267003-12-3Relevant articles and documents
Practical and highly selective sulfur ylide-mediated asymmetric epoxidations and aziridinations using a cheap and readily available chiral sulfide: Extensive studies to map out scope, limitations, and rationalization of diastereo- and enantioselectivities
Illa, Ona,Namutebi, Mariam,Saha, Chandreyee,Ostovar, Mehrnoosh,Chen, C. Chun,Haddow, Mairi F.,Nocquet-Thibault, Sophie,Lusi, Matteo,McGarrigle, Eoghan M.,Aggarwal, Varinder K.
supporting information, p. 11951 - 11966 (2013/09/02)
The chiral sulfide, isothiocineole, has been synthesized in one step from elemental sulfur, γ-terpinene, and limonene in 61% yield. A mechanism involving radical intermediates for this reaction is proposed based on experimental evidence. The application of isothiocineole to the asymmetric epoxidation of aldehydes and the aziridination of imines is described. Excellent enantioselectivities and diastereoselectivities have been obtained over a wide range of aromatic, aliphatic, and α,β-unsaturated aldehydes using simple protocols. In aziridinations, excellent enantioselectivities and good diastereoselectivities were obtained for a wide range of imines. Mechanistic models have been put forward to rationalize the high selectivities observed, which should enable the sulfide to be used with confidence in synthesis. In epoxidations, the degree of reversibility in betaine formation dominates both the diastereoselectivity and the enantioselectivity. Appropriate tuning of reaction conditions based on understanding the reaction mechanism enables high selectivities to be obtained in most cases. In aziridinations, betaine formation is nonreversible with semistabilized ylides and diastereoselectivities are determined in the betaine forming step and are more variable as a result.
DNA-based hydrolytic kinetic resolution of epoxides
Dijk, Ewold W.,Feringa, Ben L.,Roelfes, Gerard
experimental part, p. 2374 - 2377 (2009/04/11)
DNA-bound copper(II) complexes serve as catalysts for the hydrolytic kinetic resolution of 2-pyridyloxiranes in water. Selectivity factors of up to 2.7 were achieved, indicating a chirality transfer of DNA to epoxides via a coordinated metal ion.
Pyridyl and furyl epoxides of more than 99% enantiomeric purities: The use of a phosphazene base
Solladie-Cavallo, Arlette,Roje, Marin,Isarno, Thomas,Sunjic, Vitomir,Vinkovic, Vladimir
, p. 1077 - 1080 (2007/10/03)
trans-1-(2-Pyridyl)-, trans-1-(3-pyridyl)-, trans-1(2-furyl)-, and trans-1(3-furyl)-2-phenyl epoxides with enantiomeric purities ranging from 96.8 to 99.8% [in favor of the (+, EtOH)-isomer] are obtained in two steps from pure (R,R,R)-oxathiane which is recovered (85-90%) and reused. The chiral bidentate ligand 2-phenyl-(S)-1-(2-pyridyl)ethanol with 99.6% ee was obtained in three steps and 67% overall isolated yield.
