(Diisopinocampheyl)borane-Mediated Reductive Aldol Reactions of Acrylate Esters: Enantioselective Synthesis of <i>Anti</i>-Aldols
作者:Christophe Allais、Philippe Nuhant、William R. Roush
DOI:10.1021/ol401679g
日期:2013.8.2
The (diisopinocampheyl)borane promoted reductive aldol reaction of acrylate esters 4 is described. Isomerization of the kinetically formed Z(O)-enolborinate 5Z to the thermodynamic E(O)-enolborinate 5E via 1,3-boratropic shifts, followed by treatment with representative achiral aldehydes, leads to anti-alpha-methyl-beta-hydroxy esters 9 or 10 with excellent diastereo- (up to >= 20:1 dr) and enantioselectivity (up to 87% ee). The results of double asymmetric reactions of 5E with several chiral aldehydes are also presented.