A study on the diastereoselective synthesis of α-fluorinated β³-amino acids by α-fluorination

dc.contributor.authorPeddie, V.
dc.contributor.authorAbell, A.
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstract<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>The treatment of a <jats:italic>β</jats:italic><jats:sup>3</jats:sup>‐amino acid methyl ester with 2.2 equiv. of lithium diisopropylamide (LDA), followed by reaction with 5 equiv. of <jats:italic>N</jats:italic>‐fluorobenzenesulfonimide (NFSI) at −78° for 2.5 h and then 2 h at 0°, gives <jats:italic>syn</jats:italic>‐fluorination with high diastereoisomeric excess (de). The de and yield in these reactions are somewhat influenced by both the size of the amino acid side chain and the nature of the amine protecting group. In particular, fluorination of <jats:italic>N‐</jats:italic>Boc‐protected <jats:italic>β</jats:italic><jats:sup>3</jats:sup>‐homophenylalanine, <jats:italic>β</jats:italic><jats:sup>3</jats:sup>‐homoleucine, <jats:italic>β</jats:italic><jats:sup>3</jats:sup>‐homovaline, and <jats:italic>β</jats:italic><jats:sup>3</jats:sup>‐homoalanine methyl esters, <jats:bold>5</jats:bold> and <jats:bold>9</jats:bold>–<jats:bold>11</jats:bold>, respectively, all proceeded with high de (&gt;86% of the <jats:italic>syn</jats:italic>‐isomer). However, fluorination of <jats:italic>N‐</jats:italic>Boc‐protected <jats:italic>β</jats:italic><jats:sup>3</jats:sup>‐homophenylglycine methyl ester (<jats:bold>16</jats:bold>) occurred with a significantly reduced de. The use of a Cbz or Bz amine‐protecting group (see <jats:bold>3</jats:bold> and <jats:bold>15</jats:bold>) did not improve the de of fluorination. However, an <jats:italic>N</jats:italic>‐Ac protecting group (see <jats:bold>17</jats:bold>) gave a reduced de of 26%. Thus, a large <jats:italic>N</jats:italic>‐protecting group should be employed in order to maximize selectivity for the <jats:italic>syn</jats:italic>‐isomer in these fluorination reactions.</jats:p>
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityVictoria Peddie and Andrew D. Abell
dc.identifier.citationHelvetica Chimica Acta, 2012; 95(12):2460-2473
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/hlca.201200520
dc.identifier.issn0018-019X
dc.identifier.issn1522-2675
dc.identifier.orcidPeddie, V. [0000-0002-7429-5396]
dc.identifier.orcidAbell, A. [0000-0002-0604-2629]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/75832
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley-V C H Verlag GMBH
dc.rights© 2012 Verlag Helvetica Chimica Acta AG, Zurich
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1002/hlca.201200520
dc.subjectAmino acids
dc.subjectFluorine compounds
dc.subjectStereoselective synthesis
dc.titleA study on the diastereoselective synthesis of α-fluorinated β³-amino acids by α-fluorination
dc.title.alternativeA study on the diastereoselective synthesis of alpha-fluorinated beta(3)-amino acids by alpha-fluorination
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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