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Aza-Baylis–Hillman reaction
Chemical reaction
Chemical reaction
Melville E. D. Hillman The aza-Baylis–Hillman reaction or aza-BH reaction in organic chemistry is a variation of the Baylis–Hillman reaction and describes the reaction of an electron deficient alkene, usually an α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compound, with an imine in the presence of a nucleophile. The reaction product is an allylic amine. The reaction can be carried out in enantiomeric excess of up to 90% with the aid of bifunctional chiral BINOL and phosphinyl BINOL compounds, for example in the reaction of n-(4-chloro-benzylidene)-benzenesulfonamide with methyl vinyl ketone (MVK) in cyclopentyl methyl ether and toluene at −15 °C.
In one study a reaction mechanism for a specific aza-BH reaction is proposed. Given a set of reaction conditions the reaction is found to be first-order in the triphenylphosphine nucleophile, MVK and the tosylimine concentration in the rate determining step in the presence of a Brønsted acid such as phenol or benzoic acid. The presence of an acid facilitates the elimination reaction in the zwitterion by proton transfer which becomes much faster and no longer rate determining. A 6 membered cyclic transition state is proposed for this reaction step. Because this step is also reversible the presence of acid causes a racemisation process simply by mixing chiral aza-BH adduct, phosphine and acid.
:[[Image:Aza-Baylis-Hillman reaction example.svg|500px|A reaction mechanism for an aza-BH reaction. The Ph represents a phenyl group; the Tos represents a tosyl group.]]
Asymmetric aza-BH
Aza-BH reactions are known in asymmetric synthesis by making use of chiral ligands. In one study, for the first time, successful use was made of a chiral solvent based on an ionic liquid (IL).
:[[Image:ChiralSolventForAzizBHreaction.png|500px|Synthesis of chiral ionic liquid, oct = octyl group]]
This solvent is a condensation product of L-(−)-malic acid (available from the chiral pool), boric acid catalyzed by sodium hydroxide. When the sodium counter ion is replaced by a bulky ammonium salt the resulting ionic liquid has a melting point of −32 °C.
:[[Image:Chiral aza BH.png|500px|Aza BH reaction in chiral ionic liquid, Ph = phenyl, Ts = tosyl]]
This IL serves as the chiral solvent for the aza-BH reaction between N-(4-bromobenzylidene)-4-toluenesulfonamide and methyl vinyl ketone catalyzed by triphenylphosphine with chemical yield 34–39% and enantiomeric excess 71–84%.
References
References
- (2009). "aza-Baylis−Hillman Reaction". [[Chemical Reviews]].
- ''Bifunctional Organocatalysts for Enantioselective aza-Morita–Baylis–Hillman Reaction'' Katsuya Matsui, Shinobu Takizawa, and Hiroaki Sasai [[J. Am. Chem. Soc.]]; '''2005'''; 127(11) pp 3680 - 3681; (Communication) {{doi. (October 2016)
- ''Bifunctional Activation and Racemization in the Catalytic Asymmetric Aza-Baylis–Hillman Reaction'' Pascal Buskens, Jürgen Klankermayer, and Walter Leitner [[J. Am. Chem. Soc.]]; '''2005'''; 127(48) pp 16762 - 16763; (Communication) {{doi. (October 2016)
- (2006). "Highly Enantioselective Aza-Baylis–Hillman Reaction in a Chiral Reaction Medium". [[Angewandte Chemie International Edition]].
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