Organocatalytic Asymmetric Decarboxylative Mannich Reaction of β-Keto Acids with Cyclic α-Ketiminophosphonates: Access to Quaternary α-Aminophosphonates

Org Lett. 2018 Jun 15;20(12):3643-3646. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b01422. Epub 2018 May 31.

Abstract

An organocatalytic asymmetric decarboxylative Mannich reaction of β-keto acids with cyclic α-ketiminophosphonates has been developed. By using saccharide-derived bifunctional amine-thiourea catalysts bearing an axial chiral binaphthyl scaffold, a wide range of quaternary α-amino-γ-oxophosphonates were obtained in up to 93% yield and >99% ee. Furthermore, two interesting α-aminophosphonate derivatives were synthesized from the corresponding decarboxylative Mannich product via simple transformations.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't