Quantum chemical study on enantioselective reduction of keto oxime ether with borane catalyzed by oxazaborolidine. Part 1. Structures of catalyst–borane–keto oxime ether adducts

In the present work, quantum chemical computations of the enantioselective reduction of keto oxime ether with borane catalyzed by chiral oxazaborolidine are performed by means of the Hartree–Fock and the density functional methods. The structures of oxazaborolidine, oxazaborolidine–borane adduct, and oxazaborolidine–borane–keto oxime ether adducts are optimized completely at the HF/6‐31g* and B3LYP/6‐31g* levels and their properties studied in detail. The oxazaborolidine catalyst is a twisted chair structure and reacts with borane at the nitrogen site of the catalyst to form the catalyst–borane adduct whose formation reaction is exothermic. The catalyst–borane adduct reacts easily with keto oxime ether to form catalyst–borane–keto oxime ether adducts that have eight stable structures. The coordination of the carbonyl oxygen in keto oxime ether at the boron site of the catalyst is of more advantage to the enantioselective reduction of keto oxime ether than the coordination of the oxime nitrogen in the keto oxime ether at the boron site is. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Quant Chem 81: 291–304, 2001     

Quantum chemical study on enantioselective reduction of keto oxime ether with borane catalyzed by oxazaborolidine. Part 2. Structures of catalyst‐alkoxyborane adduct with a four‐membered ring and succeeding reaction intermediates

Quantum chemical ab initio computations of the structures and properties of oxazaborolidine‐alkoxyborane adduct with a B? N? B? O four‐membered ring and succeeding reaction intermediates are carried out in the current work by means of the Hartree–Fock (HF) and the density functional methods. All the structures are optimized completely at the HF/6‐31G(d) and Becke's three‐parameter exchange functional and the gradient‐corrected functional of Lee, Yang, and Paar (B3LYP)/6‐31G(d) levels. As shown in the obtained results, the oxazaborolidine‐alkoxyborane adduct with a B? N? B? O four‐membered ring may be formed during the reduction of the carbonyl bond of the catalyst‐borane‐keto oxime ether adduct. The breakdown of the B? N? B? O four‐membered ring results in the formation of the adduct with a B? N? B? O? C? C? N seven‐membered ring and an oxime bond. The reduction of the oxime bond leads to the adduct with a chiral oxime carbon. The B(2)? N_{C? N} bond in the B? N? B? O? C? C? N seven‐membered ring of the adduct with a reduced oxime bond is weaker comparatively and thus may be more easily broken down. All the adducts have four stable structures. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem 93: 294–306, 2003     

Density functional study on enantioselective reduction of keto oxime ether with borane catalyzed by oxazaborolidine

Chiral amino alcohols have interesting biological activities and are used widely as chiral ligands in metal-mediated organic reactions[1―3]. Although many amino alcohols can be derived from the available amino acids, the asymmetric synthesis is an important method to get novel amino alcohols. Tillyer et al.[4] reported a new, highly stereoselective synthesis of cyclic (1S,2R)-cis amino alcohols A from keto oxime ethers B, via the enantioselective reduction catalyzed by oxazaborolidine C in …     

Quantum chemical study on enantioselective reduction of aromatic ketones catalyzed by chiral cyclic sulfur‐containing oxazaborolidines. Part 1. Structures and properties of catalysts

The ab initio molecular orbital method is employed to study the structures and properties of chiral cyclic sulfur‐containing oxazaborolidine, as a catalyst, and its borane adducts. All the structures are optimized completely by means of the Hartree–Fock method at 6‐31g* basis sets. The catalyst is a twisted chair structure and reacts with borane to form four plausible catalyst–borane adducts. Borane–sulfur adducts may be formed, but they barely react with aromatic ketone to form catalyst–borane–ketone adducts, because they are repulsed greatly by the atoms arising from the chair rear of the catalyst with a twisted chair structure. Borane–N adduct has the largest formation energy and is predicted to react easily with aromatic ketone to form catalyst–borane–ketone adducts. The formation of the catalyst–borane adducts causes the B_BH3 H_BH3 bond lengths of the BH₃ moiety to be increased and thus enhances the activity of the enantioselective catalytic reduction. The borane–N adduct is of great advantage to hydride transfer. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Quant Chem 78: 245–251, 2000     

