title: Conformational preference in aromatic amides bearing chiral ortho substituents: its origin and application to relayed stereocontrol.
abstract: Tertiary aromatic amides bearing stereogenic centres ortho to the amide group may adopt two diastereoisomeric conformations which interconvert slowly on the NMR timescale at ambient temperature, and are therefore detectable by NMR. Certain classes of stereogenic centre--particularly sulfoxides, ephedrine-derived oxazolidines, and proline-derived imidazolidines--strongly bias the population of the two conformers. We propose a model, supported by molecular mechanics calculations, which rationalises the sense and magnitude of the conformational selectivity attained in terms of the steric and electronic properties of the controlling centre. The control over conformation may be exploited either by trapping the favoured conformer as an atropisomer, or by using it to relay information about the stereochemistry of the controlling centre.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, UKM13 9PL.
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Betson
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Clayden
authors.forename: Madeleine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Helliwell
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Lai Wah
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Jennifer H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Pink
authors.forename: Christopher C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Stimson
authors.forename: Neoclis
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vassiliou
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Westlund
authors.forename: Samreen A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Yasin
authors.forename: Latifa H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Youssef
mesh_terms: D000478:Alkylation; D000577:Amides / Q000737:chemistry*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D004809:Ephedrine / Q000737:chemistry; D006900:Hydroxylation; D007700:Kinetics; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008956:Models, Chemical; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D010080:Oxazoles / Q000737:chemistry; D011392:Proline / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013455:Sulfur / Q000737:chemistry; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D000577:Amides; D010080:Oxazoles; C064210:oxazolidine; D013455:Sulfur; D011392:Proline; D004809:Ephedrine