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Development of the Enantioselective Oxidation of Secondary Alcohols and Natural Products Total Synthesis

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Bagdanoff, Jeffrey Thomas (2006) Development of the Enantioselective Oxidation of Secondary Alcohols and Natural Products Total Synthesis. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z94F1NQK. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-08182005-120859

Abstract

Oxidation is a fundamental process in chemistry and biology. In synthetic chemistry, there are several methods for the asymmetric oxidation of organic substrates. Classically, these methods have focused on the delivery of a heteroatom from a reagent or catalyst to a prochiral substrate. What have historically been underdeveloped are enantioselective oxidation methods that do not involve the transfer of a heteroatom, but rather are defined by the enantioselective dehydrogenation of an organic substrate. This type of oxidative transformation was investigated using a palladium(II) catalyst system.

A palladium-catalyzed oxidative kinetic resolution of secondary alcohols was developed. Key features of the catalytic system include the use of (–)-sparteine as the source of chiral relay, and molecular oxygen as the sole stoicheometric oxidant. Under the described catalytic system, a number of benzylic and allylic alcohols have been oxidized in an enantioselective manner, to provide a ketone and residual alcohol in high enantiomeric excess and excellent yield.

Subsequent to the original system, the systematic investigation of a number of mechanistic hypotheses involving the role of exogenous bases and H-bonding additives prompted the discovery of new reaction conditions displaying greatly enhanced reactivity, selectivity, atom economy, and generality. The net result of these improvements was a catalytic system effective in oxidative desymmetrization of a number of complex meso-diols. Ultimately, these advances have permitted our method to be applied towards a number of synthetic endeavors, including the key step in the total synthesis of the natural product alkaloid (–)-lobeline.

Item Type:Thesis (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Subject Keywords:catalysis; enantioselective; oxidation; palladium
Degree Grantor:California Institute of Technology
Division:Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Major Option:Chemistry
Awards:Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP) Dissertation Award, 2002
Thesis Availability:Public (worldwide access)
Research Advisor(s):
  • Stoltz, Brian M.
Thesis Committee:
  • Grubbs, Robert H. (chair)
  • Stoltz, Brian M.
  • Tirrell, David A.
  • Hsieh-Wilson, Linda C.
Defense Date:5 August 2005
Record Number:CaltechETD:etd-08182005-120859
Persistent URL:https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-08182005-120859
DOI:10.7907/Z94F1NQK
Default Usage Policy:No commercial reproduction, distribution, display or performance rights in this work are provided.
ID Code:5248
Collection:CaltechTHESIS
Deposited By: Imported from ETD-db
Deposited On:18 Aug 2005
Last Modified:08 Nov 2023 00:39

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