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Asymmetric bi and trifunc2onal organocatalysis: Mechanis2c inves2ga2ons toward the elucida2on of reac2on mechanisms Nastaran Salehi Marzijarani Graduate Seminar Department of Chemistry Michigan State University Oct. 26 th , 2011 1 E

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Asymmetric  bi-­‐  and  tri-­‐func2onal  organocatalysis:  Mechanis2c  inves2ga2ons  toward  the  elucida2on  

of  reac2on  mechanisms  

Nastaran  Salehi  Marzijarani    

Graduate  Seminar      

Department  of  Chemistry  Michigan  State  University  

 Oct.  26th,  2011   1  

E  

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Links  between  asymmetric  organocatalysis  &  nature  

How  does  nature  accomplish  so  many  transformaEons  so  efficiently  and  selec2vely?  

Asymmetric  monofuncEonal  organocatalysis  

Asymmetric  mulEple  organocatalysis  

Asymmetric  mulEfuncEonal  organocatalysis  

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3  -­‐Knowles,  R.  R.;  Jacobsen,  E.  N.;  Org.  Biomol.  Chem.  2005,  3  (5),  719-­‐724.  

-­‐  Chook,  Y.  M.;  ke,  H.;  Lipscomb,  W.  H.;  Proc.  Natl.  Acad.  Sci.  U.S.A.  1993,  90,  8600-­‐8603.  -­‐  Sharon,  T.  C.;  Liu,  D.  R.;  Pastor,  R.  M.;  Schultz,  P.  G.;  J.  Am.  Chem.  Soc.  1996,  118,  1787-­‐1788.  

           

Learning  from  nature:  chorismate  mutase  

O COOOH

COO

OH

OOC

O

COOChorismatemutase

Chorismate Prephenate

HO

COOH

NH2

COOH

NH2

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4  -­‐Knowles,  R.  R.;  Jacobsen,  E.  N.;  Org.  Biomol.  Chem.  2005,  3  (5),  719-­‐724.  

-­‐  Chook,  Y.  M.;  ke,  H.;  Lipscomb,  W.  H.;  Proc.  Natl.  Acad.  Sci.  U.S.A.  1993,  90,  8600-­‐8603.  -­‐  Sharon,  T.  C.;  Liu,  D.  R.;  Pastor,  R.  M.;  Schultz,  P.  G.;  J.  Am.  Chem.  Soc.  1996,  118,  1787-­‐1788.  

           

OO2CChorismate mutaseCO2

HO

CO2

OCO2

HOO

O

O

OH

O

O

O COOOH

COO

OH

OOC

O

COOChorismatemutase

Chorismate Prephenate

Learning  from  nature:  chorismate  mutase  

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5  -­‐Knowles,  R.  R.;  Jacobsen,  E.  N.;  Org.  Biomol.  Chem.  2005,  3  (5),  719-­‐724.  

-­‐  Chook,  Y.  M.;  ke,  H.;  Lipscomb,  W.  H.;  Proc.  Natl.  Acad.  Sci.  U.S.A.  1993,  90,  8600-­‐8603.  -­‐  Sharon,  T.  C.;  Liu,  D.  R.;  Pastor,  R.  M.;  Schultz,  P.  G.;  J.  Am.  Chem.  Soc.  1996,  118,  1787-­‐1788.  

           

Chorismate  mutase  ac2ve  site  from  Bacillus  Sub+lis  

Learning  from  nature:  chorismate  mutase  

Tyr 108OHH2N N

HH2N

HNArg 90

H2N

NH2

O

OGlu 78 S

H

Cys 75

O

O

O

OH

O

O

Arg 7

Phe 57

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Learning  from  nature:  enzyme  catalysis  

 •  Mul2ple  amino  acids  in  an  enzyme  parEcipate  in  the  reacEon!!!  

Hydrogen  bonding  

Acid-­‐base  catalysis      Covalent  (nucleophilic)  catalysis    

   

-­‐  R.  B.  Silverman,  The  Organic  Chemistry  of  Enzyme-­‐catalyzed  ReacFons,  Academic  Press,  New  York,  2002  

B

BHO

RY

HO H

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 Rate  accelera2on:    o  Stabilizing   the   transiEon  

state  

o  DestabilizaEon  of  enzyme-­‐substarte  complex  (ES)  

o  Proximity  and  orientaEon  

 

Learning  from  nature:  enzyme  catalysis  

-­‐  R.  B.  Silverman,  The  Organic  Chemistry  of  Enzyme-­‐catalyzed  ReacFons,  Academic  Press,  New  York,  2002  

 •  Mul2ple  amino  acids  in  an  enzyme  parEcipate  in  the  reacEon!!!  

 

   

ES   EP  S  P  

Energy  

Progress  of  reacEon  

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Links  between  asymmetric  organocatalysis  &  nature  (Enzymes  catalysis)  

How  does  nature  accomplish  so  many  transformaEons  so  efficiently  and  selec2vely?  

Asymmetric  monofunc2onal  organocatalysis  

Asymmetric  mulEple  organocatalysis  

Asymmetric  mulEfuncEonal  organocatalysis  

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9  -­‐  Seayad,  J.;  List,  B.;  Org.  Biomol.  Chem.  2005,  3  (5),  719-­‐724.  

Asymmetric  monofunc2onal  organocatalysis:  five  major  classes  

•  Lewis  Base  Catalysis  (LB)  

•  Lewis  Acid  Catalysis  (LA)  

•  BrØnsted  Base  Catalysis  (BB)  

•  BrØnsted  Acid  Catalysis  (BA)  

•  Hydrogen-­‐bonding  catalysis  (HB)    

S

*P  

Cat  .  S  

Cat  .  P*  Cat.  

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Asymmetric  organocatalysis:  five  major  classes  

•  Lewis  Base  Catalysis  (LB)  

•  Lewis  Acid  Catalysis  (LA)  

•  BrØnsted  Base  Catalysis  (BB)  

•  BrØnsted  Acid  Catalysis  (BA)  

•  Hydrogen-­‐bonding  catalysis  (HB)    

-­‐  Zhu,  G.;  Chen,  Z.;  Jiang,  Q.;  Xia,  D.;  Cao,  P.;  Zhang,  X.;  J.  Am.  Chem.  Soc.  1997,  119  (16),  3836-­‐3827.  -­‐  Seayad,  J.;  List,  B.;  Org.  Biomol.  Chem.  2005,  3  (5),  719-­‐724.  

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.H

H H

COOR1

COOR2

H

H

HCOOR2

COOR1

i-PrP

Ph

i-Pr

R2OOC

.H

H H

COOR1

COOR1PR3

!!

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Asymmetric  organocatalysis:  five  major  classes  

•  Lewis  Base  Catalysis  (LB)  

•  Lewis  Acid  Catalysis  (LA)  

•  BrØnsted  Base  Catalysis  (BB)  

•  BrØnsted  Acid  Catalysis  (BA)  

•  Hydrogen-­‐bonding  catalysis  (HB)    

-­‐  Wang,  X.;  Adachi,  S.;  Iwai,  H.;  Takatsuki,  H.;  Fujita,  K.;  Kubo,  M.;  Oku,  A.;  Harada,  T.;  J.  Org.  Chem.  2003,  68  (26),  10046-­‐10057.  -­‐  Seayad,  J.;  List,  B.;  Org.  Biomol.  Chem.  2005,  3  (5),  719-­‐724  

R1 R2

O

StBu

OTMS

tBuS

O

R2

OR1

R2

O

R1

OB

N Ph

Ts

O

O

O

StBu

OTMS

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Asymmetric  organocatalysis:  five  major  classes  

•  Lewis  Base  Catalysis  (LB)  

•  Lewis  Acid  Catalysis  (LA)  

•  BrØnsted  Base  Catalysis  (BB)  

•  BrØnsted  Acid  Catalysis  (BA)  

•  Hydrogen-­‐bonding  catalysis  (HB)    

-­‐  Dobish,  M.  C.;  Johnston,  J.  N.;  Org.  LeK.  2010,  12  (24),  5744-­‐5747-­‐.  -­‐  Seayad,  J.;  List,  B.;  Org.  Biomol.  Chem.  2005,  3  (5),  719-­‐724.  

