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Enantiopure Fluorous 1,2-Diphenyl-1,2-diaminoethane
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13C NMR (CDCl3): d = 24.5 (CH2), 26.0 (CH2), 35.0 (CH2), 55.8
(CH3), 103.2 (Carom), 104.3 (C–N), 107.1 (Carom), 135.1 (Carom),
160.9 (Carom), 164.1 (C=N).
1H NMR (CDCl3): d = 0.80–1.94 (m, 36 H, menthyl), 3.67 (s, 12 H,
OCH3), 4.53 (m, 2 H, CHO), 4.82 (m, 2 H, CHN), 5.62 (br, 2 H,
NH), 6.19 (m, 4 Harom), 6.29 (m, 2 Harom).
Anal. Calcd for C24H28N2O4: C, 70.59; H, 6.86. Found: C, 70.27; H,
7.03.
13C NMR (CDCl3): d = 16.7 (CH), 21.2 (CH3), 22.6 (CH), 23;5
(CH2), 26.4 (CH), 31.8 (CH3), 34.6 (CH2), 41.8 (CH2), 47.6 (CH),
55.6 (OCH3), 75.5 (CHN), 100.3 (Carom), 105.6 (Carom), 141.7
(Carom), 156.9 (Carom), 161.0 (C=O).
( )-1,2-Bis(3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)ethane-1,2-diamine (4)
To a solution of 3 (4.35 g, 10.67 mmol) in a NH3/THF mixture (36
mL, 5:4) at –78 °C was added Li (0.33 g, 46.95 mmol). The solution
was stirred at –78 °C for 2 h, during which time additional amounts
of EtOH were added (4 × 0.31 mL). The mixture was then treated
with NH4Cl (2.98 g), hydrolyzed with H2O (15 mL) at 0 °C, and
then extracted with Et2O (3 × 15 mL). The organic phase was
washed with brine (20 mL), and dried (Na2SO4). Evaporation of the
solvent under reduced pressure gave a residue that was diluted with
Et2O (20 mL). An aq 2 M solution of HCl (13 mL) was added at
0 °C, and the mixture was stirred at r.t. for 1 h. The precipitate was
filtered, the solid was washed with Et2O (3 × 20 mL), and then
poured into H2O (20 mL). A solution of aq 2 N NaOH (15 mL) was
added, the mixture was extracted with CH2Cl2 (3 × 30 mL), and the
combined organic phases were dried (Na2SO4). Evaporation of the
solvent under reduced pressure gave the racemic diamine 4; yield:
3.1 g (87%); yellow oil.
1H NMR (CDCl3): d = 1.55 (br, 4 H, NH2), 3.77 (s, 12 H, CH3), 4.05
(s, 2 H, CHN), 6.34 (t, 2 Harom, J = 2.3 Hz), 6.49 (d, 4 Harom, J = 2.3
Hz).
13C NMR (CDCl3): d = 55.7 (CH3), 62.1 (CHN), 99.4 (Carom), 105.3
(Carom), 146.4 (Carom), 161.0 (Carom).
HRMS: m/z calcd for C18H25N2O4 [MH+]: 333.1815; found:
333.1814.
(4R,5R)-4,5-Bis(3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-1,2,3-trimethylimidazo-
lidine [(4R,5R)-6]
To a solution of the biscarbamate (1R,2R)-5 (1.07 g, 1.54 mmol) in
anhyd DME (60 mL) maintained at 0 °C was added LiAlH4 (0.58 g,
15.4 mmol) portionwise. The reaction mixture was heated at 85 °C
for 20 h. H2O (2 mL) was added slowly at 0 °C, and then the mixture
was heated back at 85 °C for 30 min. The mixture was cooled to r.t.,
and the white precipitate was filtered through a layer of Celite and
washed with THF (3 × 20 mL). Evaporation of the solvent under re-
duced pressure gave a residue that was diluted with Et2O (20 mL);
a solution of 1 M solution of gaseous HCl (3.7 mL) in Et2O was then
added. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 30 min, and the solid ob-
tained was filtered and washed with Et2O. The solid was suspended
in Et2O and treated with a solution of aq 1% NaOH until dissolution
of the solid. The organic phase was separated, washed with H2O
(2 × 5 mL), and dried (Na2SO4). Evaporation of the solvent gave a
residue that was poured into Et2O (10 mL) containing 4 Å molecular
sieves (0.54 g) under magnetic stirring; acetaldehyde (0.16 mL,
2.85 mmol) was then added. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 1 h,
and then diluted with CH2Cl2 (10 mL). The molecular sieves were
removed by filtration. Evaporation of the solvent and the excess ac-
etaldehyde under reduced pressure gave a residue that was purified
by column chromatography using CH2Cl2–MeOH (10:1) as the elu-
ent to give compound 6; yield: 300 mg (50%); brown oil; Rf 0.62
(CH2Cl2–MeOH, 10:1); [a]D25 +8.6 (c = 0.4, CHCl3).
