Synlett 2007(9): 1441-1445  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-980369
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Development of the First Brønsted Acid Assisted Enantioselective Brønsted Acid Catalyzed Direct Mannich Reaction

Magnus Rueping*, Erli Sugiono, Fenja R. Schoepke
Degussa Endowed Professorship, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Johann-Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Max-von-Laue Str. 7, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
Fax: +49(69)79829248; e-Mail: M.Rueping@chemie.uni-frankfurt.de;
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Received 19 March 2007
Publication Date:
23 May 2007 (online)

Abstract

We here describe the development of the first enantioselective Brønsted acid assisted chiral Brønsted acid catalyzed direct Mannich reaction of acetophenone with various aldimines. The reaction proceeds in the presence of a chiral and an achiral Brønsted acid which simultaneously activate the ketone and aldimine to give the corresponding β-amino ketones with good enantioselectivities and without the necessity of enolate preformation.

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Other achiral acids tested gave inferior results with regard to both reactivity and selectivity.

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No reaction was observed with N-benzyl, N-phenyl, N-(4-methoxyphenyl), N-Boc, N-CBz, N-Bz, N-benzhydryl derivatives.

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General Procedure for Direct Mannich Reaction
In a typical experiment acetophenone 3 (2 equiv), aldimine 2, catalyst 1c (10 mol%) and AcOH (20 mol%) were suspended in Bu2O in a screw-capped vial and the resulting mixture was allowed to stir at r.t. for 60 h. Purification of the crude product by column chromatography on silica gel afforded the corresponding product 4.
3-(4-Chlorophenylamino)-1,3-diphenylpropan-1-one (4a) The title compound was isolated by column chromatography (n-hexane-EtOAc, 10:1) as a colorless solid in 43% yield and 86% ee. The ee was determined by HPLC using Chiralcel OD-H column [n-hexane-i-PrOH (90:10), flow rate 0.6 mL/min; major enantiomer: t R = 25.3 min; minor enantiomer: t R = 28.2 min); mp 162 °C; [α]D +31.0 (c 1.0, CH2Cl2). IR (KBR): 3373, 2924, 1666, 1507, 1489, 1286, 1003, 820, 703 cm-1. ESI-HRMS: m/z calcd for C21H18NOClNa [M + Na]+: 358.0975; found: 358.0974. 1H NMR (250 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 3.25-3.49 (m, 2 H), 4.55 (br s, 1 H), 4.80-4.94 (m, 1 H), 6.34-6.45 (m, 2 H), 6.90-6.99 (m, 2 H), 7.11-7.29 (m, 4 H), 7.30-7.42 (m, 3 H), 7.43-7.54 (m, 1 H), 7.78-7.87 (m, 2 H). 13C NMR (62.5 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 46.1, 54.9, 114.9, 122.4, 126.2, 128.1, 128.7, 128.8, 128.9, 133.4, 136.6, 142.4, 145.5, 198.1.
3-(4-Chlorophenylamino)-1-phenyl-3- p -tolylpropan-1-one (4b)
The title compound was isolated by column chromatography (n-hexane-EtOAc, 10:1) as a colorless solid in 40% yield and 63% ee. The ee was determined by HPLC using Chiralpak AD-H column [n-hexane-i-PrOH (80:20), flow rate 0.6 mL/min; major enantiomer: t R = 18.8 min; minor enantiomer: t R = 20.1 min]; mp 149-152 °C; [α]D +21.4 (c 1.0, CH2Cl2). IR (KBr): 3449, 2843, 1595, 1492, 1250, 1095, 909, 776, 758, 536 cm-1. ESI-HRMS: m/z calcd for C22H20NOClNa [M + Na]+: 372.1131; found: 372.1137. 1H NMR (250 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 2.23 (s, 3 H), 3.20-3.50 (m, 2 H), 4.50 (br s, 1 H), 4.76-4.91 (m, 1 H), 6.30-6.50 (m, 2 H), 6.89-6.98 (m, 2 H), 7.00-7.10 (m, 2 H), 7.15-7.26 (m, 2 H), 7.30-7.41 (m, 2 H), 7.42-7.54 (m, 1 H), 7.75-7.91 (m, 2 H). 13C NMR (62.5 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 21.1, 46.3, 54.6, 114.9, 122.3, 126.2, 128.2, 128.7, 128.9, 129.6, 133.5, 136.6, 137.1, 139.4, 145.6, 198.2.
