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3.2 – Oxazoline removal<br />

O<br />

N<br />

O<br />

OH<br />

3N HCl (aq)<br />

87-95%<br />

Δ<br />

3 examples<br />

D<br />

D<br />

185<br />

Scheme 3.14 – acid hydrolysis of gem-dimethyl oxazolines 132<br />

Whilst this has mainly been used for removal of oxazolines from stable aromatic<br />

systems, Meyers also used acid hydrolysis in his early asymmetric work (Scheme<br />

3.15). 133 This method allowed the chiral amino alcohol 186 <strong>to</strong> be recovered without<br />

loss of optical purity, in fact, the hydrolysis intermediates were isolated and<br />

recrystallised, allowing enantiomeric ratios <strong>to</strong> be improved.<br />

Ph<br />

O<br />

H<br />

Me<br />

N<br />

R<br />

R = Et, n-Pr,<br />

n-Bu<br />

OMe<br />

HCl (aq)<br />

Δ, minutes<br />

Ph<br />

O<br />

H<br />

Me<br />

HCl (aq)<br />

Δ<br />

H<br />

Me<br />

OMe<br />

NH 2 Cl<br />

O<br />

R<br />

CO 2 H<br />

R<br />

i) NaHCO 3<br />

ii) recryst.<br />

Ph<br />

68-79%<br />

4:1 e.r.<br />

3 examples<br />

OMe<br />

NH 2<br />

OH 186<br />

O<br />

H<br />

Me<br />

H<br />

Me<br />

Scheme 3.15 – acid hydrolysis of chiral oxazoline 133<br />

H<br />

N<br />

R<br />

HO<br />

CO 2 H<br />

R<br />

Ph<br />

OMe<br />

4N HCl<br />

Δ 3 hr<br />

51-59%<br />

9:1 e.r.<br />

3 examples<br />

Alternatively, alkaline hydrolysis of N-alkylated oxazolines 187 can be employed <strong>to</strong><br />

reveal the acid (Scheme 3.16) with good retention of stereochemistry since<br />

enantiomeric excesses were generally in proportion <strong>to</strong> the preceding diastereomeric<br />

ratios. Mechanistically, alkylation can be thought of as replacing the first pro<strong>to</strong>nation<br />

in the hydrolysis sequence, although the amino alcohol can no longer be recycled.<br />

Ph<br />

O<br />

R<br />

HO<br />

N<br />

Ph<br />

OMe<br />

MeI, DMSO<br />

rt<br />

Ph<br />

O N<br />

Me<br />

R<br />

HO Ph<br />

187<br />

OMe<br />

KOH (2M)<br />

Δ 8 hr<br />

134<br />

Scheme 3.16 – alkylation-hydrolysis<br />

R<br />

HO<br />

CO 2 H<br />

Ph<br />

55-73%<br />

13 examples<br />

108

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