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Dynamic Kinetic Resolution Enabled by Intramolecular Benzoin Reaction: Synthetic Applications and Mechanistic Insights

The highly enantio-, diastereo-, and regioselective dynamic kinetic resolution of β-ketoesters and 1,3-diketones was achieved via a chiral N-heterocyclic carbene catalyzed intramolecular cross-benzoin reaction. A variety of tetralone derivatives bearing two contiguous stereocenters and multiple functionalities were liberated in moderate to excellent yields and with high levels of stereoselectivity (>95% ee and >20:1 dr in most cases). In addition, the excellent regioselectivity control for aryl/alkyl 1,3-diketones, and the superior electronic differentiation of 1,3-diarylketones were highlighted. Moreover, a set of new mechanistic rationale that differs with the currently widely accepted understanding of intramolecular benzoin reactions was established to demonstrate the superior preference of benzoin over aldol transformation: (1) A coexistence of competitive aldol and benzoin reactions was detected, but a retro-aldol-irreversible benzoin process performs a vital role in the generation of predominant benzoin products. (2) The most essential role of an N-electron-withdrawing substituent in triazolium catalysts was revealed to be accelerating the rate of the benzoin transformation, rather than suppressing the aldol process through reducing the inherent basicity of the catalyst.

Mechanistic insights into the rhodium-catalyzed intramolecular ketone hydroacylation

[Rh((fl)-DTBM-SEGPHOS)]BF4 catalyzes the intramolecular hydroacylation of ketones to afford seven-membered lactones in large enantiomeric excess. Herein, we present a combined experimental and theoretical study to elucidate the mechanism and origin of selectivity in this C-H bond activation process. Evidence is presented for a mechanistic pathway involving three key steps: (1) rhodium(I) oxidative addition into the aldehyde C-H bond, (2) insertion of the ketone C=O double bond into the rhodium hydride, and (3) C-O bond-forming reductive elimination. Kinetic isotope effects and Hammett plot studies support that ketone insertion isthe turnover-limiting step. Detailed kinetic experiments were performed using both 1,3- bis(diphenylphosphino)propane (dppp) and (R)-DTBM-SEGPH OS as ligands. With dppp, the keto-aldehyde substrate assists in dissociating a dimeric precatalyst 8 and binds an active monomeric catalyst 9. With [Rh((R)-DTBM-SEGPHOS)]BF4, there is no induction period and both substrate and product inhibition are observed. In addition, competitive decarbonylation produces a catalytically inactive rhodium carbonyl species that accumulates over the course of the reaction. Both mechanisms were modeled with a kinetics simulation program, and the models were consistent with the experimental data. Density functional theory calculations were performed to understand more elusive details of this transformation. These simulations support that the ketone insertion step has the highest energy transition state and reveal an unexpected interactionbetween the carbonyl-oxygen lone pair and a Rh d-orbital in this transi tion state structure. Finally, a model based on the calculated transition-state geometry is proposed to rationalize the absolute sense of enantioinduction observed using (R)-DTBM-SEGPHOS as the chiral ligand.

D-Camphor-derived triazolium salts for catalytic intramolecular crossed aldehyde-ketone benzoin reactions

A series of triazolium salts has been synthesized from d-camphor and found to be efficient catalysts for intramolecular crossed aldehyde-ketone benzoin reactions, affording α-ketols bearing a quaternary carbon center with up to 93% ee. The Royal Society o

Modified chiral triazolium salts for enantioselective benzoin cyclization of enolizable keto-aldehydes: Synthesis of (+)-sappanone B

Equation Presented Asymmetric synthesis of (+)-sappanone B (1), a natural product with a 3-hydroxy chromanone structure, was achieved via enantioselective benzoin cyclization by using a modified Rovis catalyst and triethylamine. This catalyst enabled the