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Stereoselective Alkylation of Dianions derived from Chiral Half-Esters of Monosubstituted Malonic Acids: Asymmetric Synthesis of α-Alkyl α-Amino Acids and Key Synthetic Intermediates for Hunteria and Aspidosperma Indole Alkaloids
Ihara, Masataka,Takahashi, Masanobu,Taniguchi, Nobuaki,Yasui, Ken,Niitsuma, Hiroko,Fukumoto, Keiichiro
, p. 525 - 535 (2007/10/02)
Substitution of the chiral half-esters of monosubstituted malonic acids with halides leads to the formations of mixtures of the diastereomeric alkyl- or benzyl-malonic half-esters.The (R)-isomers (13A and 15A-22A) were obtained from the phenylmenthyl half-ester 14 of methylmalonic acid in high diastereoisomeric excess.The same stereoisomers were also produced by reaction of the half-esters 9, 23 and 24 with methyl iodide.Their absolute configurations were determined by transforming the major products into the known α-alkyl α-amino acid derivatives 30, 33 and 35.The major product 43, prepared by allylation of the half-ester 9, was converted into two lactones 41 and 42, key intermediates for synthesis of indole alkaloids of the Hunteria and Aspidosperma types.The mechanism of the above alkylation is discussed.