Synlett 2013; 24(18): 2383-2388
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1339755
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Stereoselective Synthesis of Fluoroalkylated Butanolides

Holger Erdbrink
Institute for Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany   Fax: +49(30)83853625   eMail: cczekeli@chemie.fu-berlin.de
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Constantin Czekelius*
Institute for Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany   Fax: +49(30)83853625   eMail: cczekeli@chemie.fu-berlin.de
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Received: 31. Juli 2013

Accepted after revision: 19. August 2013

Publikationsdatum:
05. September 2013 (online)


Abstract

Starting from fluoroalkylated, optically active acyl oxazolidinones the corresponding di- and trisubstituted butanolides were prepared in enantiomerically pure form. Using a divergent synthetic route highly functionalized fluoroalkylated building blocks are accessible.

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  • References and Notes


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    • For the synthesis of related compounds starting from dihydrofuran-2(3H)-one, see:
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  • 12 Attempts to synthesize the corresponding fluoroalkylated γ-valerolactons by hydroboration of 4 (9-BBN or BH3·THF, THF, 0 °C) followed by oxidation and lactonization were unsuccessful and gave a complex product mixture along with unreacted starting material.
  • 16 Typical Procedure for the TiCl4-Mediated Aldol Reaction of 9a with Acroleine: (S)-4-Benzyl-3-[(2S,3R)-3-hydroxy-2-(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)pent-4-enoyl]oxazolidin-2-one (10a)The substrate 9a (500 mg, 1.66 mmol, 1.00 equiv) was dissolved in CH2Cl2 (11.3 mL) and TiCl4 (191 μL, 1.74 mmol, 1.05 equiv) was added dropwise to the vigorously stirred solution at 0 °C. The yellow suspension was stirred at 0 °C for 5 min before (–)-sparteine (953 μL, 4.15 mmol, 2.50 equiv) was slowly added. The black solution was stirred at 0 °C for 20 min. Freshly distilled acroleine (144 μL, 2.16 mmol, 1.30 equiv) was added dropwise. The resulting solution was stirred for 3 h at 0 °C. The reaction was then allowed to warm to r.t. and aq half-saturated NH4Cl (10 mL) was added. The aqueous layer was extracted with CH2Cl2 (4 × 10 mL). The combined organic phases were washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. The crude product (dr > 95:5, 19F NMR) was purified flash column chromatography (SiO2, EtOAc–hexane = 1:2) to afford 447 mg (75%, 1.25 mmol) of syn-aldol derivate 10a as a light yellow oil; [α]D 22 +42.6 (c 1.00, CHCl3). 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 2.27 (br d, J = 2.8 Hz, 1 H, OH), 2.43 (mc, 1 H, CH2CF3), 2.68 (dd, J = 13.4, 10.1 Hz, 1 H, CH 2Ph), 2.83–2.90 (m, 1 H, CH2CF3), 3.35 (dd, J = 13.4, 3.4 Hz, 1 H, CH 2Ph), 4.19–4.20 (m, 2 H, OCH2), 4.44 (mc, 1 H, CHCH=CH2), 4.53 (ddd, J = 10.9, 4.6, 2.0 Hz, 1 H, COCH), 4.69–4.74 (m, 1 H, NCH), 5.29–5.40 (m, 2 H, CHCH=CH 2), 5.88 (ddd, J = 17.0, 10.5, 5.7 Hz, 1 H, CHCH=CH2), 7.21–7.36 (5 H, Ph) ppm. 13C NMR (126 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 31.3 (q, J CF = 29.3 Hz, CH2CF3), 37.4 (CH2Ph), 42.0 (mc, COCH), 55.6 (NCH), 66.2 (OCH2), 72.8 (CHCH=CH2), 117.9 (CHCH=CH2), 126.8 (q, J CF = 277 Hz, CH2 CF3), 127.4 (para ArC), 129.0 (ortho ArC), 129.3 (meta ArC), 135.1 (ArC), 136.2 (CHCH=CH2), 153.4 (OCON), 172.5 (NCOC) ppm. 19F NMR (376 MHz, CDCl3): δ = –64.8 (t, J = 11.0 Hz, 3 F, CF3) ppm. IR (film): 650, 702, 935, 1015, 1102, 1150, 1211, 1260, 1364, 1392, 1700, 1780, 2923, 3483 cm–1. ESI-HRMS: m/z [M + Na]+ calcd. for [C17H18F3NNaO4]+: 380.1080; found: 380.1080.
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