NH

R1

R2Ts

NH

R1

R3

NO2R2

R3 NO2K2CO3

NN

N

N

N

N

HH

H

PBAM

H

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Asymmetric  organocatalysis:  five  major  classes  

•  Lewis  Base  Catalysis  (LB)  

•  Lewis  Acid  Catalysis  (LA)  

•  BrØnsted  Base  Catalysis  (BB)  

•  BrØnsted  Acid  Catalysis  (BA)  

•  Hydrogen-­‐bonding  catalysis  (HB)    

-­‐  Dobish,  M.  C.;  Johnston,  J.  N.;  Org.  LeK.  2010,  12  (24),  5744-­‐5747-­‐.  -­‐  Seayad,  J.;  List,  B.;  Org.  Biomol.  Chem.  2005,  3  (5),  719-­‐724.  

NH

R1

R2Ts

NH

R1

R3

NO2R2

R3 NO2K2CO3

NR1

R2H

R3 NO2

HPBAM!!

Ts

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Asymmetric  organocatalysis:  five  major  classes  

•  Lewis  Base  Catalysis  (LB)  

•  Lewis  Acid  Catalysis  (LA)  

•  BrØnsted  Base  Catalysis  (BB)  

•  BrØnsted  Acid  Catalysis  (BA)  

•  Hydrogen-­‐bonding  catalysis  (HB)    

-­‐  Rueping,  M.;  Theissmann,  T.;  Kuenkel,  A.;  Koenigs,  R.  M.;  Angew.  Chem.  Int.  Ed.  2008,  47,  6798-­‐6801.  -­‐  Schenker,  S.;  Zamfir,  A.;  Freund,  M.;  Tsogoeva,  S.  B.;  Eur.  J.  Org.  Chem.  2011,  12,  2209-­‐2222.  

-­‐  Seayad,  J.;  List,  B.;  Org.  Biomol.  Chem.  2005,  3  (5),  719-­‐724.  

R F3C

O

CO2Et R CO2Et

OHF3C

OO

PO

NH

Tf

p-MeOC6H4

p-MeOC6H4

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Asymmetric  organocatalysis:  five  major  classes  

•  Lewis  Base  Catalysis  (LB)  

•  Lewis  Acid  Catalysis  (LA)  

•  BrØnsted  Base  Catalysis  (BB)  

•  BrØnsted  Acid  Catalysis  (BA)  

•  Hydrogen-­‐bonding  catalysis  (HB)    

-­‐  Rueping,  M.;  Theissmann,  T.;  Kuenkel,  A.;  Koenigs,  R.  M.;  Angew.  Chem.  Int.  Ed.  2008,  47,  6798-­‐6801.  -­‐  Schenker,  S.;  Zamfir,  A.;  Freund,  M.;  Tsogoeva,  S.  B.;  Eur.  J.  Org.  Chem.  2011,  12,  2209-­‐2222.  

-­‐  Seayad,  J.;  List,  B.;  Org.  Biomol.  Chem.  2005,  3  (5),  719-­‐724.  

R F3C

O

CO2Et R CO2Et

OHF3C

OO

PO

N Tf

p-MeOC6H4

p-MeOC6H4

B!!

F3C CO2Et

O H

R

B!!

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Asymmetric  organocatalysis:  five  major  classes  

•  Lewis  Base  Catalysis  (LB)  

•  Lewis  Acid  Catalysis  (LA)  

•  BrØnsted  Base  Catalysis  (BB)  

•  BrØnsted  Acid  Catalysis  (BA)  

•  Hydrogen-­‐Bonding  Catalysis  (HB)    

-­‐  Uyeda,  C.;  Jacobsen,  E.  N.;  J.  Am.  Chem.  Soc.  2011,  133  (13),  5062-­‐5075.  -­‐  Uyeda,  C.;  Jacobsen,  E.  N.;  J.  Am.  Chem.  Soc.  2008,  130  (29),  9228-­‐9229.  

-­‐  Seayad,  J.;  List,  B.;  Org.  Biomol.  Chem.  2005,  3  (5),  719-­‐724.  -­‐  Schreiner,  P.  R.;  Chem.  Soc.  Rev.,  2003,  32,  289–296.  

NH

NH

NH2

Ph

B

CF3

CF34

Ph

OR1

R2R4

R3

MeO

O

MeO!!

!!

O

O

R1

R3 R4

R2

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Asymmetric  organocatalysis:  five  major  classes  

•  Lewis  Base  Catalysis  (LB)  

•  Lewis  Acid  Catalysis  (LA)  

•  BrØnsted  Base  Catalysis  (BB)  

•  BrØnsted  Acid  Catalysis  (BA)  

•  Hydrogen-­‐Bonding  Catalysis  (HB)    

-­‐  Uyeda,  C.;  Jacobsen,  E.  N.;  J.  Am.  Chem.  Soc.  2011,  133  (13),  5062-­‐5075.  -­‐  Uyeda,  C.;  Jacobsen,  E.  N.;  J.  Am.  Chem.  Soc.  2008,  130  (29),  9228-­‐9229.  

-­‐  Seayad,  J.;  List,  B.;  Org.  Biomol.  Chem.  2005,  3  (5),  719-­‐724.  -­‐  Schreiner,  P.  R.;  Chem.  Soc.  Rev.,  2003,  32,  289–296.  

δ+  

H

H

N

N

R!!

R!!

H2N

O

OMeO

R2

R4R3

R1

OR1

R2R4

R3

MeO

O

MeO!!

!!

O

O

R1

R3 R4

R2

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Links  between  asymmetric  organocatalysis  &  nature  (Enzymes  catalysis)  

How  does  nature  accomplish  so  many  transformaEons  efficiently  and  selec2vely?  

Asymmetric  monofuncEonal  organocatalysis  

Asymmetric  mulEple  organocatalysis  

Asymmetric  mul2func2onal  organocatalysis  

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+  +   +  + LA   BB  BA   Mul2ple  organocatalysis        

LB   HB  

LA  

Mul2func2onal  organocatalysis  LB  BA  

BB   HB  

A  single  organic  molecule  with   two  or  more   funcEonal   groups,  each  one   having   a   different   catalyEc   acEvity,   is   a   mulEfuncEonal  organocatalyst.  (mulEple  acEvaEon)    

-­‐  Piovesana,  S.;  Schietroma,  D.  M.  S.;  Bella,  M.;  Angew.  Chem.  Int.  Ed.  2011,  50,  6216-­‐6232.  

Asymmetric  mul2func2onal  or  mul2ple  organocatalysis      

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Asymmetric  bi-­‐  and  tri-­‐func2onal  organocatalysis  

-­‐  Wei,  Y.;  Shi,  M.  Acc.  Chem.  Res.  2010,  43  (7),  1005-­‐1018.    

AcEvaEon  of  Electrophile:  Bronsted  Acid,  Lewis  Acid,  Hydrogen  Bond  donor  

AcEvaEon  of  nucleophiles:  Lewis  Base,  Bronsted  Base  

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The  substrates  are  bound  and  oriented  at  two  different  acEve  centers  in  a  controlled    chiral  environment  (high  selecEvity  and  reacEvity)  

Chiral      

Backbone  

E  E  

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Asymmetric  bi-­‐  and  tri-­‐func2onal  organocatalysis  

-­‐  Wei,  Y.;  Shi,  M.  Acc.  Chem.  Res.  2010,  43  (7),  1005-­‐1018.    

AcEvaEon  of  Electrophile:  Bronsted  Acid,  Lewis  Acid,  Hydrogen  Bond  donor  

AcEvaEon  of  nucleophiles:  Lewis  Base,  Bronsted  Base  

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The  substrates  are  bound  and  oriented  at  two  different  acEve  centers  in  a  controlled    chiral  environment  (high  selecEvity  and  reacEvity)  

Chiral      

Backbone  

E   E  

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BA  

LB  

*  

       SubstrateB  

           SubstrateA  

*  

SubstrateA  

SubstrateB    

Proximity,  orienta2on,  Posi2ve  coopera2vity,  efficient  catalysis  

       SubstrateB  +              SubstrateA  +  

Lower  entropy  loss  

Mul2ple  catalysis              SubstrateA  

       SubstrateB  

       SubstrateB  +              SubstrateA  +  

BA  

LB  

*  

Asymmetric  bifunc2onal  organocatalysis  

BA  

LB  *  

LB  *  

BA  

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23  -­‐  Calderone,  C.  T.;  Williams,  D.  H.;  J.  Am.  Chem.  Soc.  2001,  123  (26),  6262-­‐6267.    

