Enantioselective Organocatalytic Construction of Spirochroman Derivatives

J Org Chem. 2020 Aug 7;85(15):10189-10197. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c00589. Epub 2020 Jul 28.

Abstract

Highly enantioselective organocatalytic construction of spirochromans containing a tetrasubstituted stereocenter was developed. Intramolecular oxy-Michael addition was catalyzed with a bifunctional cinchona alkaloid thiourea catalyst. A variety of spirochroman compounds containing a tetrasubstituted stereocenter were obtained with excellent enantioselectivities of up to 99% enantiomeric excess. The reaction was applied to the asymmetric formal synthesis of (-)-(R)-cordiachromene.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't