The Sharpless asymmetric aminohydroxylation reaction: Optimising ligand/substrate control of regioselectivity for the synthesis of 3- and 4-aminosugars

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An investigation of the factors responsible for the sense and magnitude of regioselectivity in the Sharpless asymmetric aminohydroxylation (AA) has been conducted. Theoretical investigations of ligand-osmium binding geometry and experimental investigation

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The Sharpless asymmetric aminohydroxylation reaction: optimising
ligand/substrate control of regioselectivity for the synthesis of
3- and 4-aminosugars†
Jennifer A. Bodkin,a George B. Bacskaya and Malcolm D. McLeod*a,b
Received 26th February 2008, Accepted 2nd April 2008
First published as an Advance Article on the web 7th May 2008
DOI: 10.1039/b803310b
An investigation of the factors responsible for the sense and magnitude of regioselectivity in the
Sharpless asymmetric aminohydroxylation (AA) has been conducted. Theoretical investigations of
ligand–osmium binding geometry and experimental investigations of the Sharpless AA reaction on a
series of functionalized pent-2-enoic acid ester substrates demonstrate that the opposite regioselectivity
afforded using PHAL and AQN ligands results from a change in substrate orientation with respect to
the catalyst. Two distinct ligand binding domains within the catalyst have been proposed that undergo
attractive interactions with the substrates. Selective access to each of the four potential regio- and
stereo-isomeric AA products could be achieved through the appropriate choice of ligand and substrate.
These results have been applied toward the efficient stereoselective synthesis of naturally occurring and
regioisomeric 3- and 4-aminosugar derivatives.
ligands (Fig. 1) typically comprise two dihydroquinine (DHQ) or
Introduction
dihydroquinidine (DHQD) alkaloid units linked by an aromatic
spacer unit such as phthalazine (PHAL) or anthraquinone (AQN).
This ligand binds an imidotrioxoosmium species, to form the
active catalytic species. Facial selectivity is governed by the
diastereomeric alkaloid units DHQ and DHQD that give rise
The Sharpless asymmetric aminohydroxylation (AA) of alkenes
has become a powerful catalytic asymmetric method for the
synthesis of the vicinal amino alcohol functional array that
has been applied to the construction of numerous biologically
important targets.1 Since it was first reported in 19962 the
development of new nitrogen sources, new ligands, improved
reaction conditions and a better under-standing of catalyst–
substrate interactions have increased the scope and synthetic utility
of the reaction.3 However, the levels of selectivity obtained for
some alkene substrates are not always high. The factors controlling
regioselectivity are of particular interest as the issue of poor
or unpredictable regioselectivity can be regarded as the greatest
limiting factor in widespread application of the AA reaction
in synthesis. Efforts to resolve this deficiency have included the
development of the tethered aminohydroxylation (TA) reaction
that gives secure regiochemical outcomes.4 However, to date
the TA reaction occurs without appreciable influence of chiral
ligands and consequently has failed to give the same levels of
enantioselectivity seen in the parent reaction.
A number of factors have been suggested to explain the
regioselectivity observed in the AA reaction; these include
alkene substitution, alkene polarization and ligand–substrate
interaction.3 Whilst it is difficult to assess these influences in
isolation, it appears that ligand–substrate interactions have the
greatest influence on regioselectivity.3 In close analogy with the
Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation (AD) reaction5 the chiral
aSchool of Chemistry, F11, University of Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
bCurrent Address: Research School of Chemistry, Australian National
University, Canberra, ACT, 0200, Australia. E-mail: m.mcleod@rsc.chem.
edu.au; Fax: +61 (0)2 6125 8114; Tel: +61 (0)2 6125 3504
† Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Experimental
procedures, spectroscopic data, for compounds 9–23 and synthetic pre-
cursors, 1H and 13C NMR spectra for 12, 13 and 23, MOPAC input files
for structures 4, 5, 6, 9e and 9f. See DOI: 10.1039/b803310b
Fig. 1 Sharpless ligands.