SubstrateA  

SubstrateB    

•  Non-­‐covalent  interac2on  is  important    

•  Binding  interac2on  &  Inhibi2on    

•  Proximity  &  orienta2on    

•  Posi2ve  coopera2vity  (efficient  catalysis)  

BA  

LB  

*          SubstrateB  +              SubstrateA  +  

       SubstrateB  

           SubstrateA  

*  

BA  

LB  

*  

Asymmetric  bifunc2onal  organocatalysis  

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SubstrateA  

SubstrateB    

•  Stabiliza2on  of  transi2on  state    

•  Control  of  enan2oselec2vity    

BA  

LB  

*          SubstrateB  +              SubstrateA  +  

       SubstrateB  

           SubstrateA  

*  

BA  

LB  

*  

Asymmetric  bifunc2onal  organocatalysis  

     

             

*    

SubstrateA  

SubstrateB    

BA  

LB  

*  

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BA  

LB  

*          SubstrateB  +              SubstrateA  +  

       SubstrateB  

           SubstrateA  

*  

BA  

LB  

*  

Asymmetric  bifunc2onal  organocatalysis  

     

             

*    

SubstrateA  

SubstrateB    

BA  

LB  

*  

B    A  *  

     

             *  

SubstrateA  

SubstrateB     *  

•  Binding  interac2on  &  inhibi2on      

BA  

LB  

*  

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   ² Catalyst  Quenching          

Factors  to  consider  in  asymmetric  mul2func2onal  organocatalysis  

BA  

BB  

LA  

LB  

-­‐  Jang,  H.  B.;  Rho,  H.  S.;  Oh,  J.  S.;  Nam,  E.  H.;  Park,  S.  E.;  Bae,  H.  Y.;  Song,  C.  E.;  Org.  Biomol.  Chem.  2010,  8,  3918-­‐3922.  

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   ² Catalyst  Quenching      ² The  distance  or  angle  between  the  acEve  sites  

² Self  aggregaEon  of  bifuncEonal  organocatalysts  

² Lower  order/non-­‐cooperaEve  behavior  

 

Factors  to  consider  in  asymmetric  mul2func2onal  organocatalysis  

-­‐  Jang,  H.  B.;  Rho,  H.  S.;  Oh,  J.  S.;  Nam,  E.  H.;  Park,  S.  E.;  Bae,  H.  Y.;  Song,  C.  E.;  Org.  Biomol.  Chem.  2010,  8,  3918-­‐3922.  

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v  Asymmetric  Aza-­‐Morita-­‐Baylis-­‐Hillman  

       

 v  Asymmetric  Cyanosilyla2on  of  Ketones    

28  

Importance  of  bi-­‐  and  tri-­‐func2onal  organocatalysis  in    two  reac2ons  

Covalent  interac2on  

Non-­‐covalent  interac2on  

OH

PPh2

R

MeHN

NH

NH

O

S

Nn-Prn-Pr

But-s

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Aza-­‐Morita-­‐Baylis-­‐Hillman  (Aza-­‐MBH)  reac2on  

29  -­‐  Perlmuper,  P.;  Teo,  C.C.;  Tetrahedron  LeK.  1984,  25  (51),  5951-­‐5952.  -­‐  Shi,  M.;  Xu,  Y.  M.;  Angew.  Chem.  Int.  Ed.  2002,  41,  4507-­‐4510.  

Ø  Racemic  synthesis  was  developed  by  Perlmuper  and  Teo  in  1984  

Ø  First  enanEselecEve  reacEon  developed  in  2002  by  Shi  et  al.  

 

§  Slow  reacEon  rates  §  Limited  substrate  scope  §  Poor  conversion  §  Low  enanEoselecEvity      

Ar CH=N R

O

R

O

!!Ar

NHPGCatalyst

SolventPG

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Aza-­‐Morita-­‐Baylis-­‐Hillman  reac2on  mechanism    

-­‐  Mansilla,  J.;  Saa,  J.  M.,  Molecules  2010,  15  (2),  709-­‐734.  -­‐  Raheem,  I.  T.;  Jacobsen,  E.  N.;  Adv.  Synth.  Catal.  2005,  347,  1701-­‐1708.  

-­‐  Regiani,  T.;  Santos,  V.  G.;  Godoi,  M.  N.;  Vaz,  B.  G.;  Eberlin,  M.  N.;  Coelho,  F.;  Chem.  Commun.  2011,  47,  6593-­‐6595.  

   

RDS  

Nu

R1

O

Step 1

ONu

R1

Step 2 R2-CH=N-PG

O

R1Nu

R2N

O

R1Nu

R2HNPGPG

O

R1

R2HNPG

Step 3

Step 4

H

kH/kD  =  3.81  

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31  -­‐  Mansilla,  J.;  Saa,  J.  M.,  Molecules  2010,  15  (2),  709-­‐734.  

Role  of  Bronsted  acid  addi2ve  in  Aza-­‐Morita-­‐Baylis-­‐Hillman  reac2on  

-­‐  Roy,  D.;  Patel,  C.;  Sunoj,  R.;  J.  Org.  Chem.  2009,    74  (18),  6936-­‐6943.  -­‐  Buskens,  P.;  Klankermayer,  J.;  Leitner,  W.;  J.  Am.  Chem.  Soc.  2005,    127  (48),  16762-­‐16763.  

   

O R

H

R OH

Bronsted  acid  addi2ve  

R2 N

HO

R1 Nu

PG

HOR

Nu

R1

O

Step 1

ONu

R1

Step 2 R2-CH=N-PG

O

R1Nu

R2N

O

R1Nu

R2HNPGPG

O

R1

R2HNPG

Step 3

Step 4

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Complex  mechanis2c  nature  of  Aza-­‐Morita-­‐Baylis-­‐Hillman  reac2on  

-­‐  Raheem,  I.  T.;  Jacobsen,  E.  N.;  Adv.  Synth.  Catal.  2005,  347,  1701-­‐1708.  

Ar=  C6H5,  m-­‐MeC6H4,  m-­‐MeOC6H4,  p-­‐ClC6H4,  m-­‐ClC6H4,    

m-­‐BrC6H4,  1-­‐Naphthyl,  2-­‐Thiophenyl,  3-­‐Furyl  

   

25-­‐49  %  yield    

87-­‐99  ee  %    

16-­‐36  h  

Ar H

NNs CO2Me

Catalyst (10 mol %)DABCO, xylenes, 3 Å sieves, 4 °C

CO2MeAr

HNNs

BnN

N NO

S

N

But-s

H H

Me

HO

t-Bu t-Bu

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33  -­‐  Raheem,  I.  T.;  Jacobsen,  E.  N.;  Adv.  Synth.  Catal.  2005,  347,  1701-­‐1708.  

NuR

O

Nu

O

RR'

NHPG

R' R

ON

Nu

PG

R' R

ON

Nu

PG

R' R

ONH

Nu

PG

Chiral catalyst.R' H

NPG

Cat.. Cat..

R

O

R'

NPGH

CORNu

R'

NPGH

COR

Nu

Chiral catalyst

Syn AntiHigh ee, Low yield

Low ee, High yield

ppt.

accelerate  

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Asymmetric  mul2func2onal  organocatalysis  in    Aza-­‐Morita-­‐Baylis-­‐Hillman  

 Design  of  a  bifuncEonal  organocatalyst  in  Aza-­‐MBH  reacEon:        1-­‐  Lewis  base  unit  to  iniEate  the  Aza-­‐MBH  reacEon      2-­‐  Bronsted  Acid  unit  to  facilitate  the  proton  transfer      3-­‐  Chiral  environment  to  induce  enanEoselecEvity        

BA  

LB  

O

NPG

RChiral  

-­‐  Shi,  M.;  Chen,  L.  H.;  Chem.  Commun.  2003,    (11),  1310-­‐1311.      

