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8, tosyl isocyanate, cinnamyl acetate 11 and ethyl 2-oxocyclohex-
ane-1-carboxylate 12 were purchased from Aldrich and Acros
Organics and used without further purification.
(0.05 mL, 0.25 mmol) was added and the solution stirred for
15 min, then sodium para-toluene sulfinate (0.089 g, 0.5 mmol)
was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for a further 48 h,
quenched with brine (3 mL) and extracted with THF (3 ꢃ 2 mL).
The organic layer was washed with brine (2 ꢃ 2 mL) and dried over
MgSO4. The solvent was evaporated at reduced pressure (40 Torr).
Crystallization of the residue from EtOH, followed by desiccation in
a vacuum (10 Torr, 12 h), gave (E)-1,3-diphenyl-3-tosylprop-1-ene
7a as white crystals.73,74 The enantiomeric excess of 7a was deter-
mined by HPLC (Daicel Chiralcel OD-H column, C6H14/i-PrOH = 4:1,
0.5 mL/min, 254 nm, t(R) = 16.3 min, t(S) = 18.5 min).
4.2. General procedure for the preparation of ligands 4 and 5
To a vigorously stirred solution of phosphorylating reagent 1
(0.49 g, 2 mmol) and Et3N (0.56 mL, 4 mmol) in toluene (20 ml)
was added the relevant diol 2 or 3 (1 mmol) in one portion. The
mixture obtained was stirred for 24 h at 20 °C, then heated to
45 °C, and stirred at this temperature for 1 h, and then cooled to
20 °C. The resulting suspension was filtered through a short plug
of aluminum oxide, the column was washed twice with toluene
(5 mL), and the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure
(40 Torr). The residue was dried in vacuo (1 Torr) for 1 h. Products
4 and 5 were purified by flash chromatography on aluminum oxide
(toluene) and by crystallization from heptane, respectively.
4.3.2. The Pd-catalyzed allylic alkylation of (E)-1,3-diphenylallyl
acetate 6 with dimethyl malonate
A solution of [Pd(allyl)Cl]2 (0.0019 g, 0.005 mmol) and the
appropriate ligand (0.01 mmol or 0.02 mmol) in the appropriate
solvent (1.5 mL) was stirred for 40 min. Next, (E)-1,3-diphenylallyl
acetate (0.05 mL, 0.25 mmol) was added and the solution stirred
for 15 min. after which dimethyl malonate (0.05 mL, 0.44 mmol),
BSA (0.11 mL, 0.44 mmol) and potassium acetate (0.002 g) were
added. The reaction mixture was then stirred for 48 h, diluted with
CH2Cl2 or THF (2 mL) and filtered through a thin layer of silica gel.
The filtrate was evaporated at reduced pressure (40 Torr) and dried
in vacuo (10 Torr, 12 h) to afford a residue containing (E)-dimethyl
2-(1,3-diphenylallyl)malonate 7b.75,76 In order to evaluate the ee
and conversion, the residue obtained was dissolved in an appropri-
ate eluent mixture (8 mL) and a sample was taken for HPLC analy-
sis (Daicel Chiralcel OD-H column, C6H14/i-PrOH = 99:1, 0.3 mL/
min, 254 nm, t(R) = 28.0 min, t(S) = 29.3 min).
