Synthesis of Chiral Six-Membered Carbocyclic Purine Nucleosides via Organocatalytic Enantioselective [3 + 3] Annulation

Org Lett. 2018 Sep 7;20(17):5398-5401. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b02309. Epub 2018 Aug 23.

Abstract

A direct route to chiral six-membered carbocyclic purine nucleoside analogues with three chiral stereocenters, including a chiral tetrasubstituted carbon center, via a highly enantioselective [3 + 3] annulation has been established. With the application of Takemoto's catalyst, various chiral six-membered carbocyclic purine nucleoside analogues were obtained in high yields (up to 89%) with moderate to good diastereoselectivities (up to 90:10 dr) and excellent enantioselectivities (92-98% ee). Furthermore, diverse chiral six-membered carbocyclic purine nucleoside analogues were generated by simple transformations.

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  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't