1794-08-7Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Reaction rate differences between organotrifluoroborates and boronic acids in BINOL-catalyzed conjugate addition to enones
Brooks, Bailey,Hiller, Noemi,May, Jeremy A.
, (2021/09/28)
Enantioselective organocatalysis has been successfully employed in combination with trifluoroborate reagents for novel organic transformations over the last decade. However, no experimental rate studies of these reactions have been reported. Herein we report Hammett plot analysis of the organocatalyzed enantioselective conjugate addition of alkenyl, aryl, and heteroaryl trifluoroborate salts to chalcone derivatives with substitution at both the β-aryl and keto-aryl positions. The rate trend for keto-aryl substitution diverges from that of boronic acid nucleophiles in that the keto-aryl substituent for trifluoroborate salts does not measurably impact reaction rate in a manner consistent with charge stabilization. In addition, variable temperature NMR in combination with quantitative thin-layer chromatography (TLC) analysis suggests that the reaction is impacted by the low solubility of the trifluoroborate salts, so particle size and stirring speed affect reaction rates.
Chiral Hydroxytetraphenylene-Catalyzed Asymmetric Conjugate Addition of Boronic Acids to Enones
Chai, Guo-Li,Sun, A-Qiang,Zhai, Dong,Wang, Juan,Deng, Wei-Qiao,Wong, Henry N.C.,Chang, Junbiao
supporting information, p. 5040 - 5045 (2019/07/03)
(S)-2,15-Br2-DHTP-catalyzed asymmetric conjugate addition of boronic acids to β-trifluoromethyl α,β-unsaturated ketones and enones was studied. The reaction afforded the corresponding Michael addition products in moderate to high yields with excellent enantioselectivities (up to 99:1 er). This catalytic system features mild reaction conditions, high efficiency, and tolerance to heteroarylboronic acids.
