Umpolung of Imines Enables Catalytic Asymmetric Regio-reversed [3+2] Cycloadditions of Iminoesters with Nitroolefins.

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl

CCNU-uOttawa Joint Research Centre, Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430079, China.

Published: May 2018

A copper-catalyzed regio-reversed asymmetric [3+2] cycloaddition of iminoesters with nitroolefins is disclosed for the first time. This method enables the facile synthesis of polysubstituted chiral pyrrolidines bearing at least one chiral quaternary center in high yields with excellent regio-, diastereo-, and enantioselectivity. The application of chiral P,S ligands and the unique effect of α-aryl groups on the iminoesters are key to the success of this method. The practicality and versatility of the reaction are also demonstrated.

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Umpolung of Imines Enables Catalytic Asymmetric Regio-reversed [3+2] Cycloadditions of Iminoesters with Nitroolefins.

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl

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CCNU-uOttawa Joint Research Centre, Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430079, China.

A copper-catalyzed regio-reversed asymmetric [3+2] cycloaddition of iminoesters with nitroolefins is disclosed for the first time. This method enables the facile synthesis of polysubstituted chiral pyrrolidines bearing at least one chiral quaternary center in high yields with excellent regio-, diastereo-, and enantioselectivity. The application of chiral P,S ligands and the unique effect of α-aryl groups on the iminoesters are key to the success of this method.

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