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to opposite enantiomers, a result that can be predicted by the
Sharpless mnemonic.3a–h,5 Compelling evidence for the role of
the ligand on regioselectivity arises from the dramatic reversal
of regioselectivity frequently observed when the aromatic spacer
of the ligand is changed from PHAL to AQN.1h–k,6–8 The role
of the PHAL derived ligands has been explicitly considered by
Janda9 and Chuang,10 who proposed that regioisomers in the AA
reaction using PHAL ligands arise from two possible orientations
of the substrate with respect to the ligand. Though it has been
proposed that the change in ligand structure results in a change in
substrate orientation with respect to the catalyst,6a the reasons for
the dramatic reversal of regioselectivity observed for AQN derived
ligands has not been fully elucidated.
In this paper we report theoretical investigations of ligand–
osmium binding geometry and experimental investigations of the
Sharpless AA reaction on a series of functionalized pent-2-enoic
acid ester substrates that show that the opposite regioselectivity
afforded using PHAL and AQN ligands results from a change
in substrate orientation with respect to the catalyst. Two distinct
ligand binding domains within the catalyst have been proposed
that undergo attractive interactions with the substrates. The
culmination of this study is the ability to access each of the four
possible AA products selectively through the appropriate choice
of ligand and substrate. As one illustration of its synthetic power,
this AA methodology is applied towards the synthesis of naturally
occurring and regioisomeric 3- and 4-aminosugar derivatives. This
study expands previously reported attempts to exploit the AA
reaction for the synthesis of amino sugar targets.11
Scheme 1 Proposed explanations for the reversal of regioselectivity in
the AA reaction of unsymmetrical alkenes: change in catalyst–substrate
orientation 1 vs. 2; or change in ligand–osmium geometry 1 vs. 3.
Results and discussion
Consideration of how a change from PHAL to AQN ligands
can favor two different regioisomers in the AA reaction of un-
symmetrical alkenes leads to two proposed explanations. Firstly,
assuming a fixed ligand–osmium binding geometry, a change in
the substrate orientation with respect to the catalyst gives rise to
different regioisomers of product (1 vs. 2, Scheme 1). A second
and previously unexplored explanation is that changing the ligand
spacer from PHAL to AQN leads to a change in ligand–osmium
binding geometry. Based on this analysis the same approach
of substrate with respect to the ligand also leads to the two
regioisomeric products (1 vs. 3, Scheme 1).
As the starting point of the present study we conducted quantum
chemical modeling on the imidotrioxoosmium complexes to iden-
tify preferred ligand binding geometries. The geometries of a range
of structures were optimised,12 followed by the calculation of zero
point vibrational energies, by application of density functional
theory utilizing the B3LYP functional13,14 in conjunction with the
6–31G* basis set for carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and hydrogen, and
the Stuttgart–Dresden relativistic effective core potential and SDD
basis set15 for osmium, collectively denoted here as 6–31G*. Single
point energy calculations were then carried out with the inclusion
of a set of 4f polarization functions (f = 0.55) on osmium (denoted
f/6–31G*). The calculations were performed using the Gaussian
98 programs.16
Fig.
2 Chem3D rendering of the B3LYP/6–31G* structure of
OsO3NCOOMe 4.
angles of 108.9◦.18 The imido substituent adopts a bent geometry
with an Os–N–C angle of 143.9◦.19
To determine the relative importance of different ligand–
osmium geometries on catalyst structure, the effect of com-
plex formation was investigated, with trimethylamine (NMe3)
selected to model the tertiary quinuclidine nitrogen atom of
the ligand to which osmium binds (Scheme 2). Assuming ideal-
ized trigonal bipyramidal coordination, there are four possible
structures and hence starting geometries 5–8 of the complex
(OsO3NCOOMe.NMe3) as depicted in Scheme 2.
