Abstract
A novel route to chiral amides through the efficient, non-racemising, cleavage of N-acyl side chains from a 'Quat' chiral auxiliary using N-centred nucleophiles is described. The synthetic utility of the procedure is then highlighted by the preparation of a range of succinamide and succinimide derivatives and through the synthesis of the natural product (S)-(+)-amphetamine via a stereospecific Hofman type degradation using a hypervalent iodine reagent.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1869-1876 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of the Chemical Society. Perkin Transactions 1 |
Issue number | 16 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2002 |
Keywords
- Aminolysis; Chiral auxiliary; Hofmann degradation; Stereoselective synthesis (prepn. of amides by direct aminolysis/Hofmann degrdn. of N-acylpyrrolidinone as chiral auxiliary); Amides Role: SPN (Synthetic preparation), PREP (Preparation) (prepn. of amides by direct aminolysis/Hofmann degrdn. of N-acylpyrrolidinone as chiral auxiliary)