Deracemization of α-monosubstituted cyclopentanones in the presence of a TADDOL-type host molecule

Autor: Minami Ito, Tetsuto Tsunoda, Hiroto Kaku, Mitsuyo Horikawa
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Tetrahedron. 74:124-129
ISSN: 0040-4020
DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2017.11.045
Popis: Racemic α-monosubstituted cyclopentanones were converted to optically active forms by a thermodynamically controlled deracemization using TADDOL-type host molecule 1 in alkaline aqueous MeOH. The efficiency of this conversion was strongly influenced by the ratio of the solvent components (H2O/MeOH) and the functionality and architecture of the α-side-chain on the cyclopentanones. For example, (R)-2-(2-benzyloxyethyl)cyclopentanone (9) was obtained in 89% yield with 97% ee using a 7:3 mixture of H2O/MeOH as the solvent. X-ray analytical studies were also carried out and disclosed the nature of this chiral molecular recognition process in the solid phase.
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