Alkylation Menthol

Reduction of l-methyl-2-alkyl-.d -pyrroline and l-methyl-2-alkyl-.d -piperideine perchlorates with complex hydrides prepared in situ by partial decomposition of lithium aluminum hydride with the optically active alcohols (—)-menthol and (—)-borneol affords partially optically active l-methyl-2-alkyl pyrrolidines (153, n = 1) and 1-methy 1-2-alkyl piperideines (153, n = 2), respectively (241,242). 

A similar but asymmetric variant of the reaction, involving the radical addition of alkyl iodides and trialkylboranes to chiral azirine esters derived from 8-phenyl-menthol and camphorsultam, in the presence of a Cu(i) catalyst, has subsequently been reported [64]. The diastereoselectivity of the addition is variable (0-92% de)... 

Differences in chirality of substrate, and nature of solvent, have no effect on the competitive nature of the displacement of 0-alkyl and S-methyl groups in the reactions between (+)-pinacolyl alkoxide and 0-ethyl (and methyl) S-methyl methylphosphonothioates (Scheme 23). For the (R)-( + ) esters, e.g. (210), the displacements are highly stereoselective and occur with configurational inversion,but the enantiomeric esters do not display such stereoselectivity. (-)-Menthol might be considered a mirror image of (S)-pinacol, and similar reactions with the sodium salt of (-)-menthol occur highly stereoselectively... 

Cervinka has employed these reagents in the asymmetric reduction of im-monium salts (49,50) and imines (51). The reduction of 2-substituted jV-methyl-A -tetrahydropyridinium perchlorates (10) with (— )-menthol-LAH in ether or THF led to optically active piperidine derivatives (eq. [10]). The optical purity obtained for the Pr" derivative was 12%. In the case of R = Me and Pr" the configuration of the predominant enantiomer was shown to be S. The (-)-menthol-LAH reagent was similarly shown to reduce l-methyl-2-alkyl-A -di-hydropyrrolinium perchlorates (11) to optically active pyrrolidine derivatives (eq. [11]). The optical yield could be calculated only for R = CH2Ph, and was only 6% (/ enantiomer) obtained with a 1 1 (— )-menthoi-LAH reagent. With 2 1 or 3 1 molar ratios of menthol LAH, the optical yield decreased. The... 

Chiral sulfinates are important intermediates that are widely applied in the synthesis of other classes of chiral organosulfur compounds and in their configurational correlations. Optically active sulfinates were first prepared in 1925 by Phillips (100) in two ways. The first consisted in the transesterification of racemic alkyl p-toluenesulfin-ates with chiral alcohols such as (-)-menthol and (-)-2-octanol yielding a mixture of two optically active sulfinates as shown in eq. [26]. The... 

The number of investigations on the enantioselective dipolar cycloaddition of nitronates is still rather limited. In the case of simple alkyl nitronates, the facial selectivity is controlled solely by the steric environment about the two faces of the chiral unit. For example, the reaction of steroid dipolarophile 270 proceeds with the nitronate approaching the Re face of the alkene (Eq. 2.23) (234). The facial selectivity is controlled by the C(19) methyl group, which blocks the Si face of the dipolarophile. Similarly, exposure of 279 to ethyl acrylate at 40 °C for 24 h, provides a single nitroso acetal (Scheme 2.21) (242). The facial selectivity is presumed to arise from steric shielding by the menthol group, however the full stereostructure has not been established. 

Alkylation of m-cresol with propene in the presence of an aluminium catalyst results in the formation of thymol, which upon hydrogenation gives a rnkture of all eight isomers of menthol, D-menthol, L-menthol, neomenthol, isomenthol and neoisomenthol (Scheme 13.3). The preferred isomer is L-menthol, because of its ability to induce physiologically the sense of cold which is desired in many products such as chewing gum and toothpaste L-menthol is about... 

The synthesis of racemic Tic (rac-33) can be accomplished by alkylation of acet-amidomalonates in a reasonable yield (Scheme 15). Racemic Tic can then be subjected to resolution using menthol.1[7 ] This route is a good alternative for synthesizing both enantiomers of Tic. 

Dichlorodimethyltitanium, 216 Intramolecular alkylation 9-Bromo-9-phenylfluorene, 48 Chloromethyl ethyl ether, 75 Di-p-carbonylhexacarbonyldicobalt, 99 l-Hydroxy-3-trimethylsilylmethyl-3-butene, 147 Menthol, 172 Potassium t-butoxide, 252 Miscellaneous alkylations at active hydrogens... 

