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Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of chiral allylic esters
Cannon, Jeffrey S.,Kirsch, Stefan F.,Overman, Larry E.
supporting information; experimental part, p. 15185 - 15191 (2010/12/25)
A broadly useful catalytic enantioselective synthesis of branched allylic esters from prochiral (Z)-2-alkene-1-ols has been developed. The starting allylic alcohol is converted to its trichloroacetimidate intermediate by reaction with trichloroacetonitrile, either in situ or in a separate step, and this intermediate undergoes clean enantioselective SN2′ substitution with a variety of carboxylic acids in the presence of the palladium(II) catalyst (Rp,S)-di-μ-acetatobis[(η5- 2-(2′-(4′-methylethyl)oxazolinyl)cyclopentadienyl-1-C,3′-N) (η4-tetraphenylcyclobutadiene)cobalt]dipalladium, (R p,S)-[COP-OAc]2, or its enantiomer. The scope and limitations of this useful catalytic asymmetric allylic esterification are defined.
