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Chapter 2 42Brown's DIP-Chloride 21a, Midl<strong>and</strong>'s Alp<strong>in</strong>e-Borane 21b <strong>and</strong> Noyori'sB<strong>in</strong>al-H 21d are used <strong>in</strong> stoichiometric quantities whereas Corey'sOxazoloborid<strong>in</strong>es 21c <strong>and</strong> Noyori's B<strong>in</strong>ap-Ru complexes 21e are usedcatalytically.2.1.3.1. Mechanism <strong>of</strong> Asymmetric Reduction <strong>of</strong> Prochiral Ketones.It is <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g to po<strong>in</strong>t out that every chiral reduc<strong>in</strong>g agent forms adifferent chiral complex or transition state with <strong>the</strong> correspond<strong>in</strong>g prochiralketones. The proposed mechanism for <strong>the</strong> reduction <strong>of</strong> prochiral ketoneswith 21a (DIP-chloride) <strong>and</strong> 21b (Alp<strong>in</strong>e-borane) is similar 10 . Midl<strong>and</strong>proposed that <strong>the</strong> reduction proceeds via a bimolecular, six memberedcyclic, boat like transition state <strong>in</strong> which <strong>the</strong> tertiary β-hydrogen (<strong>in</strong> synplanarB-C-C-H conformation) eclipsed with <strong>the</strong> boron atom, is transferredto <strong>the</strong> carbonyl carbon. In <strong>the</strong> transition state, <strong>the</strong> smaller alkyl group R S is<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> axial position <strong>and</strong> syn-facial with <strong>the</strong> methyl group <strong>of</strong> p<strong>in</strong>ene, while <strong>the</strong>bulky alkyl group R L prefers an equatorial position far away from <strong>the</strong>p<strong>in</strong>anyl methyl group (Scheme 2.6).ClMeHBIPCOFavoredHOHR LMeMeRsR LRs(S)ClMeMeMeHB IPCORsR LDisfavoredHR LOHRs(R)RepulsionScheme 2.6: Mechanism <strong>and</strong> transition state for <strong>the</strong> chiral reduction <strong>of</strong> ketones with DIPchloride 21a

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