The
switch from N-methylimidazole (N-MI) to the Et3N N-ligand efficiently alters diastereoselectivity
in Pd(0)/InI-mediated allylations of aldehydes with β-lactam-derived
organoindiums. As a result, (3E)-selective allylations
and crotylations of a variety of aliphatic and (hetero)aromatic aldehydes
with differently substituted chiral ε-amido-allylindiums were
developed. Depending on the relative β-lactam configuration,
the reactions occur under kinetic or thermodynamic control, with effective
remote 1,5- or 1,4,5-asymmetric induction to afford a diversity of
previously unavailable (3E)-2,5-syn-2,6-anti-, (3E)-2,5-anti-2,6-anti-, and (3E)-2,5-anti-2,6-syn-substituted enediols, amino
alcohols, and homoallylic alcohols in modest to high yields and with
moderate to excellent diastereoselectivity. The effect of the N-ligand
as well as β-lactam and aldehyde structures on the yield and
stereoselectivity was investigated.