Diastereoselectivity Lewis acid mediation

Tomislav Rovis of Colorado State University has reported (Angew. Chem. Ini. Ed. 2005,44, 3264) the diastereoselective Lewis acid-mediated 1,3-rearrangement of dihydrooxepins such as 10 to the cyclopentene carboxaldehyde II. It is particularly convenient that the precursor aldehyde 9 is also converted into 11 under the same conditions. As there are many ways to construct alkenyl cyclopropanes such as 9 with control of both relative and absolute configuration, this is an important addition to methods for the stereocontrolled construction of cyclopentanes,... 

Highly diastereoselective Lewis acid mediated aza-Diels-Alder reactions of chiral auxiliary derivatized 2H-azirines have been studied (02T5983,03JOC9958,03CC1150). The cycloaddition proceeded with high diastereoselectivity (97% de), with the absolute stereochemistry of the major product confirmed by X-ray crystallography. Without the presence of a Lewis acid, no diastereoselectivity was obtained at room temperature. 

The success in diastereoselective Lewis acid-mediated conjugate radical additions using chiral oxazolidinones led to the development of enantioselective variants. The achiral template selection was based on literature precedents for rotaraer control s-cis vs s-trans) and the requirement for a bidentate Lewis acid chiral ligand combination for obtaining selectivity (Eq. (13.51)). 

Keck et al. have used the lactone annulation procedure developed in their laboratory to install the lactone moiety by reaction of the lithium enolate of methylacetate with a (3-acetoxy aldehyde [108]. The other key steps include a diastereoselective Lewis acid mediated (Z)-crotylstannane aldehyde addition, a highly selective Lewis acid promoted Mukaiyama aldol reaction and an arari-selective Sml2 reduction of a p-hydroxyketone. The preparation of the C8-C15 fragment of (-)-pironetin started with the chelation-controlled addition of (Z)-crotyl tri-n-butylstannane to the (3-benzyloxy-aldehyde 153 in the presence of TiCU [109] to give the... 

Two papers have appeared on carbohydrate approaches to polyhydroxylated quinolizidines. The key step in the synthesis of 165 was a diastereoselective Lewis acid-mediated addition to imine 164 derived from D-arabinose (Scheme 34). ... 

Diastereoselective Lewis acid-mediated addition of 2-lithiothiazoIe to nitrone 203 (derived from D-galactose) has been used by Dondoni in the formal synthesis of both lincosamine 204 and destomic acid 205 with the steieochemistiy at C(6) (galactose numbering) being controlled by the nature of the Lewis acid employed. ... 

Lewis acid-mediated asymmetric Diels-Alder reactions between 2H-azirines 59, bearing chiral auxiliaries, with enophiles such as 60 afforded mixtures of bicyclic aziridine-2-carboxylates 61 (Scheme 3.20) [68]. 8-Phenylmenthol appeared to be the auxiliary of choice in this reaction in terms of yield and diastereoselectivity. 

The Lewis acid mediated reaction of a-alkoxycarbamates 1 with -/-oxygenated alkylLin compound 2 proceeds in certain cases with very high diastereoselectivity83. The yield and the diastereomeric ratio appear to depend highly on the Lewis acid used and the substituents in the carbamate. While with R1 = C6H5 and R2 = CH, sole formation of the on//-isomer was observed, for other substituents the, y -isomer is obtained either exclusively or predominantly. The reason for this variable diastereoselectivity is not clear at present. 

The Lewis acid mediated addition of allylic tin reagents to nitroalkenes has been reported. The condensation reaction of tributyl[(Z)-2-butenyl]tin(IV) with (E)-(2-nitroethenyl)benzene or (L)-l-nitropropene catalyzed by titanium(IV) chloride proceeded with modest anti diastereoselectivity. Poorer diastereoselection resulted when diethyl ether aluminum trichloride complex was employed as the Lewis acid 18. 

Lewis acid mediated [1,3] rearrangement of the 1,3-dioxepines 109 gave the trisubstituted tetrahydrofurans 110 in high yields and with generally high diastereoselectivities. The Lewis acids used included TiCf(7-PrO)2 and TBSOTf <06CC3119>. 

Hydroxy carboxylic acid can be used as a 1,3-diol analog in a similar reaction. Subsequent Lewis acid-mediated electrophilic attack takes place with excellent diastereoselectivity.99... 

Jurczak and Kiegiel reported that additions of allylmagnesium chloride and allyl bromide in the presence of Zn to iV-methyl and W-phenylglyoxyloyl-(2R)-borane-10,2-sultam occurred in a diastereoselective manner. Similarly, the Lewis acid mediated addition of allyltrimethylsilane also gave good diastereoselectivity and in the case with TiCU a change of direction of asymmetric induction was observed <99TL1009>. 

