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Enantioselective Tail-to-Head Cyclizations Catalyzed by Dual-Hydrogen-Bond Donors
Kutateladze, Dennis A.,Strassfeld, Daniel A.,Jacobsen, Eric N.
, p. 6951 - 6956 (2020)
Chiral urea derivatives are shown to catalyze enantioselective tail-to-head cyclization reactions of neryl chloride analogues. Experimental data are consistent with a mechanism in which ?-participation by the nucleophilic olefin facilitates chloride ionization and thereby circumvents simple elimination pathways. Kinetic and computational studies support a cooperative mode of catalysis wherein two molecules of the urea catalyst engage the substrate and induce enantioselectivity through selective transition state stabilization.