Geometry optimisation for structures 5 and 6 led to distinct local
energy minima.12 Complexes 7 and 8 converged to a 6-like structure
and were, therefore, eliminated from further consideration. The
gas-phase energies using both basis sets (including zero point
vibrational correction) show an energetic preference of 3.3 and
2.9 kcal mol−1 (6–31G*, f/6–31G*) for formation of complex 5
with two apical nitrogen substituents over complex 6 with an apical
trimethylamine ligand and equatorial imido substituent. Solvation
The computations started with uncomplexed OsO3NCOOMe 4
which is the simplest osmium species observed to participate in the
AA reaction.17 The optimised B3LYP/6–31G* structure 4 (Fig. 2)
adopts a near ideal tetrahedral geometry with average N–Os–O
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similar equatorial Os–O bond lengths and angles to those observed
in the reported crystal structures.22–27
Atomic charges were computed from the natural bond order
analysis28 at the B3LYP/6–31G* level in aqueous solution. The
atomic charge on the Os–N nitrogen (−0.555 a.u.) and Os–O
oxygens (average −0.586 a.u.) are of similar magnitude. This
finding is not consistent with a strong electronic influence on
AA reaction regioselectivity involving the concerted [3 + 2]
cycloaddition mechanism of complexes like 5 in the irreversible
oxidation step.29 In fact, the observed atomic charges suggest
electronic effects would favour addition of the marginally more
nucleophilic oxo-substituent to the electron deficient end of a
polarised alkene p-bond in preference to the imido nitrogen. The
above charges are not significantly different from the analogous
gas phase values. It is worth noting also that the computed atomic
charges are indicative of considerable semi-polar contribution to
the Os–ligand bonds.
The significant energetic preference for osmium–ligand binding
geometry 5 over 6 has implications for control of regioselectivity
in the AA reaction. It is unlikely the changes to ligand structure
would lead to significantly different osmium–ligand geometries as
the osmium binds to a quinuclidine nitrogen of the alkaloid unit
at some distance to the ligand PHAL or AQN spacer unit.
Thus, our theoretical results support complex 5 as the favored
osmium–ligand geometry and consequently imply that changes
in regioselectivity arise due to changes in substrate–catalyst
orientation (1 vs. 2 in Scheme 1).
In order to empirically probe the hypothesis that substrate–
catalyst orientation controls the regioselectivity of the AA reac-
tion, the two possible binding modes (1 and 2, Scheme 1) were
investigated by performing the AA reaction, using both PHAL and
AQN derived ligands, on a range of 5-hydroxypent-2-enoic acid
ester derivatives 9a–f (Table 1). The substrate design allowed for
variation of the substituents at the periphery that would not result
in significant changes to substitution pattern, steric environment
or electron demand of the reactive alkene. They were readily
prepared by the sequence of Mitsunobu etherification30 followed
by cross metathesis,31 which allowed variation of both aromatic
ether and ester groups. All AA reactions were conducted under a
standard set of reaction conditions using tert-butyl carbamate as
the nitrogen source32 and the commercially available 1,3-dichloro-
5,5-dimethylhydantoin as oxidant.33 Yields for PHAL derived
ligands ranged from 56–81% and were generally higher than those
derived from AQN ligands (30–75%).
Scheme 2 Relative energies (B3LYP/6–31G*, f/6–31G* in kcal mol−1
of amine–osmium complexation with the corresponding energies incorpo-
rating aqueous solvation treatment (COSMO) in brackets.
)
effects on the energetics were computed using the conductor-like
screening model (COSMO)20,21 with water as solvent. The results
incorporating solvation were enlightening: there was an increase
in energetic preference for formation of 5 over 6 (5.0 and 4.6 kcal
mol−1) reflecting a pronounced, relative destabilization of 6 upon
solvation. The resulting, effectively zero, binding energies of +0.2
and −0.1 kcal mol−1 for the formation of 6 suggest that this species
is likely to be insignificant in the AA reaction medium.
The structure of the lowest energy osmium–ligand complex 5
obtained by the B3LYP/6–31G* calculations is shown in Fig. 3.
The complex features apical nitrogen ligands in a distorted trigonal
bipyramidal geometry (average imido N–Os–O angles of 102.3◦)
with the osmium lying out of the plane defined by the equatorial
oxygen substituents and away from the apical NMe3 ligand.
