- Short Convergent Synthesis of the Mycolactone Core Through Lithiation-Borylation Homologations
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Using iterative lithiation-borylation homologations, the mycolactone toxin core has been synthesized in 13 steps and 17 % overall yield. The rapid build-up of molecular complexity, high convergence and high stereoselectivity are noteworthy features of thi
- Brown, Christopher A.,Aggarwal, Varinder K.
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- Stereocontrolled Synthesis of Polypropionate Fragments based on a Building Block Assembly Strategy using Lithiation-Borylation Methodologies
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Polypropionates are important structural motifs in nature and are commonly made by iterative aldol or crotylation methodologies. Herein, an alternative strategy is presented in which stereochemically predefined building blocks, bearing appropriate functio
- Millán, Alba,Grigol Martinez, Pablo D.,Aggarwal, Varinder K.
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p. 730 - 735
(2018/01/26)
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- Investigation of the Deprotonative Generation and Borylation of Diamine-Ligated α-Lithiated Carbamates and Benzoates by in Situ IR spectroscopy
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Diamine-mediated α-deprotonation of O-alkyl carbamates or benzoates with alkyllithium reagents, trapping of the carbanion with organoboron compounds, and 1,2-metalate rearrangement of the resulting boronate complex are the primary steps by which organoboron compounds can be stereoselectively homologated. Although the final step can be easily monitored by 11B NMR spectroscopy, the first two steps, which are typically carried out at cryogenic temperatures, are less well understood owing to the requirement for specialized analytical techniques. Investigation of these steps by in situ IR spectroscopy has provided invaluable data for optimizing the homologation reactions of organoboron compounds. Although the deprotonation of benzoates in noncoordinating solvents is faster than that in ethereal solvents, the deprotonation of carbamates shows the opposite trend, a difference that has its origin in the propensity of carbamates to form inactive parasitic complexes with the diamine-ligated alkyllithium reagent. Borylation of bulky diamine-ligated lithiated species in toluene is extremely slow, owing to the requirement for initial complexation of the oxygen atoms of the diol ligand on boron with the lithium ion prior to boron-lithium exchange. However, ethereal solvent, or very small amounts of THF, facilitate precomplexation through initial displacement of the bulky diamines coordinated to the lithium ion. Comparison of the carbonyl stretching frequencies of boronates derived from pinacol boronic esters with those derived from trialkylboranes suggests that the displaced lithium ion is residing on the pinacol oxygen atoms and the benzoate/carbamate carbonyl group, respectively, explaining, at least in part, the faster 1,2-metalate rearrangements of boronates derived from the trialkylboranes.
- Mykura, Rory C.,Veth, Simon,Varela, Ana,Dewis, Lydia,Farndon, Joshua J.,Myers, Eddie L.,Aggarwal, Varinder K.
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p. 14677 - 14686
(2018/11/20)
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- Enantioselective α-arylation of O-carbamates via sparteine-mediated lithiation and Negishi cross-coupling
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A general and highly enantioselective arylation of carbamates derived from primary alcohols was developed by combining Hoppe's sparteine-mediated asymmetric lithiation with Negishi cross-coupling. Coupled with Aggarwal's lithiation-borylation sequence, the current method provides a short and divergent access to a variety of enantioenriched secondary and tertiary benzylic alcohols.
- Royal, Titouan,Baumgartner, Yann,Baudoin, Olivier
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p. 166 - 169
(2017/11/27)
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- Stereocontrolled synthesis of 1,5-stereogenic centers through three-carbon homologation of boronic esters
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Allylic pinacol boronic esters are stable toward 1,3-borotropic rearrangement. We developed a PdII-mediated isomerization process that gives di- or trisubstituted allylic boronic esters with high E selectivity. The combination of this method with lithiation-borylation enables the synthesis of carbon chains that bear 1,5-stereogenic centers. The utility of this method has been demonstrated in a formal synthesis of (+)-jasplakinolide. Three more: The 3C homologation of chiral pinacol boronic esters gives di- or trisubstituted allylic boronic esters with high yield and E selectivities. The combination of this method with lithiation-borylation enables the synthesis of alkyl chains that bear 1,5-stereogenic centers. The utility of the process was demonstrated in a formal synthesis of (+)-jasplakinolide.
- Unsworth, Phillip J.,Leonori, Daniele,Aggarwal, Varinder K.
