title: Study of the reaction of bulky aryllithium reagents with 3,4-dimethyl-2,5-diphenyl-1,3,2-oxazaphospholidine-2-borane derived from ephedrine.
abstract: The ring opening of enantiomerically pure 3,4-dimethyl-2,5-diphenyl-1,3,2-oxazaphospholidine-2-borane (1) with a variety of bulky aryllithium reagents was studied. Our results are not in total agreement with those obtained by others. In fact, several 2,6-disubstituted aryl groups were successfully appended to the phosphorus atom, furnishing the corresponding (N-ephedrino)phosphine boranes 2a-g with dr>99:1. However, when the attack on the phosphorus atom is hindered, deprotonation on the benzylic position occurs, leading to the formation of enantiomerically pure trans-(N-methylamino)(phenyl)(1-phenyl-1-propenyloxy)phosphine-P-borane (3). While the attack of 2,2'-dilithio-1,1'-biarenes leads to the corresponding (P-phenyl)phosphole derivatives (4i,j) and to [bis(N-ephedrino)](phenyl)phosphine-P-borane (5), the attack of 1,1'-dilithiometallocenes (M=Fe, Ru) leads to a separable diastereomeric mixture of 1,1'-bis[(N-ephedrino)(phenyl)phosphino-P-borane]metallocenes (2k,l/2k',l') with dr approximately 80:20.
authors: PhosPhoenix SARL, 115, rue de l'Abbé Groult, F-75015 Paris, France. mstephan@phosphoenix.com
authors: Michel Massoud S
authors: MM
authors: Stephan
authors: Damjan
authors: D
authors: Sterk
authors: Barbara
authors: B
authors: Modec
authors: Barbara
authors: B
authors: Mohar
mesh_terms: D001372:Aza Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D001880:Boranes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D004809:Ephedrine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry; D008094:Lithium / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: C524932:3,4-dimethyl-2,5-diphenyl-1,3,2-oxazaphospholidine-2-borane; D001372:Aza Compounds; D001880:Boranes; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D008094:Lithium; D004809:Ephedrine