About the stereoselectivity control in reactions of chiral ortho-sulfinyl benzyl carbanions with aldehydes

Reactions of aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes with the benzyllithium derived from 2-p-tolylsulfinyl ethylbenzene yield mixtures of mainly two compounds, anti-3 and syn-4, epimers at hydroxylic carbon, easily separated by chromatography and desulfinylated into enantiomerically pure 1-alkyl (or aryl)-2-phenyl-1-propanols. The observed stereoselectivity at C(1) and C(2) is analyzed to the light of the steric and electronic effects of the substituents.     

Origin of the relative stereoselectivity of the beta-lactam formation in the Staudinger reaction

The relative (cis, trans) stereoselectivity of the beta-lactam formation is one of the critical issues in the Staudinger reaction. Although many attempts have been made to explain and to predict the stereochemical outcomes, the origin of the stereoselectivity remains obscure. We are proposing a model that explains the relative stereoselectivity based on a kinetic analysis of the cis/trans ratios of reaction products. The results were derived from detailed Hammett analyses. Cyclic imines were employed to investigate the electronic effect of the ketene substituents, and it was found that the stereoselectivity could not be simply attributed to the torquoelectronic model. Based on our results, the origin of the relative stereoselectivity can be described as follows: (1) the stereoselectivity is generated as a result of the competition between the direct ring closure and the isomerization of the imine moiety in the zwitterionic intermediate; (2) the ring closure step is most likely an intramolecular nucleophilic addition of the enolate to the imine moiety, which is obviously affected by the electronic effect of the ketene and imine substituents; (3) electron-donating ketene substituents and electron-withdrawing imine substituents accelerate the direct ring closure, leading to a preference for cis-beta-lactam formation, while electron-withdrawing ketene substituents and electron-donating imine substituents slow the direct ring closure, leading to a preference for trans-beta-lactam formation; and (4) the electronic effect of the substituents on the isomerization is a minor factor in influencing the stereoselectivity.     

A computational study on the substituent effects and product stereoselectivity of the intermolecular formal aza-[3+3] cycloaddition reaction between vinylogous amides and α,β-unsaturated imine cations

The substituent effects and product stereoselectivity of the title reaction has been studied using density functional theory (DFT) calculations at the B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) level of theory. It was found that the substituents do not perturb the mechanism of intermolecular formal aza-[3+3] cycloaddition. Our calculations also show that methyl or benzyl groups on the N atom of vinylogous amide favor the addition step, but alkyl substituents on the either N atom or terminal C atom of α,β-unsaturated imine cation have opposite effects. Alkyl substituents on the N atom of α,β-unsaturated imine cation may lower the activation barriers for elimination of amide. The steric interaction between two substituents leads to the formation of major product both thermodynamically and kinetically.     

烃基硅铜酸盐与2-芳基-2-环烯酮1,4-加成反应的立体选择性及2-取代- 3-硅基环烷酮的合成

研究了烷基苯基硅铜酸盐与2-环烯酮的1,4-加成反应的立体选择性, 并合成了一系列新的2-取代-3-硅基环烷酮. 结果表明, 在0 ℃下用饱和NH₄Cl溶液处理, 烷基苯基硅铜酸盐与2-芳基-2-环烯酮的1,4-加成反应的立体选择性不同程度地受芳基和环的大小影响, 得到顺、反两种产物; 并首次发现室温下用甲醇处理反应时, 其立体选择性不受或者很少受环大小、芳基的性质以及与硅原子相连的取代基的影响, 只得到反式产物. 芳基溴甲烷与由烷基苯基硅铜酸盐与2-环烯酮1,4-加成所得的烯醇盐反应时, 只得到反式产物. 合成产物的结构用IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, MS和HRMS等进行了表征.     

Intramolecular Diels-Alder reactions of ester-linked 1,3,8-nonatrienes

[structures: see text] Penta-1,3-dienyl acrylates undergo kinetically controlled intramolecular Diels-Alder (IMDA) reactions and DFT calculations (B3LYP/6-31+G(d)) predict stereoselectivities that are in very good agreement with the experimental values. The nature of the diene C1 substituent has virtually no influence upon reactivity or trans/cis-stereoselectivity whereas terminal C9 dienophile substituents have a substantial effect on both the reactivity and stereoselectivity of these IMDA reactions. The TSs highlight contributions from strain in the developing tether-containing ring, and steric and electronic effects between tether and dienophile substituents, thus providing insight into the origins of IMDA reactivity and stereoselectivity.     

