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Studies of alpha-lithioamine synthetic equivalents: I. Elaboration of primary amines. II. Detection of an intermediate in the lithiation of a benzylic urea

Resek, James Edward

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Title
Studies of alpha-lithioamine synthetic equivalents: I. Elaboration of primary amines. II. Detection of an intermediate in the lithiation of a benzylic urea
Author(s)
Resek, James Edward
Issue Date
1994
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Beak, Peter
Department of Study
Chemistry
Discipline
Chemistry
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Chemistry, Organic
Language
eng
Abstract
  • Reagents for the $\alpha$-substitution of N-Boc-benzylamine and N-Boc-allylamine have been developed via dilithiation and electrophilic substitution. Discussion of the specific conditions employed to accomplish these transformations is presented, as well as mechanistic speculation. Dilithiation and substitution of O-benzyl-N-methyl carbamate has been achieved, and use of sec-BuLi/(-)sparteine as the base provided the corresponding products with up to 57% enantiomeric excess. Lithiation of N-tert-butyl-N-benzyl carbamates resulted in rearrangement to phenylglycine derivatives. These related investigations are also discussed.
  • The intramolecular and intermolecular primary hydrogen-deuterium kinetic isotope effects for the benzylic deprotonation of N-benzyl-N,N$\sp\prime$-dimethyl urea with sec-BuLi/TMEDA have been measured to be 13 $\pm$ 3 and 2.0 $\pm$ 0.7, respectively, at $-$78$\sp\circ$C. These substantially different values exclude a one-step deprotonation mechanism and are taken as evidence for the formation of a pre-lithiation complex between the substrate and sec-BuLi which has a rate of decomplexation that is competitive with proton transfer. Detailed kinetic analysis and discussion of the implications of these results are presented.
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