Lipase-catalyzed kinetic resolution of aryltrimethylsilyl chiral alcohols

Lipase-catalyzed kinetic resolution of aryltrimethylsilyl chiral alcohols through a transesterification reaction was studied. The optimal conditions found for the kinetic resolution of m- and p-aryltrimethylsilyl chiral alcohols, led to excellent results, high conversions (c = 50%), high enantiomeric ratios (E > 200) and enantiomeric excesses for the remaining (S)-alcohol and (R)-acetylated product (>99%). However, kinetic resolution of o-aryltrimethylsilyl chiral alcohols did not occur under the same conditions applied to the other isomers.     

Enantioselective additions of diphenylzinc to aldehydes using chiral pyrrolidinylmethanol derivatives as catalysts

The enantioselective addition of diphenylzinc to aldehydes using a series of chiral ligands derived from (S)-proline afforded secondary alcohols in high yields and with high enantiomeric excesses of up to 92.6%. The configuration of the secondary alcohol enantiomer obtained was found to be dependent on the catalyst used.     

Cyclic sulfur ylides derived from Gleason-type chiral auxiliaries for the asymmetric synthesis of epoxy amides

Gleason-type chiral auxiliaries were used for the synthesis of a novel class of sulfonium salts, obtained via methylation of the sulfide with Meerwein's salt. The salts were reacted with aldehydes under basic conditions to provide epoxy amides, which were reduced to their corresponding epoxy alcohols in excellent enantiomeric excesses. Interestingly, it was feasible to synthesize both enantiomeric epoxy alcohols depending on which of the sulfonium salts, prepared from L-amino acids (6 and 9 from L-valine or 15 and 16 from L-serine) was employed.     

Liquid-phase synthesis of chiral tartrate ligand library for enantioselective sharpless epoxidation of allylic alcohols

This paper reports a successful development of a group of efficient soluble polymer-supported chiral tartrate ligands by liquid-phase synthesis for Sharpless epoxidation of a variety of allylic alcohols through ligand diversity. The influence of substituent in chiral tartrate ligands on the enantioselectivities of the reaction was disclosed. Moderate chemical yields and good enantiomeric excesses were obtained by using soluble polymer-supported tartrate ester in the epoxidation of allylic alcohols with Ti(O-i-Pr)(4)/tert-butyl hydroperoxide.     

Sterically encumbered chiral amino alcohols for the titanium catalyzed asymmetric alkylation of benzaldehyde

Sterically encumbered chiral l-amino alcohols with secondary amines and tertiary alcohols catalyze the enantioselective alkylation of benzaldehyde with diethyl zinc. Using 2 mol % of amino alcohol catalyst predominantly gave (R)-1-phenylpropanol with enantiomeric excesses of up to 61%. Using the in situ prepared titanium complex at 2 mol % as catalyst also favored the (R)-enantiomer with enantiomeric excesses of up to 73%. In almost all cases, the addition catalyzed by the titanium complex exhibited higher enantioselectivity than that of the amino alcohol ligand alone.     

Enantioselective reduction of aliphatic ketones using NaBH4 and TarB-NO2, a chiral boronic ester

High enantioselectivities are obtained using a tartaric acid-derived boronic ester (TarB-NO₂) in combination with NaBH₄ for the asymmetric reduction of aliphatic ketones. The resulting alcohols are obtained in enantiomeric excesses ranging from 56% to 94%.     

Asymmetric allylation of aldehydes with allyltrichlorosilane promoted by chiral sulfoxides

Allylation of aldehydes with allyltrichlorosilane in the presence of sulfoxides is reported. The use of excess of (R)-methyl-p-tolylsulfoxide resulted in the formation of the corresponding homoallylic alcohols in good yields and moderate enantiomeric excesses.     

Chiral quinolinyl-oxazolines as ligands for copper(I)-catalyzed asymmetric cyclopropanation

Chiral quinolinyl-oxazoline compounds have been synthesized from enantiomerically pure amino alcohols and 8-quinoline-carboxylic acid using a convenient procedure. Asymmetric cyclopropanation of styrene with diazoacetates in the presence of 1 mol% of CuOTf and quinolinyl-oxazolines gave 2-phenylcyclopropane carboxylates in moderate enantiomeric excesses.     

