Synthesis and Further Reactivity of Functionalized Lactam-Derived Enol Triflates

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo971192s

Pyrrolidinone- and piperidinone-derived enol triflates 2 were prepared in high yield (60-97%) from the corresponding lactams 1 using KHMDS and N-(5-chloro-2-pyridyl)triflimide. A structure-stability study on the less stable pyrrolidinone-derived triflates revealed that an N-tosyl group is essential, and an α-ethoxy substituent enhances thermal stability. Substituents at the 3- and 4-position are tolerated. Substitution of the triflate moiety by a wide variety of functional groups was achieved under mild conditions via metal-mediated reactions. Although cuprate couplings proceeded in only moderate yields, several palladium-catalyzed reactions gave good yields of interesting molecules for further synthetic operations (for example, Stille coupling with vinylstannanes, cross-coupling with arylzincs, and carbonylation processes). Preparation of the first enantiopure lactam-derived enol triflate 15 (from (S)-pyroglutamic acid) is described. Enamide hydrogenation of derivative 17 allowed the synthesis of a proline analogue 18 in excellent yield and diastereoselectivity (86% de). ? Abstract published in Advance ACS Abstracts, October 15, 1997.

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Syn th esis a n d F u r th er Rea ctivity of F u n ction a lized
La cta m -Der ived En ol Tr ifla tes
Tim Luker, Henk Hiemstra,* and W. Nico Speckamp*
Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Amsterdam Institute of Molecular Studies, University of Amsterdam,
Nieuwe Achtergracht 129, 1018 WS Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Received J uly 1, 1997X
Pyrrolidinone- and piperidinone-derived enol triflates 2 were prepared in high yield (60-97%) from
the corresponding lactams 1 using KHMDS and N-(5-chloro-2-pyridyl)triflimide. A structure-
stability study on the less stable pyrrolidinone-derived triflates revealed that an N-tosyl group is
essential, and an R-ethoxy substituent enhances thermal stability. Substituents at the 3- and
4-position are tolerated. Substitution of the triflate moiety by a wide variety of functional groups
was achieved under mild conditions via metal-mediated reactions. Although cuprate couplings
proceeded in only moderate yields, several palladium-catalyzed reactions gave good yields of
interesting molecules for further synthetic operations (for example, Stille coupling with vinylstan-
nanes, cross-coupling with arylzincs, and carbonylation processes). Preparation of the first
enantiopure lactam-derived enol triflate 15 (from (S)-pyroglutamic acid) is described. Enamide
hydrogenation of derivative 17 allowed the synthesis of a proline analogue 18 in excellent yield
and diastereoselectivity (86% de).
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In tr od u ction
Enol triflates are now widely regarded as powerful
intermediates for organic synthesis.1 Lactam-derived
variants, however, have only become accessible during
the last three years. Since the pioneering efforts of
Isobe2a,b and Comins,2c and our first publication,3a we
have undertaken a research program directed toward
expanding the range of such lactam-derived triflates
available to the organic chemist, and developing useful
further elaboration reactions of the triflate moiety. A
preliminary account of this work has been disclosed.3b It
was hoped that such methodology would allow entry to
novel classes of compound and also find use in natural
product synthesis.2c Our efforts were recently rewarded
when we accomplished an efficient total synthesis of the
alkaloid desoxoprosophylline via a piperidinone-derived
enol triflate intermediate.3c Scheme 1 indicates how the
synthesis of enol triflates such as B from R-alkoxy
lactams A gives rise to a useful building block containing
three reactive sites for further functionalization: the enol
triflate moiety, the enamide double bond, and the
R-alkoxy-amide/amine (a well-known precursor for imi-
nium ions4). Thus, triflates B can be conceptually
represented as synthons C containing formally two
cationic sites. Shono has previously shown synthons
similar to C (but lacking the double bond) to be useful
for the rapid construction of alkaloid skeletons.4d,e
Herein we give a full account of our investigations,
focusing primarily on the range of triflates available and
the further coupling reactions developed. As the majority
of these couplings take place under mild conditions, our
procedures should also be useful to chemists working
with other enol triflate derivatives of limited stability.
Resu lts a n d Discu ssion
In view of the previous successes in preparing six-
membered lactam-derived triflates, we initially turned
our attention to the more problematic five-membered
analogues which had been documented as rapidly de-
composing.2 The first target selected was triflate 2a
derived from the corresponding N-protected lactam,
N-tosyl-5-ethoxy-2-pyrrolidinone 1a .3,5 Scheme 2 shows
the dramatic effects of different base/triflating agent
X Abstract published in Advance ACS Abstracts, October 15, 1997.
(1) Review: Ritter, K. Synthesis 1993, 735.
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M. Tetrahedron 1995, 51, 3737. (c) Foti, C. J .; Comins, D. L. J . Org.
Chem. 1995, 60, 2656.
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N. Tetrahedron Lett. 1996, 37, 3561. (b) Luker, T.; Hiemstra, H.;
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(5) Precursors to triflates 2a -e, N-tosyl lactams 1a -e, were pre-
pared from the known N-H lactams: Hubert, J . C.; Wijnberg, J . B. P.
A.; Speckamp, W. N. Tetrahedron 1975, 31, 1437. Wijnberg, J . B. P.
A.; Schoemaker, H. E.; Speckamp, W. N. Tetrahedron 1978, 34, 179.
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combinations on the efficiency of the desired transforma-
tion. Our previous route3a to triflate 2a (KHMDS, Tf2O)
was found to be somewhat erratic with yields varying
and product decomposition (elimination of ethanol yield-
ing a pyrrole) a problem. It was felt that these problems
could be attributed to the triflic anhydride, its decompo-
sition product being the strong triflic acid which would
certainly catalyze the unwanted ethanol elimination step.
Comins’s crystalline triflating agent, N-(5-chloro-2-py-
ridyl)triflimide,6 combines high reactivity with good
stability and so seemed the reagent of choice. Surpris-
ingly, the lithium enolate of 1a (LiHMDS) failed to react
with Comins’s reagent, in stark contrast to previous
reports on similar six-membered lactam enolates.2 Grati-
fyingly, switching to the potassium enolate of 1a (KH-
MDS) circumvented this problem, affording the pyrroli-
dinone-derived triflate 2a in an acceptable 60% yield.
Finally, the reaction was dramatically improved by
purification of the commercially obtained triflating agent
(Kugelrohr distilled material is stable for periods >3
months at 0 °C). Using these optimized conditions, a
pyrrolidinone-derived triflate 2a was accessible for the
first time in a reproducible 97% yield on scales ranging
from 20 mg to 2 g. This triflate was thermally stable in
neat form for short periods (ca. 10 min) at rt and for
extended periods (months) when stored in a freezer. It
was conveniently handled as a CH2Cl2 solution at rt.
With an efficient protocol in hand we sought to
elucidate both the full scope of this reaction and which
structural features present in the lactam precursors were
essential for reasonable triflate thermal stability. Scheme
3 shows the results of our survey. The triflate derived
from N-tosyl-2-pyrrolidinone (i.e. no ethoxy substituent)
could be isolated in crude form. However, it was of lower
stability than 2a and could not be satisfactorily purified.
Thus, a small stabilizing influence from the R-ethoxy
substituent was inferred. When the N-tosyl group of 1a
was replaced with a BOC group we were unable to detect
any of the desired triflate, indicating the need for a highly
electron-withdrawing N-substituent. This is in accord
with previous reports documenting N-benzoyl analogues
as unstable.2
F igu r e 1. ORTEP diagram of 2e (H atoms omitted for clarity).
our standard conditions, the seven-membered analogue,
despite numerous attempts, remains elusive. It was
pleasing to find that increasing steric congestion on the
pyrrolidinone ring did not have a deleterious effect on
the efficiency of triflate formation. Triflates 2c-e were
all isolated in excellent yields from a minor modification
of our standard procedure (the enolates of the corre-
sponding lactams 1c-e were best formed in inverse
manner, adding the lactam to the KHMDS). Surpris-
ingly, 2c was of similar stability to 2a despite the fact
that ethanol elimination was now an impossibility.
Triflates 2d and 2e were somewhat more stable. Triflate
2e gave colorless needles after recrystallization, allowing
an X-ray crystal structure to be determined. This
unambiguously proved the relative stereochemistry be-
tween the ethoxy substituent and the cyclohexane ring.
The structure (showing the trans relationship between
these substituents) is shown in Figure 1.
From this series of experiments it became apparent
that for a five- or six-membered lactam-derived enol
triflate to be of useful thermal stability, a highly electron-
withdrawing N-substituent was essential. In the less
stable five-membered series, an R-ethoxy group gave
useful additional stability, as did ring substitution at the
3-position of the pyrrolidinone ring.
Increasing ring size also dramatically affected the
course of the reaction. Whereas the analogous six-
membered piperidinone-derived triflate 2b3c was formed
in excellent yield (a fairly stable crystalline solid) under
We next focused on developing productive methodology
for the replacement of the triflate moiety with alternative
(6) Comins, D. L.; Dehghani, A. Tetrahedron Lett. 1992, 33, 6299.

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functional groups. In view of the sometimes limited
thermal stability of these enol triflates, such transforma-
tions needed to occur under mild conditions. First we
examined reaction of triflates 2a and 2b with lithium
diorganocuprates (Scheme 4).2c,7a Unfortunately the
desired couplings proved surprisingly difficult. Cuprates
such as Bu2CuLi and Bu2Cu(CN)Li2, previously success-
ful with other enol triflate classes,1 gave mainly proto-
nation products (ROTf f RH) with 2a in THF, even when
BuI was added to quench any vinyl cuprate inter-
mediates.2c Eventually it was found that the addition of
HMPA as a cosolvent was necessary. Best results were
achieved with an excess of Bu2CuLi at 0 °C in THF/
HMPA, followed by quenching with BuI, allowing a
moderate yield of 3a to be obtained. Reaction of 2b with
(Me3SiCH2)2CuLi allowed the useful synthesis of allyl-
silane 3b, a transformation previously only achieved in
reasonable yield by the use of aluminum reagents.7b
Silane 3b is expected to have interesting further reactiv-
ity as it contains both a nucleophilic (the allylsilane) and
an electrophilic (the R-ethoxysulfonamide) site in the
same molecule.
