CaCl2, Bisoxazoline, and Malonate: A Protocol for an Asymmetric Michael Reaction

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/acs.joc.5b00769

A mild protocol for the asymmetric Michael addition of dimethyl malonate to various α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds was developed. The salient feature of this methodology is that a cheap and environmentally friendly Lewis acid, CaCl₂, was used as a catalyst. An aminoindanol- and pyridine-derived ligand provided in the presence of CaCl₂ Michael adducts in moderate to high enantioselectivities. The scope of the reaction was demonstrated.

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CaCl2, bisoxazoline and malonate: a
protocol for an asymmetric Michael reaction
Kristin Lippur, Sandra Kaabel, Ivar Jarving, Kari Rissanen, and Tõnis Kanger
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Kristin Lippur,† Sandra Kaabel,†,‡ Ivar Järving,† Kari Rissanen,‡ and Tõnis Kanger†*
† Department of Chemistry, Tallinn University of Technology, Akadeemia tee 15, 12618
Tallinn, Estonia
‡ Department of Chemistry, Nanoscience Center, University of Jyvaskyla, P.O. Box 35, FI-
40014 Jyvaskyla, Finland
*Corresponding author: e-mail: tonis.kanger@ttu.ee
Abstract: A mild protocol for the asymmetric Michael addition of dimethyl malonate to
various α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds was developed. The salient feature of this
methodology is that cheap and environmentally friendly Lewis acid − CaCl2 − was used as a
catalyst. An aminoindanol- and pyridine-derived ligand provided in the presence of CaCl2
Michael adducts in moderate to high enantioselectivities. The scope of the reaction was
demonstrated.
Introduction
During the past two decades, the alkaline earth metals calcium, strontium and barium have
become attractive components for metal catalysts.1,2,3,4,5,6 Their use in asymmetric reactions
has been studied since the pioneering work of Shibasaki and Yamada in 1998.7
Nowadays, environmentally friendly reactions are of increasing interest. Of the alkaline earth
metal catalysis, calcium catalysis is in particular highly sustainable, as it takes advantage of
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an inexpensive, non-toxic and abundant metal as an alternative to transition metal catalysts,
which often possess the opposite properties.8 The complexation of chiral bisoxazoline-type
ligands with metals can be effectively used in asymmetric catalysis.9,10 Since most of them
can be synthesized from readily available natural chiral amino acids, they are easily
preparable and cheap ligands for the asymmetric catalysis.
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An asymmetric 1,4-addition is one of the cornerstones of organic synthesis. A plethora of
organocatalytic11,12,13 and metal-catalyzed14,15,16 methods have been used to carry out
asymmetric Michael additions (only recent reviews have been cited). Among others, chiral
Ca-complexes with bisoxazoline ligands have been used in this reaction by Kobayashi et
al.17,18,19,20,21 Various Ca-compounds, including isopropoxides, hexafluoroisopropoxides,
triflates, triflic amides, and hexamethyldisilasanes have been used as sources of Ca. Recently
it was found that CaCl2 can be used in Mannich reactions22,23, in [3 + 2] cycloaddition
reactions,24 in the synthesis of racemic dihydropyrimidinones,25,26 in aldol reactions,27 in
Luche-type reduction of α,β-unsaturated ketones28 and in conjugated addition to
nitrostryrenes.29 It has also been shown that a BINOL complex derived from CaCl2 can be
used in the asymmetric Michael addition of malonates to enones in moderate
enantioselectivity30 and in the asymmetric epoxidation of one specific enone in the synthesis
of Fenoprofen.31
In connection with our ongoing studies of asymmetric organocatalytic reactions of
unsaturated 1,4-dicarbonyl compounds32,33,34 we envisioned that a Ca-catalyzed reaction
would be an environmentally benign alternative to existing methods. In this study, we
demonstrated that the asymmetric addition of dimethyl malonate, which is a valuable reagent
in organic synthesis,35,36 to a variety of different unsaturated carbonyl compounds can be
achieved with CaCl2-bisoxazoline (Box) complexes in sustainable reaction conditions.
