Lewis acid catalysed asymmetric cascade reaction of cyclopropyl ketones: concise synthesis of pyrrolobenzothiazoles.

Chem Commun (Camb)

Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China.

Published: November 2020

Utilizing the C4 reactive site of cyclopropyl ketones and a chiral N,N'-dioxide-scandium(iii) complex as a catalyst, a concise ring-opening/cyclization/thio-Michael cascade method was developed for the synthesis of chiral benzothiazole derivatives from a simple 2-aminothiophenol material. The kinetic resolution and the origin of stereoselectivity were elucidated via a possible catalytic model.

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