Phosphonylation of allylic substrates and enantiomeric resolution of chiral allyl phosphonic acids using 31P NMR

ORGN 753

O. Katherine Vaden, okvaden@loyno.edu and D. Andrew Knight, daknight@loyno.edu. Department of Chemistry, Loyola University, 6363 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118
The phosphonylation of allylic halides and acetates using tertiary phosphites (Arbuzov method) or secondary phosphites (Michaelis-Becker method) gives chiral allyl phosphonic acid dialkyl esters in high yield. Dealkylation of the phosphonate esters using bromotrimethylsilane and subsequent hydrolysis with water gives chiral allyl phosphonic acids which have been fully characterized. We have demonstrated that the chiral phosphonic acids can be easily resolved using 31P NMR, and quinine as the chiral resolving agent. Our attempts to catalyze the allylic phosphonylation reaction using transition metal phosphine complexes will be described.

 

Asymmetric Reactions, Molecular Recognition, Self Assembly, Bioorganic Chemistry, Process R&D
8:00 PM-10:00 PM, Wednesday, 16 March 2005 Convention Center -- Hall D, Poster

Sci-Mix
8:00 PM-10:00 PM, Monday, 14 March 2005 Convention Center -- Sails Pavilion, Sci-Mix

Division of Organic Chemistry

The 229th ACS National Meeting, in San Diego, CA, March 13-17, 2005