Search results for "Stereoselectivity"
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On the structure of passifloricin A: asymmetric synthesis of the delta-lactones of (2Z,5S,7R,9S,11S)- and (2Z,5R,7R,9S,11S)tetrahydroxyhexacos-2-enoi…
2003
Stereoselective syntheses of the delta-lactone of (2Z,5S,7R,9S,11S)-tetrahydroxyhexacos-2-enoic acid, the structure reported for passifloricin A, and of its (5R)-epimer are described. The creation of all stereogenic centers relied upon Brown's asymmetric allylation methodology. The lactone ring was created via ring-closing metathesis. The NMR data of both synthetic products, however, were different from those of the natural product. The published structure of passifloricin A is thus erroneous and will require further synthetic work to be unambiguously assigned. [structure: see text]
The role of Zn2+ in enhancing the rate and stereoselectivity of the aldol reactions catalyzed by the simple prolinamide model
2011
Abstract The aldol reaction between acetone and 4-nitrobenzaldehyde catalyzed by single l -prolinamide and its zinc complexes has been studied. An increase in the rate and the stereoselectivity of the reaction has been shown by using zinc derivatives. A mechanistic proposal, based on NMR and ESI studies, has been put forward to explain the experimental data: zinc–prolinamide complexes catalyze the reaction following the general mechanism of stereoselective enamine nucleophilic addition to the acceptor aldehyde. Zn2+ prevents the nonspecific base-catalyzed reaction by diminishing the basicity of the amine nitrogen of prolinamide.
The nucleophilic addition of nitrones to carbonyl compounds: insights on the nature of the mechanism of the l-proline induced asymmetric reaction fro…
2004
Abstract The mechanism of the l -proline induced asymmetric nitrone–aldol reaction of N -methyl- C -ethylnitrone with dimethyl ketomalonate has been studied by using density functional theory at B3LYP/6-31G** level. The reaction was initialized by the addition of l -proline to the nitrone to form an aminal, which by elimination of the hydroxylamine gave a chiral enamine. The nucleophilic addition of this chiral enamine to dimethyl ketomalonate corresponds to stereoselective C–C bond-formation step. Further nucleophilic addition of hydroxylamine to the zwitterionic intermediate formed in the enamine addition gave a second aminal, which by l -proline elimination afforded the corresponding β-h…
Carbohydrates as chiral templates: asymmetric ugi-synthesis of alpha-amino acids using galactosylamines as the chiral matrices
1988
Abstract In the presence of Lewis acid catalysts O-acetyl- (1) and O-pivaloyl- (2) protected β-D-galactopyranosylamines react with aldehydes, isocyanides and carboxylic acids in Ugi-four-component-condensations to give the corresponding N-galactosyl-amino acid amide derivatives 3,5 in almost quantitative yields. Zinc chloride is the most effective Lewis acid catalyst. At 0°C or even at room temperature the (2R,β-D)-diastereomers of the amino acid derivatives 3,5 are formed with high diastereoselectivity. If the sterically more demanding O-pivaloyl galactosylamine 2 is used at -78°C to -25°C the stereoselectivity often exeeds 20:1 favouring the (2R,β-D) diastereomers 5. After one recrystalli…
A new synthesis of soluble poly(1,4-phenylenevinylene)s and poly(2,5-pyrimidinylenevinylene)s
1991
Abstract Alkoxy-substituted 4-methylbenzylideneanilines 2a-f and their pyrimidine analogues 2g,h show an efficient selfcondensation in the alkaline medium KOC(CH 3 ) 3 /DMF. The totally stereoselective reaction yields 3a-h which are transformed by acidic work-up to 4a-h . A narrow distribution of the molecular weight can be achieved.
A study on the aminomercuration-nucleophilic demercuration of --1,5-cyclooctadiene; stereoselective synthesis of 2,6-disubstituted-9-aza bicyclo[3.3.…
1992
Abstract The aminomercuration of cis - cis -1,5-Cyclooctadiene with a series of mercury(II) salts followed by nucleophilic displacement of mercury by aromatic amines, water and nitrate ion has been studied. As a result, bicyclic triamines, aminoalcohols and nitrate esters have been obtained respectively in clean processes which occur under total stereoelectronic control by involvement of a tricyclic aziridium ion to afford a single stereoisomer in each case. The influence of the counter ion and the basicity of the amine on the tandem aminomercuration-demercuration is discussed.
Experimental and theoretical investigations for the regio and stereoselective transformation of trans 1,2,3-trisubstituted aziridines into trans oxaz…
2003
The regio and stereoselective transformation of trans 1,2,3-trisubstituted aziridines into trans oxazolidin-2-ones takes place in good yield. However, the cis configuration at C2 and C3 in monocyclic aziridines is a limiting factor for this transformation. Ab initio calculations show that while the ring-opening process assisted by iodide is regioselective, the subsequent ring-closure is responsible for the retention of the configuration at the trans oxazolidin-2-ones. The larger energy found for the ring-closure process for the cis aziridines accounts for the non-formation of the cis oxazolidin-2-ones.
Stereoselective Synthesis of γ-Fluorinated α-Amino Acids Using 2-Hydroxy-3-pinanone as an Auxiliary
2000
(+)-(S)-2-Amino-4-fluorobutanoic acid (5a) (> 96% ee), its α-methylated derivative (+)-(S)-5b (85% ee), and (−)-(S)-2-amino-4-fluoro-4-pentenoic acid (10) (81% ee) were synthesized by diastereoselective alkylation in the presence of LDA at low temperatures. Alkylation of (+)-(R,R,R)-2-hydroxy-3-pinanone based imines of glycine tert-butyl ester 1a or alanine isopropyl ester 1b with 1-bromo-2-fluoroethane (2) or 3-bromo-2-fluoropropene (7), respectively, followed by stepwise deprotection was used. The selectivity of the alkylation increased by lithium/magnesium exchange or for 1b also by addition of DMPU. Differences in the reactivity of enolate alkylations of enantiomerically pure or racemic…
ChemInform Abstract: Toward an Understanding of the Mechanisms of the Intramolecular [5 + 2] Cycloaddition Reaction of γ-Pyrones Bearing Tethered Alk…
2000
The molecular mechanism for the intramolecular [5 + 2] cycloaddition reaction of β-silyloxy-γ-pyrones bearing tethered alkenes has been characterized using ab initio methods. A comparative study for this sort of cycloaddition carried out at different computational levels points out that the B3LYP/6-31G* calculations give similar barriers to those obtained with the MP3/6-31G* level. Analysis of the energetic results shows that the reaction takes place along a stepwise process: first, the migration of the neighboring silyl group to the carbonyl group of the γ-pyrone takes place to give a weak oxidopyrylium ylide intermediate, which by a subsequent concerted intramolecular [5 + 2] cycloadditi…