Amines bearing tertiary substituents by tandem enantioselective carbolithiation-rearrangement of vinylureas

Org Lett. 2013 Jan 4;15(1):34-7. doi: 10.1021/ol3029324. Epub 2012 Dec 19.

Abstract

In the presence of (-)-sparteine or a (+)-sparteine surrogate, organolithiums add to N-alkenyl-N'-arylureas to give benzylic organolithiums in an enantioselective manner. Under the influence of DMPU, these organolithiums undergo rearrangement with migration of the N'-aryl ring from N to C, leading to the urea derivatives of enantiomerically enriched amines bearing tertiary substituents. Basic hydrolysis returns the functionalized amine, providing a new synthetic route to compounds with quaternary stereogenic centers bearing nitrogen.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amines / chemistry*
  • Catalysis
  • Lithium / chemistry
  • Molecular Structure
  • Sparteine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Sparteine / chemistry*
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Urea / chemistry*
  • Vinyl Compounds / chemistry*

Substances

  • Amines
  • Vinyl Compounds
  • Sparteine
  • Urea
  • Lithium