Modular bipyridine ligands coupled with Cinchona alkaloids for Cu(II)-catalyzed asymmetric Henry reactions
摘要:
A new series of bipyridine ligands coupled with Cinchona alkaloids were prepared in relatively high yields in only one step starting from commercially or readily available materials, and have been developed as chiral ligands for copper(II)-catalyzed asymmetric Henry reactions. The catalytic system works well with a wide range of aromatic, aliphatic, and heteroaromatic aldehydes to afford the corresponding nitroalkanols with high enantioselectivity (up to 92%) in good yields (up to 89%). A transition state model was proposed based on H-1 NMR spectroscopy, X-ray structure, and computational calculations. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.