4.2.1. 1,10-Bis[((2R,5S)-3-phenyl-1,3-diaza-2-phosphabicyclo
[3.3.0]octyloxy)methyl]ferrocene 4
Orange viscous oil (0.45 g, yield 68%). [
a
]
D
25 = ꢀ284.8 (c 1.0,
CHCl3). 1H NMR (400.13 MHz, CDCl3, 26 °C): d = 1.63–1.70 (m, 2H,
C(6)H2), 1.74–1.81 (m, 2H, C(7)H2), 1.83–1.91 (m, 2H, C(7)H2),
2.02–2.11 (m, 2H, C(6)H2), 3.15–3.24 (m, 4H, C(4)H2 and C(8)H2),
3.55–3.63 (m, 2H, C(8)H2), 3.76–3.80 (m, 2H, C(4)H2), 3.98–4.0
(m, 2H, CHFc), 4.01–4.03 (m, 2H, CHFc), 4.04–4.06 (m, 2H, CHFc),
4.10–4.12 (m, 2H, CHFc), 4.15–4.22 (m, 2H, C(5)H), 4.30 (dd,
J = 11.3 Hz, J = 6.0 Hz, 2H, CH2O), 4.49 (dd, J = 11.4 Hz, J = 6.5 Hz,
2H, CH2O), 6.85 (t, 3J = 7.4 Hz, 2H, CHPh), 7.04 (br d, 3J ꢂ 7.8 Hz,
4H, CHPh), 7.24 (t, 3J = 7.6 Hz, 4H, CHPh). 13C NMR (100.6 MHz,
CDCl3, 25 °C): d = 26.1 (d, 3J = 3.5 Hz, C(7)), 31.9 (s, C(6)), 48.7 (d,
2J = 38.7 Hz, C(8)), 54.9 (d, 2J = 6.5 Hz, C(4)), 60.1 (d, 2J = 3.1 Hz,
CH2O), 63.1 (d, 2J = 8.8 Hz, C(5)), 68.6 (s, CHFc), 68.7 (s, CHFc), 69.1
(s, CHFc), 69.2 (s, CHFc), 85.0 (s, CFc), 114.8 (d, 3J = 11.5 Hz, CHPh),
118.7 (s, CHPh), 129.0 (s, CHPh), 145.7 (d, 2J = 15.7 Hz, CPh). MS
(MALDI TOF/TOF): m/z (%) = 677 (15) [M+Na]+, 177 (100)
[C11H16N2+H]+. Anal. Calcd for C34H40FeN4O2P2: C, 62.39; H, 6.16;
N, 8.56. Found: C, 62.60; H, 6.22; N, 8.21.
4.3.3. The Pd-catalyzed allylic amination of (E)-1,3-diphenylallyl
acetate 6 with pyrrolidine
A solution of [Pd(allyl)Cl]2 (0.0019 g, 0.005 mmol) and the appro-
priate ligand (0.01 mmol or 0.02 mmol) in the appropriate solvent
(1.5 mL) was stirred for 40 min. Next, (E)-1,3-diphenylallyl acetate
(0.05 mL, 0.25 mmol) was added and the solution stirred for
15 min, after which freshly distilled pyrrolidine (0.06 mL, 0.75 mmol)
was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 48 h, diluted with
CH2Cl2 or THF (2 mL) and filtered through a thin layer of silica gel.
The filtrate was evaporated at reduced pressure (40 Torr) and dried
in vacuo (10 Torr, 12 h) to afford a residue containing (E)-1-(1,3-
diphenylallyl)pyrrolidine 7c.77,78 In order to evaluate the ee and con-
version, the residue obtained was dissolved in an appropriate eluent
mixture (8 mL) and a sample was taken for HPLC analysis (Daicel Chi-
ralcel OD-H column, C6H14/i-PrOH/HN(Et)2 = 200:1:0.1, 0.9 mL/min,
254 nm, t(R) = 5.0 min, t(S) = 6.1 min).
4.2.2. N1,N2-Bis[(S)-1-((2R,5S)-3-phenyl-1,3-diaza-2-phospha-
bicyclo[3.3.0]octyloxy)-3,3-dimethylbutan-2-yl]oxalamide 5
White powder (0.53 g, yield 76%). [a]
25 = +208.5 (c 1.0, CHCl3).
