Enantio- and diastereoselective synthesis of highly substituted benzazepines by a multicomponent strategy coupled with organocatalytic and enzymatic procedures

J Org Chem. 2014 Jan 3;79(1):339-51. doi: 10.1021/jo402527w. Epub 2013 Dec 18.

Abstract

Enantiomerically pure 4,5-dihydro-1H-benzo[c]azepines with three contiguous stereogenic centers have been assembled by convergent strategy with a good control of diastereoselectivity. The two steps are as follows: an asymmetric organocatalytic Mannich reaction performed on Boc-imines of o-(azidomethyl)benzaldehydes, followed by a one-pot Staudinger/aza-Wittig/Ugi-Joullié sequence. The latter reaction represents one of the first examples of diastereoselective Ugi three-component reaction on a seven-membered cyclic imine. The o-azidomethylbenzaldehydes have been synthesized employing a simple and efficient chemoenzymatic strategy from commercially available building blocks.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Benzaldehydes / chemistry*
  • Benzazepines / chemical synthesis*
  • Benzazepines / chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Imines / chemistry
  • Molecular Structure
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Benzaldehydes
  • Benzazepines
  • Imines