PyBidine-Cu(OTf)2-Catalyzed Asymmetric [3+2] Cycloaddition with Imino Esters: Harmony of Cu-Lewis Acid and Imidazolidine-NH Hydrogen Bonding in Concerto Catalysis
PyBidine-Cu(OTf)2-Catalyzed Asymmetric [3+2] Cycloaddition with Imino Esters: Harmony of Cu-Lewis Acid and Imidazolidine-NH Hydrogen Bonding in Concerto Catalysis
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DOI:
10.1002/anie.201410782
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发表时间:
2015-01-26
影响因子:
16.6
通讯作者:
Yamanaka, Masahiro
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作者:
Arai, Takayoshi;Ogawa, Hiroki;Yamanaka, Masahiro
A bis(imidazolidine)pyridine (PyBidine)-Cu(OTf)(2) complex catalyzing the endo-selective [3+2] cycloaddition of nitroalkenes with imino esters was applied to the reaction of methyleneindolinones with imino esters to afford spiro[pyrrolidin-3,3'-oxindole]s in up to 98% ee. X-ray crystallographic analysis of the PyBidine-Cu(OTf)(2) complex and DFT calculations suggested that an intermediate Cu enolate of the imino ester reacts with nitroalkenes or methyleneindolinones, which are activated by NH-hydrogen bonding with the PyBidine-Cu(OTf)(2) catalyst.