Synthesis of enantiopure N-protected 4,5-disubstituted 3-pyrrolidinones and N-protected 2,5-disubstituted 3-pyrrolidinones via the Dieckmann reactionof dicarbonyl compounds derived from enantiopure beta-amino esters
Y. Wang et Dw. Ma, Synthesis of enantiopure N-protected 4,5-disubstituted 3-pyrrolidinones and N-protected 2,5-disubstituted 3-pyrrolidinones via the Dieckmann reactionof dicarbonyl compounds derived from enantiopure beta-amino esters, TETRAHEDR-A, 12(5), 2001, pp. 725-730
Under the action of KHMDS in THF solvent the Dieckmann reaction of dicarbon
yl compounds derived from enantiopure beta -amino esters provides enantiopu
re N-protected 4,5-disubstituted 3-pyrrolidinones, whereas N-protected 2,5-
disubstituted 3-pyrrolidinones formed in reactions mediated by tert-BuOK in
DMF or toluene. Reduction of these pyrrolidinones afforded enantiopure pol
ysubstituted pyrrolidines. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserv
ed.