Catalytic (Asymmetric) Methylene Transfer to Aldehydes
摘要:
An investigation into the poor activity of sulfides as catalysts for sulfonium-ylide-mediated methylene transfer to aldehydes has indicated that ylide formation is the problematic catalytic cycle step. Alkylation with traditional electrophiles does not proceed with sufficient efficiency to allow the sulfide to be used catalytically. Methyl triflate rapidly alkylates cyclic thiolanes under mild conditions, allowing their use in efficient aldehyde epoxidation reactions (in conjunction with phosphazene bases) at loadings as low as 10 mol %.
Catalytic (Asymmetric) Methylene Transfer to Aldehydes
摘要:
An investigation into the poor activity of sulfides as catalysts for sulfonium-ylide-mediated methylene transfer to aldehydes has indicated that ylide formation is the problematic catalytic cycle step. Alkylation with traditional electrophiles does not proceed with sufficient efficiency to allow the sulfide to be used catalytically. Methyl triflate rapidly alkylates cyclic thiolanes under mild conditions, allowing their use in efficient aldehyde epoxidation reactions (in conjunction with phosphazene bases) at loadings as low as 10 mol %.
Explorations into the Potential of Chiral Sulfonium Reagents to Effect Asymmetric Halonium Additions to Isolated Alkenes
作者:Scott Snyder、Alexandria Brucks、Daniel Treitler、Shu-An Liu
DOI:10.1055/s-0033-1338865
日期:——
While methods for the racemic dihalogenation and halohydroxylation of alkenes have been known for decades, enantioselective variants of these processes remain elusive. Initial attempts were made to overcome this long-standing challenge by exploring the potential of chiral, crystalline, sulfur-derived halonium reagents to accomplish the asymmetric dichlorination and iodohydroxylation of 1,2-dihydronaphthalene. Asymmetric dichlorination of this substrate was achieved in 57% yield and 14% enantiomeric excess (ee), but asymmetric iodohydroxylation was much more successful, giving 67% yield and 63% ee. Thorough studies were made of these processes, including investigation of various chiral sulfide derivatives, their substrate scopes, and the reaction conditions.