An Organocatalytic Oxidative Coupling Strategy for the Direct Synthesis of Arylated Quaternary Stereogenic Centers
摘要:
A broadly applicable oxidative coupling strategy of 3-substituted catechols and carbon-centered pro-nucleophiles for the construction of arylated quaternary stereogenic centers has been developed. Pivoting on a base-catalyzed addition of a carbon-centered acid to an in situ generated o-benzoquinone, the method is general and atom-economical and provides remarkably efficient access to one of the most challenging structural motifs. Furthermore, use of chiral bifunctional organocatalysts allows the process to be rendered asymmetric (up to 81% ee).
The reaction of electrochemically generated o-benzoquinones (2a-f) as Michael acceptors with 2-acetylcyclohexanone (ACH) and 2-acetylcyclopentanone (ACP), as nucleophiles has been studied in various pHs using cyclic voltammetry. The results indicate that the participation of o-benzoquinones (2a-f) in the Michaelreaction with acetylcyclohexanone (ACH) to form the corresponding catechol derivatives
An oxidative coupling for the synthesis of arylated quaternary stereocentres and its application in the total synthesis of powelline and buphanidrine
作者:Katherine M. Bogle、David J. Hirst、Darren J. Dixon
DOI:10.1016/j.tet.2010.04.132
日期:2010.8
Catechol derivatives directly bonded to all-carbon quaternary stereocentres are prevalent in nature. An oxidative coupling strategy for the synthesis of this motif is described. Pivoting on the base-catalysed Michael addition of carbon-centred pro-nucleophiles to in situ generated ortho-benzoquinones, the method is broad in scope, high yielding and provides remarkably simple access to this challenging motif. The application of this methodology in the total synthesis of the crinane-type amaryllidaceae alkaloids (+/-)-powelline and (+/-)-buphanidrine is demonstrated and our efforts towards an enantioselective synthesis described. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.