Catalytic enantioselective methods are introduced that
allow access
to a variety of allyl boronates and silanes that contain a difluoroalkene
unit; the resulting products may be used for the preparation of organofluorine
compounds in high enantiomeric purity. Furthermore, a number of key
mechanistic aspects of the transformations have been investigated
and analyzed. Thus, first, an NHC–Cu-catalyzed method for boryl
substitution with F3C-substituted alkenes is introduced.
These processes, unlike the previously reported strategies, are applicable
to alkyl as well as aryl substituted substrates, afford allyl boronates
bearing a difluoroalkene moiety (up to 98% yield and 95:5 er). Second,
the corresponding silyl substitutions, the first reported cases of
their kind, are presented (up to 94% yield and 97:3 er). Third, experimental
and computational (DFT) investigations are described that shed light
on key mechanistic aspects of the catalytic processes. Evidence (X-ray
structures of Cu–alkyl intermediates and kinetic studies) is
put forth illustrating that the initial Cu–boryl and Cu–silyl
addition is significantly faster than the ensuing Cu–F elimination,
and that the latter step can be facilitated by either a mild Lewis
acid (e.g., a Li or Na cation) or a nucleophilic promoter (e.g., an
alkoxide). These findings together with DFT studies demonstrate that
Cu–F β-elimination probably proceeds with anti-stereochemistry.
Representative cases of ways through which the new mechanistic understanding
may be used to rationalize previously disclosed findings, significantly
improve a transformation, or develop new diastereo- and enantioselective
catalytic methods are provided. For example, an explanation is provided
regarding why bisphosphine–Cu complexes do not efficiently
promote boryl substitutions with aryl-substituted substrates, but
the corresponding silyl substitutions are facile, and how the size
of a ligand can impact regioselectivity and efficiency.
The first catalytic method for diastereo‐ and enantioselective synthesis of allylic boronates bearing a Z‐trisubstituted alkenyl fluoride is disclosed. Boryl substitution is performed with either a Z‐ or E‐allyldifluoride and is catalyzed by bisphosphine/Cu complexes, affording products in up to 99 % yield with >98:2 Z/E selectivity and 99:1 enantiomeric ratio. A variety of subsequent modifications are feasible, and notable examples are diastereoselective additions to aldehydes/aldimines to access homoallylic alcohols/amines containing a fluorosubstituted stereogenic quaternary center.
A complementary strategy for ligand tuning that enables controlling ligand conformation is described here. The concept is demonstrated with new ligands that are employed in the catalytic enantioselective preparation of the highly important C2-aminoalkyl five-membered heterocycle motif. The alkynylation/cyclization sequence developed here is convergent, highly modular, and allows for a complementary scope to the heteroarylation of imines. This new ligand platform should offer new possibilities for expanding the use of PHIM-type ligands in a large variety of new transformations.
The Cu-catalyzed synthesis of nonracemic 3-amino skipped diynes via an enantiodetermining C-C bond formation is described using StackPhos as ligand. Despite challenging issues of reactivity and stereoselectivity inherent to these chiral skipped diynes, the reaction tolerates an extremely broad substrate scope with respect to all components and provides the title compounds in excellent enantiomeric excess. The alkyne moieties are demonstrated here to be useful synthetic handles, and 3-amino skipped diynes are convenient building blocks for enantioselective synthesis.
A novel gold-catalyzed synthesis of unsaturated spiroketals that addresses regioselectivity issues commonly reported in metal-catalyzed spiroketalization of alkynes is reported. The reaction sequence is regulated by an acetonide protecting group which undergoes extrusion of acetone to deliver the desired spiroketals in good yields and diastereoselectivities. The reaction, which is carried out under very mild conditions employing AuCl as the catalyst, should be widely applicable in the synthesis of a broad range of spiroketals.
A high-yielding stereoselective method for forming spiroketals from simple ketoallylic diols is reported. Employing catalytic [PdCl2(MeCN)2] in THF at 0 °C, these dehydrative cyclization reactions require only mild conditions to produce vinyl-substituted spiroketals in high yields after brief reaction times with water as the only byproduct. Using this method, the stereochemical information embedded at the nucleophile is transmitted "down-the-chain" and efficiently sets the stereochemistry at both the anomeric carbon atom and the newly formed allylic stereocenter.
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