Palladium-catalyzed reactions of ketone-derived enol
triflates with nucleophiles are now well established.1
Relatively little is known regarding similar transforma-
tions of lactam-derived examples.2c For example, Comins
reported the efficient Stille coupling8 of a piperidinone
derived triflate with vinyltributylstannane.2c Unfortu-
nately the elevated temperatures used (refluxing THF)
made this method unsuitable for our systems. We were
heartened by an elegant mechanistic investigation re-
ported by Farina which showed that the use of tetrakis-
(triphenylarsine)palladium (formed in situ from Pd2dba3/
Ph3As) in NMP accelerated similar reactions sufficiently
for them to take place at rt.8c Scheme 5 shows the
excellent yields obtained by employing this procedure for
the couplings of lactam-derived triflates 2a and 2b with
vinyltributyltin. Since our original disclosure of this
reaction (with 2a ),3a we have found that Pd(MeCN)2Cl2
is a better precursor for the required Pd(AsPh3)4 catalyst
than Pd2dba3.9 Aside from cost advantages, the yields
remained constant, and the difficult chromatographic
separation of dba from the products 4a ,b (both have
similar Rf’s on TLC) was now avoided. Triflate 2e proved
surprisingly reluctant to undergo the same cross-coupling
reaction. Raising the reaction temperature to 50 °C gave
the optimum yield of 4e. It was suspected that the
increased steric congestion around the triflate moiety was
inhibiting the desired transformation.
5a was directly hydrolyzed to the corresponding ketone.3a
However, the sensitive 1,3-dienes could be isolated in
good yields. The reaction was also extended to include
the more hindered stannane 6.11 Cross coupling, the first
with an enol triflate, occurred in reasonable yield allow-
ing the one pot incorporation of the isobutanone unit
affording 7. Unfortunately, 2a , 6, and 7 were all of
similar polarity making isolation of the product difficult
and hence lowering the overall yield. One obvious use
of such 1,3-dienes is as substrates in Diels-Alder reac-
tions. Indeed, diene 4a reacted smoothly with N-meth-
ylmaleimide, to afford the expected endo-cycloadduct 8
in excellent yield as a single diastereomer. Assignment
of the relative stereochemistry in 8 proved difficult.
Eventually 2D NOESY NMR experiments revealed strong
correlations between each of the three adjacent ring-
junction protons, showing them to be on the same face
of the molecule. The pseudo-equatorial ethoxy group was
tentatively assigned from a much weaker correlation
between the axial proton on the same carbon with the
ring-junction proton three carbon atoms away.
The palladium-catalyzed methoxycarbonylation of enol
triflates using CO and MeOH is a very mild elaboration
method.2c,3,12 Replacement of the in situ formed Pd-
(PPh3)4 catalyst, described in the original publication by
Cacchi,12 with in situ formed Pd(AsPh3)4 offered similar
advantages in rate and efficiency with our lactam-derived
triflates (2a ,b) as was found for the aforementioned Stille
couplings (Scheme 6). Full details of this transformation
(to 9b) have been previously disclosed.3c Herein we show,
in common with ketone-derived triflates,1 that phenols
and anilines also successfully took part in the reaction,
Couplings with (R-ethoxyvinyl)tributyltin10 are also
shown in Scheme 5. Previously the enol ether product
(7) (a) McMurray, J . E.; Scott, W. J . Tetrahedron Lett. 1980, 21,
4313, see also ref 1. (b) Saulnier, M. G.; Kadow, J . F.; Tun, M.; Langley,
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Phillips, D.; O’Neill, B. T. Tetrahedron Lett. 1990, 31, 3291.
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problems which are consistent with a â-hydride elimina-
tion step in the catalytic cycle.14
Whereas vinyl triflates are (usually) formally consid-
ered as electrophiles, conversion to the corresponding
vinylstannanes results in an umpolung. Such stannanes
are easily converted to vinyllithiums via transmetalation,
and either species now formally reacts as a nucleophile.
Palladium-catalyzed coupling with Me6Sn2 has been
shown to be an effective protocol for the conversion of
both ketone-15a and lactone-15b derived vinyl triflates to
the corresponding stannanes. As expected, elevated
temperatures were required to effect this transformation
(refluxing THF, 12 h), and so we sought milder conditions
for use with our more sensitive triflates 2a and 2b.
Scheme 7 shows the successful preparation of vinylstan-
nanes 11a and 11b. The strict use of Pd(AsPh3)4 in THF
at 40 °C (2a ) or 50 °C (2b) followed by workup as soon
as TLC indicated complete reaction (3-5 h) allowed
reasonable yields to be obtained. Surprisingly, all other
catalyst/additive/solvent combinations effected the pref-
erential replacement of the triflate moiety with a methyl
rather than the desired trimethylstannyl group, inde-
pendent of the purity of the Me6Sn2 used. Indeed,
stannanes 11 were slowly converted to the unwanted
methylated product under our optimized conditions if
longer reaction times were used. Scheme 7 also shows
some recent results obtained using stannane 11b. Trans-
metalation to the corresponding lithium derivative using
MeLi followed by further reaction with electrophiles was
investigated. Initial experiments used methyl chlorofor-
mate as the electrophile. This afforded the known ester
9b (more directly obtained from Pd-catalyzed methoxy-
carbonylation, Scheme 6) and hence gave a rapid indica-
tion of the efficiency of Sn f Li transmetalation. The
use of THF gave poor results (no transmetalation at -78
and only protonation at 0 °C). However, upon changing
to Et2O a good yield of the desired ester was obtained.
Reaction with acetone was also successful, and we hope
that further variation of the electrophile component will
allow access to a wide range of other novel enamides. The
direct metalation of enamides has previously been used
to prepare similar vinyllithiums,15c,d although the ef-
ficiency of this process can be limited.15d As structurally
more complex lactam-derived enol triflates become avail-
able, we predict our methodology to offer chemoselectivity
advantages in the preparation of such vinyllithiums as
has been shown with lactone-derived systems.15b
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allowing aromatic esters and amides 9c and 9d to be
prepared. Aromatic halides were tolerated in the reac-
tion, illustrating the known higher reactivity of enol
triflates toward oxidative addition to Pd(0) catalysts than
aryl bromides.1 Remarkably, the reaction was also
successful in the presence of an aryl iodide, allowing
isolation of 9c in reasonable yield.
We have previously been able to arylate triflate 2a by
palladium-catalyzed coupling with phenyltributyltin.3a
Unfortunately the reaction was sluggish and did not
reach completion even after 2 days. We have since found
analogous palladium-catalyzed coupling with phenylzinc
chloride (prepared in situ from PhLi and ZnCl2)13 to be
far superior (Scheme 7). The reactions of triflates 2a and
2b were complete in only 30-90 min at rt and afforded
the desired arylated products 10 in excellent yields.
Efforts to include alkylzinc halides as coupling partners
were unsuccessful, the reactions affording only protona-
tion products (ROTf f RH). Others have reported such
With both stannane 11b and the corresponding triflate
2b in hand, we were in a position to attempt a dimer-
ization of the enamide nucleus via a new Stille coupling,
to hopefully form an interesting new 2,3-diamino-1,3-
diene derivative 13 (Scheme 7). Ley has shown the 2,3-
oxygen analogues to be powerful desymmetrization
reagents.16a,b The nitrogen variants have so far received
little attention. Recently, a similar reaction sequence
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With quantities of 16 available, we decided to inves-
tigate hydrogenation of the enamide double bond with a
view to synthesizing an enantiopure analogue of the
amino acid proline. It was hoped that the pendent
hydroxymethyl group would direct reduction of the double
bond, either by purely sterics, or by direct complexation
of the hydrogenation catalyst. Deprotection of the silyl
protecting group under standard conditions gave 17, the
desired precursor for our key step. After stirring 17
under an atmosphere of H2 (1 atm) with a Pd/C catalyst,
we isolated the reduced product 18 in virtually quantita-
tive yield as a 93:7 mixture of inseparable diastereomers,
indicating the hydrogenation was occurring with excel-
lent levels of facial selectivity. Conversion to the 2,5-
bis(methoxymethyl)-derivative seemed to be the easiest
way to prove the major stereochemical pathway for this
hydrogenation, as Somfai had reported full data for the
trans isomer, prepared by a different route.4b Attempted
reduction of ester 18 using LiAlH4 resulted in decomposi-
tion. The use of DIBAL-H circumvented these problems,
affording a diol product. Methylation of the two hydroxyl
groups gave the desired derivative 19 as a separable 93:7
mixture of diastereomers, indicating no racemization had
taken place during the hydride reduction step. The
F igu r e 2. ORTEP diagram of 13 (H atoms omitted for clarity).
was reported using indole “monomers”,17a and the dimer
product was shown to have interesting further reactivity
for natural product synthesis.17b The Stille coupling
indeed proceeded in moderate (unoptimized) yield afford-
ing 13 as beautiful white crystals. Attempts to dimerize
the stannane itself using alternative copper-mediated
protocols16 gave inferior results. As both 11b and 2b
contain a stereocenter, dimer 13 was expected to be a
mixture of diastereomers. Analysis of the 1H NMR
spectrum gave no insight as peaks were broadened due
to restricted rotation. The 13C NMR spectrum, to our
great surprise, showed 13 to be a single diastereomer.
We tentatively suggest this to be a self-organization effect
taking place on the palladium catalyst, but in view of
the moderate reaction yield, it is not yet possible to state
this with certainty. Fortuitously, the crystals obtained
were of sufficient quality for an X-ray structure deter-
mination. Figure 2 shows 13 to be the centro-symmetric
dimer (2R*2′R*) with both ethoxy groups on the same
face of the molecule. Work is in progress to increase the
yield and expand the range of such dimer compounds to
enable a study of their further reactivity.
1
minor diastereomer of our mixture 19 had identical H
NMR data to that reported by Somfai, with the spectrum
of the major isomer being markedly different. Thus, the
major isomer was of 2,5-cis stereochemistry resulting
from a hydrogenation reaction directed not by Pd-
complexation to the OH, but merely by sterics. Lack of
optical activity confirmed the structure of the major
meso-isomer. At this time we became aware of the work
of Baldwin et al. describing the hydroxyl-directed het-
erogeneous hydrogenation of a conceptually similar pyr-
rolidine-derived trisubstituted enamide.19 The reason for
their reversal in selectivity (sterics vs complexation) is
not understood. We note that Baldwin does not report
results with a protected OH derivative to confirm the
hydrogenation in his system is indeed directed by the
hydroxyl group rather than by other ring substituents.
Nevertheless, the high selectivity’s make our method
All of the results disclosed above used racemic sub-
strates, and we were keen to broaden the scope of our
procedures to include enantiopure variants. To this end
we prepared 14 (Scheme 8) by tosylation of the known
N-H analogue, itself derived from (S)-pyroglutamic acid.18
As expected, enol triflate formation proceeded in almost
quantitative yield under our standard conditions. The
triflate 15 was of limited thermal stability and so, in view
of the more valuable starting material, was immediately
subjected to palladium-catalyzed methoxycarbonylation
without full characterization. The pleasing isolation of
enantiopure ester 16 in 53% overall yield confirmed that
these reactions had occurred with similarly high ef-
ficiency as found for the racemic analogues previously
discussed.
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(q), 21.7 (q), 21.52 (q), 15.01 (q); MS (FAB) 334 (MNa)+ (65),
312 (MH)+ (10); HRMS calcd for C15H22NO4S 312.1270, found
312.1247. Anal. Calcd for C15H21NO4S: C, 57.86; H, 6.80; N,
4.50. Found: C, 58.00; H, 6.92; N, 4.56.
useful for the preparation of unnatural proline deriva-
tives. These results compliment those of Comins,2c who
has previously used chiral Ru-catalysts to control enan-
tioselective hydrogenations of similar (achiral) enamides
obtained from lactam-derived enol triflates.
