Title: Carbonyl Addition Reactions: Part II
1Carbonyl Addition Reactions Part II
Chem 313Spring Semester 2009
2Addition of Complex Nucleophiles
Topic Sequence
1. Addition of 'simple' nucleophiles
- the reaction provides the 'simple' addition
product
2. Addition of 'complex' or 'functionalized'
nucleophiles
- the reaction proceeds via the addition product,
which reacts further depending upon the
functionality 'G' present in the nucleophile ?
alkenes, epoxides, ?,?-unsaturated ketones etc.
3Complex Nucleophiles. 1. Wittig Reagents
Wittig reagent (McMurry Ch. 19) i. Preparation
of phosphonium salt
methyltriphenylphosphonium bromide
triphenylphosphine
Reaction is SN2! 3 phosphine very
nucleophilic. - Compare with 3 amine (CH3)3N
CH3Br ? (CH3)4N Br-
ii. Deprotonation of phosphonium salt
pKa 22.4
triphenylphosphoniumyl methylide a 'zwitterion'
overall neutral
The 'ylide' is resonance hybrid
Ã… 1.66
methylidene triphenylphosphorane
dz
dz
sp2
sp2
4Wittig Reaction
ii. Deprotonation (cont.)
Other bases K -O-C(CH3)3 pKa HO-C(CH3)3
19 NaH - sodium hydride 'pKa' H2 35 Li
-NSi(CH3)32 lithium hexamethyldisilazide pKa
HN Si(CH3)32 30-35 Li -NCH(CH3)2 lithium
di-iso-propylamide pKa HN CH(CH3)2 2 37-40.
Reaction with carbonyl compounds The Wittig
Olefination Reaction
triphenylphosphine oxide
Other examples
Completely regioselective!- defines position of
double bond in the product!
5Wittig Reaction-Mechanism
Compare regioselectivity with other
alkene-forming reactions
The Wittig reaction (and related reactions) is
the most important reaction for making alkenes
from carbonyl compounds
- Mechanism
- addition of 'complex' nucleophile
- elimination via oxaphosphetan
betaine
- syn elimination of Ph3PO
- overall reaction exothermic
- (P-O bond dissociation energy 130-140 kcal mol-1)
oxaphosphetan
6Wittig Reaction- Mechanism and Stereoselectivity
- The ylide CH2-PPh3?CH2PPh3 which bears no EWG
attached to C is - termed an 'unstabilized ylide'.
- for unstabilized ylides, betaines may have very
short lifetime, but equilibration - with oxaphosphetan may occur.
- oxaphosphetans can be detected by 31P NMR
Stereoselectivity - consider
(Z)-
(E)
- The Wittig reaction is not completely
stereoselective! - unstabilized prochiral ylides with prochiral
carbonyl compound gives - the (Z)-alkene as the major product.
- - exact amount depend upon reaction conditions!
7Wittig Reaction Stereochemistry (cont.)
Topicity of addition of prochiral ylide with
prochiral carbonyl compound
i. ReP SiCO and SiP ReCO 'unlike addition'
'ul'
(Z)-
cis-oxaphosphetan
'unlike' or 'u' betaine
enantiomers
enantiomers
cis-oxaphosphetan
'unlike' or 'u' betaine
(Z)-
- interaction between dipoles in u-betaine
stabilizes eclipsed conformer! - u-betaine ? cis-oxapahosphetan ?(Z)-alkene
8Wittig Reaction-Stereochemistry (cont.)
Topicity of addition (cont.)
ii. SiP SiCO and ReP ReCO 'like addition'
'lk'
(E)-
trans-oxaphosphetan
'like' or 'l' betaine
enantiomers
enantiomers
trans-oxaphosphetan
'like' or 'l' betaine
(E)-
- interaction between dipoles in u-betaine
stabilizes eclipsed conformer! - l-betaine ? trans-oxaphosphetan ?(E)-alkene
- l-betaine should be more stable than u-betaine
and trans-oxaphosphetan - should be more stable than cis-oxaphosphetan
- however, (Z)-alkene is major product!
preferential and irreversible formation - of u-betaine!
