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Kinetic Resolutions - The Stoltz Group

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Cl<br />

(±)-<br />

R 1<br />

R 1 = Ar<br />

OH<br />

R 2<br />

R 2 = Alkyl, CH 2 Cl<br />

DMAP Derivatives as Catalysts for Acylation - Fu<br />

OH<br />

Me<br />

1 mol% Catalyst 2<br />

Ac 2 O<br />

Et 3 N<br />

t-amyl alcohol<br />

0 o C<br />

Acetate can also be recovered in high ee<br />

R 1<br />

OH<br />

MeO<br />

R 2<br />

+<br />

50-55% conversion<br />

96-99% ee (alcohol)<br />

s = 32 - 95<br />

Catalyst is air/moisture stable and easily recoverable/reusable<br />

Resolution can be performed on large (2 g) scale<br />

Propargylic alcohols could be resolved, though generally with lower selectivities (s = 8 - 20)<br />

R 1<br />

OAc<br />

Me<br />

R 2<br />

OH<br />

Me<br />

O<br />

Et<br />

Me 2 N<br />

Ph<br />

Ph<br />

N<br />

Fe<br />

Ph<br />

Catalyst 2<br />

Allylic alcohols, especially cinnamyl alcohols, generally worked (s = 5.4 - 80), and were used to synthesize<br />

enantioenriched intermediates in several natural products:<br />

40% yield, 99.4% ee<br />

s = 37<br />

(-)-baclofen<br />

47% yield, 98.0% ee<br />

s = 107<br />

Ph<br />

Ph<br />

epothilone A<br />

Fu, et. al., J. Org. Chem., 1998, 63, 2794<br />

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1999, 121, 5091<br />

Chem. Comm., 2000, 1009<br />

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