Stereoselectivity in reduction

Opposite stereoselectivity in reduction of cyclic oximes (e.g. 88, equation 61) can be achieved with silane-trifluoroacetic acid . ... 

Stereoselectivity in reductions of acyclic oximes depends on the configuration of C=N bond. ( )-Isomer of oxime 89 produced syn-hydroxylamine 90 in excellent stereoselectivity in reaction with phenyldimethylsilane-trifluroacetic acid while giving anti-product in the reaction with lithium aluminium hydride. Stereoselectivity in reductions of (Z)-isomers of 89 was substantially lower in both cases (equation 62) . It can be assumed that the rules of stereoselectivity established in diastereoselective reduction of ketones can be applied to reduction of oximes as well. 

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. 

Preparation. From NaAlH2Et2 and RjB in the presence of 1,4-diazabicyclo-[2.2.2]octane. Such reagents with bulky alkyl groups exhibit high stereoselectivities in reduction reactions. 

Stereoselectivity in reduction processes is very often achieved via internal delivery of the reducing agent. In this way, the cleavage of an auxiliary is avoided and synthetic efficiency is increased. 

Carbonyl Reactivity.—A new reagent, lithium tri-s-butylborohydride, is claimed to exhibit enzyme-like stereoselectivity in reduction of cyclic (and bicyclic) ketones. Reduction of 2-methylcyclohexanone at 0°C in THF for 30 min occurred quantitatively to give the less stable cis-alcohol with an epimeric purity of 99.3%. 3,3,5-Trimethylcyclohexanone was reduced to the trans-alcohol with 99.8% stereoselectivity and 3-methylcyclohexanone likewise with 85% stereoselectivity. Reduction of 4-methylcyclohexanone to the cis-alcohol occurs with 80.5% stereoselectivity correspondingly cis-4-t-butyl-cyclohexanol is produced with 93% isomeric purity, much higher than in previous cited procedures, and this figure rises to 96.5% when reaction is... 

The hydrogenolyaia of cyclopropane rings (C—C bond cleavage) has been described on p, 105. In syntheses of complex molecules reductive cleavage of alcohols, epoxides, and enol ethers of 5-keto esters are the most important examples, and some selectivity rules will be given. Primary alcohols are converted into tosylates much faster than secondary alcohols. The tosylate group is substituted by hydrogen upon treatment with LiAlH (W. Zorbach, 1961). Epoxides are also easily opened by LiAlH. The hydride ion attacks the less hindered carbon atom of the epoxide (H.B. Henhest, 1956). The reduction of sterically hindered enol ethers of 9-keto esters with lithium in ammonia leads to the a,/S-unsaturated ester and subsequently to the saturated ester in reasonable yields (R.M. Coates, 1970). Tributyltin hydride reduces halides to hydrocarbons stereoselectively in a free-radical chain reaction (L.W. Menapace, 1964) and reacts only slowly with C 0 and C—C double bonds (W.T. Brady, 1970 H.G. Kuivila, 1968). 

Other Borohydrides. Potassium borohydride was formerly used in color reversal development of photographic film and was preferred over sodium borohydride because of its much lower hygroscopicity. Because other borohydrides are made from sodium borohydride, they are correspondingly more expensive. Generally their reducing properties are not sufficiently different to warrant the added cost. Zinc borohydride [17611-70-0] Zn(BH 2> however, has found many appHcations in stereoselective reductions. It is less basic than NaBH, but is not commercially available owing to poor thermal stabihty. It is usually prepared on site in an ether solvent. Zinc borohydride was initially appHed to stereoselective ketone reductions, especially in prostaglandin syntheses (36), and later to aldehydes, acid haHdes, and esters (37). 

Sodium or tetramethylammonium triacetoxyborohydride has become the reagent of choice for diastereoselective reduction of P-hydroxyketones to antidiols. Trialkylborohydrides, eg, alkaH metal tri-j -butylborohydrides, show outstanding stereoselectivity in ketone reductions (39). 