An enantiopure galactose oxidase model: synthesis of chiral amino alcohols through oxidative kinetic resolution catalyzed by a chiral copper complex

An enantiopure galactose oxidase (GO) enzyme model has been synthesized from readily available (R)-BINAM and Cu(OTf)₂, and the enantiopure GO model has been effectively used in situ as an efficient chiral catalyst for the synthesis of chiral amino alcohols through oxidative kinetic resolution (OKR), where molecular oxygen is used as the sole oxidant. Under the proposed catalytic conditions, both ortho- and para-substituted amino alcohols were resolved with good to excellent enantiomeric excesses through oxidative kinetic resolution.     

New chiral allylaminosilanes and their use in asymmetric Sakurai reactions

The new allylaminosilanes 2a–c, derived from chiral amines, react with benzaldehyde and pivalaldehyde in the presence of SnCl₄ to give homoallylic alcohols 4a–b with enantiomeric excesses of up to 30%.     

Enantioselective reduction of α-substituted ketones mediated by the boronate ester TarB-NO2

A facile and mild reduction procedure is reported for the preparation of chiral secondary alcohols prepared from α-substituted ketones using sodium borohydride and the chiral boronate ester (l)-TarB-NO₂. Direct reduction of substituted ketones bearing Lewis basic heteroatoms generally provided secondary alcohols of only modest enantiomeric excess likely due to either competition between the target carbonyl and the functionalized sidechains at the Lewis acidic boron atom in TarB-NO₂ or the added steric bulk of the α-sidechain. As an alternative method, these substrates were synthesized using TarB-NO₂ via a two-step procedure involving the reduction of an α-halo ketone to a chiral terminal epoxide, followed by regioselective/regiospecific epoxide opening by various nucleophiles. This procedure provides access to a variety of functionalized secondary alcohols including β-hydroxy ethers, thioethers, nitriles, and amines with enantiomeric excesses of 94% and yields up to 98%.     

用芹菜茎催化对映选择性还原芳香酮

研究了用芹菜茎薄片在温和与环境友好的条件下催化芳香酮的对映选择性还原反应, 制备得到具有光学活性的(S)-1-芳基醇, 产物的对映选择性符合Prelog规则. 考察了pH值、反应时间、反应温度、底物浓度等因素对底物芳香酮的转化率和产物(S)-1-芳基醇的对映体过量值的影响, 并优化了这些反应条件. 文中还研究了底物的构效关系, 发现羰基两边取代基的空间效应和电子效应明显影响底物的转化率和产物的对映体过量值. 在合适的条件下底物苯乙酮的转化率高达100%, 产物(S)-1-苯基乙醇的对映体过量值大于99.0%. 苯丙酮、对甲基苯乙酮和对氯苯乙酮等其它芳香酮的转化率达到中等程度, 但所得(S)-1-芳基醇的最大对映体过量值均大于99.0%.     

trans-1-Sulfonylamino-2-isoborneolsulfonylaminocyclohexane derivatives: excellent chiral ligands for the catalytic enantioselective addition of organozinc reagents to ketones

The catalytic enantioselective addition of different organozinc reagents (such as alkyl and aryl derivatives or in situ generated aryl, allyl alkenyl, and alkynyl derivatives obtained through different transmetallation processes) to simple ketones has been accomplished by using titanium tetraisopropoxide and chiral ligands derived from substituted trans-1-sulfonylamino-2-isoborneolsulfonylaminocyclohexane, producing the corresponding tertiary alcohols with enantiomeric excesses (ee) up to >99 %. A simple and efficient procedure for the synthesis of the chiral ligands used in these reactions is described.     

(2S)-2-Anilinomethylpyrrolidine: an efficient in situ recyclable chiral catalytic source for the borane-mediated asymmetric reduction of prochiral ketones in refluxing toluene

(2S)-2-Anilinomethylpyrrolidine was successfully utilized as a chiral catalytic source in the borane-mediated asymmetric reduction of prochiral ketones in refluxing toluene to provide the corresponding secondary alcohols with enantiomeric excesses up to 91%. The potential of (2S)-2-anilinomethylpyrrolidine as an in situ recyclable chiral catalytic source in the borane-mediated chiral reduction processes has also been demonstrated.     

