Issue 4, 2015

Asymmetric synthesis of (αS)-polyfluoroalkylated N-Boc-prolinols by the diethyl zinc-induced asymmetric Meerwein–Ponndorf–Verley reduction of perfluoroalkyl N-Boc-pyrrolidyl ketones

Abstract

The reduction of perfluoroalkyl N-Boc-pyrrolidyl ketones with diethyl zinc was investigated. As a result, asymmetric Meerwein–Ponndorf–Verley reduction of perfluoroalkyl N-Boc-pyrrolidyl ketones proceeded smoothly with the use of 5 equiv. of diethyl zinc as a reducing agent in hexane at room temperature to give (αS)-polyfluoroalkylated N-Boc-prolinols in good yields (31–73%) with high diastereomer ratios (up to αRS = 7/93). The absolute configuration at the α-position of the major diastereomer is opposite to that obtained by the reduction of N-Boc-pyrrolidyl ketone with NaBH4 in ethanol. Furthermore, we also achieved the tandem perfluorobutylation-MPV reduction of N-Boc-proline ethyl ester to give (αS)-perfluorobutylated N-Boc-prolinol as a sole diastereomer in 45% yield.

Graphical abstract: Asymmetric synthesis of (αS)-polyfluoroalkylated N-Boc-prolinols by the diethyl zinc-induced asymmetric Meerwein–Ponndorf–Verley reduction of perfluoroalkyl N-Boc-pyrrolidyl ketones

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Research Article
Submitted
05 jan 2015
Accepted
08 feb 2015
First published
11 feb 2015

Org. Chem. Front., 2015,2, 369-371

Author version available

Asymmetric synthesis of (αS)-polyfluoroalkylated N-Boc-prolinols by the diethyl zinc-induced asymmetric Meerwein–Ponndorf–Verley reduction of perfluoroalkyl N-Boc-pyrrolidyl ketones

K. Funabiki, H. Iwata, Y. Yano, Y. Kubota and M. Matsui, Org. Chem. Front., 2015, 2, 369 DOI: 10.1039/C5QO00008D

To request permission to reproduce material from this article, please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.

If you are an author contributing to an RSC publication, you do not need to request permission provided correct acknowledgement is given.

If you are the author of this article, you do not need to request permission to reproduce figures and diagrams provided correct acknowledgement is given. If you want to reproduce the whole article in a third-party publication (excluding your thesis/dissertation for which permission is not required) please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.

Read more about how to correctly acknowledge RSC content.

Social activity

Spotlight

Advertisements