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Asymmetric N1 unit transfer to olefins with a chiral nitridomanganese complex: Novel stereoselective pathways to aziridines or oxazolines
Nishimura, Masaaki,Minakata, Satoshi,Takahashi, Toru,Oderaotoshi, Yoji,Komatsu, Mitsuo
, p. 2101 - 2110 (2007/10/03)
Chiral nitridomanganese complex 1 was found to be a highly potential N1 unit source for the asymmetric synthesis of aziridines and 2-oxazolines from olefins such as styrene and its derivatives. When sulfonyl chlorides were employed as activators of the complex in the presence of pyridine, pyridine N-oxide, and a silver salt, the reaction of olefins with complex 1 proceeded smoothly to afford the N-sulfonylated aziridines. The aziridination of styrene derivatives with complex 1 using 2-trimethylsilylethanesulfonyl chloride (SESC1) gave the N-SES-aziridines, which were easily converted into chiral N-unsubstituted aziridines. It was found that the reaction was applicable to the asymmetric synthesis of 2-oxazolines from olefins when acyl chlorides were employed as activators. Complex I provided an effective asymmetric environment for trans-disubstituted styrenes in the reaction (up to 92% ee). This is the first example of a direct asymmetric synthesis of 2-oxazolines from olefins. Additional experiments, conducted during the course of this investigation, suggest that the isomerization of the N-acylaziridine intermediate is involved in this reaction.
