Copper(I)-catalyzed enantioselective nucleophilic borylation of aldehydes: an efficient route to enantiomerically enriched α-alkoxyorganoboronate esters

J Am Chem Soc. 2015 Jan 14;137(1):420-4. doi: 10.1021/ja511247z. Epub 2014 Dec 29.

Abstract

The first catalytic enantioselective nucleophilic borylation of a C═O double bond has been achieved. A series of aldehydes reacted with a diboron reagent in the presence of a copper(I)/DTBM-SEGPHOS complex catalyst using MeOH as a proton source to give the corresponding optically active α-alkoxyorganoboronate esters with excellent enantioselectivities. Furthermore, the products could be readily converted to the corresponding functionalized chiral alcohol derivatives through stereospecific C-C bond forming reactions involving the stereogenic C-B bond.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aldehydes / chemical synthesis
  • Aldehydes / chemistry*
  • Boronic Acids / chemical synthesis
  • Boronic Acids / chemistry*
  • Catalysis
  • Copper / chemistry*
  • Esters / chemical synthesis*
  • Esters / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Aldehydes
  • Boronic Acids
  • Esters
  • Copper