Asymmetric Deprotonation using s-BuLi or i-PrLi and Chiral Diamines in THF: The Diamine Matters

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Abstract

The solution structures of [(6)Li]-i-PrLi complexed to (-)-sparteine and the (+)-sparteine surrogate in Et(2)O-d(10) and THF-d(8) at -80 °C have been determined using (6)Li and (13)C NMR spectroscopy. In Et(2)O, i-PrLi/(-)-sparteine is a solvent-complexed heterodimer, whereas i-PrLi/(+)-sparteine surrogate is a head-to-tail homodimer. In THF, there was no complexation of (-)-sparteine to i-PrLi until ≥3.0 equiv (-)-sparteine and with 6.0 equiv (-)-sparteine, a monomer was characterized. In contrast, the (+)-sparteine surrogate readily complexed to i-PrLi in THF, and with 1.0 equiv (+)-sparteine surrogate, complete formation of a monomer was observed. The NMR spectroscopic study suggested that it should be possible to carry out highly enantioselective asymmetric deprotonation reactions using i-PrLi or s-BuLi/(+)-sparteine surrogate in THF. Hence, three different asymmetric deprotonation reactions (lithiation-trapping of N-Boc pyrrolidine, an O-alkyl carbamate, and a phosphine borane) were investigated; it was shown that reactions with (-)-sparteine in THF proceeded with low enantioselectivity, whereas the corresponding reactions with the (+)-sparteine surrogate occurred with high enantioselectivity. These are the first examples of highly enantioselective asymmetric deprotonation reactions using organolithium/diamine complexes in THF.

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