In conclusion, since the original work on lactam-
derived enol triflates was disclosed we have significantly
broadened both the range of these compounds available
to the organic chemist and the understanding of the
factors affecting their stability. The variety of successful
palladium-catalyzed couplings occurring under mild con-
ditions have proved invaluable for converting these
sometimes sensitive triflates into novel enamide prod-
ucts, almost all of which contain functionality useful for
further applications. Finally, our protocols now include
enantiopure analogues for the first time.
2-p -T o lu e n e s u lfo n y l-3â-e t h o x y -3r,3a â,4,5,6,7,7a â-
h exa h yd r oisoin d ol-1-on e (1e). Recrystallization gave 1e
(70%) as white crystals, mp 98-102 °C from diethyl ether: IR
1
1700 cm-1; H NMR (400 MHz) δ 7.94 (2 H, d, J ) 8.2), 7.30
(2 H, d, J ) 8.2), 5.07 (1 H, s), 3.77 (1 H, dq, J ) 9.2, 7.1), 3.63
(1 H, dq, J ) 9.2, 7.1), 2.87 (1 H, t, J ) 6.0), 2.41 (3 H, s), 2.30
(1 H, m), 2.00 (1 H, brd, J ) 14.0), 1.81 (1 H, m), 1.52 (1 H,
brd, J ) 13.1), 1.44 (1 H, brd, J ) 13.3), 1.32 (1 H, m), 1.19 (3
H, t, J ) 7.0), 1.10 (1 H, m), 0.83 (2 H, m); 13C NMR (100 MHz)
δ 174.7 (s), 144.9 (s), 135.6 (s), 129.3 (2d), 128.5 (2d), 92.8 (d),
64.8 (t), 40.1 (d), 39.9 (d), 25.9 (t), 23.1 (t), 22.4 (t), 22.1 (t),
21.6 (q), 15.1 (q); MS (FAB) 338 (MH)+ (22); HRMS calcd for
C17H24NO4S 338.1426, found 338.1430. Anal. Calcd for
C17H23NO4S: C, 60.51; H, 6.87; N, 4.15. Found: C, 60.05; H,
6.85; N, 4.09.
3-(2-Br om oben zyl)-5-eth oxy-1-p-tolu en esu lfon yl-2-p yr -
r olid in on e (1d ). To a stirred solution of 5-ethoxy-1-(tert-
butyldimethylsilyl)-2-pyrrolidinone5 (0.500 g, 2.06 mmol) in
THF (5 mL) at -78 °C was added dropwise LiHMDS (2.6 mL
of a 1 M solution in THF, 2.58 mmol, 1.25 equiv), and the
solution was stirred for 1 h. A solution of 2-bromobenzyl
bromide (0.644 g, 2.58 mmol, 1.25 equiv) in the minimum
amount of THF (1.5 mL) was added dropwise, and the reaction
was stirred at -78 °C for 4 h and then slowly warmed to rt.
The solvent was removed in vacuo, the residue dissolved in
MeOH (3 mL), and KF (2 mL of a 2 M solution in MeOH)
added. After stirring for 15 h, the MeOH was removed in
vacuo, and the residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate and
filtered through Celite. Solvent removal in vacuo gave a dark
red oil. Column chromatography (1:5 f 1:3 ethyl acetate/light
petroleum ether (to remove byproducts) f 1:1 (for product),
on SiO2) gave the N-H analogue of the title compound as a
yellow oil (0.316 g, 51%). This was tosylated using the general
procedure 1, to afford, after chromatography (1:5 f 1:3 ethyl
acetate/light petroleum ether, on SiO2), 1d as a pale yellow
oil which partially crystallized on standing for a period of
weeks (0.347 g, 73%) (3:1 inseparable mixture of diastereomers
by 1H NMR): IR 1738 cm-1; 1H NMR (400 MHz) δ (major only)
7.96 (2 H, d, J ) 8.3), 7.51 (1 H, dd, J ) 7.9, 1.4), 7.32 (2 H, d,
J ) 8.4), 7.16 (2 H, m), 7.07 (1 H, td, J ) 8.0, 1.9), 5.54 (1 H,
d, J ) 5.2), 3.73 (1 H, dq, J ) 9.2, 7.0), 3.58 (1 H, dq, J ) 9.1,
7.0), 3.34 (1 H, dd, J ) 14.0, 4.8), 3.14 (1 H, m), 2.72 (1 H, dd,
J ) 14.0, 9.2), 2.44 (3 H, s), 2.06 (1 H, dd, J ) 13.0, 7.7), 1.89
(1 H, ddd, J ) 13.0, 11.4, 5.2), 1.20 (3 H, t, J ) 7.0); 13C NMR
(100 MHz) δ 173.8 (s), 144.8 (s), 137.4 (s), 135.3 (s), 132.6 (d),
130.8 (d), 129.0 (2d), 128.3 (2d), 128.1 (d), 127.4 (d), 124.2 (s),
87.1 (d), 64.2 (t), 40.7 (d), 35.3 (t), 32.6 (t), 21.3 (q), 14.7 (q);
MS (FAB) 454 (MH81Br)+ (100), 452 (MH79Br)+ (100); HRMS
calcd for C20H23NO4SBr 454.0512 (81Br) and 452.0531 (79Br),
found 454.0502 and 452.0541, respectively.
5-Eth oxy-1-p-tolu en esu lfon yl-2-((tr iflu or om eth an esu lfo-
n yl)oxy)-2,3-d ih yd r op yr r ole (2a ). Prepared (from 1a ) by
an identical route to that previously described for 2b.3c
Column chromatography (1:4 f 1:1 CH2Cl2/light petroleum
ether, on SiO2), afforded 2a as a colorless oil (97%). Data as
previously reported.3a
6-Eth oxy-1-p-tolu en esu lfon yl-2-((tr iflu or om eth an esu lfo-
n yl)oxy)-1,4,5,6-tetr a h yd r op yr id in e {2b}. Full details of
the preparation and characterization of 2b (96%, white
crystals, mp 67-70 °C) (from 1b) have been previously
reported.3c
Gen er a l P r oced u r e 2: P r ep a r a tion of Rin g Su bsti-
tu ted Tr ifla tes 2c-e by In ver se Ad d ition . To a stirred
solution of KHMDS (2.5 mL of a 0.5 M solution in toluene,
1.25 mmol, 1.25 equiv) in THF (6 mL) at -78 °C was added
the N-tosyl lactam 1 (1.0 mmol) in THF (2 mL), and the pale
yellow solution was stirred for 1.5 h. A solution of N-(5-chloro-
2-pyridyl)triflimide (0.491 g, 1.25 mmol, 1.25 equiv) in THF
(1 mL) was added rapidly in one portion. After stirring for 1
h, the reaction was warmed to ca. 0 °C. Saturated ammonium
chloride solution (4 mL) followed by CH2Cl2 (10 mL) and water
(4 mL) were added, and the organic layer was separated. The
Exp er im en ta l Section
Gen er a l. As previously described.3c
Gen er a l P r oced u r e 1: P r ep a r a tion of Sta r tin g La c-
ta m s 1 via N-Tosyla tion . To a stirred solution of the N-H
lactam5 (7.0 mmol) in THF (50 mL) at -78 °C was added
dropwise nBuLi (5.5 mL of a 1.6 M solution in hexanes, 8.75
mmol, 1.25 equiv), and the solution was stirred for 1 h.
A
solution of recrystallized p-toluenesulfonyl chloride (1.67 g,
8.75 mmol, 1.25 equiv) in the minimum amount of THF was
added dropwise, and the reaction mixture was slowly warmed
to rt. When TLC indicated no further progress (3-18 h), the
solvent was removed in vacuo, and the residue was subjected
to column chromatography and/or recrystallization to afford
the pure N-tosyl lactam 1.
5-Eth oxy-1-p-tolu en esu lfon yl-2-pyr r olidin on e (1a). Col-
umn chromatography (1:2 ethyl acetate/light petroleum ether,
on SiO2) followed by recrystallization gave 1a (80%) as white
crystals, mp 152-153 °C from ethyl acetate: IR 1740 cm-1
;
1H NMR (400 MHz) δ 7.96 (2 H, d, J ) 8.6), 7.32 (2 H, d, J )
8.6), 5.63 (1 H, t, J ) 5.7), 3.76 (1 H, dq, J ) 9.0, 7.0), 3.60 (1
H, dq, J ) 9.0, 7.0), 2.64 (1 H, ddd, J ) 17.7, 11.0, 8.7), 2.42
(3 H, s), 2.35 (1 H, dd, J ) 17.7, 9.9), 2.15 (1 H, m), 2.04 (1 H,
m), 1.22 (3 H, t, J ) 7.0); 13C NMR (50 MHz) δ 173.1 (s), 145.0
(s), 135.7 (s), 129.3 (2d), 128.7 (2d), 89.3 (d), 64.3 (t), 29.9 (t),
26.6 (t), 21.7 (q), 15.1 (q); MS (FAB) 284 (MH)+ (69); HRMS
calcd for C13H18NO4S 284.0947, found 284.0967. Anal. Calcd
for C13H17NO4S: C, 55.11; H, 6.05; N, 4.94. Found: C, 55.10;
H, 6.09; N, 4.90.
6-Eth oxy-1-p-tolu en esu lfon yl-2-p ip er id in on e (1b). Col-
umn chromatography (1:5 f 1:3 ethyl acetate/light petroleum
ether, on SiO2) followed by recrystallization gave 1b (48%) as
white crystals, mp 123-125 °C from ethyl acetate/light
petroleum ether: IR 1703 cm-1; 1H NMR (400 MHz) δ 7.95 (2
H, d, J ) 8.4), 7.30 (2 H, d, J ) 8.2), 5.74 (1 H, t, J ) 2.7), 3.78
(1 H, dq, J ) 9.0, 7.0), 3.63 (1 H, dq, J ) 9.0, 7.0), 2.55 (1 H,
dddd, J ) 17.4, 6.6, 3.0, 1.2), 2.42 (3 H, s), 2.35 (1 H, ddd, J )
17.2, 10.0, 7.2), 2.20 (1 H, m), 2.05 (1 H, m), 1.73 (2 H, m),
1.27 (3 H, t, J ) 7.0); 13C NMR (50 MHz) δ 170.4 (s), 144.7 (s),
136.6 (s), 129.2 (4d), 84.7 (d), 64.3 (t), 33.6 (t), 28.0 (t), 21.8
(q), 15.3 (q), 15.1 (t); MS 252 (M - OEt)+ (35); HRMS calcd
for C12H14NO3S 252.0694, found 252.0689. Anal. Calcd for
C14H19NO4S: C, 56.55; H, 6.44; N, 4.71. Found: C, 56.55; H,
6.39; N, 4.59.
