Chiral auxiliaries 8-phenylmenthyl

The menthyl group has often been employed as an easily available chiral auxiliary. 8-Phenylmenthyl 2-amino-3,3-difluorocyclopentenecarboxylate 222 prepared from 219 via 221 was hydrogenated diastereoselectively to form ds-2-aminocarboxylate 223 (see Scheme 9.49) [77]. The higher diastereoselectivity induced by the 8-phenylmenthyl group was also observed in Znl2-catalyzed NaBH4 reduction of open-chain 3-amino-a, 3-unsaturated esters 224. In contrast, the unsubstituted menthyl ester was reduced with no practical diastereoselectivity (see table in Scheme 9.49). 

A remarkable feature of this reaction is that it creates three chiral centers. Two of the chiral centers, namely those at the two ring junctions, are established by the Diels-Alder reaction. The third, namely the endo position of the ester group, is also established by the Diels-Alder reaction. Without the chiral auxiliary 8-phenylmenthyl group, two of the eight possible stereoisomers would be produced, namely the pair of enantiomers shown. Although both enantiomers of the bicyclic products were formed in Corey s scheme, they were formed in the ratio of 97 3 and the desired enantiomer could be separated in pure form. In subsequent steps, the 8-phenylmenthyl ester was hydrolyzed and the pure enantiomer was converted to the so-called Corey lactone and then to enantiometically pure prostaglandin... 

Early work on the asymmetric Darzens reaction involved the condensation of aromatic aldehydes with phenacyl halides in the presence of a catalytic amount of bovine serum albumin. The reaction gave the corresponding epoxyketone with up to 62% ee.67 Ohkata et al.68 reported the asymmetric Darzens reaction of symmetric and dissymmetric ketones with (-)-8-phenylmenthyl a-chloroacetate as examples of a reagent-controlled asymmetric reaction (Scheme 8-29). When this (-)-8-phenyl menthol derivative was employed as a chiral auxiliary, Darzens reactions of acetone, pentan-3-one, cyclopentanone, cyclohexanone, or benzophenone with 86 in the presence of t-BuOK provided dia-stereomers of (2J ,3J )-glycidic ester 87 with diastereoselectivity ranging from 77% to 96%. 

The formation of spirocyclopropanes from the reaction of diazodiphenylmethane and ( )-8-phenylmenthyl esters of acrylic acid and methyl fumarate occurred with a modest level of diastereofacial selectivity (136). In contrast, diastereoselectivities of 90 10 were achieved in the cycloadditions of diazo(trimethylsilyl)methane with acrylamides 65 derived from camphor sultam as the chiral auxiliary (137) (Scheme 8.16). Interestingly, the initial cycloadducts 66 afforded the nonconjugated A -pyrazolines 67 on protodesilylation the latter were converted into optically active azaproline derivatives 68. In a related manner, acrylamide 69 was converted into A -pyrazolines 70a,b (138). The major diastereoisomer 70a was used to synthesize indolizidine 71. The key step in this synthesis involves the hydrogenolytic cleavage of the pyrazoline ring. 

Diastereoselectivity in the (3 + 2) photocycloaddition of di-( )-menthyl, di-( )-8-phenylmenthyl, and di-( )-bomyl derivatives (398b-d) is largely dependent on the concavity of the auxiliary, steric bulk of the substituents of the alkenes, and reaction temperature [365] (Scheme 107). The highest de value was obtained when 8-phenylmenthyl ester 398c was employed, although the yield of the adducts was relatively low. The bomyl ester 398d showed poor diastereoselectivity. The effect of the chiral auxiliary seems to be reasonably explained in terms of the concavity of the auxiliary. When a-methylstyrene was used as the alkene, two stereoisomers of (3 + 2) adducts were obtained in lower yields than... 

Asymmetric Wittig-Homer reaction chiral olefinations. 2 Reaction of the chiral ketone 1 with the ylide from (- )-8-phenylmenthyl phosphonoacetate (2) at -30 to -60° gives the (E)-olefin in a 90 10 ratio. The geometry of the alkene is determined mainly by the chiral auxiliary. Use of ent-2 results in 3 with the E/Z... 

