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4.2Methods <strong>of</strong> Preparation <strong>of</strong> Grignard Reagents and their Uncatalyzed Reactions<br />

tems proved to undergo a fast exchange reaction lead<strong>in</strong>g to Grignard reagent 261,<br />

no enantioselective I/Mg-exchange reaction could be observed for the enantiotopic<br />

iodides <strong>of</strong> 260 by us<strong>in</strong>g chiral ligands on the exchange reagent, such as 262<br />

(Scheme 4.55). Thus, alcohol 263 is obta<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> good yield, but the enantiomeric<br />

excess is only moderate (83%, 53%ee).<br />

Ph<br />

I<br />

I<br />

iPrMgL *<br />

Ph<br />

MgL *<br />

THF, -78 ºC<br />

2h<br />

I<br />

PhCHO<br />

Me2AlCl Ph<br />

I<br />

Ph<br />

OH<br />

260 261 263: 83%, d.s. 93%<br />

53% ee<br />

Tol<br />

EtMgCl<br />

S<br />

O<br />

Ph<br />

Cl<br />

264 (97% ee)<br />

THF, -78 ºC<br />

2h<br />

ClMg<br />

Cl<br />

265<br />

PhCHO<br />

Ph<br />

Me2AlCl -78 ºC tort<br />

O<br />

Ph<br />

Ph<br />

266: 70%, 93% ee<br />

Scheme 4.55 Synthesis <strong>of</strong> chiral Grignard reagents.<br />

A solution to this problem was found by us<strong>in</strong>g the sulfoxide±magnesium<br />

exchange. Start<strong>in</strong>g with the chiral sulfoxide 264, the reaction with EtMgCl leads to<br />

Grignard reagent 265, which reacts with benzaldehyde and leads after cyclization<br />

to epoxide 266 <strong>in</strong> 70% yield, without almost any loss <strong>of</strong> enantiomeric excess (93%<br />

ee) (Scheme 4.55). A very <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g application <strong>of</strong> carbenoid chemistry is found<br />

<strong>in</strong> the synthesis <strong>of</strong> substituted pyrimid<strong>in</strong>es 267, developed by Oshima. Us<strong>in</strong>g a<br />

gem<strong>in</strong>al dibromo-oxime ether 268 and nBuMgBr as exchange reagent, magnesium<br />

carbenoid 269 is easily accessible and provides an <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g way to pyrimid<strong>in</strong>es<br />

(Scheme 4.56).<br />

MeO<br />

N<br />

Br<br />

Ph<br />

Br<br />

268<br />

nBuMgBr<br />

nBuMgBr<br />

(2.2 equiv)<br />

THF, -40 ºC tort<br />

MeO<br />

N<br />

nBuMgBr<br />

MeO<br />

N<br />

Ph<br />

MgBr<br />

Ph<br />

MgBr<br />

Br<br />

Bu<br />

269 270<br />

Scheme 4.56 Pyrimid<strong>in</strong>e synthesis us<strong>in</strong>g magnesium carbenoids.<br />

N N<br />

Ph Ph<br />

267: 74%<br />

Ph<br />

nBu<br />

N<br />

271<br />

269<br />

Bu<br />

L * =<br />

N<br />

HN<br />

145<br />

262<br />

O<br />

O<br />

SAr

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