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DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1258814
An Expedient Asymmetric Synthesis of N-Protected (S,S)-2-Aminomethyl-1-cyclopropanecarboxylic Acid
Publication History
Publication Date:
08 October 2010 (online)
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Abstract
An enantioselective synthesis of a N-Boc-protected trans-cyclopropane γ-amino acid is reported. The key chiral aldehyde intermediate is prepared in enantiomerically pure form using a three-step aldol-cyclopropanation-retro-aldol protocol.
Key words
aldol reaction - amino acids - asymmetric synthesis - carbocycle - chiral auxiliary - enantioselectivity
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References and Notes
(
S
)-4-Benzyl-3-[(2
S
,3
R
,
E
)-6-(benzyloxy)-3-hydroxy-2-methylhex-4-enoyl]-5,5-dimethyloxazolidin-2-one
(7)
Colorless oil. [α]D
²5 -4.7
(c 0.87, CHCl3). IR (film): ν = 3461
(OH), 1774 (C=O) cm-¹. ¹H
NMR (360 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 7.45-7.21
(10 H, m, Ph), 5.93 (1 H, dtd, J = 15.5,
5.5, 1.0 Hz, C=CHCH2),
5.78 (1 H, ddt, J = 15.5, 5.0,
1.0 Hz, C=CHCHOH), 4.62-4.41
(4 H, m, CHN, CH
2Ph, CHOH), 4.08 (2 H, br d, J = 5.5
Hz, CH
2OBn), 3.94 (1 H, qd, J = 7.0, 4.0
Hz, CHCH3), 3.10 (1 H, dd, J = 14.5, 4.5
Hz, CH
AHBPh), 2.94
(1 H, dd, J = 14.5,
9.0 Hz, CHA
H
BPh),
1.43 [3 H, s, (CH
A
3)C(CHB
3)],
1.40 [3 H, s, (CHA
3)C(CH
B
3)],
1.20 (3 H, d, J = 7.0
Hz, CH
3CH2). ¹³C NMR
(90 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 176.6, 152.4,
138.3, 136.6, 131.8, 129.1, 128.9, 128.7, 128.4, 127.7, 127.6, 126.9,
82.4, 72.2, 70.0, 63.4, 42.7, 35.5, 28.4, 22.2, 11.5. ESI-HRMS:
m/z calcd for C26H31NNaO5:
460.2094 [M + Na]+;
found: 460.2086.
(
S
)-4-Benzyl-3-{(2
S
,3
R
)-3-[(1
S
,2
S
)-2-(benzyloxymethyl)-cyclopropyl]-3-hydroxy-2-methyl
propanoyl}-5,5-dimethyloxazolidin-2-one (8)
Colorless
oil. IR (film): ν = 3454 (OH),
1774 (C=O) cm-¹; [α]D
²5 +5.6
(c 0.75, CHCl3). ¹H
NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3):
δ = 7.49-7.18
(10 H, m, Ph and CH2
Ph), 4.61-4.46
(3 H, m, CH
2Ph, CHN), 4.02
(1 H, qd, J = 7.0,
3.5 Hz, CHCH3), 3.49-3.30
(3 H, m, CH
2OBn, CHOH), 3.11 (1 H, dd, J = 14.5,
4.0 Hz, CHCH
AHBPh),
2.91 (1 H, dd, J = 14.5,
9.0 Hz, CHCHA
H
BPh),
2.65 (1 H, br s, OH), 1.40 [3 H, s, (CH
A
3)C(CHB
3)],
1.36 [3 H, s, (CHA
3)C(CH
B
3)],
1.29 (3 H, d, J = 7.0
Hz, CHCH
3), 1.20-1.09
(1 H, m, CH-cyclopropyl), 1.01-0.90
(1 H, m, CH-cyclopropyl), 0.71 (1 H,
dt, J = 5.0, 8.5
Hz, CH
AHB-cyclopropyl),
0.56 (1 H, dt, J = 5.0,
8.5 Hz, CHA
H
B-cyclopropyl). ¹³C
NMR (90 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 176.8, 152.6,
138.6, 136.7, 129.1, 128.7, 128.3, 127.7, 127.6, 127.5, 126.9, 82.2,
74.7, 73.2, 72.5, 63.5, 43.1, 35.4, 28.4, 22.2, 20.3, 15.9, 11.5,
8.9. ESI-HRMS): m/z calcd for C27H33NNaO5:
474.2251 [M + Na]+;
found: 474.2241.
( S , S )-2-(Benzyloxymethyl)cyclopropane Carboxaldehyde (9) Colorless oil. IR (film): ν = 2859, 2731 (CHO), 1708 (C=O) cm-¹. [α]D ²5 +80 (c 0.45, CHCl3). ¹H NMR (360 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 9.17 (1 H, d, J = 5.0 Hz, CHO), 7.40-7.21 (5 H, m, Ph), 4.53 (2 H, s, CH 2Ph), 3.50 (1 H, dd, J = 10.5, 5.5 Hz, CH AHBOBn), 3.42 (1 H, dd, J = 10.5, 5.0 Hz, CHA H BOBn), 1.89-1.77 (2 H, m, CH-cyclopropyl), 1.33 (1 H, dt, J = 8.5, 5.0 Hz, CH AHB-cyclopropyl), 1.12-1.04 (1 H, m, CHA H B-cyclopropyl). ¹³C NMR (90 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 200.2, 138.0, 128.4, 127.7, 127.6, 72.8, 70.9, 28.1, 12.4. ESI-HRMS: m/z calcd for C12H14NaO2: 213.0886 [M + Na]+; found: 213.0886.
