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Highly Enantioselective 1,2-Addition of Lithium Acetylide-Ephedrate Complexes: Spectroscopic Evidence for Reaction Proceeding via a 2:2 Tetramer, and X-ray Characterization of Related Complexes

2000; American Chemical Society; Volume: 122; Issue: 45 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1021/ja0022728

ISSN

1943-2984

Autores

Feng Xu, Robert A. Reamer, Richard D. Tillyer, Jordan M. Cummins, Edward J. J. Grabowski, Paul J. Reider, David B. Collum, John C. Huffman,

Tópico(s)

Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis

Resumo

The key step in the manufacturing process for the HIV reverse transcriptase inhibitor efavirenz (Sustiva) involves addition of the 2:2 tetrameric complex 6 [formed from lithium cyclopropylacetylide (5) and lithium (1R,2S)-N-pyrrolidinylnorephedrate (4)] to ketone 2, to give 3 in 95% yield and 98% enantioselectivity. Studies of acetylide-alkoxide complexes in solution by NMR spectroscopy and in the solid state by X-ray crystallography are described. Studies of the asymmetric addition reaction involving 2:2 tetramer 6 using low-temperature NMR spectroscopy provide conclusive evidence for formation of 2:1:1 tetramer 9 containing the product alkoxide 3. Observation of this reaction intermediate strongly supports the proposed reaction mechanism involving the tetramer 6 in the stereo-determining step.

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