407578-54-5

Upstream product

• 51631-97-1 4-methyl-2-phenylpentanoyl chloride 
• 14320-58-2 4-methyl-2-phenyl-n-pentanoic acid 
• 103-82-2 phenylacetic acid 
• 591766-29-9 1-diazo-4-methyl-1-phenylpentan-2-one 

Downstream Products

• 865363-54-8 (R)-4-Methyl-2-phenyl-pentanoic acid 2,2-diphenyl-vinyl ester 
• 865363-44-6 (S)-4-Methyl-2-phenyl-pentanoic acid 2,2-diphenyl-vinyl ester 
• 1218772-73-6 C₂₄H₂₄O₂ 
• 5539-54-8 N,N-dimethylbenzenesulfinamide 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Forming All-Carbon Quaternary Stereocenters by Organocatalytic Aminomethylation: Concise Access to β2,2-Amino Acids

The asymmetric synthesis of β2,2-amino acids remains a formidable challenge in organic synthesis. Here a novel organocatalytic enantioselective aminomethylation of ketenes with stable and readily available N,O-acetals is reported, providing β2,2-amino esters bearing an all-carbon quaternary stereogenic center in high enantiomeric ratios with a catalytic amount of chiral phosphoric acid. Typically, this transformation probably proceeds through an asymmetric counter-anion-directed catalysis. As a result, a concise, practical, and atom-economic protocol toward rapidly access to β2,2-amino acids has been developed.

A photoinduced Wolff rearrangement/Pd-catalyzed [3+2] cycloaddition sequence: An unexpected route to tetrahydrofurans

A novel sequential reaction that combines a visible light-induced Wolff rearrangement of α-diazoketones and a Pd-catalyzed [3+2] cycloaddition of vinyl cyclopropanes with the resulting ketenes is described in this work. Selective O-allylic alkylation was observed over C-allylic alkylation, which unexpectedly led to a series of highly functionalized tetrahydrofurans with high efficiency (20 examples, 58-99% yields).

Stereo- and Chemodivergent NHC-Promoted Functionalisation of Arylalkylketenes with Chloral

Stereo- and chemodivergent enantioselective reaction pathways are observed upon treatment of alkylarylketenes and trichloroacetaldehyde (chloral) with N-heterocyclic carbenes, giving selectively either β-lactones (up to 88:12 dr, up to 94% ee) or α-chloroesters (up to 94% ee). Either 2-arylsubstitution or an α-branched iPr alkyl substituent within the ketene favours the chlorination pathway, allowing chloral to be used as an electrophilic chlorinating reagent in asymmetric catalysis.

NHC-promoted asymmetric β-lactone formation from arylalkylketenes and electron-deficient benzaldehydes or pyridinecarboxaldehydes

A chiral NHC catalyzes the asymmetric formal [2 + 2] cycloaddition of alkylarylketenes with both electron-deficient benzaldehydes and 2- and 4-pyridinecarboxaldehydes to generate stereodefined β-lactones. In the benzaldehyde series, optimal product diastereo- and enantiocontrol is observed using 2-nitrobenzaldehyde (up to 93:7 dr (syn:anti) and 93% ee). Substituted 2- and 4-pyridinecarboxaldehydes are also tolerated in this process, generating the corresponding β-lactones in good yield and enantioselectivity, although the diastereocontrol in these processes is highly dependent upon the aldehyde substitution. These processes are readily scalable, allowing multigram quantities of the β-lactone products to be prepared. Derivatization of these products, either through ring opening into the corresponding stereodefined β-hydroxy and β-amino acid derivatives without loss of stereochemical integrity or via cross-coupling, is demonstrated.

An asymmetric hetero-claisen approach to 3-alkyl-3-aryloxindoles

The reaction of a chiral N-phenylnitrone derived from Garner's aldehyde with alkylarylketenes generates 3-alkyl-3-aryloxindoles directly in excellent yields and with good to excellent levels of enantioselectivity (up to 90% ee).

N-heterocyclic carbene-mediated enantioselective addition of phenols to unsymmetrical alkylarylketenes

Chiral N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) mediate the enantioselective addition of 2-phenylphenol to unsymmetrical alkylarylketenes, delivering α-alkyl-α-arylacetic acid derivatives with good levels of enantiocontrol (up to 84% ee). Enantiodivergent stereochemical outcomes are observed using 2-phe-nylphenol and benzhydrol in the NHC-promoted esterification reaction using a triazolium precatalyst derived from pyroglutamic acid, consistent with distinct mechanistic pathways operating within these processes.

Enantioselective staudinger synthesis of β-lactams catalyzed by a planar-chiral nucleophile

The development of efficient methods for the stereoselective generation of β-lactams is an important goal, due to their biological activity and their utility as synthetic intermediates. The Staudinger reaction, an overall [2 + 2] cycloaddition of a ketene