Phosphinamide-Directed Benzylic Lithiation. Application to the Synthesis of Peptide Building Blocks

Pascual Oña Burgos, Ignacio Fernández, María José Iglesias, Santiago García-Granda, and Fernando López Ortiz*
Área de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Almería, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain, and Departamento de Química Física y Analítica, Universidad de Oviedo, C/Julián Clavería 8, 33006 Oviedo, Spain
Org. Lett., 2008, 10 (4), pp 537–540
DOI: 10.1021/ol7028096
Publication Date (Web): January 19, 2008
Copyright © 2008 American Chemical Society

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N-Benzyldiphenylphosphinamides are deprotonated at the NCα position diastereospecifically upon treatment with t-BuLi in diethyl ether at low temperature. The reaction of the anions with alkyl, acyl, and tin halides, aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes, and Michael acceptors allowed installation of a variety of functional groups into the benzylic arm in excellent yields. Cleavage of the P−N linkage affords 1,2-amino alcohols and α-, β-, and γ-amino acids.

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  • Published In Issue February 21, 2008
  • Received November 20, 2007

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