Asymmetric hydroamination reactions 2

The chemistry of organometallic group 4 metal compounds is well developed, thanks to their importance in polyolefin synthesis. Hence, their application in catalytic asymmetric hydroamination reactions is highly desirable. Group 4 metal complexes are commonly less sensitive and easier to prepare than rare earth metal complexes. Most important of all, many potential precatalysts or catalyst precursors are com mercially available. 

As already mentioned, there has been significant progress in the development of chiral catalysts for asymmetric hydroamination reactions over the last decade. However, significant challenges remain, such as asymmetric intermolecular hydro aminations of simple nonactivated alkenes and the development of a chiral catalyst, which is applicable to a wide variety of substrates with consistent high stereochemical induction and tolerance of a multitude of functional groups as well as air and moisture. Certainly, late transition metal based catalysts show promising leads that could fill this void, but to date, early transition metal based catalysts (in particular, rare earth metals) remain the most active and most versatile catalyst systems. 

Intra- and inter-molecular asymmetric hydroamination reactions have been reviewed. ... 

The importance of suppressing the ligand redistribution is also of relevance for asymmetric hydroamination reactions catalyzed by chiral alkaline earth metal catalysts (see Sect. 6.1.3). 

Based on this, asymmetric hydroamination was developed using [Ir(C2H4)4Cl] or lr(coe)2Cl]2 (coe = cyclooctene) with chiral diphosphines to give complexes (57)-(61) (Scheme 40). While (57) afforded only a low yield and poor enantiomeric excess (51% 2S) of exo-2-(phenylamino)nor-bornane, addition of up to one equivalent of fluoride ion gave a six-fold increase in chemical yield (from 12% to 81%) and a reversal of enantioselectivity. In the case of (60), addition of four equivalents of fluoride led to an ee of 95 % The role of fluoride in these reactions has still not been explained satisfactorily.175... 

Ruthenium complexes mediate the hydroamination of ethylene with pyridine.589 The reaction, however, is not catalytic, because of strong complexation of the amine to metal sites. Iridium complexes with chiral diphosphine ligands and a small amount of fluoride cocatalyst are effective in inducing asymmetric alkene hydroamination reaction of norbomene with aniline [the best enantiomeric excess (ee) values exceed 90%].590 Strained methylenecyclopropanes react with ring opening to yield isomeric allylic enamines 591... 

Asymmetric hydroamination using a chiral PIGIPHOS-Ni(II) complex has also been achieved in ionic liquids, as shown in Scheme 9.38.11431 A number of different imidazolium and picolinium ionic liquids were tested and relative to THF, much higher turnover numbers (300 vs. 20) were observed in the reaction between methacrylonitrile and morpholine at comparable selectivity (64% ee vs. 69%). Moreover, the catalyst in the ionic liquid solution is less sensitive to air and moisture so that non-distilled reagents can be used. 

Finally, though not strictly a hydroamination reaction, the asymmetric addition of alkynes to imines with a copper-bis(oxazoline) complex is worth briefly mentioning.[144] The nature of the ionic liquid cation has a strong effect on the enantioselectivity of the reaction and it appears that a good balance between hydrophobicity and acidity play an important role with best results obtained with [C4Ciim][Tf2N]. 

Since more reactive alkenes, such as vinyl arenes or sterically strained polycycles, react more readily in the hydroamination reaction, several asymmetric hydroami nation reactions utilizing these substrates have been disclosed. Weakly basic anilines can react with vinyl arenes to give the Markovnikov addition products 6 and 7 with good yields and enantioselectivities in the presence ofa chiral phosphine ligand Pd complex as demonstrated by Hartwig (Eq. 11.3) [13] and later by Hii (Eq. 11.4) [14]. 

The proline derived diamidobinaphthyl dilithium salt (S,S,S) 41, which is dimeric in the solid state and can be prepared via deprotonation of the corresponding tetraamine with nBuLi, represents the first example of a chiral main group metal based catalyst for asymmetric intramolecular hydroamination reactions of aminoalk enes [72]. The unique reactivity of (S,S,S) 41, which allowed reactions at or below ambient temperatures with product enantioselectivities of up to 85% ee (Scheme 11.12) [76], is believed to derive from the proximity of the two lithium... 

More recently, the asymmetric hydroamination/cyclization of amino substituted stilbenes was studied utilizing chiral bisoxazoline lithium catalysts [73]. Enantios electivities reaching as high as 91% ee were achieved (Scheme 11.13). The reactions were performed in toluene at 60 °C to give the exo cyclization product 43 under... 

Tire first chiral group 4 metal catalyst system for asymmetric hydroamination/ cyclization of aminoalkenes was based on the cationic aminophenolate complex (S) 45 [85[. Secondary aminoalkenes reacted readily to yield hydroamination products with enantioselectivities of up to 82% ee (Scheme 11.14). For catalyst solubility reasons, reactions were commonly performed at 100 °G in bromobenzene using... 

Hydroamination of prochiral cyclic dienes such as 1,3-cycloheptadiene (19) with aniline gave rise to 3-(A/ -phenylamino)cycloheptene (20) smoothly using Pd-PPh3. This reaction suggests the possibility of asymmetric amination. Actually Hartwig carried out successful asymmetric hydroamination of 1,3-cyclohexadiene with 4-aminobenzoate using (R, 7 )-(XIII-l) as a chiral ligand and obtained N-(3-cyclohexenyl)-4-aminobenzoate (21) in 83 % yield with 95 % ee [7],... 

Chen K, Pullarkat SA, Li Y, Leung PH (2012) Chiral cyclopalladated complex promoted asymmetric synthesis of diest -substituted P, N-ligands via stepwise hydrophosphination and hydroamination reactions. J Chem Soc Dalton Trans 41 5391-5400... 

