Lanthanum-pyBOX complexes as catalysts for the enantioselective conjugate addition of malonate esters to beta-gamma-unsaturated alfa-ketimino esters

[EN] In this paper, we report the application of chiral complexes of La(III) with pyBOX ligands as Lewis acid catalysts in the conjugate addition of malonic esters to N-tosyl imines derived from ß,gamma-unsaturated alfa-keto esters to give the corresponding chiral alfa,ß-dehydroamino esters. pyBOX c...

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Autores: Espinosa, M., Blay, G., Cardona, L., Fernández, I., Pedro, J.R., Muñoz Roca, María Del Carmen|||0000-0003-2630-3897
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/145998
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/145998
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Asymmetric catalysis
Lanthanide complexes
Michael addition
Enantioselectivity
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Sumario:[EN] In this paper, we report the application of chiral complexes of La(III) with pyBOX ligands as Lewis acid catalysts in the conjugate addition of malonic esters to N-tosyl imines derived from ß,gamma-unsaturated alfa-keto esters to give the corresponding chiral alfa,ß-dehydroamino esters. pyBOX complexes with La(III), Yb(III), Sc(III), and In(III) triflates were assessed in this reaction but only La(III) showed good activity and enantioselectivity, while Yb(III) provided the expected product with low yield and stereoselectivity, and the Sc(III) and In(III) complexes were completely inactive. The complex of La(OTf)3 with the diphenyl-pyBOX ligand prepared in situ provided the best results and allowed obtaining chiral ¿,ß-dehydroamino esters 3 with excellent yields, E:Z diastereomeric ratios (29:71-99:1) and high enantiomeric excesses (20-95%). The reaction could be applied to imines having a substituted aromatic ring or a heterocycle attached to the double bond, although the presence of electron-withdrawing groups on the aromatic ring was detrimental for stereoselectivity. The reaction products were obtained with the S configuration at the stereogenic center and the Z configuration at the enamine double bond as determined by NOESY experiments and X-ray analysis. Based on the experimental results a stereochemical model involving a nine-coordinate La(III) species has been proposed.