CC BY-ND-NC 4.0 · Synlett 2019; 30(04): 488-492
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1611642
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Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Mannich-Type Reaction of an α-CF3 Amide to Isatin Imines

Jin-Sheng Yu
,
Hidetoshi Noda
,
Naoya Kumagai*
,
This work was financially supported by the ACT-C program (JPMJCR12YO) from JST and KAKENHI (17H03025, JP18K14878, and 18H04276 in Precisely Designed Catalysts with Customized Scaffolding) from JSPS and MEXT. J.-S.Y. was supported by a JSPS International Research Fellowship.
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Publication History

Received: 31 October 2018

Accepted after revision: 03 December 2018

Publication Date:
18 December 2018 (online)


Published as part of the 30 Years SYNLETT – Pearl Anniversary Issue

Abstract

An α-CF3 amide underwent direct asymmetric Mannich-type reaction to isatin imines in the presence of a chiral catalyst comprising a soft Lewis acid Cu(I), a chiral bisphosphine ligand, and Barton’s base. The Mannich adduct was converted in one step into a unique tricycle bearing a trifluoromethylated chiral center and an α-tertiary amine moiety.

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  • 17 With 1 mol% catalyst, 3a was obtained in 55% yield with the high selectivities retained (dr >95:5, 98% ee).
  • 18 Compound 3a A flame-dried 30 mL flask equipped with a magnetic stirring bar and 3-way glass stopcock were charged with imine 1a (781 mg, 3.0 mmol, 1.0 equiv), and α-CF3 amide 2 (760 mg, 3.3 mmol, 1.1 equiv), followed by the addition of anhydrous THF (9.6 mL, 0.2 M) via syringe with a stainless steel needle under an Ar atmosphere. After being stirred at 25 °C for 5 min, a solution of the catalyst in THF (4.5 mL) containing a chiral copper(I) complex (0.090 mmol, 3.0 mol%), which was prepared from [Cu(CH3CN)4]PF6 (33.5 mg, 0.090 mmol) and (R,R)-Ph-BPE L8 (54.7 mg, 0.11 mmol, 3.6 mol%), and a solution of Barton’s base (0.1 M in THF, 0.90 mL, 0.09 mmol, 3.0 mol%) were sequentially added via a syringe with a stainless steel needle. After stirring at 25 °C for 12 h, the reaction mixture was filtered through a pad of silica gel and washed with EtOAc, then concentrated in vacuo to afford the crude residue. 1H NMR analysis of the crude residue showed that the dr was >95:5. The combined crude residue was then purified by silica gel column chromatography (5% to 80% EtOAc in hexane) to afford product 3a (1.46 g, 99% yield). IR (thin film): ν = 3371, 2943, 1721, 1653, 1426, 1256, 1164, 754 cm–1. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 7.93–7.92 (m, 1 H), 7.51–7.49 (m, 1 H), 7.44 (d, J = 7.2 Hz, 1 H), 7.35–7.31 (m, 1 H), 7.08–7.04 (m, 2 H), 6.91 (dd, J = 7.6 Hz, 5.2 Hz, 1 H), 6.84 (d, J = 7.6 Hz, 1 H), 6.31 (q, J = 8.8 Hz, 1 H), 4.31–4.10 (m, 2 H), 3.15–2.99 (m, 2 H), 2.96 (s, 3 H), 1.20 (s, 9 H). 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 174.6, 163.4, 154.8, 153.8, 145.2, 143.2, 134.3, 129.3, 127.2, 126.8, 125.4 (d, J = 2.5 Hz), 124.3 (q, J = 281.1 Hz), 122.2, 119.0, 108.1, 80.0, 61.2, 48.9 (q, J = 26.1 Hz), 46.0, 27.9, 26.1, 23.7. 19F NMR (376 MHz, CDCl3): δ = –57.98 (d, J = 8.5 Hz). HRMS (ESI): m/z calcd for C24H25O4N4F3Na [M + Na]+: 513.1720; found: 513.1724. [α]D 24 –48.0 (c = 1.00, CHCl3). Enantiomeric excess of the product was determined to be 98% by chiral stationary phase HPLC analysis (CHIRALPAK AD-H (φ 0.46 cm × 25 cm), 2-propanol/n-hexane = 1:4, flow rate 1.0 mL/min, detection at 254 nm, t R = 5.9 min (major), 13.2 min (minor)).
  • 19 The stereochemistry of 4 was assigned by NOE analysis. See the Supporting Information for details.