tetradecanoate in the presence of lipase allowed the enzymatic kinetic resolution of two target molecules, 1-phenylethanol and 6-methylhept-5-en-2-ol. (S)-1-Phenylethanol was isolated in a yield of 47% with an ee of 94% and (R)-1-phenylethanol in a yield of 51% with an ee of 95%. (S)-6-Methylhept-5-en-2-ol was isolated in a yield 47% and an ee of 87% and (R)-6-methylhept-5-en-2-ol in a yield 49% and an ee of 90%.