The imido substituent adopts a bent geometry with an Os–N–C
angle of 139.8◦, marginally smaller than that of the uncomplexed
species 4 (143.9◦) and with a slightly longer Os–N bond length
˚
˚
(1.78 A versus 1.76 A). The theoretically determined structure
was compared with the reported crystal structure obtained from a
related binuclear [OsO3(NtOct)]2·DABCO complex containing N-
alkylimido substituents.22 The average imido Os–N bond length of
˚
1.73 A in the crystal structure is close to that observed in complex
˚
˚
5 (1.78 A). The average Os–NMe3 bond length of 2.45 A in the
crystal structure is of similar magnitude to that of the complex 5
˚
(2.56 A) and is consistent with weak complexation of the amine
ligand to the osmium centre.23 Shorter Os–NR3 bond lengths
˚
(2.37–2.49 A) are reported for the crystal structures of a number
of OsO4·NR3 complexes24–27 that contain an apical oxygen in the
place of an imido substituent. The theoretical structure 5 contains
As a starting point, the effect of increasing steric demand of
the ester substituent (R5) was investigated. The AA reaction of
9a (Table 1, entry 1) with (DHQD)2PHAL derived catalyst gave
high regioselectivity favoring the b-amino isomer 11a with an
enantiomeric excess of 96%. The use of (DHQ)2PHAL ligands
gave the enantiomeric product with similar levels of selectivity
(entry 2). The good selectivity obtained with methyl ester 9a
correlated well with previous AA reactions of this substrate
using ethyl carbamate11 or bromoacetamide9 variants of the AA
reaction. The effect of increasing steric bulk of the ester (R5) was
then investigated using n-butyl 9b and tert-butyl 9c substrates
(entries 3, 4, 5). In these cases the PHAL ligands gave good
regioselectivity (≥6 : 1) and excellent enantioselectivity (≥96%
ee) for the b-amino isomer 11a–c regardless of the ester group
present. The minor regioisomers 10b (4% ee) and 10c (17% ee)
Fig. 3 Chem3D rendering of the B3LYP/6–31G* structure of the
OsO3NCOOMe·NMe3 complex 5.
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Table 1 Regio- and enantio-selectivity of the asymmetric aminohydroxylation reaction of 5-hydroxypent-2-enoic acid ester derivatives 9a–f
Entry
Substrate
R4
R5
Alkaloid
PHAL
AQN
ratio a : b (10 : 11)
%ee (11)
ratio a : b (10 : 11)
%ee (10)
1
2
9a
9a
Me
nBu
tBu
Me
DHQD
DHQb
1 : 20
1 : 20
96
97
5 : 1
5 : 1
89
68
3
4
9b
9b
DHQD
DHQb
2 : 1
87
1 : 9
1 : 6
99c
96d
5
9c
DHQb
1.2 : 1
51e
6
7
9df
9df
DHQD
DHQb
7 : 1
7 : 1
93
92
1 : 15
98
8
9
9e
9e
Me
Me
DHQD
DHQb
1 : 30
1 : 3
>95
8 : 1
7 : 1
Ndg
>90
10
11
9f
9f
DHQD
DHQb
93
10 : 1
a Conditions: 5 mol% ligand, 5 mol% K2OsO2(OH)4, tBuOCONH2, 1,3-dichloro-5,5-dimethylhydantoin, NaOH, nPrOH/H2O. b Enantiomeric products
formed. c 10b 4% ee. d 10c 17% ee. e 11c 74% ee. f Chlorination of the aromatic ring occurred to give the 2-chloro-4,5-dimethoxyphenyl ether products.
g Not determined.
gave low enantioselectivity suggesting that the products did not
result from effective substrate–catalyst interaction.
An understanding of the reaction substrate–catalyst interac-
tions leading to this selectivity could be obtained by the inspection
of CPK models. The geometry of the ligand was based on the
reported X-ray crystal structure34 while the geometry of the
imidotrioxoosmium group with diapical nitrogen substituents was
based on the results of 6–31G* structure calculations discussed
above.35 The structure of the catalyst is given in Fig. 4.
Given the favored osmium–ligand geometry predicted by the
aforementioned modeling studies, it is proposed that selectivity
for b-amino regioisomer arises from a preferred mode of binding
in which the p-methoxyphenyl substituent36 undergoes stabilizing
Fig. 4 Space-filling CPK model of the (DHQD)2PHAL derived catalyst;
aromatic-aromatic interactions with the face-to-face but offset
PHAL = phthalazine, QN = methoxyquinoline.
methoxyquinoline rings of the catalyst (Fig. 5). This places the
a- and b-alkene carbons in close proximity to the imido- and oxo-
osmium substituents, respectively, leading to the formation of the
b-amino regioisomers 11a–c (Scheme 1, 1, R1 = CH2CH2OPMP,
R2 = COOR5). The ester substituents lie in a relatively open region
of the catalyst over the phthalazine spacer; an increase in the size
of the ester substituent would be predicted to have little effect on
the selectivity of the AA reaction.
