Chromium carbonyl asymmetric synthesis

Ferrocenyl ligands, via zinc reagents, 9, 120 Ferrocenylmethyl phosphonium salts, with gold(I), 2, 274 Ferrocenylmonophosphine, in styrene asymmetric hydrosilylation, 10, 817 Ferrocenyl oxazolines, synthesis, 6, 202 Ferrocenylphosphines with chromium carbonyls, 5, 219 in 1,3-diene asymmetric hydrosilylation, 10, 824-826 preparation, 6, 197 various complexes, 6, 201 Ferrocenylselenolates, preparation, 6, 188 Ferrocenyl-substituted anthracenes, preparation, 6, 189 Ferrocenyl terpyridyl compounds, phenyl-spaced, preparation 6, 188 Ferrocifens... 

Uemura demonstrated that enantiomerically pure (arylaldehyde)tricarbonyl-chromium complexes afford exclusively the //iraj-pinacols, providing an asymmetric synthesis of hydrobenzoins (Scheme 5.4).13 An intermediate involving coordination of the Sm(III) metal centre with the carbonyl oxygen was proposed to account for the high selectivity observed. This was supported by coupling experiments in the presence of HMPA, an additive that is known to prevent complexation, which led to the preferential formation of the erythro product. 

Schlogl K (1989) Stereochemistry of arenetricarbonylchromium complexes—useful intermediates for stereoselective synthesis. In Werner H, Erker G (eds) Organometal-lics in organic synthesis 2. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg New York, p 63 Solladi -Cavallo A (1989) Chiral arene-chromium-carbonyl complexes in asymmetric synthesis. In Liebeskind LS (ed) Advances in metal organic chemistry, vol 1. Jai Press, London, p 99... 

In addition to cationic cyclizations, other conditions for the cyclization of polyenes and of ene-ynes to steroids have been investigated. Oxidative free-radical cyclizations of polyenes produce steroid nuclei with exquisite stereocontrol. For example, treatment of (259) and (260) with Mn(III) and Cu(II) afford the D-homo-5a-androstane-3-ones (261) and (262), respectively, in approximately 30% yield. In this cyclization, seven asymmetric centers are established in one chemical step (226,227). Another intramolecular cyclization reaction of iodo-ene poly-ynes was reported using a carbopaUadation cascade terminated by carbonylation. This carbometalation—carbonylation cascade using CO at 111 kPa (1.1 atm) at 70°C converted an acycHc iodo—tetra-yne (263) to a D-homo-steroid nucleus (264) [162878-44-6] in approximately 80% yield in one chemical step (228). Intramolecular aimulations between two alkynes and a chromium or tungsten carbene complex have been examined for the formation of a variety of different fiised-ring systems. A tandem Diels-Alder—two-alkyne annulation of a triynylcarbene complex demonstrated the feasibiHty of this strategy for the synthesis of steroid nuclei. Complex (265) was prepared in two steps from commercially available materials. Treatment of (265) with Danishefsky s diene in CH CN at room temperature under an atmosphere of carbon monoxide (101.3 kPa = 1 atm), followed by heating the reaction mixture to 110°C, provided (266) in 62% yield (TBS = tert — butyldimethylsilyl). In a second experiment, a sequential Diels-Alder—two-alkyne annulation of triynylcarbene complex (267) afforded a nonaromatic steroid nucleus (269) in approximately 50% overall yield from the acycHc precursors (229). 

A dichromium derivative has been prepared from pinacol (dichloromethyl)-boronate (163), anhydrous chromous chloride, and lithium iodide in THF at 25 °C [90]. With various aldehydes, RCHO, this reagent adds to the carbonyl carbon to form trans-l-alkenylboronic esters, RCH=CH-B(02C2Me4). For most examples yields were 84-91%, E Z ratios >95 5. This reaction was used recently to convert aldehyde 162 into alkenylboronic ester 164, an intermediate used for a Suzuki-Miyaura coupling in the asymmetric total synthesis of quinine and quinidine (Scheme 8.39) [91]. In the modified procedure, the chromium reagent was generated from 163 in the presence of the aldehyde substrate. 

---