Reexamination of CeCl3 and InCl3 as Activators in the Diastereoselective Mukaiyama Aldol Reaction in Aqueous Media
- 23 January 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in The Journal of Organic Chemistry
- Vol. 68 (4), 1622-1625
- https://doi.org/10.1021/jo026713c
Abstract
A search for suitable reaction conditions in Mukaiyama-type aldol condensations activated by CeCl3 and InCl3 revealed that the reaction proceeds best in i-PrOH/H2O (95:5). Contrary to literature precedent, no reaction was observed in pure water, and the encountered destruction of the starting silyl enol ether can be ascribed to initial hydrolysis of the Lewis acid. As anticipated from the dual parameter (pKh, WERC value) characteristics of CeCl3 and InCl3, the former proved more efficient as Lewis acid-promoter, in terms of reaction speed and yield. Nevertheless, InCl3 was a superior catalyst during evaluation of the diastereoselectivity of the process. In this regard, determination of diastereoselectivity as a function of time showed that the InCl3-catalyzed reaction is irreversible, whereas the CeCl3-catalyzed reaction is a reversible process. In both cases, formation of the syn product is kinetically preferred, although (InCl3) = 1.50 kcal/mol versus (CeCl3) = 0.38 kcal/mol. Molecular modeling (semiempirical PM3, ab initio HF/3-21G*, hybrid B3LYP/3-21G*, and B3LYP/LANL2DZ) of the diastereoselective aldol reaction promoted by InCl3 supports a “closed”, Zimmermann−Traxler transition state.This publication has 23 references indexed in Scilit:
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