The results obtained on the ester substrates 9a–c with AQN
ligands were very informative: the AA reaction of 9a (entries
1–2) resulted in a reversal in regioselectivity to afford the a-
amino isomer 10a with 5 : 1 regioselectivity and moderate
enantioselectivity. Increasing the size of the ester (R5) from methyl
to tert-butyl in substrates 9a–c led to a complete erosion of
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is supported by the near complete erosion of selectivity for the
a-amino isomer as the size of the ester substituent (R5) increases
from Me to nBu and tBu in substrates 9a–c, reflecting an increase
in unfavourable steric interactions with the methoxyquinoline
region of the catalyst. Poor catalyst–substrate interaction for the
AA reaction of tert-butyl ester 9c is also reflected by the low
enantioselectivity (51% ee) of the a-amino product 11c.
In a second series of experiments, the effect of altering the
electronic properties of the aromatic ether was investigated
through substrates 9a, d, e. Substrates 9d and 9e gave excellent
regio- and enantioselectivity for the b-amino isomer with PHAL
ligands, indicative of a preferred mode of binding analogous to
that proposed for PMP ether 9a (Fig. 5), with the aromatic ether
stabilized by the methoxyquinoline rings.39
Fig. 5 Space-filling model of the (DHQD)2PHAL derived catalyst with
substrate 9a docked in the proposed binding conformation; QN =
methoxyquinoline unit, PMP = p-methoxyphenyl, a = alkene a-carbon,
b = alkene b-carbon.
Both substrates 9d and 9e containing, in relative terms, the elec-
tron rich 3,4-dimethoxyphenyl and electron poor p-nitrophenyl
substituents, respectively, also gave improved regio- and enantio-
selectivity with AQN derived catalyst to afford a 7 : 1 and 7–
8 : 1 ratio in favor of the a-amino isomer.39,40 These results were
initially surprising but could be rationalized by on the basis of the
Hunter–Sanders model of p–p interactions.41 Both face-to-face
and edge-to-face interactions between the phenyl ether substituent
and the anthraquinone spacer appear geometrically feasible for
this system. For the case of face-to-face contacts, an increase in
attractive p–p interactions could be afforded irrespective of the
relative electron demand of the phenyl ether substituents, even,
somewhat counter-intuitively, for those between the more electron
deficient p-nitrophenyl substituent ring and anthraquinone units.41
In contrast, attractive edge to face interactions based on elec-
trostatic effects appear less reasonable in this system due to
the p-deficient nature of the anthraquinone face unit and the
varying electron demand of the edge aromatic substituents.42–45
This proposition was confirmed by further work reported below
that supports a face to face orientation of the aromatic moieties
for these substrates.
selectivity for the a-amino isomers 11a–c as the size of the ester
substituent increased.
A rationalization of these changes in AA regioselectivity could
be obtained by inspection of CPK models of the AQN derived
catalyst (Fig. 6). In this instance structural data for the AQN-
derived ligands was not available so the geometry of ligand
was provided by analogy with the PHAL crystal structure.37,38
Inspection of the CPK model of the (DHQ)2AQN catalyst
highlights two key differences. The catalyst contains an extended
aromatic spacer relative to the PHAL derived analogue. The
catalyst also has a small but significant increase in steric crowding
due to the replacement of the phthalazine nitrogens with the
anthraquinone C–H groups.
Additional support for the two modes of binding was provided
by the results of AA reaction of substrate 9f. Incorporation of
2,6-dimethyl substitution changes the conformational preferences
of the aryl ether 9f.46 The lowest energy conformation adopts
a near 90◦ twist of the alkyl aryl ether carbon–oxygen bond, in
contrast to the conformational preference of the 2,6-unsubstituted
substrate 9e (Scheme 3).47 This twist of the aromatic ether 9f would
be expected to disrupt the normal mode of binding to the PHAL
derived catalyst due to the increase in steric interference of the
now orthogonal aromatic ether with the methoxyquinoline rings.
