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Nature Chem. 2012 , 4 , 817-824

Song Lin and Eric N. Jacobsen*. Thiourea-catalysed ring opening of episulfonium ions with indole derivatives by means of stabilizing non-covalent interactions. Anne-Catherine Bédard Charette/Collins Meeting – November 27 th 2012. Nature Chem. 2012 , 4 , 817-824. Discovery .

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  1. Song Lin and Eric N. Jacobsen* Thiourea-catalysed ring opening of episulfoniumions with indolederivatives by means of stabilizingnon-covalent interactions Anne-Catherine Bédard Charette/Collins Meeting – November 27th 2012 Nature Chem.2012, 4, 817-824

  2. Discovery • Urea were originally designed as chiral ligand for Lewis acidic metal • The observation of enatioselectivity in the absence of the metal was unanticipated ! M. S. Sigman, E. N. Jacobsen, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1998, 120, 4901-4902. M.S. Sigman, P. Vachal, E.N. Jacobsen, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2000, 39, 1279 – 1281 Taylor, M. S., Jacobsen, E. N. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 1520-1543.

  3. Lewis vs Brønsted Acid Catalysis “Why did the report of Yates and Eaton, and not that of Wasserman, capture the imagination of the early practitioners of asymmetric catalysis, leading to the current situation where chiral Lewis acid catalysis, rather than chiral Brønsted acid catalysis, is the dominant strategy for the promotion of enantioselective additions to electrophiles ?” • Taylor, M. S. and Jacobsen, E. N. Yates, P., Eaton, P. J. Am. Chem. Soc.1960, 82, 4436-4437. Wassermann, A. J. Chem. Soc. 1942, 618-621. Taylor, M. S., Jacobsen, E. N. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 1520-1543.

  4. H-Bonding Catalysis in Enzymes • Lewis vsBronsted Acid • Non-covalent catalysis via H-Bonding • Mimic the mode of action of enzymes by design of small molecule • Ex : Serine protease • 16 to 30 kDa Zhang, Z. G., Schreiner, P. R. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2009, 38, 1187–1198.

  5. Enzyme vs Small Molecule Catalysis • Enzymes : • Accelerate reactions and impart selectivity as they stabilize specific transition structures through networks of cooperative interactions • Chiral small-molecule : • Catalysts is rationalized typically by the steric destabilization of all but one dominant pathway. • However, stabilizing effects also play an important role in small-molecule catalysis (rare mechanistic characterization) Lin, S., Jacobsen, E. N. Nature Chem.2012, 4, 817-824

  6. Proposal • Thiourea : suitable host for an episulfonium ion formed in situ through interactions with the chiral counteranion • Friedel–Crafts-type indole alkylation reaction

  7. Search for the Episulfonium Ion • Non-nucleophilic leaving group was required to achieve the desired reactivity • Otherwise major product is addition of chlorine atom. Hamilton, G. L., Kanai, T. & Toste, F. D. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 14984–14986.

  8. Optimization - Acid Need a non-nucleophillic anion for the acid (entry 1 major product is Cl addition) Sulfonate group work better/strong counterion effect

  9. Optimization – Catalyst No direct correlation between size of the aromatic group and e.e. (best = phenantryl) No direct interaction of the thiourea sulfur atom (Lewis based catalysis)

  10. Scope – Leaving Group Choice of leaving group doesn’t have an effect on the enantioselectivity 1st step is protonation of trichloroacetamide

  11. Substrate Scope – Mecanism Insight Benzyl is better than phenyl and alkyl

  12. Rational DFT : Benzylic protons in S-Benzyl episulfonium ions partial positive charge enhance attractive interactions with the catalyst

  13. Substrate Scope – Indole Substitution Indole N-H motif may be involved in a key interaction during e.e.-determining transition state

  14. Substate Scope - Episulfonium Substitution Para substitution decreases the enantioselectivity Interaction of the C-H with thiourea-bond sulfonate?