4,4-Dim eth yl-5-eth oxy-1-p-tolu en esu lfon yl-2-p yr r olid i-
n on e (1c). Starting N-H lactam was a 3:1 mixture of 5- and
2-ethoxy regioisomers.5 Column chromatography (1:5 f 1:3
ethyl acetate/light petroleum ether, on SiO2) (combined yield
78%) followed by slow fractional recrystallization (-30 °C) gave
the desired single regioisomer 1c (ca. 40%) as white crystals,
mp 80-82 °C from ethyl acetate/light petroleum ether: IR
1748 cm-1; H NMR (400 MHz) δ 7.95 (2 H, d, J ) 8.3), 7.33
1
(2 H, d, J ) 8.3), 5.05 (1 H, s), 3.99 (1 H, dq, J ) 9.0, 7.1), 3.72
(1 H, dq, J ) 9.0, 7.1), 2.55 (1 H, d, J ) 16.9), 2.44 (3 H, s),
2.01 (1 H, d, J ) 16.9), 1.25 (3 H, t, J ) 7.0), 1.15 (3 H, s), 1.03
(3 H, s); 13C NMR (100 MHz) δ 172.7 (s), 144.9 (s), 135.4 (s),
129.3 (2d), 128.4 (2d), 96.9 (d), 66.5 (t), 44.1 (s), 38.8 (t), 26.2

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aqueous layer was extracted with CH2Cl2 (2 × 8 mL), the
combined organic solutions were dried, and the solvent was
removed in vacuo. Column chromatography (1:5 f 1:1 CH2-
Cl2/light petroleum ether, on SiO2) afforded the triflate 2.
4,4-Dim eth yl-5-eth oxy-1-p-tolu en esu lfon yl-2-((tr iflu o-
r om eth a n esu lfon yl)oxy)-2,3-d ih yd r op yr r ole (2c). Gen-
eral procedure 2 afforded 2c as a white solid (90%). This
triflate proved fairly sensitive at rt in neat form, and so the
final 5 mL of solvents remaining after chromatography were
routinely removed at 0 °C: IR 1661 cm-1; 1H NMR (250 MHz,
C6D6) δ 7.78 (2 H, d, J ) 8.3), 7.35 (2 H, d, J ) 8.2), 5.00 (1 H,
s), 4.89 (1 H, s), 3.93 (1 H, dq, J ) 9.3, 7.1), 3.61 (1 H, dq, J )
9.4, 7.1), 2.45 (3 H, s), 1.22 (3 H, t, J ) 7.0), 1.10 (3 H, s), 0.65
(3 H, s); 13C NMR (50 MHz, C6D6) δ 144.6 (s), 138.9 (s), 135.0
(s), 129.6 (2d), 127.6 (2d), 118.2 (s; q J ) 322), 110.8 (d), 97.8
(d), 64.1 (t), 43.7 (s), 26.3 (q), 21.3 (q), 20.2 (q), 14.4 (q); MS
443 M+ (36); HRMS calcd for C16H20NO6F3S2 443.0684, found
443.0704.
9.6, 7.1), 2.45 (1 H, m), 2.41 (3 H, s), 2.37 (1 H, m), 2.06 (2 H,
m), 1.60-1.24 (4 H, m), 1.21 (3 H, t, J ) 7.1), 0.91 (3 H, t, J )
7.2).
6-Eth oxy-1-p-tolu en esu lfon yl-2-((tr im eth ylsilyl)m eth yl)-
1,4,5,6-tetr a h yd r op yr id in e (3b). To a suspension of CuI
(0.044 g, 0.253 mmol, 2.7 equiv) in THF (1.5 mL) at -78 °C
was added ((trimethylsilyl)methyl)lithium (0.47 mL of a 1 M
solution in pentane, 0.47 mmol), and the solution was stirred
and slowly warmed until dissolution of the copper salt (ca. 5
min). After recooling to -78 °C, HMPA (150 µL, 2.16 mmol)
was added. After 5 min, a solution of triflate 2b (0.040 g, 0.093
mmol) in THF (0.5 mL) was added, and after 5 min the solution
was warmed to 0 °C. After 5 h, (iodomethyl)trimethylsilane
(50 µL, 0.322 mmol) was added and the solution warmed to rt
over 12 h. Saturated aqueous ammonium chloride (2 mL) was
added, and the solution stirred until dissolution of the copper
salts (ca. 10 min). The aqueous layer was extracted with ethyl
acetate (3 × 6 mL), the combined organics were washed with
water (2 × 3 mL) and brine (3 mL) and dried, and the solvent
removed in vacuo. Column chromatography (1:10 ethyl acetate/
light petroleum ether, on SiO2) gave 3b as a colorless oil (0.016
g, 50%): IR 3016 cm-1; 1H NMR (400 MHz, C6D6) δ 7.63 (2 H,
d, J ) 8.3), 6.74 (2 H, d, J ) 8.0), 5.52 (1 H, t, J ) 3.0), 4.80
(1 H, t, J ) 3.7), 4.07 (1 H, dq, J ) 9.7, 7.1), 3.68 (1 H, dq, J
) 9.7, 7.0), 3.13 (1 H, dt, J ) 14.4, 1.8), 2.12 (1 H, m), 1.84 (3
H, s), 1.63 (1 H, d, J ) 14.2), 1.54 (1 H, m), 1.46 (1 H, m), 1.16
(3 H, t, J ) 7.0), 0.91 (1 H, m), 0.28 (9 H, s); 13C NMR (100
MHz) δ 143.3 (s), 136.3 (s), 132.7 (s), 129.5 (2d), 127.1 (2d),
112.5 (d), 84.5 (d), 63.6 (t), 26.4 (t), 25.3 (t), 21.5 (q), 18.2 (t),
14.7 (q), -1.2 (3q); MS (FAB) 390 (MNa)+ (50), 368 (MH)+ (68);
HRMS calcd for C18H30NO3SSi 368.1716, found 368.1704.
6-E t h oxy-1-p -t olu en esu lfon yl-2-vin yl-1,4,5,6-t et r a h y-
d r op yr id in e (4b). A solution of triflate 2b (0.100 g, 0.233
mmol), Pd(MeCN)2Cl2 (3 mg, 11.7 µmol, 0.05 equiv), and
triphenylarsine (14 mg, 46.7 µmol, 0.2 equiv) in dry NMP (N-
methylpyrrolidinone) (2 mL) was stirred at rt for 10 min, and
then vinyl tributylstannane (88.5 µL, 0.303 mmol) was added
and the solution stirred for 2 h. Saturated aqueous KF (1 mL)
was added and the solution stirred for 1 h. Ethyl acetate (5
mL) was added and the solution filtered through Celite to
remove the precipitated tin salts (which were washed with
further ethyl acetate). The combined organic filtrate was
washed with water (5 × 5 mL) and brine (5 mL) and then dried
and solvent removed in vacuo. Column chromatography
(1:20 and then 1:7 ethyl acetate/light petroleum ether, on SiO2)
3-(2-Br om oben zyl)-5-eth oxy-1-p-tolu en esu lfon yl-2-((tr i-
flu or om eth an esu lfon yl)oxy)-2,3-dih ydr opyr r ole (2d). Gen-
eral procedure 2 afforded 2d as a colorless oil (65%): IR 1617
1
cm-1; H NMR (400 MHz, C6D6) δ 7.51 (2 H, d, J ) 8.3), 7.12
(1 H, dd, J ) 8.0, 1.2), 6.64 (1 H, td, J ) 7.5, 1.2), 6.55 (2 H,
d, J ) 8.3), 6.51 (1 H, td, J ) 7.6, 1.6), 6.43 (1 H, dd, J ) 7.6,
1.6), 5.02 (1 H, d, J ) 5.8), 4.15 (1 H, dq, J ) 9.6, 7.1), 3.62 (1
H, dq, J ) 9.6, 7.1), 3.60 (1 H, d, J ) 14.6), 3.17 (1 H, d, J )
15.4), 1.82 (1 H, d, J ) 17.2), 1.79 (3 H, s), 1.49 (1 H, dd, J )
17.1, 6.0), 1.17 (3 H, s); 13C NMR (100 MHz, C6D6) δ 144.9 (s),
136.8 (s), 135.0 (s), 133.5 (d), 131.6 (d), 130.6 (2d), 129.1 (2d),
129.0 (s), 128.5 (d), 128.1 (d), 125.3 (s), 119.9 (s; q, J ) 319),
119.8 (s), 91.4 (d), 64.1 (t), 37.4 (t), 33.4 (t), 21.8 (q), 15.5 (q);
MS (FAB) 585 (M81Br)+ (39), 583 (M79Br)+ (34); HRMS calcd
for C21H21NO6BrF3S2 584.9927 (81Br) and 582.9946 (79Br),
found 584.9935 and 582.9929, respectively.
Tr iflu or om eth a n esu lfon ic Acid 2-p-Tolu en esu lfon yl-
3â-eth oxy-3r,3aâ,4,5,6,7-h exah ydr oisoin dol-1-yl Ester (2e).
General procedure 2 afforded 2e as colorless needles (90%),
mp 81-84 °C from pentane: IR 2940, 1430 cm-1; 1H NMR (400
MHz, C6D6) δ 7.62 (2 H, d, J ) 8.3), 6.66 (2 H, d, J ) 8.0), 4.86
(1 H, s), 4.22 (1 H, dq, J ) 9.7, 7.0), 3.74 (1 H, dq, J ) 9.7,
7.1), 2.26 (1 H, d, J ) 13.4), 2.15 (1 H, dd, J ) 12.9, 5.1), 1.77
(3 H, s), 1.56 (1 H, dt, J ) 13.0, 4.9), 1.19 (3 H, t, J ) 7.0),
1.14 (2 H, m), 0.96 (1 H, d, J ) 13.7), 0.61 (1 H, qt, J ) 13.3,
3.3), 0.41 (1 H, m), -0.56 (1 H, qd, J ) 12.4, 3.5); 13C NMR
(100 MHz, C6D6) δ 145.3 (s), 134.6 (s), 131.8 (s), 130.4 (2d),
129.4 (2d), 123.0 (s), 119.9 (s; q J ) 320), 95.2 (d), 64.3 (t),
50.3 (d), 30.3 (t), 27.1 (t), 25.4 (t), 24.9 (t), 21.7 (q), 15.7 (q);
MS (FAB) 469 M+ (72); HRMS calcd for C18H23NO6F3S2
470.0919, found 470.0956. Anal. Calcd for C18H22NO6S2F3:
C, 46.05; H, 4.72; N, 2.98. Found: C, 46.26; H, 5.06; N, 3.06.
An X-ray crystal structure was obtained: monoclinic, P21/n,
a ) 9.1540(8), b ) 13.2138(9), c ) 18.493(10) Å, â ) 103.35(1)
°, v ) 2176(1) Å,3 Z ) 4, Dx ) 1.43 g cm-1, λ (Cu KR) ) 1.5418
Å, µ (Cu KR) ) 27.23 cm-1, F(000) ) 976, -25 °C. Final R )
0.047 for 3500 observed reflections. Full details are given in
Supporting Information.
