Improved Access to Chiral Tetranaphthoazepinium-Based Organocatalysts Using Aqueous Ammonia as Nitrogen Source

Autor: Michael Widhalm, Christina Schedl, Alexander Roller, Auraya Manaprasertsak, Sorachat Tharamak
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Molecules
Volume 24
Issue 21
Molecules, Vol 24, Iss 21, p 3844 (2019)
ISSN: 1420-3049
DOI: 10.3390/molecules24213844
Popis: The class of 3,3&prime
diaryl substituted tetranaphthobisazepinium bromides has found wide application as highly efficient C2-symmetrical phase-transfer catalysts (PTCs, Maruoka type catalysts). Unfortunately, the synthesis requires a large number of steps and hampers the build-up of catalyst libraries which are often desired for screening experiments. Here, we present a more economic strategy using dinaphthoazepine 7 as the common key intermediate. Only at this stage various aryl substituents are introduced, and only two individual steps are required to access target structures. This protocol was applied to synthesize ten tetranaphthobisazepinium compounds 1a&ndash
1j. Their efficiency as PTCs was tested in the asymmetric substitution of tert-butyl 2-((diphenylmethylene)amino)acetate. Enantioselectivities up to 92% have been observed with new catalysts.
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