Synthesis 2022; 54(02): 355-368
DOI: 10.1055/a-1638-2478
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Kinetic Resolution by Lithiation: Highly Enantioselective Synthesis of Substituted Dihydrobenzoxazines and Tetrahydroquinoxalines

Autoren

  • Ashraf El-Tunsi

    a   Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Brook Hill, Sheffield, S3 7HF, UK
  • Nicholas Carter

    a   Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Brook Hill, Sheffield, S3 7HF, UK
  • Song-Hee Yeo

    a   Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Brook Hill, Sheffield, S3 7HF, UK
  • Joshua D. Priest

    a   Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Brook Hill, Sheffield, S3 7HF, UK
  • Anthony Choi

    a   Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Brook Hill, Sheffield, S3 7HF, UK
  • Carolin M. Kobras

    b   The Florey Institute, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, Firth Court, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK
  • Soneni Ndlovu

    a   Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Brook Hill, Sheffield, S3 7HF, UK
  • Ilaria Proietti Silvestri

    c   Liverpool ChiroChem, Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 7ZD, UK
  • Andrew K. Fenton

    b   The Florey Institute, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, Firth Court, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK
  • Iain Coldham

    a   Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Brook Hill, Sheffield, S3 7HF, UK

This work was supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC, grant EP/R024294/1), the University of Sheffield, the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research Libya, the Royal Society (Short Industry Fellowship SIF\R2\202031), and the Medical Research Council (MRC, grant MR/S009280/1).


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Abstract

Kinetic resolution provided a highly enantioselective method to access a range of 3-aryl-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzoxazines using n-butyllithium and the chiral ligand sparteine. The enantioenrichment remained high on removing the tert-butoxycarbonyl (Boc) protecting group. The intermediate organolithium undergoes ring opening to an enamine. The kinetic resolution was extended to give enantiomerically enriched substituted 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoxalines and was applied to the synthesis of an analogue of the antibiotic levofloxacin that was screened for its activity against the human pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae.

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Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 20. August 2021

Angenommen: 06. September 2021

Accepted Manuscript online:
06. September 2021

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
26. Oktober 2021

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