Experimental and Computational Studies of Ring Inversion of 1,4-Benzodiazepin-2-ones: Implications for Memory of Chirality Transformations
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- 5 February 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in The Journal of Organic Chemistry
- Vol. 70 (5) , 1530-1538
Abstract
We recently reported the enantioselective syntheses of quaternary 1,4-benzodiazepin-2-ones via memory of chirality. The success of this method depends on formation of conformationally chiral enolates that racemize very slowly under the reaction conditions. As a prelude to undertaking experimental and computational studies on the racemization of these enolates, we have studied the ring-inversion process of the parent 1,4-benzodiazepin-2-ones. In this paper, we use dynamic and 2D-EXSY NMR to characterize inversion barriers. Using DFT calculations, we reproduce the experimental results with high accuracy (within 1−2 kcal/mol). Structural parameters obtained from DFT calculations provide valuable insights into the important effect of the N1 substituent on the ring-inversion barrier and shed light on the mechanism of the memory of chirality method. These measurements and calculations provide a foundation for future studies of benzodiazepine enolates and will be valuable in the design of new memory of chirality reactions.Keywords
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