Enders SAMP alkylation

The aldimine of Figure 13.34 is a chiral and enantiomerically pure aldehydrazone C. This hydrazone is obtained by condensation of the aldehyde to be alkylated, and an enantiomerically pure hydrazine A, the S-proline derivative iS-aminoprolinol methyl ether (SAMP). The hydrazone C derived from aldehyde A is called the SAMP hydrazone, and the entire reaction sequence of Figure 13.34 is the Enders SAMP alkylation. The reaction of the aldehydrazone C with LDA results in the chemoselective formation of an azaenolate D, as in the case of the analogous aldimine A of Figure 13.33. The C=C double bond of the azaenolate D is fraws-configured. This selectivity is reminiscent of the -preference in the deprotonation of sterically unhindered aliphatic ketones to ketone enolates and, in fact, the origin is the same both deprotonations occur via six-membered ring transition states with chair conformations. The transition state structure with the least steric interactions is preferred in both cases. It is the one that features the C atom in the /3-position of the C,H acid in the pseudo-equatorial orientation. 

The aldimine of Figure 10.31 is a chiral and enantiomerically pure aldehydrazone C. This hydrazone is obtained by condensation of the aldehyde, which shall be alkylated, and an enantiomerically pure hydrazine A (see Table 7.2 for the mechanism), the S-proline derivative Aaminoprolinol methyl ether (SAMP). The hydrazone C derived from aldehyde A is called the SAMP hydrazone, and the entire reaction sequence of Figure 10.31 is the Enders SAMP procedure. The reaction of the aldehydrazone... 

Fig. 10.31. Enders SAMP method for the generation of enantiomerically pure a-alkylated carbonyl compounds SAMP, S-aminoprolinol methyl ether = S-2-methoxymethyl-1 -pyrrolidinamine.

The synthesis of (-)-Cio-desmethyl arteannuin B, a structural analog of the antimalarial artemisinin, was developed by D. Little et a. In their approach, the absolute stereochemistry was introduced early in the synthesis utilizing the Enders SAMP/RAMP hydrazone alkylation method. The sequence begins with the conversion of 3-methylcyclohexenone to the corresponding (S)-(-)-1-amino-2-(methoxymethyl)pyrrolidine (SAMP) hydrazone. Deprotonation with lithium diisopropylamide, followed by alkylation in the presence of lithium chloride at -95 °C afforded the product as a single diastereomer. The SAMP chiral auxiliary was removed by ozonolysis. 

The total synthesis of (-)-denticulatin A, a polypropionate metabolite, was accomplished in the laboratory of F.E. Ziegler. To establish the absolute stereochemistry at C12, they utilized the Enders SAMP/RAMP hydrazone alkylation. To this end, the RAMP hydrazone of 3-pentanone was successfully alkylated with 1-bromo-2-methyl-2( )-pentene. Hydrolysis of the hydrazone under standard acidic conditions led to loss of the enantiomeric purity. This problem was avoided by using cupric acetate for the cleavage. 

The first asymmetric total synthesis of (+)-maritimol, a diterpenoid natural product that possesses a unique tetracyclic stemodane framework was accomplished by P. Deslongchamps. To introduce the C12 stereocenter, the Enders SAMP/RAMP hydrazone alkylation was used. This stereocenter played a crucial role in controlling the diastereoselectivity of the key transannular Diels-Alder reaction later in the synthesis. The required SAMP hydrazone was formed under standard conditions using catalytic p-toluenesulfonic acid. Subsequent protection of the free alcohol as a f-butyidiphenylsilyl ether, deprotonation of the hydrazone with LDA and alkylation provided the product in high yield and excellent diastereoselectivity. The hydrazone was converted to the corresponding nitrile by oxidation with magnesium monoperoxyphthalate. 

Application of the Enders SAMP/RAMP hydrazone alkylation method on 1,3-dioxan-5-one derivatives leads to versatile C3 building blocks. To demonstrate the usefulness of the above method, the research group of D. Enders applied it during the first asymmetric total synthesis of both enantiomers of streptenol A. " To obtain the natural isomer, the RAMP hydrazone of 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxan-5-one was used as starting material. This compound was deprotonated with f-butyllithium and alkylated with 2-bromo-1-fert-butyldimethylsilyloxyethane. The chiral auxiliary could be hydrolyzed under mildly acidic conditions to provide the ketone in excellent yield and enantioselectivity. 

Related reactions Enders SAMP/RAMP hydrazone alkylation ... 

Enders-Type Alkylations with Related Reagents Several related reagents were developed after the appearance of the SAMP and RAMP hydrazones. More sterically demanding hydrazines such as SADP, SAEP, SAPP [18], or SAMBO... 

The synthesis of the spiroketal core represented the major challenge of this work (Scheme 2.59). It started with an Enders diastereoselective alkylation using the SAMP hydra-zone 48 to afford the alkylated product 86 in good yield and high diastereoselectivity. An oxidative cleavage under ozon-olysis conditions of the hydrazone provided the corresponding aldehyde, which was subsequently engaged in a Brown... 

Chiral hydrazones for asymmetric alkylations (RAMP/SAMP hydrazones- D. Enders "Asymmetric Synthesis" vol 3, chapt 4, Academic Press 1983)... 

In late 1975, Enders et al.156) started a research project directed towards the development of a new synthetic method for asymmetric carbon-carbon bond formation. A new chiral auxiliary, namely the (S)-proline derivative SAMP (137), was allowed to react with aldehydes and ketones to give the hydrazones (138), which can be alkylated in the a-position in an diastereoselective manner 157,158). Lithiation 159) of the SAMP hydrazones (138), which are formed in excellent yields, leads to chelate complexes of known configuration 160). Upon treatment of the chelate complexes with alkyl halogenides the new hydrazones (139) are formed. Cleavage of the product hydrazones (139) leads to 2-alkylated carbonyl compounds (140). 

