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Improved Methodology for the Preparation of Chiral Amines

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a Ketone (2.5 mmol, 1 equiv), dried Yb(OAc) 3 (1.1 equiv), (S)-α-methylbenzylamine (1.1 equiv), Raney-Ni, H 2 (120 psi),<br />

MeOH-THF (1:1) 0.50 M, 22 °C, 12 h. b 4 Å molecular sieves (4 wt equiv) were also added.<br />

Fur<strong>the</strong>r reduction in <strong>the</strong> Yb(OAc) 3 loading below 10 mol % led to increase <strong>the</strong> <strong>for</strong>mation <strong>of</strong><br />

alcohol byproduct. When 5 mol % <strong>of</strong> Yb(OAc) 3 was used, alcohol by product was detected in<br />

aquantity greater than 2 area % (GC). For this detailed study I reached to <strong>the</strong> conclusion that<br />

<strong>the</strong> least Yb(OAc) 3 loading is 10 mol % which should be used <strong>the</strong> rest <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> study.<br />

Encouraged by <strong>the</strong>se results I investigated a variety <strong>of</strong> transition metal, lanthanide, and<br />

metalloid halide, acetates, alkoxides, and sulfonates, <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir ability to allow fast and high<br />

yielding reductive amination reactions to occur. From this extensive study Ce(OAc) 3 (15 mol<br />

%) and Y(OAc) 3 (15 mol %) emerged as useful Lewis acids inhibiting alcohol <strong>for</strong>mation. The<br />

results obtained through using <strong>the</strong>se two Lewis acids were consistently similar to <strong>the</strong> results<br />

<strong>of</strong> Yb(OAc) 3 (10 mol %), regarding reaction times, yield, and diastereoselectivity <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

reductive amination <strong>of</strong> 2-octanone with (S)-α-MBA. Stoichiometric use <strong>of</strong> Ce(OAc) 3 or<br />

Y(OAc) 3 , did not provide enhanced de or any o<strong>the</strong>r added benefit over those reactions<br />

examined at <strong>the</strong> 15 mol % level.<br />

O<strong>the</strong>r transition metal acetate salts showed interesting results in terms <strong>of</strong> promoting reductive<br />

amination in an acceptable time frame. On <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r hand, <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se Lewis acids<br />

resulted in <strong>for</strong>mation <strong>of</strong> alcohol byproduct in concentration typically 5-15 area % by GC<br />

analysis. These Lewis acids are : In(OAc) 3 , Sc(OAc) 3 , CuOAc, Er(OAc) 3 , Gd(OAc) 3 ,<br />

Dy(OAc) 3 , AgOAc, Zn(OAc) 2 , and Cd(OAc) 2 , <strong>the</strong>y were tested at 15 mol % concentration.<br />

O<strong>the</strong>r commercially available salts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se elements were tested but none <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m proved<br />

useful as <strong>the</strong> alcohol byproduct concentration was always above 25 area % by GC analysis.<br />

From this study it is obvious that all interesting Lewis acids have acetate as counter ion.<br />

Exceptions to this general observation were noted <strong>for</strong> Bi(OTf) 3 , AgCl, ScCl 3 , and scandium<br />

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