3-(4-Chlorophenylamino)-3-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-phenyl Propan-1-one (4c)
The title compound was isolated by column chromatography (n-hexane-EtOAc, 10:1) as a colorless solid in 53% yield and 64% ee. The ee was determined by HPLC using Chiralpak AD-H column [n-hexane-i-PrOH (80:20), flow rate 0.6 mL/min; major enantiomer: t R = 21.7 min; minor enantiomer: t R = 24.4 min]; mp 140 °C; [α]D +22.8 (c 1.0, CH2Cl2). IR (KBr): 3386, 1671, 1597, 1508, 1289, 1095, 1015, 810, 684 cm-1. ESI-HRMS: m/z calcd for C21H17NOCl2Na [M + Na]+: 392.0585; found: 392.0590. 1H NMR (250 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 3.19-3.48 (m, 2 H), 4.55 (br s, 1 H), 4.84 (t, J = 6.5, 12.5 Hz, 1 H), 6.26-6.44 (m, 2 H), 6.82-7.04 (m, 2 H), 7.14-7.31 (m, 4 H), 7.32-7.41 (m, 2 H), 7.44-7.54 (m, 1 H), 7.73-7.90 (m, 2 H). 13C NMR (62.5 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 46.0, 54.3, 115.0, 122.7, 127.7, 128.1, 128.8, 129.0, 129.0, 133.1, 133.7, 136.5, 141.0, 145.3, 197.8.
3-(4-Chlorophenylamino)-3-(2-fluorophenyl)-1-phenyl Propan-1-one (4d)
The title compound was isolated by column chromatography (n-hexane-EtOAc, 10:1) as a colorless solid in 51% yield and 65% ee. The ee was determined by HPLC using Chiralpak AD-H column [n-hexane-i-PrOH (80:20), flow rate 0.6 mL/min; major enantiomer: t R = 38.3 min; minor enantiomer: t R = 35.9 min]; mp 125-130 °C; [α]D +20.2 (c 1.0, CH2Cl2). IR (KBr): 3368, 2924, 1666, 1597, 1488, 1286, 1220, 819, 757 cm-1. ESI-HRMS: m/z calcd for C21H17NOClFNa [M + Na]+: 376.0880; found: 376.0872. 1H NMR (250 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 3.24-3.58 (m, 2 H), 4.66 (d, J = 4.5 Hz, 1 H), 5.04-5.21 (m, 1 H), 6.33-6.46 (m, 2 H), 6.89-7.04 (m, 4 H), 7.08-7.20 (m, 1 H), 7.28-7.41 (m, 3 H), 7.42-7.54 (m, 1 H), 7.80-7.90 (m, 2 H). 13C NMR (62.5 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 44.2, 49.6, 114.8, 115.5, 115.8, 122.6, 124.5, 124.5, 128.2, 128.3, 128.4, 128.7, 128.8, 128.9, 129.0, 129.1, 133.6, 136.4, 145.2, 158.5, 162.4, 198.1.
3-(4-Chlorophenylamino)-1-phenyl-3- o -tolylpropan-1-one (4e)
The title compound was isolated by column chromatography (n-hexane-EtOAc, 10:1) as a colorless solid in 41% yield and 65% ee. The ee was determined by HPLC using Chiralcel OD-H column [n-hexane-i-PrOH (98:2), flow rate 0.6 mL/min; major enantiomer: t R = 42.2 min; minor enantiomer: t R = 55.4 min]; mp 149-153 °C; [α]D +26.8 (c 1.0, CH2Cl2). IR (KBr): 3392, 2915, 1671, 1596, 1500, 1445, 1314, 1289, 1175, 1078, 818 cm-1. ESI-HRMS: m/z calcd for C22H20NOClNa [M + Na]+: 372.1131; found: 372.1139. 1H NMR (250 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 2.25 (s, 3 H), 3.22-3.48 (m, 2 H), 4.49 (br s, 1 H), 4.82 (t, J = 6.8, 12.5 Hz, 1 H), 6.34-6.46 (m, 2 H), 6.90-7.02 (m, 2 H), 7.08-7.16 (m, 3 H), 7.30-7.54 (m, 3 H), 7.78-7.88 (m, 2 H). 13C NMR (62.5 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 21.5, 46.3, 54.9, 114.9, 122.3, 123.3, 126.9, 128.2, 128.3, 128.7, 128.8, 128.9, 133.5, 136.6, 138.5, 142.5, 145.7, 198.2.