Synthesis of electron-poor 4-halo-2-azabuta-1,3-dienes by Rh(II)-catalyzed diazo ester-azirine coupling. 2-Azabuta-1,3-diene-2,3-dihydroazete valence isomerism

The Rh₂(OAc)₄-catalyzed reaction of alkyl 2-acyl-2-diazoacetates and dimethyl diazomalonate with methyl 2-bromo- and 2-chloro-3-phenyl-2H-azirine-2-carboxylates gives rise to electron-poor 4-halo-substituted (3E)-2-azabuta-1,3-dienes. Their formation proceeds with complete stereoselectivity via ring-opening of the intermediate azirinium ylide. 2-Azabuta-1,3-dienes with electron-withdrawing substituents at the 1,1,4-positions are stable compounds at room temperature, but are in equilibrium with cyclic valence isomers, 2,3-dihydroazetes, at elevated temperatures.     

Conformation of 5,5-disubstituted 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxanes

It was established by PMR spectral data that in solutions of derivatives of 5-acetoxymethyl-, 5-methyl-, and 5-hydroxymethyl-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxanes with nitrogen-containing substituents (2,4-disubstituted 1,3,5-triazin-6-ylamino, benzamido, and nitro groups) with an N-C₍₅₎ bond the 1,3-dioxane ring exists in the chair conformation with primarily an axial orientation of the nitrogen-containing substituent. Depending on the nature of the substituents attached to the C₍₅₎ atom, the 1,3-dioxane ring may exist either in the stable chair conformation or may undergo rapid inversion of the chair-chair type at 20 °C.The author sincerely thanks A. I. Kol'tsov for his assistance in recording and interpreting the PMR spectra.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 468–473, April, 1985.     

Application des spectrographies RMN 13C et 1H a l'etude de derives cycliques du silicium et germanium,interactions pπdπ

The properties of 1-sila- and 1-gemma-cyclopent-2-(or -3-)enes with various substituents have been investigated by ¹³C and ¹H NMR spectroscopies. Values of chemical shifts and coupling constants in olefinic cyclic systems and in aromatic or ethylenic substituents attached to the hereto atom suggest the presence of a mesomeric p_πd_π interaction, particularly for the silicon atom. Studies at low temperatures given conformational data, which have been compared with data from the literature.     

Isomerism in the μ,μ′-diorganothiodimetallates: The structure of [Fe(CO)3SCF3]2C4F6

[Fe(CO)₃SCF₃]₂ C₄F₆ prepared by the reaction between hexafluoro-2-butyne and [Fe(CO)₃ SCF₃]₂ contains an Fe₂S₂ cluster with an axial,axial orientation of organothio substituents about the cluster.     

Synthesis of syn-facial (Cr,Mn) benzyl complexes by the stereoselective thermolytic coupling of unsymmetric diazomethanes with cyclomanganated (η-arene)tricarbonylchromium complexes

The heat-promoted reaction of 1,3-bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene with cyclomanganated 2-[tricarbonyl(η⁶-phenyl)chromium]pyridine afforded, upon departure of a molecule of CO, a new stable manganese alkylidene complex in which, according to X-ray diffraction analyses, the heterocyclic ligand is anti-facial with respect to the Cr(CO)₃ moiety. Similar heat-promoted reactions of unsymmetrically substituted diazoalkanes such as (Me₃Si)(H)CN₂, (Ph)(Me)CN₂, (Ph)(t-Bu)CN₂ and (Ph)(FcCH₂CH₂)CN₂, which are precursors of more electrophilic alkylidenes, with cyclomanganated 2-[tricarbonyl(η⁶-phenyl)chromium]pyridine derivatives afforded new syn-facial heterobimetallic benzyl complexes. The stereoselectivity of these reactions depends on the steric demand of the substituents at the diazoalkane. A phenyl substituent at the diazoalkane favors the formation of syn-facial heterobimetallic benzyl complexes with the Ph group in the endo position. Combining this “phenyl directing effect” to the steric effect operated by a bulky group at the phenyldiazoalkane, like noticed with (Ph)(t-Bu)CN₂, led to total stereoselectivity. This study discloses four new X-ray structures of syn-facial Cr,Mn benzyl complexes, which all present the same short Cr-to-Mn distance of ca. 3.04 Å.     

10b-Substituted hexahydropyrrolo-isoquinolines: studies on diastereoselective formation of a quaternary carbon stereocenter via N-acyliminium ion cyclization

The stereoselective synthesis of hexahydro-pyrroloisoquinolines with a quaternary carbon stereocenter is described. The presented methodology employs the addition of a Grignard reagent to the carbonyl group of imide 1, derived from l-tartaric acid, followed by acetylation and BF₃·Et₂O induced cyclization. The acetylation-cyclization sequence can be run either as a one-pot process, or stepwise in a selected solvents. The crucial step, an acid-catalyzed carbon-carbon bond-forming reaction via an N-acyliminium ion offers high stereoselectivity, which has been shown to be strongly dependent on the size of the R¹ substituents and the reaction conditions, that is, choice of solvent, amount of a Lewis acid, temperature, and concentration of the substrate. Based on the results observed, participation of solvent in the cyclization, via an N-acyliminium cation is proposed.     

