N-Tosyl-(S _a)-binam-l-prolinamide as Highly Efficient Bifunctional Organocatalyst for the General Enantioselective Solvent-Free Aldol Reaction

Abstract

N-Tosyl-(S _a)-binam-l-prolinamide (5 mol%) and benzoic acid (1 mol%) were used as catalysts in the enantioselective direct aldol reaction between different ketones and aldehydes under solvent-free conditions in the presence or absence of water. Under these reaction conditions it was possible to reduce the amount of required ketone to two equivalents to give the corresponding aldol products with high yields, regio-, diastereo- and enantioselectivities. The aldol reaction between aldehydes or the intramolecular aldol reaction can be also performed with excellent results.

organocatalyzed - aldol reactions - solvent-free - enantio­selective - ketone

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Representative Experimental Procedure:
Anhydrous Solvent-Free Conditions: To a mixture of the corresponding aldehyde (0.25 mmol), catalyst 2 (0.0125 mmol, 6.5 mg) and benzoic acid (0.0025 mmol, 0.3 mg) at
0 ˚C was added the corresponding ketone (0.5 mmol). The reaction was stirred until the aldehyde was consumed (monitored by TLC). Then, the crude product was diluted in CH₂Cl₂ (10 mL), silica gel was added and the solvent was evaporated in vacuo. The resulting residue was purified by flash chromatography (hexanes-EtOAc) to yield the pure aldol product.
Wet Solvent-Free Conditions: To a mixture of the corresponding aldehyde (0.25 mmol), catalyst 2 (0.0125 mmol, 6.5 mg), benzoic acid (0.0025 mmol, 0.3 mg), H₂O (33 µL) was added at 0 ˚C followed by the corresponding ketone (0.5 mmol). The reaction was stirred until the aldehyde was consumed. The crude product was diluted in CH₂Cl₂ (10 mL), MgSO₄ was added and filtered. To the filtrate, silica gel was added and the above purification procedure was followed to obtain the aldol product.