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p. 9846 - 9850,5
(2014/10/15)
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- Stereocontrolled synthesis of adjacent acyclic quaternary-tertiary motifs: Application to a concise total synthesis of (-)-filiformin
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Lithiation/borylation methodology has been developed for the synthesis of acyclic quaternary-tertiary motifs with full control of relative and absolute stereochemistry, thus leading to all four possible isomers of a stereodiad. A novel intramolecular Zweifel-type olefination enabled acyclic stereocontrol to be transformed into cyclic stereocontrol. These key steps have been applied to the shortest enantioselective synthesis of (-)-filiformin to date (9 steps) with full stereocontrol. True to (fili)form: Lithiation/borylation methodology has been developed for the synthesis of acyclic quaternary-tertiary motifs with full control of relative and absolute stereochemistry, thus leading to all four possible isomers of a stereodiad. A novel intramolecular Zweifel-type olefination enabled acyclic stereocontrol to be transformed into cyclic stereocontrol. These key steps were applied to the enantioselective synthesis of (-)-filiformin.
- Blair, Daniel J.,Fletcher, Catherine J.,Wheelhouse, Katherine M. P.,Aggarwal, Varinder K.
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p. 5552 - 5555
(2014/06/10)
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- Lithiated carbamates: Chiral carbenoids for iterative homologation of boranes and boronic esters
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(Chemical Equation Presented) Take your pick: Either enantiomer of either diastereomer of substrates bearing adjacent stereogenic centers is accessible through reaction of an (R)- or (S)-lithiated carbamate with an (R)- or (S)-boronic ester (see scheme; pin = pinacolate, OCb = substituted carbamate).
- Stymiest, Jake L.,Dutheuil, Guillaume,Mahmood, Adeem,Aggarwal, Varinder K.
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p. 7491 - 7494
(2008/09/17)
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- Chemical Ionization Mass Spectra of Urethanes
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Chemical ionization mass spectra using methane as the reagent gas are reported for 33 urethanes of general structure RNHCO2C2H5 nH2n+1 (n=1-8), CH2CH=CH2, cyclo-C6H11, Ph, PhCH2, PhCH2CH2, and Ph(CH3)CH> and R2NCO2C2H5 nH2n+1 (n=1-4)>.Abundant MH+ ions are present in all the spectra, accompanied by satellite peaks corresponding to + and +.Four classes of fragment ions are of general importance in the spectra.Two of these, + and +, are associated with the CO2C2H5 group.The other two, corresponding to alkane and alkene elimination from MH+, arise from the RNH or R2N function.The mechanisms whereby these fragment ions are formed are discussed and their analytical utility is illustrated by reference to the spectra of the four isomeric C4H9NHCO2C2H5 and the eight isomeric C5H11NHCO2C2H5 compounds.The results of 2H-labelling studies are presented and a comparison is made between the methane and ammonia chemical ionisation spectra of selected urethanes.
- Wright, Andrew D.,Bowen, Richard D.,Jennings, Keith R.
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(2007/10/02)
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- Low-energy, Low-temperature Mass Spectra. 10-Urethanes
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The 12.1 eV, 75 deg C electron impact mass spectra of 24 urethanes, RNHCO2C2H5 nH2n+1 (n = 1-8), CH2=CHCH2, Ph, PhCH2 and PhCH2CH2>, and seven symmetrically disubstituted urethanes R2NCO2C2H5 (R = CnH2n+1 (n = 1-4) are reported and discussed.All 31 spectra show appreciable molecular ion peaks.For n-CnH2n+1NHCO2C2H5, M+. usually is the most abundant ion in the spectrum.A peak at m/z 102 of comparable intensity also is present; this corresponds to formal cleavage of the bond connecting the α- and β-carbon atoms in the N-alkyl group, though it is unlikely that the daughter ion has the structure (1+).In the RNHCO2C2H5 series, branching at the α-carbon atom enhances the relative abundance of the ion arising by notional α-cleavage at the expense of that of M+..Formal cleavage of the bond between β- and γ-carbon atoms occurs to some extent for +. ions; this reaction provides information on the degree of branching at the β-carbon, especially if metastable molecular ions are considered.The higher n-CnH2n+1NHCO2C2H5 (n = 5-8) urethanes exhibit two other significant ions in their mass spectra.First, there is a peak at (1+).Secondly, a peak is present at m/z 90; the most plausible structure for this ion is (1+), arising by double hydrogen transfer from the alkyl group and expulsion of a nH2n-1>. radical.Ions originating from secondary decomposition of the primary ionic species are generally of only very low abundance in these spectra.
- Bowen, Richard D.,Maccoll, Allan
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p. 113 - 122
(2007/10/02)
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