Results and discussion
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Our initial studies on this matter began on the optimization of the reaction conditions for
dimethyl malonate 1 and symmetric unsaturated 1,4-diketone 2 (Table 1). First, we tested four
Box-ligands (Figure 1) in a complex with calcium(II) bis(trifluoromethanesulfonimide)
(Ca(NTf2)2) (Table 1, entries 1-4). Although the reaction in 1,2-dichloroethane was quite
slow, it was clear that of the four ligands the neutral coordinative ligand inda-Pybox L4 was
superior to the others, giving the product 3 with the highest enantiomeric excess of 82% and a
yield of 60% (Table 1, entry 4). Then, several solvents were screened (Table 1, entries 5-12).
All of them, with the exception of methanol, which resulted in low selectivity and yield (29%
and 23%, respectively) (Table 1, entry 5), gave high yields and enantioselectivities. The
reaction in toluene was unreasonably slow, affording 79% yield after 11 days (Table 1, entry
9). Both alcohol and ether solvents were comparable: the yields ranged from 70% to 99% and
the enantioselectivities from 82% to 93%. The reaction at higher temperature (70 °C) in
ethanol was completed in 2 hours but the enantioselectivity dropped from 82% ee (Table 1,
entry 6) to 71% ee (Table 1, entry 7).
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Figure 1. Bisoxazoline ligands used in the current study.
Table 1. Optimization of the reaction conditionsa
entry ligand
solvent
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mmol) and a Box-ligand (0.006 mmol) was stirred in a suitable undried solvent (1 mL) under
air. b Isolated yield. c Determined by HPLC analysis.
Next, the scope of calcium salts was explored and reaction conditions were optimized. As the
reaction with Ca(NTf2)2 in ethanol gave full conversion in 21 hours (Table 1, entry 6), ethanol
was used as the initial solvent for the screening. Although both reactions with calcium
1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoroisopropoxide (Ca(HFIP)2) and calcium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide
(Ca(HMDS)2) as the calcium salts were completed in 4 hours with quantitative yields, the
enantioselectivities were only 20% and 27%, respectively (Table 2, entries 1 and 2). With
calcium halides longer reaction times were needed but considerably higher
enantioselectivities were achieved (Table 2, entries 3 and 4). Calcium chloride is preferable to
calcium iodide because of easier handling and lower cost. Screening of solvents for calcium
chloride revealed that in ether solvents the reaction times were prolonged, while the
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6). Water, as the most sustainable solvent, was also tested but no reaction was observed
within 1 day (Table 2, entry 7). The reaction in 2-propanol gave the best combination of yield
and enantioselectivity (87% ee and 92% ee, respectively; Table 2, entry 8). Decreasing the
catalyst loading from 5 mol% to 1 mol% resulted in a considerable decrease in reaction rate,
affording 81% yield in 4 days and retaining a high enantiomeric excess of 90% (Table 2, entry
9). Since it has been shown that the addition of an amine in Lewis acid catalyzed reactions
can enhance the reactivity and selectivity of the reaction,37 we tested the effect of amines with
different basicities in our reaction system. The obtained results showed that the reaction was
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carried out. After mixing compound 3 with triethylamine in 2-propanol for 18 hours,
enantioselectivity was determined by HPLC, which showed the same ee value as before. Then
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further stirred for 4 days. Again, HPLC analysis showed that there was no decrease in the ee
value of compound 3. In further studies imidazole was used as the basic additive for slow
reactions. It yielded the smallest drop in enantioselectivity while enhancing the reaction rate
multifold.
