Enantioselective Ring-Cleavage of meso- Epoxides with beta-Halodiisopinocampheylboranes.
Abstract
B-Halodiisopinocampheylboranes, IpcBX, in particular the bromide 1b, and the Iodide 1c, differentiate between the enantiotopic carbon-oxygen bonds of meso-epoxides to furnish 1,2-halohydrins of moderate to excellent enantiomeric purity. Thus (-)-(1R, 2R)-2-bromocyclohexanol, (-)-(1R, 2R)-2-iodocyclohexanol, (-)-(1R, 2R)-2-iodocyclohex-4-en-1-o1 and (-)-(1R, 2R)-2-bromocyclohex-4-en-1-o1 are obtained in 84%, 91%, 63% and 95% ee respectively from the corresponding meso-epoxides and haloborane reagents. Simple recrystallization from pentane then gives halohydrins of essentially 100% ee; cis-2-butene oxide and cis-3-hexene oxide furnish the corresponding (1R, 2R)-iodohydrins in 78 and 69% ee respectively. In all cases the S carbon of the meso-epoxide is selectively cleaved. This is the first example of enantioselective ring cleavage of meso-epoxides to obtain optically active 1,2-halohydrins. Keywords: Asymmetric synthesis.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 26, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA193193
Entities
People
- Herbert C. Brown
- M. Srebnik
- N. N.r Joshi
Organizations
- Purdue University