Ab inito Study on Enantioselective Reduction of Ketones Catalyzed by Thiazolidino[3,4—c]oxazaborolidines

The ab initio molecular orbital method is employed to study the enantioselective reduction of acetophenone with borane catalyzed by thiszolidino[3,4-c]oxazaborolidine.Computation result shows that the controlling step for the reduction is the decomposition of the catalyst-alkoxyborane adduct and the reduction leads to S-alcohols.The transition atate of the hydride transfer from the borane moiety to the carbonyl carbon of acetophenone is a twisted chair structure with a B(2)-N(3)-BBH3-HBH3-CCo-OCO6-membered ring.     

Quantum chemical study on enantioselective reduction of aromatic ketones catalyzed by chiral cyclic sulfur‐containing oxazaborolidines. Part 3. Structures of catalyst–alkoxyborane adducts

The chiral cyclic sulfur‐containing oxazaborolidine catalyst reacts with aromatic ketone in the presence of borane to form the catalyst–alkoxyborane adduct with a B‐O‐B‐N four‐membered ring. The ab initio molecular orbital method is employed to study the structures of the catalyst–alkoxyborane adduct. All the calculated systems are optimized completely by means of the Hartree–Fock method at 6‐31g* basis sets. The B‐O‐B‐N four‐membered ring is stable, although there is strong tensile stress in the four‐membered ring. The catalyst–alkoxyborane adduct exists in four stable structures. Among these structures, the largest energy difference is only about 4 kJ/mol. In the catalyst–alkoxyborane adduct, the B(2) N(3) bond in the catalyst is weakened greatly. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Quant Chem 78: 261–268, 2000     

Quantum chemical study on enantioselective reduction of aromatic ketones catalyzed by chiral cyclic sulfur‐containing oxazaborolidines. Part 2. Structures of catalyst–borane–ketone adducts

In the present paper, the ab initio molecular orbital method is employed to study the structures of the adducts of borane and aromatic ketone to chiral cyclic sulfur‐containing oxazaborolidine used as a catalyst in the enantioselective reduction of aromatic ketone. The catalyst–borane–ketone adducts have four different structures. All the structures are optimized completely by means of the Hartree–Fock method at 6‐31g* basis sets. The structure which is of the greatest advantage to a hydride transfer from the borane moiety to the carbonyl carbon of aromatic ketone is the one with the next lowest formation energy, and the plausible transition state for the hydride transfer is predicted to be of a twisted boat structure. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Quant Chem 78: 252–260, 2000     

手性含硫恶唑硼烷催化芳酮不对称还原反应的量子化学研究

用HF方法在6-31G^*基组下,对手性含硫恶唑硼烷催化苯乙酮不对称还原反应进行了量子化学从头算研究。还原反应经历了催化剂-硼烷加合物、催化剂-硼烷-酮加合物、催化剂-烷氧基硼烷加合物的生成以及催化剂-烷氧基硼烷加合物的离解过程。催化剂-硼烷加合物、催化剂-硼烷-酮加合物和催化剂-烷氧基硼烷加合物的生成分别为放热、吸热、放热过程;催化剂-烷氧基硼烷加合物离解成催化剂烷氧基硼烷为吸热过程。催化剂-硼烷-酮加合物和催化剂-烷氧基硼烷加合物都存在四种稳定的结构。最有利于氢转移的催化剂-硼烷-酮加合物结构是次低能量结构,并且具有扭曲的船形结构。催化剂-烷氧基硼烷加合物含有一个B-O-B-N四元环,尽管四元环有较大的张力,但加合物仍有较高的稳定性。     

Quantum chemical study on the mechanism of enantioselective reduction of prochiral ketones catalyzed by oxazaborolidines

