has been developed for the synthesis of 2-arylacrylic esters from the corresponding aryl methyl ketones via Wittig reaction and singletoxygenenereaction. Wittig reaction to aryl methyl ketones with (methoxymethyl)triphenylphosphonium chloride in basic condition afforded the methyl enol ethers, and then 2-arylacrylic esters were obtained by singletoxygenenereaction, followed by tosylation and
A Simple Primary Amine Catalyst for Enantioselective α-Hydroxylations and α-Fluorinations of Branched Aldehydes
作者:Michael R. Witten、Eric N. Jacobsen
DOI:10.1021/acs.orglett.5b01193
日期:2015.6.5
A new primary amine catalyst for the asymmetric a-hydroxylation and a-fluorination of alpha-branched aldehydes is described. The products of the title transformations are generated in excellent yields with high enantioselectivities. Both processes can be performed within short reaction times and on gram scale. The similarity in results obtained in both reactions, combined with computational evidence, implies a common basis for stereoinduction and the possibility of a general catalytic mechanism for a-functionalizations. Promising initial results in alpha-amination and alpha-chlorination reactions support this hypothesis.