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3.2: Reactions With Metal Nitrenoid and Direct C-H Oxidation

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    3.2.1 Reactions with Metal Nitrenoid

    The amine functional group is an important component of many biologically active compounds. The nitrene insertion into C-H bonds provides powerful tool for the direct introduction of C-N bond from C-H bonds. The mechanism of metal nitrenoid formation is believed to take place via an in situ-formed iodonium ylide that produces the reactive metal nitrenoid intermediate in the presence of suitable metal (Scheme \(\PageIndex{1}\)). The major intrinsic factors controls the selectivity are (i) the catalyst and (ii) the electron withdrawing group.

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    Scheme \(\PageIndex{1}\)

    3.2.1.1 Intramolecular Reactions

    3-Amino glycol derivatives serve as intermediates for the synthesis of 2-oxygenated sugars, 2-deoxysugars and antibiotics. Dirhodium-catalyzed nitrene transfer has been utilized as a key step in the synthesis of carbamate-protected 3-aminoglycols. For example, Scheme \(\PageIndex{2}\) illustrates the selective transformation of carbamate into oxazolidinone via nitrene insertion with 86% yield. The resulting oxazolidinone can be converted into L-vancosamine. This method has been employed for the synthesis of protected glycols of L-daunosamine, D-saccharosamine and L-ristosamine.

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    Scheme \(\PageIndex{2}\)

    Chiral Ru(II) porphyrin complex catalyzes the C-H amination of prochiral sulfonamides with good enantioselectivity (Scheme \(\PageIndex{3}\)). This procedure can be used for the synthesis of both five and six membered cyclic sulfamidates.

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    Scheme \(\PageIndex{3}\)

    Chiral dirhodium has been shown effective catalyst for the cyclization of sulfonamides (Scheme \(\PageIndex{4}\)). This procedure is an example for the highly enantioselective amination process catalyzing the reactions of heteroaromatic substituents with up to 99% ee.

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    Scheme \(\PageIndex{4}\)

    3.2.1.2 Intermolecular Reaction

    Intermolecular amination of benzylic C-H bonds can be accomplished using the chiral tosylsulfonylimidamide as a nitrene precursor in the presence of chiral dirhodium carboxylate Rh2(S-NTTL)4 with excellent diastereoselectivity (Scheme \(\PageIndex{5}\)).

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    Scheme \(\PageIndex{5}\)

    3.2.2 C-H Activation via Direct C-H Oxidation

    Chiral Ru-porphyrin complex has been shown to catalyze benzylic C-H hydroxylation with moderate enantioselectivity (Scheme \(\PageIndex{6}\)).

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    Scheme \(\PageIndex{6}\)

    C-H functionalization via insertion of a reactive metal complex is one of the emerging areas for the development of practical C-H activation. The synthesis of alkynyl tetrahydroisoquinoline has been shown by double C-H activation in the presence of copper-pyBox at moderate temperature (Scheme \(\PageIndex{7}\)). The reaction of series of alkynes and aryl substituents is demonstrated. However, the presence of ortho methoxy substituent is essential for the success of the reaction.

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    Scheme \(\PageIndex{7}\)

    Intramolecular alkylation of ketimines has been shown using chiral rhodium complex bearing chiral phosphoramidite L1* (Scheme \(\PageIndex{8}\)). The observed results suggest that the reaction involves substrate directed oxidative addition of rhodium into the arene C-H bond. This approach provides a new cyclization strategy for the construction of five and six membered cyclic system.

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    Scheme \(\PageIndex{8}\)

    The scope of the above procedure has been expanded for the reactions of 1,2-disbstituted and 1,1,2-trisubstituted alkenes to give chiral indane, dihydrobenzofuran and dihydropyrroloindole with high enantioselectivity (Scheme \(\PageIndex{9}\)). The formation of syn -products is observed regardless the configuration of the starting alkenes. Thus, a mixture of E and Z alkenes may be used as starting material.

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    Scheme \(\PageIndex{9}\)

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