Stereoselective synthesis of 2-aryl-1-dialkylaminocyclopropanes by the reaction of gem-arylchlorocyclopropanes with lithium dialkylamides
摘要
Reactions of 1-aryl-1-chlorocyclopropanes with lithium dialkylamides in THF at 20–50 °C result in corresponding 2-aryl-1-dialkylaminocyclopropames in up to 91% yields. The method uses readily available starting reagents, shows high stereoselectivity, allowing one to obtain isomers with trans-orientation of the incoming dialkylamino group and the aryl fragment as exclusive final products. Similar reactions of 1-(p-tolyl)-1-chlorocyclopanes give not only the corresponding aminocyclopropanes, but also isomeric N,N-dialkyl-(4-cyclopropylbenzyl)amines as products of methyl group deprotonation under the strongly basic conditions used.