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Virtually complete control of simple and face diastereoselectivity in the Michael addition reactions between achiral equivalents of a nucleophilic glycine and (S)- or (R)-3-(E-enoyl)-4-phenyl-1,3-oxazolidin-2-ones: Practical method for preparation of β-substituted pyroglutamic acids and prolines
Soloshonok, Vadim A.,Ueki, Hisanori,Tiwari, Rohit,Cai, Chaozhong,Hruby, Victor J.
, p. 4984 - 4990 (2007/10/03)
This study demonstrates a new strategy for controlling the stereochemical outcome of the Michael addition reactions between nucleophilic glycine equivalents and α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid derivatives: The addition reactions between achiral Ni(II)-complex of the Schiff base of glycine with o-[N-α-pycolylamino]acetophenone and (S)- or (R)-3-(E-enoyl)-4- phenyl-1,3-oxazolidin-2-ones were shown to occur at room temperature in the presence of nonchelating organic bases and, most notably, with very high stereoselectivity at both newly formed stereogenic centers. Thus, the chiral 4-phenyl-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one moiety was found to control efficiently both face diastereoselectivities of the glycine derived enolate and the C,C double bond of the Michael acceptor. The new strategy developed in this work is methodologically superior to previous methods, most notably in terms of generality and synthetic efficiency. Excellent chemical yields and diastereoselectivities, combined with the simplicity of the experimental procedures, render the present method of immediate use for preparing various 3-substituted pyroglutamic acids and related amino acids (glutamic acids, glutamines, prolines, etc.) available via conventional transformations of the former.
Stereoselective Michael addition of glycine anions to chiral fischer alkenylcarbene complexes. Asymmetric synthesis of β-substituted glutamic acids
Ezquerra, Jesus,Pedregal, Concepcion,Merino, Isabel,Florez, Josefa,Barluenga, Jose,Garcia-Granda, Santiago,Llorca, Maria-Amparo
, p. 6554 - 6565 (2007/10/03)
The reaction of lithium enolates of achiral N-protected glycine esters with chiral alkoxyalkenylcarbene complexes of chromium provided the corresponding Michael adducts with either high anti or syn selectivity depending on the nature of the nitrogen protecting group, and high diastereofacial selectivity when carbene complexes containing the (-)-8- phenylmenthyloxy group were employed. subsequent oxidation of the metal- carbene moiety followed by deprotection of the amine group and hydrolysis of both carboxylic esters afforded enantiomerically enriched 3-substituted glutamic acids of natural as well as unnatural stereochemistry. Alternatively, when the deprotection step was performed previously to the oxidation, cyclic aminocarbene complexes were formed, which finally led to optically active 3-substituted pyroglutamic acids.