In line with this expectation, the reaction of substrate 9f gave
only a 3 : 1 regioselectivity in favor of the b-amino regioisomer
10f, a significant reduction from the 30 : 1 selectivity observed
for the non-methylated counterpart 9e (Table 1, entries 8 and
10). In contrast, the dimethylated substrate 9f gave improved
regioselectivity (10 : 1) for the a-amino isomer using AQN ligands
(entries 8, 9 and 11). The proposed substrate–catalyst binding
mode is depicted in Fig. 7. Significantly, the dimethyl substitution
and twisting of the ring in substrate 9f suggest face-to-face
interaction between aryl ether and the extended aromatic spacer
of the AQN ligand: the methyl groups render edge-on aromatic
interaction unfavorable.
Fig. 6 Space-filling model of the (DHQD)2AQN derived catalyst; AQN =
anthraquinone unit, QN = methoxyquinoline unit.
The change in regioselectivity to favor the a-amino regioisomer
11a is consistent with a change in alkene binding mode wherein
the anthraquinone spacer of the catalyst interacts with the phenyl
ether of the substrate. This opposite mode of binding places
the places the a- and b-alkene carbons in close proximity to
the oxo- and imido-osmium substituents, respectively, leading to
the formation of the a-amino regioisomer (Scheme 1, 2, R1 =
CH2CH2OPMP, R2 = COOMe). This proposed mode of binding
The trends in regioselectivity reported in this study are con-
sistent with a binding model in which the ligand possesses two
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Scheme 3 Conformational preferences (C2ꢀ–C1ꢀ–O–C5) of phenyl ethers
9e and 9f.
Scheme 4 Retrosynthetic analysis for 3- and 4-aminosugar targets.
and also a component of the chemotherapeutic agent 4ꢀ-
epidoxorubicin (L-isomer).50 Acosamine also serves as a key
intermediate51 in the synthesis of amino sugar components of the
anthracycline antibiotics including daunomycin and adriamycin
(L-daunosamine)52 and from the pyranonaphthoquinone
medermycin (D-angolosamine).53 The 4-aminosugar 13 is an
unusual 4-amino sugar component of calicheamicin c1I, a member
of the ene–diyne family of antibiotics.54 The targets were chosen
to highlight the flexibility of the AA reaction in accessing different
regioisomers of the amino alcohol functionality.
The retrosynthetic analysis for the synthesis of these regioiso-
meric amino-sugar targets is given in Scheme 4. The 3-aminosugar
N-Boc-L-acosamine 12 can be derived from the acyclic precursor
14 through a series of functional group interconversions. From the
results of this work we anticipated that b-aminoketone precursor
14 could be derived from the a,b-unsaturated methyl ketone 15
through the agency of (DHQ)2PHAL mediated AA reaction.
Though the application of a,b-unsaturated ketone substrates such
as 15 in the AA reaction was unprecedented, the observation that
this catalyst system showed good tolerance for the changes in
ester substitution with substrates 9a–c gave confidence that such
minor changes substrate would not unduly affect the proposed
AA chemistry. The 4-aminosugar 13 could be synthesised from
the previously described a-amino regioisomer 10e through the
stepwise introduction of the desired functionality.
Ketone 15 was prepared in two steps and 81% yield by
Mitsunobu etherification of p-methoxyphenol and 3-butenol,30
followed by cross metathesis of the resulting ether with methyl
vinyl ketone.31 Initial AA reactions using (DHQ)2PHAL ligands
and conventional conditions produced very low yields of the
desired product 14, and 1H NMR spectroscopy indicated a major
byproduct resulting from Michael addition of tert-butyl carbamate
to the b-carbon of the unsaturated ketone 15. When the AA
reaction was buffered with 3 eq. NaHCO3,5 a 61% yield of the
b-amino isomer 14 was produced with >15 : 1 regioselectivity
and 90% ee (Scheme 5). Similarly, when pseudoenantiomeric
(DHQD)2PHAL ligand was used, a 63% yield of ent-14 was
Fig. 7 Space-filling model of the (DHQD)2AQN derived catalyst with
substrate 9f docked in the proposed binding conformation; QN =
methoxyquinoline unit, PNP = 2,6-dimethyl-4-nitrophenyl, a = alkene
a-carbon, b = alkene b-carbon.
binding domains. The PHAL ligands favor interaction of the aryl
ether (R4) with the methoxyquinoline rings leading to formation
of the b-amino product, whilst AQN ligands favor formation of
the a-amino product via preferential interaction of the aryl ether
with the extended AQN aromatic spacer. Application of this model
through rational modification of the alkene substituents in concert
with the appropriate ligand enables access to each of the four
possible AA products with excellent enantio- and regio-selectivity.
