Felkin-Anh adduct

As shown in Scheme 23, the lithium-mediated anti aldol reaction of the aryl ester 97 and aldehyde 98 gave the expected Felkin-Anh adduct 112 (30 ldr) [147, 148],... 

Matched and mismatched characteristics have been observed in reactions with non-racemic a-benzyloxypropionaldehyde. The matched asymmetric allylation of (E)-stannane 278 with (S)-aldehyde, initiated by complexation with BFs OEta, exclusively provides the E-4.5-syn-5,6-anti compound 279 as the expected Felkin-Anh adduct (Scheme 5.2.61, top). On the other hand, the Q -chelation-controlled process can also be achieved via a matched case of double diastereoselection using the (S)-stannane 280 and pre-complexation with MgBr2 OEt2. The syn product 281 is rationalized via the antiperiplanar transition state 282 (Scheme 5.2.61, bottom). 

The isoxazoline 8 is formed by a dipolar cycloaddition reaction between the nitrile oxide formed by oxidation of the oxime. Cycloaddition occurs to give the expected 5-substituted regioisomer of the isoxazoline (see Section 3.4). Cycloaddition also occurs with high stereoselectivity for the Felkin-Anh adduct. See J. W. Bode, N. Fraefel, D. Muri and E. M. Carreira, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 40 (2001), 2082. 

The addition of lithium enolates to 2-alkoxyaldehydes occurs either in a completely non-stereoselective manner, or with moderate selectivity in favor of the product predicted by the Cram-Felkin-Anh model28 ( nonchelation control 3, see reference 28 for a survey of this type of addition to racemic aldehydes). Thus, a 1 1 mixture of the diastereomeric adducts results from the reaction of lithiated tert-butyl acetate and 2-benzyloxypropanal4,28. 

If a chiral aldehyde, e.g., methyl (27 ,4S)-4-formyl-2-methylpentanoate (syn-1) is attacked by an achiral enolate (see Section 1.3.4.3.1.), the induced stereoselectivity is directed by the aldehyde ( inherent aldehyde selectivity ). Predictions of the stereochemical outcome are possible (at least for 1,2- and 1,3-induction) based on the Cram—Felkin Anh model or Cram s cyclic model (see Sections 1.3.4.3.1. and 1.3.4.3.2.). If, however, the enantiomerically pure aldehyde 1 is allowed to react with both enantiomers of the boron enolate l-rerr-butyldimethylsilyloxy-2-dibutylboranyloxy-1-cyclohexyl-2-butene (2), it must be expected that the diastereofacial selec-tivitics of the aldehyde and enolate will be consonant in one of the combinations ( matched pair 29), but will be dissonant in the other combination ( mismatched pair 29). This would lead to different ratios of the adducts 3a/3b and 4a/4b. 

Reactions of chiral silanes with chiral aldehydes exhibit matching and mismatching characteristics (Eqs. 9.56 and 9.57) [48]. The additions proceed through an acyclic transition state, which favors syn adducts. The matched (M)/(R) pairing of Eq. 9.56 proceeds by way of a favorable Felkin-Anh arrangement to afford the syn,syn homopropargylic alcohol product. However, if the silanes possess an a-hydrogen, a vinylic chloride intermediate is formed, as shown in Scheme 9.13. Subsequent treat-... 

The mismatched R/S pairing could lead to the anti,syn adduct through transition state C and the syn,anti adduct via D (Scheme 9.30). The former pathway entails non-Felkin-Anh addition but anti disposed methyl and aldehyde substituents. Transition state D proceeds through the Felkin-Anh mode of carbonyl addition but requires eclipsing of the methyl and aldehyde substituents. This interaction is the more costly one and thus disfavors the syn,anti adduct. 

With glyceraldehyde-derived enones and enoates, it has been found that addition of aryl or alkenyl copper reagents is almost independent of the enone geometry [24, 25]. In agreement with the modified Felkin-Anh model, Z enoates usually provide high levels of anti selectivity (Scheme 6.11). Hence, the Z derivative 64 reacted with complete stereochemical control, whereas the -enoate 64 gave a lower selectivity of 4 1 in favor of the anti-conjugate adduct [25]. 

Obviously, the nature of the organocopper reagent is an important factor with respect to the stereochemical outcome of the cuprate addition. This is nicely illustrated for the cuprate addition reaction of enoate 75 (Scheme 6.15). Here, lithium di-n-butylcuprate reacted as expected by way of the modified Felkin-Anh transition state 77 (compare also 52), which minimizes allylic A strain, to give the anti adduct 76 with excellent diastereoselectivity [30]. Conversely, the bulkier lithium bis-(methylallyl)cuprate preferentially yielded the syn diastereomer 78 [30, 31]. It can be argued that the bulkier cuprate reagent experiences pronounced repulsive interactions when approaching the enoate system past the alkyl side chain, as shown in transition state 77. Instead, preference is given to transition state 79, in which repulsive interactions to the nucleophile trajectory are minimized. 