9Wittig Reaction- Ylide Reactivity and
Stereochemistry
i. Unstabilized' ylides
- also others where R electron donating group
(e.g. -OR', -NR'2 - R' alkyl group)
- react rapidly with aldehydes and ketones
- react rapidly with O2 generation and reaction
must be carried out under N2! - with prochiral carbonyl compound, (Z)-alkene is
major product!
10Wittig Reaction Ylide Reactivity and
Stereochemistry (cont.)
ii. Stabilized' ylides ('relative' to
unstabilized ylides)
- react slowly with aldehydes, only react with
ketones under extreme conditions! - generally stable in air!
- with prochiral carbonyl compound, (E)-alkene is
major product!
11Wittig Reaction Ylide Reactivity and
Stereochemistry (cont.)
ii. Stabilized ylides (cont.) Reaction with
prochiral carbonyl compound
(E)-
l-betaine
also ReP-ReCO addition ? enantiomeric betaine and
oxaphosphetan
u-betaine
(Z)-
also SiP-SiCO addition ? enantiomeric betaine and
oxaphosphetan
- The formation of the betaine and oxaphosphetan
are reversible! - Thermodynamic considerations apply l betaine
more stable than u betaine! - (E)-alkene is major product!
12Wittig Reaction - Examples
i.
(Z)
71 yield ZE ? 955
- Completely regioselective, highly
stereoselective! - selective for aldehyde 'chemoselective'!
- DMF 'dipolar aprotic solvent' strongly
solvates Na, - 'Salt free'-conditions enhances amount of
(Z)-alkene!
Dipolar aprotic solvents
13Wittig Reaction Examples (cont.)
ii. Synthesis of prostaglandin F2? (Introduction!)
The hemiacetal provides the 'free' aldehyde under
the reaction conditions
14Wittig Reaction Examples (cont.)
iii. If ?,?-unsaturated aldehyde is used,
stereoselectivity is much poorer!
(E)
(Z)
75 yield ZE 13!
To enhance amount of (E)-isomer, conduct reaction
in a protic solvent, or use excess of 'salt'
(e.g. LiBr) in reaction mixture!
69 yield ZE 110!
15Wittig Reaction Examples (cont.)
iv. Synthesis of polyenes
?-carotene precursor to Vitamin A!
- (Z)-alkene also formed, but is unstable will
isomerize rapidly in presence of light to the all
(E)-alkene. - Commercial preparation of ?-carotene!
16Wittig Reaction Examples (cont.)
v. Synthesis of polycyclic alkenes
40 yield
17Wittig Reaction - Difficulties
- Difficult to separate OPPh3 MW 278 from
product alkene OPPh3 is not - soluble in water.
- Wittig Reactions do not work well with ketones
and stabilized ylides - very difficult reaction to carry out!
- To overcome low reactivity of stabilized ylide?
- use a different phosphorus-based stabilizing
group which has lower ability - to stabilize negative charge than PPh3!
Phosphonate! note that the anion is not an
ylide!
18Horner Emmons Reaction
Preparation of Phosphonates
From ?-halo-esters and ketones and trimethyl or
triethyl phosphite
- Michaelis-Arbuzov Reaction - two steps
- formation of phosphonium salt
- SN2 reaction
Deprotonate phosphonate to generate nucleophilic
reagent
resonance-stabilized anion (Slide 17) not an
ylide!
also use diethyl ether, DMF, DMSO, HMPT as
solvents!
19Horner Emmons Reaction (cont.)
Reaction of Phosphonate anion with aldehydes and
ketones Horner-Emmons or Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons
Reaction
Addition intermediate not detectable
oxaphosphetan not detectable
dimethyl phosphite water soluble!
compare with Wittig reaction
20Horner Emmons Reaction - Examples
i. Pheremone of the dried-bean beetle
70 yield
(E)
ii. Prostaglandin analogue
(E)
- Completely regioselective, highly
(E)-stereoselective, chemoselective for - aldehyde!
21Horner Emmons Reaction Examples (cont.)
iii. Preparation of allylic alcohols
(E)
The ?,?-unsaturated ester is then reduced with
LiAlH4 or similar hydride donor
overall chain extension of aldehyde by addition
of 2 carbon units
22Carbonyl Addition Reactions Complex
Nucleophiles (cont.)
2. Addition of 'complex' or 'functionalized'
nucleophiles (cont.)
