Asymmetric Diels-Alder reactions catalyzed by a triflic acid activated chiral oxazaborolidine
Asymmetric Diels-Alder reactions catalyzed by a triflic acid activated chiral oxazaborolidine
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DOI:
10.1021/ja025848x
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发表时间:
2002-04-17
影响因子:
15
通讯作者:
Lee, TW
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作者:
Corey, EJ;Shibata, T;Lee, TW
This paper reports a new method for the generation of chiral Lewis superacids by protonation of a non-Lewis acidic oxazaborolidine (1) with triflic acid. The resulting cationic species (3) are powerful and highly enantioselective catalysts for the Diels−Alder reaction of various 1,3-dienes with α,β-enals. An optimization study (see Table 1) led to the selection of reaction conditions and catalysts (6Aand6B) which are very effective. The reactions are simple to conduct, reproducible, and economical, since only ca. 6 mol % of catalyst is required. In addition, the chiral catalyst precursor is readily recovered for reuse (>95% efficiency) and is commercially available. The broad scope of the process is documented by the 14 examples listed in Table 2. The absolute stereochemical course of the Diels−Alder reactions catalyzed by6Aand6Bwas successfully predicted on the basis of the mechanistic principles which have recently been formulated for this type of catalytic enantioselective reaction involvingre-face attack by the diene on complex7. The mode of generation of Lewis superacids6Aand6Ballows an approximate comparison (or scale) connecting the catalytic power Lewis and protic acids.