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Siloxy Esters as Traceless Activators of Carboxylic Acids: Boron-Catalyzed Chemoselective Asymmetric Aldol Reaction**
Fujita, Taiki,Kanai, Motomu,Mitsunuma, Harunobu,Sameera, W. M. C.,Yamane, Mina
supporting information, p. 24598 - 24604 (2021/10/14)
The catalytic asymmetric aldol reaction is among the most useful reactions in organic synthesis. Despite the existence of many prominent reports, however, the late-stage, chemoselective, catalytic, asymmetric aldol reaction of multifunctional substrates is still difficult to achieve. Herein, we identified that in situ pre-conversion of carboxylic acids to siloxy esters facilitated the boron-catalyzed direct aldol reaction, leading to the development of carboxylic acid-selective, catalytic, asymmetric aldol reaction applicable to multifunctional substrates. Combining experimental and computational studies rationalized the reaction mechanism and led to the proposal of Si/B enediolates as the active species. The silyl ester formation facilitated both enolization and catalyst turnover by acidifying the α-proton of substrates and attenuating poisonous Lewis bases to the boron catalyst.
Copper-catalyzed diastereoselective synthesis of β-boryl-α-quaternary carbon carboxylic esters
Zuo, Ya-Jie,Zhong, Zhuoran,Fan, Yinkun,Li, Xiangyu,Chen, Xiaolu,Chang, Yuwei,Song, Ruihu,Fu, Xinpeng,Zhang, Anling,Zhong, Chong-Min
supporting information, p. 9237 - 9242 (2019/01/03)
Cu(i)-Catalyzed diastereoselective carboboration of α-alkyl-substituted α,β-unsaturated carboxylic esters to produce β-boryl-α-quaternary carbon esters was developed. The carbon skeletons of dialkyl sulfates, primary allyl halides, and benzyl bromides were transferred to the α-position of the substrates to provide products in moderate to good yields with a diastereoselectivity of >95% in most cases. Substrates bearing a β-(hetero)aryl substituent gave higher diastereoselectivities than those bearing a linear β-alkyl substituent. The crystal structure of the potassium trifluoroborate derivative shows that the reactions probably go through a copper(i) enolate intermediate and the diastereoselectivity arises from the electrophilic attack of electrophiles to the less hindered side of the enolates.
Mukaiyama aldol reactions catalyzed by a trimeric organo aluminum(III) alkoxide
Kim, So Han,Yoon, Sungwoo,Kim, Youngjo,Verkade, John G.
, p. 1193 - 1206 (2014/09/30)
Mukaiyama aldol reactions of enol ethers with a variety of aldehydes and ketones are efficiently catalyzed at 0-25 °C by the sterically bulky trimeric organo aluminum(III) alkoxide 1 synthesized via the reaction of 3 equiv of AlMe3 with tripodal tris(2-hydroxy-3-tert-butyl-5-methylphenyl) methane and the elimination of 3 equiv of methane. Comparisons of its catalytic properties with the less sterically hindered analogue 2, the more sterically hindered analogue 3, a monomeric aluminum near-analogue 4, and a dimeric alumatrane 5 revealed that 1 possesses superior activity.