Exercise 30-6 Reduction of the ketone group of (—)-menthone, which has its alkyl groups trans to one another, gives two products, known as (—(-menthol and (+)-neomenthol. These two substances differ considerably in their reactions. (+)-Neomenthol undergoes dehydration either in methanoic acid or when treated with phosphorus pentachloride, whereas (—(-menthol gives a methanoate ester with methanoic acid and a chloride with phosphorus pentachloride. What is the relationship between neomenthol and menthol, and why do they behave differently with methanoic acid and phosphorus pentachloride What is the likely structure of the menthene from dehydration of neomenthol (Review Sections 8-8D, 12-3D, and 12-5.)... 

While sluggish under thermal conditions,274-275 the asymmetric conjugate addition of amines to alkyl crotonates is achieved at room temperature under high pressure (15 kbar).276 Thus, benzylamine can be added to the crotonate derived from 8-p-naphthyl menthol, with virtually complete diastereoselectivity. A related intramolecular 1,4-addition of an amine to a chiral enoate was used in a total synthesis of the alkaloid (-)-tylophorine.277 Additions of amines to chiral iron complexes of type (116) proceed with excellent selectivity and allow the preparation of homochiral p-lactams.l27128,l3() l32 In contrast, the addition of amine nucleophiles to chiral vinylic sulfoxides278-2811 and to chiral vinylsulfoximines281 proceeds with comparably low selectivities. 

SN2-Suhf.titutions. The configuration of secondary alcohols can be inverted by reaction of the mesylate with cesium propionate (65-100% yield). The reagent reacts with secondary alkyl halides to form the ester of the inverted alcohol (85 100% yield). Some elimination occurs in reaction of the mesylates of menthol and cholestanol. ... 

Allylic double bonds can be isomerized by some transition metal complexes. Isomerization of alkyl allyl ethers 480 to vinyl ethers 481 is catalysed by Pd on carbon [205] and the Wilkinson complex [206], and the vinyl ethers are hydrolysed to aldehydes. Isomerization of the allylic amines to enamines is catalysed by Rh complexes [207]. The asymmetric isomerization of A jV-diethylgeranylamine (483), catalysed by Rh-(5)-BINAP (XXXI) complex to produce the (f )-enaminc 484 with high optical purity, has been achieved with a 300 000 turnover of the Rh catalyst, and citronellal (485) with nearly 100% ee is obtained by the hydrolysis of the enamine 484 [208]. Now optically pure /-menthol (486) is commerically produced in five steps from myrcene (482) via citronellal (485) by Takasago International Corporation. This is the largest industrial process of asymmetric synthesis in the world [209]. The following stereochemical corelation between the stereochemistries of the chiral Rh catalysts, diethylgeranylamine (483), diethylnerylamine (487) and the (R)- and (5)-enamines 484... 

Among the preparative methods used for obtaining P-chiral phosphorus compounds, there are procedures involving the use of optically pure auxiliaries like (—)-menthol [40], (—)-ephedrin [41,42], or more recently, the kinetic resolution of 1-hydroxymethylalkylphenylphosphine oxides using Pseudomonas or Candida antarctica lipases [43], It has been found that some [(alkyl-substituted)arene] phosphinates and phosphine oxides can also be resolved efficiently by inclusion complexation with optically active 2,2 -dihydroxy-1, 1 -binaphthyl (17) [44],... 

Monocyclic monoterpenes include the fully saturated menthol (5-methyl-2-isopropyl-cyclohexanol) (C6) (peppermint smell), the fully unsaturated analogue thymol (5-methyl-2-isopropylphenol) (G6) (smell of thyme) and the partially unsaturated a-terpinene (5,6-dihydro-4-isopropyltoluene) (G6) (lemon odour). Variants derive from different degrees of unsaturation and substitution and from different functional groups (e.g. alkyl, hydroxyl, aldehyde, peroxy and keto groups). 

It was shown that both the nature of the substituent at phosphorus atom and the base used in the deprotonation step have a significant influence on the alkylation of perhydro 1,3,2-benzoxaphosphorinane-2-oxides (114) derived from (—)-S-benzylamino menthol (Scheme 31). ... 

Table 10 summarizes the data for the addition of various achiral tetraalkylaluminates (23) to chiral keto esters as oudined in equation (9). Presumably, the observed diastereoselectivities will reflect the inherent facial bias of the controlling chiral element, namely menthol (R in Table 10). In this case the diastereoselectivities are moderate (67 to 75%), but, since Corey, Oppolzer and WhiteselP have observed superior inherent facial selectivity for the 8-substituted menthol chiral auxiliary, it would be interesting to attempt the alkyl aluminate additions on substrates incorporating this auxiliary.

Transesterification. The alkyl group of carbamates can be exchanged using Ti(OPri) as catalyst. [Note that transesterification of common esters of functionalized carboxylic acids with hindered alcohols such as menthol, bomeol, and isopinocampheol in the presence of Ti(OEt) has been reported. ]... 

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