Allyl titanium complexes, reaction with

Reaction of the bis (allyl) titanium complexes -16 with saturated and unsaturated aldehydes at -78 °C in the presence of 1.1 equiv of ClTi(OiPr)3 afforded the corresponding Z-anti-configured homoallyl alcohols 4 with >98% regioselectivity and >98% diastereoselectivity in good yields (Scheme 1.3.6) [14]. 

Reaction of the bis(allyl) titanium complexes 16 and 18 with aldehydes occurs in a step-wise fashion with intermediate formation of the corresponding mono (allyl) titanium complex containing the alcoholate derived from 4 and 5 as a ligand at the Ti atom. Then the mono(allyl)titanium complexes combine with a second molecule of the aldehyde. Both the bis (allyl) titanium complexes and the mixed mono(allyl)titanium complexes react with the aldehydes at low temperatures with high regio- and diastereoselectivities. Interestingly, control experiments revealed that for the reaction of the bis (allyl) titanium complexes with the aldehyde to occur the presence of Ti(OiPr)4 is required, and for that of the intermediate mono(allyl)titanium complexes the addition of ClTi(OiPr)3 is mandatory (vide infra). 

Table 1.3.1 Reaction of the acyclic mono(allyl)titanium complexes -19 with aldehydes.

The reaction of the acyclic bis(allyl)titanium complexes 16 with the imino esters 23a-c in the presence of Ti(OiPr)4 and ClTijOiPrjs at low temperatures proceeded with >98% regioselectivity and >98% diastereoselectivity and gave the corresponding T-syn-configured unsaturated a-amino acid derivatives E-24 in good yields (Scheme 1.3.11) [21, 22]. 

Table 1.3.5 Reaction of the cyclic mono(allyl)titanium complexes 20 with the imino ester 23c.

L = O/Pr, = aiiyisuifoximine Scheme 1.3.13 Reactivity scheme for the reactions of the bis(allyl)titanium complexes 16 with aldehydes. 

Reactions of aldehydes with complexes 13—17 provide optically active homoallylic alcohols. The enantioselectivities proved to be modest for 13—16 (20—45% ee). In contrast, they are very high (> 94% ee) for the (ansa-bis(indenyl))(r]3-allyl)titanium complex 17 [32], irrespective of the aldehyde structure, but only for the major anti diastereomers, the syn diastereomers exhibiting a lower level of ee (13—46% ee). Complex 17 also gives high chiral induction (> 94% ee) in the reaction with C02 [32], in contrast to complex 12 (R = Me 11 % ee R = H 19% ee) [15]. Although the aforementioned studies of enan-... 

The treatment of the lithiated allyl sulfoximines E-15 with 1.1-1.2 equiv of ClTi(NEt2)3 at -78 to 0°C in THF or ether afforded the corresponding mono (allyl) titanium complexes E-19 in practically quantitative yields (Scheme 1.3.7) [14, 16]. Similarly the Z-configured complexes Z-19 were obtained from the Z-configured allyl sulfoximines Z-15. Reaction of the titanium complexes E-19 with aldehydes at -78 °C took place at the a-position and gave the corresponding homoallyl alcohols 6 with >98% diastereoselectivity in medium to good yields (Scheme 1.3.8) [14, 16]. 

However, a more detailed study of the reaction of the mono(allyl)titanium complexes -19 carrying different alkyl groups at the double bond with different aldehydes revealed in some cases the highly diastereoselective (>98%) formation of significant amounts of the isomeric homoallyl alcohols 4 besides 6 (Table 1.3.1). 

Scheme 1.3.16 Mechanistic scheme for the reactions of the sulfonimidoyl-substituted mono(allyl)titanium complexes with aldehydes.

Allyltrialkylsilanes add to aldehydes in the presence of a Lewis acid." The mechanism of this reaction has been examined." " When chiral titanium complexes are used in the reaction, allylic alcohols are produced with good asymmetric... 

It is also possible to carry out a substrate-controlled reaction with aldehydes in an asymmetric way by starting with an acetylene bearing an optically active ester group, as shown in Eq. 9.8 [22]. The titanium—acetylene complexes derived from silyl propiolates having a camphor-derived auxiliary react with aldehydes with excellent diastereoselectivity. The reaction thus offers a convenient entry to optically active Baylis—Hillman-type allyl alcohols bearing a substituent (3 to the acrylate group, which have hitherto proved difficult to prepare by the Baylis—Hillman reaction itself. 

Sato and coworkers have reported an asymmetric synthesis of Baylis-Hillman-type allylic alcohols 48, 49 via a chiral acetylenic ester titanium alkoxide complex (Scheme 9) [41]. These reactions rely on the use of the novel acetylenic ester titanium alkoxide complex 44 with a camphor-derived chiral auxiliary. Optically active, stereodefined hydroxy acrylates 46, 47 were obtained in high yields and with excellent regio- and diastereoselectivities. The chiral auxiliary was subsequently cleaved off by alcoholysis. 

Titanium Complexes of Unsaturated Alcohols. Tetraallyl titanate can be prepared by reaction of TYZOR TPT with allyl alcohol, followed by removal of the by-product isopropyl alcohol. Ebullioscopic molecular weight determinations support its being the dimeric product, octaaUoxydititanium. A vinyloxy titanate derivative can be formed by reaction of TYZOR TPT with vinyl alcohol formed by enolization of acetaldehyde (11) ... 

Oxidation in the presence of chiral titanium tartrate (modified Sharpless method). Inspired by the Sharpless asymmetric epoxidation48 of allylic alcohols with hydroperoxides in the presence of chiral titanium complex [diethyl tartrate (DET) and Ti(0-i-Pr)4], Kagan and co-workers46 and Modena and co-workers47 developed almost at the same time two variations of this reaction leading to o.p. sulfoxides with high enantiomeric purity. 

Complexes of (7)-C5H5)2Ti(III)R, where R may be an aryl, i)3-aUyl, or T 2-cyclopentadienyl group, are known. The aryl (40) and 7j3-allyl (41) complexes are prepared by reaction of bis(i)-cyclopentadienyl)titanium monochloride, or dichloride, with the appropriate Grignard reagent. 

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