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Enantioselective Cleavage of Cyclobutanols Through Ir-Catalyzed C?C Bond Activation: Mechanistic and Synthetic Aspects
Ratsch, Friederike,Strache, Joss Pepe,Schlundt, Waldemar,Neud?rfl, J?rg-Martin,Adler, Andreas,Aziz, Sarwar,Goldfuss, Bernd,Schmalz, Hans-Günther
, p. 4640 - 4652 (2021)
The Ir-catalyzed conversion of prochiral tert-cyclobutanols to β-methyl-substituted ketones proceeds under comparably mild conditions in toluene (45–110 °C) and is particularly suited for the enantioselective desymmetrization of β-oxy-substituted substrates to give products with a quaternary chirality center with up to 95 % ee using DTBM-SegPhos as a chiral ligand. Deuteration experiments and kinetic isotope effect measurements revealed major mechanistic differences to related RhI-catalyzed transformations. Supported by DFT calculations we propose the initial formation of an IrIII hydride intermediate, which then undergoes a β-C elimination (C?C bond activation) prior to reductive C?H elimination. The computational model also allows the prediction of the stereochemical outcome. The Ir-catalyzed cyclobutanol cleavage is broadly applicable but fails for substrates bearing strongly coordinating groups. The method is of particular value for the stereo-controlled synthesis of substituted chromanes related to the tocopherols and other natural products.
