Bifunctional cinchona alkaloids-catalyzed asymmetric [4+2] cycloaddition reaction of β,γ-unsaturated α-keto esters with oxazolones
摘要:
A highly enantioselective [4+2] cycloaddition reaction of beta,gamma-unsaturated alpha-keto esters with oxazolones was realized with readily available cinchona alkaloids as the catalysts. Using this reaction, a series of highly functionalized delta-lactones with adjacent alpha-quaternary-beta-tertiary stereocenters were obtained in high yields (up to 97%) and with good-to-excellent enantioselectivities (up to 97% ee). (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
An unexpected tandem enantioselective Michael addition/oxa-nucleophilic rearrangement reaction of β,γ-unsaturated α-keto esters catalyzed by cinchona alkaloids
Cinchona alkaloids were found to catalyze an enantioselectiveMichaeladdition/oxa-nucleophilic rearrangement reaction of β,γ-unsaturated α-keto esters 1 and malonates 2. Using the optimum catalyst quinine 4a, a series of the rearranged products 3 were obtained with up to 98% yield and 82% ee under mild reaction conditions.
The bifunctional organocatalyst C3 N,N'-dioxide has been successfully applied to the asymmetric cascade Michael/hemiacetalization reaction of alpha-substituted cyano ketones and beta,gamma-unsaturated alpha-ketoesters for the synthesis of multifunctionalized chiral dihydropyrans. The corresponding products were obtained in excellent yields (up to 99%) with high to excellent enantioselectivities (up to 99% ee).