Catalytic Ring Expansion of Vinyl Oxetanes: Asymmetric Synthesis of Dihydropyrans Using Chiral Counterion Catalysis
作者:Boying Guo、Gregg Schwarzwalder、Jon T. Njardarson
DOI:10.1002/anie.201201367
日期:2012.6.4
Acid Showdown! The first catalyticring expansion of vinyl oxetanes to 3,6‐dihydro‐2H‐pyrans is described. Copper(II) triflate emerged as the best catalyst for this new transformation, which has broad scope as demonstrated by the eighteen examples included. The symmetric vinyl oxetane substrate can be asymmetrically desymmetrized when using either chiral Lewis or Brønsted acids as catalysts.
Synthesis of Functionalized Alkenes by a Transition-Metal-Free Zweifel Coupling
作者:Roly J. Armstrong、Worawat Niwetmarin、Varinder K. Aggarwal
DOI:10.1021/acs.orglett.7b01124
日期:2017.5.19
a powerful method for the synthesis of alkenes, serving as a transition-metal-free alternative to the Suzuki–Miyaura reaction. To date, the scope of the Zweifel coupling has been rather narrow and has focused mainly on the coupling of vinyllithium reagents to synthesize simple aryl- and alkyl-substituted olefins. Herein, the development of a general transition-metal-free coupling process enabling the