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Chapter 2 47pyrrolid<strong>in</strong>e ] 20 , LAH-am<strong>in</strong>obutanol [ (S)-4-anil<strong>in</strong>o-3-( methyl am<strong>in</strong>o) -1butanol 21 , LAH-DBP-EtOH[DBP=(S)-(-)10,10'dihydroxy,9,9'biphenylanthranyl]22 , LAH-MEP-NEA (MEP=N-Methylephedr<strong>in</strong>e,NE ANethylanil<strong>in</strong>e)23 , LAH-MEP-EAP ( MEP = N-Methyl ephedr<strong>in</strong>e, EAP = 2-ethylam<strong>in</strong>o anil<strong>in</strong>e 24 .All <strong>the</strong> classes <strong>of</strong> chiral reduc<strong>in</strong>g <strong>agents</strong> shown above are used for <strong>the</strong>reduction <strong>of</strong> a wide variety <strong>of</strong> different classes <strong>of</strong> prochiral ketones.Unfortunally, however, none <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m has never been used for <strong>the</strong> reduction<strong>of</strong> prochiral benzophenones or diaryl ketones.In <strong>the</strong>se ketones, both moieties l<strong>in</strong>ked to <strong>the</strong> carbonyl group haveroughly <strong>the</strong> same size. Therefore, <strong>the</strong> chiral reduc<strong>in</strong>g agent fails todiscrim<strong>in</strong>ate between <strong>the</strong> two faces.To <strong>the</strong> best <strong>of</strong> our knowledge, only a small number <strong>of</strong> methods arereported <strong>in</strong> literature for <strong>the</strong> syn<strong>the</strong>sis <strong>of</strong> enantiopure benzhydroles or diarylmethanoles. In particular: (a) asymmetric reduction by Rodoporid<strong>in</strong>iumtoruloides 25 , (b) resolution <strong>of</strong> diasteroisomeric acetyl m<strong>and</strong>elate esters 26 , (c)nucleophilic addition <strong>of</strong> aryl groups to aromatic aldehydes byorganotitanium chelat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>agents</strong> 27 . A much more <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g approach hasbeen reported by E. Brown <strong>in</strong> 1991 28 describ<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> very<strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g LAH complex<strong>in</strong>g agent, (R)-(-)- (2)- (iso<strong>in</strong>dol<strong>in</strong>y) butan-1-ol 24 (Fig.2.7) which will be described later.The major advantages <strong>of</strong> this chiral complex<strong>in</strong>g agent are that <strong>the</strong> chiralam<strong>in</strong>o alcohol is very cheap <strong>and</strong> available <strong>in</strong> both enantiopure forms.NOH24Figure 2.7: (R)-(-)-2-(2-iso<strong>in</strong>dolynil) butan-1-ol 24, Brown's chiral am<strong>in</strong>o alcohol for <strong>the</strong>asymmetric reduction <strong>of</strong> benzophenones.An ortho-substituent <strong>in</strong> one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> aromatic r<strong>in</strong>gs seems to be essentialfor a good stereoselection <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> asymmetric reduction <strong>of</strong> prochiralbenzophenones with this chiral LAH complex. The orthobromobenzophenone 25b was reduced to <strong>the</strong> ortho-bromobenzhydrol 27bwith an enantiomeric excess > 95% e.e.<strong>and</strong> a chemical yield <strong>of</strong> 100%(Scheme 2.8).

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