title: Efficient amide-directed catalytic asymmetric hydroboration.
abstract: A series of acyclic beta,gamma-unsaturated amides are shown to undergo highly regio- (>95%) and enantioselective (93-99% ee) rhodium-catalyzed hydroboration with pinacolborane (PinBH) using simple chiral monophosphite or phosphoramidite ligands in combination with Rh(nbd)2BF4. The most effective ligands identified are phosphoramidite 4, derived from BINOL and N-methylaniline, and phosphite 5c, prepared from the (4'-tert-butyl)phenyl TADDOL analogue and phenol. For example, (E)-3-hexenoic acid phenylamide ((E)-1) undergoes rhodium-catalyzed hydroboration with PinBH (0.5 mol % Rh(nbd)2BF4, 1.1 mol % BINOL-derived phosphoramidite 4, THF, 40 degrees C, 2 h) affording an intermediate boronate ester which after oxidation with basic hydrogen peroxide gives the beta-hydroxy amide, (S)-3-hydroxyhexanoic acid phenylamide ((S)-3), in good yield (80%) and high enantiomeric purity (99% ee). Isomeric disubstituted (E)- and (Z)-alkenes give nearly identical results, and a trisubstituted alkene substrate is also shown to undergo efficient hydroboration (97% ee). Moderate catalyst loading (0.5 mol %) and reaction temperatures in 25-40 degrees C range are generally effective. N-Phenyl amides are generally more efficient than the corresponding N-benzyl or N,N-dibenzyl analogues. Pinacolborane is found to be more efficient than catecholborane.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0304, USA.
authors.forename: Sean M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Nathan C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Thacker
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Takacs
mesh_terms: D000577:Amides / Q000737:chemistry*; D001880:Boranes / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D007659:Ketones / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D008024:Ligands; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D012238:Rhodium / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D000577:Amides; D001880:Boranes; D007659:Ketones; D008024:Ligands; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D012238:Rhodium