Enantioselective Cyclopropanation with α-Alkyl-α-diazoesters Catalyzed by Chiral Oxazaborolidinium Ion: Total Synthesis of (+)-Hamavellone B

Org Lett. 2016 Jan 15;18(2):160-3. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5b02970. Epub 2015 Dec 31.

Abstract

Chiral oxazaborolidinium ion-catalyzed asymmetric cyclopropanation of α- or α,β-substituted acroleins with α-alkyl-α-diazoesters has been developed. With this methodology, chiral functionalized cyclopropanes containing a quaternary stereogenic center were obtained with high to excellent enantioselectivities (up to >99% ee). The synthetic utility of optically enriched functionalized cyclopropane was demonstrated in the first total synthesis of (+)-hamavellone B, which establishes the absolute configuration of natural (+)-hamavellone B.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Catalysis
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Cyclopropanes / chemical synthesis*
  • Cyclopropanes / chemistry*
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Molecular Structure
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Cyclopropanes
  • hamavellone B