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Victor Hernandez‐olmos

Enantioselective copper-aminopyridine-catalyzed aza-Henry reaction with chelating N-(2-pyridyl)sulfonyl imines

This article describes a copper-catalyzed aza-Henry reaction. Copper complexes of camphor-derived aminopyridines catalyze the addition of nitromethane to N-(2-pyridyl)sulfonyl aldimines to give the corresponding β-nitrosulfonamides with good yields and variable enantiomeric excesses (up to 83%). An example of transformation of these compounds into N-(2-pyridyl)sulfonyl-α-amino acids and deprotection of the sulfonamide with Mg–MeOH is provided. Chirality 24:441–450, 2012. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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ChemInform Abstract: Enantioselective Henry Addition of Methyl 4-Nitrobutyrate to Aldehydes. Chiral Building Blocks for 2-Pyrrolidinones and Other Derivatives.

The reaction is applied to a wide range or aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes and proceeds with moderate to good diastereoselectivities.

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Enantioselective Addition of Dimethylzinc to Aldehydes Catalyzed by N-Substituted Mandelamide-Ti(IV) Complexes.

Abstract Amides derived from ( S )-(+)-mandelic acid in the presence of titanium isopropoxide catalyze the enantioselective addition of dimethylzinc to aromatic aldehydes with good yields and ee up to 90%.

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Enantioselective addition of nitromethane to α-keto esters catalyzed by copper(ii)–iminopyridine complexes

The copper complex of a chiral iminopyridine easily prepared from (R)-(-)-fenchone and picolylamine catalyzes the enantioselective Henry (nitroaldol) reaction between nitromethane and alpha-keto esters. Good yields and modest to good enantioselectivities are obtained for a wide range of alpha-keto esters, bearing aromatic, alkyl or alkenyl groups attached to the ketone carbonyl group.

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Enantioselective Henry addition of methyl 4-nitrobutyrate to aldehydes. Chiral building blocks for 2-pyrrolidinones and other derivatives.

A catalytic highly enantioselective Henry addition of methyl 4-nitrobutyrate to aldehydes using a Cu(II)-amino pyridine complex as catalyst is described. The products resulting from this reaction constitute a new, highly versatile family of chiral building blocks as a result of the presence of three different functional groups on the molecule. These products have been transformed into nonracemic chiral gamma-lactams, 5-hydroxy-5-substituted levulinic acid derivatives, and delta-lactones.

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ChemInform Abstract: New Highly Asymmetric Henry Reaction Catalyzed by CuIIand a C1-Symmetric Aminopyridine Ligand, and Its Application to the Synthesis of Miconazole.

A new catalytic asymmetric Henry reaction has been developed that uses a C(1)-symmetric chiral aminopyridine ligand derived from camphor and picolylamine. A variety of aromatic, heteroaromatic, aliphatic, and unsaturated aldehydes react with nitromethane and other nitroalkanes in the presence of DIPEA (1.0 equiv), Cu(OAc)(2)*H(2)O (5 mol %), and an aminopyridine ligand (5 mol %) to give the expected products in high yields (up to 99 %), moderate-to-good diastereoselectivites (up to 82:18), and excellent enantioselectivities (up to 98 %). The reaction is air-tolerant and has been used in the synthesis of the antifungal agent miconazole.

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ChemInform Abstract: A Catalytic Highly Enantioselective Direct Synthesis of 2-Bromo-2-nitroalkan-1-ols Through a Henry Reaction.

Highly enantiomerically enriched 2-bromo-2-nitroalkan-1-ols are prepared by direct condensation of aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes with bromonitromethane in the presence of a catalytic amount of copper(II) acetate and a C1-symmetric camphor-derived amino pyridine ligand.

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The construction of quaternary stereocenters by the Henry reaction: circumventing the usual reactivity of substituted glyoxals.

The enantioselective Henry reaction between alkyl- and arylglyoxal hydrates and nitromethane catalyzed by Cu(II)-iminopyridine complexes takes place regioselectively on the ketone carbonyl group to give chiral tertiary nitroaldols with high functional group density and enantiomeric excesses of up to 96 %. Both aromatic and aliphatic glyoxals are suitable substrates for this reaction.

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ChemInform Abstract: Enantioselective Addition of Nitromethane to α-Keto Esters Catalyzed by Copper(II)-Iminopyridine Complexes.

