Efficient Synthesis of Ephedra Alkaloid Analogues Using an Enantiomerically Pure N-[(R)-(+)-alpha-Methylbenzyl]aziridine-2-carboxaldehyde |
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Authors: | Hwang Gwon-Il Chung Jae-Ho Lee Won Koo |
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Institution: | Department of Chemistry, Sogang University, Seoul 121-742, Korea. |
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Abstract: | Efficient preparation of enantiomerically pure (2S)-aziridine-2-carboxaldehyde 9 and its 2(R) isomer and highly diastereoselective addition of organolithium reagents to the aldehyde 9 are described. The diastereoselectivity in additions of the lithium reagents seems to come from "chelation-controlled" carbon-carbon bond formation and is influenced by the source of the organometallic compound, solvent, and the presence of a Li salt. The C(3)-N bond of the aziridine ring of the addition products was regioselectively reduced by catalytic hydrogenation in the presence of Pearlman's catalyst to provide enantiomerically pure 1,2-amino alcohols. The absolute stereochemistries of the amino alcohol 13a were assigned as (1S,2S) when the C-1 substituent was phenyl by comparison with those of commercially available norpseudoephedrine. |
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