Asymmetric Petasis reaction

Lou S, Schaus SE (2008) Asymmetric Petasis Reactions Catalyzed by Chiral Biphenols. J Am Chem Soc 130 6922-6923... 

The Petasis reaction is a multicomponent condensation occurring between boronic acids, amines and aldehydes. The asymmetric version of this reaction is very attractive for the synthesis of chiral a-amino acids.In this context, Schaus and Lou reported the use of chiral biphenols as organocatalysts for the asymmetric Petasis reaction of ( )-diethyl styrylboronate with secondary amines and ethyl glyoxylate. The corresponding a-amino esters were obtained in high yields and enantioselectivities of up to 97% ee by using a vaulted biaryl phenol such as (5)-VAPOL as the organocatalyst in the presence of 3-A molecular sieves (Scheme 2.59). 

Before consideration of the catalytic, asymmetric Petasis reaction, examples of the non-catalytic, stereocontrolled, Petasis reaction are discussed. Studies on asymmetric induction in this reaction led to remarkable progress, particularly in developing the diastereoselective process with chiral a-hydoxy aldehydes (Scheme 8.3 [15]). 

Broad biological potential of enantiopure 1,2-dihydroquinolines prompted the recently reported organocatalytic, asymmetric Petasis reaction, catalyzed by chiral biphenols [31]. Since it was observed that chiral biphenol derivatives XXVI-XX-VIII serve as proficient catalysts for asymmetric reactions involving boronates [32, 33], the authors postulated that they could be used as ligands in multi-component condensation reactions, and the Petasis reaction in particular. 

Table 8.1 Asymmetric Petasis reaction catalyzed by biaryl phenol XXVIII...

The Petasis reaction is a mild multicomponent reaction that allows the conden sation of a boronic acid, an amine, and a carbonyl derivative to generate an allylic amine. Although several diastereoselective Petasis reactions have been reported [106], the first catalytic asymmetric reaction was described in 2008 (Scheme 1.29) [107]. It was shown that the condensation proceeds in high yields and enantiomeric excesses, affording the corresponding protected a vinylglycine derivatives. 

Scheme 19.28 Asymmetric Petasis-type reaction catalysed by chelating thiourea 21.

Synthetic highlights The synthesis of 1,2-DQs exemplifies asymmetric organo-catalysis in which enantioselective synthetic reactions are catalyzed by small organic molecules. To generate 1,2-DQs, achiral thiourea and axially chiral biphenols are used as catalysts for the enantioselective Petasis reaction. This is an illustration of a multicomponent reaction (MCR), for which the general concept and examples are also described. 

Asymmetric Organocatalysis Introducing a Thiourea Catalyst for the Petasis Reaction... 

To create stereochemical diversity within MCRs there is need for stereoselective (or -specific) reactions. Since many MCRs involve flat intermediates, like imines and a,p-unsaturated ketones, they result in the formation of racemic products. Moreover, often mixtures of diastereomers are obtained if more than one stereo-genic centre is formed. However, there are several examples known of asymmetric induction, by the use of chiral building blocks (diastereoselective reactions). For example, it has been successfully applied to the Strecker, Mannich, Biginelli, Petasis, Passerini, Ugi, and many other MCRs, which has been excellently reviewed by Yus and coworkers [33]. Enantioselective MCRs, which generally proved to be much harder, have been performed with organometaUic chiral catalysts and orga-nocatalysts [33, 34]. 

Using the reaction leading to enantiopure 1,2-dihydroquinolines I as an example, this chapter addresses both the principles of asymmetric organocatalysis in the Petasis-type reaction (Sect. 8.3), as well as representative multi-component reactions in organic synthesis (Sect. 8.4). 

The Schaus group also reported related reactions involving asymmetric allyl-boration of acyl imines [59], asymmetric three component Petasis condensation reaction of secondary amines/glyoxylates/alkenyl boronates [60], as well as addition of aryl, vinyl, and alkynyl boronates to acyl imines (Fig. 15) [61]. In the later reaction, a two point coordination transition state was proposed to account the observed facial selectivity. 

SCHEME 11.55 Asymmetric total synthesis of polyhydroxylated alkaloids employing the Petasis-Mannich reaction as key step. 

Subsequently, the same group demonstrated an asymmetric synthesis of 3-amino aldehydes via catalytic double-bond isomerization/enantioselective aza-Petasis-Ferrier rearrangement reaction (Scheme 2.93) [128]. Similarly, the hemiaminal allyl ether substrates 346 were first isomerized by Ni(II) complexes to stereoselectively form Z-configured vinyl ethers 347, which then underwent a phosphoric acid-catalyzed... 

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