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Solvent-dependent enantiodivergence in the chlorocyclization of unsaturated carbamates
Garzan, Atefeh,Jaganathan, Arvind,Salehi Marzijarani, Nastaran,Yousefi, Roozbeh,Whitehead, Daniel C.,Jackson, James E.,Borhan, Babak
, p. 9015 - 9021 (2013/07/26)
A remarkable solvent-controlled enantiodivergence is seen in the hydroquinidine 1,4-phthalazinediyl diether ((DHQD)2PHAL)-catalyzed chlorocyclization of unsaturated carbamates. Eyring plot analyses of this previously unreported reaction are used to probe and compare the R- and S-selective pathways. In the CHCl3/hexanes solvent system, the pro-R process shows a surprising increase in selectivity with increasing temperature. These studies point to a strongly solvent-dependent entropy-enthalpy balance between the pro-R and pro-S pathways. Two solvents, two enantiomers: Enantiodivergent hydroquinidine 1,4-phthalazinediyl diether ((DHQD) 2PHAL)-catalyzed chlorocyclization of unsaturated carbamates, controlled solely by the choice of solvent, yields oxazolidinones in high enantioselectivity (see scheme; DCDMH=1,3-dichloro-5,5-dimethyl hydantoin). The origin of the observed enantiodivergence is traced back to a solvent-selected entropy-enthalpy balance between pro-R and pro-S pathways that dictates the course of the reaction. Copyright