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Synlett 2022; 33(17): 1756-1762
DOI: 10.1055/a-1916-4858
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Immobilization of Functionalized epi-Cinchonine Organocatalysts on Controlled Porous Glass Beads: Applications in Batch and ­Continuous Flow

Ana C. Amorim
a   Chiratecnics, LDA, PO Box, 59, Rossio, Évora, 7006-802, Portugal Laboratory 007, Building A, Colégio Pedro de Fonseca, University of Évora, PITE Industrial and Technological Park, 7000 Évora, Portugal
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Daniela P. Fonseca
b   Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, School of Science and Technology, University of Evora, 7000-671 Évora, Portugal
c   LAQV-REQUIMTE, Institute for Research and Advanced Studies, University de Évora, Rua Romão Ramalho 59, 7000-671 Évora, Portugal
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Elisabete P. Carreiro 
c   LAQV-REQUIMTE, Institute for Research and Advanced Studies, University de Évora, Rua Romão Ramalho 59, 7000-671 Évora, Portugal
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Gesine J. Hermann 
a   Chiratecnics, LDA, PO Box, 59, Rossio, Évora, 7006-802, Portugal Laboratory 007, Building A, Colégio Pedro de Fonseca, University of Évora, PITE Industrial and Technological Park, 7000 Évora, Portugal
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Hans-Jürgen Federsel 
d   RISE, Research Institutes of Sweden, Box 5607, SE-114 86 Stockholm, Sweden
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Anthony J. Burke  ∗
e   Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
f   Coimbra Chemistry Centre, Institute of Molecular Sciences, Chemistry Department, University of Coimbra, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal
› Author AffiliationsThis work received financial support from the Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT Portugal) through the project UIDB/50006/2020 | UIDP/50006/2020.
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Abstract

A well-known squaramide-cinchonine organocatalyst was immobilized in a controlled way onto three types of commercial porous glass beads EziG™ (EziG OPAL, EziG Amber, and EziG Coral) and applied in asymmetric Michael reactions. The performance of the immobilized catalysts was evaluated under batch and continuous-flow conditions, showing promising results in both approaches. In batch reactions, 0.8 and 1.6 mol% of the immobilized cinchonine-squaramide provided the products with excellent yields (up to 99%) and enantioselectivities (up to 99% ee). These excellent results were also verified in the case of continuous-flow reactions, where also 0.8 and 1.6 mol% of the catalyst immobilized onto the glass beads afforded the product with extraordinary yields (up to 99%) and very high enantioselectivities (up to 97% ee). The immobilized catalysts could be recycled (up to seven cycles) using both approaches.

Key words

cinchona alkaloids - EziGTM - immobilizations - batch reactions - continuous flow reactions - organocatalysis

