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- Title
Chiral Phosphoric Acid Catalyzed Conversion of Epoxides into Thiiranes: Mechanism, Stereochemical Model, and New Catalyst Design.
- Authors
Duan, Meng; Díaz‐Oviedo, Christian David; Zhou, Yang; Chen, Xiangyang; Yu, Peiyuan; List, Benjamin; Houk, Kendall N.; Lan, Yu
- Abstract
Computations and experiments leading to new chiral phosphoric acids (CPAs) for epoxide thionations are reported. Density functional theory calculations reveal the mechanism and origin of the enantioselectivity of such CPA‐catalyzed epoxide thionations. The calculated mechanistic information was used to design new efficient CPAs that were tested experimentally and found to be highly effective. Bulky ortho‐substituents on the 3,3′‐aryl groups of the CPA are important to restrict the position of the epoxide in the key transition states for the enantioselectivity‐determining step. Larger para‐substituents significantly improve the enantioselectivity of the reaction.
- Subjects
PHOSPHORIC acid; EPOXY compounds; DENSITY functional theory; SULFURATION; CATALYSTS
- Publication
Angewandte Chemie, 2022, Vol 134, Issue 9, p1
- ISSN
0044-8249
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ange.202113204