Intramolecular diasteroselective

High levels of asymmetric induction can be achieved intramolecularly if the substrate functionality and the heteroatom ligand are contained in the same molecule. Chiral amido(a]kyl)cuprates derived from allylic carbamates [(RCH= CHCH20C(0)NR )CuR undergo intramolecular allylic rearrangements with excellent enantioselectivities (R = Me, n-Bu, Ph 82-95% ee) [216]. Similarly, chiral alkoxy(alkyl)cuprates (R OCuRLi) derived from enoates prepared from the unsaturated acids and trans-l,2-cyclohexanediol undergo intramolecular conjugate additions with excellent diasteroselectivities (90% ds) [217]. 

Cyclic ketones can also be formed by intramolecular aldol condensation. Roger C. Whitehead of the University of Manchester found (Tetrahedron Lett. 2005,46,2803) that the cis ene dione 4, available by oxidation of the corresponding furan 3, underwent highly diasteroselective aldol condensation, to give untenone A 5. 

An intramolecular variant of this reaction was reported in 1988 by Molander and Kenny (Table l)37. These reactions proceeded in reasonable yields and exhibited extremely high diasteroselectivity (200 1). It was suggested that the aldehyde functionality is first reduced, allowing chelation control of the stereochemistry (e.g. 3). 

A number of intramolecular ketyl anion/olefin coupling reactions promoted by Sml2 have been reported since 1985. In general, Sml2 reactions give extremely high yields and exhibit high diasteroselectivity. 

Stereoselective Diels-Alder reactions have been reported in several cases. Enantioselective Diels-Alder reactions of l-phenoxycarbonyl-l,2-dihydropyridine with 1-alkylated acryloyl-pyrazolidin-3-ones using a chiral cationic palla-dium-phophinooxazolidine catalyst afforded chiral isoquinuclidines with excellent enantioselectivity <2005TL5677>. Bismuth(lll) chloride-mediated diasteroselective intramolecular [4-f2] cycloaddition reactions of A-allyl derivatives of pyrazole aldehydes led to fused sulfur-containing pyrazole heterocycles <2003SC3063>. A highly diastereoselective intramolecular hetero-Diels-Alder approach toward tetracyclic pyrazoles from 5-(3-methyl-2-butenylthio)-3-methyl-l-phenyl-4-pyrazolecarboxaldehyde has been reported <1997SL1155>. 

Electrochemical diasteroselective substitutions based on intramolecular asymmetric induction are highly useful for asymmetric synthesis. Recently, many studies focused on this subject have been done. 

Moeller and coworkers [484] found that electrochemical cyclization (anodic intramolecular alkoxylation) of optically active dipeptides proceeded highly diasteroselectively. 

A large amount of activity on 1,4-benzodiazepine derivatives was reported in 2004. Tetrahydro-l,4-benzazepin-2-one derivatives are of interest as P-turn peptidomimetics and their solid-phase synthesis was reported by Kim et al. <04JC0207>. The diasteroselective synthesis of two enantiopure tetrahydro-l,4-benzodiazepin-5-ones was also achieved based on intramolecular azide cycloaddition and subsequent stereoselective reduction of the 1,4-benzodiazepinone products <04TA687>. A different approach to tetrahydro-1,4-benzodiazepin-5-ones 80 involves the 1,2-thiazine 1-oxides 77 as key intermediates. These intermediates were then converted to the nitroaryl amides 78 (R , R, R = H or Me) which could be cyclised to 80 after hydrogenation of the nitro group via the intermediates 79 <04T3349>. 

Catelani, G., Corsaro, A., Andrea, F.D. era/. (2002) Intramolecular aldol cychzationofL-/yxo-hexos-5-ulose derivatives a new diasteroselective s3mthesis of D-c/i/ro-inositol. Bioorganic Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 12, 3313-3315. 

Intramolecular 1,3-DC of sugar-derived nitrones followed by reductive cleavage of the isoxazolidine N-0 bond have been used in the synthesis of aminocyclopentitols and anellated carbasugar derivatives <01TL4925, 0ITL5769, 01EJO759>. In all the reported examples the polycyclic isoxazolidines were obtained with high or complete diasteroselectivity. 

A broad range of enantiomericaUy pure 4,5-dihydrobenzo[r [l,3]diox-epines 177 have been prepared via a four-component Mannich reaction and subsequent intramolecular oxo-Michael reaction (14CC2196). The reactions proceeded with both high enantio- and diasteroselectivity, utilizing a dual catalytic system of Rh2(OAc)4 and a chiral phosphoric acid 178. The rhodium catalyst forms the protic oxonium ylide 174 from a diazo compound 171 and this subsequently adds to imine 175, formed in situ. The resulting enantiomericaUy enriched intermediate 176 then undergoes an intramolecular and diastereoselective oxo-Michael addition to form the final product 177. 

Richard J. K. Taylor of the University of York has developed (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 1935) the diasteroselective intramolecular Michael cyclization of phosphonates such as 2. Quenching of the cyclized product with paraformaldehyde delivered (+)-Paeonilactone B 3. 

Later, the same group expanded this chemistry further by developing a cascade Michael addition/cross-benzoin condensation sequence of enolizable aldehydes 43 and activated enones 44 [27]. The reaction proceeded by means of enamine activation of aliphatic aldehydes to induce an asymmetric Michael addition to activated enones followed by an intramolecular cross-benzoin condensation (Scheme 9.30). Compared with their previous work, complex cyclopentanones with complementary substitution patterns were observed. Screening of the reaction parameters revealed that the chiral triazolium catalyst was necessary to ensure a satisfactory stereochemical outcome. Further mechanistic insights indicated that the high diasteroselectivity observed attributed to the secondary amine-induced epimerizing of the a-position of intermediate aldehyde 89. 

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