Mannich and O-Alkylation Reactions of Tetraalkoxyresorcin[4]arenes - The Use of Some Products in Ligand-Assisted Reactions

The measurement of the pKa of racemic tetramethoxyresorcin[4]arenes explains the failure to obtain good yields in attempted Mannich reactions of these substrates under classical reaction conditions. The failure is related to the lack of adequate concentrations of the iminium ions that results from t...

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Main Authors: Buckley, B., Boxhall, J., Page, P., Chan, Y., Elsegood, M., Heaney, H., Holmes, K., Mcildowie, Matthew, McKee, V., McGrath, M., Mocerino, Mauro, Poulton, A., Sampler, E., Skelton, B., White, A.
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18631
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author Buckley, B.
Boxhall, J.
Page, P.
Chan, Y.
Elsegood, M.
Heaney, H.
Holmes, K.
Mcildowie, Matthew
McKee, V.
McGrath, M.
Mocerino, Mauro
Poulton, A.
Sampler, E.
Skelton, B.
White, A.
author_facet Buckley, B.
Boxhall, J.
Page, P.
Chan, Y.
Elsegood, M.
Heaney, H.
Holmes, K.
Mcildowie, Matthew
McKee, V.
McGrath, M.
Mocerino, Mauro
Poulton, A.
Sampler, E.
Skelton, B.
White, A.
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description The measurement of the pKa of racemic tetramethoxyresorcin[4]arenes explains the failure to obtain good yields in attempted Mannich reactions of these substrates under classical reaction conditions. The failure is related to the lack of adequate concentrations of the iminium ions that results from the reduced acid strength of tetraalkoxyresorcin[4]arenes compared with that of the parent octahydroxyresorcin[4]arenes. However, the preparation of a series of Mannich bases derived from racemic tetraalkoxyresorcin[4]arenes was accomplished under microwave-assisted aprotic reaction conditions and the use of preformed iminium ion intermediates. When the reactions were carried out with the use of chiral bis(aminol) ethers, mixtures of diastereomers were obtained that could be separated by flash chromatography. The absolute configurations of the enantiomerically pure tetrabenzoxazine derivatives were established in some cases by X-raycrystallographic analysis and by a comparison of the nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic data. The alkylation of racemic tetramethoxyresorcin[4]arenes was achieved with the use of an excess of 2-bromo-N-[(R)-(+)-(a-methylbenzyl)] acetamide in acetonitrile containing potassium carbonate. Enantioselective ligand-assisted reactions of aromatic aldehydes are also reported with the use of dialkylzinc reagents both in the absence and in the presence of terminal alkynes.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-186312018-03-29T09:06:23Z Mannich and O-Alkylation Reactions of Tetraalkoxyresorcin[4]arenes - The Use of Some Products in Ligand-Assisted Reactions Buckley, B. Boxhall, J. Page, P. Chan, Y. Elsegood, M. Heaney, H. Holmes, K. Mcildowie, Matthew McKee, V. McGrath, M. Mocerino, Mauro Poulton, A. Sampler, E. Skelton, B. White, A. Chiral auxiliaries - Resorcinarenes Axial chirality Mannich reactions Diastereoselectivity Configuration determination The measurement of the pKa of racemic tetramethoxyresorcin[4]arenes explains the failure to obtain good yields in attempted Mannich reactions of these substrates under classical reaction conditions. The failure is related to the lack of adequate concentrations of the iminium ions that results from the reduced acid strength of tetraalkoxyresorcin[4]arenes compared with that of the parent octahydroxyresorcin[4]arenes. However, the preparation of a series of Mannich bases derived from racemic tetraalkoxyresorcin[4]arenes was accomplished under microwave-assisted aprotic reaction conditions and the use of preformed iminium ion intermediates. When the reactions were carried out with the use of chiral bis(aminol) ethers, mixtures of diastereomers were obtained that could be separated by flash chromatography. The absolute configurations of the enantiomerically pure tetrabenzoxazine derivatives were established in some cases by X-raycrystallographic analysis and by a comparison of the nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic data. The alkylation of racemic tetramethoxyresorcin[4]arenes was achieved with the use of an excess of 2-bromo-N-[(R)-(+)-(a-methylbenzyl)] acetamide in acetonitrile containing potassium carbonate. Enantioselective ligand-assisted reactions of aromatic aldehydes are also reported with the use of dialkylzinc reagents both in the absence and in the presence of terminal alkynes. 2006 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18631 10.1002/ejoc.200600590 Wiley-VCH Verlag GMBH restricted
spellingShingle Chiral auxiliaries
- Resorcinarenes
Axial chirality
Mannich reactions
Diastereoselectivity
Configuration determination
Buckley, B.
Boxhall, J.
Page, P.
Chan, Y.
Elsegood, M.
Heaney, H.
Holmes, K.
Mcildowie, Matthew
McKee, V.
McGrath, M.
Mocerino, Mauro
Poulton, A.
Sampler, E.
Skelton, B.
White, A.
Mannich and O-Alkylation Reactions of Tetraalkoxyresorcin[4]arenes - The Use of Some Products in Ligand-Assisted Reactions
title Mannich and O-Alkylation Reactions of Tetraalkoxyresorcin[4]arenes - The Use of Some Products in Ligand-Assisted Reactions
title_full Mannich and O-Alkylation Reactions of Tetraalkoxyresorcin[4]arenes - The Use of Some Products in Ligand-Assisted Reactions
title_fullStr Mannich and O-Alkylation Reactions of Tetraalkoxyresorcin[4]arenes - The Use of Some Products in Ligand-Assisted Reactions
title_full_unstemmed Mannich and O-Alkylation Reactions of Tetraalkoxyresorcin[4]arenes - The Use of Some Products in Ligand-Assisted Reactions
title_short Mannich and O-Alkylation Reactions of Tetraalkoxyresorcin[4]arenes - The Use of Some Products in Ligand-Assisted Reactions
title_sort mannich and o-alkylation reactions of tetraalkoxyresorcin[4]arenes - the use of some products in ligand-assisted reactions
topic Chiral auxiliaries
- Resorcinarenes
Axial chirality
Mannich reactions
Diastereoselectivity
Configuration determination
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18631