Planar diastereomer

The next step is the oxidative addition of hydrogen, converting the square planar diastereomers of line 2 into the octahedral dihydrides of line 3 [93]. In the present system this reaction is the rate-determining step. The fast step following is the insertion of the coordinated olefin into one of the Rh-H bonds, giving rise to the two diastereomeric (T-alkyl complexes of line 4. By reductive elimination they generate the enantiomeric forms of the product, regenerating the catalytically active square planar species, which reenters the catalytic cycle. 

The full energetic profile according to an AMI calculation for the rotation around the pivot bond in N-(2 -pyridyl)pyrazole was reported. As expected the planar diastereomer in which the two nitrogens are in opposition was the more stable with a flat profile. The syn diastereomer is less stable and gives rise to two enantiomeric twisted forms (30°) to accommodate the N-N repulsion (93JHC865). 

A more eflicient and general synthetic procedure is the Masamune reaction of aldehydes with boron enolates of chiral a-silyloxy ketones. A double asymmetric induction generates two new chiral centres with enantioselectivities > 99%. It is again explained by a chair-like six-centre transition state. The repulsive interactions of the bulky cyclohexyl group with the vinylic hydrogen and the boron ligands dictate the approach of the enolate to the aldehyde (S. Masamune, 1981 A). The fi-hydroxy-x-methyl ketones obtained are pure threo products (threo = threose- or threonine-like Fischer formula also termed syn" = planar zig-zag chain with substituents on one side), and the reaction has successfully been applied to macrolide syntheses (S. Masamune, 1981 B). Optically pure threo (= syn") 8-hydroxy-a-methyl carboxylic acids are obtained by desilylation and periodate oxidation (S. Masamune, 1981 A). Chiral 0-((S)-trans-2,5-dimethyl-l-borolanyl) ketene thioketals giving pure erythro (= anti ) diastereomers have also been developed by S. Masamune (1986). 

A bidirectional benzannulation of the axial-chiral biscarbene complex 47 affords a bis-Cr(CO)3-coordinated biphenanthrene derivative 48, which combines elements of axial and planar chirality [49] (Scheme 31). Four diastereomers are formed in moderate diastereoselectivity, two of which have been isolated as the major isomers. 

Thermolysis of 1-phenyl-3,4-dimethylphosphole in alcoholic solvents in the presence of NiCl2 leads to the synthesis of the racemic biphospholene complex (222).653,654 Upon reaction of the bromo derivative with AgBF4, the meso and racemic diastereomers of (223) are formed, which can be separated by fractional crystallization.655 In both (222) and (223) the coordination sphere is slightly distorted from square planar. 

When enzymes like alcohol dehydrogenase, are chiral, reduce carbonyl groups using coenzyme NADH, they discriminate between the two faces of the trigonal planar carbonyl substrate, such that a predominance of one of the two possible stereoisomeric forms of the tetrahedral product results, i) If the original reactant was chiral, the formation of the new stereocenter may result in preferential formation of one diastereomer of the product => a diastereoselectiv reaction. 

A comprehensive review on the catalytic performance of josiphos ligands has recently been published [17]. Until now, only the (R, S)-family (and its enantiomers) but not the (R, R) diastereomers have led to high enantioselectivities (the first descriptor stands for the stereogenic center, the second for the planar chirality). The ligands are technically developed, and available in commercial quanti-... 

It is important that this process results in the preferential formation of a thermodynamically stable alcohol diastereomer. The anion-radicals contain an almost undoubtedly planar C-0 and give rise to pyramidal hydroxy carboradicals. The hydroxy carboradicals form pyramidal hydroxy carbanions, which cannot exist in the presence of ammonium cation for a long time. Therefore, the equilibrium including pyramidal inversion, probably, takes place at the step of carboradical formation, rather than carbanion formation. Transformation of a carboradical into a carbanion obviously proceeds faster than its dimerization or disproportionation. As a consequence, the reduction of an optically active ketone into an alcohol goes without racemization (Rautenstrauch et al. 1981). 

The relative importance of the planar and central elements of chirality within the Josi-phos skeleton has also been established. Diastereomeric ligands 13 and 22 bear the same R) central chirality but have the opposite planar chirality (Fig. 9.4). Under standard reaction conditions with methanol as the nucleophile, the (R),(S)-ligand 13 gives 100% conversion after approximately 7 min. Conversely, the (i ),(i )-diastereomer 22 gives incom-... 

