Substitution aldol

Problem 29.8 Look at the entire glycolysis pathway and make a list of the kinds of organic reactions that take place—nucleophilic acyl substitutions, aldol reactions, ElcB reactions, and so forth. 

The ketone enolate A of Figure 13.47 is generated in a Z-selective fashion (as we saw in Figure 13.15). The bulky and branched enolate substituent destabilizes the Zimmerman-Traxler transition state C by way of the discussed 1,3-diaxial interaction, while the transition state structure B is not affected. Hence, the aldol addition of enolate A occurs almost exclusively via transition state B, and the -configured aldol adducts D (Figure 13.47) are formed with a near-perfect simple diastereoselectivity. The acidic workup converts the initially formed trimethysilyloxy-substituted aldol adducts into the hydroxylated aldol adducts. 

The most important industrial process for the production of 2-phenyl- and 2,6-diphenyl-phenol, is based on the long established self-condensations of cyclohexanone under either acidic, or preferentially basic conditions to give mono- or di-substituted aldol-like condensation products79). These easily loose water giving semicyclic or endocyclic ring double bonds. Plesec et al. have studied these reactions extensively 80). 

Despite the impressive developments in asymmetric aldol processes, a number of gaps have remained in the field. Thus, for example, stereoselective acetate additions that produce /i-hydroxy a-unsubstituted carbonyl adducts as well as propionate additions that produce anri-substituted aldol adducts constitute synthetic problems that remained elusive and intractable. Recently, however, a number of innovative independent solutions have been crafted involving novel chiral-auxiliaries and asymmetric catalysis. 

Stage, prior to deprotection. Because it was undesirable to expose aldol 26 to base at elevated temperatures, the carbonylation would also precede the key aldol reaction. Fully substituted aldol 43 would be derived from the aldol reaction of phthalide 44 and aldehyde 9d in analogy to the earlier strategies (Scheme 16, cf. Schemes 7 and 12). Phthalide 44 would in turn be constructed via dihydroxylation, iodination, and carboalkoxylation of previously synthesized methyl ketone 27, available from the Suzuki coupling of trifluorobora-toamide 11 and bromide 28. 

Because of the inherent difficulty of inducing chirality in the acetate enolate reaction, alternative approaches have been developed. A general approach is to synthesize a-substituted aldols and then reductively remove the a-substituent. Yan reported a one-step bromination-aldolization which provided a-bromo aldols in excellent yield and diastereoselectivity (Scheme 2.4) [22]. They then demonstrated that the a-bromo substituent could be reduc-... 

The higjily water-soluble dienophiles 2.4f and2.4g have been synthesised as outlined in Scheme 2.5. Both compounds were prepared from p-(bromomethyl)benzaldehyde (2.8) which was synthesised by reducing p-(bromomethyl)benzonitrile (2.7) with diisobutyl aluminium hydride following a literature procedure2.4f was obtained in two steps by conversion of 2.8 to the corresponding sodium sulfonate (2.9), followed by an aldol reaction with 2-acetylpyridine. In the preparation of 2.4g the sequence of steps had to be reversed Here, the aldol condensation of 2.8 with 2-acetylpyridine was followed by nucleophilic substitution of the bromide of 2.10 by trimethylamine. Attempts to prepare 2.4f from 2.10 by treatment with sodium sulfite failed, due to decomposition of 2.10 under the conditions required for the substitution by sulfite anion. 

Ni(N03)2 6H20, Cu(N03)2 3H20, Zn(N03)2-4H20 and KNOj were of the highest purity available. Substituted 3-phenyl-l-(2-pyridyl)-2-propene-ones (2.4a-e) were prepared by an aldol condensation of the corresponding substituted benzaldehyde with 2-acetylpyridine, following either of two modified... 

Ketones, in which one alkyl group R is sterically demanding, only give the trans-enolate on deprotonation with LDA at —12°C (W.A. Kleschick, 1977, see p. 60f.). Ketones also enolize regioseiectively towards the less substituted carbon, and stereoselectively to the trans-enolate, if the enolates are formed by a bulky base and trapped with dialkyl boron triflates, R2BOSO2CF3, at low temperatures (D A. Evans, 1979). Both types of trans-enolates can be applied in stereoselective aldol reactions (see p. 60f.). 

Alkylation of aldol type educts, e.g., /3-hydroxy esters, using LDA and alkyl halides leads stereoselectively to erythro substitution. The erythro threo ratio of the products is of the order of 95 5. Allylic and benzylic bromides can also be used. The allyl groups can later be ozonolysed to gjve aldehydes, and many interesting oligofunctional products with two adjacent chiral centres become available from chiral aldol type educts (G. Prater, 1984 D. Seebach, 1984 see also M. Nakatsuka, 1990, p. 5586). 

There also exists an acidregioselective condensation of the aldol type, namely the Mannich reaction (B. Reichert, 1959 H. Hellmann, 1960 see also p. 291f.). The condensation of secondary amines with aldehydes yields Immonium salts, which react with ketones to give 3-amino ketones (=Mannich bases). Ketones with two enolizable CHj-groupings may form 1,5-diamino-3-pentanones, but monosubstitution products can always be obtained in high yield. Unsymmetrical ketones react preferentially at the most highly substituted carbon atom. Sterical hindrance can reverse this regioselectivity. Thermal elimination of amines leads to the a,)3-unsaturated ketone. Another efficient pathway to vinyl ketones starts with the addition of terminal alkynes to immonium salts. On mercury(ll) catalyzed hydration the product is converted to the Mannich base (H. Smith, 1964). 

Cydopentane reagents used in synthesis are usually derived from cyclopentanone (R.A. Ellison, 1973). Classically they are made by base-catalyzed intramolecular aldol or ester condensations (see also p. 55). An important example is 2-methylcydopentane-l,3-dione. It is synthesized by intramolecular acylation of diethyl propionylsucdnate dianion followed by saponification and decarboxylation. This cyclization only worked with potassium t-butoxide in boiling xylene (R. Bucourt, 1965). Faster routes to this diketone start with succinic acid or its anhydride. A Friedel-Crafts acylation with 2-acetoxy-2-butene in nitrobenzene or with pro-pionyl chloride in nitromethane leads to acylated adducts, which are deacylated in aqueous acids (V.J. Grenda, 1967 L.E. Schick, 1969). A new promising route to substituted cyclopent-2-enones makes use of intermediate 5-nitro-l,3-diones (D. Seebach, 1977). 

In an intramolecular aldol condensation of a diketone many products are conceivable, since four different ends can be made. Five- and six-membered rings, however, wUl be formed preferentially. Kinetic or thermodynamic control or different acid-base catalysts may also induce selectivity. In the Lewis acid-catalyzed aldol condensation given below, the more substituted enol is formed preferentially (E.J. Corey, 1963 B, 1965B). 

Oxadiazoles, 6, 365-391 aldol condensation, 6, 383 bond lengths, 6, 378 catalytic hydrogenation, 5, 75 chemotherapy, 6, 391 dipole moments, 6, 378 electron densities, 6, 378 electrophilic substitution, 6, 382 ethers... 

The enantiomers are obtained as a racemic mixture if no asymmetric induction becomes effective. The ratio of diastereomers depends on structural features of the reactants as well as the reaction conditions as outlined in the following. By using properly substituted preformed enolates, the diastereoselectivity of the aldol reaction can be controlled. Such enolates can show E-ot Z-configuration at the carbon-carbon double bond. With Z-enolates 9, the syn products are formed preferentially, while fi-enolates 12 lead mainly to anti products. This stereochemical outcome can be rationalized to arise from the more favored transition state 10 and 13 respectively ... 

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