Enantioselective Friedel-Crafts reactions

The catalyst, although applied in 1.5 equiv., also worked well with heteroarenes in the alkylation reactions. A simple and most plausible mode for the enantioselectivity of the Friedel-Crafts reaction has been shown in Scheme 33. It is evident from the model that the arene would approach from the front (Si) face, as the back (Re) face is blocked by the phenyl group present on the silicon. 

In the same year, Enders and coworkers reported an asymmetric one-pot, two-step synthesis of substituted isoindolines 159 in the presence of chiral A-triflyl phosphoramide (R)-Ae (10 mol%, R = d-NO -C H ) (Scheme 67) [87]. The cascade was triggered by a Brpnsted acid-catalyzed aza-Friedel-Crafts reaction of indoles 29 and A-tosyliminoenoates 160 followed by a DBU-mediated aza-Michael cyclization of intermediates 161 to afford the isoindolines 159 in high yields (71-99%) and short reaction times (10 min to 4 h) along with good enantioselectivities (52-90% ee). Longer reaction times (16 h to 10 days) caused increasing formation of the bisindole byproduct 162 (Scheme 68) along with amplified optical purity of isoindolines 159. 

Ricci and co-workers introduced a new class of amino- alcohol- based thiourea derivatives, which were easily accessible in a one-step coupling reaction in nearly quanitative yield from the commercially available chiral amino alcohols and 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl isothiocyanate or isocyanate, respectively (Figure 6.45) [307]. The screening of (thio)urea derivatives 137-140 in the enantioselective Friedel-Crafts reaction of indole with trans-P-nitrostyrene at 20 °C in toluene demonstrated (lR,2S)-cis-l-amino-2-indanol-derived thiourea 139 to be the most active catalyst regarding conversion (95% conv./60h) as well as stereoinduction (35% ee), while the canditates 137, 138, and the urea derivative 140 displayed a lower accelerating effect and poorer asymmetric induction (Figure 6.45). The uncatalyzed reference reaction performed under otherwise identical conditions showed 17% conversion in 65 h reaction time. 

Figure 6.45 Hydroxy-flinctionalized thiourea derivatives (20mol% loading) screened in the enantioselective Friedel-Crafts reaction of indole with trons-P-nitrostyrene at 20°C in toluene.

Fluoral hydrate and hemiacetals are industrial products. They are stable liquids that are easy to handle, and they react as fluoral itself in many reactions. Thus, in the presence of Lewis acids, they react in Friedel-Crafts reactions. They also react very well with organometallics (indium and zinc derivatives) and with silyl enol ethers.Proline-catalyzed direct asymmetric aldol reaction of fluoral ethyl hemiac-etal with ketones produced jS-hydroxy-jS-trifluoromethylated ketones with good to excellent diastereo- (up to 96% de) and enantioselectivities. With imine reagents, the reaction proceeds without Lewis acid activation. The use of chiral imines affords the corresponding 8-hydroxy ketones with a 60-80% de (Figure 2.49). ° ... 

D-Camphorsulfonic acid (d-CSA) was identified as catalyst for the enantioselec-tive Michael-type Friedel-Crafts reactions of indoles with aromatic enones ArCH= CHCOAr to afford the corresponding /i-indolyl ketones in excellent yields and moderate enantioselectivities. A surprising synergistic effect was discovered between [Bmim] Br and d-CSA, which may originate from the catalytic Lewis acid activation of the Brpnsted acid.162... 

More recently, MacMillan has introduced the amine catalysts 42 and 45, readily available from L-phenylalanine, methylamine, and acetone or pivalaldehyde, respectively (Schemes 4.15 and 4.16). The broad potential of these materials in enan-tioselective organocatalysis was first proven in Diels-Alder reactions [28] and nitrone cydoadditions [29]. In 1,4-addition of C-nudeophiles MacMillan et al. later showed that Friedel-Crafts reactions of pyrroles with enals can be made highly enantioselective (Scheme 4.15) [30]. 

The use of bifunctional thiourea-substituted cinchona alkaloid derivatives has continued to gamer interest, with the Deng laboratory reporting the use of a 6 -thiourea-substituted cinchona derivative for both the Mannich reactions of malo-nates with imines [136] and the Friedel-Crafts reactions of imines with indoles [137]. In both reports, a catalyst loading of 10-20 mol% provided the desired products in almost uniformly high yields and high enantioselectivities. Thiourea-substituted cinchona derivatives have also been used for the enantioselective aza-Henry reactions of aldimines [138] and the enantioselective Henry reactions of nitromethane with aromatic aldehydes [139]. 

Kadyrov R, Riermeier TH (2003) Highly enantioselective hydrogen-transfer reductive amination catalytic asymmetric synthesis of primary amines. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 42 5472-5474 Kang Q, Zhao ZA, You SL (2007) Highly enantioselective Friedel-Crafts reaction of indoles with imines by a chiral phosphoric acid. J Am Chem Soc 129 1484-1485... 

