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Ruthenium Catalyzed Direct Asymmetric Reductive Amination of Simple Aliphatic Ketones Using Ammonium Iodide and Hydrogen
Ernst, Martin,Ghosh, Tamal,Hashmi, A. Stephen K.,Schaub, Thomas
supporting information, (2020/07/14)
The direct conversion of ketones into chiral primary amines is a key transformation in chemistry. Here, we present a ruthenium catalyzed asymmetric reductive amination (ARA) of purely aliphatic ketones with good yields and moderate enantioselectivity: up to 99 percent yield and 74 percent ee. The strategy involves [Ru(PPh3)3H(CO)Cl] in combination with the ligand (S,S)-f-binaphane as the catalyst, NH4I as the amine source and H2 as the reductant. This is a straightforward and user-friendly process to access industrially relevant chiral aliphatic primary amines. Although the enantioselectivity with this approach is only moderate, to the extent of our knowledge, the maximum ee of 74 percent achieved with this system is the highest reported till now apart from enzyme catalysis for the direct transformation of ketones into chiral aliphatic primary amines.
Asymmetric catalysis of the carbonyl-amine condensation: Kinetic resolution of primary amines
Das, Sayantani,Majumdar, Nilanjana,De, Chandra Kanta,Kundu, Dipti Sankar,Dohring, Arno,Garczynski, Anika,List, Benjamin
supporting information, p. 1357 - 1359 (2017/02/10)
A Br?nsted acid catalyzed kinetic resolution of primary amines is described that is based on the condensation between an amine and a carbonyl compound. 1,3-Diketones react with racemic α-branched amines to furnish the corresponding enantioenriched enaminone and recovered starting material. Good to excellent enantioselectivity was observed with both aromatic and aliphatic primary amines. This process represents the first small-molecule catalyzed kinetic resolution of aliphatic amines.
Iridium-catalyzed intermolecular hydroamination of unactivated aliphatic alkenes with amides and sulfonamides
Sevov, Christo S.,Zhou, Jianrong,Hartwig, John F.
, p. 11960 - 11963 (2012/09/08)
The intermolecular addition of N-H bonds to unactivated alkenes remains a challenging, but desirable, strategy for the synthesis of N-alkylamines. We report the intermolecular amination of unactivated α-olefins and bicycloalkenes with arylamides and sulfonamides to generate synthetically useful protected amine products in high yield. Mechanistic studies on this rare catalytic reaction revealed a resting state that is the product of N-H bond oxidative addition and coordination of the amide. Rapid, reversible dissociation of the amide precedes reaction with the alkene, but an intramolecular, kinetically significant rearrangement of the species occurs before this reaction with alkene.
Ring opening of pymisyl-protected aziridines with organocuprates
Bornholdt, Jan,Felding, Jakob,Clausen, Rasmus P.,Kristensen, Jesper L.
supporting information; experimental part, p. 12474 - 12480 (2010/12/25)
The pyrimidine-2-sulfonyl (pymisyl) group is introduced as a new protecting group that can be used to activate aziridines towards ring opening. It is readily introduced and removed under mild conditions. Regioselective ring opening of pymisyl-protected 2-methyl-aziridine with organocuprates gives the corresponding sulfonamides in high yields, and the pymisyl group can subsequently be removed upon treatment with a thiolate. The versatility of this new nitrogen protecting group is illustrated with a new synthesis of Selegiline, a monoamine oxidase-B inhibitor marketed for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. Easy on'easy off: The pymisyl group is introduced as a new protecting group for the activation of aziridines towards ring opening with organocuprates (see scheme). It is readily removed under very mild conditions with thiolates. The versatility of the approach is illustrated in a new synthesis of Selegiline, a drug marketed for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