2-Bu tyl-5-eth oxy-1-p-tolu en esu lfon yl-2,3-d ih yd r op yr -
r ole (3a ). To a suspension of CuI (0.044 g, 0.253 mmol, 2.7
equiv) in THF (1.5 mL) at -78 °C was added nBuLi (0.29
mL of a 1.6 M solution in hexanes, 0.47 mmol), and the solution
was stirred and slowly warmed until dissolution of the copper
salt (ca. 5 min). After recooling to -78 °C, HMPA (150 µL,
2.16 mmol) was added. After 5 min, a solution of triflate 2a
(0.039 g, 0.093 mmol) in THF (0.5 mL) was added, and after
5 min the solution was warmed to 0 °C. After 5 h, butyl iodide
(37 µL, 0.322 mmol) was added and the solution warmed to rt
over 2 h. Saturated aqueous ammonium chloride (2 mL) was
added, and the solution was stirred until dissolution of the
copper salts (ca. 10 min). The aqueous layer was extracted
with ethyl acetate (3 × 6 mL), the combined organics were
washed with water (2 × 3 mL) and brine (3 mL) and dried,
and the solvent was removed in vacuo. Column chromatog-
raphy (1:10 ethyl acetate/light petroleum ether, on SiO2) gave
3a as a colorless oil (0.012 g, 40%): 1H NMR (400 MHz) δ 7.62
(2 H, d, J ) 8.3), 7.28 (2 H, d, J ) 8.3), 5.37 (1 H, d, J ) 4.6),
5.04 (1 H, brs), 3.96 (1 H, dq, J ) 9.6, 7.1), 3.64 (1 H, dq, J )
gave 4b as a colorless oil (0.059 g, 83%): IR 1597 cm-1 1H
;
NMR (400 MHz) δ 7.59 (2 H, d, J ) 8.3), 7.27 (2 H, d, J )
8.3), 6.52 (1 H, ddt, J ) 17.0, 10.6, 1.0), 5.51 (1 H, t, J ) 4.1),
5.37 (1 H, dd, J ) 17.0, 1.3), 5.36 (1 H, t, J ) 2.8), 5.03 (1 H,
dd, J ) 10.6, 1.2), 3.82 (1 H, dq, J ) 9.9, 7.1), 3.64 (1 H, dq, J
) 9.9, 7.0), 2.41 (3 H, s), 2.16 (1 H, m), 1.69 (2 H, m), 1.19 (3
H, t, J ) 7.0), 0.96 (1 H, m);
13C NMR (100 MHz) δ 143.5 (s),
136.9 (d), 136.0 (s), 133.9 (s), 129.5 (2d), 127.3 (2d), 116.5 (d),
112.7 (t), 83.3 (d), 63.1 (t), 25.4 (t), 21.5 (q), 18.7 (t), 14.9 (q);
MS (FAB) 330 (MNa)+
(70); HRMS calcd for C16H21NO3SNa
330.1140, found 330.1150. The known3a homologue 4a was
also prepared by this route in 78% yield (details not given
here). Data as previously reported.
1â-E t h oxy-2-p -t olu e n e su lfon yl-3-vin yl-2,4,5,6,7,7a â-
h exa h yd r o-1H-isoin d ole (4e). Using a similar procedure to
that described for 4b, triflate 2e was coupled with vinyltribu-
tylstannane, (50 °C, for 16 h). Column chromatography (1:20
and then 1:10 ethyl acetate/light petroleum ether, on SiO2)
1
gave 4e as a colorless oil (40%): IR 1598 cm-1; H NMR (400
MHz) δ 7.63 (2 H, d, J ) 8.2), 7.28 (2 H, d, J ) 8.2), 6.46 (1 H,
dd, J ) 17.7, 11.5), 5.40 (1 H, dd, J ) 11.2, 1.4), 5.36 (1 H, dd,
J ) 17.5, 1.4), 4.78 (1 H, s), 4.01 (1 H, dq, J ) 9.6, 7.0), 3.65
(1 H, dq, J ) 9.6, 7.0), 2.60 (1 H, brd, J ) 13.0), 2.41 (3 H, s),
2.19 (1 H, dd, J ) 12.8, 4.5), 1.92 (1 H, td, J ) 8.7, 4.4), 1.76
(1 H, brd, J ) 12.4), 1.57 (2 H, m), 1.22 (3 H, t, J ) 6.8), 1.17
(1 H, m), 0.82 (1 H, m), -0.37 (1 H, qd, J ) 12.7, 3.6); 13C
NMR (100 MHz) δ 143.6 (s), 134.8 (s), 132.5 (s), 129.2 (2d),
129.0 (s), 128.5 (d), 128.0 (2d), 118.0 (t), 94.5 (d), 63.1 (t), 53.3
(d), 30.6 (t), 27.8 (t), 25.9 (t), 25.6 (t), 21.5 (q), 15.0 (q); MS
(FAB) 370 (MNa)+ (20), 348 (MH)+ (15); HRMS calcd for
C19H26NO3S 348.1633, found 348.1662.

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Luker et al.
5-Eth oxy-2-(2-eth oxyvin yl)-1-p-tolu en esu lfon yl-2,3-d i-
h yd r op yr r ole (5a ). A solution of triflate 2a (0.097 g, 0.233
mmol) and Pd(PPh3)2Cl2 (8.2 mg, 11.7 µmol, 0.05 equiv) in dry
DMF (2 mL) was stirred at rt for 10 min, and then 1-(ethoxy-
vinyl)tributylstannane (102 µL, 0.303 mmol) was added and
the solution stirred at 40 °C for 18 h. Saturated aqueous KF
(1 mL) was added and the solution stirred for 1 h. Ethyl
acetate (5 mL) was added and the solution filtered through
Celite to remove the precipitated tin salts (which were washed
with further ethyl acetate). The combined organic filtrate was
washed with water (5 × 5 mL) and brine (5 mL) and then dried
and solvent removed in vacuo. Column chromatography
(1:20 and then 1:7 ethyl acetate/light petroleum ether, on SiO2)
H, dq, J ) 9.7, 7.0), 3.63 (1 H, dq, J ) 9.7, 7.0), 2.63 (1 H, tdt,
J ) 10.7, 8.0, 2.5), 2.63 (1 H, ddd, J ) 15.4, 7.5, 1.4), 2.38 (1
H, ddd, J ) 13.1, 11.3, 5.5), 2.22 (3 H, s), 2.17 (1 H, td, J )
8.5, 3.5), 2.09 (1 H, m), 1.96 (1 H, dd, J ) 13.2, 7.6), 1.81 (3 H,
s), 1.55 (1 H, ddt, J ) 15.4, 7.0, 2.5), 1.12 (3 H, t, J ) 7.0); 13
C
NMR (100 MHz) δ 178.8 (s), 176.8 (s), 143.8 (s), 139.8 (s), 137.3
(s), 130.1 (2d), 128.5 (2d), 102.0 (d), 93.2 (d), 64.6 (t), 41.8 (d),
41.1 (d), 37.2 (d), 33.7 (t), 25.1 (q), 24.1 (t), 21.7 (q), 15.7 (q);
MS (FAB) 427 (MNa)+ (90), 404 M+ (75); HRMS calcd for
C
20H25N2O5S 405.1484, found 405.1483.
2-Ca r bom eth oxy-5-eth oxy-1-p-tolu en esu lfon yl-2,3-d i-
h yd r op yr r ole (9a ). The known3a ester 9a was prepared by
an identical route to 9b in 79% yield. Data has not previously
been reported: IR 1730 cm-1; 1H NMR (400 MHz) δ 7.74 (2 H,
d, J ) 8.3), 7.30 (2 H, d, J ) 8.3), 6.23 (1 H, m), 5.38 (1 H, m),
3.87 (1 H, dq, J ) 9.6, 7.1), 3.85 (3 H, s), 3.53 (1 H, dq, J )
gave 5a as a colorless oil (0.049 g, 62%): IR 1590 cm-1 1H
;
NMR (400 MHz) δ 7.60 (2 H, d, J ) 8.2), 7.26 (2 H, d, J )
8.0), 5.61 (1 H, dd, J ) 2.2, 2.1), 5.39 (1 H, d, J ) 5.7), 4.61 (1
H, d, J ) 2.2), 4.32 (1 H, d, J ) 2.2), 4.00 (1 H, dq, J ) 9.8,
7.1), 3.89 (1 H, dq, J ) 9.3, 7.0), 3.79 (1 H, dq, J ) 9.3, 7.0),
3.67 (1 H, dq, J ) 9.8, 7.1), 2.41 (3 H, s), 2.07 (1 H, dd, J )
18.0, 3.6), 1.94 (1 H, ddd, J ) 18.0, 5.7, 1.9), 1.32 (3 H, t, J )
7.0), 1.22 (3 H, t, J ) 7.1); 13C NMR (100 MHz) δ 154.1 (s),
143.8 (s), 139.2 (s), 134.9 (s), 129.3 (2d), 127.5 (2d), 117.7 (d),
93.0 (d), 87.4 (t), 63.4 (t), 62.88 (t), 35.8 (t), 21.5 (q), 14.9 (q),
14.1 (q), MS 337 M+ (65); HRMS calcd for C17H23NO4S
337.1347, found 337.1380.
9.6, 7.0), 2.42 (3 H, s), 2.23 (2 H, m), 1.17 (3 H, t, J ) 7.0); 13
C
NMR (100 MHz) δ 162.4 (s), 144.2 (s), 135.5 (s), 134.9 (s), 129.6
(2d), 127.7 (2d), 127.3 (d), 92.4 (d), 63.0 (t), 52.4 (q), 36.8 (t),
21.6 (q), 14.8 (q).