The room-temperature Lewis acid-mediated diastereoselective [1,3] ring contraction of 2,5-dihydrooxepins has been investigated as a diastereoselective approach to tri-, tetra-, (g) and penta-substituted cyclopentanes from readily available precursors (Scheme 28).50 The structural features that facilitate this reaction in contrast to competing processes have been reported. 

A Lewis-acid-mediated intramolecular cyclization of allenyl stannane 344 furnishes 2,6- //-tetrahydropyran as the major product, the stereochemistry of which can be switched to syn with moderate effect if a propargylstannane 345 is used as a substrate (Equation 147, Table 16) <1996TL3059>. The stereoselectivity observed in an analogous system, the intramolecular cyclization of y-alkoxyallyl stannanes 346 with a tethered aldehyde, can be controlled by changing the geometry of the alkene (Scheme 83) <1997JOC7439>. y-Alkoxyallyl stannanes are also known to cyclize both diastereoselectively and enantioselectivity, by incorporation of both a chiral auxiliary and a chiral catalyst respectively into the reaction <1999JOC4901>. 

A diastereoselective synthesis of all. fy -2,3,6-trisubstitutcd tetrahydropyran-4-ones 1039 via an intramolecular Prins cyclization of enecarbamates 1038 with aldehydes is used during a formal synthesis of (+)-ratjadone (Equation 403) <2004JA12216>. Similarly, tetrahydropyran-4-ones bearing quaternary centres a-to the carbonyl are accessible via a Lewis acid-mediated Prins cyclization of silyl enol ether substrates <2004JA15662>. 

Saigo and co-workers reasoned that, by analogy, high levels of diastereofacial discrimination could be achieved in the Lewis acid-mediated Diels-Alder reaction of dienes with oxazolidinone 108-derived dienophiles. Indeed, excellent regioselectivities (endo. exo) and diastereoselectivities were reached in the Diels-Alder reaction of 109 with cyclic and acyclic dienes using Et2AlCl as the activator (Scheme 24.28).107 The selectivities obtained actually surpassed those reported with cis-1 -amino-2-indanol 1 as the chiral auxiliary (93% de) (see Scheme 24.16).82 The additional bulk... 

Diastereoselection in Lewis-acid-mediated Aldol Additions. Mahrwald, R. Chem. Rev. 1999, 99, 1095-1120. 

A diastereoselective ewrfo-cyclization into an oxidatively generated oxocarbenium ion was a key step in a formal synthesis of leucascandrolide A. Exposing 56 to CAN provided cw-tetrahydropyran 57 in high yield and with excellent stereocontrol (Scheme 3.20). This transformation provides further evidence that oxidative electrophile formation is tolerant of several functional groups and can be applied to complex molecule synthesis. The synthetic sequence also utilized a Lewis acid mediated ionization reaction to form an oxocarbenium ion in the presence of the homobenzylic ether (58, 59), illustrating that two carbocation precursors that ionize through chemically orthogonal conditions can be incorporated into the same structure. 

Use of cyclopentene, frans-hex-3-ene and frans-oct-4-ene afforded the ene adducts in good yield with a diastereomeric excess of 86 14 in each case. The diastereoselectivity observed using di-(—)-( / ,25)-2-phenyl-l-cyclohexyl diazenedicarboxylate as a chiral azo-enophile offered a significant improvement over the use of di-(-)-menthyl azodicarboxylate where the level of asymmetric induction achieved in Lewis acid-mediated ene reactions with simple alkenes was not impressive. Moreover, it proved difficult to cleave the N-N bond in the menthyl ester azo-ene adducts whereas sodium/liquid ammonia was used to smoothly cleave the N-N bond in the diacylhydrazine adducts formed using di-(—)-(l/ ,25)-2-phenyl-l-cyclohexyl diazenedicarboxylate as azo-enophile. 

Protected (5)-ethyl lactate cleanly acylates methyllithium to afford the 2-butanone with essentially complete enantiomeric fidelity and in nearly quantitative yield. Various diastereoselective constructions were achieved by nucleophilic addition to the ketone (eq 5). For example, addition of vinyllithiums, followed by acetal formation and Lewis acid-mediated rearrangement, provided a ready entry into the indicated 3-acyltetrahydrofurans. 

The Diels-Alder reaction of a relatively unreactive dienophile such as cyclopente-none can be effected with TiCU at a low temperature, although the exocyclic double bond of the product migrates to the more stable endo position (Eq. 145) [357]. A weaker Lewis acid, Ti(0-r-Pr)2Cl2, resulted in no reaction even under forcing conditions. Acceleration of reaction and the improvement of diastereoselectivity were achieved in a titanium Lewis acid-mediated intramolecular reaction as shown in Eq. (146) [358]. Other relevant Diels-Alder reactions promoted by titanium Lewis acids are summarized in Table 12. 

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