NHC-Catalyzed Reactions of Aryloxyacetaldehydes: A Domino Elimination/Conjugate Addition/Acylation Process for the Synthesis of Substituted Coumarins
摘要:
N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) catalyze a domino Michael addition/acylation reaction to form 3,4 through addition of the NHC to an aryloxyaldehyde followed by elimination of a phenoxide leaving group, generating an enol intermediate. This transient nucleophile generated in situ performs a 1,4-addition onto a conjugate acceptor, and the carbene catalyst Is regenerated upon acylation of the phenoxide anion resulting in formation of 3,4-dihydrocoumarins.
NHC-Catalyzed Reactions of Aryloxyacetaldehydes: A Domino Elimination/Conjugate Addition/Acylation Process for the Synthesis of Substituted Coumarins
摘要:
N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) catalyze a domino Michael addition/acylation reaction to form 3,4 through addition of the NHC to an aryloxyaldehyde followed by elimination of a phenoxide leaving group, generating an enol intermediate. This transient nucleophile generated in situ performs a 1,4-addition onto a conjugate acceptor, and the carbene catalyst Is regenerated upon acylation of the phenoxide anion resulting in formation of 3,4-dihydrocoumarins.
NHC-Catalyzed Reactions of Aryloxyacetaldehydes: A Domino Elimination/Conjugate Addition/Acylation Process for the Synthesis of Substituted Coumarins
作者:Eric M. Phillips、Manabu Wadamoto、Howard S. Roth、Andrew W. Ott、Karl A. Scheidt
DOI:10.1021/ol802448c
日期:2009.1.1
N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) catalyze a domino Michael addition/acylation reaction to form 3,4 through addition of the NHC to an aryloxyaldehyde followed by elimination of a phenoxide leaving group, generating an enol intermediate. This transient nucleophile generated in situ performs a 1,4-addition onto a conjugate acceptor, and the carbene catalyst Is regenerated upon acylation of the phenoxide anion resulting in formation of 3,4-dihydrocoumarins.
Enantioselective Formation of Substituted 3,4-Dihydrocoumarins by a Multicatalytic One-Pot Process
The formation of optically active 3,4-dihydrocoumarins is presented by merging aminocatalysis with an N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed internal redox reaction. The products are formed in good to excellent yields and in general with excellent enantioselectivities. Moreover, the developed procedure demonstrates the potential of enantioselective, multicatalytic sequences. By employing an enantiopure aminocatalyst in the enantiodifferentiating step, the challenges related to achieving high stereoinductions by deployment of optically active NHC-catalysts can be circumvented.