2-Ca r bom eth oxy-6-eth oxy-1-p-tolu en esu lfon yl-1,4,5,6-
tetr a h yd r op yr id in e (9b). Full details of the preparation and
characterization of 9b (61%, partially crystallizing oil) (from
2b) have been previously reported.3c
2-((2-Iodoph en oxy)car bon yl)-6-eth oxy-1-p-tolu en esu lfo-
n yl-1,4,5,6-tetr a h yd r op yr id in e (9c). Prepared from triflate
2b in an identical manner to ester 9b by substituting MeOH
(40 equiv) for 2-iodophenol (5 equiv). Column chromatography
(1:5 ethyl acetate/light petroleum ether, on SiO2) followed by
recrystallization (to remove traces of the phenol) gave 9c (40%)
as white crystals, mp 136-138 °C from ethyl acetate/pen-
6-Eth oxy-2-(2-eth oxyvin yl)-1-p-tolu en esu lfon yl-1,4,5,6-
tetr a h yd r op yr id in e (5b). A similar protocol transformed
triflate 2b into 5b. Column chromatography (1:20 and then
1:7 ethyl acetate/light petroleum ether, on SiO2) gave 5b as a
1
colorless oil (67%): IR 1600 cm-1; H NMR (400 MHz) δ 7.69
(2 H, d, J ) 8.3), 7.28 (2 H, d, J ) 8.3), 5.75 (1 H, t, J ) 4.1),
5.26 (1 H, t, J ) 3.0), 4.32 (1 H, d, J ) 1.9), 4.06 (1 H, d, J )
1.9), 3.87 (1 H, dq, J ) 9.8, 7.2), 3.84 (1 H, dq, J ) 9.2, 7.1),
3.74 (1 H, dq, J ) 9.2, 7.0), 3.55 (1 H, dq, J ) 9.8, 7.0), 2.42 (3
H, s), 2.13 (1 H, m), 1.71 (2 H, m), 1.31 (3 H, t, J ) 7.0), 1.15
(3 H, t, J ) 7.0), 1.14 (1 H, m); 13C NMR (100 MHz) δ 160.6
(s), 143.3 (s), 136.2 (s), 132.0 (s), 129.3 (2d), 127.4 (2d), 119.9
(d), 88.7 (t), 82.8 (d), 63.4 (t), 62.9 (t), 25.6 (t), 21.4 (q), 18.6
(t), 14.6 (q), 14.4 (q); MS (FAB) 374 (MNa)+ (100), 352 (MH)+
(61); HRMS calcd for C18H26NO4S 352.1583, found 352.1616.
5-Eth oxy-2-(2-m eth yl-1-oxopr opyl)-1-p-tolu en esu lfon yl-
2,3-d ih yd r op yr r ole (7). A solution of triflate 2a (0.267 g,
0.643 mmol), stannane 610 (0.415 g, 0.958 mmol), and Pd(PPh3)2-
Cl2 (8.2 mg, 11.7 µmol, 0.05 equiv) in dry DMF (7 mL) was
stirred at 40 °C for 16 h. After cooling to rt, saturated aqueous
KF (2 mL) was added and the solution stirred for 1 h. Ethyl
acetate (15 mL) was added and the solution filtered through
Celite to remove the precipitated tin salts (which were washed
with further ethyl acetate). The combined organic filtrate was
washed with water (3 × 10 mL) and brine (10 mL) and then
dried and solvent removed in vacuo. Column chromatography
(1:20 and then 1:7 ethyl acetate/light petroleum ether, on SiO2)
gave 7 as an off white low melting solid containing traces of
tin residues (0.084 g, 40%). For pure material an additional
1
tane: IR 1747 cm-1; H NMR (400 MHz) δ 7.87 (2 H, d, J )
8.3), 7.84 (1 H, d, J ) 7.7), 7.41 (2 H, d, J ) 3.9), 7.31 (2 H, d,
J ) 8.3), 7.00 (1H, ddd, J ) 8.1, 5.0, 3.8), 6.75 (1 H, t, J )
3.7), 5.03 (1 H, t, J ) 2.6), 3.72 (1 H, dq, J ) 9.5, 7.1), 3.20 (1
H, dq, J ) 9.5, 7.0), 2.43 (3 H, s), 2.39 (1 H, m), 2.17 (1 H, ddd,
J ) 20.1, 6.7, 4.1), 1.86 (1 H, dd, J ) 13.1, 8.6), 1.48 (1 H, m),
1.06 (3 H, t, J ) 7.0); 13C NMR (100 MHz) δ 163.1 (s), 151.1
(s), 144.3 (s), 139.1 (d), 135.0 (s), 129.6 (2d), 129.6 (d), 129.5
(d), 128.1 (2d), 127.5 (d), 126.6 (s), 123.3 (d), 89.7 (s), 81.7 (d),
63.1 (t), 24.9 (t), 21.5 (q), 19.1 (t), 14.7 (q); MS (FAB) 550
(MNa)+ (30); HRMS calcd for C21H23NO5SI 528.0342, found
528.0340. Anal. Calcd for C21H22NO5SI: C, 47.83; H, 4.20;
N, 2.66. Found: C, 47.92; H, 4.19; N, 2.62.
6-E t h oxy-1-p -t olu en esu lfon yl-1,4,5,6-t et r a h yd r op yr i-
d in e-2-ca r boxylic Acid 2-Br om oa n ilid e (9d ). Prepared
from triflate 2b in an identical manner to ester 9b by
substituting MeOH (40 equiv) for 2-iodoaniline (3 equiv).
Column chromatography (1:5 ethyl acetate/light petroleum
ether, on SiO2) followed by recrystallization gave 9d (61%) as
white crystals, mp 118-122 °C from ethyl acetate/pentane:
1
IR 1688 cm-1; H NMR (400 MHz) δ 8.51 (1 H, dd, J ) 8.3,
1.3), 8.26 (1 H, s), 7.77 (2 H, d, J ) 8.2), 7.55 (1 H, dd, J ) 8.0,
1.3), 7.34 (1 H, m), 7.32 (2 H, d, J ) 8.2), 6.98 (1 H, td, J )
8.0, 1.4), 6.45 (1 H, t, J ) 3.7), 5.18 (1 H, t, J ) 2.6), 3.96 (1 H,
dq, J ) 9.6, 7.1), 3.56 (1 H, dq, J ) 9.6, 7.1), 2.44 (3 H, s), 2.25
(1 H, ddt, J ) 15.4, 7.8, 3.8), 1.91 (1 H, m), 1.72 (1 H, dd, J )
14.0, 7.7), 1.17 (3 H, t, J ) 7.1), 1.12 (1 H, m); 13C NMR (100
MHz) δ 163.8 (s), 144.6 (s), 135.8 (s), 134.1 (s), 132.1 (d), 131.1
(s), 129.7 (2d), 128.3 (d), 128.1 (2d), 127.0 (d), 124.8 (d), 121.4
(d), 113.3 (s), 83.0 (d), 63.8 (t), 24.6 (t), 21.6 (q), 18.7 (t), 14.8
(q); MS (FAB) 503 (MNa81Br)+ (37), 501 (MNa79Br)+ (34), 480
(M81Br)+ (18), 478 (M79Br)+ (15); HRMS calcd for C21H23N2O4-
SBr 480.0543 (81Br) and 478.0562 (79Br), found 480.0568 and
478.0565 respectively. Anal. Calcd for C21H23N2O4SBr: C,
52.62; H, 4.84; N, 5.84. Found: C, 52.69; H, 5.16; N, 5.87.
1
column was run, mp 88-91 °C: IR 1694 cm-1; H NMR (400
MHz) δ 7.63 (2 H, d, J ) 8.3), 7.29 (2 H, d, J ) 8.3), 6.01 (1 H,
dd, J ) 3.4, 2.2), 5.24 (1 H, d, J ) 5.6), 4.03 (1 H, dq, J ) 9.6,
7.1), 3.64 (1 H, dq, J ) 9.6, 7.0), 3.49 (1 H, septet, J ) 7.2),
2.42 (3 H, s), 2.16 (1 H, dd, J ) 18.6, 3.5), 1.93 (1 H, ddd, J )
18.6, 5.6, 2.1), 1.22 (3 H, t, J ) 7.0), 1.17 (3 H, d, J ) 6.5),
1.11 (3 H, d, J ) 7.4); 13C NMR (100 MHz) δ 201.5 (s), 144.7
(s), 142.4 (s), 133.9 (s), 129.8 (2d), 127.9 (2d), 125.6 (d), 92.9
(d), 63.2 (t), 38.0 (d), 36.8 (t), 21.8 (q), 19.3 (q), 16.5 (q), 15.0
(q); MS 337 M+ (28); HRMS calcd for C17H23NO4S 337.1348,
found 337.1364. Anal. Calcd for C17H23NO4S: C, 60.51; H,
6.87; N, 4.15. Found: C, 59.90; H, 6.56; N, 4.18.
Diels-Ald er Rea ction betw een Dien e 4a a n d Dien eo-
p h ile N-Meth yl Ma leim id e: Cycloa d d u ct 8. A solution of
4a (0.062 g, 0.212 mmol) and N-methyl maleimide (0.118 g,
1.058 mmol, 5 equiv) in THF (2 mL) was heated at reflux for
2 h. After cooling to rt, the solvent was removed in vacuo.
Column chromatography (1:3 f 1:1 ethyl acetate/light petro-
leum ether, on SiO2) gave 8 as a colorless oil and a single
5-Eth oxy-2-p h en yl-1-p-tolu en esu lfon yl-2,3-d ih yd r op y-
r r ole (10a ). The known3a enamide 10a was prepared by an
identical route to 10b in 90% yield. Data has not previously
been reported: IR 1595 cm-1; 1H NMR (400 MHz) δ 7.52 (4 H,
m), 7.34 (3 H, m), 7.24 (2 H, d, J ) 8.0), 5.52 (1 H, d, J ) 5.7),
5.46 (1 H, dd, J ) 3.4, 2.0), 4.15 (1 H, dq, J ) 9.8, 7.1), 3.77 (1
H, dq, J ) 9.7, 7.0), 2.42 (3 H, s), 2.21 (1 H, dd, J ) 17.8, 3.5),
2.08 (1 H, ddd, J ) 17.8, 5.8, 1.9), 1.29 (3 H, t, J ) 7.0); 13C
NMR (100 MHz) δ 143.8 (s), 143.0 (s), 134.8 (s), 133.3 (s), 129.4
diastereomer (0.061 g, 71%): IR 1697, 1598 cm-1 1H NMR
;
(400 MHz, C6D6) δ 7.53 (2 H, d, J ) 8.3), 6.68 (2 H, d, J )
8.0), 5.72 (1 H, dt, J ) 6.8, 2.6), 5.48 (1 H, d, J ) 5.4), 3.98 (1

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(2d), 128.6 (1d), 127.8 (2d), 127.5 (4d), 116.3 (d), 93.1 (d), 62.9
(t), 36.3 (t), 21.6 (q), 15.0 (q).
