Lithium amides are some of the most important reagents in organic synthesis. The pharmaceutical industry uses these reagents frequently and on very large scales. In this proposal we describe efforts to understand the underlying chemistry of the most important reactions of lithium amides with the goal of improving existing synthetic methods and developing new ones. We continue to focus on the three most important amides: lithium hexamethyldisilazide, lithium diisopropylamide, and lithium tetramethylpiperidide. The case studies to be investigated include: (1) ketone and ester enolizations; (2) imine lithiations;(3) epoxide eliminations; (4) ortholithiations; (5) N-alkylations; (6) N-arylations; and (7) N-acylations. These case studies touch on the preponderance of the chemistry of lithium amides. Each poses unique questions and offers unique opportunities. Through an understanding of the mechanistic principles we learn to control reactivity and selectivity. We use a uniquely integrated approach allowing a combination of NMR spectroscopy, solution kinetics, and computational chemistry to be brought to bear on the problems. By bringing synthetic organic, physical organic, analytical, and computational chemistry together under one roof, we reveal the consequences of soIvation and aggregation with an unprecedented clarity. ? ?

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Type
Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) Award (R37)
Project #
5R37GM039764-18
Application #
7030929
Study Section
Medicinal Chemistry Study Section (MCHA)
Program Officer
Schwab, John M
Project Start
1989-04-01
Project End
2009-03-31
Budget Start
2006-04-01
Budget End
2007-03-31
Support Year
18
Fiscal Year
2006
Total Cost
$321,738
Indirect Cost
Name
Cornell University
Department
Chemistry
Type
Schools of Arts and Sciences
DUNS #
872612445
City
Ithaca
State
NY
Country
United States
Zip Code
14850
Mack, Kyle A; Collum, David B (2018) Case for Lithium Tetramethylpiperidide-Mediated Ortholithiations: Reactivity and Mechanisms. J Am Chem Soc 140:4877-4883
Li, Beryl X; Le, Diane N; Mack, Kyle A et al. (2017) Highly Stereoselective Synthesis of Tetrasubstituted Acyclic All-Carbon Olefins via Enol Tosylation and Suzuki-Miyaura Coupling. J Am Chem Soc 139:10777-10783
Yu, Kai; Lu, Ping; Jackson, Jeffrey J et al. (2017) Lithium Enolates in the Enantioselective Construction of Tetrasubstituted Carbon Centers with Chiral Lithium Amides as Noncovalent Stereodirecting Auxiliaries. J Am Chem Soc 139:527-533
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Algera, Russell F; Ma, Yun; Collum, David B (2017) Sodium Diisopropylamide in Tetrahydrofuran: Selectivities, Rates, and Mechanisms of Alkene Isomerizations and Diene Metalations. J Am Chem Soc 139:11544-11549
Algera, Russell F; Ma, Yun; Collum, David B (2017) Sodium Diisopropylamide in Tetrahydrofuran: Selectivities, Rates, and Mechanisms of Arene Metalations. J Am Chem Soc 139:15197-15204
Reyes-Rodríguez, Gabriel J; Algera, Russell F; Collum, David B (2017) Lithium Hexamethyldisilazide-Mediated Enolization of Acylated Oxazolidinones: Solvent, Cosolvent, and Isotope Effects on Competing Monomer- and Dimer-Based Pathways. J Am Chem Soc 139:1233-1244
Algera, Russell F; Ma, Yun; Collum, David B (2017) Sodium Diisopropylamide: Aggregation, Solvation, and Stability. J Am Chem Soc 139:7921-7930
Mack, Kyle A; McClory, Andrew; Zhang, Haiming et al. (2017) Lithium Hexamethyldisilazide-Mediated Enolization of Highly Substituted Aryl Ketones: Structural and Mechanistic Basis of the E/Z Selectivities. J Am Chem Soc 139:12182-12189
Ma, Yun; Algera, Russell F; Collum, David B (2016) Sodium Diisopropylamide in N,N-Dimethylethylamine: Reactivity, Selectivity, and Synthetic Utility. J Org Chem 81:11312-11315

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