Efficiency of Industrially Relevant Atropisomeric Diphosphines in Copper-Catalyzed 1,4-Asymmetric Conjugate Addition of Dialkylzincs to Cyclic or Acyclic Enones or Dienones

International audienceIndustrially relevant atropisomeric diphosphines such as 2,2'-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1'-binaphthyl (BINAP), 6,6'-bis(diphenylphosphino)-2,2',3,3'-tetrahydro-5,5'-bi-1,4-benzodioxin (SYNPHOS), and 5,5'-bis(diphenylphosphino)-2,2,2',2'-tetrafluoro-4,4'-bi-1,3-benzodioxole (DIFLUORPHOS) have demonstrated their efficiency in the copper-catalyzed asym. conjugate addn. of various dialkylzincs to α-aryl enones, α-aryl dienones, and cyclic dienones. Excellent 1,4- or 1,6-regioselectivities and enantioselectivities (up to 97% ee) were attained, even with challenging sterically hindered Michael acceptors

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New library of aminosulfonyl-tagged Hoveyda-Grubbs type complexes: Synthesis, kinetic studies and activity in olefin metathesis transformations.

International audienceSeven novel Hoveyda-Grubbs precatalysts bearing an aminosulfonyl function are reported. Kinetic studies indicate an activity enhancement compared to Hoveyda's precatalyst. A selection of these catalysts was investigated with various substrates in ring-closing metathesis of dienes or enynes and cross metathesis. The results demonstrate that these catalysts show a good tolerance to various chemical functions

Copper-catalyzed enantioselective conjugate addition of organometallic reagents to challenging Michael acceptors

International audienceThe copper-catalyzed enantioselective conjugate addition (ECA) of organometallic nucleophiles to electron-deficient alkenes (Michael acceptors) represents an efficient and attractive methodology for providing a wide range of relevant chiral molecules. In order to increase the attractiveness of this useful catalytic transformation, some Michael acceptors bearing challenging electron-deficient functions (i.e., aldehydes, thioesters, acylimidazoles, N-acyloxazolidinones, N-acylpyrrolidinones, amides, N-acylpyrroles) were recently investigated. Remarkably, only a few chiral copper-based catalytic systems have successfully achieved the conjugate addition of different organometallic reagents to these challenging Michael acceptors, with excellent regio- and enantioselectivity. Furthermore, thanks to their easy derivatization, the resulting chiral conjugated products could be converted into various natural products. The aim of this tutorial review is to summarize recent advances accomplished in this stimulating field

Enantioselective 1,6-conjugate addition to cyclic dienones catalyzed by the Cu-DiPPAM complex.

International audienceIn the presence of a Cu/DiPPAM catalytic system, various diorganozinc reagents realize 1,6-asymmetric conjugate addition on various cyclic five- and six-membered cyclic dienones, with complete regioselectivity and high ee's (93-99%)

Isolation and Characterization of a Chiral η1-Allyl Palladium DIPPAM Complex: Application to the Enantioselective Pd-Catalyzed Allylic Alkylation

International audienceIn the presence of [Cl(C3H5)Pd]2, diphenylphosphinoazomethinylate salt (DIPPAM) 1a forms an original chiral η1-allyl palladium complex, 2. Precatalyst 2/MgBr2 is an efficient catalyst for asymmetric allylic alkylation, giving good yields and ee's in the reactions of rac-4-acetoxy-2-pentene or rac-3-acetoxy-1,3-diphenyl-1-propene and dimethyl malonate (respectively 77% and 96% yield; 66% and 96% ee). Preliminary mechanistic studies have highlighted the key role of the η1-coordination mode of the allyl fragment

From allylic alcohols to aldols through a new nickel-mediated tandem reaction: synthetic and mechanistic studies.

Nickel hydride type complexes have been successfully developed as catalysts for the tandem isomerization-aldolization reaction of allylic alcohols with aldehydes. Optimization of the reaction conditions has shown that a cocatalyst, such as MgBr2, has a very positive effect on the kinetics of the reaction and in the yields of aldols. Under such optimized conditions {[NiHCl(dppe)] + MgBr(2) at 3-5 mol %)}, this reaction affords the aldols in good to excellent yields. It is a full-atom-economy-type reaction that occurs under mild conditions. Furthermore, it has a broad scope for the allylic alcohols and it is compatible with a wide range of aldehydes, including very bulky derivatives. The reaction is completely regioselective, but it exhibits a low stereoselectivity, except for allylic alcohols with a bulky substituent at the carbinol center. The use of chiral nonracemic catalysts was not successful, affording only racemic compounds. However, it was possible to use asymmetric synthesis for the preparation of optically active aldols. Various mechanistic studies have been performed using, for instance, a deuterated alcohol or a deuterated catalyst. They gave strong support to a mechanism involving first a transition-metal-mediated isomerization of the allylic alcohol into the free enol, followed by the addition of the latter intermediate onto the aldehyde in an "hydroxyl-carbonyl-ene" type reaction. These results confirm that allylic alcohols can be considered as new and useful partners in the development of the aldol reaction