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Asymmetric  Aza-­‐MBH  by  bifunc2onal  BINOL-­‐derived  organocatalysts  

Ar=  C6H5,  p-­‐MeC6H4,  p-­‐EtC6H4,  p-­‐FC6H4,    p-­‐ClC6H4,  p-­‐BrC6H4,  m-­‐FC6H4,  m-­‐ClC6H4,    p-­‐NO2C6H4,  m-­‐NO2C6H4,  o-­‐NO2C6H4,    

o-­‐ClC6H4,  trans-­‐C6H4CH=CH        

 79-­‐92  %  ee  

 82-­‐96  %  yield    

 

-­‐  Shi,  M.;  Chen,  L.  H.;  Chem.  Commun.  2003,    (11),  1310-­‐1311.      

 -­‐  Shi,  M.;  Chen,  L.  H.;  Li,  C.  Q.;  J.  Am.  Chem.  Soc.  2005,  127(11),  3790-­‐3800  

OHPPh2

Ar CH=NTsO O

Ar

NHTs

S

Catalyst (10 mol %)

THF, -30 °C, MS 4 Å

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31P  NMR  Analysis          

-­‐  Shi,  M.;  Chen,  L.  H.;  Pure  Appl.  Chem.  2005,  77  (12),  2105-­‐2110.    -­‐  Shi,  M.;  Chen,  L.  H.;  Li,  C.  Q.;  J.  Am.  Chem.  Soc.  2005,  127  (11),  3790-­‐3800.  

-­‐13.16  ppm  

-­‐13.16  ppm  +25.30  ppm  

OHPPh2

O

PPh2

OH

+26.07  ppm   OH

PPh2

O

I

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31P  NMR  Analysis          

-­‐  Shi,  M.;  Chen,  L.  H.;  Pure  Appl.  Chem.  2005,  77  (12),  2105-­‐2110.    -­‐  Shi,  M.;  Chen,  L.  H.;  Li,  C.  Q.;  J.  Am.  Chem.  Soc.  2005,  127  (11),  3790-­‐3800.  

-­‐13.16  ppm  

-­‐13.16  ppm  +25.30  ppm  

OHPPh2

O

PPh2

OH

-­‐13.16  ppm  +25.30  ppm  OMe

PPh2

O

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Elucida2on  of  the  reac2on  mechanism  by  control  catalysts            

38  

Yield:                              13  %                                                                                35  %                                                                              72  %                                                        ee:                                        20  %                                                                                39  %                                                                              94  %                                                                                                                        

-­‐  Shi,  M.;  Chen,  L.  H.;  Pure  Appl.  Chem.  2005,  77  (12),  2105-­‐2110.    -­‐  Shi,  M.;  Chen,  L.  H.;  Li,  C.  Q.;  J.  Am.  Chem.  Soc.  2005,  127(11),  3790-­‐3800  

SH

PPh2

OMe

PPh2

OH

PPh2

p-ClC6H4 CH=NTs

O O

!!p-ClC6H4

NHTsCatalyst (10 mol %)

THF, 0 °C

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Elucida2on  of  the  reac2on  mechanism  by  control  catalysts            

-­‐  Shi,  M.;  Chen,  L.  H.;  Pure  Appl.  Chem.  2005,  77  (12),  2105-­‐2110.    -­‐  Shi,  M.;  Chen,  L.  H.;  Li,  C.  Q.;  J.  Am.  Chem.  Soc.  2005,  127(11),  3790-­‐3800  

Yield:                        no  reacEon                                                          no  reacEon                                                          72  %    ee:                                                    -­‐                                                                                                -­‐                                                                                94  %                                              

PPh2

PPh2

OH

P

OH

PPh2

p-ClC6H4 CH=NTs

O O

!!p-ClC6H4

NHTsCatalyst (10 mol %)

THF, 0 °C

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Proposed  pathway  

 -­‐  Shi,  M.;  Chen,  L.  H.;  Li,  C.  Q.;  J.  Am.  Chem.  Soc.  2005,  127(11),  3790-­‐3800  

Favored  

OHPPh2

Bronsted acid

Lewis base

OO

PPh2

O

ArCH=NTsArCH=NTs

A

ONH

Ar

Ts ONH

Ar

Ts

H

O

PPh2

HO

NTs

H

H

Ar

C

O

PPh2

HO

NTs

Ar

H

H

B

Ar

H

NTs

H

O

PPhPh

O H

E

H

Ar

NTs

H

O

PPhPh

O H

D

TheoreEcal  Analysis  ?!!    

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41  -­‐  Buskens,  P.;  Klankermayer,  J.;  Leitner,  W.;  J.  Am.  Chem.  Soc.  2005,    127  (48),  16762-­‐16763.  

   

Racemiza2on  of  Aza-­‐MBH:  Dual  catalysis  vs.  Bifunc2onal  system  

OHPPh2

PPh3  +  

ee  %  

2me  (hr)  

OH

F3C CF3

p-BrC6H4 CH=NTs

OO

p-BrC6H4

NHTsCatalyst (10 mol %)

THF, RT

O

p-BrC6H4

NHTs

PPh3, bis-3,5-(CF3)phenol

THF, RT

O

p-BrC6H4

NHTsO

p-BrC6H4

NHTs

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Importance  of  the  two  ac2ve  sites:  design  of  the  new  catalysts    

               

Design  of  new  catalysts            

§  Nucleophilicity  of  Lewis  Base  

§  Hydrogen  bonding  

§  Acidity  of  Bronsted  Acid  

§  Proper  posiEon  of  acid-­‐base  moieEes  

 §  Chiral  backbone  

OH

PPh2

Bronsted Acid as Hydrogen bond donor

Lewis Base

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Design  of  the  new  catalysts    

-­‐  Matsui,  K.;  Takizawa,  S.;  Sasai,  H.;  J.  Am.  Chem.  Soc.  2005,    127,  3680-­‐3681.    -­‐  Qi,  M.  J.;  Ai,  T.;  Shi,  M.;  Li,  G.;  Tetrahedron  2008,  64,  1181-­‐1186.  -­‐  Lei,  Z.  Y.;  Ma,  G.  N.;  Shi,  M.;  Eur.  J.  Org.  Chem.  2008,  3817-­‐3820.  

-­‐  Takizawa,  S.;  Kiriyama,  K.;  Ieki,  K.;  Sasai,  H.;  Chem.  Commun.  2011,    47,  9227-­‐9229.      

   

 61-­‐92  %  ee  

 84-­‐96  %  yield  

 18  –  24  h    

 

Ar  =  EWG  

 61-­‐91  %  ee  

 80-­‐99  %  yield  

 7  –  48  h    

     

 61-­‐91  %  ee  

 89-­‐98  %  yield  

 1  –  2  h    

     

Ar CH=NTs

OO

Ar

NHTsCatalyst (5-10 mol %)

Solvent

OH

PPh2

NHAc

PPh2

OH

Pn-Bu

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 87-­‐97  %  ee  

 72-­‐99  %  yield  

 96  –  216  h  

     

 88-­‐95  %  ee  

 88-­‐96  %  yield  

 12  –  96  h    

     

Design  of  the  new  catalysts    

Ar  =  EWG  

 61-­‐92  %  ee  

 84-­‐96  %  yield  

 18  –  24  h    

 

OH

PPh2

-­‐  Matsui,  K.;  Takizawa,  S.;  Sasai,  H.;  J.  Am.  Chem.  Soc.  2005,    127,  3680-­‐3681.    -­‐  Qi,  M.  J.;  Ai,  T.;  Shi,  M.;  Li,  G.;  Tetrahedron  2008,  64,  1181-­‐1186.  -­‐  Lei,  Z.  Y.;  Ma,  G.  N.;  Shi,  M.;  Eur.  J.  Org.  Chem.  2008,  3817-­‐3820.  

