136354-02-4Relevant articles and documents
Enantioselective, Catalytic Multicomponent Synthesis of Homoallylic Amines Enabled by Hydrogen-Bonding and Dispersive Interactions
Ronchi, Elisabetta,Paradine, Shauna M.,Jacobsen, Eric N.
supporting information, p. 7272 - 7278 (2021/05/26)
We report a one-step catalytic, enantioselective method for the preparation of homoallylic N-Boc amines directly from acetals. Reactive iminium ion intermediates are generated in situ through the combination of an acetal, a chiral thiourea catalyst, trialkylsilyl triflate, and N-Boc carbamate and are subsequently trapped by a variety of allylsilane nucleophiles. No homoallylic ether byproducts are detected, consistent with allylation of the iminium intermediate being highly favored over allylation of the intermediate oxocarbenium ion. Acetals derived from aromatic aldehydes possessing a variety of functional groups and substitution patterns yield homoallylic amines with excellent levels of enantiomeric enrichment. Experimental and computational data are consistent with an anchoring hydrogen-bond interaction between the protioiminium ion and the amide of the catalyst in the enantiodetermining transition state, and with stereodifferentiation achieved through specific noncovalent interactions (NCIs) with the catalyst pyrenyl moiety. Evidence is provided that the key NCI in the major pathway is a π-stacking interaction, contrasting with the cation-πinteractions invoked in previously studied reactions promoted by the same family of aryl-pyrrolidino-H-bond-donor catalysts.
The role of proton shuttling mechanisms in solvent-free and catalyst-free acetalization reactions of imines
Lillo, Victor J.,Mansilla, Javier,Saá, José M.
supporting information, p. 4527 - 4536 (2018/06/29)
Proton transfer is central to the understanding of chemical processes. More so in addition reactions of the type NuH + E → Nu-EH taking place under solvent-free and catalyst-free conditions. Herein we show that the addition of alcohols or amines (the NuH component) to imine derivatives (the E component), in 1:1 ratio, under solvent-free and catalyst-free conditions, are efficient methods to access N,O and N,N-acetal derivatives. In addition, computational studies reveal that they are catalyzed reactions involving two or even three NuH molecules operating in a cooperative manner as H-bonded NuH?(NuH)n?NuH associates (many body effects) in the transition state through a concerted proton shuttling mechanism (addition of alcohols) or stepwise proton shuttling mechanism (addition of amines), thereby facilitating the key proton transfer step.
An efficient, practical, and enantioselective method for synthesis of homoallenylamides catalyzed by an aminoalcohol-derived, boron-based catalyst
Wu, Hao,Haeffner, Fredrik,Hoveyda, Amir H.
, p. 3780 - 3783 (2014/04/03)
A practical catalytic method for enantioselective addition of an allene unit to aldimines is disclosed. Transformations are promoted by an in-situ-generated B-based catalyst that is derived from a simple, robust, and readily accessible (in multigram quantities) chiral aminoalcohol. A range of aryl-, heteroaryl-, and alkyl-substituted homoallenylamides can be obtained in 66-91% yield and 84:16 to >99:1 enantiomeric ratio through reactions performed at ambient temperature and in the presence of 0.1-3.0 mol% of the chiral catalyst and a commercially available allenylboron reagent. The catalytic protocol does not require strict anhydrous conditions, can be performed on gram scale, and promotes highly selective addition of an allenyl unit (vs a propargyl group). The utility of the approach is demonstrated through development of succinct approaches to syntheses of anisomycin and epi-cytoxazone.