Enantioselective Michael-type indole Friedel-Crafts reaction with a,P-unsaturated acyl thiazole has been disclosed <07JA10029>. Reaction of indole 127 and 128 in the presence of 10% mol of bis(oxazolinyl)pyridine-scandium(III) triflate complex 129 in acetonitrile at -40 °C affords 130 with high level of enantioselectivity. 

The 3-indolyl methanamine structural motif 503 is embedded in numerous indole alkaloids and synthetic indole derivatives . An efficient catalytic asymmetric Friedel-Crafts reaction of indoles 501 with imines 502 provides a direct, convergent, and versatile method for the highly enantioselective construction of 3-indolyl methanamines 503 from readily accessible achiral precursors (Scheme 101) <2006JA8156 and references therein>. 

Roelfes s supramolecular assembly is one of the most efficient enan-tioselective catalysts for aqueous Michael additions. The DNA template approach has also been used for enantioselective Friedel-Crafts reactions in water, with outstanding results in terms of conversion and enantioselectivities (110). All these results confirm the impressive potential of DNA-based enantioselective catalysis. 

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 44, 3668-3688, 2005 Kent, M. and Tepe, J.J., One-pot Friedel-Crafts/ Robinson-Gabriel synthesis of oxazoles using oxazolone templates, J. Org. Chem. 70, 4211 213, 2005 Movassaghi, M. and Ondrus, A.E., Enantioselective total synthesis of tricyclic myrmicarin alkaloids, Org. Lett. 7, 4423 426, 2005 Paizs, C., Katona, A., and Retey, J., The interaction of heteroaryl-acrylates and alanines with phenylalanine ammonia-lyase form parsley. Chemistry 12, 2739-2744, 2006. Cuprous ions have been observed to promote a Friedel-Crafts acylation reaction (Kozikowski, A.P. and Ames, A., Copper(l) promoted acylation reactions. A transition metal-mediated version of the Friedel-Crafts reaction, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 102, 860-862, 1980). 

Chiral furfuryl alcohols were prepared via high-pressure Friedel-Crafts reaction of 2-methylfuran and all l glyoxylates using (salen)Co(II) complex as a catalyst, although the enantioselectivity was not very high (up to 76% ee) <03TA3643>. 

Enantioselective Friedel-Crafts Reactions. The copper(II) complex of the (5, 5 )-t-Bu-box ligand has been used as catalyst for the reaction of A. N-dimethylaniline with ethyl glyoxylate and it has been found that a highly regio- and enantioselective Friedel-Crafts reaction takes place. This reaction proceeds with the exclusive formation of the para-substituted isomer in up to 91% yield and 94% ee (eq 24). 

Jorgensen, K. A. Asymmetric Friedel-Crafts reactions Cataiytic enantioselective addition of aromatic and heteroaromatic C-H bonds to activated aikenes, carbonyi compounds, and imines. Synthesis 2003,1117-1125. 

Enantioselective Friedel-Crafts reaction of indole with electron-rich alkenes by means of 21e furnished 1-indolyl-l-alkylamines, which are of pharmaceutical and biological importance, with excellent enantioselectivity (Equation 10.40) [84],... 

The asymmetric Friedel-Crafts reaction of trifluoromethyl pyruvate 53 with aromatic compounds is catalyzed by cationic Pd(II) complexes with BINAP or SEGPHOS [184]. The reaction proceeded at -30 °C to afford the product 63 in 89% ee with (S)-BINAP and in 82% ee with (S)-SEGPHOS (Scheme 45). In sharp contrast to the situation of the carbonyl-ene reaction, the BINAP ligand provides higher enantioselectivity than the SEGPHOS ligand. 

The enantioselective Friedel-Crafts reaction of a. unsaturated 2-acyl iV-methylimidazoles with electron-rich heterocycles, such as indole derivatives, 2-methoxyfuran, and pyrrole, was catalyzed by Sc(OTf)3 conjointly used with a chiral bis(oxazolinyl)pytidine ligand (eq 31). The reaction afforded good enantioselectivities (>90% ee) for a broad range of substrates. 

Jurczak and co-workers prepared chiral furfuryl alcohols via the Friedel-Crafts reaction. Treatment of 2-methylfliran with alkyl glyoxylates in the presence of a salen-cobalt(II) complex under high pressure provided the desired product in 47% yield with modest enantioselectivity. 

Jurczak and co-workers have developed an enantioselective variation of the Friedel-Crafts reaction to produce hydroxyl(thiophene-2-yl)acetates from the reaction of thiophenes with glyoxylates in the presence of a chiral BINOL-titanium catalyst. The desired thiophenes can be produced in high enantiomeric excess and can be utilized as a key intermediates in the synthesis of duloxetine. 

The highly efficient enantioselective Friedel-Crafts reaction of pyrroles (203) with nitroolefins (204) catalyzed by the chiral phosphoric acid (154), afforded 2-substituted or 2,5-disubstituted pyrroles (205) in up to 94% ee for a wide range of substrates (Scheme 57). ... 

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