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Copper(II)-catalyzed silylation of activated alkynes in water: Diastereodivergent access to E- or Z-β-silyl-α,β-unsaturated carbonyl and carboxyl compounds
Calderone, Joseph A.,Santos, Webster L.
, p. 4154 - 4158 (2014/05/06)
Copper(II)-catalyzed silylation of substituted alkynylcarbonyl compounds was investigated. Through the activation of Me2PhSiBpin in water at room temperature and open atmosphere, vinylsilanes conjugated to carbonyl groups are synthesized in high yield. A surprising diastereodivergent access to olefin geometry was discovered using a silyl conjugate addition strategy: aldehydes and ketones were Z selective while esters and amides were exclusively transformed into the E products. Dial a diastereomer: The title reaction proceeds through the activation of Me2PhSiBpin in water at room temperature and open atmosphere to produce high yields of vinylsilanes conjugated to carbonyl groups. A surprising diastereodivergent access to olefin geometry was discovered using this silyl conjugate addition strategy: aldehydes were Z selective while esters and amides exclusively delivered the E-configured products.
Catalytic enantioselective synthesis of (-)-prostaglandin E1 methyl ester based on a tandem 1,4-addition-aldol reaction
Arnold, Leggy A.,Naasz, Robert,Minnaard, Adriaan J.,Feringa, Ben L.
, p. 7244 - 7254 (2007/10/03)
Catalytic enantioselective 1,4-additions and tandem 1,4-addition-aldol reactions of dialkylzinc reagents to cyclopentene-3,5-dione monoacetals in the presence of an in situ generated Cu(OTf)2/chiral phosphoramidite catalyst result in highly functionalized cyclopentane building blocks with ee's up to 97%. A new synthesis of cyclopentene-3,5-dione monoacetals is presented as well as its use in a tandem 1,4-addition-aldol protocol for the catalytic asymmetric total synthesis of (-)-PGE1 methyl ester. This synthesis represents a new approach to this class of natural products. By using only 3 mol % of an enantiomerically pure catalyst in the key step, the absolute configurations at three stereocenters of the basic structure of the PGE1 are established at once.
