Chemistry - A European Journal p. 2311 - 2321 (2013)
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Hintermann, Lukas
Ackerstaff, Jens
Boeck, Florian
Cinchona alkaloids catalyze the oxa-Michael cyclization of 4-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-2-butenoates to benzo-2,3-dihydrofuran-2-yl acetates and related substrates in up to 99 % yield and 91 % ee (ee=enantiomeric excess). Catalyst and substrate variation studies reveal an important role of the alkaloid hydroxy group in the reaction mechanism, but not in the sense of a hydrogen-bonding activation of the carbonyl group of the substrate as assumed by the Hiemstra-Wynberg mechanism of bifunctional catalysis. Deuterium labeling at C-2 of the substrate shows that addition of RO-H to the alkenoate occurs with syn diastereoselectivity of ≥99:1, suggesting a mechanism-based specificity. A concerted hydrogen-bond network mechanism is proposed, in which the alkaloid hydroxy group acts as a general acid in the protonation of the α-carbanionic center of the product enolate. The importance of concerted hydrogen-bond network mechanisms in organocatalytic reactions is discussed. The relative stereochemistry of protonation is proposed as analytical tool for detecting concerted addition mechanisms, as opposed to ionic 1,4-additions. Secret of cyclization: The cinchona alkaloid catalyzed asymmetric oxa-Michael cyclization of 2′-hydroxyphenyl-2-butenoates to benzodihydrofurans proceeds by a highly enantio- and diastereoselective syn-specific addition mode (see scheme). Transition-state activation of the carbonyl group by hydrogen bonding to the catalyst is excluded. This represents a clear-cut demonstration of the importance of concerted hydrogen-bond network mechanisms in cinchona-based asymmetric organocatalysis. Copyright
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