title: Highly selective stereodivergent synthesis of separable amide rotamers, by using Pd chemistry, and their thermodynamic behavior.
abstract: By using Pd chemistry, a highly selective stereodivergent synthesis of separable amide rotamers was achieved. Allylation of 2,4,6-tri-tert-butylanilides using a pi-allyl-Pd catalyst gave N-allylated anilides with moderate-to-excellent Z-rotamer selectivity (Z/E = 3 to > 50). The Z-rotamer selectivity depends considerably on the substituent on the anilide substrates. On the other hand, the E rotamers of N-allylated 2,4,6-tri-tert-butylanilides were obtained with almost complete selectivity (E/Z > 50) through O-allylation of 2,4,6-tri-tert-butylanilides and the subsequent Pd(II)-catalyzed Claisen rearrangement of the resulting O-allyl imidate. The prepared anilide rotamers changed to equilibrium mixtures in which the E rotamer was the major isomer when heated in toluene.
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, 1432-1 Horinouchi, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0392, Japan.
authors.forename: Nobutaka
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ototake
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dobashi
authors.forename: Haruhiko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fukaya
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kitagawa