Highly enantioselective carbonyl-ene reactions catalyzed by a hindered silyl-salen-cobalt complex

Org Lett. 2007 Sep 27;9(20):3869-72. doi: 10.1021/ol071342d. Epub 2007 Sep 1.

Abstract

We report here the enantioselective carbonyl-ene reactions of various 1,1-disubstituted and trisubstituted alkenes with ethyl glyoxylate. The reactions are catalyzed by a new Co-salen complex, in which bulky triisobutylsilyl (TIBS) substituents occupy the positions ortho to the phenolic oxygens. This complex catalyzes the reactions under nearly ideal conditions - at room temperature and using catalyst loadings as low as 0.1 mol % - and provides the chiral, homoallylic alcohol products in excellent yields, enantioselectivities, and diastereoselectivities.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Carbonic Acid / chemistry*
  • Catalysis
  • Cobalt / chemistry*
  • Ethylenediamines / chemistry*
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Structure
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Ethylenediamines
  • Cobalt
  • Carbonic Acid
  • disalicylaldehyde ethylenediamine