Table 2. Additional screening for the 1,4-addition reactiona
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With the suitable reaction conditions in hand, we examined the scope of the electrophiles used
in a 1,4-addition reaction of dimethyl malonate 1. The results are shown in Table 4. First, the
addition to aryl-substituted α,β-unsaturated diketones 4a-d (R1 = Ar, R2 = COCH3) was
investigated (Table 4, entries 1-4). The electron-withdrawing p-nitrophenyl group activated a
Michael acceptor and the reaction was conducted at −20 °C in order to induce higher
enantioselectivity, ending with adduct 5a in 82% yield and 88% ee after 3 days (Table 4,
entry 1). For diketone 4c, with the electron-donating methoxy group in the phenyl ring, a
higher temperature was needed and the reaction was run at room temperature, affording
product 5c in high yield and ee (Table 4, entry 3). Both, p-bromophenyl and furyl-substituted
diketones reacted in similar ways (Table 4, entries 2 and 4). With ketoesters 4e-g (R1 = Ar, R2
= COOEt or COOMe), again, the product with the electron-withdrawing group was obtained
faster than the one with the electron-donating group, both giving high enantioselectivities, for
5f 78% and for 5g 84% were determined (Table 4, entries 6 and 7). In all cases only one
regioisomer was detected. Unfortunately, the unsaturated diester 4h (R1 = OBn, R2 = COOBn)
gave only traces of the desired product in 10 days. Therefore, imidazole was added to the
reaction mixture, but still only 45% yield was obtained within 7 days with low
enantioselectivity (Table 4, entry 8). Next, phenyl-substituted α,β-unsaturated ketones 4i and
4j (R1 = Ph, R2 = Me or Ph) were used as electrophiles (Table 4, entries 9 and 10). Product 5i
was isolated after 4 days with moderate yield and selectivity. Due to the low reactivity,
imidazole was added and the product was isolated after 24 hours. No loss of enantioselectivity
was observed, as the reactions yielded 76% ee and 77% ee, respectively (Table 4, entry 9).
When chalcone 4j was used as a starting material, the reaction without an additional base was
extremely slow: only 14% of the product with low enantioselectivity was isolated. Although
the addition of imidazole to the reaction mixture gave a high yield in 3 days, the enantiomeric
excess of the product 5j was only 20% (Table 4, entry 10). Phenyl-substituted unsaturated
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ketone 4k (R1 = Me, R2 = Ar) afforded only traces of the product after 7 days. The reaction in
the presence of imidazole gave 5k with a 44% yield in 3 days in low enantioselectivity (ee
26%, Table 4, entry 11). It’s clear that increased sterical hindrance at the reaction centre
decreases the enantioselectivity (Table 4, entries 10 and 11). Other Michael acceptors, such as
2-benzylidenemalonitrile, α-methyl-nitrostyrene and tert-butyl 2-benzylidene-3-oxobutanoate,
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Table 4. α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds in 1,4-addition reactiona
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temperature −20 °C. e Not determined. f 5 mol% imidazole (0.006 mmol) was added.
Absolute configuration (S) was unambiguously [Flack parameter x = 0.04(6)] determined by
single crystal X-ray structure analysis of compound 5a (Figure 2a, SI) and based on the
reaction mechanism, it is presumed to be the same with all other substrates. According to the
obtained results we propose the chelation-controlled transition state model (Figure 2b). A
nucleophilic enolate attacks a Michael acceptor from re-face, affording product with S-
configuration. The si-face of the attack is more shielded by the indanol moiety of the ligand
pointing forward. Because of the symmetry of the nucleophile, only one stereogenic centre is
formed and the face of the attacking nucleophile is not important.
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Figure 2. The X-ray structure of 5a (a) with thermal ellipsoids at 50 % probability level and
the proposed chelation-controlled transition state model (b).
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Since calcium is the fifth most abundant metal in the Earth’s crust, its use in asymmetric
catalysis is very attractive. We have shown that the catalytic system derived from calcium
chloride and easily preparable pyridine-bisoxazoline catalyze a Michael addition to various
α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds. The scope of the reaction was demonstrated. The most
efficient substrates were aryl-substituted unsaturated 1,4-diketones and 1,4-ketoesters. The
reactivity of less efficient substrates (e.g. unsaturated diesters and chalcones) can be increased
by the addition of amines.
