- Asymmetric synthesis of new chiral 1,2- and 1,3-diols
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Seven chiral 1,2-diols and six chiral 1,3-diols were synthesized by the asymmetric reduction of the corresponding 1,2-diketones and 1,3-diketones using oxazaborolidine-BH3 catalyst. The 13 corresponding racemic 1,2- and 1,3-diols were synthesized by reducing the diketones with NaBH4 and they were used for determining the ee values through their chiral resolution on HPLC and GC. Five starting diketones, four racemic 1,2-diols, five chiral 1,2-diols, and two chiral 1,3-diols are novel compounds. The new chiral compounds were characterized by IR, 1H and 13C NMR, MS, and elemental analysis. The asymmetric reduction method, oxazaborolidine-BH 3, was applied to these diketones for the first time in this study. The relationship between the structure of the diketone and the yield, diastereoselectivity, and enantiomeric excess was discussed.
- Yildiz, Tülay,Yusufo?lu, Ay?e
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- Mechanism of Copper-Catalyzed Hydroalkylation of Alkynes: An Unexpected Role of Dinuclear Copper Complexes
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This article describes a mechanistic study of copper-catalyzed hydroalkylation of terminal alkynes. Relying on the established chemistry of N-heterocyclic carbene copper hydride (NHCCuH) complexes, we previously proposed that the hydroalkylation reaction proceeds by hydrocupration of an alkyne by NHCCuH followed by alkylation of the resulting alkenylcopper intermediate by an alkyl triflate. NHCCuH is regenerated from NHCCuOTf through substitution with CsF followed by transmetalation with silane. According to this proposal, NHCCuH must react with an alkyne faster than with an alkyl triflate to avoid reduction of the alkyl triflate. However, we have determined that NHCCuH reacts with alkyl triflates significantly faster than with terminal alkynes, strongly suggesting that the previously proposed mechanism is incorrect. Additionally, we have found that NHCCuOTf rapidly traps NHCCuX (X = F, H, alkenyl) complexes to produce (NHCCu)2(μ-X)(OTf) (X = F, H, alkenyl) complexes. In this article, we propose a new mechanism for hydroalkylation of alkynes that features dinuclear (NHCCu)2(μ-H)(OTf) (X = F, H, alkenyl) complexes as key catalytic intermediates. The results of our study establish feasible pathways for the formation of these intermediates, their ability to participate in the elementary steps of the proposed catalytic cycle, and their ability to serve as competent catalysts in the hydroalkylation reaction. We also provide evidence that the unusual reactivity of the dinuclear complexes is responsible for efficient hydroalkylation of alkynes without concomitant side reactions of the highly reactive alkyl triflates. (Figure Presented).
- Suess, Alison M.,Uehling, Mycah R.,Kaminsky, Werner,Lalic, Gojko
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(2015/06/30)
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