Enantioselective addition of vinylzinc reagents to aldehydes catalyzed by modular ligands derived from amino acids

ML Richmond, CM Sprout, CT Seto

Index: Richmond, Meaghan L.; Sprout, Christopher M.; Seto, Christopher T. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2005 , vol. 70, # 22 p. 8835 - 8840

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Abstract

A series of N-acylethylenediamine-based ligands were synthesized from Boc-protected amino acids. The ligands were screened for the ability to catalyze the asymmetric addition of vinylzinc reagents to aldehydes. Three sites of diversity on the ligands were optimized for this reaction using a positional scanning approach. The optimized ligand 3d was found to catalyze the formation of 15 different (E)-allylic alcohols with enantioselectivities that ...