title: Asymmetric platinum group metal-catalyzed carbonyl-ene reactions: carbon-carbon bond formation versus isomerization.
abstract: A comparative study of the carbonyl-ene reaction between a range of 1,1'-disubstituted or trisubstituted alkenes and ethyl trifluoropyruvate catalyzed by Lewis acid-platinum group metal complexes of the type [M{(R)-BINAP}]2+ (M = Pt, Pd, Ni; BINAP is 2,2'-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1'-binaphthyl) revealed subtle but significant differences in their reactivity. For instance, the palladium-based Lewis acid [Pd{(R)-BINAP}]2+ catalyzes the ene reaction between methylene cycloalkane to afford the expected alpha-hydroxy ester in good yield and excellent diastereo- and enantioselectivity. In contrast, under the same conditions, the corresponding [M{(R)-BINAP}]2+ (M = Pt, Ni) catalyzes isomerization of methylene cycloalkane and the ene reaction of the resulting mixture of methylene cycloalkane and 1-methylcycloalkene at similar rates to afford a range of -hydroxy esters in high regioselectivity, good diastereoselectivity, and good to excellent enantioselectivity. In addition, [Pt{(R)-BINAP}]2+ also catalyzes postreaction isomerization of the ene product as well as consecutive ene reactions to afford a double carbonyl-ene product. The sense of asymmetric induction has been established by single-crystal X-ray crystallography, and a stereochemical model consistent with the formation of (S)-configured -hydroxy ester has been proposed; the same model also accounts for the observed exo-diastereoselectivity as well as the level of diastereoselectivity.
authors.affiliation: School of Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Bedson Building, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, United Kingdom. simon.doherty@ncl.ac.uk
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Doherty
authors.forename: Julian G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Knight
authors.forename: Catherine H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Smyth
authors.forename: Ross W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Harrington
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Clegg
mesh_terms: D000475:Alkenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009532:Nickel / Q000737:chemistry; D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D010165:Palladium / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000475:Alkenes; D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds; D010165:Palladium; D002244:Carbon; D009532:Nickel