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Rhodium-Catalyzed Ring Expansion of Azetidines via Domino Conjugate Addition/N-Directed α-C(sp3)-H Activation
Sun, Ling-Zhi,Yang, Xuan,Li, Nan-Nan,Li, Meng,Ouyang, Qin,Xie, Jian-Bo
, p. 1883 - 1888 (2022/03/31)
A facile synthetic method for 4-aryl-4,5-dihydropyrrole-3-carboxylates is developed, with a rhodium-catalyzed ring expansion strategy from readily available 2-(azetidin-3-ylidene) acetates and aryl boronic acids. Mechanistic investigations suggest a novel domino conjugate addition/N-directed α-C(sp3)-H activation process. The asymmetric catalytic synthesis of the 4-aryl-4,5-dihydropyrrole-3-carboxylate is realized by using QuinoxP? (91-97% ee). The synthetic utility of this protocol is demonstrated by the synthesis of 3,4-disubstituted or 2,3,4-trisubstituted pyrrolidines with excellent diastereoselectivities.