Chiral C2-symmetric

Chiral C2-symmetric bisoxazoline-copper(II) complexes [30, 31] were introduced as catalysts for cycloaddition and ene reactions of glyoxylates with dienes [9] leading to intense activity in the use of these catalyst for different cycloaddition reactions. 

Zirconocene dichloride 121 derived from (l-phenylethyl)cyclopentadienyl ligand is formed as a mixture of diastereomers from which the racemic form can be isolated by fractional crystallization. This complex was studied by X-ray diffraction methods and revealed a virtually chiral C2-symmetrical conformation in which the chiral ring-substituents are arranged in a synclinal position relative to the five-membered ring. It was proposed that this conformation is preserved in solution. Using 121 as catalyst the influence of double stereodifferentiation during isospecific polymerization of propylene (Eq. 32) was demonstrated for the first time [142],... 

Chiral C2-symmetric semicorrins (structure 4), developed by Pfaltz [11], were proven to be highly efficient ligands for the copper-catalyzed enantio-selective cyclopropanation of olefins. Variations of the substituents at the stereogenic centers led to optimized structures and very high enantioselectiv-ities [12]. 

In 2008, Skarzewski and Wojaezynska studied the test reaction in the presence of chiral C2-symmetric S/S-donor five- and six-membered cyclic ligands depicted in Scheme 1.7, providing moderate activity and enantioselectivity. " The best enantioselectivity (42% ee) was observed when (lR,25)-bis(phe-nylsulfenyl)cyclopentane was involved as the ligand, whereas the corresponding... 

In 2001, Braga et al. reported the synthesis of new chiral C2-symmetric oxazolidine disulfide ligands from (R)-cysteine and successfully applied them as catalysts in the asymmetric addition of ZnEt2 to various aldehydes (Scheme 3.23). In the presence of 2mol% of ligand, excellent enantioselectivities of up to >99% ee were obtained even with aliphatic aldehydes such as n-decanal or n-hexanal. These authors proposed that the active catalyst did not maintain its C2-symmetry during the reaction. The disulfide bond was probably cleaved in situ by ZnEt2. 

The use of chiral C2-symmetric trifluoromethanesulfonamides derived from (i )-1,1 -binaphthyl-2,2 -diamine in similar reactions to those described above has led to the formation of the expected alcohols with enantioselectivities of 43-54% ees. Better enantioselectivities were observed by Paquette et al, resulting from the use of chiral C2-symmetric VERDI (verbenone dimers) disulfonamides derived from the dimerisation of (+ )-verbenone. Stereoselectivity levels ranging from 72 to 98% ee were observed, depending on the structural characteristics of the aldehyde (Scheme 3.45). ... 

In 2002, Braga el al. employed a chiral C2-symmetric oxazolidine disulfide as a ligand for the enantioselective synthesis of propargylic alcohols by direct addition of alkynes to aldehydes (Scheme 3.64). Good yields but moderate enantioselectivities (<58% ee) were obtained for the enantioselective alkyny-lation of aldehydes in the presence of ZnEt2. 

A scandium complex, Cp ScH, also polymerizes ethylene, but does not polymerize propylene and isobutene [125]. On the other hand, a linked amidocyclo-pentadienyl complex [ Me2Si( / 5-C5 Me4)( /1 -NCMe3) Sc(H)(PMe3)] 2 slowly polymerizes propylene, 1-butene, and 1-pentene to yield atactic polymers with low molecular weight (Mn = 3000-7000) [126, 115]. A chiral, C2-symmetric ansa-metallocene complex of yttrium, [rac-Me2Si(C5H2SiMe3-2-Buf-4)2YH]2, polymerizes propylene, 1-butene, 1-pentene, and 1-hexene slowly over a period of several days at 25°C to afford isotactic polymers with modest molecular weight [114]. 

Chiral C2-symmetric ansa-metallocenes, also referred to as bridged metallocenes, find extensive use as catalysts that effect asymmetric C—C bond-forming transformations [4]. In general, bridged ethylene(bis(tetrahydroindenyl))zirconocene dichloride ((ebthi)ZrCl2) 1 or its derived binaphtholate ((ebthi)Zrbinol) 2 [5] and related derivatives thereof have been extensively utilized in the development of a variety of catalytic asymmetric alkene alkylations. 

D. A. Evans, J. S. Johnson Chiral C2-Symmetric Cu(II) Complexes as Catalysts for Enantioselective Intramolecular Dids-Alder Reactions. Asymmetric Synthesis of (-)-Isopulo upone , J. Org. Chem 1997, 62,786-787. 

Chiral, Ci-symmetric (asymmetric) bridged metallocenes, 16 108-109 Chiral, C2-symmetric bridged metallocenes, 16 104-108 Chiral, C2-symmetric catalysts, racemic mixture of, 16 106 Chiral, C2-symmetric unbridged metallocenes, 16 108 Chiral catalysts, 16 395 Chiral centers, in biochemical compounds, 17 402... 

