Catalytic asymmetric methallylation of ketones with an (H8-BINOLate)Ti-based catalyst

The first catalytic asymmetric methallylation of ketones is reported. The catalyst, which is generated from titanium tetraisopropoxide, H8-BINOL, 2-propanol, and tetramethallylstannane, reacts with ketones in acetonitrile to afford tertiary homoallylic alcohols in fair to excellent yields (55-99%) and fair to high enantioselectivities (46-90%). Ozonolysis of the resulting products provides access to chiral beta-hydroxy ketones, which are not readily prepared from direct asymmetric aldol reaction of acetone with ketones.     

Silver-catalyzed asymmetric Sakurai-Hosomi allylation of ketones

The complex of AgF and (R)-DIFLUORPHOS has been shown to be an effective catalyst for the asymmetric Sakurai-Hosomi allylation of simple ketones. A significaant improvement of the reactivity was observed by using THF as the solvent. The catalyst turnover was increased by addition of 1 equiv of MeOH. AgF and (R)-DIFLUORPHOS predominantly formed a 1:1 complex that provided high enantioselectivity. This catalyst system can be applied to various simple ketones, and corresponding tertiary homoallylic alcohols were obtained with excellent enantioselectivities (up to 96% ee). Only 1,2-adducts were obtained from both acyclic and cyclic conjugate ketones. The regio-, diastereo-, and enantioselective crotylation has also been achieved. E- or Z-crotyltrimethoxysilane gave a similar diastereomer ratio with high enantioselectivities. This finding introduces the utility of racemic allylsilanes for the enantioselective Sakurai-Hosomi allylation reaction.     

Mild and efficient barbier allylation reaction mediated by magnesium powder under solvent-free conditions

A novel and highly efficient synthesis of homoallylic alcohols is achieved by the allylation of carbonyl compounds using magnesium powder as mediator under solvent-free conditions. A series of aldehydes and ketones are converted to the corresponding homoallylic alcohols, the yields of the reaction is considerably high (85-98%). The procedure is environment benign, operationally simple and easy to scale up at room temperature.     

Ti-exchanged ZSM-5 as heterogeneous catalyst for allylation of aldehydes with allyltributylstannane

Titanium exchanged ZSM-5 catalyst has been prepared by treating an aqueous solution of titanium (IV) chloride with ZSM-5. The supported catalyst has been explored as effective and reusable catalyst for allylation reaction of aldehydes with allyltributylstannane. The new catalytic system promotes efficiently the allylation reaction in toluene condition to produce homoallylic alcohols in high yield.     

β-Hydroxyamide derivatives of salicylic acid as organocatalysts for enantioselective reductions of prochiral ketones

In order to find the most effective catalyst for the enantioselective reduction of a prochiral ketone, a series of novel β-hydroxyamide derivatives of salicylic acid and chiral amino alcohols were synthesized. Different substituted prochiral ketones have been reduced in high yield (up to 99%) and the corresponding secondary alcohols are formed with good enantiomeric excess (up to 86%). The mechanism of this type of catalyst can be explained by considering the reaction mechanism for the CBS catalyst.     

Proline-based N-oxides as readily available and modular chiral catalysts. Enantioselective reactions of allyltrichlorosilane with aldehydes

[reaction: see text]. A proline-based N-oxide is identified that serves as an effective catalyst for the reaction of allyltrichlorosilane with aryl and alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes at room temperature to afford the desired homoallylic alcohols in up to 92% ee. The chiral catalyst can be easily prepared from optically pure proline in three simple steps and 60% overall yield.     

Diastereoselective addition of gamma-substituted allylic nucleophiles to ketones: highly stereoselective synthesis of tertiary homoallylic alcohols using an allylic tributylstannane/stannous chloride system

