Evans auxiliary-based asymmetric synthesis

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Evans auxiliary-based asymmetric synthesis is a widely influential chiral auxiliary strategy developed by David A. Evans that enables highly stereoselective construction of complex molecules in organic synthesis.

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instanceOf asymmetric synthesis strategy
chiral auxiliary methodology
stereoselective synthesis method
advantage auxiliary can be removed after stereocenter formation
auxiliary can often be recovered and reused
appliedIn complex molecule construction
pharmaceutical synthesis
total synthesis of natural products
basedOn chiral N-acyl oxazolidinone auxiliaries
contrastsWith catalytic asymmetric synthesis
controls relative configuration of newly formed stereocenters
developedBy David A. Evans NERFINISHED
enables highly stereoselective construction of complex molecules
field organic chemistry
synthetic organic chemistry
followedBy auxiliary cleavage to reveal enantiomerically enriched products
historicalImpact popularized chiral auxiliary approach in asymmetric synthesis
influenced development of other chiral auxiliary systems
involves diastereoselective bond formation
enolization under basic conditions
formation of N-acyl imides
keyIntermediate chiral metal enolate
keyTransformation diastereoselective Michael addition
keyTransformation diastereoselective acylation
diastereoselective conjugate addition
keyTransformation diastereoselective aldol reaction
keyTransformation diastereoselective enolate alkylation
namedAfter David A. Evans NERFINISHED
optimizationParameter choice of base and metal counterion
temperature control for stereoselectivity
provides high diastereoselectivity
predictable stereochemical outcome
reliesOn chelation-controlled transition states
diastereofacial differentiation of enolates
requires stoichiometric amount of chiral auxiliary
stereochemicalOutcome products with high enantiomeric excess after auxiliary removal
stereocontrolOrigin chiral environment of the oxazolidinone ring
strategyType substrate-controlled stereoselective synthesis
timePeriodOfDevelopment 1980s
late 1970s
typicalAuxiliaryBackbone oxazolidinone derived from amino alcohols
typicalMetalCounterion boron
lithium
titanium
typicalSubstrateClass chiral N-acyl oxazolidinones
usedFor construction of contiguous stereocenters
construction of quaternary stereocenters
uses Evans chiral auxiliary NERFINISHED
N-acyloxazolidinone chiral auxiliaries

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David A. Evans notableWork Evans auxiliary-based asymmetric synthesis