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Mild synthesis of enantiomerically pure imidazo-[1,2-a]azepines mediated by Yb(OTf)3
Annunziata, Rita,Benaglia, Maurizio,Raimondi, Laura
, p. 10357 - 10363 (2001)
The reaction of various chiral 2,2′-diaryldialdehydes with achiral and chiral 1,2-diamines in the presence of Lewis acids to give imidazo[1,2-a]azepines was investigated. Best results were achieved with Yb(OTf)3; the reaction outcome is strongly dependent upon the geometric features of both reactants. Kinetic resolution of rac-2,2′-dinaphthyldialdehyde with (R,R)-1,2-diphenyl-1,2-diamminoethane (up to 92% e.e.) was achieved.