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Gem-Digold Acetylide Complexes for Catalytic Intermolecular [4 + 2] Cycloaddition: Having Two Gold Centers Is Better for Asymmetric Catalysis
Nanko, Masaki,Shibuya, Satoru,Inaba, Yuya,Ono, Soichiro,Ito, Shigekazu,Mikami, Koichi
, p. 7353 - 7357 (2018)
Gold(I)-catalyzed highly enantioselective intermolecular [4 + 2] cycloaddition is shown with ynones and cyclohexadiene. Various bicyclo[2.2.2]octadiene derivatives are produced in high yields (up to 99%) with good enantioselectivity (up to 96% ee). Key to the success is generation of the gem-digold terminal alkyne as a catalytic on-cycle species. As proof of the gem-digold catalysis, a positive nonlinear effect is clarified between the ee's of the ligand and the cycloadduct.
Oxidation of propargylic alcohols with a 2-quinoxalinol salen copper(II) complex and tert-butyl hydroperoxide
Weerasiri, Kushan C.,Gorden, Anne E. V.
, p. 1546 - 1550 (2013/04/10)
The copper(II) complex of 2-quinoxalinol salen (salqu) is an efficient catalyst for the selective oxidation of propargylic alcohols to yield the corresponding α,β-acetylenic carbonyl compounds when used in combination with the oxidant tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP). Excellent yields (up to 99 %) are achieved for a variety of propargylic alcohols within 1 h of reaction time. The (salqu)copper(II) complex with TBHP can be used with propargylic alcohols that contain alkyl groups in the α-position, which can be difficult to oxidize selectively with other commonly available methods. By using this catalytic protocol, excellent selectivity was also achieved for the oxidation of propargylic alcohols over that of isolated hydroxy groups, triple bonds, or propargylic methylene groups. The 2-quinoxalinol salen copper(II) complex is an efficient catalyst when used with tert-butyl hydroperoxide for the oxidation of propargylic alcohols to yield the corresponding carbonyl compounds. This catalytic system provides excellent selectivity for the reaction with propargylic alcohols, and high yields (up to 99 %) are achieved within 1 h and with 1 mol-% of catalyst loading. Copyright
