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Upstream product

• 14371-10-9 (E)-3-phenylpropenal 
• 811-49-4 ethyllithium 
• 100-39-0 benzyl bromide 

Downstream Products

• 170899-02-2 (2S)-2-Benzyl-1-butanol 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Controllable, Sequential, and Stereoselective C-H Allylic Alkylation of Alkenes

The direct conversion of C-H bonds into new C-C bonds represents a powerful approach to generate complex molecules from simple starting materials. However, a general and controllable method for the sequential conversion of a methyl group into a fully substituted carbon center remains a challenge. We report a new method for the selective and sequential replacement of three C-H bonds at the allylic position of propylene and other simple terminal alkenes with different carbon groups derived from Grignard reagents. A copper catalyst and electron-rich biaryl phosphine ligand facilitate the formation of allylic alkylation products in high branch selectivity. We also present conditions for the generation of enantioenriched allylic alkylation products in the presence of catalytic copper and a chiral phosphine ligand. With this approach, diverse and complex products with substituted carbon centers can be generated from simple and abundant feedstock chemicals.

SuperQuat N-acyl-5,5-dimethyloxazolidin-2-ones for the asymmetric synthesis of α-alkyl and β-alkyl aldehydes

The proclivity of α-branched N-2′-benzyl-3′-phenylpropionyl derivatives of (S)-4-benzyl-5,5-dimethyl-, (S)-4-phenyl-5,5-dimethyl-, (S)-4-isopropyl-5,5-dimethyl-, (S)-4-benzyl- and (S)-4-benzyl-5,5-diphenyl-oxazolidin-2-ones to generate directly 2-benzyl-3-phenylpropionaldehyde upon hydride reduction with DIBAL is investigated. The (S)-4-benzyl-5,5-dimethyl-derivative proved optimal for inhibition of endocyclic nucleophilic attack, giving 2-benzyl-3-phenylpropionaldehyde in good yield upon reduction. Application of this methodology for the asymmetric synthesis of chiral aldehydes via diastereoselective enolate alkylation of a range of (S)-N-acyl-4-benzyl-5,5-dimethyloxazolidin-2-ones to afford an array of α-substituted-N-acyl-5,5-dimethyloxazolidin-2-ones (85-94% de) and subsequent reduction with DIBAL afforded directly non-racemic α-substituted aldehydes without loss of stereochemical integrity (87-94% ee). The extension of this protocol for the asymmetric synthesis of β-substituted aldehydes is demonstrated, via the diastereoselective conjugate addition of a range of organocuprates to (S)-N-acyl-4-phenyl-5,5-dimethyloxazolidin-2-ones which proceeds with high diastereoselectivity (generally >95% de). Reduction of the conjugate addition products with DIBAL gives non-racemic β-substituted aldehydes in high yields and in high ee (generally >95% ee). This methodology is exemplified by the asymmetric synthesis of (R)-3-isopropenylhept-6-enal, which has previously been used in the synthesis of (3Z,6R)-3-methyl-6-isopropenyl-3,9-decadien-1-yl acetate, a component of the sex pheromones of the California red scale.

An easy access to enantio-enriched α-substituted aldehydes by carbolithiation of β-phenyl or β-silyl-α,β-ethylenic aldehydes, protected with the monolithioamide of a chiral diamine

Lithium amide derived from N,N,N′-trimethyl-1,2-diphenylethanediamine converts cinnamaldehyde to a lithium alkoxyamide which undergoes a regio- and stereoselective carbolithiation upon addition of various organolithiums. Subsequent hydrolysis or trapping with MeI delivers α-mono-, or α,β-disubstituted 3-phenylpropanals with e.e.s of 76-96%. Extension to a silylated α-enal is possible.

SuperQuat, (S)-4-benzyl-5,5-dimethyl-oxazolidin-2-one for the asymmetric synthesis of α-substituted-aldehydes

Reduction of α-substituted-(S)-N-acyl-4-benzyl-5,5-dimethyl-oxazolidin-2-ones with DIBAL-H in CH2Cl2 affords α-substituted aldehydes with no loss of stereochemical integrity at their α-centre. Copyright (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd.