Synthesis of Chiral Diamine Ligands for Nickel-catalyzed Asymmetric Cross-couplings of Alkylchloroboronate Esters with Alkylzincs: (1R,2R)-N,N'-Dimethyl-1,2-bis(2-methylphenyl)-1,2-diaminoethane
Submitted by Yusuke Masuda and Gregory C. Fu*
Checked by Skyler Mendoza and Sarah E. Reisman
1. Procedure (Note 1)
2. Notes
1. Prior to performing each reaction, a thorough hazard analysis and risk assessment should be carried out with regard to each chemical substance and experimental operation on the scale planned and in the context of the laboratory where the procedures will be carried out. Guidelines for carrying out risk assessments and for analyzing the hazards associated with chemicals can be found in references such as Chapter 4 of "Prudent Practices in the Laboratory" (The National Academies Press, Washington, D.C., 2011; the full text can be accessed free of charge at
https://www.nap.edu/catalog/12654/prudent-practices-in-the-laboratory-handling-and-management-of-chemical. See also "Identifying and Evaluating Hazards in Research Laboratories" (American Chemical Society, 2015) which is available via the associated website "Hazard Assessment in Research Laboratories" at
https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/about/governance/committees/chemicalsafety/hazard-assessment.html. In the case of this procedure, the risk assessment should include (but not necessarily be limited to) an evaluation of the potential hazards associated with
(1S,2S)-1,2-bis(2-hydroxyphenyl)-1,2-diaminoethane,
dimethylsulfoxide,
2-methylbenz-aldehyde,
diethyl ether,
sodium chloride,
nitrogen,
sodium sulfate,
tetrahydrofuran,
hydrochloric acid,
sodium hydroxide,
potassium carbonate,
ethyl chloroformate,
ethyl acetate, silica gel, hexanes,
lithium aluminum hydride, and celite. Warning: Lithium aluminium hydride is pyrophoric and reacts violently with water.
2.
(1S,2S)-1,2-Bis(2-hydroxyphenyl)-1,2-diaminoethane (min. 97%) was purchased from Strem and used as received.
3. Anhydrous DMSO (99.8+%) was purchased from Alfa-Aesar and used as received.
4.
2-Methylbenzaldehyde (97%) was purchased from Combi-Blocks and distilled (15 mmHg, 100 °C) before use to remove carboxylic acid.
5. The checkers did not purify the material prior to use in the next step, although the checkers report that compound
1 can be purified by column chromatography on SiO
2, eluting with 10% EtOAc/hexanes: R
f = 0.35 (10% EtOAc/hexanes, visualization with a 254 nm UV lamp). Compound
1, when purified in this way, is obtained as a yellow solid, which has the following properties: mp 161-162 °C; [α]
23D +0.09 (c 0.415, CHCl
3); IR (film) 3466, 2924, 1660, 1627, 1581, 1490, 1460, 1277, 1151, 755, 733 cm
-1;
1H NMR
pdf(CDCl
3, 400 MHz) δ: 2.07 (s, 6H), 5.13 (s, 2H), 6.80 (td,
J = 7.4, 1.1 Hz, 2H), 6.91 - 7.00 (m, 4H), 7.09 (td,
J = 7.4, 1.4 Hz, 2H), 7.14 - 7.20 (m, 4H), 7.26 (ddd,
J = 8.3, 7.3, 1.7 Hz, 2H), 7.62 (dd,
J = 7.8, 1.4 Hz, 2H), 8.33 (s, 2H), 13.34 (s, 2H);
13C NMR
pdf(CDCl
3, 101 MHz) δ: 19.7, 74.9, 117.0, 118.7, 118.9, 126.3, 127.6, 128.9, 130.6, 131.9, 132.8, 135.53, 137.6, 161.1, 166.1. HRMS (DI-ESI)
m/z calcd. for C
30H
28N
2O
2 ([M+H]
+) 449.2224; found 449.2219. Following chromatography, the purity of compound
1 (97%) was determined by quantitative
1H NMR analysis
pdf using 1,1,2,2-tetrachlorethane as an internal standard.
6. Anhydrous
THF (99+%) was purchased from J.T. Baker (water content: 24 ppm) and purified by passage through activated alumina under argon.
7. A solution of 12 M
HCl was purchased from Fisher Scientific and used as received.
8. Submitters reported the product to be a yellow oil while checkers found the product to be a light brown powder.
9. A second reaction performed on the same scale provided 708 mg (72% for two steps) of the product (
2).
10. Compound
2 has the following properties: mp: 80-82 °C; [α]
22D +22.5 (c 0.955, CHCl
3); IR (neat) 3367, 3021, 2930, 1582, 1488, 1462, 1358, 1317, 1050, 897, 730 (cm
-1);
1H NMR
pdf(CDCl
3, 400 MHz) δ: 1.65 (s, 4H), 2.12 (s, 6H), 4.34 (s, 2H), 7.02 (dd,
J = 7.6, 1.6 Hz, 2H), 7.10 (td,
J = 7.4, 1.4 Hz, 2H), 7.20 (td,
J = 7.5, 1.5 Hz, 2H), 7.59 (dd,
J = 7.8, 1.4 Hz, 2H);
13C NMR
pdf(CDCl
3, 101 MHz) δ: 19.7, 55.9, 126.1, 126.9 (2C), 130.4, 135.3, 141.8. HRMS (DI-ESI)
m/z calcd. for C
16H
20N
2 ([M+H]
+) 241.1699; found 241.1695. The purity of compound
2 (97%) was determined by quantitative
1H NMR analysis
pdf using 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane as an internal standard.
11.
Potassium carbonate (anhydrous, 99%) was purchased from Alfa-Aesar and used as received.
12.
Ethyl chloroformate (97%) was purchased from Aldrich and used as received.
13. Column chromatography was performed on Silicycle 60 Å silica gel.
14. Analytical thin-layer chromatography was performed using EMD 0.25 mm silica gel 60-F
254 plates. The checkers used Merck 0.25 mm TLC silica gel 60-F
254 plates.
15. A second reaction performed on the same scale provided 921 mg (95%) of the product (
3).
16. Compound
3 has the following properties: mp (dec.) 90-103 °C; [α]
23D -44.1 (c 0.96, CHCl
3); IR (film) 3320, 2978, 1687, 1534, 1258, 1051, 910, 769, 732 (cm
-1);
1H NMR
pdf(CDCl
3, 400 MHz) δ: 1.24 (t,
J = 7.1 Hz, 6H), 1.95 (s, 6H), 3.97 - 4.24 (m, 4H), 5.25 - 5.36 (m, 2H), 5.50 - 5.65 (m, 2H), 6.93 (d,
J = 7.5 Hz, 2H), 7.07 (td,
J = 7.5, 1.4 Hz, 2H), 7.17 (td,
J = 7.5, 1.5 Hz, 2H), 7.41 (d,
J = 7.7 Hz, 2H).
13C NMR
pdf(CDCl
3, 101 MHz) δ: 14.7, 19.4, 56.5, 61.2, 126.4, 126.7, 127.8, 130.6, 136.3, 137.8, 157.4; HRMS (DI-ESI)
m/z calcd. for C
22H
28N
2O
4 ([M+H]
+) 385.2122; found 385.2121. The purity of compound
3 (98%) was determined by quantitative
1H NMR analysis
pdf using 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane as an internal standard.
17.
Lithium aluminum hydride (powder, 95%) was purchased from Strem and used as received.
18. Quenching excess
lithium aluminum hydride with water is a highly exothermic process that produces H
2. Dropwise addition of water is recommended, and care should be taken to efficiently cool and stir the reaction mixture.
19. A second reaction performed on the same scale provided 551 mg (85%) of the product (
4).
20. Compound
4 has the following properties: mp 100-102 °C; [α]
23D +7.2 (c 0.96, CHCl
3); IR (film) 3296, 3234, 2918, 2862, 2783, 1488, 1463, 1426, 1339, 1175, 1140, 1106, 900, 864, 768, 731 (cm
-1);
1H NMR
pdf(CDCl
3, 400 MHz) δ: 1.91 (s, 6H), 2.24 (s, 6H), 2.61 (s, 2H), 3.94 (s, 2H), 6.86 (ddt,
J = 7.7, 1.4, 0.7 Hz, 2H), 7.01 (td,
J = 7.4, 1.4 Hz, 2H), 7.18 - 7.11 (m, 2H), 7.50 (dd,
J = 7.7, 1.4 Hz, 2H);
13C NMR
pdf(CDCl
3, 101 MHz) δ: 19.5, 34.2, 65.2, 125.8, 126.6, 126.7, 129.9, 137.0, 139.6; HRMS (DI-ESI)
m/z calcd. for C
18H
24N
2 ([M+H]
+) 269.2012; found 269.2006. The purity of compound
4 (97%) was determined by quantitative
1H NMR analysis
pdf using ethylene carbonate as an internal standard.