21
[(1
S
,2
S
)-2-(Dibenzylaminomethyl)cyclopropyl]-methanol
(10)
Yellow oil which solidified to give an amorphous
solid on standing. [α]D
¹5 +18
(c 2.1, CHCl3). ¹H
NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 0.30 (1 H,
ddd, J = 5.0,
5.0, 10.5 Hz, CHA
H
B-cyclopropyl),
0.39 (1 H, ddd, J = 5.0,
5.0, 10.5 Hz, CH
AHB-cyclopropyl),
0.80-0.86 (2 H, m, CH-cyclopropyl),
2.27 (1 H, dd, 7.0, 13.0 Hz, CH
AHBOBn),
2.41 (1 H, dd, J = 6.0, 13.0
Hz, CHA
H
BOBn),
3.26-3.32 (2 H, m, CH2NBn2), 3.59 (2
H, d, J = 13.5
Hz, CH2NBn), 3.65 (2 H, d, J = 13.5
Hz, CH2NBn), 4.47 (2 H, s, CH
2Ph),
7.16-7.40 (15 H, m, ArH). ¹³C
NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 140.0 (2 × Cq),
138.6 (Cq), 128.7 (4 × ArCH), 128.3 (2 × ArCH),
128.1 (4 × ArCH), 127.5 (2 × ArCH), 127.4 (ArCH),
126.7 (2 × ArCH), 73.9 (CH2), 72.4 (CH2),
58.1 (2 × CH2), 57.2 (CH2), 17.9 (CH),
14.8 (CH), 9.5 (CH2). ESI-HRMS: m/z calcd
for C26H30NO: 372.2322 [M + H]+;
found: 372.2349.
N
-
tert
-Butoxycarbonyl [(1
S
,2
S
)-2-(Aminomethyl)-cyclopropyl]methanol
(12)
Colorless oil. IR (film): ν = 3344
(OH), 1691 (C=O) cm-¹. [α]D
²0 +7.1
(c 0.50, CHCl3). ¹H
NMR (250 MHz, CDCl3):
δ = 0.42
(2 H, dd, J = 5.0,
5.0 Hz, CH
A
H
B-cyclopropyl), 0.83-0.91
(1 H, m, CH-cyclopropyl), 0.93-1.10
(1 H, m, CH-cyclopropyl), 1.42 [9
H, s, (CH
3)3C],
2.90 (1 H, dd, J = 5.0,
9.5 Hz), 3.09 (1 H, dd, J = 4.5,
9.5 Hz), 3.28 (1 H, dd, J = 5.0,
8.0 Hz), 3.57 (1 H, dd, J = 4.5,
8.0 Hz). ¹³C NMR (60 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 156.1
(C=O), 79.2 [(CH3)C],
66.0 (CH2), 44.5 (CH2), 28.3 [(CH3)C], 19.9 (CH),
17.1 (CH), 8.2 (CH2). ESI-HRMS: m/z calcd
for C10H19NNaO3: 224.1257 [M + Na]+;
found: 224.1254.
N
-Benzyl
N
-
tert
-Butoxycarbonyl [(1
S
,2
S
)-2-(Aminomethyl)cyclopropyl]methanol
(11)
Colorless oil. IR (film): ν = 3354
(OH), 1698 (C=O), 1172 cm-¹. [α]D
²7 +16
(c 1.77, CHCl3). ¹H
NMR (250 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 0.42-0.50
(2 H, m, CH
A
H
B-cyclopropyl),
0.86-0.93 (1 H, m), 0.95-1.04 (1 H, m), 1.45 [9
H, s, C(CH3)3], 2.95-3.10
(2 H, m), 3.29 (1 H, dd, J = 6.5,
10.0 Hz), 3.37 (1 H, dd, J = 6.5,
10.0 Hz), 4.53 (2 H, s, CH2Bn), 7.27-7.39 (5 H,
m, ArCH). ¹³C NMR (86 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 156.0
(C=O), 138.6 (ArC), 128.5 (2 × ArCH), 127.7 (2 × ArCH),
127.6 (ArCH), 100.1 (CH2Bn), 73.5 (CH2), 72.6
(CH2), 71.0 (Cq), 28.5 [C(CH3)3],
17.4 (CH), 17.2 (CH), 8.8 (CH2). ESI-HRMS: m/z calcd for C13H17NNaO3:
314.1732 [M + Na]+; found:
314.1716.
(1
S
,2
S
)-2-(
tert
-Butoxycarbonyl)aminomethyl Cyclopropanecarboxylic
Acid (3)
Colorless oil. [α]D
²7 +51
(c 0.30, CHCl3) {lit.
for (S,S)-3: [α]D +52.4
(c 2, CHCl3);¹0 lit.
for (R,R)-3: [α]D
²5 -53.3
(c 1.87, CHCl3)¹¹}. ¹H
NMR (360 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 0.93 (1 H, dd, J = 7.0, 11.0
Hz), 1.23 (1 H, ddd, J = 13.0,
4.5, 4.5 Hz), 1.48 (9 H, s), 1.57 (1 H, ddd, J = 13.0,
4.5, 4.5 Hz), 1.60-1.74 (1 H, m), 2.95-3.15 (1
H, m), 3.16-3.30 (1 H, m), 4.72 (1 H, br s), 5.62 (1 H,
br s). ESI-HRMS: m/z calcd for C10H17NNaO4:
238.1050 [M + Na]+;
found: 238.1049.