Ruthenium(II)-Catalyzed Enantioselective γ-Lactams Formation by Intramolecular C-H Amidation of 1,4,2-Dioxazol-5-ones

J Am Chem Soc. 2019 Mar 6;141(9):3849-3853. doi: 10.1021/jacs.9b00535. Epub 2019 Feb 25.

Abstract

We report the Ru-catalyzed enantioselective annulation of 1,4,2-dioxazol-5-ones to furnish γ-lactams in up to 97% yield and 98% ee via intramolecular carbonylnitrene C-H insertion. By employing chiral diphenylethylene diamine (dpen) as ligands bearing electron-withdrawing arylsulfonyl substituents, the reactions occur with remarkable chemo- and enantioselectivities; the competing Curtius-type rearrangement was largely suppressed. Enantioselective nitrene insertion to allylic/propargylic C-H bonds was also achieved with remarkable tolerance to the C═C and C≡C bonds.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't