Alkylation-deprotonation

Benzothiazolylium salts, 2-alkoxy-3-methyl-reactions, 6, 289 Benzothiazolylium salts, 3-alkyl-deprotonation, 6, 262 Benzothiazolylium salts, 2,3-dimethyl-anhydro base structure, 6, 238 reactions... 

Pyrylium salts, 3-acetyl-2,4,6-trimethyl-crystallography, 3, 625 Pyrylium salts, 3-alkoxymethyl-synthesis, 3, 865 Pyrylium salts, alkyl-deprotonation, 2, 51 reactions, 2, 50 Pyrylium salts, 2-amino-reactions, 2, 55 Pyrylium salts, 4-amino-deprotonation, 2, 55... 

Asymmetric alkylation. Deprotonation of (-)-l provides exclusively an (E)-enolate, which is alkylated to provide a single diastereomeric product. De-complexation by oxidation [Br, I2, Ce(IV)] in the presence of water provides the corresponding acid with the same configuration. This sequence has been used for synthesis of the drug (- )-captopril (3). In this case liberation of the acyl group in the presence of the amine provides the amide 2. 

Fig. 10.1 Selected chiral sulfides and results obtained using alkylation/ deprotonation catalytic methodology for the asymmetric synthesis of trans-stilbene oxide, dr = trans cis solvents and additives vary.

Figure 10.2 illustrates selected examples of these epoxide products. Aromatic and heteroaromatic aldehydes proved to be excellent substrates, regardless of steric or electronic effects, with the exception of pyridine carboxaldehydes. Yields of aliphatic and a,/ -unsaturated aldehydes were more varied, though the enantio-selectivities were always excellent. The scope of tosylhydrazone salts that could be reacted with benzaldehyde was also tested (Fig. 10.3) [29]. Electron-rich aromatic tosylhydrazones gave epoxides in excellent selectivity and good yield, except for the mesitaldehyde-derived hydrazone. Heteroaromatic, electron-poor aromatic and a,/ -unsaturated-derived hydrazones gave more varied results, and some substrates were not compatible with the catalytic conditions described. The use of stoichiometric amounts of preformed sulfonium salt derived from 4 has been shown to be suitable for a wider range of substrates, including those that are incompatible with the catalytic cycle, and the sulfide can be recovered quantitatively afterwards [31]. Overall, the demonstrated scope of this in situ protocol is wider than that of the alkylation/deprotonation protocol, and the extensive substrate...

Scheme 10.22 Catalytic asymmetric cyclopropanation using sulfur ylides via an alkylation/deprotonation route.

Table 10.4 Catalytic asymmetric cyclopropanation with 41a using sulfide alkylation/deprotonation route (according to Scheme 10.22).

Epoxide Synthesis via Sulfide Alkylation/Deprotonation Procedure [51] (p. 360)... 

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