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- Title
Organocatalytic atroposelective construction of axially chiral arylquinones.
- Authors
Zhu, Shuai; Chen, Ye-Hui; Wang, Yong-Bin; Yu, Peiyuan; Li, Shao-Yu; Xiang, Shao-Hua; Wang, Jun-Qi; Xiao, Jian; Tan, Bin
- Abstract
Atropisomeric biaryl motifs are ubiquitous in chiral catalysts and ligands. Numerous efficient strategies have been developed for the synthesis of axially chiral biaryls. In contrast, the asymmetric construction of o-quinone-aryl atropisomers has yet to be realized. Inspired by the rapid progress of the chemistry of biaryls, here we present our initial investigations about the atroposelective construction of axially chiral arylquinones by a bifunctional chiral phosphoric acid-catalyzed asymmetric conjugate addition and central-to-axial chirality conversion. With o-naphthoquinone as both the electrophile and the oxidant, three types of arylation counterparts, namely 2-naphthylamines, 2-naphthols and indoles, are utilized to assemble a series of atropisomeric scaffolds in good yields and excellent enantioselectivities. This approach not only expands the axially chiral library but also offers a route to a class of potential, chiral biomimetic catalysts. Axially chiral compounds have widespread use in asymmetric catalysis. Here, the authors disclose a highly enantioselective synthesis of axially chiral o-naphthoquinones by chiral phosphoric acid catalysis and central-to-axial chirality conversion.
- Subjects
CONJUGATE addition reactions; CATALYSIS; CONSTRUCTION; ATROPISOMERS; CHIRALITY; ARYLATION; PHOSPHORIC acid
- Publication
Nature Communications, 2019, Vol 10, Issue 1, pN.PAG
- ISSN
2041-1723
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41467-019-12269-4