2. INTRODUCTION
The [3 + 2] 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition is a reaction where two organic
compounds, a dipolarophile, and a 1,3-dipole (or ylide), combine to
form a five membered heterocycle
B
A
C
R2
R1 R1
A
B
C
R2
+
R3
R4
C
B
AR2 R1
R4R3
This reaction is often used as a key step in many natural products and
pharmaceuticals synthesis
The asymmetric variants of this reaction using either chiral auxiliaries or chiral
catalysts are relatively new research fields and have attracted a continually
growing interest
3. The Dipolarophile
The dipolarophile in a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition is a reactive
alkene moiety containing 2Π electrons.
Thus, depending on which dipole that is present, α,βunsaturated
aldehydes, ketones, and esters, allylic alcohols, allylic halides,
vinylic ethers and alkynes are examples of dipolarophiles that
react readily
4. The 1,3-dipole/ylide
The 1,3-dipole, also known as an ylide, bears a positive and a
negative charge distributed over three atoms and has 4 Π
electrons. The most common atoms incorporated in the 1,3-dipole
are nitrogen, carbon, oxygen or sulfur.
These are divided into two groups,
the allyl anion type which has a bent structure and
the propargyl/allenyl anion type with a linear
structure
6. Mechamisms for the 1,3-DC reaction
The 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of a 1,3-dipole with a dipolarophile
involves the 4Π electrons of the dipole/ylide and the 2Π electrons of the
dipolarophile. The reaction mostly proceeds in a concerted manner, which
means that all bonds are created simultaneously
Depending on the nature of the dipole and the dipolarophile, the 1,3-dipolar
cycloaddition reaction is controlled either by a LUMO(dipolarophile)-
HOMO(dipole)- or a LUMO(dipole)-HOMO(dipolarophile) interaction but insome
cases both interactions is involved
.
8. The classification of the 1,3-DC reactions onthe basis of the
FMOs
NITRONE
NITRILE
OXIDE
Azomethine imine
Diazoalkene
Nitosooxide
Ozone
9. The change in frontier orbitals by coordination
of a Lewis acid Type II
10. Recent Literature
1,3-Dipolar cycloaddition reactions of azomethine ylides with aromatic
dipolarophiles
General reaction
Examples of isoindole-containing natural products, pharmaceuticals and dyes: (+)-staurosporine 4 (indolocarbazole alkaloid),
mitiglinide 5 (type 2 diabetes),46 lenalidomide 6 (anticancer, multiple myeloma), and Pigment Yellow 139 7 (dye).
11. 1,3-Dipolar cycloaddition reactions of azomethine ylides with aromatic
dipolarophiles
Some products formed in this
manner
Main reaction
John H. Ryan,ARKIVOC 2015 (i) 160-183
12. Methods for asymmetric 1,3-DC reactions of Nitrones with Alkenes
Pellissier, H. Tetrahedron 2007, 63, 3235-3285