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Synergistic Ion-Binding Catalysis Demonstrated via an Enantioselective, Catalytic [2,3]-Wittig Rearrangement.


ABSTRACT: Sigmatropic rearrangements number among the most powerful complexity-building transformations in organic synthesis but have remained largely insensitive to enantioselective catalysis due to the diffuse nature of their transition structures. Here, we describe a synergistic ion-binding strategy for asymmetric catalysis of anionic sigmatropic rearrangements. This approach is demonstrated with the enantioselective [2,3]-Wittig rearrangement of α-allyloxy carbonyl compounds to afford highly enantioenriched homoallylic alcohol products. Chiral thiourea catalysts are shown to engage reactive anions and their countercations through a cooperative set of attractive, noncovalent interactions. Catalyst structure-reactivity-selectivity relationship studies and computational analyses provide insight into catalyst-substrate interactions responsible for enantioinduction and allude to the potential generality of this catalytic strategy.

SUBMITTER: Kennedy CR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4919771 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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