The direct enantioselective copper hydride (CuH)-catalyzed synthesis of β-chiral amides from α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids and secondary amines under mild reaction conditions is reported. The method utilizes readily accessible carboxylic acids and tolerates a variety of functional groups in the β-position including several heteroarenes. A subsequent iridium-catalyzed reduction to γ-chiral amines
报道了在温和的反应条件下,由α,β-不饱和
羧酸和仲胺直接对映选择性氢化
铜(CuH)催化合成β-手性酰胺。该方法利用了容易获得的
羧酸,并能耐受β位的各种官能团,包括几个杂
芳烃。随后可以在同一烧瓶中进行
铱催化的还原为γ-手性胺,而无需纯化中间体酰胺。