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Experimental Section
General remarks. All manipulations and reactions were conducted with no special
precautions taken for the exclusion of moisture or air. Purchased chemicals and solvents were
used as received. Ligands L1 and L2 were purchased and used as received. Ligands L3 and
L4 were prepared according to the literature procedures.41,42 Racemic standards were obtained
by reacting electrophiles with dimethyl malonate in the presence of 1 equiv of K2CO3 in DCM
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at room temperature. H and C NMR spectra were measured on a 400 MHz instrument in
CDCl3. TMS (δ = 0.00) peak was used as chemical shift reference. Mass spectra were
recorded on a Q-TOF LC/MS spectrometer by using ESI ionization. Single crystal X-ray
diffraction data for compound 5a was collected on a diffractometer, using mirror-
monochromatized Cu-Kα radiation (1.54178Å). Chiral HPLC was performed by using
Chiralpak OD-H (250 × 4.6 mm) or Chiralpak AD-H (250 × 4.6 mm) column. Optical
rotations were obtained at 25 °C in CHCl3 and calibrated with pure solvent as a blank.
Melting points were measured on a melting point apparatus and were uncorrected. For column
chromatography silica gel with particle size 0.063–0.2 mm was used.
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General procedure for the asymmetric 1,4-addition reaction of dimethyl malonate with
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was added dimethyl malonate 1 (0.13 mmol) and an electrophile 2 or 4 (0.13 mmol). If
necessary, imidazole (0.006 mmol) was added to the reaction mixture. The reaction was
stirred at room temperature under air. For the isolation of the product, the solvent was
evaporated and the residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel
(heptane−EtOAc). The enantioselectivity was determined by HPLC analysis of the isolated
product.
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Dimethyl 2-(1,4-dioxo-1,4-diphenylbutan-2-yl)malonate (3). Following the general
procedure, the title compound 3 was obtained as a yellow oil (44 mg, 94 % yield). The
enantioselectivity was determined by chiral HPLC analysis (Chiralpak OD-H, hexane:2-
propanol = 90:10, flow rate = 1.0 mL/min, 25 °C, λ = 254 nm), major isomer 12.49 min, 84%
ee, [α]D25 –19.01 (c 0.29, CHCl3). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.12 – 8.00 (m, 2H), 8.00 –
7.87 (m, 2H), 7.63 – 7.52 (m, 2H), 7.52 – 7.39 (m, 4H), 5.00 – 4.87 (m, 1H), 3.96 (d, J = 8.7
Hz, 1H), 3.66 (s, 3H), 3.62 (s, 3H), 3.64 – 3.56 (m, 1H), 3.39 (dd, J = 18.2, 5.9 Hz, 1H); 13C
NMR (101 MHz, CDCl3) δ 200.2, 196.6, 168.7, 168.5, 136.1, 135.6, 133.52, 133.45, 128.80,
128.77, 128.68, 128.2, 52.79, 52.78, 52.73, 40.7, 39.0; IR (KBr) 3061, 2954, 2849, 1752,
1736, 1682, 1597, 1449, 1436, 1329, 1290, 1260, 1226, 1195, 1159, 1024, 1002, 753, 690 cm-
1; HRMS (ESI, m/z) calcd for [C21H20O6]+ ([M + H]+) 369.1333, found: 369.1335.
