C2‐Symmetrical Pyrrolidine Derivatives Chiral Auxiliaries in Radical Chemistry

Abstract
Fumaramides 3b and 3c bearing the C2‐symmetrical pyrrolidine moieties (2R,5R)‐2,5‐bis(methoxymethyl)pyrrolidine (2b) or 1,3:4,6‐di‐O‐benzylidene‐2,5‐dideoxy‐2,5‐imino‐L‐idit (2c), respectively, as a chiral auxiliary lead to high diastereoselectivities in radical reactions (‘tin method’;Scheme 1). Removal of the chiral auxiliaries affords the corresponding alkylated fumaric acids Scheme 2. Single‐crystal X‐ray structures of 3b and 3c support arguments that lead to the model of 1,4‐stereoinduction.

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