A desymmetrizing reduction of a dicarbonyl has also been achieved as a route to flMfi-aldol adducts. Yamada and coworkers have shown that a chiral cobalt complex catalyzes the desymmetrization of diaryl-1,3-diketones in excellent yield and enantioselectivity, greatly favoring the anti isomer [Eq. (10.65)]. Anti selectivity is rationalized using a Felkin-Anh model ... 

Additions of the chiral allenylzinc reagents to enantiomeric -methyl-/ -OBn aldehyde substrates proceeded with a high degree of reagent control to afford anti,syn or anti,anti adducts (equations 23 and 24). In these additions, the preferred anti orientation of the allenyl methyl and the aldehyde substituents requires the reaction to proceed by the normally less-favored anti Felkin-Anh pathway (equation 25). 

Normant and Poisson prepared allenylzinc bromide reagents from TMS acetylenes along the lines of Epsztein and coworkers5, by sequential lithiation with s-BuLi to yield a lithiated species, and subsequent transmetallation with ZnBr2 (equation 35)27,28. Additions to racemic /J-silyloxy aldehydes proceed with low diastereoselectivity to afford mixtures of the anti,anti and anti,syn adducts (Table 17). The latter adducts are formed via an anti Felkin-Anh transition state. Additions to the racemic IV-benzylimine analogs, on the other hand, proceed with nearly complete Felkin-Anh diastereoselectivity to yield the anti,anti amino alcohol adducts (Table 18). 

Addition of intermediate 719 to protected a-amino aldehydes1035 1041,1042 gave the corresponding adducts, for instance compounds 7271035 in good awh -diastereoselectivity (95 5) according to the Felkin-Anh model (Scheme 191). Chiral a-amino ketones758,783, 1043,1045 a so underwent diastereoselective addition of compound 719 to provide the... 

Another stereochemical aspect of these Diels-Alder reactions which has been studied by the Vedejs group is the facial selectivity in cycloadditions of chiral thioaldehydes. For instance, thioaldehyde (184), generated by the photochemical method, added to cyclopentadiene to give exo adducts (185) and (186) Jong with endo isomers (187) and (188) (Scheme 24). As was the case for achiral thioaldehydes, the endo adducts predominated (-9 1). The facial selectivity obtained can be rationalized via a Felkin-Anh or Comforth model for asymmetric induction. 

The diastereoselectivity of these reactions is consistent with product formation occurring through transition state 137, where the reactive conformation of the aldehyde in the transition state (corresponding to the normal Felkin-Anh model) minimizes steric interactions with the allylstannane as well as the 1,3-dipole interactions of the aldehyde and the /(-alkoxy group. The allylation reaction of the 2,3-syn aldehyde 138, however, with allyltri-n-butylstannanes 98, generates the anti-Felkin adducts 139 preferentially (Eq. (11.9)) [93], The stereochemistry of these reactions is consistent with product formation occurring preferentially through transition state 140, in which 1,3-dipole interactions of the aldehyde and the P-... 

Saigo and coworkers have found that the allylation of a-alkylfhio acetals provides anti adducts predominantly (Scheme 10.121) [352]. Oshima et al. also have reported onti-selective allylation of a-iodo mixed acetals [353]. These stereochemical outcomes were explained differently by selective activation of die methoxy group antiperiplanar to the alkylthio group followed by an Sn2 reaction, or by the Felkin-Anh model of the oxocarbenium ion. Interestingly, in the allylation of the mixed acetals the TiCU-promoted reaction gives iodohydrin silyl ethers whereas use of a catalytic amount of TMSOTf leads to iodohydrin methyl ethers. 

These tri(alkoxy)titanium enolates, which have low Lewis acidity, are known to react chemoselective-ly with an aldehyde group in the presence of a ketone (equation 4). Other uses described by Reetz et al. include the diastereofacially selective additions of ketone and ester enolates to chiral a-alkoxy aldehydes with nonchelation control. - For example, aldol addition of the tri(isopropoxy)titanium enolate of pro-piophenone to the aldehyde (24) leads to only the two syn diastereomers, with the nonchelation adduct (25) favored (equation 5) i.e. Felkin-Anh selectivity is operating. In the case of aldol addition of t-butyl propionate to the same aldehyde (equation 6), highest stereoselectivity for the isomer (26) is obtained using the tri(diethylamino)titanium enolate. Very high levels of nonchelation stereoselectivity can also be obtained in the aldol addition to chiral a-siloxy or a-benzyloxy ketones if a titanium enolate of low Lewis acidity is employed, as in equation (7). ... 

The chromium(II)-mediated addition (Hiyama reaction) of chiral allylic bromide 835 to lactaldehyde 831 proceeds with high Felkin—Anh selectivity to furnish exclusively adduct 836 [230]. In addition to the Felkin model, the high stereoselectivity is also explained by the effect of matched pairing of the two reaction partners. If the corresponding R-enantiomer of THP-lactaldehyde 831 is employed ( mismatched pair ), a mixture of three diastereomers (3 1 1) is produced. The THP group of 836 can be removed in the presence of the TBPS protecting group by treatment with PPTS in methanol (54% yield). 

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