Highly enantioselective Rh-catalyzed alkenylation of imines: synthesis of chiral allylic amines via asymmetric addition of potassium alkenyltrifluoroborates to N-tosyl imines

Org Lett. 2014 Jan 17;16(2):632-5. doi: 10.1021/ol4035897. Epub 2013 Dec 30.

Abstract

For the first time, simple N-tosyl aryl aldimines, prepared from the condensation of tosyl amide and aromatic aldehydes, can be used as substrates in the rhodium catalyzed 1,2-addition reaction using alkenylboron nucleophiles. In the presence of 1.5 mol % of [RhCl(1e)]2, enantioselective addition of various potassium alkenyltrifluoroborates to aryl aldimines furnished the corresponding chiral allylic amines in 73-96% yield and 72->99.5% ee. Notably, this method efficiently provides the di-, tri-, and tetrasubstituted allylic N-tosyl amines with high asymmetric induction.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aldehydes / chemistry
  • Amines / chemical synthesis*
  • Amines / chemistry
  • Borates / chemistry*
  • Catalysis
  • Imines / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Rhodium / chemistry*
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Aldehydes
  • Amines
  • Borates
  • Imines
  • Rhodium