Tandem Peterson olefination and chemoselective asymmetric hydrogenation of β-hydroxy silanes

Chem Sci. 2019 Feb 4;10(12):3649-3653. doi: 10.1039/c8sc05261a. eCollection 2019 Mar 28.

Abstract

Here, we report the first Ir-N,P complex catalyzed tandem Peterson olefination and asymmetric hydrogenation of β-hydroxy silanes. This reaction resulted in the formation of chiral alkanes in high isolated yields (up to 99%) and excellent enantioselectivity (up to 99% ee) under mild conditions. Modification of the reaction conditions provides a choice to transform either an olefin or the β-hydroxy silane in a chemoselective manner. Additionally, based on this method, an expedient enantioselective synthesis of (S)-(+)-α-curcumene, from a simple ketone, was accomplished in two steps with 75% overall yield and 95% ee.