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Improved Methodology for the Preparation of Chiral Amines

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Abstract<br />

The importance <strong>of</strong> α-chiral amines as building blocks in pharmaceutical drugs, natural<br />

products, fine chemicals and agrochemicals have encouraged scientists to develop different<br />

methodologies <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir preparation. Their main goal was to develop a step wise efficient and<br />

low waste production methodology which utilizes inexpensive starting material <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

syn<strong>the</strong>sis <strong>of</strong> α-chiral amines in high yields and enantioselectivity. Different methodologies<br />

have been developed aiming to meet <strong>the</strong>se criteria. These strategies are discussed and <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

importance and limitations are critically analyzed.<br />

Reductive amination is a powerful methodology <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> syn<strong>the</strong>sis <strong>of</strong> chiral amines in high<br />

yields and enantioselectivity. It is a two step strategy beginning from <strong>the</strong> prochiral carbonyl<br />

compound to <strong>the</strong> primary chiral amine. The historical development and <strong>the</strong> latest milestones<br />

in this field are discussed in chapter three. Different drugs and natural products which are<br />

prepared utilizing reductive amination as a key step in <strong>the</strong>ir syn<strong>the</strong>sis are summarized in<br />

chapter four.<br />

Reductive amination utilizing chiral auxiliary/Lewis acid/ heterogeneous catalyst/ molecular<br />

hydrogen has been investigated in our group over <strong>the</strong> last five years. This combination<br />

allowed <strong>the</strong> preparation <strong>of</strong> alkyl-alkyl’ α-chiral amines in mediocre to good yields and<br />

enantioselectivities. This group <strong>of</strong> amines is known historically to be difficult syn<strong>the</strong>tic task.<br />

We developed a new asymmetric reductive amination procedure using Yb(OAc) 3 (50-110<br />

mol %) that allows increased diastereoselectivity (6-15% units) <strong>for</strong> alkyl-alkyl’ α-chiral<br />

amines that previously only provided mediocre to good diastereoselectivity. Different Lewis<br />

acids were tested under different reaction conditions <strong>of</strong> temperature, pressure and solvents<br />

and <strong>the</strong> results <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se experiments are discussed in chapter five.<br />

1d<br />

O<br />

+<br />

H 2 N<br />

Ph<br />

(S)-α-MBA<br />

Yb(OAc)3 ,MeOH-THF<br />

Raney-Ni, H 2 (120 psi)<br />

(S,S)-2d HN Ph Pd-C<br />

(S)-3d NH 2<br />

H 2 (60 psi)<br />

86% de 85% ee<br />

The use <strong>of</strong> catalytic Lewis acids in reductive amination has never been reported in literatures.<br />

We demonstrated <strong>the</strong> beneficial use <strong>of</strong> 10-15 mol % <strong>of</strong> Yb(OAc) 3 or Ce(OAc) 3 or Y(OAc) 3 in<br />

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