-­‐  Takizawa,  S.;  Kiriyama,  K.;  Ieki,  K.;  Sasai,  H.;  Chem.  Commun.  2011,    47,  9227-­‐9229.      

PPh2

OHOH

OH

NN

Ar CH=NTs

OO

Ar

NHTsCatalyst (5-10 mol %)

Solvent

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Design  of  the  new  catalysts    

 61-­‐92  %  ee  

 84-­‐96  %  yield  

 18  –  24  h    

 

-­‐  Liu,  Y.  H.;  Chen,  L.  H.;  Shi,  M.;  Adv.  Synth.  Catal.  2006,    348,  973-­‐979.      

 90-­‐96  %  ee  

 83-­‐97  %  yield  

 24  –  36  h    

 

Ar CH=NTs

OO

Ar

NHTsCatalyst (5-10 mol %)

Solvent

O

OH HO

HOPPh2

OH

PPh2

Ar  =  EWG  

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46  -­‐  Liu,  Y.  H.;  Chen,  L.  H.;  Shi,  M.;  Adv.  Synth.  Catal.  2006,    348,  973-­‐979.  

   

Bifunc2onal  BINOL-­‐derived  organocatalysts  with  mul2ple  units    

98  %  yield,  92  %  ee   55  %  yield,  88  %  ee  

O

OH HO

HOPPh2

O

OH MeO

MeOPPh2

p-ClC6H4 CH=NTs

OO

!!p-ClC6H4

NHTsCatalyst (10 mol %)

THF, -20 °C

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31P  NMR  Analysis          

-­‐  Liu,  Y.  H.;  Chen,  L.  H.;  Shi,  M.;  Adv.  Synth.  Catal.  2006,    348,  973-­‐979.      

-­‐12.07  ppm  

+26.36  ppm  

O

OH HO

HOPPh2

O

O O

OPOPh

Ph

H H

H

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31P  NMR  Analysis          

-­‐  Liu,  Y.  H.;  Chen,  L.  H.;  Shi,  M.;  Adv.  Synth.  Catal.  2006,    348,  973-­‐979.      

+26.36  ppm  

-­‐13.16  ppm  +25.30  ppm  

-­‐13.16  ppm  +25.30  ppm  

O

O O

OPOPh

Ph

H H

H

O

PPh2

OH

OMe

PPh2

O

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Trifunc2onal  organocatalyst-­‐promoted  counterion  catalysis    

-­‐  Garnier,  J.  M.;  Liu,  F.;  Org.  Biomol.  Chem.  2009,  7,  1272-­‐1275.  -­‐  AnsEss,  C.;  Liu,  F.;  Tetrahedron.  2010,  66,  5486-­‐5491.  

   

   

Bronsted Acid

Lewis Base

X H

Nu

Bronsted Acid

Lewis Base

X H

Nu

Bronsted Base

NH

PPh2

NHHO

R1

R2

OHPPh2

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Trifunc2onal  organocatalyst-­‐promoted  counterion  catalysis      

-­‐    Garnier,  J.  M.;  AnsEss,  .C.;  Adv.  Synth.  Catal.  2009,  351,  331-­‐338.        

62-­‐95  %  Conv.    

87-­‐  94  %  ee    

30  min-­‐  900  min  

Ar=  m-­‐NO2C6H4,  p-­‐BrC6H4,  p-­‐ClC6H4,    o-­‐ClC6H4,  p-­‐FC6H4,  o-­‐NO2C6H4,  p-­‐NO2C6H4,  p-­‐MeC6H4,  o-­‐MeOC6H4,    

m-­‐MeOC6H4,          

PPh2

NHHO

t-Bu

NO2

Ar CH=NTs

O O

Ar

NHTs

R

Catalyst (10 mol %)

CH2Cl2, RT

Benzoic Acid (10 mol %)

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Trifunc2onal  organocatalyst-­‐promoted  counterion  catalysis      

-­‐    Garnier,  J.  M.;  AnsEss,  .C.;  Adv.  Synth.  Catal.  2009,  351,  331-­‐338.        

62-­‐95  %  Conv.    

87-­‐  94  %  ee    

30  min-­‐  900  min  

Ar=  m-­‐NO2C6H4,  p-­‐BrC6H4,  p-­‐ClC6H4,    o-­‐ClC6H4,  p-­‐FC6H4,  o-­‐NO2C6H4,  p-­‐NO2C6H4,  p-­‐MeC6H4,  o-­‐MeOC6H4,    

m-­‐MeOC6H4,          

Ar CH=NTs

O O

Ar

NHTs

R

Catalyst (10 mol %)

CH2Cl2, RT

Benzoic Acid (10 mol %)

PPh2

NHHO

t-Bu

NO2

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The  role  of  the  acid  ac2va2on  in  kine2c  and  induc2on  of  asymmetry      

-­‐  AnsEss,  C.;  Garnier,  J.  M.;  Liu,  F.;  Org.  Biomol.  Chem.  2010,  8,  4400-­‐4407.  

   

   

Entry   Benzoic  acid   Time/min   Conv.  (%)   ee  (%)  

1   -­‐   90   90   16  

2   10  mol  %   30   >95   88  

3   10  mol  %  with  a  30  min  delay   60   95   48  

Ar=  p-­‐NO2C6H4  

PPh2

NHHO

F

Br

Ar CH=NTs

OO

Ar

NHTs

R

Catalyst (10 mol %)

CH2Cl2, RT

Benzoic Acid (10 mol %)

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Trifunc2onal  organocatalyst-­‐promoted  counterion  catalysis    

-­‐  Garnier,  J.  M.;  Liu,  F.;  Org.  Biomol.  Chem.  2009,  7,  1272-­‐1275.  -­‐  AnsEss,  C.;  Liu,  F.;  Tetrahedron.  2010,  66,  5486-­‐5491.  

   

   

Off   On  

Bronsted Acid

Lewis Base

X H

Nu

Bronsted Base

NH

H A

Activation

X H

Nu

NH

HA

Counterion

Bronsted AcidBronsted Acid

Lewis Base

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Importance  of  acid  ac2va2on  and  roles  of  func2onal  groups  

-­‐  Garnier,  J.  M.;  Liu,  F.;  Org.  Biomol.  Chem.  2009,  7,  1272-­‐1275.      

Counterion  (A      )  =  Benzoate  

31P  NMR  analysis?!!  

O

Ar-CH=N-Ts

O

R3P!!

ArN

Ts

H

OR3P

PR3

                 

PN

OtBu

NO2

H

H

HAPh2

O

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Importance  of  acid  ac2va2on  and  roles  of  func2onal  groups  

-­‐  Garnier,  J.  M.;  Liu,  F.;  Org.  Biomol.  Chem.  2009,  7,  1272-­‐1275.      

Counterion  (A      )  =  Benzoate  

O

Ar-CH=N-Ts

O

R3P!!

ArN

Ts

H

OR3P

PR3

PPh2

N

OtBu

NO2

H

H

H

NTs

H

Ar O

A

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56  -­‐    Garnier,  J.  M.;  AnsEss,  .C.;  Adv.  Synth.  Catal.  2009,  351,  331-­‐338.  

     

Basis  for  enan2oselec2vity  in  trifunc2onal  organocatalyst    

favored   disfavored  

NH

ArH

TsO

P HOH

NH

A

tBu

NO2

HN

ArH

O

P HO

H

NH

A

TstBu

NO2

O

Ar

NHTs

R

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57  -­‐  AnsEss,  C.;  Garnier,  J.  M.;  Liu,  F.;  Org.  Biomol.  Chem.  2010,  8,  4400-­‐4407.  

   

   

Ini2al  rate  studies  of  the  asymmetric  trifunc2onal  organocatalysis  

t  =  50  min  

t  =  0  min  

Hprod  HC

MVK   HStandard  

p-BrC6H4 CH=NTs

O O

p-BrC6H4

NHTsCatalyst, Benzoic acid

HcmvkHprod

CD2Cl2

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58  -­‐  AnsEss,  C.;  Garnier,  J.  M.;  Liu,  F.;  Org.  Biomol.  Chem.  2010,  8,  4400-­‐4407.  

