Catalytic Enantioselective Synthesis of Chiral Phthalides by Efficient Reductive Cyclization of 2-Acylarylcarboxylates under Aqueous Transfer Hydrogenation Conditions
作者:Bo Zhang、Ming-Hua Xu、Guo-Qiang Lin
DOI:10.1021/ol901674k
日期:2009.10.15
A new diamine ligand for asymmetrictransferhydrogenation (ATH) was discovered. The reductive cyclization of 2-acylarylcarboxylates was found to proceed highly stereoselectively by the new Ru complex-catalyzed ATH and subsequent in situ lactonization under aqueous conditions. It enables efficient access to a wide variety of 3-substituted phthalides in enantiomericallypure form.