Enantioselective Phosphine-Catalyzed Allylic Alkylations of mix-Indene with MBH Carbonates

  • Junyou Zhang
  • , Hai Hong Wu*
  • , Junliang Zhang
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The first enantioenriched synthesis of 1,1,3-trisubstituted (trifluoromethyl)indene derivatives, bearing a quaternary stereogenic carbon center, is reported using a simple chiral sulfinamide phosphine-catalyzed asymmetric allylic alkylation of a mixture of indenes with Morita-Baylis-Hillman carbonates. The resulting derivatives can serve as a valuable synthetic building block for some drugs and natural products. Broad substrate scope and high regio- and enantioselectivity of this reaction were particularly remarkable.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6080-6083
Number of pages4
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume19
Issue number22
DOIs
StatePublished - 17 Nov 2017

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