18440-00-1Relevant articles and documents
Enantioselective Synthesis of Isoflavanones and Pterocarpans through a RuII-Catalyzed ATH-DKR of Isoflavones
Caleffi, Guilherme S.,Costa, Paulo R. R.,Costa-Júnior, Paulo C. T.,Gaspar, Francisco V.
, p. 5097 - 5108 (2021/10/20)
Noyori-Ikariya RuII complexes promoted the one-pot C=C/C=O bonds reduction of isoflavones using sodium formate as the hydrogen source through Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation-Dynamic Kinetic Resolution (ATH-DKR). Due to the neutral conditions employed, isoflavones with different substituents at the 2’-position of B-ring (H, OH, OMe and Br) were successfully reduced. Ten cis-3-phenylchroman-4-ols were selectively obtained (>20 : 1 dr) in good yields (up to 86 %) and excellent enantioselectivities (up to >99 : 1 er). The synthetic applications of these chiral compounds were also demonstrated. Enantioenriched isoflavanones were obtained under mild metal-free oxidation of the cis-3-phenylchroman-4-ols while pterocarpans were synthesized by two strategies: an acid-catalyzed cyclization and a novel approach based on a Pd-catalyzed C?O intramolecular cross-coupling reaction.