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Chapter 2 46LiOHOHLiAlH 4EtOHOOHAlOEtScheme 2.8: Formation <strong>of</strong> BINAL-H 21e.Complex hydride re<strong>agents</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> type LiAlH n (OR) 4-n are known toexist <strong>in</strong> a complicated equilibrium with a variety <strong>of</strong> disproportionated <strong>and</strong>aggregated species 16 . However, <strong>the</strong> stereochemical outcome aris<strong>in</strong>g from<strong>the</strong> rigid, unique chiral conformation <strong>of</strong> this reagent is most economicallyrationalized by <strong>the</strong> mechanism <strong>in</strong>volv<strong>in</strong>g a six membered, chelat<strong>in</strong>g transitionstate 17 . For example, <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> transition state <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> reaction <strong>of</strong> acetophenone<strong>and</strong> (R)-BINAL-H conta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g an ord<strong>in</strong>ary R' group, <strong>the</strong> R'O oxygen acts asbridg<strong>in</strong>g atom because <strong>of</strong> its highest basicity among <strong>the</strong> three oxygensbound to Al. Therefore <strong>the</strong> chair conformation with axial-methyl <strong>and</strong>equatorial-phenyl groups 23a is favoured over <strong>the</strong> diastereomeric transitionstate 23b <strong>in</strong> accordance with <strong>the</strong> observed enantioselectivity 16 (Fig.2.6).OOAlH23aOEtFAVOREDMeLiPhOOOAlH23bOEtrepulsionPhLiDISFAVOREDFigure 2.6: BINAL-H transition state 23a/b <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> acetophenon reduction.The BINAL-H is one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> best chiral LiAlH 4 complex reported;many o<strong>the</strong>r examples are reported <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> literature such as: LAH-Darvon-Alc(Alc=2S,3R-(+)-4dimethylam<strong>in</strong>o-3-methyl-1,2-diphenyl-2-butanol) 18a-d , LAH-MEP-ArOH ( MEP = N-Methyl ephedr<strong>in</strong>e; ArOH =3,5-dimethylphenol) 19a-b , LAH-diam<strong>in</strong>e[diam<strong>in</strong>e(S)-2-(2,6xylidimethyl)-MeO

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