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Chapter 2 37RsORmRmRsRLRL RRRLH - A A BOH -CRAMRmRsOHHRScheme 2.1: Reduction <strong>of</strong> ketones: Cram's rule.The results <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> reduction <strong>of</strong> α-halo-ketones or aldehydes wereanomalous <strong>and</strong> led to Cornforth's dipolar model C (Scheme 2.2), <strong>in</strong>which <strong>the</strong> dipoles <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> carbonyl group <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> carbon-halogen bondwere <strong>in</strong> an antiperiplanar arrangement. Reduction <strong>the</strong>n proceeded from<strong>the</strong> less h<strong>in</strong>dered side <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> ketone C lead<strong>in</strong>g to alcohol D 2 (Scheme 2.2).RsORLRLRsH - Cl RCl RClC C DOH -CornforthRLRsOHHRScheme 2.2: Reduction <strong>of</strong> ketones: Cornforth model.The possibility <strong>of</strong> chelation <strong>in</strong> case <strong>the</strong> α-substituent X was anhydroxy, alkoxy or am<strong>in</strong>o group was covered by Cram's cyclic or chelatemodel E 3 (Scheme 2.3). The chelat<strong>in</strong>g group X <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> carbonyl groupwere eclipsed <strong>and</strong> coord<strong>in</strong>ated to <strong>the</strong> metal M. The reduction occurs aga<strong>in</strong>from <strong>the</strong> less h<strong>in</strong>dered side. This model has been widely used torationalize <strong>the</strong> diasteroselectivity <strong>in</strong> reduction <strong>of</strong> ketones E whenchelation is important, depend<strong>in</strong>g on <strong>the</strong> nature <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> substituent X <strong>and</strong><strong>the</strong> metal ion M (Scheme 2.3).MXORLXRLRs RRs R Chelate Cram RLH - RsE E FMOH -XHOHRScheme 2.3: Reduction <strong>of</strong> ketones: Cram's chelate model.Informations regard<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> ground state conformation <strong>of</strong> carbonylcompounds demonstrated that <strong>the</strong> conformation <strong>in</strong> which one bond is

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