This work describes the optimization process for the synthesis of β-trifluoromethylated ketonesfrom trifluoromethylated allylicalcohols. This transformation proceeds through a ruthenium catalyzed isomerization under mild conditions with high atom economy. The effect of the CF3 group was analyzed and it provides fundamental insights into the isomerization reaction.
Base-Catalyzed Stereospecific Isomerization of Electron-Deficient Allylic Alcohols and Ethers through Ion-Pairing
作者:Samuel Martinez-Erro、Amparo Sanz-Marco、Antonio Bermejo Gómez、Ana Vázquez-Romero、Mårten S. G. Ahlquist、Belén Martín-Matute
DOI:10.1021/jacs.6b08350
日期:2016.10.12
between an allylic anion and the conjugate acid of the base results in efficient transfer of chirality. Through this mechanism, stereochemical information contained in the allylic alcohols is transferred to the ketone products. The stereospecific isomerization is also applicable for the first time to allylicethers, yielding synthetically valuable enantioenriched (up to 97% ee) enol ethers.
A regioselective protocol for the synthesis of substituted allylic chlorides, bromides, and fluorides has been established. Remarkably, the method can be applied to the enantioselective synthesis of challenging chiral allylic chlorides. When the allylic halides are treated with the base triazabicyclodecene as the catalyst, a [1,3]-proton shift takes place, giving the corresponding vinyl halides in