170918-36-2Relevant academic research and scientific papers
The 'SuperQuat' (R)-4-phenyl-5,5-dimethyl oxazolidin-2-one as an effective chiral auxiliary for conjugate additions: Asymmetric synthesis of (-)-aplysillamide B.
Davies, Stephen G.,Sanganee, Hitesh J.,Szolcsanyi, Peter
, p. 3337 - 3354 (2007/10/03)
(R)-4-Phenyl-5,5-dimethyl-oxazolidin-2-one, readily available from D- phenylglycine, is shown to be an effective chiral auxiliary for stereoselective conjugate additions to attached α,β-unsaturated N-acyl moieties. Its utility is demonstrated by the asymmetric synthesis of the antifungal, antibacterial (-)-Aplysillamide B.
Chiral auxiliaries
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, (2008/06/13)
This invention relates to novel compounds of general formula (I): STR1 wherein the two R1 groups are identical lower alkyl groups or together form a lower alkylene group; R2 and R3 are both different and are selected from hydrogen atoms or organic groups; X and X', which may be the same or different, are selected from O, S and NR, where R represents an organic group; and the asterisk denotes that the configurations of R2 and R3 are such that the compound (I) is in substantially enantiomerically pure 4R- or 4S-form. The compounds are useful chiral auxiliaries to which a wide range of, for example, acyl groups containing prochiral centers may be readily and reversibly coupled to the 3-position amino group.
