Carbene-Catalyzed Atroposelective Annulation and Desymmetrization of Urazoles

Org Lett. 2021 May 21;23(10):3991-3996. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c01191. Epub 2021 May 12.

Abstract

An NHC-catalyzed atroposelective reaction between ynals and urazoles is disclosed. The reaction establishes a chiral C-N axis via an atroposelective [3 + 2] annulation/desymmetrization process. Our reaction allows efficient access to axially chiral and heteroatom-rich urazole derivatives with potential applications in bioactive molecules and catalysis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't