Enantio- and Diastereoselective Betti/aza-Michael Sequence: Single Operated Preparation of Chiral 1,3-Disubstituted Isoindolines

Org Lett. 2017 Oct 6;19(19):5426-5429. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b02693. Epub 2017 Sep 28.

Abstract

The first enantio- and diastereoselective Betti/intramolecular aza-Michael sequence carried out using a C3-symmetric chiral trisimidazoline organocatalyst is reported. The reaction of phenols and N-tosylimines bearing a Michael acceptor moiety afforded densely functionalized 1,3-disubstituted isoindolines bearing two stereogenic centers as single diastereomers in high yields (≤93%) and excellent enantioselectivities (≤99.9%).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't