Ex‐changing places: A highlyenantioselectivedesymmetrization of 1,2‐diols has been developed in which the catalyst utilizes reversible covalent bonding to the substrate to achieve both high selectivity and rate acceleration (see scheme, PMP=pentalmethylpiperidine, TBS=tert‐butyldimethylsilyl). Induced intramolecularity is responsible for the enhanced rate, thus allowing the reaction to be performed at
Scaffolding Catalysis: Expanding the Repertoire of Bifunctional Catalysts
作者:Kian Tan、Xixi Sun、Amanda Worthy
DOI:10.1055/s-0031-1290321
日期:2012.2
Inducing an intramolecular reaction is a powerful means of accelerating reactions. Though this mechanism of catalysis is common in enzymes, it is underutilized in synthetic catalysts. This article outlines our group’s recent efforts to use reversible covalent bonding to induce an intramolecular reaction, allowing for rate acceleration as well as control of the selectivity in the desymmetrization of 1,2-diols.