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Improved Methodology for the Preparation of Chiral Amines

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congested which should be favored. Un<strong>for</strong>tunately this rotamer leads to <strong>the</strong> <strong>for</strong>mation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

wrong diastereomer. It can be stated that phenyl group is not adsorbed on <strong>the</strong> heterogeneous<br />

surface <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> catalyst during hydrogen addition step.<br />

Ph<br />

Ph<br />

Ph<br />

R H<br />

N<br />

CH 3<br />

H<br />

N<br />

H<br />

NH<br />

Re-face addition <strong>of</strong> hydrogen<br />

to <strong>the</strong> cis-(R)-ketimine<br />

H 2<br />

CH 3<br />

R<br />

cis-(R)-ketimine<br />

R<br />

(S,R)-2<br />

Si-face addition <strong>of</strong> hydrogen<br />

to <strong>the</strong> trans-(R)-ketimine<br />

H 2<br />

CH 3<br />

Ph<br />

Ph<br />

CH 3<br />

R<br />

N<br />

H<br />

Ph<br />

N H<br />

R<br />

trans-(R)-ketimine<br />

HN H<br />

R<br />

(R,R)-2<br />

Figure 7.1. Nitrogen-Benzylic Carbon Bond Rotamers Responsible <strong>for</strong> Hydrogen Addition to<br />

cis- and trans-N-α-MBA Ketimines.<br />

7.1.1. Mechanism Behind Enhanced Stereoselectivity with Yb(OAc) 3 :<br />

Through consulting literatures regarding reductive amination, it can be stated clearly that<br />

<strong>the</strong>re is no precedent <strong>for</strong> Lewis acid enhanced diastereoselectivity during reductive amination<br />

has been reported. Also with respect to <strong>the</strong> recent literatures reporting <strong>the</strong> addition <strong>of</strong> Lewis<br />

acid to an N-α-MBA ketimine no enhanced diastereoselectivity was noted.<br />

To be able to understand <strong>the</strong> origin <strong>of</strong> Yb(OAc) 3 effect on diastereoselectivity, different<br />

experiments have been conducted. In <strong>the</strong>se experiments I tried to focus on detecting or<br />

isolating <strong>the</strong> ketimine intermediates. As stated previously <strong>the</strong> ketimine intermediate<br />

con<strong>for</strong>mation is <strong>the</strong> key factor in determining <strong>the</strong> stereochemical outcome <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> reaction.<br />

Also I tried to test <strong>the</strong> reaction be<strong>for</strong>e completion after certain time intervals and compare <strong>the</strong><br />

results with results obtained from Ti(O i Pr) 4 reaction. Reductive amination <strong>of</strong> 2-octanone with<br />

Ti(O i Pr) 4 or Yb(OAc) 3 requires 12 h <strong>for</strong> complete consumption <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> ketone to occur,<br />

examination <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> reaction at 1 h and 3 h showed <strong>the</strong> diastereoselectivity <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> product to be<br />

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