NMR determination of the absolute configuration of chiral 1,2- and 1,3-diols

Each of the chiral 1,2- and 1,3-diols examined was derivatized exclusively to a single diastereomeric acetal by the use of a new axially chiral reagent, 2′-methoxy-1,1′-binaphthalene-8-carbaldehyde (MBC). The absolute configuration of the original 1,2- and 1,3-diols was determined by the NOE correlation between the proton signals of the reagent moiety and those of the diol moiety in the acetals.     

Chlorodinitrophenylhydrazine, a useful crystalline agent for absolute configuration determination of various chiral ketones

For the determination of absolute configuration of various chiral ketones, we examined some hydrazines having a heavy atom as crystalline auxiliaries, and found that 2-chloro-4,6-dinitrophenylhydrazine is a useful crystalline agent for carbonyl compounds. Chiral hydrazones prepared from the hydrazine and various chiral ketones gave suitable single crystals for X-ray crystallographic analysis. The absolute configurations of the hydrazones were determined by X-ray crystallographic analysis using anomalous dispersion effect of the chlorine atom. The hydrazine is a useful crystalline agent for absolute configuration determination of various chiral ketones.     

NMR determination of the absolute configuration of β-chiral primary alcohols

β-Chiral primary alcohol was derivatized to an ester by the use of a new axially chiral reagent, 2′-methoxy-1,1′-binaphthalene-8-carboxylic acid (MBCA). The absolute configuration of the original β-chiral primary alcohol was determined by the NOE correlation between the proton signals of the reagent moiety and those of the β-chiral primary alcohol in the ester.     

Computer-assisted design of asymmetric 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions between dimethylvinylborane and chiral nitrones

This report describes a theoretical study of the 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions between dimethylvinylborane and different chiral nitrones, aimed at identifying the requisite structural features to achieve high levels of selectivity. Excellent regioselectivities towards the formation of the 5-borylisoxazolidines are computed in all cases due to the presence of a strong secondary orbital interaction between the boron of the vinylborane and the oxygen of the nitrones. While these transition structures show [3+3] character, 4-boryl regioisomeric structures have classical [3+2] character with weak carbon-boron secondary orbital interactions. Endo transition structures leading to the favoured products adopt chair-like conformations only, unlike their exo counterparts, which exhibit either boat or twist-boat structures. Placing a stereocentre adjacent to the nitrone nitrogen appears to be an effective strategy to stereodiscriminate the anti and syn approaches of the dipolarophile.     

1,3-Dipolar cycloadditions of heterocycles 1. Cycloadditions ofC-benzoyl-N-phenylnitrone to furan

A frontier orbital treatment of furan suggests its possible reactivity in 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions with dipoles posessing low lying LUMO's, such as nitrones, especially those with electronwithdrawing substituents. By the reaction ofC-benzoyl-N-phenylnitrone1a with an excess of furan at 60° the monocycloadduct2a, two biscycloadducts4 and5 and further reaction products of nitrone such as azoxybenzene8, diketoamide9a, benzoanilide10a, benzoic acid11a and phenyl glyoxylic acid12 were isolated. The cycloaddition ofC-(4-bromobenzoyl)-N-phenylnitrone1b with furan is also reported.Part CXXXVI in the series Furan Derivatives; Part CXXXV: Coll. Czech. Chem. Commun., in press.     

Asymmetric construction of substituted pyrrolidines via 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of azomethine ylides and chiral acrylates derived from biomass

The first application of chiral auxiliaries synthesized from levoglucosenone (a biomass-derived anhydrosugar) in asymmetric 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions of azomethine ylides is herein reported. The corresponding pyrrolidinic cores were obtained in excellent levels of regio and stereocontrol, good to excellent π-facial selectivities, and could be isolated enantiomerically pure by column chromatography. Unexpected NMR observations coupled with DFT calculations allowed the stereochemical assignment of the synthesized adducts. The stereochemical assignment performed in silico was further unambiguously validated by structural X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Isolation, absolute configuration, and chiral crystallization of optically active seleninic acid

An optically pure seleninic acid was isolated as stable crystals for the first time by chiral crystallization. The relationship between the absolute configurations and the circular dichroism spectra of the enantiomers could be determined by X-ray crystallographic analysis.     

Application of chiral bidentate NMR solvents for assignment of the absolute configuration of alcohols: scope and limitation

The ¹³C NMR behaviors of several cyclic and biaryl secondary alcohols as well as acyclic tertiary alcohols have been studied in the chiral bidentate NMR solvent BMBA-p-Me (1). An empirical rule has been advanced to correlate the absolute configuration of each type of alcohols with the ¹³C chemical shift behaviors in (R,R)- and (S,S)-BMBA-p-Me.     

A stereoselective method for the synthesis of enantiopure 3-substituted 4-hydroxyproline derivatives via 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions

The stereoselective 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition between (Z)-1,4-dichloro-2-butene and a menthone-derived nitrone led to the corresponding isoxazolidine. Regioselective azidation of a single chlorine atom followed by another Cu(I)-catalyzed azide–alkyne 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition (CuAAC) induced enantiopure 1,2,3-triazolyl-functionalized isoxazolidines. The subsequent acidic cleavage of the menthone chiral auxiliary and reductive cleavage of the isoxazolidine N–O bond triggered an intramolecular cyclization through the displacement of the second chlorine. This rapid and stereoselective synthetic strategy provided reliable access to a series of enantiopure 3-substituted 4-hydroxyproline derivatives.     