Introduction of chiral auxiliaries in the starting materials is very attract for applications to organic synthesis. However, to be of synthetic interest, chiral auxiliaries have to be inexpensive, readily introduced on the starting ma rial, inert in the conditions of irradiation, and readily removed from the photo ducts. Even if the first requirements can be easily satisfied with chiral ket esters, and amides, it is often difficult to avoid side reactions involving auxiliary [63]. In order to control all the asymmetric centers created in the in molecular photocycloadditions of cyclic enones with alkenes, esters of c alcohols were first considered. Although menthyl and bomyl derivatives ga only low de, 8-phenylmenthyl esters produced a far better asymmetric inducti [64]. The facial selectivity was found to depend on the syn/anti nature of t cycloadducts and the structure and location of the chiral auxiliary on either tl enone or the alkenyl moiety. More surprisingly the selectivity also depe strongly on the nature of the solvent (Scheme 21). 

Chiral Auxiliary for Asymmetric Induction. Numerous derivatives of (—)-8-phenylmenthol have been utilized for asymmetric induction studies. These include inter- and intramolecular Diels-Alder reactions, dihydroxylations, and intramolecular ene reactions of a,p-unsaturated 8-phenylmenthol esters. These reactions usually proceed in moderate to good yield with high diastereofacial selectivity. a-Keto esters of 8-phenylmenthol (see 8-Phenylmenthyl Pyruvate) have been used for asymmetric addition to the keto group, as well as for asymmetric [2 -F 2] photoadditions and nucleophilic alkylation. Ene reactions of a-imino esters of 8-phenylmenthol with alkenes provide a direct route to a-amino acids of high optical purity. Vinyl and butadienyl ethers of 8-phenylmenthol have been prepared and the diastereofacial selectivity of nitrone and Diels-Alder cycloadditions, respectively, have been evaluated. a-Anions of 8-phenylmenthol esters also show significant diastereofacial selectivity in aldol condensations and enantiose-lective alkene formation by reaction of achiral ketones with 8-phenylmenthyl phosphonoacetate gives de up to 90%. ... 

Michael additions with 8-phenylmenthyl esters of unsaturated acids Chiral auxiliaries attached elsewhere in asymmetric Michael additions Other Chiral Auxiliaries in Conjugate Addition The Evans oxazolidinones Chiral sulfoxides Asymmetric Birch Reduction Birch reduction of benzene Asymmetric Birch reduction of heterocycles... 

Chiral auxiliaries are capable of controlling the absolute steric course of radical reactions. 8-Phenylmenthyl ester or an amide derived from Oppolzer s camphor sultam can be utilized for enantioselective ring closure to cyclopentane, the chiral auxiliary directing the addition to the alkene. The reductive radical cyclization of 8-phenylmenthyl 2-phenylthio-6-heplenoale at 80 °C gives four isomeric cyclopentane derivatives in an overall yield of 90 % 3. The reaction proceeds with modest cis irons ratio, but a considerably higher RiS selectivity of 80 20. 

Chiral alkyl vinyl ethers la-i react with 3-tosyl-2//-pyran-2-one (2) to give adducts 3 and 4 with very good yields. The diastereoselectivity depends on the particular auxiliary used. The 8-phenylmenthyl moiety, known as an excellent chiral auxiliary, in other cases fails (d.r. % 52.5 47.5 for lc), while the (a-isopropyl ) benzyl derivative lh produces a remarkable selectivity (d.r. 92 8)25. Adduct 3h has been converted into methyl ( —)-triacetyl-4-epishikimate26. 

Addition of (/ )-menthyl glyoxylate (la) to 1-trimethylsilyloxy-l,3-butadiene (2e) proceeds with a selectivity comparable to that of 1-alkoxybutadicnes. Even (f )-8-phenylmenthyl glyoxylate (1 b), bearing a very efficient chiral auxiliary, adds to 1-trimethylsilyloxy-l,3-butadiene (2e) with low diastereoselectivity17. 

