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β-Carbon activation of saturated carboxylic esters through N-heterocyclic carbene organocatalysis

The activation of the α-carbons of carboxylic esters and related carbonyl compounds to generate enolate equivalents as nucleophiles is one of the most powerful strategies in organic synthesis. We reasoned that the horizons of chemical synthesis could be greatly expanded if the typically inert β-carbons of saturated esters could be used as nucleophiles. However, despite the rather significant fundamental and practical values, direct use of the β-carbons of saturated carbonyl compounds as nucleophiles remains elusive. Here we report the catalytic activation of simple saturated ester β-carbons as nucleophiles (β-carbon activation) using N-heterocyclic carbene organocatalysts. The catalytically generated nucleophilic β-carbons undergo enantioselective reactions with electrophiles such as enones and imines. Given the proven rich chemistry of ester α-carbons, we expect this catalytic activation mode for saturated ester β-carbons to open a valuable new arena for new and useful reactions and synthetic strategies.

Integration of an N-Heterocyclic Carbene Precursor into a Covalent Triazine Framework for Organocatalysis

The successful incorporation of a thermally fragile imidazolium moiety into a covalent triazine framework resulted in a heterogeneous organocatalyst active in carbene-catalyzed umpolung reaction. The structural integrity of the imidazolium moiety was confirmed by combining solid-state NMR and XPS experiments.

Enantio- and diastereoselective cross-annulation of enal and ketone with new chiral bicyclic N-heterocyclic carbene catalysts

The enantio- and diastereoselective cross-annulation of cinnamaldehyde (6) and 2,2,2-trifluoroacetophenone (7) was examined to evaluate the performance of newly developed chiral bicyclic imidazolium salts 3 and 4 as catalyst precursors. The reaction proce

ACTIVATION OF CARBONYL β-CARBONS FOR CHEMICAL TRANSFORMATIONS

The present invention relates to a method for synthesizing a compound of Formula (I) as defined herein, comprising: (i) activating a compound of Formula (II) as defined herein, by reacting said compound of Formula (II) with a compound of Formula (III) as defined herein, in the presence of a base, to obtain a compound of Formula (IV) as defined herein; and (ii) reacting the compound of Formula (IV) with an electrophile to obtain the compound of Formula (I). The present invention further relates to the organocatalysts used in the described methods and their respective uses.

Asymmetric induction afforded by chiral azolylidene N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHC) catalysts

Screening studies of new chiral imidazolium and triazolium based NHC salts I-VIII as ligands in asymmetric organometallic catalysis and as organocatalysts showed that these catalysts efficiently promoted the reactions. Moderate enantioselectivities (55-57% ee) were obtained in the asymmetric Cu-NHC catalysed conjugate additions of diethylzinc to cyclohexenone, in accordance with most previous studies. The chiral induction afforded in the gold(I)-NHC catalysed cyclopropanation reactions was low (28% ee). However, these results represent the first reported chiral gold(I)-NHC catalysed olefin cyclopropanation. The NHC-organocatalysed asymmetric cross-annulation of cinnamaldehyde and trifluoroacetophenone gave lower enantioselectivity (50% ee) but higher yields of the γ-lactone product relative to previous reports. The enantioselectivities obtained varied considerably, even within a group of structurally closely related NHCs. This study demonstrates the challenge of designing NHCs with a general ability to induce asymmetry in a broader range of reactions.

Asymmetric induction afforded by chiral azolylidene N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHC) catalysts

Screening studies of new chiral imidazolium and triazolium based NHC salts I-VIII as ligands in asymmetric organometallic catalysis and as organocatalysts showed that these catalysts efficiently promoted the reactions. Moderate enantioselectivities (55-57% ee) were obtained in the asymmetric Cu-NHC catalysed conjugate additions of diethylzinc to cyclohexenone, in accordance with most previous studies. The chiral induction afforded in the gold(I)-NHC catalysed cyclopropanation reactions was low (28% ee). However, these results represent the first reported chiral gold(I)-NHC catalysed olefin cyclopropanation. The NHC-organocatalysed asymmetric cross-annulation of cinnamaldehyde and trifluoroacetophenone gave lower enantioselectivity (50% ee) but higher yields of the γ-lactone product relative to previous reports. The enantioselectivities obtained varied considerably, even within a group of structurally closely related NHCs. This study demonstrates the challenge of designing NHCs with a general ability to induce asymmetry in a broader range of reactions.

Synthesis of amino acid derived imidazolidinium salts as new NHC precatalysts

The preparation of new chiral symmetrically and unsymmetrically N,N′-disubstituted imidazolium based NHC salts Ib, IIb, IIIa-c and IVc-h from the amino acids l-proline and l-phenylalanine, is reported. Some preliminary tests have been carried out, demonstrating that the chiral NHCs give chiral induction in organometallic catalysis and can be used as organocatalysts.

Cyclophane-type imidazolium salts with planar chirality as a new class of N-heterocyclic carbene precursors

Cyclophane-type imidazolium salts with planar chirality were synthesized from enantiopure 2-amino alcohols, of which the N(1) and N(3) positions were connected with a bridge. The structural profiles of the imidazolium salts and their derivative N-heterocy