Asymmetric C=0 hydrogenations in water were also reported by Lemaire et al. This catalytic system is based on Ir(cod)L complexes, where L is a hydrophilic chiral C2-symmetric diamine ligand such as p-substituted (IR 2R)-(-i-)-l,2-diphenylethylenediamine derivatives (29a-e Scheme 4.12). The use of such ligands allowed catalyst recovery without loss of activity and enantioselectivity in at least four acetophenone hydrogenation cycles [29]. The ee-values observed in the reduction of phenyl glyoxylate in the water phase were, however, lower than were found when running the tests in THF (Table 4.3), when the substituents were H and Me, and about the same with OH, OMe and 0-(C2H40)3Me. 

Asymmetric allylic oxidation and benzylic oxidation (Kharasch-PSosnovsky reaction) are important synthetic strategies for constructing chiral C—O bonds via C—H bond activation.In the mid-1990s, the asymmetric Kharasch-Sosnovsky reaction was first studied by using chiral C2-symmetric bis(oxazoline)s. " Later various chiral ligands, based mainly on oxazoline derivatives and proline derivatives, were used in such asymmetric oxidation. Although many efforts have been made to improve the enantioselective Kharasch-Sosnovsky oxidation reaction, most cases suffered from low to moderate enantioselectivities or low reactivities. 

Another method for the asymmetric version of the Baeyer-Villiger reaction was presented by Lopp and coworkers in 1996 . By employing overstoichiometric quantities of Ti(OPr-t)4/DET/TBHP (1.5 eq./1.8 eq./1.5 eq.), racemic andprochiral cyclobutanones were converted to enantiomerically enriched lactones with ee values up to 75% and moderate conversions up to 40% (Scheme 171). Bolm and Beckmann used a combination of axially chiral C2-symmetric diols of the BINOL type as ligands in the zirconium-mediated Baeyer-Villiger reaction of cyclobutanone derivatives in the presence of TBHP (or CHP) as oxidant (Scheme 172) . With the in situ formed catalysts 233a-d the regioisomeric lactones were produced with moderate asymmetric inductions (6-84%). The main drawback of this method is the need of stoichiometric amounts of zirconium catalyst. 

A combination of axially chiral C2-symmetric binaphthol 85 with Zr(OBu-f)4 and TBHP represented a novel access to asymmetric BV oxidation. The system works under stoichiometric conditions and leads to the formation of the zirconium species 113, responsible for the activation of ketone and, likely, of the peroxide . As an example, the BV oxidation of 114 afforded the lactones 115 and 116 in a ratio 1 5 with 84% and 14% ee, respectively (equation 80). Asymmetric inductions are preserved also if one of the two chiral diols coordinated to zirconium is replaced with conformationally flexible biphenols . 

One of the many carbon-carbon bond-forming reactions that have been studied using the chiral C2-symmetric bis(oxazoline) ligands is the cyclopropanation reaction. This reaction has been extensively studied by many independent research groups. 

The power of chiral C2-symmetric bis(oxazolines) in cyclopropanation reactions has also been exhibited in total synthesis. One example is Corey and co-workers synthesis of sirenin 63 using bis(oxazoline) ligand 8 (Fig. 9.19). They showed that the intramolecular cyclopropanation of diazo derivative 61 proceeded in 77% yield and with 90% ee. Shibasaki and co-workers constructed prostratin 67 through the intermediate cyclopropane 66, also shown in Figure 9.19. Using bis(oxazoline) ligand 64 and copper(I) triflate-derived catalyst, compound 66 was prepared in 70% yield and 92% ee from diazo derivative 65. ... 

Reductive hydrosilylations of ketones using chiral C2-symmetric bis(oxazolines)... 

Another recent example of the use of chiral C2-symmetric bis(oxazoline) ligands is the work by Mamai and co-workers.This group studied the cyclopropanation reaction of oxazolidinones 80a and 80b using diphenylsulfonium isopropylide 248,... 

Glos and co-workers introduced the aza-bis(oxazolines) 258 and 259 (Fig. 9.78) as a new class of chiral C2-symmetric bis(oxazoline) ligands.These catalysts were used in various reactions such as enantioselective allylic substitution and cyclopropanation it was also shown that these new catalysts could easily be tethered to a polymeric support, as shown in structure 259, allowing for facile recovery of the catalyst. There have been other examples of bis(oxazoline) ligands immobilized on solid supports and their use in catalysis.These methods have shown mixed results. 

Scheme 2.1.4.1 Mechanistic scheme for the Pd(0)-catalyzed reaction of symmetrical racemic allylic substrates (X = leaving group) with nucleophiles (Nu) in the presence of a chiral C2-symmetric ligand L. ...

The conversion of an a, -unsaturated aldehyde or ketone into an allylic acetal or ketal, followed by SN2 -type attack of a nucleophile, leads, after hydrolysis of an initially formed enol ether, to a fi-sub-stituted carbonyl compound. The overall sequence (Scheme 23) is equivalent to a direct conjugate addition, but has the advantage that it allows the temporary introduction of a chiral auxiliary group if a chiral (C2-symmetric) diol is used in the acetalization step, die subsequent nucleophilic addition leads to a mix-... 

Chiral C2-symmetric boron bis(oxazolines) act as enantioselective catalysts in the reduction of ketones promoted by catecholborane.321 DFT calculations indicate that the stereochemical outcome is determined by such catalysts being able to bind both the ketone and borane reducing agent, activating the latter as a hydride donor, while also enhancing the electrophilicity of the carbonyl. X-ray structures of catalyst-catechol complexes are also reported. 

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