Journal of the American Chemical Society
Journal of the American Chemical Society
5 years ago

Enantioselective Construction of Tertiary C–O Bond via Allylic Substitution of Vinylethylene Carbonates with Water and Alcohols

Enantioselective Construction of Tertiary C–O Bond via Allylic Substitution of Vinylethylene Carbonates with Water and Alcohols
Yong Jian Zhang, Yan Chen, Ajmal Khan, Ijaz Khan, Yuxue Mao, Can Zhao, Sardaraz Khan
An efficient method for the enantioselective construction of tertiary C–O bond via asymmetric allylic substitution of racemic vinylethylene carbonates with water and alcohols has been developed. Under the cooperative catalysis system of an in situ generated chiral palladium complex and boron reagent in mild conditions, the process allowed rapid access to valuable tertiary alcohols and ethers in high yields with complete regioselectivities and high enantioselectivities. This protocol represented the first example of direct enantioselective formation of a tertiary C–O bond with water as an oxygen donor. The synthetic utilities of the process have been demonstrated by the elaboration of the products into key intermediates of biologically relevant agents, and chiral tertiary cyclic ethers could also be provided through the sequential reactions of the allylic etherification and ring-closing metathesis.

Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jacs.7b04759

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b04759

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