An Enantioselective, Intermolecular alpha-Arylation of Ester Enolates To Form Tertiary Stereocenters

作者:Huang Zhiyan; Liu Zheng; Zhou Jianrong*
来源:Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2011, 133(40): 15882-15885.
DOI:10.1021/ja2066829

摘要

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.

  • 出版日期2011-10-12
  • 单位南阳理工学院