Pnictogen-bonding catalysis based
on σ-hole interactions
has recently attracted the attention of synthetic chemists. As a proof-of-concept
for asymmetric pnictogen-bonding catalysis, we report herein an enantioselective
transfer hydrogenation of benzoxazines catalyzed by a novel chiral
antimony cation/anion pair. The chiral pnictogen catalyst library
could be rapidly accessed from triarylstibine with readily available
mandelic acid analogues, and the catalyst displays remarkable efficiency
and enantiocontrol potency even at 0.05 mol % loading. Moreover, the
properties of the catalyst and the mechanistic insights have been
investigated by nonlinear effect studies, 1H NMR, LC-MS,
and control experiments.
Described herein is an imidazole ring formation strategy for the synthesis of axially chiral N-arylbenzimidazoles by means of chiral phosphoric acid catalysis. Two sets of conditions were developed to transform two classes of 2naphthylamine derivatives into structurally diverse N-arylbenzimidazole atropisomers with excellent chemo-and regioselectivity as well as high levels of enantiocontrol. It is worth reflecting on the unique roles played by the nitroso group in this domino reaction. It functions as a linchpin by first offering an electrophilic site (N) for the initial C À N bond formation while the resulting amine performs the nucleophilic addition to form the second CÀN bond. Additionally, it could facilitate the final oxidative aromatization as an oxidant. The atropisomeric products could be conveniently elaborated to a series of axially chiral derivatives, enabling the exploitation of N-arylbenzimidazoles for their potential utilities in asymmetric catalysis.
Chiral organoborons are of great value in asymmetric synthesis, functional materials, and medicinal chemistry. The development of chiral bis(boryl) alkanes, especially optically enriched 1,1-diboron compounds, has been greatly inhibited by the lack of direct synthetic protocols. Therefore, it is very challenging to develop a simple and effective strategy to obtain chiral 1,1-diborylalkanes. Herein, we develop an enantioselective copper-catalyzed cascade double hydroboration of terminal alkynes and highly enantioenriched gem-diborylalkanes were readily obtained. Our strategy uses simple terminal alkynes and two different boranes to construct valuable chiral gem-bis(boryl) alkanes with one catalytic and one ligand pattern, which represents the simplest and most straightforward strategy for constructing such chiral gem-diborons.
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