College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072, China.
State Key Laboratory of Elemento-organic Chemistry, Nankai University , Tianjin 300071, China.
J Am Chem Soc. 2018 Jan 31;140(4):1508-1513. doi: 10.1021/jacs.7b12174. Epub 2018 Jan 22.
Cu/Ir dual catalysis has been developed for the stereodivergent α-allylation of aldimine esters. The method enables the preparation of a series of nonproteinogenic α-amino acids (α-AAs) bearing two contiguous stereogenic centers in high yield with excellent stereoselectivity. All four product stereoisomers could be obtained from the same set of starting materials via pairwise combination of two chiral catalysts. Notably, one-pot protocol could be successfully applied for the preparation of the bimetallic Cu/Ir complexes to simplify the manipulation of Cu/Ir dual catalysis. This method could be further utilized for the construction of the key intermediate of a bioactive pyrrolidine derivative and the concise synthesis of a plant growth regulator (2S,3S)-2-amino-3-cyclopropylbutanoic acid.
铜/铱双催化已被开发用于立体发散的亚胺酯的α-烯丙基化反应。该方法能够以高产率和优异的立体选择性制备一系列含有两个连续手性中心的非天然α-氨基酸(α-AAs)。通过两种手性催化剂的两两组合,可以从相同的一组起始原料中获得所有四个产物立体异构体。值得注意的是,一锅法可成功应用于双金属 Cu/Ir 配合物的制备,以简化 Cu/Ir 双催化的操作。该方法可进一步用于生物活性吡咯烷衍生物的关键中间体的构建和植物生长调节剂(2S,3S)-2-氨基-3-环丙基丁酸的简洁合成。