Synlett 2004(4): 708-710  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-817742
LETTER
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Lewis Acid-catalysed Aza-Diels-Alder versus Mannich Reactions of N-Diethyl Phosphoryl Imino Dienophiles with Oxygenated Dienes and Application of a Chiral Lewis Acid

Lorenzo Di Baria, Stéphane Guillarmeb, Stephen Hermitagec, Judith A. K. Howardb, David A. Jayb, Gennaro Pescitellia, Andrew Whiting*b, Dmitrii S. Yufitb
a Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, via Risorgimento 35, 56126 Pisa, Italy
b Department of Chemistry, Science Laboratories, University of Durham, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK
c GlaxoSmithKline Medicines Research Centre, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage, Herts SG1 2NY, UK
Fax: 44(191)3843747; e-Mail: andy.whiting@durham.ac.uk;
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Publication History

Received 27 November 2003
Publication Date:
29 January 2004 (online)

Abstract

N-Phosphoryl imines react with oxygenated dienes in the presence of Lewis acids to provide either the formal aza-Diels-­Alder adduct, or the acyclic Mannich-type addition product, depending upon the catalyst and work up used, which is in agreement with the hypothesis that these reactions are mediated by zwitterionic Lewis acid-complex intermediates, rather than a concerted cyclo­addition transition-state followed by hydrolytic ring opening. Stoi­chiometric asymmetric induction can be achieved using a zinc(II)-binol complex, producing up 77% ee.

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1% TFA quench followed by silica gel chromatography.

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All spectroscopic and analytical properties were consistent with the structures assigned.

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Developed for the purpose of high throughput screening avoiding an aqueous work up.

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The crystals of 12b repeatedly cracked on cooling at about 125 K, which indicated a phase transition at this temperature hence the X-ray data were finally collected at 200 K. The molecule 12b in crystal (Figure [1] ) shows severe disorder of both ethyl-groups and terminal carbonyl group. The molecule has a trans-configuration around C3=C4 double bond, the conformation around P-N bond is characterised by a torsion angle for O1,P1,N1,C1 of -349(3)°. The molecules of 12b in the crystal are linked together by strong hydrogen bonds N-H···O = P(x + 1, y z) (N···O 2873(3)Å), forming chains parallel to a-axis.

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Guillarme G., Whiting A., see following paper.

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Asymmetric induction was determined using chiral HPLC on a Chiralpak OD column using i-PrOH-hexane as eluant (96:4) for 3a and 3b; (94:6) for 3c; and (97:3) for 3e.