Ruthenium-Catalyzed Tandem Olefin Metathesis−Oxidations
摘要:
The utility of Grubbs' 2nd generation metathesis catalyst has been expanded by the development of two tandem olefin metathesis/oxidation protocols. These ruthenium-catalyzed processes provide cis-diols or r-hydroxy ketones from simple olefinic starting materials.
The acid accelerated ruthenium-catalysed dihydroxylation. Scope and limitations
作者:Bernd Plietker、Meike Niggemann、Anja Pollrich
DOI:10.1039/b316546a
日期:——
Recently, we discovered a significant rate acceleration in RuO4-catalysed dihydroxylations of olefins by addition of Brönsted-acids resulting in a reduction of the catalyst loading to only 0.5 mol%. The present paper gives a full account on the optimisation protocol that led to the discovery of the beneficial influence of protic acids. A strong focus is set on the detailed description of the influence of different reaction parameters on both reactivity and selectivity. In the second part an intense investigation of scope and limitations will be presented. The results provided in this manuscript might lead to a deeper understanding of competing processes that influence the selectivity in RuO4-catalysed dihydroxylations.
metathesis reactions allows for a stereoselective subsequent RuO4-catalyzed dihydroxylation. The sequence is concluded by an unusual kinetic resolution of the diastereomeric diols obtained in the oxidation reaction. As a consequence a variety of structurally diverse enantiomerically enriched diols are obtained. To the best of our knowledge the results summarized in this paper represent the first highly efficient
Dinuclear Zinc–ProPhenol-Catalyzed Enantioselective α-Hydroxyacetate Aldol Reaction with Activated Ester Equivalents
作者:Barry M. Trost、David J. Michaelis、Mihai I. Truica
DOI:10.1021/ol402081p
日期:2013.9.6
An enantioselective alpha-hydroxyacetate aldol reaction that employs N-acetyl pyrroles as activated ester equivalents and generates syn 1,2-diols in good yield and diastereoselectivity is reported. This dinuclear zinc-ProPhenol-catalyzed transformation proceeds with high enantioselectivity with a wide variety of substrates including aryl, alyl, and alkenyl aldehydes. The resulting alpha,beta-dihydroxy activated esters are versatile intermediates for the synthesis of a variety of carboxylic acid derivatives including amides, esters, and unsymmetrical ketones.