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1787
3
5
þ
amines, from which oxazolidinones and imidazolid-
inones are easily obtained from corresponding sub-
strates. Moreover, utilizing the readily available
homochiral allylic alcohol as the starting material, the
highly optically active oxazolidinones, which are the
precursor of amino alcohols, are easily obtained
implying the synthetic utility of this reaction.
290 ( M +1), 225, 176, 155, 139, 91, 65; Anal. Calcd for
S: C, 45.60; H, 4.17; N, 4.83. Found: C,
4
11 4
C H12ClNO
5.54; H, 4.03; N, 4.84.
1
3
b: mp 147–149 °C; H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl
3
) d 7.90 (d,
J ¼ 8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.30 (d, J ¼ 8.3 Hz, 2H), 4.70–4.62 (m,
1
2
1
1
H), 4.44–4.35 (m, 1H), 4.24–4.15 (m, 1H), 3.73–3.54 (m,
H), 2.34 (s, 3H); IR (neat) 3039, 2973, 1768, 1596, 1496,
471, 1435, 1390, 1361, 1336, 1325, 1207, 1173, 1123, 1091,
ꢀ
1
069, 821, 754, 670, 618, 582, 573, 541 cm ; MS m=e 336
M +1), 334 ( M +1), 271, 269, 254, 176, 155, 139, 91,
8
1
þ
79
þ
(
6
4
3
5; Anal. Calcd for C11H12BrNO S: C, 39.54; H, 3.62; N,
4
.19. Found: C, 39.54; H, 3.39; N, 4.19.
Acknowledgements
1
c: mp 105–106 °C; H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl
3
) d 7.90 (d,
J ¼ 8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.31 (d, J ¼ 8.4 Hz, 2H), 4.52 (dq, J ¼ 3.4,
The Major State Basic Research Program (Grant No.
G2000077502-A). We thank the National Natural Sci-
ences Foundation of China and Chinese Academy of
Sciences for financial support.
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.4 Hz, 1H), 4.14 (ddd, J ¼ 3.4, 3.2, 7.2 Hz, 1H), 3.84 (dd,
J ¼ 3.2, 11.7 Hz, 1H), 3.75 (dd, J ¼ 7.2, 11.7 Hz, 1H), 2.40
(
s, 3H), 1.32 (d, J ¼ 6.4 Hz, 3H); IR (neat) 1789, 1596,
1
7
450, 1360, 1329, 1209, 1170, 1145, 1087, 1047, 816, 755,
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1
37
þ
35, 665, 578, 542 cm ; MS m=e 306 ( M +1), 304
3
5
þ
(
M +1), 239, 190, 155, 146, 91, 65; Anal. Calcd for
S: C, 47.45; H, 4.65; N, 4.61. Found: C,
47.51; H, 4.68; N, 4.40.
12 4
C H14ClNO
References and notes
1
3
3
d: mp 126–127 °C; H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl ) d 7.96 (d,
1
. (a) Ma, S.; Lu, X. J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. 1990,
J ¼ 8.2 Hz, 2H), 7.38 (d, J ¼ 8.5 Hz, 2H), 4.55 (ddq,
J ¼ 0.7, 3.2, 5.8 Hz, 1H), 4.22 (ddd, J ¼ 0.6, 3.0, 8.1 Hz,
1H), 3.78 (ddd, J ¼ 0.6, 2.8, 6.7 Hz, 1H), 3.2 (ddq, J ¼ 0.7,
8.1, 10.6 Hz, 1H), 2.37 (s, 3H), 1.39 (d, J ¼ 5.8 Hz, 3H); IR
(neat) 3046, 2988, 1786, 1595, 1358, 1204, 1167, 1137,
7
5
3
1
5
(
1
1
33–734; (b) Ma, S.; Lu, X. J. Org. Chem. 1991, 56, 5120–
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1
1085, 104, 816, 753, 672, 660, 574, 541 cm ; MS m=e 350
8
1
79
( M+1), 348 ( M+1), 285, 283, 190, 155, 91, 65; Anal.
Calcd for C12 S: C, 41.39; H, 4.05; N, 4.02.
Found: C, 41.56; H, 4.01; N, 3.88.
H14BrNO
4
1
2
3
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C.; Lu, X. J. Org. Chem. 1995, 60, 1160–1169; (c) Ji, J.; Lu,
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998, 63, 3806–3807; (e) Wang, Z.; Zhang, Z.; Lu, X.
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3e: oil; H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl
3
) d 7.94 (d, J ¼ 8.4 Hz,
2H), 7.37 (d, J ¼ 8.4 Hz, 2H), 4.70–4.57 (m, 1H), 4.43 (dt,
J ¼ 3.4, 6.4 Hz, 1H), 4.30–4.23 (m, 1H), 3.86–3.84 (m, 1H),
2.45 (s, 3H), 1.63–1.56 (m, 2H), 1.34–1.26 (m, 6H); 0.89 (t,
J ¼ 6.4 Hz, 3H); IR (neat) 2956, 2930, 1781, 1596, 1368,
(
ꢀ1
37
þ
1174, 1138, 1091, 665 cm ; MS m=e 362 ( M +1), 360
3
5
þ
( M +1), 310, 246, 155, 108, 91, 65; Anal. Calcd for
S: C, 53.40; H, 6.16; N, 3.89. Found: C,
16 4
C H22ClNO
53.80; H, 6.48; N, 3.91.
