Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric [2 + 2 + 2] Cycloaddition of α,ω-Diynes with Unsymmetrical 1,2-Disubstituted Alkenes

Org Lett. 2016 Jun 3;18(11):2672-5. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b01116. Epub 2016 May 23.

Abstract

It has been established that a cationic rhodium(I)/axially chiral biaryl bisphosphine complex catalyzes the asymmetric [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition of α,ω-diynes with electron-rich and unstrained unsymmetrical 1,2-disubstituted alkenes to give chiral multicyclic compounds with good yields and ee values. Interestingly, enantioselectivity highly depends on the structures of α,ω-diynes used presumably due to the presence of two distinct reaction pathways.

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