The ab initio molecular orbital study on the mechanism of enantioselective reduction of 3,3-dimethyl butanone-2 with borane catalyzed by chiral oxazaborolidine is performed. As illustrated, this enantioselective reduction is exothermic and goes mainly through the formations of the catalyst-borane adduct, the catalyst-borane-3,3-dimethyl butanone-2 adduct, and the cata-lyst-alkoxyborane adduct with a B-O-B-N 4-member ring and through the decomposition of the catalyst-alkoxyborane adduct with the regeneration of the catalyst. During the hydride transfer in the catalyst-borane-3,3-dimethyl butanone-2 adduct to form the catalyst-alkoxyborane adduct, the hydride transfer and the formation of the B-O-B-N 4-member ring in the catalyst-alkoxyborane adduct happen simultaneously. The controlling step for the reduction is the transfer of hydride from the borane moiety to the carbonyl carbon of 3,3-dimethyl butanone-2. The transition state for the hydride transfer is a twisted chair structure and the reduction leads to     

Hydroboration of Arynes with N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Boranes

Arynes were generated in situ from ortho‐silyl aryl triflates and fluoride ions in the presence of stable N‐heterocyclic carbene boranes (NHC? BH₃). Spontaneous hydroboration ensued to provide stable B‐aryl‐substituted NHC‐boranes (NHC? BH₂Ar). The reaction shows good scope in terms of both the NHC‐borane and aryne components and provides direct access to mono‐ and disubstituted NHC‐boranes. The formation of unusual ortho regioisomers in the hydroboration of arynes with an electron‐withdrawing group supports a hydroboration process with hydride‐transfer character.     

Cyclic Amine/Borane Lewis Pairs by the Reaction of N,N‐Diallylaniline with Lancaster′s H2B‐C6F5 Reagent

Twofold hydroboration of N,N‐diallylaniline with the C₆F₅BH₂?SMe₂ reagent gave the respective hetero‐bicyclo[3.3.0]octane and hetero‐methylbicyclo[3.2.0]heptane compounds 4 and 5 as the major products, both showing strong internal N‐B amine Lewis base/borane Lewis acid adduct formation. A DFT analysis indicated their formation (and that of a small amount of several isomeric five‐membered heterocyclic products) under thermodynamic control. Compound 5 underwent fragmentation with propene liberation to form compound 7 with a formal N=B bond at 100 °C. This product was also obtained from the isomer 4 at much higher temperature (300 °C).     

Regioselective Amine–Borane Cyclization: Towards the Synthesis of 1,2‐BN‐3‐Cyclohexene by Copper‐Assisted Triazole/Gold Catalysis

The combination of triazole/gold (TA‐Au) and Cu(OTf)₂ is identified as the optimal catalytic system for promoting intramolecular hydroboration for the synthesis of a six‐membered cyclic amine–borane. Excellent yields (up to 95 %) and regioselectivities (5‐exo vs. 6‐endo) were achieved through catalyst control and sequential dilution. Good functional‐group tolerance was attained, thus allowing the preparation of highly functionalized cyclic amine–borane substrates, which could not be achieved using other methods. Deuterium‐labeling studies support the involvement of a hydride addition to a gold‐activated alkyne with subsequent C?B bond formation.     

A convenient method for the preparation of oxazaborolidine catalyst in situ using (S)-α,α-diphenylpyrrolidinemethanol,tetrabutylammonium borohydride,and methyl iodide for the asymmetric reduction of prochiral ketones

An oxazaborolidine catalyst is readily prepared in situ at 25 °C in THF using (S)-α,α-diphenylpyrrolidinemethanol and borane generated from tetrabutylammonium borohydride/CH₃I reagent system. The oxazaborolidine/BH₃ reagent system prepared in this way is useful for the reduction of prochiral ketones to the corresponding alcohols with up to 99% ee.     

