Reaction Steps
To a flame dried round bottom flask, [Rh(COD)Cl]2 (5.4 mg, 0.011 mmol), (R)—(S)-BPPFA (12.2 mg, 0.022 mmol), phthalimide (510 mg, 3.47 mmol) and 1 (100 mg, 0.69 mmol) were added. THF (4 mL) was then added, followed by heating to 80° C. for 3 days. The reaction mixture was then poured in to water and extracted three times with ethyl acetate. The organic layers were combined, washed with brine dried over Na2SO4, and concentrated in vacuo. The resulting solid was purified by flash chromatography (30% ethyl acetate in hexanes) to give 2 as a white crystalline solid (103.5 mg, 52%). The ee was determined to be 74% using HPLC analysis on a CHIRALCEL OD column, λ=486 nm. Retention times in 10% isopropanol in hexanes were 21.1 min (major)and 29.1 min. Rf=0.36 on silica gel (30% ethyl acetate:hexanes); mp 175-176° (dec); [α]25D=6.1° (c=12.9, CHCl3); IR (KBr, cm−1) 3536 (br), 3067 (w), 2921 (w), 1772 (m), 1693 (s), 1388 (s), 1084 (m), 955 (m), 719 (s); 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.78-7.75(2H, m), 7.68-7.64 (2H, m), 7.57-7.55 (1H, m), 7.26-7.22 (2H, m), 7.09-7.07 (1H, m), 6.51 (1H, dd, J=9.7, 2.7 Hz), 5.84 (1H, ddd, J=9.7, 2.7, 2.2 Hz), 5.48 (1H, d, J=12.8 Hz), 5.12 (1H, ddd, J=12.8, 2.5, 2.4 Hz), 2.82 (1H, s); 13C NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 168.6, 137.3, 134.2, 132.6, 132.1, 128.7, 128.2, 128.1, 126.9, 126.5, 124.4, 123.5, 70.9, 55.3. HRMS calcd for C18H11NO2 (M+-H2O): 273.2939. Found: 273.0793.