21. Compound
4 is converted to the acetylated amide for
ee determination as follows: An oven-dried 8-mL vial equipped with a magnetic stir bar is charged with compound
4 (54 mg, 0.20 mmol, 1.0 equiv), and then it is capped with a PTFE-lined pierceable cap. The vial is evacuated and backfilled with
nitrogen (three cycles). Dichloromethane (2 mL) is added by syringe. The solution is stirred at room temperature for 5 min, then
acetyl chloride (47 mg, 0.60 mmol, 3.0 equiv) (
Note 22) and
triethylamine (61 mg, 0.60 mmol, 3.0 equiv) (
Note 23) are sequentially added by syringe. The resulting solution is stirred for 16 h. The reaction is quenched by water (5 mL), and the reaction mixture is extracted with
ethyl acetate (10 mL × 3). The combined organic layer is washed with water (10 mL) and a saturated aqueous solution of
NaCl (10 mL), dried over anhydrous
Na2SO4 (1 g), filtered through filter paper, and concentrated by rotary evaporation (20 mmHg, 40 °C) and under vacuum (1 mmHg). The resulting yellow oil is purified by preparative thin-layer chromatography (
Note 24) with EtOAc as the eluent (R
f = 0.2), which gives (1
R,2
R)-
N,N'-diacetyl-
N,N'-dimethyl-1,2-bis(2-methylphenyl)-1,2-diaminoethane as a white solid.
22. The acetylated product
has the following properties: mp 31-32 °C; [α]
23D -2.8 (c 0.350, CHCl
3); IR (film) 3065, 3019, 2928, 2853, 1651, 1461, 1396, 1313, 1143, 1010, 739 cm
-1;
1H NMR
pdf(CDCl
3, 400 MHz) δ: 2.08 (s, 6H), 2.36 (s, 5H), 2.68 (s, 6H), 6.58 (s, 2H), 6.86 - 6.94 (m, 4H), 7.06 (ddd,
J = 7.5, 6.2, 2.4 Hz, 2H), 7.15 (dq,
J = 8.2, 0.7 Hz, 2H);
13C NMR
pdf(CDCl
3, 101 MHz) δ: 19.9, 22.5, 32.6, 51.3, 125.4, 127.6, 129.3, 131.0, 135.0, 138.0, 170.8; HRMS (DI-ESI)
m/z calcd. for C
22H
28N
2O
2 ([M+H]
+) 353.2224; found 353.2229. The purity of the compound (99%) was determined by quantitative
1H NMR analysis
pdf using 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane as an internal standard. The
ee (> 99%) was determined by HPLC analysis with an Agilent 1100 Series HPLC system equipped with a CHIRALPAK OD-H column (length 250 mm, I.D. 4.6 mm) (hexanes/2-propanol 90:10, 1.0 mL/min) with t
r (major) = 6.3 min, t
r (minor) = 7.7 min. The peak areas were measured at λ = 230 nm.
23.
Acetyl chloride (98%) was purchased from Sigma-Aldrich and used as received.
24.
Triethylamine (>99%) was purchased from Sigma-Aldrich and used as received.
3. Discussion
Appendix
Chemical Abstracts Nomenclature (Registry Number)
(1S,2S)-1,2-Bis(2-hydroxyphenyl)-1,2-diaminoethane: Phenol, 2,2'-[(1S,2S)-1,2-diamino-1,2-ethanediyl]bis-; (870991-68-7)
2-Methylbenzaldehyde: Benzaldehyde, 2-methyl-; (529-20-4)
(1R,2R)-N,N'-Bis(2-hydroxyphenylmethylene)-1,2-bis(2-methylphenyl)-1,2-diaminoethane: Phenol, 2,2'-[[(1R,2R)-1,2-bis(2-methylphenyl)-1,2-ethanediyl]bis[(E)-nitrilomethylidyne]]bis-; (1) (1055301-46-6)
(1R,2R)-1,2-Bis(2-methylphenyl)-1,2-diaminoethane: 1,2-Ethanediamine, 1,2-bis(2-methylphenyl)-, (1R,2R)-; (2) (872595-04-5)
Ethyl chloroformate: Carbonochloridic acid, ethyl ester; (541-41-3)
Potassium carbonate: Carbonic acid, potassium salt (1:2); (584-08-7)
Lithium aluminum hydride: Aluminate(1-), tetrahydro-, lithium (1:1), (T-4)-; (16853-85-3)
(1R,2R)-N,N'-Dimethyl-1,2-bis(2-methylphenyl)-1,2-diaminoethane: 1,2-Ethanediamine, N1,N2-dimethyl-1,2-bis(2-methylphenyl)-, (1R,2R)-; (3) (2055363-47-6)
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