Selectivity in Rhodium(II)-Catalyzed Rearrangements of cycloprop-2-ene-1-carboxylates

The course of the thermocatalytic rearrangement of cycloprop-2-ene-1-carboxylates in the presence of dirhodium(II) tetrakis(perfluorobutyrate) ([Rh₂(pfb)₄]) was investigated by varying the substituents of the cyclopropene ring. Product composition is markedly influenced by the number, nature, and position of the substituents, which determine the regio- and stereoselectivity of the cyclopropene-ring cleavage. A mechanism is proposed in which attack of the electrophilic Rh^II species is concerted with disrotatory ring opening of the incipient cyclopropyl cation and affords a metal-complexed vinylcarbene. The chemoselectivity of the latter is consistent with that of other carbenes generated in the presence of [Rh₂(pfb)₄].     

Reaction of 1-(alk-1-ynyl)-1-halocyclopropanes with alcohols and phenol in KOH/DMSO as a method for the synthesis of 2-alkoxy-1-alkynyl- and 1-alkynyl-2-phenoxycyclopropanes

The reaction of 1-(alk-1-ynyl)-1-halocyclopropanes with alcohols or phenol in KOH/DMSO at 80–100 °C leads to the corresponding alkynylalkoxy- and alkynylphenoxycyclopropanes in up to 80% yield. These reactions proceed through the intermediate formation of conjugated alkynylcyclopropenes capable of the in situ addition of alcohols at the double bond of the cyclopropene fragment. Regio- and stereoselectivity of the process is defined by the nature of substituents in the starting cyclopropanes and the structure of alcohols used.     

Asymmetric construction of quaternary carbon stereocenters: high stereoselection in Mukaiyama aldol reactions of 2-siloxyindoles with chiral aldehydes

[reaction: see text] A new synthesis of enantiopure 3,3-disubstituted oxindoles by stereoselective Mukaiyama aldol reaction of 3-substituted 2-siloxyindoles and chiral, enantiopure aldehydes having nitrogen or oxygen substituents at the alpha carbon is described. When the C3 substituent of the prochiral nucleophile is aryl or heteroaryl, stereoselectivity is high (10-80:1).     

[PdCl2{8-(di-tert-butylphosphinooxy)quinoline)}]: a highly efficient catalyst for Suzuki-Miyaura reaction

The complex [PdCl₂(P-N)] containing the basic and sterically demanding 8-(di-tert-butylphosphinooxy)quinoline ligand (P-N) is a highly efficient catalyst for the coupling of phenylboronic acid with aryl bromides or aryl chlorides. The influence of solvent and base has been investigated, the highest rates being observed at 110 °C in toluene with K₂CO₃ as the base. With aryl bromides the reaction rates are almost independent on the electronic properties of the para aryl substituents, on the contrary, reduced reaction rates are observed when bulky substituents are present on the substrate. Nevertheless the coupling of 2-bromo-1,3,5-trimethylbenzene with phenylboronic acid can be carried out to completion in 2 h using a catalyst loading of 0.02 mol %. Under optimized reaction conditions, turnover frequencies as high as 1900 h⁻¹ can be obtained in the coupling of 4-chloroacetophenone with phenylboronic acid; lower reaction rates are obtained with substrates bearing EDG substituents on the aryl group.     

Conformational Behaviour of Substituted 2-Methoxy-2-Oxo-1,2-Oxaphospholan-3-Ols

Abstract

Conformational behaviour of about 30 2-methoxy-2-oxo-1,2- oxaphospho l an-3-0 1 s containing various substituents was examined by ¹H and ¹³C NMR. Vicinal coupling constants J(HCCH), J(HCCP), J(HCOP), J(CCOP) and J(CCCP) were employed in this study. Conformation of the 1,2-oxaphospholane ring is governed almost exclusively by substituents at C-3, C-4 and C-5, as we l l as by their orientation. The configuration of the P atom has little or no influence on conformation of the ring in diastsreomeric pairs. Strong preference of phenyl, methyl and substituted methyl groups to occupy the equatorial or pseudoequatoria l positions was observed for all but one compounds studied. In the cis-fused bicyclic syst ems conformat ionally rigid 6-membered rings forced the 1,2-oxaphospholane rings to adopt an enve l ope-l ike (E₄) conformation. No influence of the p=o……HO-C-3 hydrogen bond on conformation of the 1,2-oxaphospholane ring was found. Preferred conformations for (2R, 3R, 4R)-3-(hydroxymethyI)-2-methoxy-2-oxo-1,2-oxaphospho lane-3,4-diol and its triacetate are shown below.     

