187974-79-4Relevant articles and documents
'meso-Selective' functionalisation of N-benzyl-α-methylbenzylamine derivatives by α-lithiation and alkylation
Bragg, Ryan A,Clayden, Jonathan,Menet, Christel J
, p. 1955 - 1959 (2002)
Lithiation and methylation of amide and carbamate derivatives of α-methylbenzylamine proceeds with high diastereoselectivity in favour of meso bis-α-methylbenzylamine derivatives. Carboxylation of the intermediate organolithium is also diastereoselective, and with N-Boc p-methoxy-α-methylbenzylamine as starting material, oxidative cleavage provides a new asymmetric route to phenylglycine. Other electrophiles give a range of stereochemical outcomes, apparently depending on the stereospecificity of their reactions with a pair of diastereoisomeric organolithiums of low to moderate configurational stability.
The acid promoted Petasis reaction of organotrifluoroborates with imines and enamines
Carrera, Diane E.
supporting information, p. 11185 - 11188 (2017/10/16)
The acid promoted addition of organotrifluoroborate salts to imine and enamine electrophiles is reported. Use of the pre-activated trifluoroboronate complex bypasses the need for α-hetero substitution on the electrophile component, greatly expanding the scope of the Petasis borono-Mannich reaction. A variety of vinyl, aromatic and heteroaromatic trifluoroborate salts undergo addition with good efficiency under mild reaction conditions. The reaction is amenable for use with a variety of carbamate protected imine and enamine electrophiles, achieving for the first time the effective coupling with aliphatic aldehydes.
Dual Catalytic Decarboxylative Allylations of α-Amino Acids and Their Divergent Mechanisms
Lang, Simon B.,O'Nele, Kathryn M.,Douglas, Justin T.,Tunge, Jon A.
, p. 18589 - 18593 (2016/01/25)
The room temperature radical decarboxylative allylation of N-protected α-amino acids and esters has been accomplished via a combination of palladium and photoredox catalysis to provide homoallylic amines. Mechanistic investigations revealed that the stability of the α-amino radical, which is formed by decarboxylation, dictates the predominant reaction pathway between competing mechanisms.