Simultaneous construction of axial and planar chirality by gold/TY-Phos-catalyzed asymmetric hydroarylation

Pei Chao Zhang, Yin Lin Li, Jiafeng He, Hai Hong Wu*, Zhiming Li*, Junliang Zhang*

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Abstract

The simultaneous construction of two different chiralities via a simple operation poses considerable challenge. Herein a cationic gold-catalyzed asymmetric hydroarylation of ortho-alkynylaryl ferrocenes derivatives is developed, which enable the simultaneous construction of axial and planar chirality. The here identified TY-Phos derived gold complex is responsible for the high yield, good diastereoselectivity (>20:1 dr), high enantioselectivities (up to 99% ee) and mild conditions. The catalyst system also shows potential application in the synthesis of chiral biaryl compounds. The cause of high enantioselectivity of this hydroarylation is investigated with density functional theory caculation.

Original languageEnglish
Article number4609
JournalNature Communications
Volume12
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2021

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