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Asymmetric catalytic N-phosphonyl imine chemistry: the use of primary free amino acids and Et2AlCN for asymmetric catalytic Strecker reaction.

ABSTRACT: The new asymmetric catalytic Strecker reaction of achiral N-phosphonyl imines has been established. Excellent enantioselectivity (95.2-99.7% ee) and yields (89-97%) have been achieved by using primary free natural amino acids as catalysts and Et(2)AlCN as nucleophile. This work also presents the novel use of nonvolatile and inexpensive Et(2)AlCN in asymmetric catalysis. The N-phosphonyl protecting group enabled simple product purification to be achieved simply by washing the crude products with hexane, which is defined as the GAP chemistry (GAP: Group-Assistant-Purification). It can also be readily cleaved and recycled under mild condition to give a quantitative recovery of N,N'-bis(naphthalen-1-ylmethyl)ethane-1,2-diamine. A new mechanism was proposed for this reaction and was supported by experimental observations.

SUBMITTER: Kaur P

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2912979 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Asymmetric catalytic N-phosphonyl imine chemistry: the use of primary free amino acids and Et2AlCN for asymmetric catalytic Strecker reaction.

Kaur Parminder P Pindi Suresh S Wever Walter W Rajale Trideep T Li Guigen G

The Journal of organic chemistry 20100801 15

The new asymmetric catalytic Strecker reaction of achiral N-phosphonyl imines has been established. Excellent enantioselectivity (95.2-99.7% ee) and yields (89-97%) have been achieved by using primary free natural amino acids as catalysts and Et(2)AlCN as nucleophile. This work also presents the novel use of nonvolatile and inexpensive Et(2)AlCN in asymmetric catalysis. The N-phosphonyl protecting group enabled simple product purification to be achieved simply by washing the crude products with ...[more]

PMID: 20597482

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Asymmetric catalytic N-phosphonyl imine chemistry: the use of primary free amino acids and Et2AlCN for asymmetric catalytic Strecker reaction.

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Asymmetric catalytic N-phosphonyl imine chemistry: the use of primary free amino acids and Et2AlCN for asymmetric catalytic Strecker reaction.

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