A room-temperature catalytic asymmetric synthesis of allenes with ECNU-Phos

J Am Chem Soc. 2013 Aug 7;135(31):11517-20. doi: 10.1021/ja406135t. Epub 2013 Jul 29.

Abstract

Three-carbon axial chirality has been asymmetrically established from racemic one-carbon central chirality efficiently at room temperature: we report here the discovery of the first catalytic asymmetric carbonylation of readily available racemic propargylic carbonates to access optically active 2,3-allenoates with fairly high ee. The combination of [(π-allyl)PdCl]2 with [(R)-ECNU-Phos], a new chiral bisphosphine ligand based on a biphenyl skeleton, demonstrates high enantioselectivity. Both enantiomers of allenoates can be obtained at room temperature by applying either (R)- or (S)-ECNU-Phos.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alkadienes / chemical synthesis*
  • Carbon / chemistry
  • Carbonates / chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Palladium / chemistry
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Alkadienes
  • Carbonates
  • propadiene
  • Palladium
  • Carbon