Spontaneous resolution of aromatic sulfonamides: effective screening method and discrimination of absolute structure

Org Lett. 2006 Oct 26;8(22):5017-20. doi: 10.1021/ol061731s.

Abstract

An effective screening method combining parallel synthesis and solid-state CD measurements was established to identify achiral aromatic sulfonamides that show spontaneous resolution with rapidity. We found that 4 of the 12 achiral sulfonamides crystallized as chiral crystals through this method. The chirality of each sulfonamide was discriminated by solid-state CD spectra and Flack parameter in an X-ray analysis. Correspondence between the observed Cotton effect and the absolute configuration could be confirmed by time-dependent DFT calculations. [structure: see text]

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Chemistry, Organic / methods*
  • Circular Dichroism
  • Molecular Structure
  • Sulfonamides / chemical synthesis
  • Sulfonamides / chemistry*

Substances

  • Sulfonamides