Modification of (1R,2S)-1,2-Diphenyl-2-aminoethanol for the Highly Enantioselective, Asymmetric Alkylation ofN-Diphenylphosphinoyl Arylimines with Dialkylzinc

Autor: Fan Jiang, Xiao-Mei Zhang, Hai-Le Zhang, Xin Cui, Yaozhong Jiang, Aiqiao Mi, Liu-Zhu Gong, Yun-Dong Wu
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Chemistry - A European Journal. 10:1481-1492
ISSN: 1521-3765
0947-6539
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200305418
Popis: Experimental studies on the modification of (1R,2S)-1,2-diphenyl-2-aminoethanol, which is used to promote the alkylation of N-diphenylphosphinoyl benzalimine with diethylzinc, revealed that N-monosubstituted amino alcohols exhibited higher enantioselectivities than their N,N-disubstituted counterparts and imino alcohols. Application of the optimal chiral ligand 3 c to activate the reaction of N-diphenylphosphinoyl arylimines with diethylzinc and dibutylzinc resulted in excellent enantiomeric selectivities of up to 98 % ee. The origin of the experimentally observed enantioselectivities was revealed by density functional calculations (B3LYP/6-31G*) on the transition structures of several model reactions.
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