Catalyst-Controlled Switch in Diastereoselectivities: Enantioselective Construction of Functionalized 3,4-Dihydro-2H-thiopyrano[2,3-b]quinolines with Three Contiguous Stereocenters

J Org Chem. 2017 Feb 17;82(4):2205-2210. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b02688. Epub 2017 Jan 30.

Abstract

A tandem Michael-Henry reaction of 2-mercaptoquinoline-3-carbaldehydes with nitroolefins using hydrogen-bonding-based cooperative organocatalysts for the highly diastereodivergent synthesis of chiral functionalized 3,4-dihydro-2H-thiopyrano[2,3-b]quinolines with three contiguous tertiary stereocenters has been developed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't