AbstractCatalytic asymmetric transformations by dearomatization have developed into a widely applicable synthetic strategy, but heavily relied on the use of arenes bearing a heteroatom. In this case, the dearomatization is facilitated by the involvement of a p‐orbital electron of the heteroatom. Different from the conventional substrate‐dependent model, here we demonstrate that the activation by a d‐orbital electron of the transition‐metal center can serve as a driving force for dearomatization, and is applied to the development of a novel asymmetric alkynyl copper facilitated remote substitution reaction. A newly modified PyBox chiral ligand enables the construction of valuable diarylmethyl and triarylmethyl skeletons in high enantioselectivities. An unexpected tandem process involving sequential remote substitution/cyclization/1,5‐H shift leads to the formation of the enantioenriched C−N axis. A gram‐scale reaction and various downstream transformations highlight the robustness of this method and the potential transformations of the products. Preliminary mechanistic studies reveal a mononuclear Cu‐catalyzed remote substitution process.
摘要脱芳烃催化不对称转化已发展成为一种广泛适用的合成策略,但主要依赖于使用带有一个杂原子的烷烃。在这种情况下,杂原子的 p 轨道电子的参与促进了脱芳香化。与传统的底物依赖模型不同,我们在此证明了过渡金属中心 d 轨道电子的激活可以作为脱芳香化的驱动力,并将其应用于新型不对称炔铜促进远程取代反应的开发。一种新修饰的 PyBox 手性配体能够以高对映选择性构建有价值的二芳基甲基和三芳基甲基骨架。一个意想不到的串联过程(包括连续的远程取代/环化/1,5-H 转变)导致了对映体富集的 C-N 轴的形成。克级反应和各种下游转化过程凸显了该方法的稳健性和产物的潜在转化能力。初步的机理研究揭示了一种单核铜催化的远程取代过程。