Enantioselective Acetalization by Dynamic Kinetic Resolution for the Synthesis of γ‐Alkoxybutenolides by Thiourea/Quaternary Ammonium Salt Catalysts: Application to Strigolactones

Autor: Motohiro Yasui, Ayano Yamada, Chihiro Tsukano, Andrea Hamza, Yoshiji Takemoto, Imre Pápai
Jazyk: japonština
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Angewandte Chemie. 59(32):13479-13483
ISSN: 1433-7851
Popis: Although acetalization is a fundamental transformation in organic synthesis, intermolecular asymmetric acetalization remains an unsolved problem. In this study, a thiourea-ammonium hybrid catalyst was shown to promote the O-alkylation of enols with a racemic γ-chlorobutenolide through dynamic kinetic resolution to give chiral acetals with good enantioselectivity. The catalyst simultaneously activates both the nucleophile and electrophile in a multifunctional manner. This method was applied to the asymmetric synthesis of several strigolactones. DFT calculations suggest that hydrogen-bonding interactions between the chlorine atom of the γ-chlorobutenolide and the tosylamide hydrogen atom of the catalyst, as well as other types of noncovalent catalyst-substrate interactions, are crucial for achieving high stereoselectivity.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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