Asymmetric Synthesis of 2-Arylindolines and 2,2-Disubstituted Indolines by Kinetic Resolution

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Kinetic resolution of 2-arylindolines (2,3-dihydroindoles) was achieved by treatment of their N-tert-butoxycarbonyl (Boc) derivatives with n-butyllithium and sparteine in toluene at -78 °C followed by electrophilic quench. The unreacted starting materials together with the 2,2-disubstituted products could be isolated with high enantiomer ratios. Variable temperature NMR spectroscopy showed that the rate of Boc rotation was fast (ΔG≠ ≈57 kJ/mol at 195 K). This was corroborated by DFT studies and by in situ ReactIR spectroscopy. The enantioenriched N-Boc-2-arylindolines were converted to 2,2-disubstituted products without significant loss in enantiopurity. Hence, either enantiomer of the 2,2-disubstituted products could be obtained with high selectivity from the same enantiomer of the chiral ligand sparteine (one from the kinetic resolution and the other from subsequent lithiation-trapping of the recovered starting material). Secondary amine products were prepared by removing the Boc group with acid to provide a way to access highly enantioenriched 2-aryl and 2,2-disubstituted indolines.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:27

Enthalten in:

Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) - 27(2021), 45 vom: 11. Aug., Seite 11670-11675

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Choi, Anthony [VerfasserIn]
El-Tunsi, Ashraf [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yuhang [VerfasserIn]
Meijer, Anthony J H M [VerfasserIn]
Li, Jia [VerfasserIn]
Li, Xiabing [VerfasserIn]
Proietti Silvestri, Ilaria [VerfasserIn]
Coldham, Iain [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

298897D62S
6DPT9AB2NK
Asymmetric synthesis
Enantioselectivity
Heterocycles
Indoles
Indoline
Journal Article
Kinetic resolution
Lithiation
Sparteine

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Date Completed 17.08.2021

Date Revised 03.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/chem.202101248

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NLM326586466