title: Resin-bound chiral derivatizing agents for assignment of configuration by NMR spectroscopy.
abstract: A general methodology for assigning the configuration of chiral mono- and polyfunctional compounds by NMR is presented. The approach is based on the use of polystyrene-bound chiral derivatizing agents (CDA-resins) specifically designed to achieve the high-yield formation of the covalent linkages (amide or ester bonds) between the substrate and the chiral auxiliary within the NMR tube, without the need for other manipulations, on a microscale level and in a short time. The deuterated NMR solvents (CDCl3, CD3CN, CS2/CD2Cl2) are also the reaction solvents and separations, purifications or workups of any kind are not necessary prior to recording the spectra. The CDA-resins prepared included MPA, 9-AMA, BPG, MTPA, and 2-NTBA as auxiliary agents incorporated either as single enantiomers or as mixed combinations of the (R)- and the (S)-enantiomers at unequal and known ratios. The high versatility of these systems was successfully demonstrated in a variety of ways based on double and single derivatization, low temperature experiments, or the formation of metal complexes. The approach allowed the absolute configurations of chiral primary amines, primary and secondary alcohols, cyanohydrins, thiols, diols, triols, and amino alcohols to be determined. Extensive high-resolution magic angle spinning (HR-MAS) NMR experiments allowed the characterization of the new CDA-resins and enabled the study of their stability and regioselectivity.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Quimica Organica, Facultad de Quimica, and Unidad de RMN de Biomoleculas Asociada al CSIC, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Porto
authors.forename: José Manuel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Seco
authors.forename: Juan Félix
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Espinosa
authors.forename: Emilio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Quiñoá
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Riguera
mesh_terms: D000438:Alcohols / Q000737:chemistry; D000588:Amines / Q000737:chemistry; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D009570:Nitriles / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000438:Alcohols; D000588:Amines; D009570:Nitriles; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; C430593:cyanohydrin