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Enantioselective Alkenylation of Aldimines Catalyzed by a Rhodium-Diene Complex

Zhe Cui, Ya-Jing Chen, Wen-Yun Gao*, Chen-Guo Feng and Guo-Qiang Lin*

*College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710069, P. R. China; SIOC, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, P. R. China, Email: gaowenyunnwu.edu.cn, lingqsioc.ac.cn

Z. Cui, Y.-J. Chen, W.-Y. Gao, C.-G. Feng, G.-Q. Lin, Org. Lett., 2014, 16, 1016-1019.

DOI: 10.1021/ol5000154


Abstract

An efficient rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric addition reaction of potassium alkenyltrifluoroborates to N-nosylaldimines proceeded with good to excellent yields and excellent enantioselectivities. The utility of this method is demonstrated by the formal synthesis of (-)-aurantioclavine.

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Enantioselective Rhodium-Catalyzed Alkenylation of Aliphatic Imines

X.-W. Qian, Z.-J. Xue, Q. Zhao, Z. Cui, Y.-J. Chen, C.-G. Feng, G.-Q. Lin, Org. Lett., 2017, 19, 5601-5604.


Key Words

allylic amines


ID: J54-Y2014