Resolution of racemic 2-aminocyclohexanol derivatives and their application as ligands in asymmetric catalysis. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • A preparatively easy and efficient protocol for the resolution of racemic 2-aminocyclohexanol derivatives is described, delivering both enantiomers with >99% enantiomeric excess (ee) by sequential use of (R)- and (S)-mandelic acid. A simple aqueous workup procedure permits the isolation of the amino alcohols in analytically pure form and the almost quantitative recovery of mandelic acid. Debenzylation of enantiopure trans-2-(N-benzyl)amino-1-cyclohexanol by hydrogenation and subsequent derivatization give access to a broad variety of diversely substituted derivatives. Furthermore, the corresponding cis isomers are readily available. Applications of these optically active aminocyclohexanols in catalyzed asymmetric phenyl transfer reactions to benzaldehydes and transfer hydrogenations of aryl ketones lead to products with up to 96% ee.

publication date

  • March 17, 2006

Research

keywords

  • Alcohols
  • Benzaldehydes
  • Cyclohexanols

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 33645036043

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1021/jo052433w

PubMed ID

  • 16526780

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 71

issue

  • 6