We explain the selective formation of diastereomer 52 on the basis of conformational arguments. The two likely conformers of 50 should have an essentially planar allyl moiety, whereas the six-membered ring should exist in two quasi-chair conformers with either the isopropyl or the methoxy group in the quasi-axial position. The conformer with the (bulkier) isopropyl group in a quasi-equatorial position is preferred. While access to the terminal allylic carbon (which leads to 51) appears to be unhindered, the quasi-axial substituent at the chiral carbon will interfere with the attack on the internal allylic center, directing the attack to the face opposite to the quasi-axial methoxy function, (- 52). These considerations account for the preference of 51 over 52 as well as for the suppression of the diastereomer. 

Bidentate ferrocene ligands containing a chiral oxazoline substituent possess both planar chiral and center chiral elements and have attracted much interest as asymmetric catalysts.However, until recently, preparation of such compounds had been limited to resolution. In 1995, four groups simultaneously communicated their results on the asymmetric synthesis of these structures using an oxazoline-directed diastereoselective lithiation (Scheme 8.141). " When a chiral oxazolinylferrocene 439 was metalated with butyllithium and the resulting aryllithium species trapped with an electrophile, diastereomer 442 was favored over 443. The structure of the major diastereomer 442 was confirmed, either by conversion to a compound of known stereochemistry or by X-ray crystallography of the product itself or of the corresponding palladium complex. ... 

Several cyclodipeptides have been subjected to base-catalyzed epimerization (EtOH/NaOEt at 30-75°C) and the ratio of cis-to-trans isomers at equilibrium has been determined (74JA3985). The results have been correlated with the conformation of the molecules. Thus, cyclo(Pro-Pro) NMR studies (73JA6142) have indicated a boat form in the cis and a planar form in the trans diastereomer. In the latter, the pyrrolidine rings take up a half-chair conformation, which is greatly strained as long as the amide bonds are planar. This renders the trans less stable than the cis diastereomer. Consequently, at equilibrium, only cis diastereomer is found the trans isomer occurs to the extent of less than 0.5%. 

One of the most direct ways to produce diastereomers is by addition reactions across carbon-carbon double bonds. If the structure of the olefin substrate is such that two new chiral centers are produced by the addition of a particular reagent across the double bond, then diastereomers will result. For example, the addition of HBr to Z-3-chloro-2-phenyl-2-pentene produces 2-bromo-3-chloro-2-phenylpentane as a mixture of four diastereomers. Assuming only Markovnikov addition, the diastereomers are produced by the addition of a proton to C-3 followed by addition of bromide to the carbocation intermediate at C-2. Since the olefin precursor is planar, the proton can add from either face, and since the carbocation intermediate is also planar and freely rotating, the bromide can add to either face to give diastereomeric products. The possibilities are delineated schematically (but not mechanistically) below. 

The only concern is die cis stereochemistry of die cycloadduct O. If die planar azomethine ylide adopts the least sterically hindered W geometry, then the cis isomer will be produced as a pair of enantiomers. The use of d.v-stilbenc as the dipolarophile to obtain die all-cis geometry in one step would require that only die endo transition state produces product. Although endo transitions are favored in 1,3 dipolar cycloadditions, mixtures of diastereomers from the exo and endo transition states are usually formed. Catalytic hydrogenation has a higher facial selectivity and is much more likely to give a single diastereomer. 

It is noteworthy that (434), (436) and (437), all theoretically capable of existing as mixtures of four diastereomers, appear to be single diastereomers based on 400 Mz NMR and HPLC data. The stereochemistry at C-6 and C-10 in these compounds is thought to reflect that of the thermodynamically more stable isomer created during the thermal ring closure, and should have hydrogens at C-6 and C-10 in a trans relationship to minimize unfavourable interactions and maximize the planarity of the ring system. 

However, forms such as A AAA and A AA8, which differ in the arrangement of only one chelate ring, are related as diastereomers, and are expected to possess different conformational energies and associated chemistry. The origin of the differing chemical properties of the various diastereomers is most easily seen by considering a square planar complex which has only two en ligands. This could exist as AA, 88 or A8 diastereomers, with the AA and 88 forms related as an enantiomeric pair. The AA and A8 forms are shown in Fig. 2-8. 

Complexes of unsymmetrically substituted conjugated dienes are chiral. Racemic planar chiral complexes are separated into their enantiomers 84 and 85 by chiral HPLC on commercially available /f-cyclodextrin columns and used for enantioseletive synthesis [25]. Kinetic resolution was observed during the reaction of the meso-type complex 86 with the optically pure allylboronate 87 [26], The (2R) isomer reacted much faster with 87 to give the diastereomer 88 with 98% ee. The complex 88 was converted to 89 by the reaction of meldrum acid. Stereoselective Michael addition of vinylmagnesium bromide to 89 from the opposite side of the coordinated Fe afforded 90, which was converted to 91 by acetylation of the 8-OH group and displacement with EtjAl. Finally, asymmetric synthesis of the partial structure 92 of ikarugamycin was achieved [27],... 

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