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Asymmetric synthesis of α- And β-amino acids by diastereoselective addition of triorganozincates to N-(tert-butanesulfinyl) imines
Almansa, Raquel,Collados, Juan F.,Guijarro, David,Yus, Miguel
experimental part, p. 1421 - 1431 (2010/11/02)
The diastereoselective addition of triorganozincates to (R)-N-(tert-butanesulfinyl)imines has been used as a key step to achieve the synthesis of highly enantiomerically enriched N-protected α- and β-amino acids. Desulfinylation of the addition products followed by benzoylation of the nitrogen atom of the obtained primary amines and oxidation of one of the substituents on the carbon atom connected to the nitrogen complete the sequence. Using the same configuration in the sulfinyl chiral auxiliary, α-amino acids with the (R) or the (S) configuration can be prepared by choosing the proper combination of imine and organozincate. α,α- Disubstituted α-amino esters with high enantiomeric purity can also be prepared when α-imino esters are the starting substrates.
Synthesis of highly enantiomerically enriched amines by the diastereoselective addition of triorganozincates to N-(tert-butanesulfinyl)imines
Almansa, Raquel,Guijarro, David,Yus, Miguel
experimental part, p. 2484 - 2491 (2009/04/11)
The reaction of triorganozincates with (R)-N-(tert-butanesulfinyl) imines gives the expected α-branched sulfinamides in good to excellent yields with diastereomeric ratios of up to 98:2. The N-sulfinyl group of the products can be easily removed by acidic treatment, affording the corresponding chiral primary amines in enantiomeric excesses of up to 96%. The reactivity and the selectivity shown by the triorganozincates are different from the ones observed with the corresponding Grignard reagents, which allows, in several cases, the preparation of both enantiomers of an amine from the same imine substrate. When mixed triorganozincates are used, one can take advantage of the slow transfer rate of the methyl group to use it as a non-transferable one. Both aromatic and aliphatic aldimines, as well as activated ketimines, are good substrates for these addition reactions.