- the reaction proceeds via the addition product,
which reacts further depending upon the
functionality 'G' present in the nucleophile ?
alkenes, epoxides, ?,?-unsaturated ketones etc.
23Sulfur Ylides - Preparation
- dialkyl sulfides more nucleo-philic than dialkyl
ethers! - trialkylsulfonium salts stable
- trialkylsulfonium salts with three different
alkyl groups are chiral, but racemize at 25 C!
Sulfonium iodides from diaryl sulfides are
relatively unstable they can be isolated, but
they slowly decompose. Best to replace iodide by
non-nucleophilic counterion
- treat iodide salt with AgBF4 or AgPF6
- BF4- and PF6- are 'non-nucleophilic' counterions
24Sulfur Ylides Preparation (cont.)
Substituted ylides
Deprotonation of sulfonium salts
- NaH/DMSO
- LDA/THF etc.
- also may be used
- ylide generated in situ
resonance hybrid
- ylide generated in situ
- more stable than
- sulfonium ylide
pKa 18.2
resonance hybrid
25Sulfur Ylides Preparation and Reactions
Deprotonation (cont.)
Reactions
- transfer of 'methylenegroup'
- -CH2-
betaine
betaine
- less reactive ylide addition reaction is
reversible!
26Sulfur Ylides Reactions and Stereochemistry
i. Dimethylsulfonium methylide
'axial' epoxide 85
axial betaine
'equatorial' epoxide 15
equatorial betaine
- addition of ylide is irreversible
- conversion of betaine into epoxide is
irreversible - axial attack of ylide is stereoelectronically
preferred - kinetic preference for formation of axial betaine!
27Sulfur Ylides Reactions and Stereochemistry
(cont.)
ii. Dimethyloxosulfonium methylide
'axial epoxide' 0
axial betaine
'equatorial epoxide' 100
equatorial betaine
- Thermodynamic component
- less reactive ylide addition reaction leading to
betaine is reversible! - thermodynamic preference for formation of
equatorial betaine - Kinetic component
- more hindered ylide equatorial addition
kinetically preferred!
28Sulfur Ylides Reactions (cont.)
Diphenylsulfonium cyclopropylide
betaine
Product can be rearranged in presence of Brønsted
acid
- epoxide is basic readily protonated.
- rearrangement 'driven' by reduction in ring
strain in going from 3- to 4-membered ring!
Epoxides formed from sulfur ylides extremely
useful synthetic intermediates don't forget
their reactions!
29Carbonyl Addition Reactions Complex
Nucleophiles (cont.)
2. Addition of 'complex' or 'functionalized'
nucleophiles (cont.)
- the reaction proceeds via the addition product,
which reacts further depending upon the
functionality 'G' present in the nucleophile ?
alkenes, epoxides, ?-hydroxy and ?,?-unsaturated
aldehydes and ketones.
30The 'Classical' Aldol Reaction
'Condensation' of carbonyl compound with its
enolate
i. Generation of nucleophile
ii. Addition to carbonyl compound
- electrophilic component (neutral ketone) provides
nucleophile! - all reactions are reversible
- catalytic amount of base
31The 'Classical' Aldol Reaction (cont.)
iii. Under relatively vigorous reaction
conditions, aldol may dehydrate
- base-catalyzed elimination
- E1cb reaction reversible
- remove water to bring to completion
- acid-catalyzed elimination
- reversible remove water to bring to completion
32The 'Classical' Aldol Reaction 'Crossed' Aldols
Synthetically not useful when both carbonyl
partners are enolisable
Acetone and butanone ? three nucleophilic
enolates!
Acetone and butanone ? six regioisomers!
Regiochemical nightmare!
33The 'Classical' Aldol Reaction 'Crossed' Aldols
(cont.)
Synthetically useful cases i. electrophile has
no acidic ?-H atoms, and is more reactive than
other carbonyl partner which provides the
nucleophilic enolate
- nucleophile is acetone enolate (E)-alkene
exclusively formed
ii. Intramolecular reactions
- ring closure is reversible base-catalyzed
dehydration (E1cb, slide 31) is irreversible! - also for six-membered rings
Read McMurry, Ch. 23 and Carey and Sundberg, Ch.
2, Part B, for other examples