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Isotope Effects Reveal the Mechanism of Enamine Formation in l‑Proline-Catalyzed α‑Amination of Aldehydes

Overview of attention for article published in Journal of the American Chemical Society, February 2016
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Title
Isotope Effects Reveal the Mechanism of Enamine Formation in l‑Proline-Catalyzed α‑Amination of Aldehydes
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Journal of the American Chemical Society, February 2016
DOI 10.1021/jacs.5b10876
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Melissa A. Ashley, Jennifer S. Hirschi, Joseph A. Izzo, Mathew J. Vetticatt

Abstract

The mechanism of L-proline catalyzed α-amination of 3-phenylpropionaldehyde was studied using a combination of experimental kinetic isotope effects (KIEs) and theoretical calculations. Observation of a significant carbonyl 13C KIE and a large primary (1°) α-deuterium KIE support rate-determining enamine formation. Theoretical predictions of KIEs exclude the widely accepted mechanism - enamine formation via intramolecular deprotonation of an iminium carboxylate intermediate (7). An E2-elimination mechanism catalyzed by a bifunctional base, that directly forms an N-protonated enamine species (12•H+) from an oxazolidinone (11) intermediate, accounts for the experimental KIEs. These findings provide the first experimental picture of the transition state geometry of enamine formation and clarify the role of oxazolidinones as non-parasitic intermediates in proline catalysis.

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Country Count As %
United States 2 2%
France 1 1%
Unknown 78 96%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 17 21%
Researcher 12 15%
Student > Bachelor 10 12%
Student > Master 7 9%
Other 6 7%
Other 20 25%
Unknown 9 11%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Chemistry 60 74%
Unspecified 1 1%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 1 1%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1 1%
Business, Management and Accounting 1 1%
Other 5 6%
Unknown 12 15%
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