Asymmetric Michael addition of aldehydes to nitroolefins catalyzed by l-prolinamide derivatives using phenols as co-catalysts
作者:Yan-Qin Cheng、Zheng Bian、Ya-Bing He、Fu-She Han、Chuan-Qing Kang、Zhao-Lun Ning、Lian-Xun Gao
DOI:10.1016/j.tetasy.2009.07.022
日期:2009.8
The asymmetric Michael addition of aldehydes to nitroolefins was investigated using L-prolinamide derivatives of 2-(2'-piperidinyl)pyridine as catalyst and a variety of phenols as co-catalyst. Extensive screening toward the effect of prolinamides, phenols, and solvents on this transformation revealed that a combination of (S)-2-(2'-piperidinyl)pyridine-derived trans-4-hydroxy-L-prolinamide 2c, (S)-1,1'-bi-2-naphthol, and dichloromethane was a promising system. This system was shown to be amenable to a rich variety of aldehydes and nitroolefins and afforded the nitroaldehyde products with excellent yield, enantiomeric excess (up to 99%) and diastereoselectivity ratio (up to 99/1), even in the case of 1 mol % catalyst loading and 1.5 equiv of aldehydes. (c) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.