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posted on 2015-09-04, 09:10 authored by Andrei MalkovAndrei Malkov, Mikhail A. Kabeshov, Ondrej Kysilka, Lubomir Rulisek, Y.V. Suleimanov, M. Bella, Pavel KocovskyComprehensive mechanistic studies on the enantioselective aldol reaction between isatin (1 a) and acetone, catalyzed by L-leucinol (3 a), unraveled that isatin, apart from being a substrate, also plays an active catalytic role. Conversion of the intermediate oxazolidine 4 into the reactive syn-enamine 6, catalyzed by isatin, was identified as the rate-determining step by both the calculations (ΔG≠=26.1 kcal mol−1 for the analogous L-alaninol, 3 b) and the kinetic isotope effect (kH/kD=2.7 observed for the reaction using [D6]acetone). The subsequent reaction of the syn-enamine 6 with isatin produces (S)-2 a (calculated ΔG≠=11.6 kcal mol−1). The calculations suggest that the overall stereochemistry is controlled by two key events: 1) the isatin-catalyzed formation of the syn-enamine 6, which is thermodynamically favored over its anti-rotamer 7 by 2.3 kcal mol−1; and 2) the high preference of the syn-enamine 6 to produce (S)-2 a on reaction with isatin (1 a) rather than its enantiomer (ΔΔG≠=2.6 kcal mol−1).
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We thank Loughborough University, the University of Cambridge and EPSRC (EP/K009494/1) for supporting this research. Further support was obtained from the Axel Wenner-Gren Foundation, the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (grant No. 14-31419S), and the COST office via the ORCA action CM905. An allocation of computer time on the Western Canada Research Grid (WestGrid) is also gratefully acknowledged. Y. V. S. acknowledges the support via the Newton International Alumni Scheme from the Royal Society.
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MALKOV, A.V. ...et al., 2015. Cross-aldol reactions of ketones catalyzed by leucinol: a mechanistic investigation. Chemistry - A European Journal, 21 (34), pp. 12026-12033Publisher
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