Ru-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenative/Transfer Hydrogenative Desymmetrization of Meso-Epoxy Diketones

Org Lett. 2016 Jun 3;18(11):2640-3. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b01073. Epub 2016 May 23.

Abstract

Via a strategy of asymmetric reductive desymmetrization, chiral cis-epoxy naphthoquinols with multiple contiguous stereocenters and functional groups were synthesized with excellent enantioselectivities (96-99% ee) and diastereoselectivities (8/1-15/1). A combined asymmetric hydrogenation/transfer hydrogenation mechanism was proposed based on experimental results.

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  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't