Catalytic asymmetric construction of quaternary α-amino acid containing pyrrolidines through 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of azomethine ylides to α-aminoacrylates

  • Zheng Wang*
  • , Shuai Luo
  • , Shoude Zhang
  • , Wu Lin Yang
  • , Yang Zi Liu
  • , Honglin Li
  • , Xiaoyan Luo
  • , Wei Ping Deng
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The first catalytic enantioselective 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of azomethine ylides to α-aminoacrylate catalyzed by a AgOAc/ferrocenyl oxazolinylphosphine (FOXAP) system was developed, which exhibits excellent exo- and enantioselectivity (92-99 % ee). This process provides efficient access to useful 4-aminopyrrolidine-2,4-dicarboxylic acid (APDC)-like compounds containing a unique quaternary α-amino acid unit.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6739-6745
Number of pages7
JournalChemistry - A European Journal
Volume19
Issue number21
DOIs
StatePublished - 17 May 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • asymmetric catalysis
  • azomethine ylides
  • cycloaddition
  • silver
  • α-amino acids

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