An ylide transformation of rhodium(I) Carbene: Enantioselective three-component reaction through trapping of rhodium(I)-associated ammonium ylides by β-nitroacrylates

Xiaochu Ma, Jun Jiang, Siying Lv, Wenfeng Yao, Yang Yang, Shunying Liu, Fei Xia, Wenhao Hu

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Abstract

The chiral RhI-diene-catalyzed asymmetric three-component reaction of aryldiazoacetates, aromatic amines, and β-nitroacrylates was achieved to obtain γ-nitro-α-amino-succinates in good yields and with high diastereo-and enantioselectivity. This reaction is proposed to proceed through the enantioselective trapping of RhI-associated ammonium ylides by nitroacrylates. This new transformation represents the first example of RhI-carbene-induced ylide transformation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)13136-13139
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume53
Issue number48
DOIs
StatePublished - 24 Nov 2014

Keywords

  • Ammonium ylide
  • Carbenes
  • Multicomponent reactions
  • Rhodium
  • β-nitroacrylates

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