Dimethyl 2-(1-(4-nitrophenyl)-1,4-dioxopentan-3-yl)malonate (5a). Following the general
procedure, the reaction was stirred at −20 °C, obtaining the title compound 5a as a yellow oil
(37 mg, 82 % yield). The enantioselectivity was determined by chiral HPLC analysis
(Chiralpak OD-H, hexane:2-propanol = 70:30, flow rate = 1.0 mL/min, 25 °C, λ = 254 nm),
major isomer 19.72 min, 88% ee. [α]D25 –33.22 (c 0.04, CHCl3) (determined for ee 71%, table
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IR (KBr) 3112, 2957, 2919, 2850, 1749, 1735, 1718, 1696, 1604, 1528, 1436, 1347, 1319,
1263, 1213, 1161, 1011, 856, 745 cm-1; HRMS (ESI, m/z) calcd for [C16H17NO8]+ ([M +
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Dimethyl 2-(1-(4-bromophenyl)-1,4-dioxopentan-3-yl)malonate (5b). Following the
general procedure, the title compound 5b was obtained as a white solid (48 mg, 98% yield).
The enantioselectivity was determined by chiral HPLC analysis (Chiralpak AD-H, hexane:2-
propanol = 90:10, flow rate = 1.0 mL/min, 25 °C, λ = 254 nm), major isomer 42.22 min, 82%
ee, [α]25D = –31.55 (c 0.21, CHCl3). mp 83−86 °C; 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.83 – 7.78
(m, 2H), 7.64 – 7.59 (m, 2H), 3.92 (td, J = 7.7, 4.6 Hz, 1H), 3.85 (d, J = 7.9 Hz, 1H), 3.74 (s,
3H), 3.71 (s, 3H), 3.41 (dd, J = 18.2, 7.6 Hz, 1H), 3.29 (dd, J = 18.2, 4.6 Hz, 1H), 2.36 (s, 3H)
ppm; 13C NMR (101 MHz, CDCl3) δ 208.2, 196.1, 168.48, 168.44, 134.8, 132.0, 129.6, 128.8,
52.92, 52.86, 52.5, 45.6, 38.5, 29.8 ppm; IR (KBr) 3004, 2955, 2847, 1750, 1735, 1717, 1687,
1586, 1436, 1399, 1356, 1264, 1225, 1160, 1071, 1008, 819 cm-1; HRMS (ESI, m/z) calcd for
[C16H17O6Br]+ ([M + Na]+) 407.0101, found: 407.0105.
Dimethyl 2-(1-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,4-dioxopentan-3-yl)malonate (5c). Following the
general procedure, the title compound 5c was obtained as a yellow oil (35 mg, 81% yield).
The enantioselectivity was determined by chiral HPLC analysis (Chiralpak AD-H, hexane:2-
propanol = 80:20, flow rate = 1.0 mL/min, 25 °C, λ = 254 nm), major isomer 28.86 min, 85%
ee, [α]25D = –50.58 (c 0.13, CHCl3). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.95 – 7.88 (m, 2H), 6.97
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52.85, 52.79, 52.72, 45.8, 38.3, 29.9; IR (KBr) 2956, 2844, 1751, 1736, 1717, 1676, 1601,
1576, 1512, 1436, 1356, 1259, 1170, 1115, 1027, 838 cm-1; HRMS (ESI, m/z) calcd for
[C17H20O7]+ ([M + H]+) 337.1282, found: 337.1285.
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Dimethyl 2-(1-(furan-2-yl)-1,4-dioxopentan-3-yl)malonate (5d). Following the general
procedure, the title compound 5d was obtained as a yellow oil (33 mg, 87% yield). The
enantioselectivity was determined by chiral HPLC analysis (Chiralpak AD-H, hexane:2-
propanol = 90:10, flow rate = 1.0 mL/min, 25 °C, λ = 254 nm), major isomer 27.86 min, 82%
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Hz, 1H), 3.73 (s, 3H), 3.71 (s, 3H), 3.28 (dd, J = 18.0, 7.2 Hz, 1H), 3.17 (dd, J = 18.0, 4.6 Hz,
1H), 2.35 (s, 3H); 13C NMR (101 MHz, CDCl3) δ 208.3, 185.9, 168.50, 168.49, 152.0, 146.7,
117.6, 112.5, 52.90, 52.84, 52.7, 45.3, 38.2, 29.9; IR (KBr) 3136, 3006, 2956, 2849, 1750,
1735, 1718, 1676, 1571, 1469, 1436, 1397, 1355, 1274, 1235, 1161, 1034, 883, 771 cm-1;
HRMS (ESI, m/z) calcd for [C14H16O7]+ ([M + Na]+) 319.0788, found: 319.0792.