The diastereoselective addition of gamma-substituted allylic nucleophiles to ketones has been accomplished to give tertiary homoallylic alcohols. The reaction of tributylcinnamyltin 1a with simple ketones 2 in the presence of stannous chloride (SnCl(2)) gave the tertiary homoallylic alcohols 3, which include the anti form (based on Ph and OH), with high diastereoselectivity. In the reaction course, transmetalation of tributylcinnamyltin 1a with SnCl(2) proceeds to form an active nucleophile which is tentatively considered to be a cinnamyltin(II) species. A cyclic transition state A is favorable because the chlorinated tin(II) center is highly capable of accepting ligands. The other diastereomers (syn form) 4 were obtained in the reaction of tributylcinnamyltin 1a with ketones 2 by the use of BF(3) x OEt(2) instead of SnCl(2). This reaction proceeds through an acyclic transition state in which BF(3) acts as a Lewis acid for activation of ketones. When 3-tributylstannylcyclohexene 1b or 3-tributylstannylcyclopentene 1c was used with SnCl(2), high diastereoselective formation of the corresponding homoallylic alcohols 6 which have the syn form (based on ring chain and OH) was observed. The selectivity was also explained by the cyclic transition state B. When tributylcrotyltin 1d or 1e was used, the stereochemistry of the products depends on the additives (SnCl(2) or BF(3) x OEt(2)), substituents of ketones, and reaction temperature. It is interesting that those additives compensate for each other in terms of diastereoselective alkylation. The alkylation of alpha-alkoxy, aryloxy, or hydroxyketones 16 was achieved in extremely high selectivity using an allylic tributyltin 1a-c/SnCl(2) system. The chelation by carbonyl and beta-oxygens provides a rigid transition state (E or F) for selective reactions. It is noted that the hydroxyketone can be used without protection in this reaction system. The relative stereochemistry of the produced tertiary homoallylic alcohols was determined on the basis of X-ray analyses.     

Highly diastereoselective addition of cinnamylzinc derivatives to alpha-chiral carbonyl compounds

Cinnamylzinc reagents react with cyclic and acyclic alpha-chiral ketones under very mild conditions (-78 degrees C, 1 h), yielding the corresponding homoallylic alcohols bearing three adjacent stereocenters with high diastereoselectivity. An extension of this reaction to enantioenriched alpha-chiral ketones is also described.     

Regio- and stereoselective preparation of highly substituted tertiary homoallylic alcohols

The titanocene(II)-promoted reaction of α-(benzyldimethylsilyl)allylic sulfides with ketones proceeded with high regio- and stereoselectivity to give δ-silylhomoallylic alcohols. The following palladium catalyzed cross-couplings with organic halides produced anti-(E)-β,δ-disubstituted tertiary homoallylic alcohols with complete retention of configuration.     

Synthesis of enantiopure homoallylic ethers by reagent controlled facial selective allylation of chiral ketones

The stereoselective allylation of chiral methyl ketones to give tertiary homoallylic ethers, which can easily be transformed into homoallylic alcohols, is described. Reaction of the enantiopure ketones 8a-d and the racemic ketones 26a-d with the norpseudoephedrine derivative 2 or ent-2 and allylsilane in the presence of a catalytic amount of trifluoromethanesulfonic acid, led to a series of homoallylic ethers with good to excellent diastereoselectivity (85:15 to > 97:3). The allylation is reagent controlled and nearly independent from the stereogenic centers in the substrates. A partial kinetic resolution was observed using the racemic ketones 26a-d. In the reaction of the chiral ketones 8a-d with the achiral reagents ethoxytrimethylsilane and allylsilane only a low diastereoselectivity was observed.     

Efficient allylation of aldehydes with allyltributylstannane catalyzed by CuI

Cuprous iodide has been found to be a very effective catalyst for allylation of aldehydes with allyltributylstannane. The catalytic system efficiently promotes the allylation reaction in DMF to produce homoallylic alcohols in high yield.     

Enantioselective allylation of ketones catalyzed by N,N'-dioxide and indium(III) complex

Complexes of (S)-pipecolic acid-, L-proline-, and other amino acid-derived N,N'-dioxides coordinated with different metal ions have been investigated in the enantioselective allylation of ketones. A variety of aromatic ketones were found to be suitable substrates in the presence of the L1-In(III) complex, and afforded the corresponding homoallylic alcohols with good enantioselectivites (up to 83% ee) and moderate to high yields (up to 94%). On the basis of the experimental results, a possible catalytic cycle including a transition state has been proposed to explain the origin of the reactivity and asymmetric inductivity, and a bifunctional catalyst was described with Lewis base N-oxide activating tetraallyltin and Lewis acid indium activating ketone.     

Direct preparation of allylic indium(III) reagents from allylic alcohols via a reductive transmetalation of pi-allylnickel(II) with indium(I) iodide

InI-mediated direct allylation of carbonyl compounds with allylic alcohols proceeded smoothly with catalytic amounts of Ni(acac)(2) and PPh(3) to give the corresponding homoallylic alcohols in high yields. Allylindium compounds were shown to be the real allylating agents in the present system. Substituted allylic alcohols gave branched homoallylic alcohols with syn-selectivity irrespective of the geometry of the starting allylic alcohols, whereas high anti-selectivity was observed when a bulky substituent is present in the allylic alcohols. The outcome of the diastereoselectivity is discussed on the basis of the reaction mechanism, comparing with the corresponding Pd-catalyzed version. Another distinct behavior between the Ni- and Pd-catalyzed allylation was demonstrated in the reaction of hex-1,5-diene-3,4-diol derivatives: the Pd catalyst did not give any coupling product, whereas the Ni-catalyzed InI-mediated reaction with benzaldehyde afforded the 1:1 and 1:2 adduct diols selectively depending on the reaction conditions.     

