Asymmetric aldol additions with titanium enolates of acyloxazolidinethiones: Dependence of selectivity on amine base and Lewis acid stoichiometry
Asymmetric aldol additions with titanium enolates of acyloxazolidinethiones: Dependence of selectivity on amine base and Lewis acid stoichiometry
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DOI:
10.1021/ja9716721
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发表时间:
1997-08-20
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15
通讯作者:
Tabet, EA
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作者:
Crimmins, MT;King, BW;Tabet, EA
Asymmetric aldol additions have been the subject of intense synthetic and mechanistic study because of their importance in the asymmetric construction of carbon-carbon bonds. In particular, the Evans dialkylboron triflate mediated aldol reaction is a well accepted and useful method for the preparation of-hydroxy acids and their derivatives in high enantiomeric purity (generally> 250: 1 diastereoselectivity, ie> 99% ee). 1 Titanium2-4 and tin5 metal centers have also been shown to be effective in creating well-ordered transition states for aldol reactions. We report here our studies on the use of titanium-(IV) enolates of acyloxazolidinethiones for the preparation of either the “Evans” or “non-Evans” syn aldol products in high diastereomeric purity by simply changing the stoichiometry of the Lewis acid and the nature of the amine base.Titanium enolates of the Evans acyl oxazolidinones have been examined, but they are less selective than the boron enolates. 2-5 Typical diastereoselectivities are 88-96% de, but much lower selectivities are observed with R,-unsaturated aldehydes (60: 40 syn A: syn B plus anti, for crotonaldehyde). Also, to achieve reasonable reaction rates and good levels of conversion, excess aldehyde (from 2-5 equiv) must be employed. 2 Therefore, the use of the titanium enolates with expensive or synthetically prepared aldehydes is prohibitive. The reduction in selectivity with titanium enolates is potentially the result of multiple mechanistic pathways operating simultaneously. 4 The transition state 1 has been proposed for the boron enolate (and the titanium enolate) to give the “Evans” syn aldol product. 6 If chloride ion is lost, the titanium enolate can also proceed through 2 in