CuH-Catalyzed Asymmetric Reduction of α,β-Unsaturated Carboxylic Acids to β-Chiral Aldehydes

被引:43
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作者
Zhou, Yujing [1 ]
Bandar, Jeffrey S. [1 ]
Liu, Richard Y. [1 ]
Buchwald, Stephen L. [1 ]
机构
[1] MIT, Dept Chem, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词
PRIMARY ALLYLIC ALCOHOLS; CONJUGATE REDUCTION; TRANSFER HYDROGENATION; MICHAEL ADDITION; DECARBOXYLATIVE HYDROFORMYLATION; ENANTIOSELECTIVE ISOMERIZATION; SUPRAMOLECULAR CATALYST; ARYLBORONIC ACIDS; FORMAL SYNTHESIS; COPPER HYDRIDE;
D O I
10.1021/jacs.7b12260
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
The copper hydride (CuH)-Catalyzed enantioselective reduction of alpha,beta-unsaturated carboxylic acids to saturated aldehydes is reported. This protocol provides a new method to access a variety of beta-chiral aldehydes in good yields, with high levels of enantioselectivity and broad functional group tolerance. A reaction pathway involving a ketene intermediate is proposed based on preliminary mechanistic studies and density functional theory calculations.
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页码:606 / 609
页数:4
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