Hydroamination is an atom-economical process for the synthesis of industrially and pharmaceutically valuable amines. The hydroamination reaction has been studied intensively, including asymmetric reactions, and a variety of catalytic systems based on early and late transition metals as well as main-group metals have been developed." However, Group 5 metal-catalysed hydroaminations of alkenes had not been reported until Hultzsch s work in 2011. Hultzsch discovered that 3,3 -silylated binaphtho-late niobium complex 69 was an efficient catalyst for the enantioselective hydroaminoalkylation of iV-methyl amine derivatives 70 with simple alkenes 71, giving enantioselectivities up to 80% (Scheme 9.30). Enantiomerically pure (l )-binaphtholate niobium amido complex 69 was readily prepared at room temperature in 5 min via rapid amine elimination reactions between Nb(NMe2)5 and l,l-binaphthyl-2-ol possessing bullqr 3,3 -silyl substituents. Since the complex prepared in situ showed reactivity and selectivity identical... 

Silver(I) salts are often utilized as catalysts for addition reactions. Kozmin and Sun have recently shown that AgNTf2 is a catalyst of choice for the hydroamination of siloxy alkynes with either secondary amides or carbamates to give silyl ketene am-inals [34]. The addition occurs in a syn selective manner, for instance, the reaction of siloxy alkyne (24) with carbamate (25) produces silyl ketene aminal (26) in 86% yield at room temperature under the influence of 1 mol% of AgNTf2 (Scheme 18.9). A six-membered chelated transition state is proposed to explain the high syn selectivity. Diastereoselective bromohydroxylation and bromomethoxylation reactions of cinnamoyl compounds possessing a chiral auxiliary are also effectively promoted by silver(I) salts such as AgNOs [35]. The asymmetric halohydrin reaction has been successfully applied into stereoselective syntheses of (-)-chloramphenicol and (+)-thiamphenicol. Csp-H iodination [36], hydrosilylation of aldehydes [37], and deprotection of TMS-alkynes [38] are also catalyzed by silver (I) salts. 

In 2010, Wang et al. applied the gold(I)/chiral Brpnsted acid relay catalysis to a novel three-component cascade reaction, providing direct access to structurally diverse julolidine derivatives 374 in high optical purity (Scheme 2.99). The phosphoric acid (Se)-catalyzed asymmetric Povarov reaction of 2-(2-propynyl)anihnes 365, (V-vinylcarbamate 8, and aldehydes 3 provided enantioenriched tetrahydroquinoline intermediates 372, which then underwent a hydroamination reaction under the catalysis of a gold complex to give julolidine derivatives with up to >99% ee [133]. 

Metal-catalyzed asymmetric hydroamination/cyclization reaction (for Lanthanide complexes) is believed to proceed through catalytic pathways as shown by Marks and co-workers. It is speculated that metal amide complex A is the starting point of the catalytic cycle (Scheme 39.2). 

Although hydroamination reactions are regiospecific in most cases, the stereoselective synthesis of pharmaceutically relevant chiral amines via hydroamination remains challenging despite significant progress for asymmetric intramolecular reactions and some initial reports on asymmetric intermolecular hydroamination. Selected examples of asymmetric hydroamination will be covered in this chapter due to the volume limitations, and the reader should refer to available specialized reviews for a more comprehensive coverage of the stereoselective aspects [8-15]. 

The asymmetric hydroamination of internal 1,2-disubstituted alkenes is much less feasible and requires significantly harsher reaction conditions. The formation of pyrrolidines and piperidines often proceeds with comparable rates (Table 13), contrasting the general trend of significant faster five-membered ring formation... 

The development of group-4-metal-based catalysts for intramolecular hydro-amination of aUcenes has also led to several advanced systems for asymmetric hydroamination (Fig. 19). Most group 4 metal catalyst systems exhibit inferior reactivity and substrate scope (Table 19) in comparison to most rare earth metaland alkaline earth metal-based catalyst systems. They typically require high catalyst loadings and elevated reaction temperatures. However, the recent development of zwitterionic zirconium catalysts with significantly improved reactivities and selectivities [60, 118] promises to close this gap. 

Transition metal complex-catalyzed carbon-nitrogen bond formations have been developed as fundamentally important reactions. This chapter highlights the allylic amination and its asymmetric version as well as all other possible aminations such as crosscoupling reactions, oxidative addition-/3-elimination, and hydroamination, except for nitrene reactions. This chapter has been organized according to the different types of reactions and references to literature from 1993 to 2004 have been used. 

In 2008, the Ackennann group reported on the use of phosphoric acid 3r (10 mol%, R = SiPhj) as a Brpnsted acid catalyst in the unprecedented intramolecular hydroaminations of unfunctionaUzed alkenes alike 144 (Scheme 58) [82], BINOL-derived phosphoric acids with bulky substituents at the 3,3 -positions showed improved catalytic activity compared to less sterically hindered representatives. Remarkably, this is the first example of the activation of simple alkenes by a Brpnsted acid. However, the reaction is limited to geminally disubstituted precursors 144. Their cyclization might be favored due to a Thorpe-Ingold effect. An asymmetric version was attempted by means of chiral BINOL phosphate (R)-3( (20 mol%, R = 3,5-(CF3)2-CgH3), albeit with low enantioselectivity (17% ee). 

The third part of this chapter reviews previously described catalytic asymmetric reactions that can be promoted by chiral lanthanoid complexes. Transformations such as Diels-Alder reactions, Mukaiyama aldol reactions, several types of reductions, Michael addition reactions, hydrosilylations, and hydroaminations proceed under asymmetric catalysis in the presence of chiral lanthanoid complexes. 

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