Herein, we report an efficient iridium-catalyzed double asymmetrichydrogenation of 2,5-dialkylienecyclopentanones, delivering the chiral 2,5-disubstituted cyclopentanones in excellent yields and stereoselectivities. The results of the kinetic experiments and control experiments indicated that the two C═C bonds were hydrogenated in a stepwise manner and the second stereocenter was synergistically controlled
Carbocyclization of unsaturated thioesters under palladium catalysis
作者:Arun P. Thottumkara、Toshiki Kurokawa、J. Du Bois
DOI:10.1039/c3sc50486g
日期:——
reaction for the preparation of cyclic ketone structures from unsaturated thioesters is described. This method capitalizes on the unique reactivity of thioesters with low-valent palladium catalysts and copper(I) salts to form acyl-metal species. Trapping of such intermediates with alkene functional groups generates the corresponding exo-methylene cycloalkanone products. Unsaturated thioester substrates