Highly stereoselective double (R)-phenylglycinol-induced cyclocondensation reactions of symmetric aryl bis(oxoacids)

Org Biomol Chem. 2011 Apr 7;9(7):2175-84. doi: 10.1039/c0ob00970a. Epub 2011 Feb 4.

Abstract

The double cyclocondensation of symmetric pyridyl bis(oxoacids) 2b and 3b with (R)-phenylglycinol stereoselectively gave access to bis-phenylglycinol-derived oxazolopyrrolidine 9 and oxazolopiperidone 10, respectively. Application of the stereocontrolled cyclocondensation reaction to phenyl bis-γ-oxoacid 4b provided 11, which was converted to the corresponding enantiopure di(pyrrolidinyl)benzene 22. The absolute configuration of the new stereogenic centers generated in the key cyclocondenstion step was unambiguously established by X-ray crystallographic analysis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acids / chemistry*
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Cyclization
  • Ethanolamines
  • Glycine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Glycine / chemistry
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Structure
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Acids
  • Ethanolamines
  • N-phenylethanolamine
  • Glycine