Palladium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Decarboxylative Allylic Alkylation of Cyclopentanones

Org Lett. 2015 Nov 6;17(21):5160-3. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5b02376. Epub 2015 Oct 26.

Abstract

The first general method for the enantioselective construction of all-carbon quaternary centers on cyclopentanones by enantioselective palladium-catalyzed decarboxylative allylic alkylation is described. Employing the electronically modified (S)-(p-CF3)3-t-BuPHOX ligand, α-quaternary cyclopentanones were isolated in yields up to >99% with ee's up to 94%. Additionally, in order to facilitate large-scale application of this method, a low catalyst loading protocol was employed, using as little as 0.15 mol % Pd, furnishing the product without any loss in ee.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

  • Alkylation
  • Catalysis
  • Cyclopentanes / chemistry*
  • Cyclopentanes / isolation & purification*
  • Ligands
  • Molecular Structure
  • Palladium / chemistry*
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Cyclopentanes
  • Ligands
  • cyclopentanone
  • Palladium