A chiral cagelike copper(I) catalyst for the highly enantioselective synthesis of 1,1-cyclopropane diesters

Chao Deng, Li Jia Wang, Jun Zhu, Yong Tang

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Abstract

Triangulation method: The catalytic enantioselective cyclopropanation of multisubstituted olefins with phenyliodonium ylide malonate has been achieved in the presence of a chiral bisoxazoline copper(I) complex (see scheme). A wide range of substrates undergo the reaction to provide optically active 1,1-cyclopropane diesters in high yield with up to >99 %-ee. A rationale for the enantioselective induction has been proposed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)11620-11623
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume51
Issue number46
DOIs
StatePublished - 12 Nov 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • asymmetric catalysis
  • carbenes
  • copper
  • cyclopropanation
  • homogeneous catalysis

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