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Received: 18 June 2022

Accepted after revision: 02 August 2022

Accepted Manuscript online:
02 August 2022

Article published online:
21 September 2022

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  • 26 General Procedure for Continuous-Flow ReactionsA solution of acetylacetone or methyl 2-oxocyclopentane-1-carboxylate (1.1 equiv) and trans-β-nitrostyrene (1.0 equiv) in CH2Cl2 was pumped through a packed-bed reactor in an Omnifit® assembly loaded with the EziG™ immobilized cinchonine-squaramide (1.6 mol% of catalyst in the case of acetylacetone; 0.8 mol% of catalyst in the case of methyl 2-oxocyclopentane-1-carboxylate), at a flow rate of 0.08 mL min–1, a residence time of 18.8 min, at room temperature, during 2 h. The reaction mixture was collected, concentrated, and purified by flash column chromatography eluting with 5:1 (Hex:EtOAc). The column was washed with 10 mL of CH2Cl2
  • 27 Compound 3: Yellow solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 1.94 (s, 3 H, CH3), 2.29 (s, 3 H, CH3), 4.21–4.27 (m, 1 H, CH), 4.38 (d, J = 12 Hz, 1 H, CH), 4.62–4.64 (m, 2 H, CH2), 7.17–7.19 (m, 2 H, ArH), 7.29–7.35 (m, 3 H, ArH). 13C APT NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 29.55 (CH), 30.45 (CH), 42.80 (CH3), 70.74 (CH3), 78.20 (CH2), 127.95 (2CH), 128.58 (CH), 129.36 (2CH), 135.99 (C), 201.03 (C=O), 201.80 (C=O)
  • 28 Compound 5: Yellow oil. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 1.81–2.08 (m, 4 H, 2CH2), 2.33–3.43 (m, 2 H, CH2), 3.77 (s, 3 H, CH3), 4.09 (dd, J = 4 Hz, 12 Hz, 1 H, CH), 5.00–5.06 (m, 1 H, CH2), 5.16–5.20 (m, 1 H, CH2), 7.24–7.34 (m, 5 H, ArH). 13C APT NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 19.34 (CH2), 31.13 (CH2), 37.95 (CH2), 46.17 (CH3), 53.06 (CH), 62.46 (C), 76.42 (CH2), 128.35 (CH), 128.86 (2CH), 129.30 (2CH), 135.26 (C), 169.83 (COOCH3), 212.30 (C=O)
  • 29 Experimental procedures for the synthesis of catalysts CD2-5 are described in the Supporting Information.Catalyst CD2: dark-brown oil. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 0.65–0.71 (m, 1 H, CH2), 1.35 (brt, J = 12 Hz, 1 H, CH2), 1.47–1.51 (m, 2 H, CH2), 1.54–1.55 (m, 1 H, CH), 2.23 (brs, 3 H, CH, NH2), 2.69–2.79 (m, 2 H, CH2), 2.96–3.08 (m, 1 H, CH), 3.13–3.24 (m, 2 H, CH2), 4.65 (d, J = 8 Hz, 1 H, CH), 4.89–4.96 (m, 2 H, CH2), 5.69–5.78 (m, 1 H, CH), 7.48 (d, J = 4 Hz, 1 H, ArH), 7.53 (t, J = 6 Hz, 1 H, ArH), 7.65 (t, J = 8 Hz, 1 H, ArH), 8.08 (d, J = 8 Hz, 1 H, ArH), 8.30 (brs, 1 H, ArH), 8.84 (d, J = 4 Hz, 1 H, ArH). 13C APT NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 26.0 (CH2), 27.5 (2CH), 28.0 (CH2), 39.8 (2CH), 40.9 (CH2), 56.3 (CH2), 114.3 (CH2), 126.5 (CH), 127.8 (C), 128.9 (2CH), 130.4 (2CH), 141.8 (CH), 148.6 (C), 148.7 (C), 150.3 (CH).Catalyst CD3: white solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d 6): δ = 0.63 (brs, 1 H, CH2), 1.33 (brs, 1 H, CH2), 1.53 (m, 3 H, CH, CH2), 2.24 (brs, 1 H, CH), 2.61–2.69 (m, 2 H, CH2), 3.12–3.18 (m, 1 H, CH), 3.35–3.43 (m, 2 H, CH2), 4.84–5.01 (m, 4 H, 2CH2), 5.83–5.92 (m, 1 H, CH), 6.04 (brs, 1 H, CH), 7.68–7.71 (m, 2 H, 2NH), 7.78 (t, J = 8 Hz, 1 H, ArH), 8.00–8.07 (m, 5 H, ArH), 8.28 (brs, 1 H, ArH), 8.49 (d, J = 8 Hz, 1 H ArH), 8.93 (d, J = 4 Hz, 1 H, ArH). 13C APT NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d 6): δ = 25.9 (CH2), 27.2 (2CH), 27.3 (CH2), 39.3 (2CH), 40.1 (CH2), 45.8 (CH2), 55.5 (CH2), 114.3 (CH2), 121.2 (CH), 121.9 (C), 123.5 (CH), 124.6 (C), 126.4 (C), 127.1 (CH), 128.7 (CH), 128.7 (CH), 129.4 (CH), 129.9 (CH), 130.3 (C), 130.6 (C), 142.1 (2CH), 142.32 (2C), 145.5 (C), 148.1 (C), 150.4 (CH), 167.3 (C), 182.2 (C=O), 182.6 (C=O).Catalyst CD4: brown oil. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 0.68–0.73 (m,1 H, CH2), 1.24–1.28 (m, 2 H, CH2), 1.64–1.65 (m, 2 H, CH2), 1.90 (brs, 1 H, CH2), 2.89–2.93 (m, 1 H, CH), 3.04 (brs, 3 H, CH, NH2), 3.31–3.33 (m, 1 H, CH), 3.43–3.53 (m, 2 H, CH2), 4.72 (brs, 1 H, CH), 5.45 (d, J = 8 Hz, 2 H, CH2), 7.20 (brs, 2 H, ArH), 7.26 (s, 1 H, TrzH), 7.34 (brs, 3 H, ArH), 7.47 (d, J = 4 Hz, 1 H, ArH), 7.58 (t, J = 8 Hz, 1 H, ArH), 7.70 (t, J = 8 Hz, 1 H, ArH), 8.12 (d, J = 8 Hz, 1 H, ArH), 8.32 (brs, 1 H, ArH), 8.83 (d, J = 4 Hz, 1 H, ArH). 13C APT NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 25.9 (CH2), 27.5 (CH2), 27.6 (2CH), 33.0 (2CH), 41.0 (CH2), 54.1 (CH2), 55.6 (CH2), 120.5 (TrzCH), 126.7 (CH), 127.7 (C), 127.9 (2CH), 128.7 (2CH), 129.1 (3CH), 130.4 (2CH), 134.8 (C), 148.5 (C), 150.4 (CH), 151.0 (C), 151.1 (C). Catalyst CD5: brown oil. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 0.81–0.87 (m, 1 H, CH2), 1.10–1.15 (m, 1 H, CH2), 1.52–1.73 (m, 4 H, 2CH2), 1.73 (brs, 1 H, CH), 1.85–1.93 (m, 2 H, CH2), 2.26–2.31 (m, 4 H, CH2, NH2), 2.93–3.07 (m, 4 H, 2CH2), 3.17–3.23 (m, 1 H, CH), 3.61 (s, 3 H, CH3), 3.78–3.83 (m, 1 H, CH), 4.26–4.35 (m, 2 H, CH2), 4.99 (d, J = 4 Hz, 1 H, CH), 7.22 (s, 1 H, TrzH), 7.49 (t, J = 8 Hz, 1 H, ArH), 7.58 (brs, 1 H, ArH), 7.63 (t, J = 8 Hz, 1 H, ArH), 8.04 (d, J = 8 Hz, 1 H, ArH), 8.39 (brs, 1 H, ArH), 8.83 (d, J = 4 Hz, 1 H, ArH). 13C APT NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 21.6 (CH2), 24.8 (CH2), 26.5 (CH2), 28.9 (2CH), 29.7 (CH2), 33.1 (CH2), 33.3 (2CH), 46.4 (CH2), 49.6 (CH2), 49.9 (CH2), 51.7 (CH3), 120.7 (TrzCH), 126.2 (CH), 127.9 (C), 128.9 (2CH), 130.1 (2CH), 148.5 (C), 150.2 (C), 150.3 (CH), 173.4 (C=O)