10.1016/S0040-4020(01)86538-8
The research focuses on the asymmetric formation of C-N bonds in chiral enol ethers using (ethoxycarbonyl)methylene (EtO2CN2) or ethyl azidoformate (EtO2CN3) as reagents. The purpose of the study was to achieve a stereospecific introduction of an amino function by methylene addition to enol ethers containing a suitable chiral auxiliary. The researchers reported that the reaction of EtO2CN3 with chiral enol ethers at 120°C resulted in the formation of acetals of 2-(ethoxycarbonylammo)cyclohexanone with minor traces of amino ketone, except in one case where the amino ketone was the only detectable product. By employing ethyl N-{[(4-nitrophenyl)sulphonyl]oxy}carbamate at room temperature, they were able to directly obtain the desired amino ketone with high stereoselectivity. The study concluded that the room temperature amination reaction is a highly stereoselective process on chiral enol ethers using reactive reagents. Key chemicals used in the process include cyclohexanone, chiral 1,2-diols, triflic anhydride (TfOTMS), ethyl N-{[(4-nitrophenyl)sulphonyl]oxy}carbamate, and triethylamine, along with various enol ethers and acetals prepared from these starting materials.