Chiral Lewis Acid Catalyzed Asymmetric Cycloadditions of Disubstituted Ketenes for the Synthesis of β-Lactones and δ-Lactones
摘要:
Highly diastereo- and enantioselective [2 + 2]- and [4 + 2]-cycloadditions of disubstituted ketenes were realized by chiral Lewis acid catalysis. A series of arylalkylketenes underwent the reaction smoothly with isatins and beta,gamma-unsaturated alpha-ketoesters, providing optically active beta-lactones and delta-lactones with vicinal chiral centers in excellent yields (up to 99%) and enantioselectivities (up to 99% ee), as well as exclusively high diastereoselectivities under 0.2-2 mol % catalyst loading.
Highly diastereo- and enantioselective [2 + 2]- and [4 + 2]-cycloadditions of disubstituted ketenes were realized by chiral Lewis acid catalysis. A series of arylalkylketenes underwent the reaction smoothly with isatins and beta,gamma-unsaturated alpha-ketoesters, providing optically active beta-lactones and delta-lactones with vicinal chiral centers in excellent yields (up to 99%) and enantioselectivities (up to 99% ee), as well as exclusively high diastereoselectivities under 0.2-2 mol % catalyst loading.
Stereo‐ and Chemodivergent NHC‐Promoted Functionalisation of Arylalkylketenes with Chloral
作者:James J. Douglas、Gwydion Churchill、Alexandra M. Z. Slawin、David J. Fox、Andrew D. Smith
DOI:10.1002/chem.201503308
日期:2015.11.9
Stereo‐ and chemodivergent enantioselective reaction pathways are observed upon treatment of alkylarylketenes and trichloroacetaldehyde (chloral) with N‐heterocyclic carbenes, giving selectively either β‐lactones (up to 88:12 dr, up to 94 % ee) or α‐chloroesters (up to 94 % ee). Either 2‐arylsubstitution or an α‐branched iPr alkyl substituent within the ketene favours the chlorination pathway, allowing