An Enantioselective, Intermolecular α-Arylation of Ester Enolates To Form Tertiary Stereocenters
An Enantioselective, Intermolecular α-Arylation of Ester Enolates To Form Tertiary Stereocenters
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DOI:
10.1021/ja2066829
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发表时间:
2011-10-12
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15
通讯作者:
Zhou, Jianrong (Steve)
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作者:
Huang, Zhiyan;Liu, Zheng;Zhou, Jianrong (Steve)
In transition-metal catalyzed, asymmetric alpha-arylation of carbonyl compounds, formation of tertiary centers with high enantioselectivity is a longstanding problem, due to easy enolization of the monoarylation products. Herein, we report such examples using a palladium catalyst supported by a new, (R)-H-8-BINOL-derived monophosphine. Silyl ketene acetals, together with a weakly basic activator, were used as equivalents of ester anions, and they reacted smoothly with aryl triflates in excellent enantiomeric excess (ee). The usefulness of the reaction was demonstrated in a gram-scale synthesis of (S)-Naproxen in 92% ee.