Tandem regio- and stereoselective organocuprate-mediated bis-allylic substitutions

Org Lett. 2008 May 15;10(10):2087-90. doi: 10.1021/ol800727f. Epub 2008 Apr 19.

Abstract

anti-5-Acetoxy-4-halo-alpha,beta-enoates undergo sequential or tandem reactions with two different magnesium cuprate reagents to afford anti-2,3-dialkyl-4,5-enoates in high chemical yield and with excellent diastereoselectivity. The one-pot tandem procedure can be achieved with 30 mol % of CuCN and affords a rapid stereoselective combinatorial approach to vicinal disubstituted gamma,delta-enoates containing functionality at either end of the carbon chain for subsequent functional group elaboration. The methodology should provide a powerful practical strategy for acyclic stereoselection.

MeSH terms

  • Allyl Compounds / chemistry*
  • Copper / chemistry*
  • Esters / chemical synthesis*
  • Esters / chemistry*
  • Magnesium / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Organometallic Compounds / chemistry*
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Allyl Compounds
  • Esters
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Copper
  • Magnesium