Reduction 1-selectride

Synthetically useful stereoselective reductions have been possible with cyclic carbonyl compounds of rigid conformation. Reduction of substituted cyclohexanone and cyclopentan-one rings by hydrides of moderate activity, e.g. NaBH (J.-L. Luche, 1978), leads to alcohols via hydride addition to the less hindered side of the carbonyl group. Hydrides with bulky substituents 3IQ especially useful for such regio- and stereoselective reductions, e.g. lithium hydrotri-t-butoxyaluminate (C.H. Kuo, 1968) and lithium or potassium tri-sec-butylhydro-borates or hydrotri-sec-isoamylborates (=L-, K-, LS- and KS-Selectrides ) (H.C. Brown, 1972 B C.A. Brown, 1973 S. Krishnamurthy, 1976). 

Cryogenic conditions (-78 °C) and an expensive reagent (L-Selectride ) to obtain high selectivity for carbonyl reduction in 5 Additional cost for cryogenic step... 

Incompatibility of the nitrile group with the oxidative work-up of the L-Selectride reduction using basic hydrogen peroxide Significant hydrolysis to the primary amide with concomitant exothermic activity and loss of product... 

Incompatibility of the nitrile group with the oxidative work-up of the selectride reduction... 

The first asymmetric synthesis of (-l-)-abresoline was achieved from the chiral piperidine derivative 153, which upon treatment of its hydroxy side-chain substituent with carbon tetrabromide, triphenylphosphine, and triethyl-amine cyclized to the frarcr-quinazolidine 154. Deketalization and silyl protection of the phenolic group, followed by stereoselective reduction with lithium tri-t -butylborohydride (L-Selectride ), gave an alcohol, which after acylation and deprotection furnished (-l-)-abresoline 155 (Scheme 25) <2005TL2669>. 

We first examined ketone 48 and hydroxy ketone 56 because (1) no reduction of C5a-carbonyl in 48 occurred when using L-Selectride to reduce the C3-ketone and (2) NaBH4 did not touch the C5a-carbonyl group in hydroxy ketone 56. By using minimized Spartan model of vinylogous ester 48 and the X-ray structure of hydroxy ketone 56, we found unique conformational elements (Fig. 8.10) in addition to fully validating the aforementioned NMR analysis of possible positions for H8a when C8a is ip2-hybridzied and H7 when C8a is sp3-hybridized. In 48,... 

Complex hydrides have been used rather frequently for the conjugate reduction of activated dienes92-95. Just and coworkers92 found that the reduction of a,ft-unsaturated ketene 5,5-acetals with lithium triethylborohydride provided mixtures of 1,4- and 1,6-reduction products which were transformed into enals by treatment with mercuric salts (equation 27). Likewise, tetrahydro-3//-naphthalen-2-ones can be reduced with L-Selectride to the 1,6-reduction products93 -95 this reaction has been utilized in the stereoselective synthesis of several terpenes, e.g. of (/ )-(—)-ligularenolide (equation 28)95. Other methods for the conjugate reduction of acceptor-substituted dienes involve the use of methylcopper/diisobutylaluminum hydride96 and of the Hantzsch ester... 

Bond constructions similar to those just discussed can be achieved using an alkylidene malonate which is tethered to an alkyl bromide [72]. Of particular interest in this context is the controlled potential reductive cyclization of 263. As illustrated, the method provides a reasonably facile and modestly efficient entry to cyclobutanes 264. Presumably, the process is initiated by reduction of the alkylidene malonate rather than the alkyl halide, since alkyl bromides are more difficult to reduce. The same substrate, when reduced with L-Selectride undergoes conjugate addition of hydride and a subsequent cyclization leading to the five-membered ring 265. The latter transformation constitutes an example of a MIRC reaction [71-73], a process which is clearly complementary to the... 

Direct condensation of 4, 5-dimethoxy-[2- F]fluorobenzaldehyde with an asymmetric chiral inductor [170] followed by L-selectride reduction of the olefinic double bond and hydrolysis leads to [6- F]fluoro-L-DOPA in 3 % radiochemical yield and an ee higher than 90% (total synthesis time 125 min) (Scheme 34). This method avoids the preparation of F-fluorobenzylhalides. 