The chemical reduction of enamines by hydride again depends upon the prior generation of an imonium salt (111,225). Thus an equivalent of acid, such as perchloric acid, must be added to the enamine in reductions with lithium aluminum hydride. Studies of the steric course (537) of lithium aluminum hydride reductions of imonium salts indicate less stereoselectivity in comparison with the analogous carbonyl compounds, where an equatorial alcohol usually predominates in the reduction products of six-membered ring ketones. 

We discovered a complementary procedure for conversion of OMen to other functional groups. The ester P-OMen bond was shown to be cleaved in a stereoselective manner reductively [85,86]. The cleavage takes place with almost complete preservation of stereochemical integrity at phosphorus. The reducing agents are usually sodium or Hthium naphthalenide, lithium biphenyUde, and Hthium 4,4 -di-fert-butylbiphenyl (LDBB). The species produced is then quenched with an alkyl hahde or methanol to afford tertiary or secondary phosphines, respectively (Scheme 5b). Overall, the displacement reaction proceeds with retention of configuration. 

The Crabtree catalyst also exhibited superior stereoselectivity in comparison with other catalysts in reduction of an exocyclic methylene group.20... 

A large amount of data has been accumulated on the stereoselectivity of reduction of cyclic ketones.120 Table 5.4 compares the stereoselectivity of reduction of several ketones by hydride donors of increasing steric bulk. The trends in the table illustrate... 

Chelation Control. The stereoselectivity of reduction of carbonyl groups can be controlled by chelation when there is a nearby donor substituent. In the presence of such a group, specific complexation among the substituent, the carbonyl oxygen, and the Lewis acid can establish a preferred conformation for the reactant. Usually hydride is then delivered from the less sterically hindered face of the chelate so the hydroxy group is anti to the chelating substituent. 

The interpretation of the basis for this stereoselectivity can be made in terms of the steric, torsional, and stereoelectronic effects discussed in connection with reduction by hydrides. It has been found that crown ethers enhance stereoselectivity in the reaction of both Grignard reagents and alkyllithium compounds.119 This effect was attributed to decreased electrophilicity of the metal cations in the presence of the crown ether. The attenuated reactivity leads to greater selectivity. 

The Harmata group <95TL4769> also used the reductive desulfurization of 2,1-benzothiazines to produce 2-alkenylanilines 192 in good yields (Scheme 53). This method is quite general, regioselective and stereoselective in some cases. 

Other systems that are highly stereoselective in the reduction of 2-substituted ketones include PMHS/Triton -B (erythro threo = 95 5),278 (TMSO SiH/ Triton -B (crythro threo = 95 5),278 and PhMe2SiH/TASF/HMPA (erythro threo = 93 7).320... 

Stereoselective hydride reduction of 1,2,5-thiadiazoline 1,1-dioxides 60 generates unsymmetrical 1,2,5-thiadiazol-idine 1,1-dioxides 61 <1998SL623> that can be readily converted to unsymmetrical vicinal diamines 62 with HBr in the presence of phenol (Scheme 5) <1996TL2859, 1998SL623>. The unsymmetrical thiadiazolidine 1,1-dioxides 63 can also be converted into 1,2-diketones 64 on treatment with selenium dioxide followed by alkaline hydrolysis (Equation 7) <1997SL671>. 

The R,S-family 33, and of course its enantiomer, provide high enantioselectiv-ities and activities for the reductions of itaconic and dehydroamino acid derivatives as well as imines [141], The JosiPhos ligands have found industrial applications for reductions of the carbon-carbon unsaturation within a,/ -unsaturated carbonyl substrates [125, 127, 131, 143-149]. In contrast, the R,R-diastereoisomerof30 does not provide high stereoselection in enantioselective hydrogenations [125, 141]. 

Boranes have opened the door to asymmetric reduction of carbonyl compounds. The first attempt at modifying borane with a chiral ligand was reported by Fiaud and Kagan,75 who used amphetamine borane and desoxyephedrine borane to reduce acetophenone. The ee of the 1-phenyl ethanol obtained was quite low (<5%). A more successful borane-derived reagent, oxazaborolidine, was introduced by Hirao et al.76 in 1981 and was further improved by Itsuno and Corey.77 Today, this system can provide high stereoselectivity in the asymmetric reduction of carbonyl compounds, including alkyl ketones. 

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