G. Cardillo et al., CONJUGATE ADDITION OF CHLORIDE TO ALPHA,BETA-UNSATURATED CHIRAL IMIDES PROMOTED BY BCL3-DERIVATIVES .2., Tetrahedron : asymmetry, 6(8), 1995, pp. 1957-1963
The diastereoselective hydrochlorination of alpha,beta-unsaturated chi
ral imides by reaction with BCl(2)OR or BCl(OR)(2) type reagents is de
scribed. Complete diastereoselectivity is achieved through the use of
new oxazolidin-2-ones ad hoc prepared for this purpose from (S)-trypto
phan. An hypothesis on the donor-acceptor interactions, between the su
bstrate and the Lewis acids, that drive the attack of the chloride pre
ferentially to one face of the alkenoyl chain is reported.