 

   

   

Catalyst  :  12-­‐  24  mM    

Benzoic  acid  

36  mM   36  mM  

Catalyst  

Kine2c  studies  in  the  trifunc2onal  organocatalyst  

[catalyst]  

p-BrC6H4 CH=NTs

OO

p-BrC6H4

NHTs

HcmvkHprod

CD2Cl2

PPh2

NHHO

t-Bu

NO2

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59  -­‐  AnsEss,  C.;  Garnier,  J.  M.;  Liu,  F.;  Org.  Biomol.  Chem.  2010,  8,  4400-­‐4407.  

   

   

Catalyst  :  12  mM    

Benzoic  acid  

25-­‐75  mM   36  mM  

Kine2c  studies  in  the  trifunc2onal  organocatalyst  

[imine]  

p-BrC6H4 CH=NTs

OO

p-BrC6H4

NHTs

HcmvkHprod

CD2Cl2

PPh2

NHHO

t-Bu

NO2

Catalyst  

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60  -­‐  AnsEss,  C.;  Garnier,  J.  M.;  Liu,  F.;  Org.  Biomol.  Chem.  2010,  8,  4400-­‐4407.  

   

   

36  mM   45-­‐75  mM  

Kine2c  studies  in  the  trifunc2onal  organocatalyst  

[MVK]  

p-BrC6H4 CH=NTs

OO

p-BrC6H4

NHTs

HcmvkHprod

CD2Cl2

Catalyst  :  12  mM    

Benzoic  acid  

PPh2

NHHO

t-Bu

NO2

Catalyst  

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61  -­‐  Buskens,  P.;  Klankermayer,  J.;  Leitner,  W.;  J.  Am.  Chem.  Soc.  2005,    127  (48),  16762-­‐16763.  

   

Kine2c  studies  in  the  trifunc2onal  organocatalyst  

RDS  

Monofunc2onal  catalysis  

Ar-CH=N-Ts

O!!

Ar

NHTs

O

Ar

NTs

Ph3P

OO

Ph3P

A B

C

PPh3

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62  -­‐  AnsEss,  C.;  Garnier,  J.  M.;  Liu,  F.;  Org.  Biomol.  Chem.  2010,  8,  4400-­‐4407.  

   

   

Kine2c  studies  in  the  trifunc2onal  organocatalyst  

Trifunc2onal  catalysis  

Ar-CH=N-Ts

O

!!Ar

NHTs

O

Ar

NTs

P

OO

Ph2P

A B

CN

OH

PPh2

NH2

OHHH

N

OH

HH

Ph2

Rate  =  kobs  [A]1[B]1    Catalyst  design:  

 Nucleophilicity  of  the  

phosphine  

RDS  

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Ø  StabilizaEon  of  high  energy  charged-­‐separated  intermediates      Ø  AcceleraEon  of  the  proton  transfer  step      Ø  AcceleraEon  of  the  enanEoselecEve  C-­‐C  bond  forming  step        Ø  High  enanEoselecEvity  and  high  yield  

 Ø Minimizing  racemizaEon  and  reversibility  issues  

Importance  of  mul2func2onal  organocatalyts  in    asymmetric  Aza-­‐MBH  reac2on  

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•  One  of  the  oldest  carbon-­‐carbon  bond-­‐forming  reacEon  (Winkler,  1832)        

 

 Cyanosilyla2on  of  carbonyl  compounds  by  asymmetric  organocatalysis  

-­‐  Winkler,  F.  W.;  Liebigs  Ann.  Chem.  1832,  4,  246-­‐249.  -­‐  Tian,  S.  K.;  Hong,  R.;  Deng,  L.;  J.  Am.  Chem.  Soc.  2003,  125  (33),  9900-­‐9901.  

 

Asymmetric  monofuncEonal  organocatalysis:  Lewis  Base  catalysis  

Up  to  98  %  ee    

Up  to  99  %  yield    

16  –  94  h    

R1

O

R2TMSCN

R1 !! R2

TMSO CN

Catalyst  =  

O O

N

MeO

N

OMe

Et

OO

NEt

N

HH

R1

O

TMSCNR1 !!

TMSO CNOR2

OR2

Catalyst (2 mol %)OR2

OR2

CHCl3, -40 or -50 °C

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65  -­‐  Denmark,  S.  E.;  Chung,  W.  J.;  J.  Org.  Chem.  2006  ,71  (10),  4002-­‐4005.  

 Problems  associated  with  asymmetric  lewis  base  organocatalysis  

R1

O

R2TMSCN

R1 !! R2

TMSO CNLB*  catalyst  

TMSCN

Me3Si LB!!

CNi

Ph H

O

Ph H

OSi

Me

MeMe

LB!!

CN

Ph!!

CN

OSiMe3

LB!!

Cycle A Cycle B

LB!!

NC Ph

OSiMe3

LB!!

SiMe3

NC Ph

O

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66  -­‐  Fuerst,  D.  E.;  Jacobsen,  E.  N.;  J.  Am.  Chem.  Soc.  2005,  127,  8964-­‐8965.  

   

   

Asymmetric  bifunc2onal  ketone  cyanosilyla2on  

ee  :  86-­‐98  %    yield  :  81-­‐98  %    2me  :  12  h-­‐  48  h  

Me

O

R

OMe

O

R

Me

O

Me

OO

Me

O

N

S

MeMe

R

O

Me

O

BrO

O

R  =  o-­‐Me,  p-­‐Me,  m-­‐OMe,    p-­‐OMe,  p-­‐Br    

R  =  n-­‐Bu,  Me  

R  =  i-­‐Pr,  Me,  Et  

MeN

N NO

S

Nn-Prn-Pr

But-s

H H

H

R1

O

R2 R1!! R2

TMSO CNCatalyst (5 mol%), CH2Cl2

TMSCN, CF3CH2OH, -78 °C

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67  -­‐  Zuend,  S.  J.;  Jacobsen,  E.  N.;  J.  Am.  Chem.  Soc.  2007,  129,  15872-­‐15883.  

-­‐  Hisaki,  I.;  Sasaki,  S.  I.;  Hirose,  K.;  Tobe,  Y.;  Eur.  J.  Org.  Chem.  2007,  607-­‐615.  -­‐  Schreiner,P.  R.;  Wipkopp,  A.;  Org.  LeK.  2002,  4(2),  217-­‐220.  

Role  of  func2onal  groups  in  the  catalyst  

Spectroscopic  data  of  detectable  intermediates  

N N

S

H HO

O N

O

i-Pr

MeN

N NO

S

Nn-Prn-Pr

But-C

H H

H

MeN

N NO

S

Nn-Prn-Pr

Bu

H H

H t-c

E

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Anion-­‐binding  proper2es  of  the  thiourea  moiety  

-­‐  Reisman,  S.  E.;  Doyle,  A.  G.;  Jacobsen,  E.  N.;  J.  Am.  Chem.  Soc.  2008,  130  (23),  7198-­‐7199.  

   

   

R'!!

N N

SR"!!

H H

ClO

OR

Cl R

thiourea OR1

OR2

R2

SiR3

O

Cl

OR1

OSiR3

R2

R2

RO

R

R2R2

CO2R1

Catalyst (10 mol %)

TBME, -78 °C

N N

S

!!

H H

!!N

O

But-

CF3

CF3

F

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-­‐  Okino,  T.;  Hoashi,  Y.;  Takemoto,  Y.;  J.  Am.  Chem.  Soc.  2003,  125,  12672-­‐12673.  -­‐  Okino,  T.;  Hoashi,  Y.;  Furukawa,  T.;  Xu,  X.;  Takemoto,  Y.;  J.  Am.  Chem.  Soc.  2005,  127  (1),  119-­‐125.  

-­‐  Hamza,  A.;  Schubert,  G.;  Soos,  T.;  Papai,  I.;  J.  Am.  Chem.  Soc.  2006,  128,  13151-­‐13160.  

