- Catalyst- and Substituent-Controlled Switching of Chemoselectivity for the Enantioselective Synthesis of Fully Substituted Cyclobutane Derivatives via 2 + 2 Annulation of Vinylogous Ketone Enolates and Nitroalkene
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The first regioselective, diastereoselective, and enantioselective organocatalyzed Michael-Michael cascade of vinylogous ketone enolates and nitroalkenes for the construction of fully substituted cyclobutanes is achieved by the deployment of the appropriate chiral squaramide catalyst and the pertinent substituent on the substrate. The domino reaction provided cyclobutanes with four contiguous stereocenters, including a quaternary center in good yields with diastereomeric ratio of >20:1 and with enantioselectivities of mostly up to 98% enantiomeric excess (ee). The structures and the absolute configurations of the adducts were confirmed by single-crystal X-ray crystallographic analyses of the appropriate products.
- Akula, Pavan Sudheer,Hong, Bor-Cherng,Lee, Gene-Hsiang
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- Catalytic enantioselective epoxidation of nitroalkenes
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Nitroepoxides are potentially exploitable as synthons with vicinal electrophilic centers. Nevertheless, although advances have been made in the field, enantioselective epoxidation of nitroalkenes is still a challenging process. Herein we show a convenient procedure for the preparation of optically active nitroepoxides in high enantiomeric excess and high chemical yield. The kinetic data of the best catalyst have been examined using computational methods based on DFT calculations. Interestingly, the results demonstrate that the enantioselectivity of the epoxidation of nitroalkenes by this kind of catalyst is not only kinetically but also thermodynamically controlled.
- Vidal-Albalat,?widerek,Izquierdo,Rodríguez,Moliner,González
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p. 10060 - 10063
(2016/08/15)
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- One-pot solid phase synthesis of (E)-nitroalkenes
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An efficient one-pot protocol for the synthesis of (E)-nitroalkenes by reaction of aldehydes and nitroalkanes in the presence of polymer-bound triphenylphosphine, iodine and imidazole is described. Although the reaction works with similar efficiency with triphenylphosphine and its polymer-bound version, easy removal of the unwanted polymer-bound triphenylphosphine oxide and its recovery as triphenylphosphine provide the edge for practical application of the method.
- Rokhum, Lalthazuala,Bez, Ghanashyam
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p. 5500 - 5504
(2013/09/23)
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- Synthesis of nitroalkenes involving a cooperative catalytic action of iron(III) and piperidine: A one-pot synthetic strategy to 3-alkylindoles, 2H-chromenes and N-arylpyrrole
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An efficient and simple strategy has been developed to synthesize various substituted nitroalkenes involving a cooperative catalytic system of FeCl 3 and piperidine. This dual catalytic protocol simultaneously activates both electrophile and nucleophile and works under mild reaction conditions so that many sensitive functional groups were tolerated. Moreover, this cooperative catalytic reaction is also suitable for various one-pot reactions involving nitroalkenes such as, 2H-chromenes, N-arylpyrrole and Michael reaction with indole. Notably, this method is low-cost, efficient and environmentally friendly. Copyright
- Jalal, Swapnadeep,Sarkar, Soumen,Bera, Krishnendu,Maiti, Sukhendu,Jana, Umasish
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p. 4823 - 4828
(2013/08/23)
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- Design of phosphorus ligands with deep chiral pockets: Practical Synthesis of chiral β-arylamines by asymmetric hydrogenation
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WingPhos, a C2-symmetric bisphosphorus ligand with a deep and well-defined chiral pocket was developed. It has shown high efficiency in the rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of (E)-β-aryl-N-acetyl enamides, cyclic β-aryl enamides, and heterocyclic β-aryl enamides. A series of chiral β-arylisopropylamines, 2-aminotetralines, and 3-aminochromans can be synthesized with excellent ee values (nbd=3,5-norbornadiene; TON=turnover number). Copyright
- Liu, Guodu,Liu, Xiangqian,Cai, Zhihua,Jiao, Guangjun,Xu, Guangqing,Tang, Wenjun
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p. 4235 - 4238
(2013/05/08)
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