Isothiourea-catalyzed [2+2] cycloaddition of C(1)-ammonium enolates and N-alkyl isatins
Abstract
Enantioselective [2+2] cycloaddition of C(1)-ammonium enolates generated catalytically using the isothiourea HyperBTM with N alkyl isatins gives spirocyclic β-lactones. In situ ring-opening with an amine nucleophile generates isolable highly enantioenriched products in up to 92:8 dr and in >99:1 er.
Citation
Abdelhamid , Y , Kasten , K , Dunne , J , Hartley , W , Young , C M , Cordes , D B , Slawin , A M Z , Ng , S & Smith , A D 2022 , ' Isothiourea-catalyzed [2+2] cycloaddition of C(1)-ammonium enolates and N-alkyl isatins ' , Organic Letters , vol. Articles ASAP . https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.2c02170
Publication
Organic Letters
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
1523-7060Type
Journal article
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Copyright © 2022 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society.This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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The research leading to these results has received funding from the EPSRC (EP/S019359/1, C. Y.; EP/T023643/1, J. D.; K. K.) as well as Syngenta and the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Critical Resource Catalysis [CRITICAT, EP/L016419/1 (W.C.H.)].Collections
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