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Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Highly Enantioselective Synthesis of Functionalized Glutarimide Using Oxidative N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysis: A Formal Synthesis of (?)-Paroxetine

A simple yet highly effective approach toward enantioselective synthesis of trans-3,4-disubstituted glutarimides from readily available starting materials is developed using oxidative N-heterocyclic carbene catalysis. The catalytic reaction involves a formal [3 + 3] annulation between enals and substituted malonamides enabling the production of glutarimide derivatives in a single chemical operation via concomitant formation of C-C and C-N bonds. The reaction offers easy access to a broad range of functionalized glutarimides with excellent enantioselectivity and good yield. Synthetic application of the method is demonstrated via formal synthesis of (?)-paroxetine and other bioactive molecules.

Determination of the Absolute Configuration of (S)-N-(1-Aryl-allyl)-3,5-dinitrobenzamides and Their Elution Order on Brush-Type Chiral Stationary Phases

A series of ten enantiomerically pure (S)-N-(1-aryl-allyl)-3,5-dinitrobenzamides (S-DNBs) was prepared using enzymatic resolution and chiral chromatography. Enzymatic resolution of corresponding 1-aryl-allylamines using Candida antarctica lipase B (CaLB) was efficient for amines with no steric hindrance near the stereogenic center and S-DNB amides were prepared by acylation of the obtained S-amine. When steric effects interrupted enzymatic resolution, racemic DNB amides were resolved using a brush-type chiral column (CSP-A) developed in our laboratory. Previously reported behavior of CaLB in kinetic resolution of amines was considered a starting point for the determination of absolute configuration (AC). The AC of prepared S-DNB amides was anticipated using the elution order of prepared DNB amides on CSP-A and commercial Whelk-O1 columns and comparison with DNB amides obtained after acylation of (S)-amines. The comparison between experimental electronic circular dichroism (ECD) spectra with those obtained by conformational analysis and ECD calculations of representative compounds allowed us to verify the AC of prepared DNB amides.

Ruthenium-catalyzed synthesis of allylic alcohols: Boronic acid as a hydroxide source

Secondary allylic alcohols were synthesized from linear allylic halides or carbonates using a catalytic amount of a ruthenium complex in the presence of boronic acid. The effects of solvent, base, ruthenium precursor, and boronic acid were fully explored, and the scope of the reaction was extended to various sub-strates. We also describe a preliminary investigation towards an enantioselective process.