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Synthesis and Comparison of the Reactivity of Allyl Fluorides and ...

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Scheme 1.5 N-fluoro sultams (4) <strong>and</strong> (5)<br />

5<br />

Chapter One<br />

Fluorination experiments using <strong>the</strong> N-fluoro sultams (4) <strong>and</strong> (5) showed <strong>the</strong>m to react with<br />

various metal enolates generated under st<strong>and</strong>ard reaction conditions to give <strong>the</strong> anticipated<br />

�-fluoro carbonyl compounds with <strong>the</strong> ee depending strongly on <strong>the</strong> structure <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> metal<br />

enolate (Table 1.1). N-fluoro sultam (4) was found to give greater enantiomeric excesses in<br />

comparison with (5); <strong>the</strong> best result observed with ethyl cyclopentanone-2-carboxylate (70<br />

% ee). However, <strong>the</strong> main secondary reaction <strong>of</strong> N-fluoro sultam (4) was HF elimination<br />

from <strong>the</strong> N-fluoro sultam by <strong>the</strong> metal enolate to give <strong>the</strong> starting imine <strong>and</strong> carbonyl<br />

compounds. N-fluoro sultam (5), although designed to prevent HF elimination from <strong>the</strong><br />

fluorinating reagent, gave poor results possibly as a result <strong>of</strong> steric hindrance.<br />

N-fluoro sultam Product Reaction Conditions ee (%) Yield (%) a<br />

NaH; Et2O; 0 °C - r.t.<br />

1.5 equiv. (4)<br />

LDA; THF; -78 °C -<br />

r.t.<br />

1.2 equiv. (4)<br />

KH; Toluene/THF<br />

(2:1), 0 °C - r.t.<br />

1.3 equiv. (5)<br />

LDA; THF; -78 °C -<br />

r.t.<br />

1.2 equiv. (5)<br />

70 63 (63)<br />

35 27 (30)<br />

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