title: Indium-mediated diastereoselective allylation of D- and L-glyceraldimines with 4-bromo-1,1,1-trifluoro-2-butene: highly stereoselective synthesis of 4,4,4-trifluoroisoleucines and 4,4,4-trifluorovaline.
abstract: A practical and efficient route for the stereoselective synthesis of (2R,3S)- and (2S,3R)-4,4,4-trifluoroisoleucines and (2R,3S)-4,4,4-trifluorovaline was developed. Indium-mediated allylation of (R)-N-benzyl-2,3-O-isopropylideneglyceraldimine 7 with 4-bromo-1,1,1-trifluoro-2-butene 4 gave the desired homoallylic amine 8 in high diastereoselectivity (>95% de) with moderate yield. The Cbz-protected (2R,3S)-4,4,4-trifluoroisoleucine 14 and Boc-protected (2R,3S)-4,4,4-trifluorovaline 21 were then readily prepared from 8. In addition, following the same procedure, Cbz-protected (2S,3R)-4,4,4-trifluoroisoleucine 28, the enantiomer of 14, was prepared starting from (S)-N-benzyl-2,3-O-isopropylideneglyceraldimine 24.
authors: Key Laboratory of Organofluorine Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, 354 Fenglin Lu, Shanghai 200032, China.
authors: Qi
authors: Q
authors: Chen
authors: Xiao-Long
authors: XL
authors: Qiu
authors: Feng-Ling
authors: FL
authors: Qing