Other reagents used for the preparation of lactones from acid anhydrides are lithium borohydride [1019], lithium triethylborohydride (Superhydride ) [1019] and lithium tris sec-butyl)borohydride (L-Selectride ) [1019]. Of the three complex borohydrides the last one is most stereoselective in the reduction of 3-methylphthalic anhydride, 3-methoxyphthalic anhydride, and 1-methoxynaphthalene-2,3-dicarboxylic anhydride. It reduces the less sterically hindered carbonyl group with 85-90% stereoselectivity and is 83-91% yield [1019]. 

Syn stereoselectivity in reduction of acylic chiral ketoxime ethers of type 91 (equation 63) can be obtained using bulky tetramethylammonium triacetoxyborohydride that produces FeUdn-type products with high selectivity . Reaction of a-tolylsulfinylketoximes 92 (equation 64) with L-Selectride also results in syn products 93. 

In the reduction of the ketone F, product G is favored with increasing stereoselectivity in the order NaBH4 < LiAlH2(OCH2CH2OCH3)2 < Zn(BH4)2. With L-Selectride, stereoisomer H is favored. Account for the dependence of the stereoselectivity on the various reducing agents. 

Multi-step syntheses of a radiopharmaceutical involving an aromatic nucleophilic radiofluorination An example of a multi-step radiosynthetic pathway is the no-carrier-added synthesis of 6-[ F]fluoro-L-DOPA (Scheme 45). The first step involves the preparation of 4,5-dimethoxy-2-[ F]fluorobenzaldehyde from the corresponding nitro-substituted benzaldehyde. The following steps involve its condensation with an asymmetric chiral inductor [206] followed by L-selectride reduction of the... 

A reversal of the stereochemical outcome of the reduction of 2-acyl-l,3-oxathianes was demonstrated when the 1,3-oxathiane 3-oxide instead of 1,3-oxathiane was treated with chelating reducing agents, such as L-selectride (Equation 63) <1998BKC911>. 

E) configuration. The dipolar cycloaddition of 141 with a silyl nitronate shows a slight increase of facial selectivity over 132 (Eq. 2.9). Because the cycloadducts are converted directly to the corresponding isoxazolines, only the facial selectivity can be determined. It is believed that the cycloaddition proceeds on the Re face of the dipolarophile due to shielding of the Si face by the auxihary. Both chiral auxiliaries can be liberated from the cycloadduct upon reduction with L-Selectride. 

Because 3-substituted 1,2-amino alcohols and even P-alkyl-y-hydroxy-5-amino esters are potentially precursors to pharmacologically interesting materials, further investigations have been carried out to extend the methodology in this direction. Thus, the reduction of the ketone moiety of 56 by applying L-selectride or lithium tri-t-butoxyaluminum hydride opened access to the cis-amino lactones 58 (45-54% yield de = 90-94%) and the trans-amino lactones 58 (67-76% yield de > 98%), respectively (Scheme 1.1.16). Monodebenzylation with cerium ammoni-... 

The methyl group was introduced by a two-step procedure. Thus, the hydrazone Michael adducts 52 were converted into the enol pivaloates 53 in excellent yields and diastereomeric excesses de > 96%) by treatment with pivaloyl chloride and triethylamine. After treatment with lithium dimethylcuprate the chiral auxiliary was removed by addition of 6n HCl in order to obtain the 5-substituted 2-methylcyclopentene carboxylate 54 in good yields and with excellent stereoselectivity (de, ee > 96%). Finally, the asymmetric synthesis of dehydroiridodiol (55, R = Me, = H) and its analogues was accomplished by reduction of 54 with lithium aluminum hydride or L-selectride leading to the desired products in excellent yields, diastereo- and enantiomeric excesses (de, ee > 96%). 

Hydrozirconation of alkyne 14, followed by cuprate addition, was then used to install the Cl3 20 side chain of 15. Reduction of the ketone (L-selectride) followed by hydrogen fluoride cleavage provides the F-series derivatives 16, while direct cleavage of 15 gave the E-series compounds 17. 

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