Asymmetric Synthesis of Axially Chiral Benzocarbazole Derivatives Based on Catalytic Enantioselective Hydroarylation of Alkynes

Autor: Sachie Arae, Kazunobu Igawa, Katsuhiko Tomooka, Ryo Irie, Shota Beppu, Takahiro Kawatsu
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Organic letters. 20(16)
ISSN: 1523-7052
Popis: A new synthetic approach to novel axially chiral benzocarbazole derivatives based on the highly enantioselective intramolecular hydroarylation (94–96% ee) of linked alkyne–indole systems by using the prevalent chiral base catalyst, cinchonidine or cinchonine, under unprecedented transition-metal-free conditions is described. The process is considered to involve chiral base catalysis for enantioselective transformation of the alkyne part to a reaction intermediate with an axially chiral vinylidene o-quinone methide (VQM) functionality, which subsequently effects stereospecific cyclization with the tethered indole moiety.
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