Organocatalytic Kinetic Resolution of Racemic Secondary Nitroallylic Alcohols Combined with Simultaneous Desymmetrization of Prochiral Cyclic Anhydrides
摘要:
This study describes an organocatalytic kinetic resolution of racemic secondary nitroallylic alcohols (2) combined with simultaneous desymmetrization of prochiral cyclic anhydrides (1). The experimental results revealed that enantioselective alcoholysis of 3-substituted glutaric anhydrides afforded hemiesters (3) with high levels of enantioselectivities (up to 99% ee) in the presence of cinchonidine-derived thiourea catalyst (IV). The highly optical enrichment (up to 95% ee) of (S)-nitroallylic alcohols (2) was recovered.
An efficient Morita–Baylis–Hillman reaction for the synthesis of multifunctional 2-hydroxy-3-nitrobut-3-enoate derivatives
摘要:
An efficient thiourea promoted MBH reaction of various conjugated nitroalkenes with ethyl glyoxylate was developed. The desired multifunctional products, 2-hydroxy-3-nitro-4-aryl/alkylbut-3-enoate derivatives were obtained in good to high chemical yields (56-92%) with DMAP (20 mol%) under solvent-free conditions or imidazole (100 mol%) in the presence of water. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.