Organocatalytic formal [2+2] cycloaddition initiated by vinylogous Friedel-Crafts alkylation: enantioselective synthesis of substituted cyclobutane derivatives

Chem Commun (Camb). 2013 May 21;49(41):4625-7. doi: 10.1039/c3cc41785a. Epub 2013 Apr 11.

Abstract

An organocatalytic vinylogous Friedel-Crafts alkylation-initiated formal [2+2] cycloaddition was successfully developed based on tandem iminium-enamine activation of enals. Transformable pyrrole-functionalized cyclobutanes with three contiguous stereocenters were readily obtained with excellent levels of regio-, diastereo- and enantiocontrol.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acrolein / chemistry
  • Alkenes / chemistry
  • Alkylation
  • Catalysis
  • Cycloaddition Reaction
  • Cyclobutanes / chemical synthesis
  • Cyclobutanes / chemistry*
  • Indoles / chemistry
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Alkenes
  • Cyclobutanes
  • Indoles
  • Acrolein
  • indole