Stereoselectivity of Proline-Cyclobutane amino acid-containing peptide organocatalysts for asymmetric aldol additions : A rationale
Illa, Ona (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química)
Porcar-Tost, Oriol (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química)
Robledillo, Carme (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química)
Elvira, Carlos (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química)
Nolis Fañanas, Pau (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Servei de Ressonància Magnètica Nuclear)
Reiser, Oliver (Universität Regensburg. Institut für Organische Chemie)
Branchadell Gallo, Vicenç (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química)
Ortuño Mingarro, Rosa María (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química)

Data:	2018
Resum:	Several α,β,α- or α,γ,α-tripeptides, consisting of a central cyclobutane β- or γ-amino acid being flanked by two d- or l-proline residues, have been synthesized and tested as organocatalysts in asymmetric aldol additions. High yields and enantioselectivities have been achieved with α,γ,α-tripeptides, being superior to peptides containing a cyclobutane β-amino acid residue. This is probably due to their high rigidity, which hinders some of the peptide catalysts to adopt the proper active conformation. This reasoning correlates with the major conformation of the peptides in the ground state, as suggested by 1H NMR and computational calculations. The configuration of the aldol products is controlled by the proline chirality, and consequently, the R/S configuration of aldol products can be tuned by the use of either commercially available d- or l-proline. The enantioselectivity in the aldol reactions is reversed if the reactions are carried out in the presence of water or other protic solvents such as methanol. Spectroscopic and theoretical investigations revealed that this effect is not the consequence of conformational changes in the catalyst but rather caused by the participation of a water molecule in the rate determining transition state, in such a way that the preferential nucleophilic attack is oriented to the opposite enantiotopic aldehyde face.
Ajuts:	Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad CTQ2013-43754-P Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad CTQ2016-77978-R
Drets:	Tots els drets reservats.
Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar
Publicat a:	Journal of organic chemistry, Vol. 83, Issue 1 (January 2018) , p. 350-363, ISSN 1520-6904

DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b02745
PMID: 29186658

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