Enantioselective reduction of ketoimines promoted by easily available (S)-proline derivatives

Autor: Martina Bonsignore, Maurizio Benaglia, Laura Raimondi, Manuel Orlandi, Giuseppe Celentano
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 633-640 (2013)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1860-5397
DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.9.71
Popis: The behavior of readily synthesized and even commercially available (S)-proline derivatives, was studied in the trichlorosilane-mediated reduction of ketoimines. A small library of structurally and electronically modified chiral Lewis bases was considered; such compounds were shown to promote the enantioselective reduction of different substrates in good chemical yields. In the HSiCl3 addition to the model substrate N-phenylacetophenone imine, the organocatalyst of choice led to the formation of the corresponding amine with good stereoselectivity, up to 75% ee. Theoretical studies were also performed in order to elucidate the origin of the stereoselection.
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