- Improvements and Applications of the Transition Metal-Free Asymmetric Allylic Alkylation using Grignard Reagents and Magnesium Alanates
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Two new N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands have been synthesized and employed in the transition metal-free asymmetric allylic alkylation (AAA) mediated by Grignard reagents and magnesium alanates. The employment of these ligands showed high yields and improved regio- and enantioselectivity in the formation of tertiary and quaternary stereocenters. Moreover, the low catalyst loading (up to 0.3 mol%) and high scalability (up to 10 mmol) of this improved methodology provide a convenient access to biologically active compounds and synthetically valuable intermediates.
- Grassi, David,Alexakis, Alexandre
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supporting information
p. 3171 - 3186
(2015/11/03)
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- Copper-free asymmetric allylic alkylation with a grignard reagent: Design of the ligand and mechanistic studies
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The Cu-free asymmetric allylic alkylation, catalysed by NHC, with Grignard reagents is reported on allyl bromide derivatives with good results. The enantioselectivity was quite homogeneous (around 85 % ee) on large and various substrates, regardless of the nature of the Grignard reagent. The formation of stereogenic quaternary centres was highly regioselective for both aliphatic and aromatic derivatives with good enantiomeric excess (up to 92 % ee). The methodology developed was found to be complementary with the Cu-catalysed version. Several new NHCs were tested with improved efficiency. In addition, mechanistic studies, using NMR spectroscopy, led to the discovery of the catalytically active species. Copyright
- Grassi, David,Dolka, Chrysanthi,Jackowski, Olivier,Alexakis, Alexandre
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supporting information
p. 1466 - 1475
(2013/02/25)
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- Copper-free asymmetric allylic alkylation with grignard reagents
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(Chemical Equation Presented) Open wide and say AAA: The copper-free asymmetric allylic alkylation reaction of Crignard reagents, catalyzed by N-heter-ocyclic carbenes, is reported for allyl bromide derivatives. This reaction offers good enantioselectivit
- Jackowski, Olivier,Alexakis, Alexandre
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supporting information; experimental part
p. 3346 - 3350
(2010/07/15)
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- 3,5-Bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl sulfones in the direct Julia-Kocienski olefination
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3,5-Bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl (BTFP) sulfones 7 have been employed in the Julia-Kocienski olefination reaction with carbonyl compounds. Sulfones 7 are readily prepared in high yields (64-97%) from commercially available 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)thiophenol through an alkylation/oxidation two-step sequence. The stability of metalated BTFP sulfones has been studied and compared with heteroaryl benzothiazol-2-yl (BT), 1-phenyl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl (PT), and 1-tert-butyl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl (TBT) sulfones 9-11 under different reaction conditions. The Julia-Kocienski olefination between alkyl BTFP sulfones 7 and a wide variety of aldehydes affords the corresponding 1,2-disubstituted alkenes and dienes in good yields and stereoselectivities. This one-pot protocol can be performed using KOH at room temperature or the phosphazene bases P2-Et and P4-t-Bu at -78 °C or rt and has been successfully used in a high-yielding and stereoselective synthesis of various methoxylated stilbenes such as trimethylated resveratrol. These new reaction conditions for the Julia-Kocienski olefination reaction have been also studied with BT, PT, and TBT sulfones, giving poorer results. Methylenation of aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes, ketones, and 1,2-dicarbonyl compounds is carried out through the modified Julia olefination using BTFP methyl sulfone 7d to give terminal alkenes and dienes. Mechanistic studies of the olefination reaction between benzyl BTFP sulfone 7a and aromatic aldehydes performed by KOH-induced Smiles rearrangement of stereodefined syn- and anit-β-hydroxyalkyl BTFP sulfones indicate that the stereocontrol of the reaction is determined in the elimination step. 2005 American Chemical Society.
- Alonso, Diego A.,Fuensanta, Monica,Najera, Carmen,Varea, Montserrat
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p. 6404 - 6416
(2007/10/03)
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- Hindered organoboron groups in organic chemistry. 25. The condensation of aliphatic aldehydes with dimesitylboryl stabilised carbanions to give alkenes
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In the presence of protic acids the condensation of aliphatic aldehydes with dimesitylboryl stabilised carbanions results in alkenes. In the presence of strong acids such as HCl or CF3SO3H, the products contain > 90% of E-alkenes in all cases tried. When acetic acid is used, the Z-alkenes may result predominantly, particularly in the cases of R(S)CHO and R(t)CHO.
- Pelter,Smith,Elgendy
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p. 7119 - 7132
(2007/10/02)
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- STEREOCONTROLLED ADDITIONS OF ALLYLTRI-n-BUTYLSTANNANE TO α-HYDROXYALDEHYDE DERIVATIVES. A USEFUL ROUTE TO MONOPROTECTED ERYTHRO OR THREO DIOLS.
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By proper choice of Lewis acid and protecting group, the Lewis acid mediated addition of allyltri-n-butylstannane to the α-hydroxyaldehyde derivatives 1b and 1c can be controlled to give excellent (95: 5 to 250: 1) stereoselectivity for the formation
- Keck, Gary E.,Boden, Eugene P.
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p. 265 - 268
(2007/10/02)
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