Highly enantioselective allylation of alpha-ketoesters catalyzed by N,N'-dioxide-In(III) complexes

J Org Chem. 2007 Oct 26;72(22):8478-83. doi: 10.1021/jo701491r. Epub 2007 Oct 6.

Abstract

An efficient asymmetric allylation of alpha-ketoesters was catalyzed by the N,N'-dioxide-In(III) complex in excellent yields (up to 99%) and high enantioselectivities (up to 94% ee) for a variety of substrates under mild reaction conditions. On the basis of experimental results, a possible catalytic cycle including a transition state has been proposed to explain the origin of the reactivity and asymmetric inductivity, and a bifunctional catalysis was described with Lewis base N-oxide activating tetraallylstannane and Lewis acid indium activating alpha-ketoester.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alcohols / chemical synthesis*
  • Alcohols / chemistry
  • Alkylation
  • Catalysis
  • Combinatorial Chemistry Techniques
  • Cyclization
  • Esters* / chemical synthesis
  • Esters* / chemistry
  • Indium / chemistry*
  • Ketones / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Organometallic Compounds / chemistry*
  • Oxides / chemistry*
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Alcohols
  • Esters
  • Ketones
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Oxides
  • Indium