Diastereoselectivity in gas-phase hydride reduction reactions of ketones

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Artau, A [1 ]
Ho, Y [1 ]
Kenttämaa, H [1 ]
Squires, RR [1 ]
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[1] Purdue Univ, Dept Chem, W Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
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10.1021/ja9910053
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O6 [化学];
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The intrinsic diastereoselectivity of the reduction of a series of cyclic ketones by pentacoordinate silicon hydride ions was investigated in the gas phase with the use of the flowing afterglow-triple quadrupole technique. The percent axial reduction of 4-tert-butylcyclohexanone (1), 2-methylcyclohexanone (2), 3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexanone (3), norcamphor (4), 2-tert-butyl-1,3-dioxan-5-one (5), and 2-terr-butyl-1,3-dithian-5-one (6) was determined by collision-induced dissociation experiments. The results show that axial (exo) reduction dominates for 1, 2, and 4, whereas equatorial reduction is dominant for 3, 5, and 6. The trend observed for the reduction diastereoselectivity of compounds 1-4 and 6 matches their condensed-phase behavior; i.e., the percent axial reduction is reduced when steric hindrance of the ketones is increased (1, 99 +/- 3%; 2, 68 +/- 5; 3, 9 +/- 3%). The remarkable consistency of the results obtained in the gas phase and in solution suggests that environmental effects are either unimportant or cancel out and that the reduction diastereoselectivity is a property that can be attributed to the intrinsic nature of the isolated reactants. Qualitatively, the predictions made by Houk et al. regarding the diastereoselectivity of the reduction of 5 and 6 in the gas phase were confirmed, i.e., a preferred equatorial approach of the hydride reducing agent. The preference of compound 5 to undergo equatorial reduction in the gas phase (33 +/- 4% axial reduction) contrasts with the almost exclusive axial reduction reported in solution (93%). This deviation is likely caused by the strong electrostatic repulsion between the nucleophilic hydride reagent and the ring heteroatoms in 5. Compound 6 exhibits an even stronger preference for equatorial reduction (16 +/- 4% axial reduction), in agreement with experimental results obtained by others in the condensed phase. Earlier calculations predict an even stronger preference for equatorial reduction. These results are readily rationalized in terms of competition among steric, torsional, and electrostatic effects.
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