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Enantioselective organocatalytic reduction of β-trifluoromethyl nitroalkenes: An efficient strategy for the synthesis of chiral β-trifluoromethyl amines
Massolo, Elisabetta,Benaglia, Maurizio,Orlandi, Manuel,Rossi, Sergio,Celentano, Giuseppe
supporting information, p. 3589 - 3595 (2015/03/04)
An efficient organocatalytic stereoselective reduction of β-trifluoromethyl-substituted nitroalkenes, mediated by 3,5-dicarboxylic ester-dihydropyridines (Hantzsch ester type), has been successfully developed. A multifunctional thiourea-based (S)-valine d
Stereoselective nucleophilic addition to imines catalyzed by chiral bifunctional thiourea organocatalysts
Puglisi, Alessandra,Benaglia, Maurizio,Annunziata, Rita,Rossi, Davide
experimental part, p. 2258 - 2264 (2009/04/04)
A new and easy synthesis of chiral bifunctional organic catalysts obtained by the combination of (S)-t-leucine-derivatives with (1R,2R)-trans-1,2-diamino-cyclohexane was developed. A few compounds, representatives of a class of organocatalysts containing a thiourea group and a tertiary amino group connected through a chiral backbone, have been successfully synthesized. The catalytic behaviour of such bifunctional chiral molecules, either neutral or protonated species, was investigated in the addition of acetylacetone to β-nitrostyrene as a model reaction. Using the best conditions, high yields and enantioselectivities of up to 85% were obtained. The same metal free catalysts were then employed in the addition of activated nucleophiles to imines: in the reaction of 1,3-diketones with N-CBz imines, the products were isolated in up to 61% ee, while in the reaction with diethyl malonate enantioselectivities up to 71% were reached.
Structure-based analysis and optimization of a highly enantioselective catalyst for the strecker reaction
Vachal, Petr,Jacobsen, Eric N.
, p. 10012 - 10014 (2007/10/03)
A mechanistic investigation of the asymmetric Strecker reaction catalyzed by a metal-free Schiff base catalyst was conducted. The active site of the catalyst, the relevant stereoisomer of the imine substrate, and the solution structure of the imine-catalyst complex were elucidated using a series of kinetics, structure-activity, and NMR experiments. An unusual bridging interaction between the imine and the urea hydrogens of the catalyst was identified and supported by computation. Rational optimization of catalyst structure based on the mechanistic insight led to an improved catalyst for the asymmetric Strecker reaction. Copyright