Solvent removal in vacuo followed by column chromatography
(1:5 f 1:4 ethyl acetate/light petroleum ether, on SiO2) gave
1
12 as a colorless oil (0.011 g, 60%): IR 3505 cm-1; H NMR
6-Eth oxy-2-p h en yl-1-p-tolu en esu lfon yl-1,4,5,6-tetr a h y-
d r op yr id in e (10b). A solution of triflate 2b (0.109 g, 0.253
mmol) and Pd(PPh3)4 (0.014 g, 12.6 µmol, 0.05 equiv) in THF
(2 mL) was stirred at rt for 10 min. A solution of PhZnCl
(0.883 mmol) in THF (ca. 4.8 mL) [Prepared in situ as
follows: to ZnCl2 (1.77 mL of a 0.5 M solution in THF, 0.883
mmol) in additional THF (3 mL) was added PhLi (0.49 mL of
a 2 M solution in cyclohexane, 0.883 mmol) and the mixture
stirred at rt for 15 min] was added dropwise, and the solution
was stirred for 1 h. Saturated aqueous ammonium chloride
(2 mL) followed by water (5 mL) and ethyl acetate (8 mL) were
added, and the organic layer was separated. The aqueous
layer was extracted with ethyl acetate (2 × 8 mL), the
combined organics were dried, and solvent was removed in
vacuo. Column chromatography (1:4 ethyl acetate/light pe-
troleum ether, on SiO2) gave 10b as a colorless oil (0.072 g,
80%): IR 3030, 1599 cm-1; 1H NMR (400 MHz) δ 7.52 (2 H, d,
J ) 8.2), 7.37 (2 H, m), 7.29 (5 H, m), 5.50 (1 H, t, J ) 3.7),
4.45 (1 H, t, J ) 2.8), 4.03 (1 H, dq, J ) 9.7, 7.1), 3.74 (1 H,
dq, J ) 9.7, 7.0), 2.42 (3 H, s), 2.24 (1 H, m), 1.81 (2 H, m),
1.23 (3 H, t, J ) 7.0), 1.20 (1 H, m); 13C NMR (100 MHz) δ
143.8 (s), 140.7 (s), 136.1 (s), 135.6 (s), 129.6 (2d), 128.0 (2d),
127.7 (2d), 127.6 (d), 127.1 (2d), 120.4 (d), 83.9 (d), 63.7 (t),
25.8 (t), 21.8 (q), 19.3 (t), 15.1 (q); MS 357 M+ (38). HRMS
calcd for C20H23NO3S 357.1399, found 357.1407.
(400 MHz) δ 7.75 (2 H, d, J ) 8.3), 7.28 (2 H, d, J ) 8.3), 6.00
(1 H, dd, J ) 6.3, 3.4), 5.29 (1 H, dd, J ) 5.7, 3.7), 4.63 (1 H,
s), 3.87 (1 H, dq, J ) 9.7, 7.1), 3.53 (1 H, dq, J ) 9.6, 7.0), 2.42
(3 H, s), 1.78 (1 H, ddt, J ) 17.1, 7.3, 6.5), 1.63 (1 H, m), 1.54
(3 H, s), 1.48 (3 H, s), 1.46 (1 H, m), 1.15 (3 H, t, J ) 7.0), 1.03
(1 H, dtd, J ) 17.2, 7.3, 3.5); 13C NMR (100 MHz) δ 144.1 (s),
142.1 (s), 136.1 (s), 129.6 (2d), 127.5 (2d), 124.6 (d), 86.2 (d),
71.6 (s), 63.6 (t), 30.2 (q), 30.0 (q), 28.8 (t), 21.6 (q), 18.7 (t),
14.7 (q); MS (FAB) 362 (MNa)+ (49), 340 (MH)+ (70); HRMS
calcd for C17H26NO4S 340.1583, found 340.1578.
2,2′-Bi(6-eth oxy-1-p-tolu en esu lfon yl-1,4,5,6-tetr a h yd r o-
p yr id in e) (13). A solution of triflate 2b (0.044 g, 0.101 mmol,
0.9 equiv), stannane 11b (0.050 g, 0.113 mmol), and Pd(PPh3)2-
Cl2 (7.9 mg, 11.3 µmol, 0.1 equiv) in DMF (2 mL) was stirred
at 50 °C for 16 h. Saturated aqueous KF (1 mL) was added
and the solution stirred for 1 h. Ethyl acetate (10 mL) was
added and the solution filtered through Celite to remove the
precipitated tin salts (which were washed with further ethyl
acetate). The combined organic filtrate was washed with
water (5 × 5 mL) and brine (5 mL) and then dried and solvent
removed in vacuo. Column chromatography (1:20 then 1:6
ethyl acetate/light petroleum ether, on SiO2) and recrystalli-
zation gave 13 (0.020 g, 35%) as white crystals, mp 162-163
1
°C from diethyl ether/pentane: IR 1598 cm-1; H NMR (400
MHz, C6D6) δ 8.33 (2 H, d, J ) 8.3), 6.86 (2 H, d, J ) 8.2), 6.33
(1 H, brs), 5.36 (1 H, brs), 4.04 (1 H, m), 3.76 (1 H, dq, J ) 9.7,
7.0), 2.03 (1 H, m), 1.85 (3 H, s), 1.56 (1 H, m), 1.42 (1 H, m),
1.05 (3 H, t, J ) 7.0), 0.86 (1 H, m) [all peaks broadened by
hindered rotation]; 13C NMR (100 MHz) δ 144.1 (s), 138.1 (s),
135.0 (s), 130.6 (2d), 129.4 (2d), 119.4 (d), 85.2 (d), 64.6 (t),
26.5 (t), 21.8 (q), 19.8 (t), 15.7 (q); MS (FAB) 560 M+ (74);
HRMS calcd for C28H37N2O6S2 561.2093, found 561.2052. An
X-ray crystal structure was obtained: monoclinic, C2/c, a )
23.6471(8), b ) 9.5357(9), c ) 22.597(7) Å, â ) 102.52(1)°, v )
2871(1) Å,3 Z ) 2, Dx ) 1.30 g cm-1, λ (Cu KR) ) 1.5418 Å, µ
(Cu KR) ) 19.96 cm-1, F(000) ) 1192, rt. Final R ) 0.052 for
2162 observed reflections. Full details are given in Supporting
Information.
(S)-5-(((1,1,2-Tr im eth ylpr opyldim eth ylsilyl)oxy)m eth yl)-
1-p-tolu en esu lfon yl-2-p yr r olid in on e (14). Prepared ac-
cording to general procedure 1. Column chromatography (1:4
ethyl acetate/light petroleum ether, on SiO2) gave 14 (63%)
as a colorless oil:1H NMR (400 MHz) δ 7.96 (2 H, d, J ) 8.4),
7.31 (2 H, d, J ) 8.1), 4.43 (1 H, d, J ) 7.5), 3.99 (1 H, dd, J
) 10.7, 3.8), 3.73 (1 H, dd, J ) 10.7, 2.2), 2.67 (1 H, dt, J )
17.4, 10.2), 2.42 (3 H, s), 2.29 (1 H, ddd, J ) 17.4, 9.9, 1.7),
2.18 (1 H, m), 2.03 (1 H, m), 1.53 (1 H, septet, J ) 6.8), 0.80
(3 H, d, J ) 6.8), 0.80 (3 H, d, J ) 6.9), 0.76 (6 H, s), 0.09 (3
H, s), 0.02 (3 H, s); 13C NMR (50 MHz) δ 174.2 (s), 144.8 (s),
136.2 (s), 129.5 (2d), 128.2 (2d), 64.9 (t), 60.8 (d), 34.0 (d), 31.6
(t), 25.0 (s), 22.4 (t), 21.6 (q), 20.2 (q), 20.1 (q), 18.4 (q), 18.4
(q), -3.6 (q), -3.8 (q).
(S )-5-((((1,1,2-Tr im e t h ylp r op yl)d im e t h ylsilyl)oxy)-
m eth yl)-1-p-tolu en esu lfon yl-2-((tr iflu or om eth a n esu lfo-
n yl)oxy)-2,3-d ih yd r op yr r ole (15). The title triflate was
prepared from lactam 14 by an identical procedure to that used
for triflate 2b.3c Column chromatography (1:5 f 1:1 CH2Cl2/
light petroleum ether, on SiO2) yielded 15 as a colorless oil
82-98% (This triflate was somewhat unstable, and so the last
5 mL of solvent remaining after chromatography was routinely
removed at 0 °C and the cold triflate immediately used in the
following reaction): 1H NMR (250 MHz, C6D6) δ 7.77 (2 H, d,
J ) 8.2), 7.37 (2 H, d, J ) 8.1), 5.07 (1 H, brs), 4.13 (1 H, m),
3.79 (1 H, dd, J ) 10.1, 4.6), 3.63 (1 H, dd, J ) 10.0, 8.6), 2.47
(3 H, s), 2.35 (1 H, dt, J ) 16.8, 2.9), 2.17 (1 H, dd, J ) 16.8,
9.2), 1.61 (1 H, septet, J ) 6.8), 0.88 (3 H, s), 0.86 (3 H, s),
0.84 (6 H, s), 0.13 (3 H, s), 0.12 (3 H, s).
5-Eth oxy-1-p-tolu en esu lfon yl-2-(tr im eth ylsta n n yl)-2,3-
d ih yd r op yr r ole (11a ). A solution of triflate 2a (0.019 g,
0.046 mmol), Pd(MeCN)2Cl2 (0.6 mg, 2.3 µmol, 0.05 equiv), and
triphenylarsine (2.8 mg, 9.2 µmol, 0.2 equiv) in THF (2 mL)
was stirred at rt for 10 min. Me6Sn2 (0.014 g, 0.044 mmol,
0.95 equiv) in THF (0.5 mL) was added and the solution stirred
at 40 °C until TLC indicated consumption of starting material
(3.5 h). Ethyl acetate (5 mL) was added, the organic solution
washed with water (2 × 5 mL) and brine (5 mL) and then
dried, and solvent removed in vacuo. Column chromatography
(1:25 and then 1:12 ethyl acetate/light petroleum ether, on
SiO2) gave 11a as a colorless oil (0.010 g, 48%): IR 1599 cm-1
;
1H NMR (400 MHz) δ 7.61 (2 H, d, J ) 8.3), 7.25 (2 H, d, J )
8.3), 5.45 (1 H, t, J ) 2.8; J Sn ) 20.3), 5.23 (1 H, dd, J ) 5.8,
1.8), 3.90 (1 H, dq, J ) 9.7, 7.0), 3.60 (1 H, dq, J ) 9.7, 7.0),
2.40 (3 H, s), 2.28 (2 H, m), 1.18 (3 H, t, J ) 7.0), 0.31 (9 H, s;
J Sn ) 56.4); 13C NMR (100 MHz) δ 145.4 (s), 143.3 (s), 136.4
(s), 129.5 (2d), 126.8 (2d), 126.0 (d), 90.2 (d), 62.6 (t), 39.0 (t),
21.5 (q), 15.0 (q), -7.4 (3q); MS (FAB) 432 (MH120Sn)+ (5);
HRMS calcd for C16H26NO3S120Sn 432.0657, found 432.0635.