Beiträge zur Chemie des Phosphors. 239 [1]. Reaktion von Diphosphan(4) mit Diboran(6) und mit THF-Boran: Bildung von Diphosphan-boran,P2H4 · BH3, und Diphosphan-1,2-bis(boran), BH3 · P2H4 · BH3

Contributions to the Chemistry of Phosphorus. 239. On the Reaction of Diphosphane(4) with Diborane(6) and with THF-Borane: Formation of Diphosphane-borane, P₂H₄ · BH₃, and Diphosphane-1,2-bis(borane), BH₃ · P₂H₄ · BH₃ Diphosphane(4) always reacts with diborane(6) in the temperature range of ?118 to ?78°C, to furnish a mixture of diphosphane-borane, P₂H₄ · BH₃ ( 1 ), and diphosphane-1,2-bis(borane), BH₃ · P₂H₄ · BH₃ ( 2 ), in addition to small amounts of triphosphane-1,3-bis(borane), BH₃ · P₃H₅ · BH₃, and phosphane-borane, BH₃ · PH₃, irrespective of the molar ratios of the reactants employed. The formation of the 1 : 1 adduct P₂H₄ · B₂H₆ reported in the literature [4] could not be confirmed. The structures of compounds 1 and 2 were investigated by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy which revealed the complete, homolytic cleavage of diborane(6). As a result of the bonding of one BH₃ group to diphosphane(4), the Lewis basicity of the other PH₂ group is markedly reduced. Similar mixtures of products are obtained when the borane adduct THF · BH₃ is employed in an analogous reaction. In the case of a 1 : 1 molar ratio of P₂H₄ : THF · BH₃ at ?78°C, the reaction furnishes compound 1 exclusively. This product can be isolated in the pure state and is found to be appreciably more stable than diphosphane(4).     

Study of the Bonding Modes of Di‐2‐pyridyl ketoxime Ligand towards Ruthenium,Rhodium and Iridium Half Sandwich Complexes

The bonding modes of the ligand di‐2‐pyridyl ketoxime towards half‐sandwich arene ruthenium, Cp*Rh and Cp*Ir complexes were investigated. Di‐2‐pyridyl ketoxime {pyC(py)NOH} react with metal precursor [Cp*IrCl₂]₂ to give cationic oxime complexes of the general formula [Cp*Ir{pyC(py)NOH}Cl]PF₆ ( 1a ) and [Cp*Ir{pyC(py)NOH}Cl]PF₆ ( 1b ), for which two coordination isomers were observed by NMR spectroscopy. The molecular structures of the complexes revealed that in the major isomer the oxime nitrogen and one of the pyridine nitrogen atoms are coordinated to the central iridium atom forming a five membered metallocycle, whereas in the minor isomer both the pyridine nitrogen atoms are coordinated to the iridium atom forming a six membered metallacyclic ring. Di‐2‐pyridyl ketoxime react with [(arene)MCl₂]₂ to form complexes bearing formula [(p‐cymene)Ru{pyC(py)NOH}Cl]PF₆ ( 2 ); [(benzene)Ru{pyC(py)NOH}Cl]PF₆ ( 3 ), and [Cp*Rh{pyC(py)NOH}Cl]PF₆ ( 4 ). In case of complex 3 the ligand coordinates to the metal by using oxime nitrogen and one of the pyridine nitrogen atoms, whereas in complex 4 both the pyridine nitrogen atoms are coordinated to the metal ion. The complexes were fully characterized by spectroscopic techniques.     

Encapsulating Inorganic Acetylene,HBNH, Using Flanking Coordinative Interactions

A stable donor–acceptor coordination complex of the elusive parent inorganic iminoborane HBNH (a structural analogue of acetylene) is reported. This species was generated via thermally induced N₂ elimination/1,2‐H migration from a hydrido(azido)borane adduct NHC?BH₂N₃ (NHC=N‐heterocyclic carbene) in the presence of a fluorinated triarylborane. The mechanism of this process was also investigated by computational and isotopic labeling studies. This transformation represents a new and potentially modular route to unsaturated inorganic building blocks for advanced material synthesis.     

