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developed which exhibited improved catalytic activity and good diastereo- (syn/anti up to 96/4) and enantio-
selectivity (up to 95% ee) over five recycling experiments.
Experimental Section
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General. H and 13C NMR spectra were recorded with a Bruker AM 300 spectrometer in CDCl3 and DMSO-d6.
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The chemical shifts of H and 13C signals were measured relative to Me4Si or CDCl3, respectively. The high-
resolution mass spectra (HRMS) were measured with a Bruker microTOF II spectrometer using electrospray
ionization (ESI). The measurements were taken either in the positive ion mode (interface capillary voltage
4500 V) or in the negative ion mode (3200 V) in a mass range m/z = 50–3000 Da; external or internal
calibration was done with electrospray calibrant solution (Fluka). Syringe injection was used for solution in
MeCN/H2O (1:1, v/v) (flow rate 3 μL/min). Nitrogen was applied as a dry gas, and the interface temperature
was set at 180 °C. Silica gel 0.060–0.200 µm (Acros) was used for column chromatography. Threonineamide (2)
and benzyl 5-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)pentanoate (3) were synthesized according to known methods. Compounds 5
and 6 were purchased from Aldrich and used without purification. The solvents were purified by standard
procedures. For experimental details and spectral or HPLC data see Supporting Information.
3-[5-(Benzyloxy)-5-oxopentyl]-1-(5-[((2R,3S)-3-{[(benzyloxycarbonyl)amino]-4-[((S)-1-hydroxy-3-methyl-1,1-
diphenylbutan-2-yl)amino]-4-oxobutan-2-yl}oxy)-5-oxopentyl]-1H-imidazol-3-ium hexafluorophosphate (4).
Benzyl 5-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)pentanoate (3) (0.22 g, 0.83 mmol) was gradually added to a solution of (2R,3S)-
3-[(benzyloxycarbonyl)amino]-4-[((S)-1-hydroxy-3-methyl-1,1-diphenylbutan-2-yl)amino]-4-oxobutan-2-yl
5-bromopentanoate (2) (0.45 g, 0.69 mmol) in CH3OH (2 mL). The reaction mixture was kept at ambient
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temperature for 10 min and evaporated under reduced pressure (20 Torr) at 40 C. The residue was heated at
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the same pressure (rotary evaporator, 80 C) for 5 min, cooled to ambient temperature and diluted with
distilled water (3.0 mL). A solution of KPF6 (128 mg, 0.69 mmol) in distilled water (1.5 mL) was added to the
resulting aqueous solution and the reaction mixture was stirred for 1 h at ambient temperature. The
precipitate was filtered, washed successively with distilled water (3 x 3 mL) and Et2O (2 x 1 mL), and dried in air
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to afford 4 (0.612 g, 90%). White powder, mp 97-100 C. H NMR (600 MHz, DMSO-d6): 0.65 (d, J 6.5 Hz, 3H,
CH3); 0.70 (d, J 6.5 Hz, 3H, CH3); 0.87 (d, J 6.5 Hz, 3H, CH3); 1.38-1.45 (m, 2H, CH2); 1.48-1.55 (m, 2H, CH2); 1.69-
1.78 (m, 3H, CH2 + CH(CH3)2); 1.78-1.85 (m, 2H, CH2); 2.13-2.24 (m, 2H, CH2); 2.40 (t, J 7.3 Hz, 2H, CH2); 3.99 (t,
J 8.2 Hz, 1H, CH); 4.11 (t, J 6.9 Hz, 2H, CH2); 4.18 (t, J 6.9 Hz, 2H, CH2); 4.84 (m, 1H, CH); 4.89 (d, J 9.5 Hz, 1H,
CH); 5.04 (2H, CH2 AB system, JHH 12.66 Hz); 5.10 (s, 2H, CH2); 5.64 (s, 1H, OH); 7.08 (t, J 7.2 Hz, 1H, CH); 7.13-
7.21 (m, 3H, CH); 7.26-7.41 (m, 12H, CH); 7.46-7.55 (m, 4H, CH); 7.60 (d, J 10.0 Hz, 1H, NH); 7.71 (d, J 8.9 Hz,
1H, NH); 7.79 (d, J 5.0 Hz, 2H, NCHCHN); 9.15-9.24 (m, 1H, NCHN); 13C NMR (125.76 MHz, DMSO-d6): 16.6,
18.2, 21.3, 21.4, 23.2, 29.05, 29.15, 33.1, 33.2, 48.9, 58.2, 59.2, 65.9, 69.8, 81.3, 122.9, 125.7, 125.8, 126.6,
128.0, 128.1, 128.3, 128.4, 128.5, 128.8, 128.9, 136.4, 136.6, 137.5, 146.5, 147.7, 156.5, 169.3, 172.1, 172.9.
Elemental analysis: calcd for C49H59F6N4O8P: C, 60.24; H, 6.09; N, 5.73; found: C, 60.06; H, 6.14, N, 5.79%.
1-(5-{(2R,3S)-3-Amino-4-[((S)-1-hydroxy-3-methyl-1,1-diphenylbutan-2-yl)amino]-4-oxobutan-2-yl}oxy)-5-
oxopentyl}-3-(4-carboxybutyl)-1H-imidazol-3-ium hexafluorophosphate (1c). 5% Pd/C (50 mg) was added to
a solution of 4 (120 mg, 0.12 mmol) in freshly distilled methanol (3 mL) and the reaction mixture was
vigorously stirred under H2 atmosphere ( 1 bar) for 5 h at ambient temperature. The reaction mixture was
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filtered and evaporated under reduced pressure (20 Torr). The residue was dried in vacuo (2 Torr) at 40 oC for
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1 h to afford 1c (89 mg, 96%). A yellow powder, mp 89-91 C. 1H NMR (600 MHz, DMSO-d6): 0.58 (d, J 3.2 Hz,
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