| Abstract: | A series of 2-anilino-2-thio-1,3,2-oxazaphospholanes derived from ephedrine has been synthesized and conformationally studied by proton NMR and X-ray crystallography. The NMR data can be interpreted in terms of twist-envelope conformations in which the anilino substituents on phosphorus adopt predominantly equatorial positions. X-ray crystal structures of (2R,4S,5S)-2-anilino-2-thio-3,4-dimethyl-5-phenyl-1,3-2-oxazaphospholane, (2R,4S,5S)-2-(4-fluoroanilino)-2-thio-3,4-dimethyl-5-phenyl-1,3,2-oxazaphospholane, and (2R,4S,5S)-2-(4-methoxyanilino)-2-thio-3,4-dimethyl-5-phenyl-1,3,2-oxazaphosholane have been carried out, and these compounds adopt envelop, twist-envelope, and twist-envelope conformations, respectively, with the anilino moieties equatorial. |