   

   

Role  of  thiourea  moiety  in  nucleophilic  ac2va2on    

R1

O

R2

O

R3NO2

R3NO2

R1

O

R2

O

NH

CF3

F3C NH

S

N

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-­‐  Okino,  T.;  Hoashi,  Y.;  Takemoto,  Y.;  J.  Am.  Chem.  Soc.  2003,  125,  12672-­‐12673.  -­‐  Okino,  T.;  Hoashi,  Y.;  Furukawa,  T.;  Xu,  X.;  Takemoto,  Y.;  J.  Am.  Chem.  Soc.  2005,  127  (1),  119-­‐125.  

-­‐  Hamza,  A.;  Schubert,  G.;  Soos,  T.;  Papai,  I.;  J.  Am.  Chem.  Soc.  2006,  128,  13151-­‐13160.  

   

   

Role  of  thiourea  moiety  in  nucleophilic  ac2va2on    

Takemoto’s  mechanism   Papai’s  mechanism  

E   Nu   ENu  

R1

O

R2

O

R3NO2

R3NO2

R1

O

R2

O

N

CF3

F3C N

S

NH H

O

ON

O

R1 R2

O H

R3

N

CF3

F3C N

S

NH H

O ON

R3

HO

R1 R2

O

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Kine2c  studies  

-­‐  Zuend,  S.  J.;  Jacobsen,  E.  N.;  J.  Am.  Chem.  Soc.  2007,  129,  15872-­‐15883.  -­‐  Blackmond,  D.  G.;  Angew.  Chem.  Int.  Ed.  2005,  44,  4302-­‐4320.  

   

   

97  %  yield,  97  %  ee  12  h  

rate =k [cat]1 [sub]1 [HCN]1 [TMSCN]0

O

CH3H3CO Catalyst (5 mol%), CH2Cl2

TMSCN, CF3CH2OH, -78 °C!! CH3

TMSO CNH3CO

MeN

N NO

S

Nn-Prn-Pr

But-s

H H

H

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Kine2c  studies  

-­‐  Zuend,  S.  J.;  Jacobsen,  E.  N.;  J.  Am.  Chem.  Soc.  2007,  129,  15872-­‐15883.  -­‐  Blackmond,  D.  G.;  Angew.  Chem.  Int.  Ed.  2005,  44,  4302-­‐4320.  

   

   

cat.(cat)2.HCN

cat.HCN

cat.(HCN)2

k4 cat HCN

k3 2HCN

k1 HCN

k2 HCN sub cat.HCN.subkcat cat.HCN.sub

97  %  yield,  97  %  ee  12  h  

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Mechanis2c  possibili2es  

-­‐  Zuend,  S.  J.;  Jacobsen,  E.  N.;  J.  Am.  Chem.  Soc.  2007,  129,  15872-­‐15883.  

   

   

(cat)2.HCN  

cat.(HCN)2  

Nn-Pr

n-PrHN

H

S

NH

H

t-BuO

NHH3C

N OC

RR'

Nn-Pr

n-PrNH

S

NH

H

t-BuO

NHH3C

O

R'R

HCN

Nn-Pr

n-PrNH

S

NH

H

t-BuO

NHH3C

HC

N

N

n-Pr

n-PrNH

S

NH

H

t-Bu

HCN

NC

H

OHN

CH3

cat.HCN  

cat.HCN.sub  

cat.HCN  

Mechanism  A  

Mechanism  B  

+  Sub  

+  Sub  

+  HCN  

+  cat  

NMe

MeHN

H

S

NH

H

t-BuO

NHH3C

O

R'

CN

R

MeN

N NO

S

N(n-Pr)2

But-c

H H

H

HCN

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Mechanis2c  possibili2es  

-­‐  Zuend,  S.  J.;  Jacobsen,  E.  N.;  J.  Am.  Chem.  Soc.  2007,  129,  15872-­‐15883.  

   

   

(cat)2.HCN  

cat.(HCN)2  

Nn-Pr

n-PrHN

H

S

NH

H

t-BuO

NHH3C

N OC

RR'

Nn-Pr

n-PrNH

S

NH

H

t-BuO

NHH3C

O

R'R

HCN

Nn-Pr

n-PrNH

S

NH

H

t-BuO

NHH3C

HC

N

N

n-Pr

n-PrNH

S

NH

H

t-Bu

HCN

NC

H

OHN

CH3

cat.HCN  

cat.HCN.sub  

cat.HCN  

Mechanism  A  

Mechanism  B  

+  Sub  

+  Sub  

+  HCN  

+  cat  

N

n-Pr

n-PrNH

S

NH

H

t-Bu

HCN

NC

H

OHN

CH3NMe

MeHN

H

S

NH

H

t-BuO

NHH3C

O

R'

CN

R

MeN

N NO

S

N(n-Pr)2

But-c

H H

H

HCN

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Inhibi2on:  effect  of  added  CH3CN  

-­‐  Zuend,  S.  J.;  Jacobsen,  E.  N.;  J.  Am.  Chem.  Soc.  2007,  129,  15872-­‐15883.  

   

   

97  %  ee  

           

         

 

     

Rate    X  105  (M

/S)  

[CH3CN]  (M)  

20  %  50  %  80  %            

O

CH3H3CO Catalyst, CH3CN

HCN, TMSCN, CH2Cl2!! CH3

TMSO CNH3CO

Nn-Pr

n-PrNH

S

NH

H

t-BuHCN

NC

H

OHN

CH3

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Inhibi2on:  medium  effect  or  a  direct  direc2on  

-­‐  Zuend,  S.  J.;  Jacobsen,  E.  N.;  J.  Am.  Chem.  Soc.  2007,  129,  15872-­‐15883.  

   

   

97  %  ee  

N t-But-Bu

N CH3H3C

N

Rate    X  105  (M

/S)  

[subs2tuted  pyridine]  (M)  

O

CH3H3CO Catalyst, Substituted Pyridines

HCN, TMSCN, CH2Cl2!! CH3

TMSO CNH3CO

Nn-Pr

n-PrNH

S

NH

H

t-BuHCN

NC

H

OHN

CH3

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(cat)2.HCN  

cat.(HCN)2  

Nn-Pr

n-PrHN

H

S

NH

H

t-BuO

NHH3C

N OC

RR'

Nn-Pr

n-PrNH

S

NH

H

t-BuO

NHH3C

O

R'R

HCN

Nn-Pr

n-PrNH

S

NH

H

t-BuO

NHH3C

HC

N

N

n-Pr

n-PrNH

S

NH

H

t-Bu

HCN

NC

H

OHN

CH3

cat.HCN  

cat.HCN.sub  

cat.HCN  

Mechanism  A  

Mechanism  B  

+  Sub  

+  Sub  

+  HCN  

+  Cat  

Mechanis2c  possibili2es  

NMe

MeHN

H

S

NH

H

t-BuO

NHH3C

O

R'

CN

R

MeN

N NO

S

N(n-Pr)2

But-c

H H

H

HCN

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Role  of  trialkylamine  por2on  of  the  catalyst  

Me2NEt  

i-­‐Pr2NEt  

Et3N  

ee  (%

)  

[amine]  (M)   [amine]  (M)  

Rate    X  105  (M

/S)  

O

CH3H3CO Catalyst, !"#$!%#&'()*+%!'

HCN, TMSCN, CH2Cl2!! CH3

TMSO CNH3CO

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Effect  of  added  exogenous  trialkylamines  

MeOCH3

TMSO CN NC

NHR3

MeOO

CH3

TMSCN

NR3Me

HN

N NO

S

N

But-c

H HNR3

n-Pr n-Pr

+ Cat.

HCN

NC

NHR3

inactive

MeHN

N NO

S

N

But-c

H Hn-Pr n-Pr

inactive

NC

HNR3

+ Cat.