The copper complex of a chiral iminopyridine easily prepared from (R)-(−)-fenchone and picolylamine catalyzes the enantioselective Henry (nitroaldol) reaction between nitromethane and α-keto esters. Good yields and modest to good enantioselectivities are obtained for a wide range of α-keto esters, bearing aromatic, alkyl or alkenyl groups attached to the ketone carbonyl group.

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Enantioselective Henry reaction catalyzed with copper(II)–iminopyridine complexes

Abstract Copper complexes of chiral iminopyridines prepared from camphane-derived ketones and picolylamine catalyzed the enantioselective Henry (nitroaldol) reaction between nitromethane and a number of aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes with high yields and good enantioselectivities. Iminopyridines derived from (1 R )-(+)-camphor and (1 S )-(+)-ketopinic acid gave the best results to afford the opposite enantiomers in each case, despite the fact they have the same stereochemical pattern at the camphane skeleton. The reactions were carried out without air or moisture exclusion.

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Modular iminopyridine ligands. Application to the enantioselective copper(II)-catalyzed Henry reaction

Abstract Chiral iminopyridines prepared in a modular fashion from monoterpenic (camphor-derived) ketones and pyridinylalkylamines catalyze the enantioselective Henry (nitro aldol) reaction between nitromethane and o -anisol in the presence of copper(II) acetate, with high yields and good ee (up to 86%) under straightforward experimental conditions without the need for air or moisture exclusion.

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ChemInform Abstract: The Construction of Quaternary Stereocenters by the Henry Reaction: Circumventing the Usual Reactivity of Substituted Glyoxals.

The enantioselective Henry reaction between alkyl- and arylglyoxal hydrates and nitromethane catalyzed by Cu(II)-iminopyridine complexes takes place regioselectively on the ketone carbonyl group to give chiral tertiary nitroaldols with high functional group density and enantiomeric excesses of up to 96 %. Both aromatic and aliphatic glyoxals are suitable substrates for this reaction.

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Tailoring the ligand structure to the reagent in the mandelamide-Ti(IV) catalyzed enantioselective addition of dimethyl- and diethylzinc to aldehydes

Amides derived from (S)-(+)-mandelic acid in the presence of titanium isopropoxide catalyze the enantioselective addition of dimethyl- and diethylzinc to aldehydes with good yields and ee up to 90%. Because of the modular character of the mandelamides, the structure of the ligand can be tailored to obtain the best results with each reagent. Thus, best results with dimethylzinc are obtained with N-benzyl mandelamide while N-(pyridin-2-yl) mandelamide is the best ligand for the addition of diethylzinc.

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A catalytic highly enantioselective direct synthesis of 2-bromo-2-nitroalkan-1-ols through a Henry reaction.

Highly enantiomerically enriched 2-bromo-2-nitroalkan-1-ols are prepared by direct condensation of aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes with bromonitromethane in the presence of a catalytic amount of copper(II) acetate and a C1-symmetric camphorderived amino pyridine ligand. Blay Llinares, Gonzalo, Gonzalo.Blay@uv.es ; Hernandez Olmos, Victor, Victor.Hernandez@uv.es ; Pedro Llinares, Jose Ramon, Jose.R.Pedro@uv.es

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Synthesis of (S)-(+)-sotalol and (R)-(−)-isoproterenol via a catalytic enantioselective Henry reaction

Abstract A unified approach for the synthesis of ( S )-(+)-sotalol and ( R )-(−)-isoproterenol has been developed. The enantioselective Henry reaction of the appropriate aldehyde in the presence of a camphor-derived amino pyridine–Cu(II) complex was the key step of the synthesis. The reduction of the nitro group to give the corresponding amino alcohols followed by reductive alkylation of the amine provided the target products with high enantiomeric excesses.

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New highly asymmetric Henry reaction catalyzed by Cu(II) and a C(1)-symmetric aminopyridine ligand, and its application to the synthesis of miconazole.

A new catalytic asymmetric Henry reaction has been developed that uses a C(1)-symmetric chiral aminopyridine ligand derived from camphor and picolylamine. A variety of aromatic, heteroaromatic, aliphatic, and unsaturated aldehydes react with nitromethane and other nitroalkanes in the presence of DIPEA (1.0 equiv), Cu(OAc)(2)*H(2)O (5 mol %), and an aminopyridine ligand (5 mol %) to give the expected products in high yields (up to 99 %), moderate-to-good diastereoselectivites (up to 82:18), and excellent enantioselectivities (up to 98 %). The reaction is air-tolerant and has been used in the synthesis of the antifungal agent miconazole.

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