This study also provides insight into regiochemical preferences of
other substate classes such as cinnamates6 and styrenes,7 and will
assist in the design of future AA reaction processes.
Two amino sugar targets were selected to illustrate the utility
of an AA-based methodology: the 3-amino sugar N-Boc-L-
acosamine 12, and the 4-amino sugar methyl-2,4-dideoxy-4-
(N-Boc-ethylamino)-3-O-methyl-L-threo-pentopyranoside
13
(Scheme 4). Acosamine occurs in nature as both D- and L-
isomeric forms as the carbohydrate component of the antibiotics
actinoidin48 (L-isomer) and N-acetylsporaviridin49 (D-isomer),
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Scheme 6 Attempted synthesis of 4-aminosugar 13.
Scheme 5 Synthesis of N-Boc-L-acosamine 12.
produced with 6.5 : 1 regioselectivity for the b-amino isomer and
an enantiomeric excess of 93%.
prepared silver(I) oxide and methyl iodide to afford methoxy
compound 19 in 86% yield (Scheme 6).61 Reduction of methyl
ester 19 using lithium borohydride (98%) afforded the primary
alcohol 20.
Reduction of the ketone 14 under conditions of chelation
control55 afforded amino diol 16 in 70% yield (Scheme 5),
which was protected as the acetonide derivative. Confirmation of
the S-configuration of the newly-formed secondary alcohol was
obtained by 1H NMR with the 6.6 Hz coupling constant between
the protons of the acetonide ring, consistent with a cis relative
stereochemistry.56 Cleavage of the p-methoxyphenyl ether using
ammonium cerium(IV) nitrate (CAN) afforded terminal alcohol
17 in two steps and 70% yield from diol 16.57 Oxidation of the
primary alcohol 17 to aldehyde 18 was achieved using TEMPO–
BAIB in 84% yield.58 The final cyclisation step was performed
using acidic resin DOWEX 50W59 in aqueous dioxane to afford
N-Boc-L-acosamine 12 ([aD] = −61 (c 0.48, CH2Cl2)) in 6 steps
and 18% overall yield from methyl ketone 15. This route compares
favorably in terms of synthetic efficiency with previous syntheses
of acosamine 12,51,60a and has the advantage of being equally
applicable to the synthesis of D-acosamine through a single change
of commercially available chiral ligand.
The 4-aminosugar 1360b–e is regioisomeric to acosamine and
incorporates alkyl substitution of the 3-hydroxyl and 4-amino
groups. Although the synthesis of this functionalised target was
ultimately frustrated, the attempted synthesis serves to highlight
the potential of AA methodology to access regioisomeric 4-amino
sugar precursors.
Methyl ester 9e, containing p-nitrophenyl ether, has been shown
to give selective formation of the correct a-amino regioisomer 10e
with AQN ligands in 75% yield, 7 : 1 regioselectivity and >90%
ee (Table 1). The b-hydroxyl group was methylated using freshly
Protection of primary alcohol 20 as the TIPS ether62 was
followed by N-ethylation, initially performed using potassium
hydride, 18-crown-6 ether and iodoethane.63 Thin layer chro-
matography indicated partial conversion to a single product
21. However, the incomplete conversion prompted the addition
of further potassium hydride and iodoethane, after which the
formation of a byproduct became evident. Following purification,
a 53% yield of desired product 21 was isolated, but a 42% yield of
an N,O-diethylated compound was also produced, resulting from
cleavage of the TIPS ether and ethylation of the resulting pri-
mary alcohol. Attempts with replacement of potassium hydride–
18-crown-6 ether with various bases, including n-butyllithium,
sodium hexamethyldisilazide or triethyloxonium tetrafluoroborate
with butyllithium64 were unsuccessful. On the assumption that
superoxide contaminants in the potassium hydride reagent might
be responsible for cleavage of the TIPS ether, purification of
the potassium hydride reagent was conducted by the method
of Macdonald and coworkers.65 Using this purified reagent, the
ethylation reaction proceeded smoothly to afford an 86% yield of
the N-ethyl compound 21.
