Stereoselective access to heteroarylmethylene-substituted pyrrolidines: fully organocatalytic Mannich-hydroamination reactions

Chem Commun (Camb). 2013 Feb 25;49(16):1651-3. doi: 10.1039/c2cc38954a.

Abstract

A one-pot sequence of organocatalytic transformations delivers heteroarylmethylene-substituted pyrrolidines with high stereo- and enantioselectivity. A Mannich coupling of N-heteroarylalkyne aldehydes with aldimine and an original metal-free hydroamination of the resulting adducts are the key transformations of the process delivering highly functionalized molecules with high potential for synthetic applications.

MeSH terms

  • Aldehydes / chemistry
  • Amination
  • Catalysis
  • Imines / chemistry
  • Methane / analogs & derivatives
  • Methane / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Pyrrolidines / chemical synthesis*
  • Pyrrolidines / chemistry
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Aldehydes
  • Imines
  • Pyrrolidines
  • Methane