Sequential Catalysis of Phosphine Oxide for Stereoselective Synthesis of Stereopentads

Org Lett. 2017 Jul 7;19(13):3672-3675. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b01719. Epub 2017 Jun 21.

Abstract

An efficient method for accessing enantiomerically pure stereopentads via a catalytic asymmetric sequential aldol reaction has been developed for the first time. The enantioselective sequential aldol reaction produces a wide range of chiral stereopentad precursors in good yields with excellent enantioselectivities. The key to success is the use of the sequential catalytic system involving a chiral phosphine oxide catalyst and trichlorosilyl triflate.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't