Regioselective Nitration of 4′-R-Dibenzo-18-Crown-6 by Some Alkaline Metals Nitrates in Polyphosphoric Acid

We have studied the effect of the substituent nature on nitration of 4′-R-dibenzo-18-crown-6 (DB18C6, where R is NO₂, CH₃CO, or C₂H₅) in polyphosphoric acid (PPA). We also studied the influence of cations' nature on regioselectivity of nitration. It was found that electron withdrawing substituents direct the incoming NO₂-group mainly to the 4″-position of the unsubstituted benzene ring in the reactions with lithium nitrates. If there are two substituents: electron releasing and electron withdrawing in one benzene ring, then the orientation effect of the latest one is stronger. The obtained results once more confirmed the existence of ‘transannular transmission’, which we first of all observed during the acetylation of DB18C6. Based on these observations preparative methods leading to 4′,4″-dinitro-DB18C6, 4′,5″-dinitro-DB18C6, 4′-acetyl-4″-nitro-DB18C6, 4′-acetyl-5″-nitro-DB18C6, 4′-ethyl-5′,5″-dinitro-DB18C6, and 4′-ethyl-5′,4″-dinitro-DB18C6 have been developed.     

Selective cis-addition of C-H bonds of pyrroles and thiophenes to alkynes catalyzed by a dinuclear palladium complex

Pyrroles and thiophenes reacted with alkynes in the presence of dinuclear palladium complexes with high stereoselectivity (cis-addition) in almost all cases. While regioselectivity in the reaction with pyrroles depended on substituents on the nitrogen atom and alkynes, all reactions of thiophenes afforded 2-alkenylthiophenes.     

Stereoselective ring-opening polymerization of a racemic lactide by using achiral salen- and homosalen-aluminum complexes

Highly isotactic polylactide or poly(lactic acid) is synthesized in a ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of racemic lactide with achiral salen- and homosalen-aluminum complexes (salenH(2)=N,N'-bis(salicylidene)ethylene-1,2-diamine; homosalenH(2)=N,N'-bis(salicylidene)trimethylene-1,3-diamine). A systematic exploration of ligands demonstrates the importance of the steric influence of the Schiff base moiety on the degree of isotacticity and the backbone for high activity. The complexes prepared in situ are pure enough to apply to the polymerizations without purification. The crystal structures of the key complexes are elucidated by X-ray diffraction, which confirms that they are chiral. However, analysis of the (1)H and (13)C NMR spectra unambiguously demonstrates that their conformations are so flexible that the chiral environment of the complexes cannot be maintained in solution at 25 degrees C and that the complexes are achiral under the polymerization conditions. The flexibility of the backbone in the propagation steps is also documented. Hence, the isotacticity of the polymer occurs due to a chain-end control mechanism. The highest reactivity in the present system is obtained with the homosalen ligand with 2,2-dimethyl substituents in the backbone (ArCH==NCH(2)CMe(2)CH(2)N==CHAr), whereas tBuMe(2)Si substituents at the 3-positions of the salicylidene moieties lead to the highest selectivity (P(meso)=0.9(8); T(m)=210 degrees C). The ratio of the rate constants in the ROPs of racemic lactide and L-lactide is found to correlate with the stereoselectivity in the present system. The complex can be utilized in bulk polymerization, which is the most attractive in industry, although with some loss of stereoselectivity at high temperature, and the afforded polymer shows a higher melting temperature (P(meso)=0.9(2), T(m) up to 189 degrees C) than that of homochiral poly(L-lactide) (T(m)=162-180 degrees C). The "livingness" of the bulk polymerization at 130 degrees C is maintained even at a high conversion (97-98 %) and for an extended polymerization time (1-2 h).     

Synthesis of 1-alkynyl-2-dialkylaminocyclopropanes and 1-alkynyl-2-diazolylcyclopropanes by reactions of 1-alkynyl-1-chlorocyclopropanes with amines and their lithium derivatives

Reactions of 1-alkynyl-1-chlorocyclopropanes with lithium dialkylamides gave previously unknown 1-alkynyl-2-dialkylaminocyclopropanes. 1-(Alk-1-ynyl)-2-diazolylcyclopropanes were obtained by reactions of 1-alkynyl-1-chlorocyclopropanes with diazoles in the presence of KOH in DMSO at 100 °C. These reactions passed through the formation of conjugated alky-nylcyclopropenes and reversible addition of amide anions to them. The regioselectivity and stereoselectivity of these transformations depend on the substituents in the starting chlorocyclopropanes and amines.