10.1002/anie.201701849
The research focuses on the atroposelective synthesis of axially chiral biaryls through palladium-catalyzed asymmetric C-H olefination, utilizing a transient chiral auxiliary, tert-leucine. The strategy offers an efficient and straightforward approach to produce a broad range of enantioenriched biaryls with good yields (up to 98%) and excellent enantioselectivities (95 to >99% ee). The study also explores kinetic resolution of trisubstituted biaryls with sterically demanding substituents, achieving optically active olefinated products with high selectivity (up to >99% ee, s-factor up to 600). Experiments involved the optimization of reaction conditions, screening of chiral amino acids, and evaluating substrate scope. Analyses included 1H NMR spectroscopy for yield determination, HPLC for enantioselectivity measurement, and X-ray analysis for absolute configuration assignment of products.