Syn aldol

Non-chelation aldol reactions proceed via an "open" transition state to give syn aldols regardless of enolate geometry. 

In general, syn aldol products are achievable with high selectivity, anti aldols are more difficult... 

A consequence of this mechanism is that the reaction is stereospecific with respect to the E- or Z-configuration of the enolate. The E-enolate will give the anti aldol product whereas the Z-enolate will give the syn aldol. 

Still s synthesis of monensin (1) is based on the assembly and union of three advanced, optically active intermediates 2, 7, and 8. It was anticipated that substrate-stereocontrolled processes could secure vicinal stereochemical relationships and that the coupling of the above intermediates would establish remote stereorelationships. Scheme 3 describes Still s synthesis of the left wing of monensin, intermediate 2. This construction commences with an aldol reaction between the (Z) magnesium bromide enolate derived from 2-methyl-2-trimethylsilyloxy-3-pentanone (21) and benzyloxymethyl-protected (/ )-/ -hydroxyisobutyraldehyde (10).2° The use of intermediate 21 in aldol reactions was first reported by Heathcock21 and, in this particular application, a 5 1 mixture of syn aldol diastereoisomers is formed in favor of the desired aldol adduct 22 (85% yield). The action of lithium diisopropylamide (LDA) and magnesium(n) bromide on 21 affords a (Z) magnesium enolate that... 

It was anticipated that two of the three stereochemical relationships required for intermediate 12 could be created through reaction of the boron enolate derived from imide 21 with a-(benzyloxy)ace-taldehyde 24. After conversion of the syn aldol adduct into enone 23, a substrate-stereocontrolled 1,2-reduction of the C-5 ketone car-... 

Scheme 5 details the asymmetric synthesis of dimethylhydrazone 14. The synthesis of this fragment commences with an Evans asymmetric aldol condensation between the boron enolate derived from 21 and trans-2-pentenal (20). Syn aldol adduct 29 is obtained in diastereomerically pure form through a process which defines both the relative and absolute stereochemistry of the newly generated stereogenic centers at carbons 29 and 30 (92 % yield). After reductive removal of the chiral auxiliary, selective silylation of the primary alcohol furnishes 30 in 71 % overall yield. The method employed to achieve the reduction of the C-28 carbonyl is interesting and worthy of comment. The reaction between tri-n-butylbor-... 

Scheme 6a presents the synthesis of fragment 15. Intermediate 15 harbors two vicinal stereogenic centers, and is assembled in a very straightforward manner through the use of asymmetric aldol methodology. Treatment of the boron enolate derived from 21 with 3-[(p-methoxybenzyl)oxy]propanal (22) affords crystalline syn aldol adduct 34 in 87 % yield as a single diastereomer. Transamination to the A-methoxy-A-methylamide,20 followed by silylation of the secondary hydroxyl group at C-19 with triethylsilyl chloride, provides intermediate 15 in 91 % yield. 

In a number of kinctically controlled aldol additions, simple diastereoselectivity is related to the geometry of the enolate (Z)-enolates furnish syn-aldols and (/f)-cnolatcs give //-aldols as the main products. 

Due to their tendency to form (Z)-enolates, ketones usually provide syn-aldols, and anti-se ec-tive chiral ketone enolates are rare. When, however, (S)-5,5-dimethyl-4-trimethylsiloxy-3-hex-anone is deprotonated with (V-(bromomagnesio)-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine, the (E)-enolate la is assumed to be formed. Subsequent addition to aldehydes delivers anh-aldols 2a and 3a in ratios of between 92 8 and 95 5 and yields of 75-85%53b. 

This methodology has provided an alternative, highly enantioselective route to sertraline 1 [94]. Insertion into the oxygen-activated CH2 position of allyl ethers yields syn-aldol products with high stereocontrol (Eq. 13) [97], and... 

In 1991, Kobayashi el al. prepared novel chiral S/N ligands for the tin-mediated aldol reaction of silyl enol ethers with aldehydes. As an example, the reaction of benzaldehyde afforded the expected syn aldol product as the major product with a good yield and an enantioselectivity of up to 92% ee (Scheme 10.26). Moreover, other aldehydes such as substituted benzaldehydes or aliphatic unsaturated aldehydes were converted into their corresponding aldol products with enantioselectivities of more than 90% ee. It was checked that the corresponding diamine ligands provided less active complexes for the same reactions. 

The first element of stereocontrol in aldol addition reactions of ketone enolates is the enolate structure. Most enolates can exist as two stereoisomers. In Section 1.1.2, we discussed the factors that influence enolate composition. The enolate formed from 2,2-dimethyl-3-pentanone under kinetically controlled conditions is the Z-isomer.5 When it reacts with benzaldehyde only the syn aldol is formed.4 The product stereochemistry is correctly predicted if the TS has a conformation with the phenyl substituent in an equatorial position. 

A similar preference for formation of the syn aldol is found for other Z-enolates derived from ketones in which one of the carbonyl substituents is bulky. Ketone enolates with less bulky substituents show a decreasing stereoselectivity in the order r-butyl > i-propyl > ethyl.2c This trend parallels a decreasing preference for stereoselective formation of the Z-enolate. 

From these and many related examples the following generalizations can be made about kinetic stereoselection in aldol additions of lithium enolates. (1) The chair TS model provides a basis for analyzing the stereoselectivity observed in aldol reactions of ketone enolates having one bulky substituent. The preference is Z-enolate syn aldol /(-enolate anti aldol. (2) When the enolate has no bulky substituent, stereoselectivity is low. (3) Z-Enolates are more stereoselective than /(-enolates. Table 2.1 gives some illustrative data. 

Z)-enolates. The product was subjected to selective deprotection of the C4,C4 -methyl ethers with Mgl2, providing the natural structure of hypocrellin A as the major product. The two newly formed stereocenters in the 7-membered ring were determined to conform to the predicted helical (/ -stereochemistry and the syn-aldol stereochemistry. The minor ( )-enolate afforded the anti aldol product, which matched the diastereomeric natural product shiraiachrome A (8). With this step, the first total syntheses of hypocrellin A and shiraiachrome A (symanti = 10 1 syn diastereomer, 92 % ee) were completed. 

Transformation of the 7-oxo-2-enimides 28, available from chiral syn-aldols by a Cope rearrangement, into enantiopure tetrahydropyrans involves reduction of the aldehyde function followed by a fast intramolecular oxa Michael addition. The stereochemical course of the... 

A jy -diastereoselective aldol reaction based on titanium enolates from (A)-l-benzyloxy-2-methyl-3-pentanone was developed by Solsona et al. (Equation (12)).64 The titanium enolate of this chiral ketone afforded the corresponding syn-syn aldol adducts in high yields and diastereomeric ratios with a broad range of aldehydes. 

Accordingly, Liu et al.4 have designed two types of aldol reagents that can lead to opposite stereochemistry in aldol condensation reactions. In the following structures, compound 4 can be used for obtaining anti- Ao products, and compound 5 can be employed for synthesizing syn-aldol products (Scheme 3-3). 

Double asymmetric induction (See section 1.5.3) can also be employed in aldol reactions. When chiral aldehyde 15 is treated with achiral boron-mediated enolate 14, a mixture of diastereomers is obtained in a ratio of 1.75 1. However, when the same aldehyde 15 is allowed to react with enolates derived from Evans auxiliary 8, a syn-aldol product 16 is obtained with very high stereo-... 

Following Heathcock s reasoning, suppose that an achiral enolate (601 reacts with chiral aldehydes (59) to give the two possible syn aldols 6 and 61b in a 10 1... 

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