It is worth mentioning that chiral N,N-dialkylhydrazones (SAMP, RAMP) had been introduced by Enders for asymmetric a-alkylation of carbonyl compounds [29], and addition of organometallic reagents to the C=N bond had also been demonstrated ([30] selected organometallic additions to other chiral hydrazones [31-34]). However, the SAMP and RAMP hydrazones require a multistep preparation, and lacked a carbonyl function for two-point binding, which we regarded as a key design element (see below). 

Enders D, Bockstiegel B (1989) Enantioselective alkylation of 2,2-dimethyl-l,3-dioxan-5-one using the SAMP-/RAMP-hydrazone method. Synthesis... 

Enders and Jegelka [88] have used l,3-dioxan-5-one 122, a protected dihydroxyacetone derivative, to construct enantiomerically pure C5- to C9-deoxycarbohydrates. For example, reaction of 122 with SAMP gives the hydrazone 123, which is deprotonated and alkylated with methyl iodide to yield 124. The monoalkylated hydrazone is then alkylated in the same manner with chloromethyl benzyl ether to form 125. Cleavage of the hydrazone with ozone furnishes the protected ulose 126 (>98% de, >98% ee), which is deprotected to (—)-5-deoxy-L-r/ir o-3-pentulose 127. Reduction of 126 with L-Selectride, followed by deprotection, provides 5-deoxy-D-arabinitol 128 (>95% de, >95% ee) (Scheme 13.46). 

The basic concept, although most likely not the detailed mechanism, of the Enders asymmetric induction follows from the chelation-controlled asymmetric alkylation of imine anions introduced by Meyers and Whitesell. The hydrazones derived from either the (5)- or the (/ )-enantiomer of iV-amino-2-methoxymethylpyrrolidine (SAMP and RAMP, derived from the amino acid proline) can be converted to anions that undergo reaction with a variety of electrophiles. After hydrolysis of the product hydrazones, the alkylated ketones can be obtained with good to excellent levels of optical purity (Scheme 19). 

Enders, D., Schubert, H. Enantioselective synthesis of P-substituted primary amines, a-alkylation/reductive amination of aldehydes via SAMP hydrazones. Arrgew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 1984, 23, 365-366. 

For the asymmetric alkylation of ketones and aldehydes, a highly practical method was developed by the Enders group, and uses SAMP-RAMP hydrazones (reviews [104-107]). SAMP and RAMP are acronyms for orR-l-amino-2-methoxymethylpyrrolidine. This chiral hydrazine is used in an asymmetric version of the dimethylhydrazone methodology originally developed by Corey and Enders... 

Instead, we turned our attention to the asymmetric alkylation of y-butyrolactone or its (o-hydroxy esters derivatives. The work by Enders and co-workers using SAMP or RAMP lactone hydrazones has shown great success with six- and seven-membered ring lactones. We decided to examine the use of this protocol in a five-membered ring analogue. 

Diastereoselectivity is also observed in reactions of carbanions derived from imines and hydrazones, when those species contain a chiral center or a chiral auxiliary (sec. 9.4.F). Asymmetric imines can be used, and chiral oxazoline derivatives have also been prepared and used in the alkylation sequence (sec. 9.3.A). Meyers showed that chiral oxazoline 478 could be alkylated to give the ethyl derivative, 479. A second alkylation generated the diastereomeric product 480, and hydrolysis provided the chiral lactone (481) in 58% yield and with a selectivity of 70% ee for the (R) enantiomer. 53 As pointed out in Section 9.4.F.ii, hydrazone carbanions can be used for alkylation or condensation reactions. In a synthesis of laurencin. Holmes -l prepared the asymmetric hydrazone 483 (prepared by Enders by reaction of cycloheptanone and the chiral hydrazine derivative called SAMP, 482-A-amino-(2S)-(methoxymethyl)pyrrolidine)- - and showed that treatment with LDA and reaction with iodomethane gave an 87% yield of the 2-ethyl derivative in >96% de. Ozonolysis cleaved the SAMP group to give (/ )-2-ethylcycloheptane (484) in 69% yield. The enantiomer of 482 is also known (it is called RAMP, A-amino-(27 )-(methoxymethyl)pyrrolidine). 

The designation chiral pool was introduced to denote an available source of enantiomerically pure natural products. These include the (5)-amino acids, as well as (iS)-lactic acid, (5)-malic acid, (RJl)-tartaric acid and / -D-glucose. How the knowledge of their chirality can be utilized for asymmetric syntheses is demonstrated by an example of the chiral auxiliaries S) and (i )-l-amino-2-(methoxymethyl)pyrrolidine developed by Enders and abbreviated as SAMP (2) and RAMP [61]. They are synthesized from (5)- or (R)-proline in several steps [62]. The enantioselective synthesis of the insect pheromone (5)-4-methylheptan-3-one 8 by alkylation of pentan-3-one 1 serves as an example for the use of these chiral auxiliaries ... 

Enders synthesises this simple compound, the defence secretion of the daddy longlegs insect, Leiobunum vittatum and L. calcar, to illustrate the use of his RAMP and SAMP chiral auxiliaries (see section 5.3.2). The imine of 3-pentanone and SAMP is deprotonated with LDA, and the anion alkylated with -l-bromo-2-methylbut-2-... 

Chronologically, the successful and efficient asymmetric alkylation of enolates was preceded by the development of chiral azaenolates indeed, the meanwhile classic reagents hke Meyers oxazolines [4], Enders hydrazones RAMP and SAMP [5], and Schollkopf s bislactim ethers [6] were the first auxiharies to enable carbon-carbon bond formation with high (overall) enantioselectivity. 

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