Novel Approach for Asymmetric Synthesis of Fluorinated β-Amino Sulfones and Allylic Amines

[reaction: see text] Enantiomerically pure gamma-fluoroalkyl beta-amino sulfones are readily synthesized in three steps starting from fluorinated imidoyl chlorides and arylmethyl sulfones. A complementary two-step sequence starting from chiral fluorinated beta-amino sulfoxides has also been developed. To illustrate the application of this procedure, a new method for the synthesis of alpha-fluoroalkyl allylic amines in optically pure form involving a Julia methylenation-desulfonylation reaction is presented.

ChemInform Abstract: A Decade of Advance in the Asymmetric Vinylogous Mannich Reaction

When the principle of vinylogy is applied to imines as electrophiles, the so-called vinylogous Mannich reaction (VMR), γ-aminocarbonyl (such as butenolides) and β-aminocarbonyl compounds are generated in a very efficient manner. The asymmetric version of this vinylogous Mannich reaction gives access to highly functionalized chiral synthons, which are suitable for further transformations. The versatility of this methodology is exemplified with the synthesis of several alkaloids and natural products. 1 Introduction 2 Asymmetric Vinylogous Mannich Reactions (VMR) with 2-Silyl­oxyfurans and 2-Silyloxypyrroles 3 Asymmetric VMR with Acyclic Silyl Dienolates and Silyl Dienol Ketene Acetals 4 Asymm…

Intramolecular Cycloaddition Azomethine Ylides and α-(Trifluoromethyl)styrenes as Dipolarophiles

A Decade of Advance in the Asymmetric Vinylogous Mannich Reaction

When the principle of vinylogy is applied to imines as electrophiles, the so-called vinylogous Mannich reaction (VMR), γ-aminocarbonyl (such as butenolides) and β-aminocarbonyl compounds are generated in a very efficient manner. The asymmetric version of this vinylogous Mannich reaction gives access to highly functionalized chiral synthons, which are suitable for further transformations. The versatility of this methodology is exemplified with the synthesis of several alkaloids and natural products. 1 Introduction 2 Asymmetric Vinylogous Mannich Reactions (VMR) with 2-Silyl­oxyfurans and 2-Silyloxypyrroles 3 Asymmetric VMR with Acyclic Silyl Dienolates and Silyl Dienol Ketene Acetals 4 Asymm…

Stereocontrolled solid-phase synthesis of fluorinated partially-modified retropeptides via tandem aza-Michael/enolate-protonation

N-Acylation of Wang resin-bound l-α-amino acids with 2-trifluoromethyl-propenoyl chloride, followed by asymmetric tandem aza-Michael/enolate-protonation by a series of l-α-amino esters and final release from the resin, afforded a representative library of partially-modified retropeptides incorporating a stereodefined trifluoroalanine surrogate. The stereocontrol can be dramatically improved (up to 15:1) by using apolar solvents like carbon tetrachloride and DABCO as base.