TADDOL-Ti

A frequently used catalytic system used for the catalytic enantioselective carbo-Diels-Alder reaction of N-alkenoyl-l,3-oxazolidin-2-one 4 is the chiral TADDOL-Ti(IV) 6 [14] complexes (Scheme 8.2 see Ghapter 1 in this book, by Hayashi) [15]. 

An X-ray structure of the complex formed between 3-cinnamoyl-l,3-oxazohdin-2-one and a chiral TADDOL-Ti(IV) complex (see Chapters 1 and 6 by Hayashi and Gothelf, respectively) has been characterized [16]. The structure of this complex has the chiral TADDOLate and cinnamoyloxazohdinone ligands coordinated to titanium in the equatorial plane and the two chloride ligands in the axial plane and is similar to A in Fig. 8.8. The chiral discrimination was proposed to be due to... 

Scheme 8C.17. Asymmetric ene cyclization catalyzed by TADDOL-Ti complex.

Narasaka has demonstrated that TADDOL-Ti dichloride prepared from TADDOL and Cl2Ti(OPr )2 in the presence of MS 4A acts as an efficient catalyst in asymmetric catalytic Diels-Alder reactions with oxazolidinone derivatives of acrylates, a results in extremely high enantioselectivity (Sch. 45) [112]. Narasaka reported an intramolecular version of the Diels-Alder reaction, the product of which can be transformed into key intermediates for the syntheses of dihydrocompactin and dihydromevinolin (Sch. 46) [113]. Seebach and Chapuis/Jurczak [114] independently reported asymmetric Diels-Alder reactions promoted by chiral TADDOL- and 3,3 -diphenyl BINOL-derived titanium alkoxides. Other types of chiral diol ligands were also explored by Hermann [115] and Oh [116]. 

Several researchers have reported synthetic approaches based on asymmetric Diels-Alder reactions catalyzed by TADDOL-Ti complexes [117-120]. Dendritic [121] and polymer-supported TADDOL-Ti complexes [122] have also been employed as recoverable and reusable catalysts to give comparatively high enantioselectivity. Transition-state models have been proposed independently by several groups for TADDOL-type titanium catalysis [121,123]. 

Narasaka has reported that TADDOL-Ti dichloride catalyzes the asymmetric addition of trimethylsilylcyanide to aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes (Sch. 63) [148]. The reactions proceed only in the presence of MS 4A. In reactions with aliphatic aldehydes a chiral cyanotitanium species obtained by mixing of the TADDOL-Ti dichloride and trimethylsilylcyanide before addition of the aldehydes acts as a better chiral cyanating agent and affords higher enantiomeric excesses. Chiral titanium complexes obtained from an alcohol ligand and salicylaldehyde-type Schiff bases and a salen ligand have been reported to catalyze the asymmetric addition of hydrogen cyanide or... 

Polymer-supported TADDOL-Ti catalyst 79 prepared by chemical modification was poorly active in the Diels-Alder reaction of 3-crotonoyloxazolidinone with cyclo-pentadiene (Eq. 24) whereas polymeric TADDOL-Ti 81 prepared by copolymerization of TADDOL monomer 80 with styrene and divinylbenzene had high activity similar to that of the soluble catalyst. In the presence of 0.2 equiv. 81 (R = H, Aryl = 2-naphthyl) the Diels-Alder adduct was obtained in 92 % yield with an endolexo ratio of 87 13. The enantioseleetivity of the endo product was 56 % ee. The stability and recyclability of the catalyst were tested in a batch system. The degree of conversion, the endolexo selectivity, and the enantioseleetivity hardly changed even after nine runs. Similar polymer-supported Ti-TADDOLate 82 was prepared by the chemical modification method [99]. Although this polymer efficiently catalyzed the same reaction to give the (2R,2S) adduct as a main product, asymmetric induction was less than that obtained by use of a with similar homogeneous species. 

TADDOL-Ti complex Controlled-pore glass Covalent Benzaldehydes with Et2Zn 96 92.5 [63g] o 3 Ul... 

The participation of TADDOL-Ti(OTs)2 in the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of nitrones to alkenes ensures high diastereo- and enantioselectivity. 

Fig. 1 Selection model for enantioselective halogenation of an (R,R)-TADDOLate-Ti catalyst...

Narasaka reported that TADDOL-TiCl2 was able to catalyze asymmetric DA reaction of cyclopentadiene with oxazolidinone derivatives of acrylates in the presence of 4A MS [148]. A remarkable solvent effect on the enantioselectivity was observed, and high enantioselectivity was attained using mesitylene as the solvent. Cycloadditions to oxazolidinone derivatives of acrylates were also efficiently catalyzed by dendritic or polymer-supported TADDOL-Ti catalysts [149]. From the structural determination of the 3-(( )-3-cinnamoyl)-l,3-oxazolidin-2-one adduct, it can be deduced that the transition state involves binding of the dienophile to the titanium catalyst via the N-acyl-oxazolidinone [19a] (Scheme 14.59). The diastereo-and enantioselectivity of this type of catalyst are thus probably owing to both electronic and steric effects from TADDOL ligand. 

Seebach and coworker have reported the enantioselective desymmetrization of meso esters, anhydrides and sulfonylimides using TADDOL-Ti reagents [334]. In the desymmetrization of anhydrides, a catalytic amount of the chiral TADDOL-Ti... 

In addition to developments with ylides in asymmetric cyclopropanation reactions, there have been promising reports involving other unrelated cyclopropanation processes. Corey has documented exciting results in a study of the Kulinkovic reaction (Equation 24) [84], This reaction involves the addition of Grignard reagents to esters in the presence of Ti(Oi-Pr)4 to afford cyclopropanols [85]. Corey demonstrated that when the reaction was conducted in the presence of bis(TADDOL)Ti complex 143, enantioenriched products 144 were obtained (up to 78 % ee) [84]. This method provides an important entry point to chiral cyclopropanols, a class of products not otherwise conveniently accessible in optically active form. 

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