The determination of the absolute configuration of a chiral 2,3′‐diindolylarylmethane by NMR spectroscopy

We present the determination of the absolute configuration of a chiral 2,3′‐diindolylarylmethane 1 by using the combination of NMR spectroscopic and circular dichroism techniques. The results would be useful for the future study of the effect of chirality on the biological activity of 2,3′‐diindolylarylmethanes. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Assignment of the relative and absolute configurations of acyclic secondary 1,2-diols

The NMR profiles (¹³C-δ, ¹H-δ, ¹H(OH)-δ, and ³J_H,H) of syn- and anti-diols—3a,b in achiral solvents were found to be very similar to each other. Contrarily, their Δδ (Δδ=δ_(R,R)-2−δ_(S,S)-2) behaviors in chiral bidentate NMR solvent (R,R)- and (S,S)-BMBA-p-Me (2) were found to be significantly different. On the basis of this NMR characteristic, a method has been developed to predict both the relative and absolute configurations of acyclic secondary 1,2-diols.     

Chiral silylation reagents for the determination of absolute configuration by NMR spectroscopy

We have investigated the use of chiral silylating reagents as analytical probes for determining the absolute stereochemistry of natural products by NMR spectroscopy. These reagents are prepared in high chemical yield in one step and can be used to derivatize chiral allylic alcohols which are incompatible with ester-based methodologies. Microscale ( approximately 400 nmol) derivatization conditions have been defined. The resulting siloxane diastereomers are readily distinguished by their (1)H NMR spectra.     

Cu-Fesulphos complexes: efficient chiral catalysts for asymmetric 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of azomethine ylides

The Cu^I-Fesulphos catalyst system (≤3 mol %) shows an excellent performance in the asymmetric 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of azomethine ylides. High to very high levels of reactivity, endo/exo selectivity, and enantioselectivity (69->99% ee) are generally achieved with a very wide range of azomethine ylides and dipolarophiles. Based on experimental and computational studies data, a model that accounts for this high enantiocontrol is proposed.     

A very reliable method for determination of absolute configuration of chiral secondary alcohols by 1H NMR spectroscopy

Surprisingly stable synperiplanar conformers of CFTA esters have led us to develop a new and very reliable method for assigning absolute configurations of even secondary alcohols having minimal structural differences, such as chiral benzhydrols and alpha-monodeuterated benzyl alcohols.     

Elucidation of the absolute configuration of rhizopine by chiral supercritical fluid chromatography and vibrational circular dichroism

The absolute configuration of rhizopine, an opine‐like natural product present in nitrogen‐fixing nodules of alfalfa infected by rhizobia, is elucidated using a combination of state‐of‐the‐art analytical and semi‐preparative supercritical fluid chromatography and vibrational circular dichroism spectroscopy. A synthetic peracetylated racemate was fractionated into its enantiomers and subjected to absolute configuration analysis revealing that natural rhizopine exists as a single enantiomer. The stereochemistry of non‐derivatized natural rhizopine corresponds to (1R,2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)‐4‐amino‐6‐methoxycyclohexane‐1,2,3,5‐tetraol.     

α-Methoxyphenyl acetic acid (MPA) for the configurational assignment of aromatic-heteroaromatic carbinols by H NMR spectroscopy

Configurational assignment for a wide array of aromatic-heteroaromatic carbinols using NMR method employing α-methoxyphenyl acetic acid (MPA) as a convenient and reliable anisotropic agent is described.     

Stereoselectivity in the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of nitrones to 1-substituted 3,3-methylene-5,5-dimethyl-2-pyrrolidinones

Summary The stereoselectivity of the nitrone cycloaddition with 1-substituted 3,3-methylene-5,5-dimethyl-2-pyrrolidinones1 is discussed. C,N-Diarylnitrones give mixtures of diastereomeric spirocycloadducts3 and4, in which3 always dominates. In contrast, N-methylnitrones react under the formation of4 as major products. Cycloaddition of C-benzoyl nitrones7 with1 affords exclusively single isoxazolidines8. Semi-empirical quantum mechanical methods (AM1) were used to rationalize the regio- and stereoselectivity of the reactions.

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Stereoselektivität der 1,3-dipolaren Cycloaddition von Nitronen an 1-substituierte 3,3-Methylen-5,5-dimethyl-2-pyrrolidinone

Zusammenfassung Die Stereoselektivität der Cycloaddition von Nitronen mit 1-substituierten 3,3-Methylen-5,5-dimethyl-pyrrolidinonen (1) wird diskutiert. C,N-Diarylnitrone ergeben Mischungen der diastereomeren Spirocycloaddukte3 und4, wobei3 immer überwiegt. Im Gegensatz dazu entsteht bei der Reaktion von N-Methylnitronen4 als Hauptprodukt. Die Cycloaddition von C-Benzoylnitronen (7) mit1 liefert ausschließlich Isoxazolidine vom Typ8. Zum besseren Verständnis der Regio- und Stereoselektivität der Reaktionen wurden semiempirische quantenmechanische Berechnungen (AM1) durchgeführt.