Control of Azomethine Cycloaddition Stereochemistry by CF3 Group: Structural Diversity of Fluorinated β-Proline Dimers

Org Lett. 2016 Sep 16;18(18):4698-701. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b02327. Epub 2016 Aug 30.

Abstract

β-Proline-functionalized dimers consisting of homochiral monomeric units were synthesized by a non-peptidic coupling method for the first time. The applied synthetic methodology is based on 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition chemistry of azomethine ylides and provides absolute control over the β-proline backbone stereogenic centers. An o-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl substituent contributes to appropriate stabilization of the definite acrylamide chiral cis conformation and to achieve the dipole reactivity that is not observed for aryl groups lacking strong electronegative character.

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  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't