Asymmetric organocatalysts derivatives

Figure 6.2 Structures of asymmetric organocatalysts derived from thiazole.

Economic and practical reasons, in addition to green concerns, have meant that many of the first generation of asymmetric organocatalysts have been either natural molecules, such as nomicotine [52] and proline [40], derived directly from the chiral pool (Figure 7.1), or simple derivatives thereof, such as quinine acetate [53] and 5,5-dimethyl thiazolidinium-4-carboxylate (DMTC) [54], which are expected to be either biodegradable or biotransformable, with little impact on the environment. [54]. 

The use of L-proline, amides derived from it, and related amino acids and small peptides as asymmetric organocatalysts for aldols - and indeed many other reactions mentioned elsewhere in this chapter - expanded hugely in 2006. A review deals with the direct aldol case.96... 

Recently, more efforts have been devoted to the design of novel bifunctional organocatalysts derived from natural cinchona alkaloids, which have been successfully applied in a number of asymmetric reactions. Deng et al. promoted the extensive... 

Chiral secondary amines such as nonracemic imidazolidin-4-ones have been found to be effective asymmetric organocatalysts in the Diels-Alder cyclization of cyclopentadiene and a,p-unsaturated aldehydes [60]. A tyrosine-derived imidazoli-din-4-one was immobilized on PEG to provide a soluble, polymer-supported catalyst 110. In the presence of 110, Diels-Alder cycloaddition of acrolein 112 to 1,3-cyclohexadiene 111 proceeded smoothly to afford the corresponding cycloadduct 113 with high endo selectivity and enantioselectivity up to 92% ee (Scheme 3.31) [61]. 

Amine-catalyzed non-asymmetric transformations 13. 0542. Asymmetric cycHzation reactions of allenoates -with imines or a,P-unsat-urated ketones catalyzed by organocatalysts derived from cinchona alkaloids 12CEJ6712. 

Nonquatemised Cinchona Alkaloid Derivatives as Asymmetric Organocatalysts for Carbon-Carbon Bond-forming Reactions... 

Binaphthyl-derived Cyclic Amines and Their Salts as Asymmetric Organocatalysts... 

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