Synthesis and application of chiral spiro phospholane ligand in Pd-catalyzed asymmetric allylation of aldehydes with allylic alcohols

[reaction: see text] A novel chiral monodentate spiro phenylphospholane ligand 4 was prepared from a readily accessible, enantiomerically pure 1,1'-spirobiindane-7,7'-diol in high yield. This ligand has proven to be efficient for Pd-catalyzed enantioselective allylation of aldehydes with allylic alcohols. Aromatic, heteroaromatic, and aliphatic aldehydes gave homoallylic alcohols in good enantioselectivities (up to 83% ee) and excellent anti diastereoselectivities (up to 99:1 dr).     

Enantioselective allylation of ketones catalyzed by chiral In(III)-PYBOX complexes

In the presence of 20 mol% of chiral catalytic complex prepared from In(OTf)3 and chiral PYBOX, allyltributylstannane reacted with achiral ketones to afford the corresponding homoallylic alcohols in moderate to high enantioselectivities (54-95% ee), which constitutes the first example of enantioselective allylation of ketones catalyzed by the chiral In(III)-PYBOX complex.     

Carbonyl allylation of aldehydes and ketones with allylic chlorides catalyzed by immobilization of palladium in MCM-41

The heterogeneous carbonyl allylation of aldehydes and ketones with allylic chlorides was achieved in DMF using SnCl₂ as reducing agent at 25-40 °C in the presence of a 3-(2-aminoethylamino)propyl-functionalized MCM-41-immobilized palladium(II) complex [MCM-41-2N-Pd(II)], yielding a variety of homoallylic alcohols in good to high yields. This heterogeneous palladium catalyst exhibited higher activity than (N-propylethylenediamine)PdCl₂ and can be recovered and recycled by a simple filtration of the reaction solution and used for at least 5 consecutive trials without any decreases in activity.     

Selective ruthenium-catalyzed oxidation of 1,2:4,5-di-O-isopropylidene- beta-D-fructopyranose and other alcohols with NaOCl

[reaction: see text] The asymmetric epoxidation catalyst 1,2:4,5-di-O-isopropylidene-beta-D-erythro-2,3-hexadiulo-2,6-pyranose 2 was obtained in high yield from 1,2:4,5-di-O-isopropylidene-beta-D-fructopyranose 1 via a recyclable ruthenium-catalyzed hypochlorite oxidation protocol under biphasic conditions (MTBE/water) in the presence of an alkaline buffer (pH 9.5). Other secondary alcohols were also oxidized selectively to the corresponding ketones.     

Rhodium-catalyzed redox allylation reactions of ketones

Ketones react with allyl acetate to generate tertiary homoallylic alcohols in the presence of a rhodium catalyst and bis(pinacolato)diboron. A range of substrates, including aryl, alkyl and cyclic ketones react smoothly under these conditions. Diastereoselective allylation reactions of functionalized ketones such as pregnenolone acetate are also reported.     

Facile allylboration of ketones with β-benzyloxy-γ,γ-difluoroallylboronate: Preparation of gem-difluorinated homoallylic tert-alcohols

The reaction of β-benzyloxy-γ,γ-difluoroallylboronate, at room temperature and in the absence of catalysts, with a variety of aromatic and aliphatic ketones of varying sterics and electronic requirements furnishes fluorinated homoallylic tert-alcohols in 62-82% yields. Representatives of these alcohols were converted to their corresponding α,α-difluoro-β-hydroxy ketones in 73-85% yields.     

Iridium‐Catalyzed Coupling Reaction of Primary Alcohols with 2‐Alkynes Leading to Hydroacylation Products

A novel iridium‐catalyzed intermolecular coupling reaction of primary alcohols or aldehydes with 2‐alkynes was successfully achieved with high regioselectivity to give hydroacylation products such as α,β‐unsaturated ketones in good yields. The mechanistic investigation of the reaction strongly indicated that the coupling proceeds through the initial formation of homoallylic alcohols followed by dehydrogenation to β,γ‐unsatutated ketones and then isomerisation, which leads to the hydroacylation products.