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Effect  of  added  exogenous  trialkylamines  

MeN

N NO

S

Nn-Prn-Pr

But-s

H H

H

MeN

N NO

S

NMeMe

But-s

H H

H

O

CH3H3CO Catalyst (5 mol%), CH2Cl2

TMSCN, CF3CH2OH, -78 °C!! CH3

TMSO CNH3CO

20  2mes  faster    

ee:  97  %  

 ee:  95  %  

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(cat)2.HCN  

cat.(HCN)2  

Nn-Pr

n-PrHN

H

S

NH

H

t-BuO

NHH3C

N OC

RR'

Nn-Pr

n-PrNH

S

NH

H

t-BuO

NHH3C

O

R'R

HCN

Nn-Pr

n-PrNH

S

NH

H

t-BuO

NHH3C

HC

N

N

n-Pr

n-PrNH

S

NH

H

t-Bu

HCN

NC

H

OHN

CH3

cat.HCN  

cat.HCN.sub  

cat.HCN  

Mechanism  A  

Mechanism  B  

+  Sub  

+  Sub  

+  HCN  

+  cat  

Mechanis2c  possibili2es  

NMe

MeHN

H

S

NH

H

t-BuO

NHH3C

O

R'

CN

R

MeN

N NO

S

N(n-Pr)2

But-c

H H

H

HCN

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Mechanis2c  studies  to  dis2nguish  between  mechanisms  A  and  B  

Nn-Pr

n-PrNH

S

NH

H

t-BuO

NHH3C

O

R'R

HCNMechanism  A  

Nn-Pr

n-PrNH

S

NH

H

t-BuO

NHH3C

HC

N

Mechanism  B  

+  Sub  

Nn-Pr

n-PrHN

H

S

NH

H

t-BuO

NHH3C

O

R'

CN

R

Nn-Pr

n-PrHN

H

S

NH

H

t-BuO

NHH3C

N OC

RR'

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Mechanis2c  studies  to  dis2nguish  between  mechanisms  A  and  B  

-­‐  Zuend,  S.  J.;  Jacobsen,  E.  N.;  J.  Am.  Chem.  Soc.  2007,  129,  15872-­‐15883.  

   

   

Mechanism  A  

Mechanism  B  

+  Sub  

Nn-Pr

n-PrNH

S

NH

H

R1O

NHR2

O

R'R

HCN

Nn-Pr

n-PrNH

S

NH

H

R1O

NHR2

HC

N

Nn-Pr

n-PrHN

H

S

NH

H

R2O

NHR1

N OC

RR'

ΔΔE≠  (calculated)              Size  of  the  amide    por2on  of  the  catalyst    

ee  %  (experimental)    

Nn-Pr

n-PrHN

H

S

NH

H

R1O

NHR2

O

R'

CN

R

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Mechanis2c  studies  to  dis2nguish  between  mechanisms  A  and  B  

-­‐  Zuend,  S.  J.;  Jacobsen,  E.  N.;  J.  Am.  Chem.  Soc.  2007,  129,  15872-­‐15883.  

   

   

Mechanism  A  

Mechanism  B  

+  Sub  

ΔΔE≠  (calculated)              Size  of  R  and  R’   ee  %  (experimental)    

Nn-Pr

n-PrNH

S

NH

H

t-BuO

NHH3C

O

R'R

HCN

Nn-Pr

n-PrNH

S

NH

H

t-BuO

NHH3C

HC

N

Nn-Pr

n-PrHN

H

S

NH

H

t-BuO

NHH3C

N OC

RR'

Nn-Pr

n-PrHN

H

S

NH

H

t-BuO

NHH3C

O

R'

CN

R

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Importance  of  different  parts  of  the  catalyst  

 -­‐  Zuend,  S.  J.;  Jacobsen,  E.  N.;  J.  Am.  Chem.  Soc.  2007,  129,  15872-­‐15883  

   

   

97  %  ee  

79  %  ee  90  %  ee  

90  %  ee  

Ph

O

CH3

Catalyst (10 mol%)

Solvent, CF3CH2OH Ph !! CH3

TMSO CNTMSCN

N N

S

N

CH3

H Hn-Prn-Pr

O

NMe

H

Me N N

S

Nn-Prn-Pr

But-c

H HMe

NN N

O

S

Nn-Prn-Pr

But-C

H H

H

i-PrN N

S

NH Hn-Prn-Pr

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Calculated  transi2on  structures:  basis  for  enan2oselec2vity  

-­‐  Zuend,  S.  J.;  Jacobsen,  E.  N.;  J.  Am.  Chem.  Soc.  2007,  129,  15872-­‐15883.      

   

Major    

Minor  

NCH3

CH3HN

H

S

NH

H

t-BuO

NHH3C

O

H3C

CN

NCH3

CH3HN

H

S

NH

H

t-BuO

NHH3C

O CN

CH3

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Coopera2ve  mechanism  and  design  of  new  catalyst  

-­‐  Zuend,  S.  J.;  Jacobsen,  E.  N.;  J.  Am.  Chem.  Soc.  2007,  129,  15872-­‐15883.  -­‐  Corey,  E.  J.;  Helal,  C.  J.;  Angew.  Chem.  Int.  Ed.  1998,  37,  1986-­‐2012.  

   

   

R1 R2

OLA!!

H

CNO

R1R2

Bronsted  Base  

Hydrogen  bond  donor  

NR3

R3NH

S

NH

H

t-BuO

NH

H3C

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Coopera2ve  mechanism  and  design  of  new  catalyst  

-­‐  Zuend,  S.  J.;  Jacobsen,  E.  N.;  J.  Am.  Chem.  Soc.  2007,  129,  15872-­‐15883.  -­‐  Corey,  E.  J.;  Helal,  C.  J.;  Angew.  Chem.  Int.  Ed.  1998,  37,  1986-­‐2012.  

   

   

               

Design  of  new  catalysts            

H

CNO

R1R2

Nn-Pr

n-PrHN

H

S

NH

Ht-BuO

NHO

R1

CN

R2

N

i-PrO

CH3H3C

NR3

R3NH

S

NH

H

t-BuO

NH

H3C

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Conclusion  

•  Asymmetric  mul2func2onal  organocatalysis:    o  Aspiring  to  imitate  enzymaEc  synergisEc  cooperaEon  of  mulEcenters  

o  PromoEng   the   rate   of   the   reacEon   while   hindering   spaEally   the   compeEng  pathways  

 §  Proximity,  orientaEon,  and  enhancement  of  the  mutual  chemical  reacEvity  

§  Pre-­‐organizaEon  of  the  substrates    

§  StabilizaEon  of  charge-­‐separated  intermediates      §  StabilizaEon  of  transiEon  state  structure      

   

     

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•  Asymmetric  mul2func2onal  organocatalysis:    

 

o  High  enanEoselecEvity:    

§  ConformaEonal  constraints  for  high  stereoinducEon  

§  EnergeEc  differenEaEon  by:  

Ø   DestabilizaEon  through  repulsive  steric  and/or  electronic  interacEons  

Ø   StabilizaEon  of  one  enanEomer  by  mulEple  hydrogen  bonding    

o  A  greater  mechanisEc  understanding  of   the  subtleEes  of   these  processes   is  necessary  for  advancement  

   

 

 

Conclusion  

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Acknowledgements:  u   Prof.  Borhan  

u   Prof.  Wulff  

u   Prof.  Jackson    u   Chrysoula,  Marina  

u   Labmates:            Arvind,  Atefeh,  Roozbeh,  

Carmin,  Calvin,  Camille,  Kumar,  Ipek,  Tanya,  Wenjing,  Meisam,  Sarah,  Mercy  

u Mathew,  Afrand,  Rafida,  Anil,  Behnaz  

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93  -­‐  Pascal  Buskens,  Ph.D.  Thesis,  Germany,  2006.  -­‐  Stewart,  I.  C.;  Bergman,  R.  G.;  Toste,  F.  D.;  J.  Am.  Chem.  Soc.  2003,  125,  8696-­‐8697.  

     

   

Racemiza2on  of  Aza-­‐MBH  

PPh3R

OHTsHN

R

OHTsHN

PPh3

O

PPh3

HTsHNH

R

ONHHTs

OH

F3C CF3

O

CF3F3C

?  

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!!

R

OHTsHN

R

O

HTsHN

HOHPPh2

P OPh2

-­‐  Pascal  Buskens,  Ph.D.  Thesis,  University,  Germany,  2006.  -­‐  Stewart,  I.  C.;  Bergman,  R.  G.;  Toste,  F.  D.;  J.  Am.  Chem.  Soc.  2003,  125,  8696-­‐8697.  

   

   

Racemiza2on  of  Aza-­‐MBH:  importance  of  Bifunc2onal  system