Highly enantioselective copper-catalyzed ring opening of oxabicyclic alkenes with Grignard reagents

Chem Asian J. 2008 Dec 1;3(12):2105-11. doi: 10.1002/asia.200800159.

Abstract

A highly efficient copper-catalyzed enantioselective ring opening of oxabicylic alkenes with Grignard reagents has been developed by using chiral spiro phosphine ligands. Excellent trans selectivities, good yields, and high enantioselectivities are obtained for a broad range of Grignard reagents under mild reaction conditions. The catalyst system shows an extraordinary activity and the TON of the reaction reaches 9000.