3-(4-Chlorophenylamino)-3-(2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-1-phenylpropan-1-one (4f)
The title compound was isolated by column chromatography (n-hexane-EtOAc, 10:1) as a colorless solid in 45% yield and 65% ee. The ee was determined by HPLC using Chiralpak AD-H column [n-hexane-i-PrOH (80:20), flow rate 0.6 mL/min; major enantiomer: t R = 23.6 min; minor enantiomer: t R = 22.6 min]; mp 144-145 °C; [α]D +19.6 (c 1.0, CH2Cl2). IR (KBr): 3413, 2929, 1684, 1599, 1496, 1280, 1221, 1092, 1045, 817 cm-1. ESI-HRMS: m/z calcd for C23H22NO3ClNa [M + Na]+: 418.1186; found: 418.1176. 1H NMR (250 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 3.03-3.21 (m, 1 H), 3.45-3.65 (m, 4 H), 3.83 (s, 3 H), 4.66 (br s, 1 H), 4.98-5.20 (m, 1 H), 6.27-6.42 (m, 2 H), 6.64 (dd, J = 3.3, 8.8 Hz, 1 H), 6.76 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1 H), 6.83-6.97 (m, 3 H), 7.30-7.53 (m, 3 H), 7.85-7.96 (m, 2 H). 13C NMR (62.5 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 44.3, 50.8, 55.6, 55.8, 111.4, 112.3, 113.8, 114.8, 116.2, 122.1, 128.4, 128.6, 128.8, 129.1, 130.9, 133.3, 136.6, 145.6, 150.6, 153.9, 198.8.
3-(4-Chlorophenylamino)-1-phenyl-3-(thiophen-2-yl)-propan-1-one (4g)
The title compound was isolated by column chromatography (n-hexane-EtOAc, 10:1) as a yellowish solid in 39% yield and 65% ee. The ee was determined by HPLC using Chiralpak AD-H column [n-hexane-i-PrOH (80:20), flow rate 1.0 mL/min; major enantiomer: t R = 15.5; minor enantiomer: t R = 14.2]; mp 126-130 °C; [α]D +10.9 (c 1.0, CH2Cl2). IR (KBr): 3399, 2925, 1667, 1598, 1503, 1286, 1217, 1088, 1001, 813 cm-1. ESI-HRMS: m/z calcd for C19H16NOClSNa [M + Na]+: 364.0539; found: 364.0529. 1H NMR (250 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 3.50 (d, J = 5.0 Hz, 2 H), 4.49 (br s, 1 H), 5.15-5.30 (m, 1 H), 6.44-6.60 (m, 2 H), 6.81-6.87 (m, 1 H), 6.89-6.94 (m, 1 H), 6.96-7.05 (m, 2 H), 7.10 (m, 1 H), 7.34-7.44 (m, 2 H), 7.46-7.55 (m, 1 H), 7.77-7.92 (m, 2 H). 13C NMR (62.5 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 45.9, 50.9, 115.2, 123.1, 124.0, 124.3, 126.9, 128.1, 128.7, 129.0, 133.5, 136.7, 145.2, 147.2, 197.6.
3-(4-Chlorophenylamino)-3-(4,6-dihydropyren-3-yl)-1-phenylpropan-1-one (4h)
The title compound was isolated by column chromatography (n-hexane-EtOAc, 10:1) as an orange-colored solid in 22% yield and 56% ee. The ee was determined by HPLC using Chiralpak AD-H column [n-hexane-i-PrOH (80:20), flow rate 0.6 mL/min; major enantiomer: t R = 23.2 min; minor enantiomer: t R = 28.2 min]; mp 65-69 °C; [α]D +122.3 (c 1.0, CH2Cl2). IR (KBr): 3397, 2923, 1681, 1598, 1496, 1314, 1260, 1088, 848 cm-1. ESI-HRMS: m/z calcd for C31H22NOClNa [M + Na]+: 482.1288; found: 482.1273. 1H NMR (250 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 3.41-3.72 (m, 2 H), 4.82 (br s, 1 H), 5.88-6.06 (m, 1 H), 6.30-6.50 (m, 2 H), 6.78-6.96 (m, 2 H), 7.26-7.38 (m, 2 H), 7.40-7.52 (m, 1 H), 7.76-7.86 (m, 2 H), 7.88-8.07 (m, 4 H), 8.08-8.20 (m, 4 H), 8.39 (d, J = 9.3 Hz, 1 H). 13C NMR (62.5 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 45.7, 51.2, 115.0, 121.4, 122.5, 123.4, 125.0, 125.2, 125.4, 125.5, 126.1, 127.3, 127.5, 127.5, 128.2, 128.4, 128.7, 128.9, 130.6, 131.4, 133.6, 135.4, 136.6, 145.6, 198.1.