Resolution of N,N¢-Bis[(–)-menthoxycarbonyl]-1,2-bis(3,5-di-
methoxyphenyl)ethane-1,2-diamine (5)
1H NMR (CDCl3): d = 1.29 (d, 3 H, J = 5.8 Hz, CH3), 2.24 (s, 3 H,
NCH3), 2.28 (s, 3 H, NCH3), 3.27 (d, 1 H, J = 8.3 Hz, CHN), 3.55
(d, 1 H, J = 8.3 Hz, CHN), 3.72 (s, 12 H, OCH3), 3.83 (q, 1 H,
J = 5.8 Hz, CH), 6.33 (m, 4 Harom), 6.38 (d, 2 Harom, J = 2.3 Hz).
13C NMR (CDCl3): d = 15.1 (CH3), 33.6 (NCH3), 36.5 NCH3), 53.4
(OCH3), 53.5 (OCH3), 74.7 (CHN), 76.4 (CHN), 79.0 (CH), 97.5–
97.6 (Carom), 104.0–104.1 (Carom), 141.2–141.5 (Carom), 158.7–158.8
(Carom).
To a solution of the racemic diamine 4 (0.6 g, 1.8 mmol) and pyri-
dine (0.51 mL, 6.25 mmol) in anhyd CH2Cl2 (10 mL) maintained at
0 °C was added (–)-menthyl chloroformate (1.0 mL, 4.67 mmol).
The solution was stirred at r.t. for 4 h, the solvent was co-evaporated
with toluene, and the residue was purified by column chromatogra-
phy using CH2Cl2–EtOAc (20:1) as the eluent to give 500 mg of the
less polar (1R,2R)-5 and 430 mg of the more polar (1S,2S)-5 com-
ponents as white solids (74% combined yield for the two diastereo-
isomers).
Anal. Calcd for C22H30N2O4: C, 68.39; H, 7.77. Found: C, 68.51; H,
7.64.
(1R,2R)-N,N¢-Bis[(–)-menthoxycarbonyl]-1,2-bis(3,5-dimeth-
oxyphenyl)ethane-1,2-diamine [(1R,2R)-5]
5,5¢-[(4R,5R)-1,2,3-Trimethylimidazolidine-4,5-diyl]dibenzene-
1,2-diol [(4R,5R)-7]
Yield: 500 mg (40%); white solid; mp 221–223 °C; Rf 0.52
(CH2Cl2–EtOAc, 20:1); [a]D25 –49.0 (c = 1, CHCl3).
A 1 M solution of BBr3 in CH2Cl2 (5.1 mL, 5.1 mmol) was added
slowly at 0 °C to a solution of the acetaminal (4R,5R)-6 (0.22 g,
0.58 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (5 mL). After stirring for 20 h at r.t., the mix-
ture was hydrolyzed by treatment with aq 1 M NaOH (10 mL). After
evaporation of CH2Cl2, the mixture was filtered through Celite, and
the pH was adjusted to 8.5 with aq 0.1 M HCl. EtOAc (10 mL) was
added, the organic layer was separated, and the aqueous layer was
extracted with EtOAc (5 × 10 mL). The combined organic phases
were washed with brine (2 × 10 mL), and dried (Na2SO4). Evapo-
ration of the solvent under reduced pressure gave acetaminal 7 that
was directly used for the next step without further purification;
yield: 151 mg (79%); brown solid (151 mg, 79%); Rf 0.28 (CH2Cl2–
MeOH, 5:1).
1H NMR (CDCl3): d = 0.70 (d, 6 H, J = 6.8 Hz, CH3), 0.84–2.05 (m,
30 H, menthyl), 3.67 (s, 12 H, OCH3), 4.52 (dt, 2 H, J = 10.9, 4.3
Hz, CHO), 4.85 (m, 2 H, CHN), 5.56 (br, 2 H, NH), 6.22 (d, 4 Harom
,
J = 2.3 Hz), 6.29 (dd, 2 Harom, J = 2,3 Hz).
13C NMR (CDCl3): d = 16.5 (CH3), 21.2 (CH3), 22.6 (CH), 23.5
(CH2), 26.4 (CH), 31.8 (CH3), 34.6 (CH2), 41.8 (CH2), 47.6 (CH),
55.6 (OCH3), 75.5 (CHN), 100.4 (Carom), 105.7 (Carom), 141.7
(Carom), 157.2 (Carom), 161.1 (C=O).
Anal. Calcd for C40H60N2O8: C, 68.97; H, 8.62. Found: C, 69.18; H,
8.44.
1H NMR (CDCl3): d = 1.30 (d, 3 H, J = 5.8 Hz, CH3), 2.21 (s, 6 H,
NCH3), 2.23 (s, 6 H, NCH3), 3.27 (d, 1 H, J = 8.5 Hz, CHN), 3.55
(d, 1 H, J = 8.5 Hz, CHN), 3.63 (q, 1 H, J = 5.8 Hz, CH), 6.11–6.17
(m, 4 Harom), 6.22 (d, 2 Harom, J = 2.1 Hz).
(1S,2S)-N,N¢-Bis[(–)-menthoxycarbonyl]-1,2-bis(3,5-dimeth-
oxyphenyl)ethane-1,2-diamine [(1S,2S)-5]
Yield: 430 mg (34%); white solid; mp 174–176 °C; Rf 0.34
(CH2Cl2–EtOAc, 20:1); [a]D25 –61.0 (c = 1, CHCl3).
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