Redox-Triggered C–C Coupling of Alcohols and Vinyl Epoxides: Diastereo- and Enantioselective Formation of All-Carbon Quaternary Centers via tert-(Hydroxy)-Prenylation

Autor: Victoria J. Garza, Michael J. Krische, Jiajie Feng
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Journal of the American Chemical Society
ISSN: 1520-5126
0002-7863
Popis: Iridium catalyzed primary alcohol oxidation triggers reductive C–O bond cleavage of isoprene oxide to form aldehyde-allyliridium pairs that combine to form products of tert-(hydroxy)-prenylation, a motif found in >2000 terpenoid natural products. Curtin–Hammett effects are exploited to enforce high levels of anti-diastereo- and enantioselectivity in the formation of an all-carbon quaternary center. The present redox-triggered carbonyl additions occur in the absence of stoichiometric byproducts, premetalated reagents, and discrete alcohol-to-aldehyde redox manipulations.
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