Catalytic Enantioselective Cross-Couplings of Secondary Alkyl Electrophiles with Secondary Alkylmetal Nucleophiles: Negishi Reactions of Racemic Benzylic Bromides with Achiral Alkylzinc Reagents
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Cordier, Christopher J.
Fu, Gregory C.
Binder, Jorg T.
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October 2012
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Journal of the American Chemical Society
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American Chemical Society (ACS)
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Binder, Jorg T., Christopher J. Cordier, and Gregory C. Fu. “Catalytic Enantioselective Cross-Couplings of Secondary Alkyl Electrophiles with Secondary Alkylmetal Nucleophiles: Negishi Reactions of Racemic Benzylic Bromides with Achiral Alkylzinc Reagents.” Journal of the American Chemical Society 134, no. 41 (October 17, 2012): 17003-17006.
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Abstract
We have developed a nickel-catalyzed method for the asymmetric cross-coupling of secondary electrophiles with secondary nucleophiles, specifically, stereoconvergent Negishi reactions of racemic benzylic bromides with achiral cycloalkylzinc reagents. In contrast to most previous studies of enantioselective Negishi cross-couplings, tridentate pybox ligands are ineffective in this process; however, a new, readily available bidentate isoquinoline–oxazoline ligand furnishes excellent ee’s and good yields. The use of acyclic alkylzinc reagents as coupling partners led to the discovery of a highly unusual isomerization that generates a significant quantity of a branched cross-coupling product from an unbranched nucleophile.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry
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