DyKAT by DiCat: Stereoconvergent Dienamine-Catalyzed Claisen Rearrangements

Ana De Oliveira Silva, Jordan L. Harper, Katherine N. Fuhr, Roger A. Lalancette, Paul Ha Yeon Cheong, Stacey E. Brenner-Moyer

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Abstract

This Claisen rearrangement establishes the feasibility of DyKAT of γ-epimeric enals via dienamine formation to afford enantioenriched products. γ-Aryl and -alkyl enals, and exocyclic enals that introduce quaternary centers, are all amenable substrates. Products are readily converted into pyrrolidines or cyclopentenols. Notably, a reactive dienamine intermediate has been isolated from a catalytic reaction, fully characterized, and converted to product upon reexposure to reaction conditions. Product configuration arises from a directing C-H···πinteraction in the transition state.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)10105-10113
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Organic Chemistry
Volume87
Issue number15
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 5 2022
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Organic Chemistry

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