  15. Proposed Mechanism • Protonation of trichloroacetamide • Formation of episulfonium ion • (endothermic ionisation) • 3. Nucleophillic attack • 4. Rearomatisation

  16. Kinetic Studies - in situ IR • Rate accelerated by chiral thiourea vs 4-NBSA alone • 2.0±0.1 kcal/mol • 0th order in substrate and 1st order in 4-NBSA • Quantitative protonation before rds • pKa 4-NBSA ≈ -7 and pKa substrate ≈ 2 • 1st order in indole (present at rds) • Episulfonium-4-NBSA (covalent adduct) is the resting state of the substrate Denmark, S. E.; Vogler, T. Chem. Eur. J. 2009, 15, 11737-11745.

  17. Proposed Mechanism • Protonation of trichloroacetamide • Formation of episulfonium ion • (endothermic ionisation) • 3. Nucleophillic attack • 4. Rearomatisation Aromatisation is rds? Addition is rds?

  18. 5-Substituted Indole : Rate Comparison Catalysedby 4-NBSA and thiourea Catalysedby 4-NBSA • Better nucleophile = faster rate • Consistent with addition being rds! • No KIE when 3-D-indole is used (0.93±0.12); if rearomatisation was rds kH/kD >2.5

  19. Proposed Mechanism • Protonation of trichloroacetamide • Formation of episulfonium ion • (endothermic ionisation) • 3. Nucleophillic attack • 4. Rearomatisation Rate and Enantiodetermining

  20. Catalyst-Substrate InteractionsNMR Studies NMR showed attractive interactions between the aromatic group in 3e and a-protons in 5 Shift (downfield) observed for the 2 N-H in thiourea : consistent with H-Bond Kelly, T. R.; Kim, M. H. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1994, 116, 7072-7080. Xu, H.; Zuend, S. J.; Woll, M. G.; Tao, Y.; Jacobsen, E. N. Science2010, 327, 986-990.

  21. Indole Structure N-H is important for high yield and e.e. pKaindole rate  Rate is correlated with nucleophilicity and H-bond donor properties

  22. H-Bonding with Thiourea

  23. Aromatic Group on Thiourea The arene affect may be caused by (1) acceleration of the major pathway through transition-state stabilization (2) inhibition of pathways that lead to the minor enantiomer through destabilizing interactions. Enantioselectivity increases because variations of the aryl component of the catalyst 3 are, indeed, tied to stabilization of the major transition structure Uyeda, C. & Jacobsen, E. N. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 5062–5075

  24. Proposed Model for Enantioselection

  25. Conclusion • Enantioselective reaction : addition of indole to the episulfonium ion • Rate acceleration/enantioselectivity by thiourea catalyst • attractive non-covalent interactions in TS • stabilized by anion binding of the thiourea to the sulfonate • general base activation of the indole via a catalyst amide–indole N–H interaction • cation-p interaction between the arene of the catalyst and the benzylic protons of the episulfonium ion • “We anticipate that characterization of these enzyme-like non-covalent stabilizing elements with small-molecule catalysts such as 3e may enable the future design and application of such biomimetic strategies in organic asymmetric synthesis.” Lin, S.; Jacobsen, E. N. Nature Chem.2012, 4, 817-824

  26. Enzyme-Like Non-Covalent Stabilizing Elements : New Concept ? Xu, H., Zuend, S. J., Woll, M. G., Tao, Y. & Jacobsen, E. N. Science2010, 327, 986–990. Uyeda, C. & Jacobsen, E. N. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 5062–5075.

  27. Thiourea Synthesis

  28. Different Types of H-Bonding Interactions

  29. What’s a Good H-Bond Donor ? Connon, S. J. Chem. Eur. J. 2006, 12, 5418-5427. Taylor, M. S.; Jacobsen, E. N. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006 , 45, 1520-1543. Doyle, A. G.; Jacobsen, E. N. Chem. Rev. 2007 , 107 , 5713-5743. Akiyama, T. Chem. Rev. 2007 , 107 , 5744-5758.

  30. Substrate Synthesis

  31. Catalyst Investigation

  32. pKa Corrected

  33. Catalyst Investigation

  34. Use of a Chiral Phosphoric Acid

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