Enantioselective Morita–Baylis–Hillman (MBH) reaction promoted by a heterobimetallic complex with a Lewis base
作者:Katsuya Matsui、Shinobu Takizawa、Hiroaki Sasai
DOI:10.1016/j.tetlet.2004.11.089
日期:2005.3
A new double-activation catalysis is presented for the Morita-Baylis-Hillman (MBH) reaction of an alpha,beta-unsaturated ketone and an aldehyde by the combined use of a heterobimetallic asymmetric complex and tributylphosphine ((n-Bu)(3)P) to afford the alpha-methylene-beta-hydroxy ketone with up to 99% ce. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Here, we describe our studies on the thiourea-catalyzed Morita-Baylis-Hillman (MBH) reaction. Chemoselective activation of carbonyl compounds via hydrogen bonding to thiourea as a catalyst is the key to drastic rate acceleration of this reaction. The application of chiral bis-thiourea-type organocatalysts, which can form a chiral double hydrogen-bonding network, is effective for enantioselective MBH reaction. A cooperative system of bis-thiourea compounds, synthesized from 1,2-diaminocyclohexane, and a Lewis base effectively promotes the MBH reaction at lower temperature, affording the MBH adducts in 33-95% yield with 44-90% ee. A plausible transition state model of the enantioselective MBH reaction is presented. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.