P-Stereogenic Phosphines Directed Copper(I)-Catalyzed Enantioselective 1,3-Dipolar Cycloadditions

Org Lett. 2019 Apr 19;21(8):2782-2785. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b00734. Epub 2019 Apr 9.

Abstract

A new pair of P-stereogenic ligands with multiple chiral centers were synthesized and used in the copper(I)-catalyzed enatioselective [3 + 2] cycloaddition of iminoesters with alkenes. A variety of highly functionalized pyrrolidines were obtained in excellent yield and enatioselectivity. This is the first example of a pair of P-stereogenic ligands working as pseudoenantiomers to tune the enantio- and diastereoselective 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition, and providing a pair of enantiomerically pure pyrrolidines, respectively.

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  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't