Trimethyl 4-oxo-4-phenylbutane-1,1,2-tricarboxylate (5e). Following the general
procedure, the title compound 5e was obtained as a colourless oil (35 mg, 86% yield). The
enantioselectivity was determined by chiral HPLC analysis (Chiralpak OD-H, hexane:2-
propanol = 90:10, flow rate = 1.0 mL/min, 25 °C, λ = 254 nm), major isomer 16.17 min, 84%
ee, [α]25D = –8.60 (c 0.21, CHCl3). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.00 – 7.93 (m, 2H), 7.61 –
7.54 (m, 1H), 7.51 – 7.43 (m, 2H), 4.04 (d, J = 6.6 Hz, 1H), 3.90 – 3.83 (m, 1H), 3.75 (s, 3H),
3.73 (s, 3H), 3.70 (s, 3H), 3.63 (dd, J = 18.1, 6.8 Hz, 1H), 3.37 (dd, J = 18.1, 5.1 Hz, 1H); 13C
NMR (101 MHz, CDCl3) δ 197.1, 172.6, 168.47, 168.41, 136.3, 133.4, 128.7, 128.1, 52.85,
52.79, 52.5, 52.0, 39.5, 37.5; IR (KBr) 3005, 2955, 2848, 1738, 1687, 1598, 1437, 1265,
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the general procedure, the title compound 5f was obtained as a yellow oil (47 mg, 96% yield).
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140.9, 129.1, 123.8, 61.6, 52.84, 52.77, 51.7, 39.6, 37.7, 13.9; IR (KBr) 3112, 2957, 1737,
1696, 1604, 1528, 1436, 1348, 1319, 1222, 1164, 1024, 854, 747 cm-1; HRMS (ESI, m/z)
calcd for [C17H19NO9]+ ([M + Na]+) 404.0952, found: 404.0964.
Trimethyl 4-(4-methoxyphenyl)-4-oxobutane-1,1,2-tricarboxylate (5g). Following the
general procedure, the title compound 5g was obtained as a yellow oil (29 mg, 64% yield).
The enantioselectivity was determined by chiral HPLC analysis (Chiralpak AD-H, hexane:2-
propanol = 80:20, flow rate = 1.0 mL/min, 25 °C, λ = 254 nm), major isomer 29.55 min, 84%
ee, [α]25D = –10.18 (c 0.18, CHCl3). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.97 – 7.91 (m, 2H), 6.98
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NMR (101 MHz, CDCl3) δ 195.5, 172.8, 168.51, 168.46, 163.7, 130.4, 129.4, 113.8, 55.5,
52.82, 52.77, 52.5, 52.0, 39.6, 37.1; IR (KBr) 3005, 2955, 2844, 1738, 1677, 1601, 1576,
1512, 1436, 1309, 1261, 1170, 1025, 834 cm-1; HRMS (ESI, m/z) calcd for [C17H20O8]+ ([M +
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procedure, with the addition of imidazole, the title compound 5h was obtained as a colourless
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(ESI, m/z) calcd for [C23H24O8]+ ([M + H]+) 429.1544, found: 429.1544.