6-E t h oxy-1-p -t olu e n e su lfon yl-2-(t r im e t h ylst a n n yl)-
1,4,5,6-tetr a h yd r op yr id in e (11b). A solution of triflate 2b
(0.202 g, 0.471 mmol), Pd2dba3 (22 mg, 23.3 µmol, 0.05 equiv),
and triphenylarsine (61 mg, 93.2 µmol, 0.2 equiv) in THF (13
mL) was stirred at rt for 10 min. Me6Sn2 (0.146 g, 0.447 mmol,
0.95 equiv) in THF (1 mL) was added and the solution stirred
at 55 °C until TLC indicated consumption of starting material
(2 h). Ethyl acetate (25 mL) was added, the organic solution
washed with water (2 × 10 mL) and brine (10 mL) and then
dried, and solvent removed in vacuo. Column chromatography
(1:25 and then 1:9 ethyl acetate/light petroleum ether, on SiO2)
gave 11b as a colorless oil (0.129 g, 62%): IR 1340 cm-1; H
1
NMR (400 MHz) δ 7.59 (2 H, d, J ) 8.2), 7.28 (2 H, d, J )
8.1), 5.40 (1 H, brs; J Sn ) 45.2), 5.17 (1 H, t, J ) 2.7), 3.78 (1
H, dq, J ) 10.0, 7.2), 3.64 (1 H, dq, J ) 10.0, 7.2), 2.41 (3 H,
s), 2.16 (1 H, dddd, J ) 18.2, 13.0, 6.9, 2.6), 1.74 (1 H, dt, J )
18.3, 5.2), 1.68 (1 H, m), 1.19 (3 H, t, J ) 7.0), 0.81 (1 H, tdd,
J ) 13.9, 7.4, 3.4), 0.27 (9 H, s; J Sn ) 54.4); 13C NMR (100
MHz) δ 143.1 (s), 136.9 (s), 136.3 (s), 129.5 (2d), 126.7 (2d),
125.6 (d), 81.6 (d), 62.5 (t), 24.9 (t), 21.4 (q), 19.0 (t), 14.8 (q),
-6.3 (3q); MS (FAB) 468 (M120SnNa)+ (8); HRMS calcd for
C17H28NO3S120Sn 446.0814, found 446.0703.
6-E t h oxy-1-p -t olu en esu lfon yl-2-(1-h yd r oxy-1-m et h yl-
eth yl)-1,4,5,6-tetr a h yd r op yr id in e (12). To a solution of
stannane 11b (0.024 g, 0.053 mmol) in diethyl ether (1 mL)
at -30 °C was added MeLi (36 µL of a 1.6 M solution in diethyl
ether, 0.059 mmol, 1.1 equiv) and the solution warmed to -10
°C over 2 h. After cooling to -78 °C, dry acetone (25 µL, 0.265
mmol, 5 equiv) was added and the solution warmed to rt.
(S)-2-Ca r b om et h oxy-5-((((1,1,2-Tr im et h ylp r op yl)d i-
m et h ylsilyl)oxy)m et h yl)-1-p -t olu en esu lfon yl-2,3-d ih y-
d r op yr r ole (16). A solution of triflate 15 (0.780 g, 1.458
mmol), Pd2dba3 (0.034 g, 0.036 mmol, 0.03 equiv), and tri-
phenylarsine (0.092 g, 0.302 mmol, 0.12 equiv) in DMF (10
mL) was flushed with carbon monoxide for 10 min. Triethyl-

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amine (0.84 mL, 6.04 mmol, 4 equiv) and methanol (2.44 mL,
60.42 mmol, 40 equiv) were added, and the solution was
attached to a balloon of carbon monoxide and stirred for 12 h.
After flushing with nitrogen, ethyl acetate (20 mL) and water
(10 mL) were added, and the organic phase was separated.
The aqueous phase was extracted with ethyl acetate (2 × 20
mL), the combined organics were washed with brine (2 × 10
mL) and dried, and the solvent was removed in vacuo. Column
chromatography (1:5 ethyl acetate/light petroleum ether, on
SiO2) afforded 16 as a colorless oil (0.348 g, 53%): [R]D -117
(2S)-2,5-Bis(h yd r oxym et h yl)-1-p -t olu en esu lfon ylp yr -
r olid in e (19). To a solution of 18 (0.025 g, 0.080 mmol) in
THF (1 mL) at 0 °C was added DIBALH (0.40 mL of a 1 M
solution in THF, 0.4 mmol, 5 equiv), and the solution was
warmed to rt. After 12 h, the reaction was carefully quenched
with saturated aqueous Rochelle’s salt. Water (3 mL) was
added, and the solution was extracted with ethyl acetate (4 ×
7 mL). The combined extracts were dried, and the solvent was
removed in vacuo. Column chromatography (ethyl acetate, on
SiO2) afforded a diol product as a colorless oil (0.014 g, 63%).
This compound was immediately protected as the correspond-
ing bis-methyl ether before characterization using the method
of Somfai:4b to a solution of this diol (0.014 g, 0.049 mmol) in
THF (1 mL) at 0 °C was added NaH (10 mg of a 35% dispersion
in mineral oil, 0.146 mmol, 3 equiv) and the solution stirred
at rt for 1 h. After cooling to 0 °C, MeI (18.3 µL, 0.294 mmol,
6 equiv) was added and the solution warmed to rt and stirred
for 16 h. Ethyl acetate (5 mL) and water (2 mL) were added,
and the organic layer was separated. The aqueous layer was
extracted with ethyl acetate (2 × 5 mL), the combined organics
were dried, and solvent was removed in vacuo. 1H NMR
analysis confirmed the product to be a 93:7 mixture of
diastereomers. Column chromatography (1:4 ethyl acetate/
light petroleum ether, on SiO2) afforded 19 as a colorless oil
(0.014 g, 90%) in two fractions. The first contained a 1:3
mixture of major and minor isomers respectively (1.5 mg), and
the second fraction the pure major isomer (12.3 mg, used for
the following data: [R]D 0; IR 3027, 1326 cm-1; 1H NMR (400
MHz) δ 7.73 (2 H, d, J ) 8.2), 7.31 (2 H, d, J ) 8.2), 3.70 (2 H,
m), 3.66 (2 H, dd, J ) 9.1, 3.9), 3.37 (6 H, s), 3.34 (2 H, t, J )
8.8), 2.43 (3 H, s), 1.79 (2 H, m), 1.51 (2 H, m); 13C NMR (100
MHz) δ 143.6 (s), 134.3 (s), 129.7 (2d), 127.6 (2d), 75.4 (2t),
60.3 (2d), 59.2 (2q), 27.4 (2t), 21.5 (q); MS (FAB) 314 (MH)+
(100); HRMS calcd for C15H23NO4S 314.1426, found 314.1452.
1
(c 0.9 CHCl3); IR 1736 cm-1; H NMR (250 MHz) δ 7.74 (2 H,
d, J ) 8.0), 7.32 (2 H, d, J ) 8.0), 6.08 (1 H, t, J ) 2.4), 4.14
(1 H, m), 3.85 (3 H, s), 3.68 (1 H, dd, J ) 10.1, 4.4), 3.53 (1 H,
dd, J ) 10.1, 7.8), 2.44 (3 H, s), 2.31 (1 H, dt, J ) 18.3, 2.7),
2.13 (1 H, ddd, J ) 18.3, 8.6, 1.4), 1.58 (1 H, septet, J ) 6.8),
0.85 (3 H, s), 0.83 (3 H, s), 0.80 (6 H, s), 0.09 (3 H, s), 0.07 (3
H, s); 13C NMR (100 MHz) δ 162.6 (s), 144.1 (s), 136.9 (s), 134.1
(s), 129.5 (2d), 128.0 (2d), 127.0 (d), 64.5 (t), 63.1 (d), 52.3 (q),
34.1 (d), 31.4 (t), 25.1 (s), 21.6 (q), 20.2 (2q), 18.5 (2q), -3.5
(q), -3.6 (q); MS (FAB) 454 (MH)+ (69); HRMS calcd for C22H36
NO5SSi 454.2083, found 454.2082.
-
(S)-2-Ca r b om et h oxy-5-(h yd r oxym et h yl)-1-p -t olu en e-
su lfon yl-2,3-d ih yd r op yr r ole (17). To a solution of 16 (0.230
g, 0.508 mmol) in THF (2 mL) was added TBAF (1 mL of a 1
M solution in THF) and the solution stirred for 1.5 h. Ethyl
acetate (15 mL) was added, the organic solution washed with
water (2 × 8 mL) and brine (8 mL) and dried, and the solvent
removed in vacuo. Column chromatography (ethyl acetate, on
SiO2) afforded 17 as a colorless oil (0.120 g, 76%): [R]D -122
(c 0.6 CHCl3); IR 3566, 1733 cm-1; 1H NMR (400 MHz) δ 7.73
(2 H, d, J ) 8.2), 7.33 (2 H, d, J ) 8.1), 6.10 (1 H, dd, J ) 3.4,
2.3), 4.16 (1 H, m), 3.87 (3 H, s), 3.56 (2 H, m), 2.44 (3 H, s),
2.30 (1 H, brs), 2.15 (1 H, ddt, J ) 18.3, 8.6, 2.2), 2.03 (1 H,
dt, J ) 18.3, 3.2); 13C NMR (100 MHz) δ 162.5 (s), 144.5 (s),
136.5 (s), 133.2 (s), 129.7 (2d), 128.1 (2d), 127.4 (d), 64.6 (t),
63.8 (d), 52.5 (q), 31.4 (t), 21.6 (q); MS 311 M+ (35); HRMS
calcd for C14H17NO5S 311.0827, found 311.0852.
Ack n ow led gm en t. The European Union (TMR fel-
lowship) and the Royal Society (Science Exchange
fellowship) are acknowledged for generous financial
support. We thank M. T. Verhaar for initial studies with
triflate 2e, A. J . Geenevasen for NOESY experiments
on 8, and J . Fraanje and K. Goubitz (Crystallography
Department, University of Amsterdam) for determining
the X-ray crystal structures of 2e and 13.
(5S)-2-Ca r bom eth oxy-5-(h yd r oxym eth yl)-1-p-tolu en e-
su lfon ylp yr r olid in e (18). A solution of 17 (0.100 g, 0.322
mmol) and Pd/C (10%, 18 mg) in MeOH (6 mL) was stirred
under a balloon of H2 for 3 days. The solvent was removed in
vacuo and then ethyl acetate (5 mL) added. The solution was
filtered through Celite and the solvent removed in vacuo.
Column chromatography (ethyl acetate, on SiO2) afforded 18
as a colorless oil (0.096 g, 96%) and a 93:7 mixture of
inseparable diastereomers: [R]D +37.9 (c 0.47 CHCl3); IR 3487,
1
1740 cm-1; H NMR (400 MHz) δ (major only) 7.75 (2 H, d, J
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) 8.3), 7.34 (2 H, d, J ) 8.3), 4.33 (1 H, dd, J ) 8.5, 5.3), 3.94
(1 H, dd, J ) 11.8, 3.0), 3.85 (1 H, m), 3.78 (3 H, s), 3.57 (1 H,
dd, J ) 11.8, 3.4), 2.44 (3 H, s), 2.08 (1 H, m), 1.92 (2 H, m),
1.73 (1 H, m) [OH not observed]; 13C NMR (100 MHz) δ 173.5
(s), 144.1 (s), 134.4 (s), 129.9 (2d), 127.4 (2d), 64.9 (t), 63.0 (d),
61.7 (d), 52.7 (q), 29.8 (t), 27.5 (t), 21.5 (q); MS 282 (M - OMe)+
(81); HRMS calcd for C13H16NO4S 282.0805, found 282.0800.
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