Nucleophilic ring opening of <i>trans</i>-2,3-disubstituted epoxides to β-amino alcohols with catalyst-controlled regioselectivity
作者:Michelle Lee、Jessica R. Lamb、Maria J. Sanford、Anne M. LaPointe、Geoffrey W. Coates
DOI:10.1039/c8cc07200k
日期:——
We report the nucleophilic ringopening of unsymmetrical trans-epoxides to β-amino alcohols with catalyst-controlled regioselectivity. This cationic aluminum salen catalyst, which contains bulky mesityl groups in the ortho-position of the phenoxide and a 2,2′-diamino-1,1′-binaphthalene backbone, transforms a variety of epoxides with high regioselectivity using nitrogen-containing nucleophiles. Unlike