Self-assembly of an organocatalyst for the enantioselective synthesis of Michael adducts and α-aminoxy alcohols in a nonpolar medium

A proline–thiourea host–guest complex is described as a self-assembled organocatalyst for the enantioselective Michael addition of aldehydes to nitroolefins and for the asymmetric α-aminoxylation of both aldehydes and ketones. The Michael adducts were obtained in good yields of up to 80%, high diastereoselectivities of up to 5:95, and high enantiomeric excesses of up to 98%. The optically active aminoxy alcohols were synthesized in 60–85% yields with 94–99% enantiomeric excesses after reduction of the α-oxidation products using NaBH₄.     

Synthesis of a new chiral amino phosphine ligand and its application in the asymmetric allylic alkylation (AAA) reaction

This article describes the synthesis of a new chiral amino phosphine ligand based on an amino naphthol starting material, which is resolved efficiently by using l-tartaric acid. The asymmetric induction of the ligand in the Pd(0)-catalyzed allylic substitution of 1,3-diphenylprop-2-en-1-yl acetate with dimethyl malonate was investigated. Good yields and enantiomeric excesses up to 78% of the product were obtained.     

Preparation and use of (S)-O-acetyllactyl chloride (Mosandl's reagent) as a chiral derivatizing agent

(S)-O-Acetyllactyl chloride is used as a versatile chiral derivatizing agent for the chromatographic determination of the enantiomeric excesses of alcohols or amines. However, some precautions must be taken to avoid its racemization during preparation and use. In addition, the racemic counterpart of this reagent can be used to determine the best analytical separation conditions.     

Cellulose chiral induction during the synthesis of cellulose N-phthaloyl-amino acid esters

Cellulose was acylated by N-phthaloyl amino acid chlorides in the presence of pyridine to prepare an original library of cellulose N-phthaloyl-amino acid esters as chiral solid supports for enantioselective adsorption of racemates. Cellulose esters derived from N-phthaloyl glycine, alanine, valine, leucine, phenylalanine, phenylglycine and isoleucine were isolated in high yields and with degrees of substitution approaching 3. Interestingly, the use of an optically pure (d or l) or a rac-amino acid led to the same cellulose ester according to (1) the measured optical rotation, (2) the enantiomeric excesses of the amino acids resulting from a non-racemising and total hydrolysis and (3) the enantioselective adsorptions of rac-benzoin, rac-Pirkle’s alcohol and rac-Tröger’s base. This suggests that either the formation of a prochiral ketene intermediate which was diastereoselectively attacked by the cellulose alcohols or, alternatively (or concomitantly), the occurrence of a chiral induction in the formed triesters during prolonged contact with the pyridine base in the reaction medium. Enantiomeric excesses in favour of the (S) form ranged from 8 % to 50 % depending on the N-phthaloyl amino acid. The memory of the chirality of the starting material was lost and new chirality was imprinted by the cellulose backbone on the amino acid residues.     

Catalytic Enantioselective Reduction of Prochiral Ketones with Chiral Ferrocenyl Amino Alcohols

The asymmetric reduction of prochiral ketones was catalyzed by a class of recoverable and highly stable chiral ferrocenyl amino alcohols derived from natural amino acids to yield optically active secondary alcohols in high chemical yields and moderate to good enantiomeric excesses.     

Michael addition to a chiral non-racemic 2-phosphono-2,3-didehydrothiolane S-oxide

The Michael addition of selected sulfur and nitrogen nucleophiles to a chiral non-racemic 2-phosphono-2,3-didehydrothiolane S-oxide is fully diastereoselective. The enantiomeric excesses of the adducts obtained could be determined by ³¹P NMR spectroscopy using (R)-(+)-tert-butyl(phenyl)phosphinothioic acid as a chiral solvating agent. The addition of thiophenol was monitored by ³¹P NMR spectroscopy which made it possible to observe the formation and evolution of the kinetic and thermodynamic adducts in the reaction mixture. The structures of both enantiomeric thiophenol adducts have been determined by X-ray analysis.