Palladium-catalyzed reaction of 4-cyclopentene-1,3-diol monoacetate with Grignard reagents producing hitherto unreachable cis-1,2-isomersElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: typical procedure for the palladium-catalyzed reaction, determination of the structures and spectral data of products. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b3/b316596e/
Regioselective ring-opening of epoxides with ortho-lithioanisoles catalyzed by BF3·OEt2
摘要:
It is presented that a number of o-2-hydroxyalkylanisoles could be efficiently synthesized through the regioselective ring-opening reaction of epoxides with o-lithioanisoles in the presence of BF3 center dot OEt2 Lewis-acid catalyst. Sterically demanding o-lithioanisoles had to be generated by exploiting the combination of (BuLi)-Bu-n and a catalytic amount of TMEDA (0.20 equiv) in Et2O as the lithiator whereas 'normal' anisole could be lithiated at ortho-position by treatment with (BuLi)-Bu-n in THE as usual. Surprisingly, the availability of THE and a catalytic amount of TMEDA (0.20 equiv) in the reaction mixture was found to enhance the reaction yields dramatically. A complex aggregate formation by the co-operative ligation of THF and TMEDA to ortho-lithioanisole(s) was proposed to rationalize the high reactivity achieved in the ring-opening reaction of epoxides. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Enantioselective Cross-Coupling of <i>meso</i>-Epoxides with Aryl Halides
作者:Yang Zhao、Daniel J. Weix
DOI:10.1021/jacs.5b01909
日期:2015.3.11
The first enantioselective cross-electrophile coupling of aryl bromides with meso-epoxides to form trans-β-arylcycloalkanols is presented. The reaction is catalyzed by a combination of (bpy)NiCl2 and a chiral titanocene under reducing conditions. Yields range from 57 to 99% with 78–95% enantiomeric excess. The 30 examples include a variety of functional groups (ether, ester, ketone, nitrile, ketal