Optically Active Chiral Auxiliary Benzyloxyphenylglycinol for Preparation of Oxazolidine and Its Derivatives

To investigate the recovery of amino alcohols as chiral auxiliaries, optically active p-benzyloxyphenylglycinol and its corresponding oxazolidine of 1-naphthylcarboxaldehyde were prepared. Grignard additions to the oxazolidine followed by electrophilic quench and acidic hydrolysis afforded an aldehyde(compound 8)(later it was reduced to an alcohol, compound 9) in an excellent enantiomeric excess and a good recovery of the chiral amino alcohol. This research provides a model study of chiral amino alcohols in solid phase asymmetric synthesis.

Non-cross-linked Polystyrene Supported Cyclosulfamide： A New Chiral Auxiliary for Highly Stereoselective Alkylation Reactions

The asymmetric alkylation reactions induced by non-cross-linked polystyrene supported cyclosulfamide chiral auxiliary occurred in moderate to good yields with a very high stereoselectivity（e.e.〉99%）. Compared to non-supported cyclosulfamide chiral auxiliary, this chiral auxiliary can be recovered by simple precipitation and filtration, and could be reused at least four cycles without appreciable reduction in the yield or stereoselectivity.

Diastereoselective alkylation reactions employing a new camphor-based 2-phenylimino-2-oxazolidine chiral auxiliary

A new camphor-based 2-phenylimino-2-oxazolidine chiral auxiliary was prepared and it was shown to be a particularly effective chiral auxiliary for asymmetric alkylations affording high yields and diastereoselectivities. The alkylation products were readily cleaved by simple alkaline hydrolysis to give a-alkylated carboxylic acids in good yield and in almost enatiomerically pure form.

Scope and Limitations of Optical Pure Hydantoins as Chiral Auxiliaries in Asymmetric Mannich Reactions

The Mannich reaction of various 5-substituted and N-acyl substituted chiral hydantoins with a series of aldimines smoothly occurred with full stereochemical control. These Mannich adducts have been cleaved by alcoholysis to afford several synthetically useful chiral building blocks like β-amino esters and β-lactams in good yields and in enantiopure form.

Scalable Cu(Ⅱ)-mediated intramolecular dehydrogenative phenol-phenol coupling:Concise synthesis of enantiopure axially chiral homo-and hetero-diphenols

An intramolecular dehydrogenative homo-and hetero-coupling of phenols has been successfully developed for quick preparation of enantiopure axial diphenols under mild Cu(Ⅱ)-mediated conditions,using((4 S,5 S)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane-4,5-diyl)dimethanol as the chiral auxiliary.The commercially available(R)-α-met hylbenzy la mine was identified as the best amine ligand for Cu(Ⅱ) in the reactions.A variety of homo/hetero bis-dihydroxylbenzoate substrates were examined,affording the corresponding axially chiral diphenols with satis factory to excellent diastereomeric ratios,and a representative scalable preparation was also attempted.A formal synthesis of natural product(+)-deoxyschizandrin has been achieved in this work using one axially chiral diphenol as the synthetic intermediate.

Special Chiral C_(2)-Symmetric endo-Biarylnorbornane: Synthesis and Structure Illustration

A highly efficient and practical synthesis for strained special scaffold of chiral endo-biarylnorbornane starting from available norbornadione was achieved with direct stereoselective dehydroxylation of tertiary alcohol as the key step,and the structure was illustrated by X-ray structural analysis.

Photochemical Studies on 5-Methylbicyclo[1.1.1]pentane Derivatives： p-Orbital Overlap Controlled Enantioselectivity

The first example of the p-orbital overlap controlled enantioselectivity of Norrish type II photocyclization reaction was described. Irradiation of 5-methyl bicyclo[l. 1.1 ]pentanyl ketone with UV in the solid state as well as in the acetonitrile solution afforded the Norrish/Yang photocyclization compound as the sole product. Solid-state asymmetric photochemical studies using ionic chiral auxiliary technique led to the enantioselectivity as high as 60%. The results were rationalized by Xray single crystal structure.

An Efficient Enantioselective Synthesis of Blastmycinone

Blastmycinone, a degradation product of the antibiotic antimycin A, was synthesized with a TiCl4-mediated asymmetric aldolization as the key step. Some unexpected yet interesting chemistry was also observed.

Asymmetric Reduction of Acetophenone O-Methyloxime with Reagents Prepared from L-Proline and Borane

Asymmetric reduction of acetophenone O methyloxime with reagents in situ prepared from L proline and borane has been investigated. A series of conditions optimization were made, including an examination of the effect of the temperature of catalyst pretreatment, the temperature of reduction, the amount of borane, the additive, the solvent, the reducing agent and various chiral auxiliaries on the enantioselectivity. Under the optimal condition, ( S ) α phenylethylamine was obtained in 53% yield with 83 1% ee in the presence of 25 mol% L proline.

Conversion of N-Acyl-4-phenyl/benzyl-oxazolidine-2-thiones into Thiol Esters in the Presence of EtSH-K2CO3

N-Acyl-β-hydroxy-4-phenyl-oxazolidinethiones could be rapidly converted into their ethyl thiol esters in high yields by treatment with EtSH at 0 ℃ in CH3CN or 9 ： 1 （V ： V） THF-H2O in the presence of a catalytic amount of K2CO3.

Photochemical Studies on Bicyclo[2.1.1]hexyl Derivatives:Chemical Behavior and Asymmetric Induction

The photochemical behavior of bicyclo[2.1.1]hexyl derivatives was investigated by irradiation with a 450 W medium-pressure mercury lamp in acetonitrile solution.The irradiation of methyl bicyclo[2.1.1]hexane-5-carbonylbenzoate(1a)led to both Norrish type II cyclization and cleavage products with a molar ratio of 1∶2.2,whereas the irradiation of methyl 5-methylbicyclo[2.1.1]hexane-5-carbonylbenzoate(1b)afforded the only Norrish/Yang photocyclization compound as the sole product.Such results were illustrated by several geometric parameters for Norrish/Yang photoreaction asφ_(1),φ_(4) andβobtained from the crystal structures.Furthermore,asymmetric pho-tochemical studies using ionic chiral auxiliary technique were also conducted in the solid state.

A Facile Synthesis of Enantiomerically Pure （R）-6-Arylbinols

This work reported a convenient method for the preparation of enantiomerically pure 6-aryl-2,2＇-dihydroxy-1, l＇- binaphthyl derivatives starting from the commercially available （R）-2,2＇-hydroxy-l, l＇-binaphthyl [（R）-I] via bromi- nation, hydrolysis and Suzuki cross coupling reaction. This novel synthetie method was characterized with high re- gioselectivity, simple operation, mild reaction conditions, and excellent yield （up to 73%）. On the other hand, we synthesized the target unknown compounds, which were confirmed by IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, MS and elementary analysis.