Rhodium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Cycloisomerization to Cyclohexenes Bearing Quaternary Carbon Centers

J Am Chem Soc. 2016 Mar 16;138(10):3310-3. doi: 10.1021/jacs.6b01445. Epub 2016 Mar 8.

Abstract

We report a Rh-catalyzed enantioselective cycloisomerization of α,ω-heptadienes to afford cyclohexenes bearing quaternary carbon centers. Rhodium(I) and a new SDP ligand promote chemoselective formation of a cyclohex-3-enecarbaldehyde motif that is inaccessible by the Diels-Alder cycloaddition. Various α,α-bisallylaldehydes rearrange to generate six-membered rings by a mechanism triggered by aldehyde C-H bond activation. Mechanistic studies suggest a pathway involving regioselective carbometalation and endocyclic β-hydride elimination.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

  • Aldehydes / chemical synthesis*
  • Aldehydes / chemistry
  • Allyl Compounds / chemistry*
  • Cyclization
  • Cyclohexenes / chemical synthesis*
  • Naphthoquinones / chemical synthesis
  • Organometallic Compounds / chemistry
  • Rhodium / chemistry
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Aldehydes
  • Allyl Compounds
  • Cyclohexenes
  • Naphthoquinones
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • pinnatal
  • Rhodium