Steric interactions enolization

The preference for the civ-isomer has been explained by a cyclic transition state in which the steric interactions of the a-substituent of the iminc arc minimized by placing it gauche to the lactone. 8 shows the proposed transition state involved in the addition of phthalide enolates to imines24. 

The introduction of an alkyl substituent at the a-carbon in the enolate enhances stereoselectivity somewhat. This is attributed to a steric effect in the enolate minimize steric interaction with the solvated oxygen, the alkyl group is d t °... 

The stereoselectivity is enhanced if there is an alkyl substituent at C(l). The factors operating in this case are similar to those described for 4-r-butylcyclohexanone. The tnms-decalone framework is conformationally rigid. Axial attack from the lower face leads directly to the chair conformation of the product. The 1-alkyl group enhances this stereoselectivity because a steric interaction with the solvated enolate oxygen distorts the enolate to favor the axial attack.57 The placement of an axial methyl group at C(10) in a 2(l)-decalone enolate introduces a 1,3-diaxial interaction with the approaching electrophile. The preferred alkylation product results from approach on the opposite side of the enolate. 

Aldol Reactions of Boron Enolates. The matter of increasing stereoselectivity in the addition step can be addressed by using other reactants. One important version of the aldol reaction involves the use of boron enolates.15 A cyclic TS similar to that for lithium enolates is involved, and the same relationship exists between enolate configuration and product stereochemistry. In general, the stereoselectivity is higher than for lithium enolates. The O-B bond distances are shorter than for lithium enolates, and this leads to a more compact structure for the TS and magnifies the steric interactions that control stereoselectivity. 

For example the aldol addition of (S)-2-cyclohexylpropanal is more stereoselective with the enolate (S)-5 than with the enantiomer (R)-5. The stereoselectivity of these cases derives from relative steric interactions in the matched and mismatched cases. 

Entry 2 involves the use of a sterically biased enol boronate with an a-substituted aldehyde. The reaction, which gives 40 1 facial selectivity, was used in the synthesis of 6-deoxyerythronolide B and was one of the early demonstrations of the power of double diastereoselection in synthesis. In Entry 3, the syn selectivity is the result of a chelated TS, in which the (3-p-methoxybenzyl substituent interacts with the tin ion.120... 

R3 R2 and R2 Ri gauche interactions however, for the same set of substituents, an increase in the steric requirements of either Rj or R3 will influence only one set of vicinal steric interactions (Rj R2 or R3 R2). Some support for these conclusions has been cited (eqs. [6] and [7]). These qualitative arguments may also be relevant to the observed populations of hydrogen- and nonhydrogen-bonded populations of the aldol adducts as well (see Table 1, entries K, L). Unfortunately, little detailed information exists on the solution geometries of these metal chelates. Furthermore, in many studies it is impossible to ascertain whether the aldol condensations between metal enolates and aldehydes were carried out under kinetic or thermodynamic conditions. Consequently, the importance of metal structure and enolate geometry in the definition of product stereochemistry remains ill defined. This is particularly true in the numerous studies reported on the Reformatsky reaction (20) and related variants (21). 

One possible explanation for the diastereoface selection (AAGt -78°C 3 kcal/mol) observed for these chiral enolates is illustrated in Scheme 23. In the respective aldol transition states derived from conformers A and B leading to erythro diastereomers A and B, it may be assumed that developing imide resonance (118) will lock the chiral auxiliary in one of the in-plane conformations illustrated in products A or B. Based on an examination of models, it is projected that developing CHj R, allyhc strain steric interaction (37) disfavors that transition state leading to A. These steric considerations are largely attenuated in the transition state leading to the observed erythro adduct B. ... 

The stereochemistry of 338 and 339 in each case results from initial conjugate addition of MeO" at position 2 of the chromone ring. Ensuing attack of the formed enolate 342 upon PhI(OMe)2 occurs in an anti manner because of steric interaction. Sequential addition of MeO to the carbonyl group of 343 gives 344, and intramolecular reductive elimination of C6H5I then occurs with inversion of configuration, 344 345. The reaction is... 

Kim, Chin, and co-workers have described a highly interesting oxyanion hole mimic that transforms L-amino acids to D-amino acids [97]. The mechanism involves stabilization of the enolate intermediate by an internal hydrogen bond array generated by urea group (Scheme 4.14). In the presence of an external base, such as triethylamine, the receptors readily promote the epimerization of a-amino acids, favoring the D-amino acids due to unfavorable steric interactions in the receptor-L-amino acid complex. These receptors can also be viewed as chiral mimics of pyridoxal phosphate [98]. 

The E/Z stereoselection can be rationalized by assuming metal-centered pericyclic chairlike transition states 1 13,10 , 12 and 13. In this model proton transfer and metal ion transfer are assumed to occur simultaneously. When R is a bulky group, the nonbonded steric interaction between this group and the methyl group becomes strong and the Z-enolate will be the predominating isomer under kinetic control. 

