Chiral Synthesis via Organoboranes. 6. Hydroboration. 74. Asymmetric Hydroboration of Representative Heterocyclic Olefins with Diisopinocamphenylborane. Synthesis of Heterocyclic Boronates and Heterocyclic Alcohols of Very High Enantiomeric Purity

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/ja00268a053

The hydroboration of representative heterocycles bearing an endocyclic double bond with diisopinocamphenylborane (Ipc2BH) was investigated systematically to establish the asymmetric induction achieved in the reaction.The hydroboration of 2,3- and 2,5-dihydrofurans, 1,4-epoxy-1,4-dihydronaphthalene, and 2,3-dihydrothiophene with Ipc2BH in THF at -25 deg C proceeded very cleanly to afford the corresponding trialkylboranes.These trialkylboranes readily eliminate α-piene on treatment with acetaldehyde to give the corresponding boronates, R*B(OR)2.Oxidation afforded in high yields the corresponding heterocyclic alcohols of 100percent ee.N-(Carbobenzyloxy)-3-pyrroline could not be hydroborated with Ipc2BH below 0 deg C.The oxidation of the intermediate trialkylborane gave N-(carbobenzyloxy)-3-pyrrolidinol in 89percent ee.Similarly, six-membered heterocyclic olefins, namely, 3,4-dihydropyran and 3,4-dihydrothiapyran, were hydroborated with Ipc2BH at 0 deg C in THF.The resulting trialkylboranes on treatment with acetaldehyde followed by oxidation yielded 3-hydroxytetrahydropyran and 3-hydroxytetrahydrothiapyran of 83percent and 66percent ee, respectively.N-(Carbobenzyloxy)-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine, hydroborated with Ipc2BH at 0 deg C, followed by oxidation, afforded the corresponding 3- and 4-piperidinols in an 85:15 ratio.The asymmetric induction achieved during hydroboration was 70percent.The five-membered heterocyclic boronates of very high optical purity, highly versatile synthetic intermediates, were isolated both as the diethyl and the diethanolamine esters.