Highly Diastereoselective Arylation of (S)-Mandelic Acid Enolate: Enantioselective Synthesis of Substituted (R)-3-Hydroxy-3-phenyloxindoles and (R)-Benzylic Acids and Synthesis of Nitrobenzophenones.
An easy access to substituted (R)-3-hydroxy-3-phenyloxindoles, (R)-benzylic acids, and benzophenones is described. The reaction of the lithium enolate of the (2S,5S)-cis-1,3-dioxolan-4-one derived from optically active (S)-mandelic acid and pivalaldehyde with several o- and p-halonitrobenzenes proceeds readily to give the corresponding arylation products in good yields and diastereoselectivities. The reduction of the nitro group with Zn/HCl/EtOH in the o-nitro arylation products with concomitant intramolecular aminolysis of the dioxolanone moiety leads directly to enantiomerically pure (R)-3-hydroxy-3-phenyloxindoles. On the other hand the basic hydrolysis of the dioxolanone moiety in all t…
2-Alkenoyl Pyridine N-Oxides, Highly Efficient Dienophiles for the Enantioselective Cu(II)−Bis(oxazoline) Catalyzed Diels−Alder Reaction
2-Alkenoyl pyridine N-oxides are introduced as a new kind of efficient dienophiles for the Cu(II)−bis(oxazoline) (BOX) catalyzed enantioselective Diels−Alder reaction affording higher reactivity and enantioselectivity (ee's up to 96%) than the corresponding nonoxidized 2-alkenoyl pyridines.
Chemistry and reactivity of mononuclear manganese oxamate complexes: Oxidative carbon-carbon bond cleavage of vic-diols by dioxygen and aldehydes catalyzed by a trans-dipyridine manganese(III) complex with a tetradentate o-phenylenedioxamate ligand
[EN] Two new mononuclear octahedral manganese(III) complexes with the tetradentate equatorial ligand o-phenylenebis(oxamate) (opba) and two aquo (1a) or two pyridine (1b) axial ligands have been synthesized and characterized structurally, magnetically, and electrochemically. The cyclovoltammogram of 1a in acetonitrile (25 degrees C, 0.1 M Bu4NPF6) shows an irreversible one-electron oxidation peak at a high anodic potential (E-ap = 1.03 V versus SCE), while that of 1b shows two well-separated one-electron oxidation peaks at moderate to high anodic potentials (E-ap = 0.92 and 1.27 V versus SCE), the first redox-wave being quasireversible in nature. The access to formally high-valent Mn-IV and…
Highly Enantio- and Diastereoselective Inverse Electron Demand Hetero-Diels-Alder Reaction using 2-Alkenoylpyridine N-Oxides as Oxo-Heterodienes
A general catalytic inverse electron demand hetero-Diels Alder reaction for 2-alkenoylpyridine N-oxides is presented. 2-Alkenoylpyridine N-oxides react very efficiently with alkenes in the presence of bisoxazolidine-copper(II) [BOX-Cu(II)] complexes to give chiral dihydropyrans bearing a pyridine ring at the 6-position with very high yields and excellent diastereo- and enantioselectivity. These heterodienes exhibited higher reactivity and enantioselectivity than the corresponding non-oxidized 2-alkenoylpyridines.
Novel 2-pyrone synthesis via Michael addition of mandelic acid enolate to trans-1,2-diaroylethenes
4-Aroyl-6-aryl-3-phenyl-2-pyrones are prepared in a three-step procedure involving the Michael addition of a cis-2,5-disubstituted-1,3-dioxolan-4-one, derived from mandelic acid, to trans-1,2-diaroylethenes, cyclisation to a furan under acidic conditions and lactonisation. The 2-pyrones can be also obtained directly from the Michael products under prolonged or strong acidic treatment with little decrease in yield.
ChemInform Abstract: Highly Enantio- and Diastereoselective Inverse Electron Demand Hetero-Diels-Alder Reaction Using 2-Alkenoylpyridine N-Oxides as Oxo-Heterodienes.
A general catalytic inverse electron demand hetero-Diels Alder reaction for 2-alkenoylpyridine N-oxides is presented. 2-Alkenoylpyridine N-oxides react very efficiently with alkenes in the presence of bisoxazolidine-copper(II) [BOX-Cu(II)] complexes to give chiral dihydropyrans bearing a pyridine ring at the 6-position with very high yields and excellent diastereo- and enantioselectivity. These heterodienes exhibited higher reactivity and enantioselectivity than the corresponding non-oxidized 2-alkenoylpyridines.