This reversal of diastereoselectivity i.e., high selectivity in favor of the. mt-alkylation product 19b has been explained by the authors by an allylic strain effect65. If R3 is bulky, then in A and B the preferred entry is syn to R1. In these conformations the C—H bond in the exn allylic position is coplanar with the enolate n-system and R2 is antiperiplanar to R1 to minimize steric interaction. 

The proposed mechanism of the enantiodifferentiation involves chelation of the ester carbonyl oxygen to the enolate as illustrated with A and B66. Transition state B is believed to be destabilized relative to A due to a steric interaction between the a-methyl group and the cyclopentadienyl ligand. The presence of hexamethylphosphoramide reduced the diastereomer-ic ratio to 86 14, supporting the intermediacy of chelated species. 

Alkylation of enolates, such as 4, produces products that are consistent with the preferred approach of the electrophile from either the least hindered face of an T -cnolate of conformation C or the least hindered face of a Z-enolate of conformation D88. Steric factors influencing approach of the electrophile appear to be similar in both of these models since the steric bulk of the hydridotris(3,5-dimethyl-l-pyrazolyl)borate ligand and the phosphite are both considerable any stereoelectronic and dipolar factors due to interaction of the enolate ligand with the carbon monoxide ligand would likely be similar for both geometries. The is-enolate geometry C appears to benefit from reduced steric interactions between the R substituent and the metal ligands. 

Chiral Davis oxaziridines allow the oxidation of phosphonates to a-hydroxy-phosphonates in good ee with apparently wide generality and with a sense of induction that is well controlled by the chirality of the reagent used.109 mCPBA oxidation of a bi-cyclic e do-camphorylsulfonylimine surprisingly resulted in an exo-camphorylsulfonyl-oxaziridine, whereas all other camphorylsulfonylimines resulted only in endo-oxaziiidines.110 Asymmetric oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides and the a-hydroxylation of enolates were predicted by models in which steric interactions are minimized. 

Further evidence that this is indeed the case comes from the dehydration under basic conditions of 8-hydroxy ketones (51-54). For example, the dehydration of 147 can yield the ci or the trans conjugated ketones 149 and 151 via the enolate anions 148 and 150 respectively. The formation of the trans product 151 is favored because there is less steric interaction between the planar enolate anion system and the phenyl group at the B-carbon... 

Furthermore, some fused tropolones give typical reactions of o-dihydroxy or o-diketo (389) tautomers they form o-dimethoxy compounds (e.g., 418a) or derivatives of dicarbonyl compounds (dioximes and quinoxalines like 513), respectively (65MI3). Another diketone exhibits remarkable stability against enolization to form indolotropolone 324 (Scheme 83), due to steric interaction (78BCJ3579). 

The aldimine of Figure 13.34 is a chiral and enantiomerically pure aldehydrazone C. This hydrazone is obtained by condensation of the aldehyde to be alkylated, and an enantiomerically pure hydrazine A, the S-proline derivative iS-aminoprolinol methyl ether (SAMP). The hydrazone C derived from aldehyde A is called the SAMP hydrazone, and the entire reaction sequence of Figure 13.34 is the Enders SAMP alkylation. The reaction of the aldehydrazone C with LDA results in the chemoselective formation of an azaenolate D, as in the case of the analogous aldimine A of Figure 13.33. The C=C double bond of the azaenolate D is fraws-configured. This selectivity is reminiscent of the -preference in the deprotonation of sterically unhindered aliphatic ketones to ketone enolates and, in fact, the origin is the same both deprotonations occur via six-membered ring transition states with chair conformations. The transition state structure with the least steric interactions is preferred in both cases. It is the one that features the C atom in the /3-position of the C,H acid in the pseudo-equatorial orientation. 

In drawing this chair, we have one choice do we allow the aldehyde to place R equatorial or axial Both are possible but, as you should now expect, there are fewer steric interactions if R is equatorial. Note that the enolate doesn t have the luxury of choice. If it is to have three atoms in the six-membered ring, as it must, it can do nothing but place the methyl group pseudoaxial. 

The problem of diastereoselective aldol addition has been largely solved48,108). Under kinetic control Z enolates favor erythro adducts and E enolates the threo diastereomers, although exceptions are known. This has been explained on the basis of a six-membered chair transition state in which the faces of the reaction partners are oriented so as to minimize 1,3 axial steric interactions 481108). This means that there is no simple way to prepare erythro aldols from cyclic ketones, since the enolates are geometrically fixed in the E geometry. 

In the absence of any chelating or steric interaction, the preferred diastereoselectivity was currently attributed to a stereoelectronic effect. However, according to Itaka and Tomoda, it could also depend on the it -facial environment of the most stable enolate species C,, mto in THF (Figure 7)431-432. 

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