N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Mediated Enantioselective Addition of Phenols to Unsymmetrical Alkylarylketenes

被引:72
作者
Concellon, Carmen [1 ]
Duguet, Nicolas [1 ]
Smith, Andrew D. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ St Andrews, Sch Chem, EaStCHEM, St Andrews KY16 9ST, Fife, Scotland
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词
asymmetric catalysis; enantioselectivity; esters; ketenes; N-heterocyclic carbenes; organocatalysis; INTERMOLECULAR STETTER REACTION; DIELS-ALDER REACTIONS; CATALYZED RING EXPANSION; SYNTHESEN MIT KETENEN; C-CARBOXYL TRANSFER; ASYMMETRIC-SYNTHESIS; ALPHA; BETA-UNSATURATED ALDEHYDES; SECONDARY ALCOHOLS; ZWITTERIONIC POLYMERIZATION; STEREOSELECTIVE-SYNTHESIS;
D O I
10.1002/adsc.200900538
中图分类号
O69 [应用化学];
学科分类号
081704 ;
摘要
Chiral N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) mediate the enantioselective addition of 2-phenylphenol to unsymmetrical alkylarylketenes, delivering alpha-alkyl-alpha-arylacetic acid derivatives with good levels of enantiocontrol (up to 84% ee). Enantiodivergent stereochemical outcomes are observed using 2-phenylphenol and benzhydrol in the NHC-promoted esterification reaction using a triazolium precatalyst derived from pyroglutamic acid, consistent with distinct mechanistic pathways operating within these processes.
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页码:3001 / 3009
页数:9
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