Sulfoxonium Ylides in Aminocatalysis: An Enantioselective Entry to Cyclopropane-Fused Chromanol Structures

Org Lett. 2022 Jul 29;24(29):5468-5473. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c02204. Epub 2022 Jul 20.

Abstract

The 1,1a,2,7b-tetrahydrocyclopropa[c]chromene, arising from fusion of chromane and cyclopropane rings is the core of medicinally relevant compounds. Engaging sulfoxonium ylides in enantioselective aminocatalytic reactions for the first time, a convenient entry to this scaffold is presented. Several ring-fused derivatives were obtained in moderate-to-good yields and enantioselectivities and with perfect diastereoselectivity at the cyclopropane, using an α,α-diphenylprolinol aminocatalyst. The versatility of the hemiacetal moiety in the products was leveraged to effect various synthetic manipulations.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Benzopyrans
  • Chromans*
  • Cyclopropanes* / chemistry
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Benzopyrans
  • Chromans
  • Cyclopropanes
  • 2,2,5,7,8-pentamethyl-1-hydroxychroman