Enantioselective Synthesis of Triarylmethanes via Intermolecular C-H Functionalization of Cyclohexadienes with Diaryldiazomethanes.

Org Lett

Department of Chemistry, Emory University, 1515 Dickey Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States.

Published: June 2023

Rhodium-catalyzed C-H functionalization of cyclohexadiene derivatives with diaryldiazomethanes followed by oxidation with DDQ provides ready access to triarylmethanes. Two chiral dirhodium tetracarboxylates, Rh(-PTAD) and Rh(-TPPTTL), were found to be the optimum chiral catalysts for these transformations. This method showcases the ability of diaryldiazomethanes to perform intermolecular C-H insertion with high enantioselectivity and good yields. The method has a broad substrate scope, leading to triarylmethane products with a variety of aryl and heteroaryl substituents, including benzofuran and pyridine heterocycles.

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