Following this gratifying result, the next step was removal of
the p-nitrophenyl ether. This was achieved in two steps in a
modification of the procedure reported by Fukase.66 Conversion of
the nitro functionality to the amino derivative by hydrogenation in
ethyl acetate, followed by reaction with acetic anhydride afforded
the corresponding acetamide. Cleavage of the aromatic ether using
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ammonium cerium(IV) nitrate under sodium bicarbonate-buffered
conditions (to prevent cleavage of the TIPS ether) afforded
alcohol 22 in 80% yield, which was oxidized using Dess–Martin
periodinane67 to afford the corresponding aldehyde 23 in 87%
yield, providing the fully protected 4-aminosugar derivative in
open chain form.
78%, 97% ee (Chiralcel OD-H, 10% isopropyl alcohol–hexane:
ret.◦time 22.3 (minor—11a) 35.4 (major—ent-11a) min)); mp 68–
72 C; [a]D = −67 (c 1.8, CH2Cl2); Rf 0.085 (25% ethyl acetate–
hexane); mmax/cm−1 (thin film) 3369 (s, br, OH, NH), 1738 (s, C O),
=
=
1713 (s, C O); HRMS(EI) calc. for C18H27NO7 369.1788, found
369.1788; dH(400 MHz, CDCl3) 6.81–6.71 (4H, m, 4 ArH), 4.80
(1H, d, J 9.5, NH), 4.29 (1H, br t (obs), J 7.1, CH(NH)), 4.25
(1H, s, CH(OH)), 4.00 (2H, t, J 6.0, OCH2CH2), 3.79 (3H, s,
OCH3), 3.76 (3H, s, OCH3), 3.35 (1H, br s, OH), 2.12–1.99 (2H,
m, OCH2CH2), 1.39 (9H, s, C(CH3)3); dC(100 MHz, CDCl3) 173.9,
155.4, 153.9, 152.8, 115.7 (2C), 114.7 (2C), 79.7, 72.2, 65.6, 55.7,
52.8, 50.6, 31.9, 28.2 (3C); m/z(EI) 369 (M+, 83%), 296 ([M-
OC(CH3)3]+, 41), 124 (100).
Unfortunately efforts to deprotect the TIPS ether 23 to afford
the cyclic product 13 proved highly problematic. Treatment of
aldehyde 23 with Dowex 50 W resin in both dioxane–water,
conditions analogous to the used for the formation of N-Boc-
L-acosamine 12, or methanol, afforded only traces of what were
tentatively identified as cyclic products. Treatment of aldehyde
23 with anhydrous methanolic hydrochloric acid at ambient
temperatures effected removal of both TIPS ether and N-Boc
protecting groups as indicated by 1H NMR of the crude reaction
mixture. However this product proved intractable to purification
by chromatography on silica gel. Finally, treatment of aldehyde 23
with anhydrous methanolic hydrochloric at reduced temperature
followed quenching the reaction in situ with triethylamine afforded
a product (56%) that was tentatively identifed as a 2 : 1 mixture of
methyl glycosides 13 with retention of the N-Boc protecting group.
The formation of both the a- and b-anomeric methyl glycosides
was indicated by their respective anomeric proton signals d 4.74
(dd, J = 3.4, 1.5 Hz), 4.35 (1H, d, J = 8.0 Hz). The identity
of the product was also supported by satisfactory LRMS and
HRMS data. Unfortunately this material was observed to change
during the acquisition of the overnight 13C NMR data and this
fact together limited access to stocks of the precursor aldehyde 23
rendered the complete characterization of this target impossible.
Although the identity of this final amino sugar derivative could not
be fully established, the chemistry illustrates the enantioselective
AA based approach towards the synthesis of related 4-amino sugar
targets.
Further details of the experimental procedures and spectro-
scopic data in provided as ESI.†
Conclusions
A combinaton of theoretical and experimental investigation has
been used to rationalise the different regiochemical outcomes
associated with the AA reaction of pent-2-enoic acid ester sub-
strates with either PHAL or AQN derived ligands. The synthesis
of different amino alcohol regioisomers can be performed with
high selectivity and the resulting products serve as useful building
blocks for the synthesis of 3- and 4- amino sugar derivatives.
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