A comparison between single and double induction in the photochemical [2 + 2] cycloadditions of 3-oxo-l-cyclohexen-l-carboxylates with the ketene acetals was investigated89 90. Single induction using (-)-menthol as chiral auxiliary [R1 or R2 = (-)-menthyl] gave low selectivities only. A combination of these single inductions [R1 = R2 = (-)-menthyl] leads to the intermediacy of a matched reaction pair which gave an increased diastereoselectivity (d.r. 27.5 72.5) whereas a mismatched" reaction pair [R1 = ( + )-menthyl, R2 = (-)-menthyl] resulted in a decrease (d.r. 41.5 58.5). A more pronounced contrast in double induction results when the two chiral auxiliaries arc not equivalent [R1 = (—)-8-phenylmenthyl, R2 = (—)-menthyl]. 

Phenylmenthol is also used as a chiral auxiliary in the reduction of several xan-thatesR. Standard radical reactions with tributyltin hydride at different temperatures yield the (-)-8-phenylmenthyl esters in moderate to good diastereomeric ratios. The bulk of the a-alkyl substituent shows a small influence on the selectivity. The absolute configuration of the products are assigned only for the (—)-8-phcnylmcnthyl 2-phenylpropanoate by reduction to the corresponding alcohols. 

Allenes can also be employed (Scheme 11.61), as can alkenes, but the alkenes must be electron poor (Scheme 11.62). The cycloaddition is highly stereoselective, perhaps because the ester carbonyl group can act as a ligand for the chromium. High diastereoselectivity can be achieved with chiral auxiliaries (Scheme 11.63). The product 11.186 (R = (—)-8-phenylmenthyl) of the cycloaddition between complex... 

Generally, arsonium ylides [62] are more reactive but less accessible than phos-phonium ylides. Recently, the chiral arsonium reagent 30 has appeared, and has been applied in asymmetric Wittig-type carbonyl olefinations. This first chiral arsonium reagent also bears 8-phenylmenthyl as a chiral auxiliary on its carboalkoxy portion [63], and gave moderate chemical yields and diastereoselectivities in the conversion of 4-substituted cyclohexanone derivatives to axially chiral non-racemic alkylidene cyclohexanes under the same reaction conditions as used for the related reactions with phosphorus reagents (Scheme 7.15). On the other hand, the corre-... 

Aluminum Lewis acid was also used in asymmetric radical addition of nucleophilic radical including alkyl radical to a,p-unsaturated carbonyls. Yonemitsu and CO workers reported diastereoselective radical cyclizationof alkynylacrylate equipped with 8-phenylmenthyl chiral auxiliary (Scheme 6.171) [201]. 

The ionic aza-Diels-Alder cycloaddition reactions of cyclopentadiene and pro-tonated glyoxylate imines possessing two chiral auxiliaries, N-(R) or N-(S)-l-phenylethyl and 8-phenylmenthyl or 8-phenyln omenthyl, yielded optically pure... 

Numerous further chiral imines activated by electron-withdrawing substituents have been investigated in order to carry out stereoselective aza Diels-Alder reactions. In these studies, Bailey et al. have recently introduced the use of two inducing stereocenters in the imine. This approach proved to yield excellent diastereoselectivities thus, imine 3-12 bearing a (,R)-8-phenylmenthyl auxiliary gave the essentially pure cycloadduct 3-13 upon hetero Diels-Alder reaction with cyclopentadiene (Fig. 3-4) [194-196]. 

An excellent agreement between the d.r. (7/8) and the enantiomeric excess of the lactone 9 is shown for all auxiliaries. 8-Phenylmenthyl is the most effective chiral group in achieving asymmetric induction. It is assumed that the enoate 6a adopts the conformation shown in 10. The phenyl ring sterically blocks the C(a)-S7-face and consequently the photocycloaddition is directed predominantly to the C( )-Re-face to give the adduct 7a which on reduction led to lactone (+)-9. 

Aside from Coreys phenylmenthyl propanoate 424, several chiral enolates have been utilized for Michael additions with substantial degrees of diastereoselectiv-ity. Yamaguchi s group developed a series of chiral amide enolates 436 and studied the conjugate addition to crotonates [210]. Another remarkable early contribution came from Oppolzer and coworkers who used dienolate 437 for diastereoselec-tive consecutive additions to cyclopentenone and allylation [211]. The auxiliaries 436 and 437 served for total syntheses of terpenoid natural products. Diastereos-elective Michael additions were also achieved by means of imidazolidinone-based lithium enolate 438 [212] - another showcase of the efficiency of imidazolidinone 118 [54] (Scheme 4.94). 

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