Dual electrocatalysis enables enantioselective hydrocyanation of conjugated alkenes
作者:Lu Song、Niankai Fu、Brian G. Ernst、Wai Hang Lee、Michael O. Frederick、Robert A. DiStasio、Song Lin
DOI:10.1038/s41557-020-0469-5
日期:2020.8
Chiralnitriles and their derivatives are prevalent in pharmaceuticals and bioactive compounds. Enantioselective alkene hydrocyanation represents a convenient and efficient approach for synthesizing these molecules. However, a generally applicable method featuring a broad substrate scope and high functional group tolerance remains elusive. Here, we address this long-standing synthetic problem using
An enantioselective magnesium-catalyzed conjugate addition of trimethylsilyl cyanide to chalcones in the presence of Py-BINMOL with multiple stereogenic centers, through dual activation of substrates, has been successfully developed with moderate to good enantioselectivities and in good yields.
Chiral keto nitriles (β-cyano ketones) have been prepared by a facile and efficient asymmetric conjugate hydrocyanation of poorly active chalcone-type enones with benzophenone cyanohydrin. Using in situ generated 5–10 mol-% of sodium (S)-6,6′-di(1-adamantyl)-1,1′-binaphthyl-2,2′-diyl phosphate as catalyst and 5–10 mol-% of 2-tert-butylphenol as an additive, high yields and excellent enantioselectivities