Rhodium-Catalyzed asymmetric synthesis of spirocarbocycles: arylboron reagents as surrogates of 1,2-dimetalloarenes
(Figure Presented) Revolutionary Rh-oad: A rhodium/dienecatalyzed addition of sodium tetraarylborates to alkyne-tethered 2-cydoalken-lones has been developed for the synthesis of splrocarbocycles. The tetraarylborates catalytlcally form two new carbon-carbon bonds. A chlral diene ligand also asymmetrically creates quaternary spirocarbon stereocenters with high enantiomeric purity.