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Catalytic Lewis and Br?nsted acid syn-diastereoselective benzylic substitutions of α-hydroxy-β-nitro- and α-hydroxy-β-azido-alkyl arenes
Chénard, étienne,Cusson, Jean-Philippe,Hanessian, Stephen,Hensienne, Rapha?l
, p. 292 - 306 (2020/06/17)
A series of alkyl and alkenyl p-methoxy arenes containing α,β-disubstituted diamino and amino alcohol groups were synthesized from β-nitro and β-azido benzylic alcohols in the presence of AuCl3 as catalyst. The formation of predominantly syn-disubstituted products were rationalized on the basis of mechanistic considerations and transition state models relying on A1,3-allylic strain. The products could have utility in the design of medicinally relevant compounds and as chiral ligands for asymmetric catalysis. A new synthesis of (+)-sertraline (Zoloft) was achieved.
