Dynamics in Catalytic Asymmetric Diastereoconvergent (3 + 2) Cycloadditions with Isomerizable Nitrones and α-Keto Ester Enolates

Autor: Masaya Adachi, Hiroyuki Koshino, Mai Akakabe, Tetsuya Ezawa, Mikiko Sodeoka, Daisuke Hashizume, Yoshihiro Sohtome
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of the American Chemical Society. 143:9094-9104
ISSN: 1520-5126
0002-7863
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c02833
Popis: Reaction design in asymmetric catalysis has traditionally been predicated on a structurally robust scaffold in both substrates and catalysts, to reduce the number of possible diastereomeric transition states. Herein, we present the stereochemical dynamics in the Ni(II)-catalyzed diastereoconvergent (3 + 2) cycloadditions of isomerizable nitrile-conjugated nitrones with α-keto ester enolates. Even in the presence of multiple equilibrating species, the catalytic protocol displays a wide substrate scope to access a range of CN-containing building blocks bearing adjacent stereocenters with high enantio- and diastereoselectivities. Our computational investigations suggest that the enantioselectivity is governed in the deprotonation process to form (Z)-Ni-enolates, while the unique syn addition is mainly controlled by weak noncovalent bonding interactions between the nitrone and ligand.
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