Quantum chemical study on asymmetric catalysis reduction of imine

The asymmetric catalysis reaction is considered to be an important way by which chiral compounds are generated. Chiral 1,3,2-oxazaborolidine, as an effective asymmetric catalyst, is used widely in the enantioselective reduction of prochiral ketones, imines, and carbon-carbon double bonds[1—3]. Up to now, a number of quantum chemical modeling investigations of the en-antioselective reduction of prochiral ketones with borane catalyzed by chiral oxazaborolidines have been carried out[4—7]. Howe…     

New Routes to a Series of σ‐Borane/Borate Complexes of Molybdenum and Ruthenium

A series of agostic σ‐borane/borate complexes have been synthesized and structurally characterized from simple borane adducts. A room‐temperature reaction of [Cp*Mo(CO)₃Me], 1 with Li[BH₃(EPh)] (Cp*=pentamethylcyclopentadienyl, E=S, Se, Te) yielded hydroborate complexes [Cp*Mo(CO)₂(μ‐H)BH₂EPh] in good yields. With 2‐mercapto‐benzothiazole, an N,S‐carbene‐anchored σ‐borate complex [Cp*Mo(CO)₂BH₃(1‐benzothiazol‐2‐ylidene)] ( 5 ) was isolated. Further, a transmetalation of the B‐agostic ruthenium complex [Cp*Ru(μ‐H)BHL₂] ( 6 , L=C₇H₄NS₂) with [Mn₂(CO)₁₀] affords a new B‐agostic complex, [Mn(CO)₃(μ‐H)BHL₂] ( 7 ) with the same structural motif in which the central metal is replaced by an isolobal and isoelectronic [Mn(CO)₃] unit. Natural‐bond‐orbital analyses of 5–7 indicate significant delocalization of the electron density from the filled σ_B?H orbital to the vacant metal orbital.     

Reactivity of Yttrium Carboxylates Toward Alkylaluminum Hydrides

Yttrocene‐carboxylate complex [Cp*₂Y(OOCAr^Me)] (Cp*=C₅Me₅, Ar^Me=C₆H₂Me₃‐2,4,6) was synthesized as a spectroscopically versatile model system for investigating the reactivity of alkylaluminum hydrides towards rare‐earth‐metal carboxylates. Equimolar reactions with bis‐neosilylaluminum hydride and dimethylaluminum hydride gave adduct complexes of the general formula [Cp*₂Y(μ‐OOCAr^Me)(μ‐H)AlR₂] (R=CH₂SiMe₃, Me). The use of an excess of the respective aluminum hydride led to the formation of product mixtures, from which the yttrium‐aluminum‐hydride complex [{Cp*₂Y(μ‐H)AlMe₂(μ‐H)AlMe₂(μ‐CH₃)}₂] could be isolated, which features a 12‐membered‐ring structure. The adduct complexes [Cp*₂Y(μ‐OOCAr^Me)(μ‐H)AlR₂] display identical ¹J(Y,H) coupling constants of 24.5 Hz for the bridging hydrido ligands and similar ⁸⁹Y NMR shifts of δ=?88.1 ppm (R=CH₂SiMe₃) and δ=?86.3 ppm (R=Me) in the ⁸⁹Y DEPT45 NMR experiments.     

Preparation of Stable Low‐Oxidation‐State Group 14 Element Amidohydrides and Hydride‐Mediated Ring‐Expansion Chemistry of N‐Heterocyclic Carbenes

Various low oxidation state (+2) group 14 element amidohydride adducts, IPr ? EH(BH₃)NHDipp (E=Si or Ge; IPr=[(HCNDipp)₂C:], Dipp=2,6‐iPr₂C₆H₃), were synthesized. Thermolysis of the reported adducts was investigated as a potential route to Si‐ and Ge‐based clusters; however, unexpected transmetallation chemistry occurred to yield the carbene–borane adduct, IPr ? BH₂NHDipp. When a solution of IPr ? BH₂NHDipp in toluene was heated to 100 °C, a rare C? N bond‐activation/ring‐expansion reaction involving the bound N‐heterocyclic carbene donor (IPr) transpired.