D
1H NMR (400.13 MHz, CDCl3, 27 °C): d = 0.93 (s, 18H, CH3), 1.59–
1.66 (m, 2H, C(6)H2), 1.68–1.79 (m, 2H, C(7)H2), 1.82–1.90 (m,
2H, C(7)H2), 2.03–2.11 (m, 2H, C(6)H2), 3.15–3.24 (m, 4H, C(4)H2
and C(8)H2), 3.49–3.57 (m, 2H, C(8)H2), 3.63–3.71 (m, 2H, CH2O),
3.74 (t, J = 7.8 Hz, 2H, C(4)H2), 3.78–3.85 (m, 4H, CH2O and CHN),
4.11–4.18 (m, 2H, C(5)H), 6.84 (t, 3J = 7.4 Hz, 2H, CHPh), 7.01 (br
d, 3J ꢂ 8.1 Hz, 4H, CHPh), 7.24 (t, 3J = 8.0 Hz, 4H, CHPh), 7.61 (br d,
3J ꢂ 9.8 Hz, 2H, NH). 13C NMR (150.9 MHz, CDCl3, 25 °C): d = 26.2
(d, 3J = 3.8 Hz, C(7)), 26.9 (s, CH3), 32.1 (s, C(6)), 34.3 (s, C), 48.6
(d, 2J = 38.3 Hz, C(8)), 54.9 (d, 2J = 6.9 Hz, C(4)), 57.8 (d,
3J = 2.3 Hz, CHN), 61.2 (d, 2J = 4.1 Hz, CH2O), 63.3 (d, 2J = 8.8 Hz,
C(5)), 114.8 (d, 3J = 11.6 Hz, CHPh), 119.0 (s, CHPh), 129.1 (s, CHPh),
145.5 (d, 2J = 15.8 Hz, CPh), 159.8 (s, CO). MS (MALDI TOF/TOF):
m/z (%) = 719 (10) [M+Na]+, 177 (100) [C11H16N2+H]+. Anal. Calcd
for C36H54N6O4P2: C, 62.05; H, 7.81; N, 12.06. Found: C, 62.31; H,
8.02; N, 12.14.
4.3.4. The Pd-catalyzed desymmetrization of N,N0-ditosyl-meso-
cyclopent-4-ene-1,3-diol biscarbamate 9
A solution of [Pd2(dba)3]ꢁCHCl3 (0.005 g, 0.005 mmol) and the
appropriate ligand (0.01 mmol or 0.02 mmol) in THF (1 mL) was
stirred for 40 min. The resulting solution was brought to the
35 °C and a solution of N,N0-ditosyl-meso-cyclopent-4-ene-1,3-diol
biscarbamate 9 and Et3N (14 lL, 0.099 mmol) in THF (0.5 mL) was
added [compound 9 was prepared in situ as follows: to a solution
of the meso-cyclopent-4-ene-1,3-diol 8 (0.01 g, 0.099 mmol) in THF
(0.5 mL), tosyl isocyanate (35 lL, 0.232 mmol) was added; the mix-
ture was stirred at room temperature for 15 min, heated to 55 °C
for 1 h and cooled down to room temperature]. The reaction
mixture was then stirred for 24 h. The solvent was removed at
reduced pressure (40 Torr) and the residue was purified by flash
chromatography on a short pad of silica gel (EtOAc/hexane, 1:4)
and dried in vacuo (1 Torr) for 2 h to give the desired product 10
as a slightly brown solid.79 The enantiomeric excess of 10 was
determined by HPLC (Kromasil 5-CelluCoat column, C6H14/i-
PrOH = 9:1, 2 mL/min, 219 nm, t(I) = 13 min, t(II) = 17 min).
4.3. Catalytic reactions
4.3.1. The Pd-catalyzed allylic sulfonylation of (E)-1,3-diphenyl
allyl acetate 6 with sodium para-toluene sulfinate
A solution of [Pd(allyl)Cl]2 (0.0019 g, 0.005 mmol) and the
appropriate ligand (0.01 mmol or 0.02 mmol) in THF (1.5 mL)
was stirred for 40 min. Next, (E)-1,3-diphenylallyl acetate