Dimethyl 2-(4-oxo-4-phenylbutan-2-yl)malonate (5i). Following the general procedure,
with the addition of imidazole, the title compound 5i was obtained as a colourless oil (26 mg,
72% yield). The enantioselectivity was determined by chiral HPLC analysis (Chiralpak AD-
H, hexane:2-propanol = 80:20, flow rate = 1.0 mL/min, 25 °C, λ = 254 nm), major isomer
6.92 min, 77% ee, [α]25D = –15.86 (c 0.07, CHCl3). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.02 – 7.95
(m, 2H), 7.60 – 7.53 (m, 1H), 7.50 – 7.43 (m, 2H), 3.75 (s, 3H), 3.74 (s, 3H), 3.54 (d, J = 6.4
Hz, 1H), 3.27 (dd, J = 16.0, 4.0 Hz, 1H), 3.03 – 2.93 (m, 1H), 2.93 (dd, J = 16.1, 8.4 Hz, 1H),
1.09 (d, J = 6.6 Hz, 3H); 13C NMR (101 MHz, CDCl3) δ 198.7, 169.14, 169.05, 136.9, 133.2,
128.6, 128.2, 56.1, 52.42, 52.40, 42.6, 29.6, 17.8; IR (KBr) 2955, 1750, 1734, 1685, 1598,
1581, 1449, 1436, 1219, 1160, 1023, 753, 691 cm-1; HRMS (ESI, m/z) calcd for [C15H18O5]+
([M + H]+) 279.1227, found: 279.1228.
Dimethyl 2-(3-oxo-1,3-diphenylpropyl)malonate (5j). Following the general procedure,
with the addition of imidazole, the title compound 5j was obtained as a white solid (39 mg,
89% yield). The enantioselectivity was determined by chiral HPLC analysis (Chiralpak AD-
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7.21 – 7.15 (m, 1H), 4.19 (td, J = 9.0, 5.0 Hz, 1H), 3.86 (d, J = 9.4 Hz, 1H), 3.73 (s, 3H), 3.55
(dd, J = 16.9, 5.0 Hz, 1H), 3.51 (s, 3H), 3.48 (dd, J = 16.9, 8.7 Hz, 1H); 13C NMR (101 MHz,
CDCl3) δ 197.5, 168.7, 168.2, 140.4, 136.8, 133.1, 128.56, 128.49, 128.09, 128.07, 127.2,
57.3, 52.7, 52.4, 42.3, 40.8; IR (KBr) 3030, 2953, 2845, 1752, 1736, 1686, 1598, 1581, 1496,
1449, 1435, 1317, 1286, 1258, 1232, 1197, 1156, 1021, 750, 701 cm-1; HRMS (ESI, m/z)
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Dimethyl 2-(1-(4-nitrophenyl)-3-oxobutyl)malonate (5k). Following the general procedure,
with the addition of imidazole, the title compound 5k was obtained as a yellow oil (18 mg,
44% yield). The enantioselectivity was determined by chiral HPLC analysis (Chiralpak AD-
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23.64 min, 26% ee, [α]25D = 7.07 (c 0.05, CHCl3). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.18 – 8.12
(m, 2H), 7.48 – 7.41 (m, 2H), 4.10 (td, J = 9.0, 4.9 Hz, 1H), 3.77 (d, J = 9.3 Hz, 1H), 3.74 (s,
3H), 3.55 (s, 3H), 3.06 (dd, J = 17.8, 4.9 Hz, 1H), 2.97 (dd, J = 17.8, 8.7 Hz, 1H), 2.07 (s,
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52.9, 52.7, 46.5, 39.8, 30.3; IR (KBr) 2957, 1753, 1737, 1604, 1521, 1436, 1349, 1257, 1199,
1157, 1015, 857, 748, 700 cm-1; HRMS (ESI, m/z) calcd for [C15H17NO7]+ ([M + H]+)
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The authors thank the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research (Grant Nos. IUT19-32,
IUT19-9, and B25), the EU European Regional Development Fund (3.2.0101.08-0017) and
the Academy of Finland (KR, Grant Nos. 263256 and 265328) for financial support. We
thank Ms. Tiina Aid from the Tallinn University of Technology for assistance with IR
measurements.
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