C. Andres et al., Regio- and stereoselective 5-exo radical cyclizations on a chiral perhydro-1,3-benzoxazine moiety. An access to enantiopure 3-alkylpyrrolidines, J ORG CHEM, 64(12), 1999, pp. 4273-4281
Both enantiomers of chiral, nonracemic S-alkyl-substituted pyrolidines are
prepared by diastereoselective 5-exo-trig cyclization on (-)-8-aminomenthol
-derived perhydro-1,3-benzoxazines used as chiral auxiliaries, followed by
elimination of the menthol appendage. The diastereoselective radical cycliz
ation is promoted by tributyltin hydride and occurs on a 3-aza-5-hexenyl-ty
pe radical, leading to five-membered rings in high yield. The stereocontrol
of the cyclization is strongly influenced by 1,3-allylic strain so that an
appropriate substitution pattern on the olefin-acceptor and the presence o
f a vicinal stereocenter are crucial for achieving good diastereoselectivit
y. The enantiopure pyrrolidines are obtained in three steps with concomitan
t recovering of the starting (+)-pulegone auxiliary.