Pauson-Khand reaction of optically active 6,7-bis(tert-butyldimethylsiloxy)non-1-en-8-ynes

Treatment of (6S,7S)-7-bis(tert-butyldimethylsiloxy)non-1-en-8-ynes with dicobalt octacarbonyl gave the corresponding cobalt complex. This complex was subsequently exposed to the Pauson-Khand conditions in the presence of a promoter such as cyclohexylamine, thioanisole, methyl isopropyl sulfide, and butyl methyl sulfide ending up with the stereoselective production of the (2S,3S,6S,7S)-7-methylbicyclo[4.3.0]nonenone derivatives instead of the expected (2S,3S,7S)-bicyclo[5.3.0]decenone species.     

Synthesis of optically active michael adducts via chiral enamines

Chiral enamines, obtained bySchiff base condensation from 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds and (R)-(+)-1-phenylethylamine, were found to undergo diastereoselectiveMichael reactions with ,-unsaturated carbonyl compounds. After removal of the chiral auxiliary (R)-(+)-1-phenylethylamine by hydrolysis, theMichael adducts were isolated in 59–95% optical yield.

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Synthese von optisch aktiven Michaeladdukten via chirale Enamine

Zusammenfassung Chirale Enamine, durchSchiffbasenkondensation aus 1,3-Dicarbonylverbindungen und (R)-(+)-1-Phenylethylamin erhalten, gehen mit ,-ungesättigten Carbonylverbindungen diastereoselektiveMichaelreaktionen ein. Nach hydrolytischer Abspaltung des chiralen Hilfsstoffs (R)-(+)-1-Phenylethylamin werden dieMichaeladdukte in 59–95% optischer Ausbeute isoliert.

     

Reversing the stereoselectivity of the intermolecular Pauson-Khand reaction: formation of endo-fused norbornadiene adducts

[reaction: see text] An unprecedented endo-selective and regioselective intermolecular Pauson-Khand reaction takes place when heterobimetallic (Mo-Co) complexes derived from N-(2-alkynoyl)oxazolidinones or sultams are heated in the presence of norbornadiene.     

The intermolecular Pauson-Khand reaction

Five membered carbocycles are important building blocks for many biologically active molecules. Moreover, substituted cyclopentenones (e.g. cyclopentenone prostaglandins) exhibit characteristic biological activity. The efficiency and atom economy of the Pauson-Khand reaction render this process potentially one of the most attractive methods for the synthesis of such compounds. Although it was discovered in its intermolecular form, the scope of the intermolecular Pauson-Khand reaction has always been limited by the poor reactivity and selectivity of the alkene component. The past decade, especially the last three years, has seen concerted efforts to broaden the scope of this reaction. In this overview, we provide a comprehensive and critical coverage of the intermolecular Pauson-Khand reaction based on the reactivity characteristics of different classes of alkenes and a rationalization of successes and misfortunes in this area.     

Cobalt-phosphite-catalyzed asymmetric Pauson-Khand reaction

A complex formed from dicobalt octacarbonyl and a chiral aryl bisphosphite served as a catalyst for the intramolecular asymmetric Pauson-Khand reaction. Bicyclic cyclopentenones were obtained in up to 75% enantiomeric excess. For a terminal 1,6-enyne, the incremental enantiomeric excess was found to increase from 4 to 26% over the course of the reaction. The scope of this process was examined for a variety of 1,6- and 1,7-enynes, and a moderate degree of enantioselectivity was maintained only in the case of aryl-substituted 1,6-enynes.     

Pauson-Khand反应的研究进展

综述了过渡金属络合物参与或催化的Pauson-Khand反应，不对称Pauson- Khand反应的最新进展。     

A halide-initiated aza-Baylis-Hillman reaction: generation of unnatural amino acids

A series of allenic ketones react with a glyoxylate-derived imine in the presence of MgBr₂ through an aza-Morita-Baylis-Hillman (MBH) reaction. The isolation of a variety of unnatural amino acids with unique allene-containing functional groups provides a conceptually new application of the aza-MBH. The reaction scope and preliminary mechanistic investigations are discussed.     

Enantioselective synthesis of the optically active alpha-methylene-beta-hydroxy esters, equivalent compounds to Morita-Baylis-Hillman adducts, using successive asymmetric aldol reaction and oxidative deselenization

[Chemical reaction: See text] The asymmetric aldol reaction of a tetra-substituted ketene silyl acetal including an alkylseleno group with aldehydes has been developed by the promotion of Sn(OTf)2 coordinated with a chiral diamine to afford the corresponding aldols having chiral quaternary centers at the alpha-positions. The facile oxidative deselenization of these aldol compounds produces optically active alpha-methylene-beta-hydroxy esters which correspond to adducts prepared by the asymmetric Morita-Baylis-Hillman reaction.     

Synthesis of optically active 3-oxa-carbacyclin precursors featuring asymmetric Horner-Emmons reaction

An enantioselective synthesis of 5 is described. Asymmetric Horner-Emmons reactions with the chiral phosphonate 6 are key steps in the synthesis of the allylic alcohols E-8 and E-11 from the ketones 5 and 9, respectively.     

Intramolecular Pauson-Khand reactions of alpha,beta-unsaturated esters and related electron-deficient olefins

The intramolecular Pauson-Khand (PK) reaction of a variety of electron-poor enynes having an ester, cyano, or phosphonate group at the olefin terminus is described. Depending on the reaction conditions and substitution at the enyne, their dicobalthexacarbonyl complexes led preferentially to the exocyclic 1,3-diene or to the PK cyclopentenone product. In general, the 1,3-diene was obtained as the major product under N-oxide-promoted conditions, while the PK product was selectively formed in refluxing acetonitrile.     

Catalyst precursors for the catalytic Pauson-Khand reaction

Dicobalt hexacarbonyl complexes of enynes serve as Co₂(CO)₈ surrogates for the intramolecular Pauson-Khand cycloaddition. Enynes with polar functional groups allow for easy separation of the catalyst cyclopentenone by-product (acid or base wash, silica gel plug column) from the desired cyclopentenone.     

On early events in the Pauson-Khand reaction

[reaction: see text]. The Magnus Pauson-Khand (PK) mechanism has been studied for the first time by electrospray ionization coupled to tandem mass spectrometry. It has been found that loss of CO from the PK complex precedes olefin coordination and insertion.     

Solvent and substituent effects on the photochemistry of norbornadiene-diarylacetylene Pauson-Khand adducts

The photochemistry of Pauson-Khand cycloadducts of norbornadiene with a series of bis-aryl alkynes has been studied. Two types of photochemical transformation take place: photorearrangement to tricyclic ketones or photochemical 6π electrocyclization. High selectivity levels have been attained for each pathway, controlled by the polarity of the solvent, irradiation wavelength, and presence (or absence) of oxygen.