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Organocatalytic enantioselective β-functionalization of aldehydes by oxidation of enamines and their application in cascade reactions

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  • Shi-Lei Zhang

    (State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of New Mexico)

  • He-Xin Xie

    (University of New Mexico)

  • Jin Zhu

    (School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology)

  • Hao Li

    (State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Xin-Shuai Zhang

    (University of New Mexico)

  • Jian Li

    (School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology)

  • Wei Wang

    (State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of New Mexico
    School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology)

Abstract

Iminium catalysis, involving the transformation of iminium ions to enamines, has been extensively studied in the context of a number of organic processes. However, the reverse of this process involving conversion of enamines to iminium species has not been realized. Here, we describe a new transformation—'oxidative enamine catalysis'—in which direct oxidation of an enamine occurs to generate an iminium species. We show that the use of o-iodoxybenzoic acid as an oxidant in the presence of a secondary amine catalyst serves as effective system for promoting rapid conversion of enamines to iminium ions. The preparative power of this process has been demonstrated in the context of direct asymmetric β-functionalization of simple aldehydes. Moreover, a variety of enantioselective cascade transformations, including triple and quadruple cascades, have been developed for the 'one-pot' synthesis of versatile chiral building blocks and structural frameworks starting with simple aldehydes.

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  • Shi-Lei Zhang & He-Xin Xie & Jin Zhu & Hao Li & Xin-Shuai Zhang & Jian Li & Wei Wang, 2011. "Organocatalytic enantioselective β-functionalization of aldehydes by oxidation of enamines and their application in cascade reactions," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 2(1), pages 1-7, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:2:y:2011:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms1214
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1214
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