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Stereoselective alpha-fluoroamide and alpha-fluoro-gamma-lactone synthesis by an asymmetric zwitterionic aza-Claisen rearrangement

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17/10/2005
Author
Tenza, Kenny
Northen, Julian S.
O'Hagan, David
Slawin, Alexandra Martha Zoya
Keywords
ENANTIOSELECTIVE FLUORINATION
BETA-KETOESTERS
KETONES
ALDEHYDES
AGENTS
SALTS
QD Chemistry
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Abstract
Background: Asymmetric introduction of fluorine alpha- to a carbonyl has become popular recently, largely because the direct fluorination of enolates by asymmetric electrophilic fluorinating reagents has improved, and as a result such compounds are becoming attractive synthons. We have sought an alternative but straightforward asymmetric method to this class of compounds, utilising the zwitterionic aza-Claisen rearrangement by reacting alpha-fluoroacid chlorides and homochiral N-allylpyrrolidines as starting materials. Results: Treatment of N-allylmorpholine with 2-fluoropropionyl chloride under Yb(OTf)(3) catalysis generated the zwitterionic aza-Claisen rearrangement product in good yield and demonstrated the chemical feasibility of the approach. For the asymmetric reaction, N-allyl-(S)-2( methoxymethyl) pyrrolidine was treated with either 2-fluoropropionyl chloride or 2-fluorophenylacetic acid chloride under similar conditions and resulted in N-(alpha-fluoro-gamma-vinylamide) pyrrolidine products as homochiral materials in 99% de. These products were readily converted to their corresponding alpha-fluoro-gamma-lactones by iodolactonisation and in good diastereoselectivity. Conclusion: Molecules which have fluorine at a stereogeneic centre are finding increasing utility in pharmaceutical, fine chemicals and materials research. The zwitterionic aza-Claisen rearrangement proved to be an effective and competitive complement to asymmetric electrophilic fluorination strategies and provides access to versatile synthetic intermediates with fluorine at the stereogenic centre.
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Tenza , K , Northen , J S , O'Hagan , D & Slawin , A M Z 2005 , ' Stereoselective alpha-fluoroamide and alpha-fluoro-gamma-lactone synthesis by an asymmetric zwitterionic aza-Claisen rearrangement ' , Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry , vol. 1 , no. 13 , 13 . https://doi.org/10.1186/1860-5397-1-13
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Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
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Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1860-5397-1-13
ISSN
1860-5397
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Journal article
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© 2005 Tenza et al; licensee Beilstein-Institut. This is an Open Access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The license is subject to the Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry terms and conditions: (http://www.beilstein-journals.org/bjoc)
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URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10023/4266

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