1
3f: oil; H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl
(
1
3
) d 7.89 (d, J ¼ 8.3 Hz,
2H), 7.30 (d, J ¼ 8.5 Hz, 2H), 4.33 (dt, J ¼ 3.0, 6.3 Hz, 1H),
4.18 (dt, J ¼ 2.9, 7.9 Hz, 1H), 3.68 (dd, J ¼ 2.8, 10.6 Hz,
1H), 3.56 (dd, J ¼ 7.9, 10.6 Hz, 1H), 2.38 (s, 3H), 1.54–1.49
(m, 2H); 1.28–1.19 (m, 6H), 0.80 (t, J ¼ 6.7 Hz, 3H); IR
(neat) 2950, 2927, 2859, 1782, 1596, 1461, 1371, 1134,
1090, 1044, 814, 752, 704, 668, 575, 545 cm ; MS m=e 406
81 79
( M+1), 404 ( M+1), 310, 260, 246, 155, 108, 91, 65;
HRMS calcd for
403.0468.
4
. (a) Katsuki, T.; Sharpless, K. B. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1980,
1
02, 5974–5976; (b) Jacobsen, E. N.; Marko, I.; Mungall,
W. S.; Schroder, G.; Sharpless, K. B. J. Am. Chem. Soc.
988, 110, 1968–1970.
. In the absence of cupric halide, the six-membered
cyclic intermediate 9 was reported to be the possible
intermediate: Lei, A.; Lu, X. Org. Lett. 2000, 2, 2357–
ꢀ1
1
5
C
16
H22BrNO
4
S: 403.0453, found:
1
2
360.
3g: mp 167.5–168 °C; H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl
3
) d 7.84
6
. Tamaru, Y.; Kimura, M.; Tanaka, S.; Kure, S.; Yoshida,
Z.-I. Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 1994, 67, 2838–2849.
. Typical procedure for the reaction: Compound 1c
1.0 mmol) was reacted with TsNCO (1.1 mmol) in THF
5 mL) for 10 min at rt under N ; then, Pd(OAc)
0.05 mmol), LiBr (2.0 mmol), and CuCl (5.0 mmol) were
added and the reaction was stirred at rt. After the reaction
was complete as monitored by TLC, the solvent was
removed and the residue was purified by column chroma-
(d, J ¼ 8.3 Hz, 2H), 7.26 (d, J ¼ 8.4 Hz, 2H), 5.89 (br, 1H),
4.54–4.46 (m, 1H), 3.84 (dd, J ¼ 3.1, 11.2 Hz, 1H), 3.73
(dd, J ¼ 7.6, 11.2 Hz, 1H), 3.53 (t, J ¼ 9.4 Hz, 1H), 3.36
(ddd, J ¼ 1.0, 4.0, 9.5 Hz, 1H), 2.37 (s, 3H); IR (neat) 3250,
7
(
(
(
ꢀ
1
1743, 1363, 1163, 1090, 664, 577, 541 cm ; MS m=e 291
37 35
2
2
þ
þ
( M +1), 289 ( M +1), 239, 224, 175, 155, 139, 91, 65;
Anal. Calcd for C11 S: C, 45.76; H, 4.54; N,
9.70. Found: C, 45.54; H, 4.41; N, 9.65.
2
2 3
H13ClN O
1
3h: mp 199–200 °C; H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl
3
) d 7.87 (d,
tography on silica gel to give product 3c with 66% yield.
1
J ¼ 8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.28 (d, J ¼ 8.0 Hz, 2H), 5.22 (br, 1H),
4.57–4.49 (m, 1H), 3.76 (dd, J ¼ 3.0, 10.4 Hz, 1H), 3.62–
3.52 (m, 2H), 3.34 (ddd, J ¼ 1.1, 8.1, 9.6 Hz, 1H), 2.37 (s,
3H); IR (neat) 3250, 3138, 1741, 1364, 1171, 1070, 671,
3
a: mp 159–160 °C; H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl
3
) d 7.89 (d,
J ¼ 8.3 Hz, 2H), 7.30 (d, J ¼ 8.2 Hz, 2H), 4.72–4.63 (m,
1
9
H), 4.38 (dd, J ¼ 9.0, 8.6 Hz, 1H), 4.25 (dd, J ¼ 3.9,
.1 Hz, 1H), 3.84 (dd, J ¼ 6.0, 11.7 Hz, 1H), 3.79 (dd,
ꢀ
1
81
þ
79
þ
574 cm ; MS m=e 335 ( M +1), 333 ( M +1), 310, 268,
239, 175, 155, 139, 91, 65; Anal. Calcd for
C O
39.50; H, 3.78; N, 8.41.
J ¼ 3.1, 11.7 Hz, 1H), 2.39 (s, 3H); IR (neat) 3039, 2973,
1
8
769, 1595, 1441, 1389, 1359, 1329, 1209, 1172, 1132, 1089,
20, 757, 672, 607, 573, 543 cm ; MS m=e 292 ( M +1),
11
H13BrN
2
3
S: C, 39.65; H, 3.93; N, 8.41. Found: C,
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