Anti‐headache chemistry: In the presence of a tailored modular P,P ligand the nickel‐catalyzed addition of HCN, generated in situ from TMS‐CN, to styrene derivatives proceeds with an unprecedented level of stereocontrol (up to 97 % ee) to give 2‐aryl‐acetonitriles, for example, the depicted precursor of Ibuprofen.
Dual electrocatalysis enables enantioselective hydrocyanation of conjugated alkenes
作者:Lu Song、Niankai Fu、Brian G. Ernst、Wai Hang Lee、Michael O. Frederick、Robert A. DiStasio、Song Lin
DOI:10.1038/s41557-020-0469-5
日期:2020.8
Chiralnitriles and their derivatives are prevalent in pharmaceuticals and bioactive compounds. Enantioselective alkene hydrocyanation represents a convenient and efficient approach for synthesizing these molecules. However, a generally applicable method featuring a broad substrate scope and high functional group tolerance remains elusive. Here, we address this long-standing synthetic problem using
directly decarboxylative cyanation reactions of common alkyl carboxylic acids remain largely elusive. Herein, we report a protocol for copper-catalyzed direct and enantioselective decarboxylative cyanation of benzylic acids. The in situ activation of acid substrates by a commercially inexpensive hypervalentiodine(III) reagent promoted the yield of the alkyl radicals undermild reaction conditions without