Issue 38, 2016

N-Heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed desymmetrization of functionalized 1,4-dienes via Stetter Reaction

Abstract

The asymmetric desymmetrization of 1,4-dienes via chiral N-heterocyclic carbene catalyzed Stetter-type umpolung reaction was demonstrated. A variety of differently substituted dienes were tolerated very well, affording cyclic ketones with two consecutive stereogenic centers (including one quaternary carbon) in moderate to high yields and with high to excellent enantioselectivities. This work expanded both reaction types of catalytic diene desymmetrizations and substrate diversity in NHC catalyzed desymmetric transformations.

Graphical abstract: N-Heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed desymmetrization of functionalized 1,4-dienes via Stetter Reaction

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
01 Feb 2016
Accepted
12 Apr 2016
First published
12 Apr 2016

Chem. Commun., 2016,52, 6459-6462

Author version available

N-Heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed desymmetrization of functionalized 1,4-dienes via Stetter Reaction

Q. Lin, Y. Li, D. K. Das, G. Zhang, Z. Zhao, S. Yang and X. Fang, Chem. Commun., 2016, 52, 6459 DOI: 10.1039/C6CC01011C

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