An improved procedure for the preparation of 2,2-bis[2-[4(S)-tert-butyl-1,3-oxazolinyl]]propane [(S,S)-tert-butylbis(oxazoline)] and derived copper(II) complexes
An improved procedure for the preparation of 2,2-bis[2-[4(S)-tert-butyl-1,3-oxazolinyl]]propane [(S,S)-tert-butylbis(oxazoline)] and derived copper(II) complexes
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DOI:
10.1021/jo980296f
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发表时间:
1998-06-26
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
Woerpel, KA
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作者:
Evans, DA;Peterson, GS;Woerpel, KA
The general utility of C2-symmetric bis (oxazoline)(box) ligands in copper-catalyzed asymmetric transformations has been demonstrated in a number of processes, including cyclopropanation, 1 olefin aziridination, 2 Diels-Alder, 3 Mukaiyama aldol, 4 and allylic oxidation reactions. 5 Several methods for the synthesis of these ligands have been reported with moderate to good yields. 6 The previously reported synthesis of (S, S)-tert-butylbis (oxazoline)((S, S)-t-Bu-box)(1), 1 the optimal ligand for a number of these reactions, proceeded in four steps and 36% overall yield. The purpose of this paper is to describe an improved synthesis of 1 that entails minimal purification and proceeds in three steps and 72% overall yield from (S)-tert-leucine.Ligand Synthesis. Our previous method for preparing (S, S)-t-Bu-box (1) involved lithium aluminum hydride reduction of commercially available (S)-tert-leucine (2) to the corresponding amino alcohol 3, followed by acylation with 0.5 equiv of dimethylmalonyl dichloride (6). 1 The dihydroxy malonodiamide 7 was cyclized to the bis-(oxazoline) via the bis (alkyl chloride)(PPh3, Et3N, CCl4)