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Improved Methodology for the Preparation of Chiral Amines

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enhanced stereoselectivity. For example when <strong>the</strong> γ-branched benzylacetone (1c) was<br />

examined a 9% increase in de was observed vs <strong>the</strong> previous best reported methods. The use<br />

<strong>of</strong> Yb(OAc) 3 <strong>for</strong> reductive amination <strong>of</strong> β-branched i-butyl methyl ketone (1a), did show any<br />

significant improvement in stereoselectivity (1% increase) (table 5.5, entry 1). Also α-<br />

Branched 2-alkanones, e.g. i-propyl methyl ketone or cyclohexyl methyl ketone, which have<br />

been reductively aminated with a very high diastereoselectivity using Ti(O i Pr) 4 (>98% de),<br />

did not show any improvement when using Yb(OAc) 3 .<br />

Examination <strong>of</strong> alkyl-aryl ketones, e.g. acyclic acetophenone or cyclic benzosuberone, or a<br />

non-2-alkanone, e.g. i-propyl n-propyl ketone, proved problematic. Acetophenone required<br />

higher temperature, 60 °C with 120 psi <strong>of</strong> H 2 , and produced <strong>the</strong> product in 92% de, but with<br />

large amounts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> corresponding alcohol noted (~20 area %, GC). For benzosuberone and<br />

i-propyl n-propyl ketone repeated attempts to obtain <strong>the</strong> intended product by heating and/or<br />

increasing <strong>the</strong> hydrogen pressure failed.<br />

The previous substrates were successfully reductively amianted using Ti(O i Pr) 4 with good<br />

yield and de. As mentioned previously <strong>the</strong> heterogeneous catalyst used was Raney-Ni. Pt-C<br />

was tested <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> reductive amination <strong>of</strong> i-propyl n-propyl ketone, a 35 area % <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> product<br />

was noted in 76% de (GC). This ketone has been previously reductively aminated with<br />

Ti(O i Pr) 4 /Raney-Ni providing <strong>the</strong> desired product in 76% yield and 87% de.<br />

From previous studies done in our group, it was noted that ketone substrates with an α-<br />

tertiary carbon cannot be reductively aminated using Raney-Ni, even under <strong>for</strong>cing<br />

conditions, instead Pt-C is <strong>the</strong> catalyst <strong>of</strong> choice <strong>for</strong> this class <strong>of</strong> prochiral ketones.<br />

Examination <strong>of</strong> pinacolone (1b) with Yb(OAc) 3 /Pt-C/H 2 , provided a consistent 93% de,<br />

which is 6% greater than <strong>the</strong> previously best reported result reductive amination result (87%<br />

Ti(O i Pr) 4 /Pt-C/H 2 ), but is <strong>the</strong> same as compared to a previously reported stepwise<br />

approach. [17]<br />

5.2. Conclusion:<br />

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