COMMUNICATIONS
The scope of this new alkynylation reaction was briefly
examined. The reaction is applicable to other acetylenes such
as 5-chloropentyne and 2-methyl-1-buten-3-yne, which gave
Keywords: alkynylations
nucleophilic additions ´ zinc
´ amino alcohols ´ ketones ´
[
11]
[12]
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and 9 in high yield and enantioselectivity. The presence
of the unprotected amino group in the ketoaniline seems to be
important for the efficiency of the reaction. Under similar
conditions only 45% ee was obtained with the PMB-protected
ketoaniline 2, and essentially no reaction was observed when
the nitrogen center was protected with a bulky group such as
trityl. Interestingly, alkynylation of 1-{1-amino-4-(2,2,2-tri-
fluoroacetyl)naphth-2-yl}-2,2,2-trifluoroethan-1-one under the
same conditions resulted in exclusive addition at the carbonyl
group flanking the aniline moiety and provided 10 in 91%
yield with 97% ee. This result clearly demonstrates that the
presence of an unprotected aniline group ajacent to the
carbonyl group in the substrate is important for the reactivity
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(and probably selectivity).
H2N F C
3
3Cl
F3C
F3C
OH
Cl
Cl
OH
NH2
(93%, 95.2% ee)
OH
NH2
9 (94%, 97.0% ee)
O
CF3
[
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b) Feng Xu (Merck), personal communication.
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10 (91%, 97.0% ee)
We have developed a novel, highly efficient, and practical
asymmetric alkynylation of the ketoaniline 1. The reaction has
been carried out successfully and reliably on a multi-kilogram
scale and is now the cornerstone of the most efficient synthesis
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Moore, Org. Synth., submitted.
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[8] a) A similar species has been reported: D. Enders, J. Zhu, G. Raabe,
Angew. Chem. 1996, 108, 1827; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 1996, 35,
of efavirenz to date. The degreee of stereocontrol with a
chiral zinc aminoalkoxide is remarkable. The reaction mech-
anism and extension of the method to other carbonyl
compounds are currently under investigation.
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1
725Ð1728; b) Preliminary H and C NMR studies of the solution
showed a very complicated system. The observed chiral amplification
supported the formation of dimer or higher order aggregates: the
enantiomeric excess of the product was 97.5, 94.4, and 79.6%,
respectively, when (1R,2S)-N-pyrrolidinylnorephedrine with 100, 80,
and 50% ee was used for the reaction at room temperature.
Experimental Section
[9] The enantiomeric excess was determined by HPLC assay on a
chiralcel-AD column (hexane/isopropyl alcohol, 3/1)
[10] Trifluoroethanol is preferred to neopentyl alcohol because it gives a
faster reaction.
In a typical experiment, THF (240 mL, dried over molecular sieves), 2,2,2-
trifluoroethanol[10] (19.2 g, 0.19 mol), and (1R,2S)-N-pyrrolidinylnorephe-
drine (59.1 g, 0.29 mol) were mixed under nitrogen. The mixture was
cooled to 08C, and diethylzinc (1.1m in toluene, 218 mL, 0.24 mol) was
added slowly enough to keep the temperature below 308C. A solution of
chloromagnesium cyclopropylacetylide was prepared by reaction of cyclo-
propylacetylene (15.9 g, 0.24 mol) and n-butylmagnesium chloride (2.0m in
THF, 120 mL, 0.24 mol) at 08C for 1 h. The solution was then transferred to
the zinc reagent by cannula with THF (100 mL) as a wash. The mixture was
cooled to 08C, and 1 (44.7 g, 0.20 mol) was added. The reaction mixture was
quenched with 1m citric acid (400 mL) after 15 h. The two layers were
separated. The aqueous layer was saved for recovery of (1R,2S)-N-
pyrrolidinylnorephedrine. The organic layer (assay of this solution
[
11] 1H NMR (CDCl
3
, 300 MHz): d 7.53 (d, J 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.12 (dd, J
.4, 8.7 Hz, 1H), 6.62 (d, J 8.7 Hz, 1H), 4.68 (brs, 3H), 3.69 (m, 2H),
.57 (m, 2H), and 2.06 (m, 2H); 13C NMR (CDCl
, 75.5 MHz): d
43.18, 130.37, 130.28, 130.21, 125.60(q), 122.16, 121.09, 88.49, 76.65
2
2
1
3
(
q), 74.74, 43.42, 30.62, 16.18; elemental analysis calcd for
C
13
H
12NOCl
N 4.15.
12] 1H NMR (CD
2
F
3
(%): C 47.88, H 3.71, N 4.29; found: C 48.14, H 3.39,
[
[
3
CN, 300 MHz): d 7.47 (d, J 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.11 (dd,
J 2.4, 8.7 Hz, 1H), 6.66 (d, J 8.7 Hz, 1H), 5.48 (m, 2H), 5.00 (brs,
3
H), 1.95 (m, 3H); 13C NMR (CD
130.39, 126.32, 125.54, 125.40(q), 121.27, 120.04, 119.06, 90.75, 84.02,
3
CN, 75.5 MHz): d 147.19, 131.09,
indicated 99.2% ee[9]) was washed with water (200 mL) and concentrated
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5
5.08 (q), 22.94; elemental analysis calcd for C13 11NOClF (%): C
H
3
to about 180 mL. Toluene (100 mL) was added and the solution was again
concentrated to about 180 mL to remove all THF. Heptane (240 mL) was
added slowly. The mixture was cooled to 08C, and the solid was collected by
filtration, washed with heptane (ca. 50 mL), and dried to give 55.2 g (95.3%
3.80, H 3.77, N 4.72; found: C 53.67, H 3.80, N 4.67.
CN, 400 MHz): d 9.29 (d, J 9.2 Hz, 1H), 8.60 (brs,
13] 1H NMR (CD
3
1
H), 7.85 (d, J 8.7 Hz, 1H), 7.69 (dd, J 9.0, 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.59 (dd,
J 8.7, 9.0 Hz, 1H), 6.35 (brs, 2H), 3.40 (brs, 1H), 1.41 (m, 1H), 0.90
yield, 99.2% ee) of analytically pure 4 as a white solid. M.p. 139 ± 1418C;
(m, 4H); 13C NMR (CDCl , 100.6 MHz): d 179.0 (q), 150.4, 138.9,
1
H NMR (CDCl
3
, 300 MHz): d 7.52 (d, J 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.12 (dd, J 2.4,
3
1
33.5, 130.5, 126.5, 126.4, 125.3 (q), 123.2, 122.5 (q), 120.8, 113.5, 108.3,
8
1
1
.7 Hz, 1H), 6.61 (d, J 8.7 Hz, 1H), 4.70 (s, 1H), 4.39 (s, 2H), 1.39 (m,
13
95.4, 76.5 (q), 70.1, 8.5, 8.4, � 0.8; elemental analysis calcd for
H), 0.85 (m, 4H); C NMR (CDCl
3
, 75.5 MHz): d 143.21, 130.44,
C
19
H
13
F
6
NO (%): C 56.87, H 3.27, N 3.49; found: C 56.99, H 2.98, N
2
30.04, 123.94, 123.93 (q), 121.11, 120.81, 93.51, 74.80 (q), 70.58, 8.59, � 0.85;
3
.42.
elemental analysis calcd for C13
3
H11NOClF (%): C 53.80, H 3.77, N 4.72;
found: C 53.71, H 3.75, N 4.64.
Received: September 28, 1998 [Z12462IE]
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