Enantioselective synthesis of 6,6-disubstituted pentafulvenes containing a chiral pendant hydroxy group

Simple enantioselective synthesis of 6,6-disubstituted pentafulvenes bearing chiral pendant hydroxy groups are attained by cascade reactivity using commercially available proline-based organocatalysts. Condensation of cyclopentadiene with the acetyl function of a 1,2-formylacetophenone, followed by...

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Main Authors: Nouch, Ryan, Cini, Melchior, Magre, Marc, Abid, Mohammed, Diéguez, Monserrat, Pàmies, Oscar, Woodward, Simon, Lewis, William
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Published: Wiley-VCH Verlag 2017
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author Nouch, Ryan
Cini, Melchior
Magre, Marc
Abid, Mohammed
Diéguez, Monserrat
Pàmies, Oscar
Woodward, Simon
Lewis, William
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Cini, Melchior
Magre, Marc
Abid, Mohammed
Diéguez, Monserrat
Pàmies, Oscar
Woodward, Simon
Lewis, William
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description Simple enantioselective synthesis of 6,6-disubstituted pentafulvenes bearing chiral pendant hydroxy groups are attained by cascade reactivity using commercially available proline-based organocatalysts. Condensation of cyclopentadiene with the acetyl function of a 1,2-formylacetophenone, followed by cyclization of a resulting fulvene-stabilized carbanion with the formyl group, generates bicyclic chiral alcohols with initial er values up to 94:6. Exceptional enantio-enrichment of the resultant alcohols results upon crystallization – even near racemic samples spontaneously de-racemize. This enables new families of substituted cyclopentadienes that are both enantiomerically and diastereomerically pure to be rapidly attained.
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spelling nottingham-477152020-05-04T19:15:08Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47715/ Enantioselective synthesis of 6,6-disubstituted pentafulvenes containing a chiral pendant hydroxy group Nouch, Ryan Cini, Melchior Magre, Marc Abid, Mohammed Diéguez, Monserrat Pàmies, Oscar Woodward, Simon Lewis, William Simple enantioselective synthesis of 6,6-disubstituted pentafulvenes bearing chiral pendant hydroxy groups are attained by cascade reactivity using commercially available proline-based organocatalysts. Condensation of cyclopentadiene with the acetyl function of a 1,2-formylacetophenone, followed by cyclization of a resulting fulvene-stabilized carbanion with the formyl group, generates bicyclic chiral alcohols with initial er values up to 94:6. Exceptional enantio-enrichment of the resultant alcohols results upon crystallization – even near racemic samples spontaneously de-racemize. This enables new families of substituted cyclopentadienes that are both enantiomerically and diastereomerically pure to be rapidly attained. Wiley-VCH Verlag 2017-10-30 Article PeerReviewed Nouch, Ryan, Cini, Melchior, Magre, Marc, Abid, Mohammed, Diéguez, Monserrat, Pàmies, Oscar, Woodward, Simon and Lewis, William (2017) Enantioselective synthesis of 6,6-disubstituted pentafulvenes containing a chiral pendant hydroxy group. Chemistry - a European Journal . ISSN 1521-3765 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/chem.201704247/abstract doi:10.1002/chem.201704247 doi:10.1002/chem.201704247
spellingShingle Nouch, Ryan
Cini, Melchior
Magre, Marc
Abid, Mohammed
Diéguez, Monserrat
Pàmies, Oscar
Woodward, Simon
Lewis, William
Enantioselective synthesis of 6,6-disubstituted pentafulvenes containing a chiral pendant hydroxy group
title Enantioselective synthesis of 6,6-disubstituted pentafulvenes containing a chiral pendant hydroxy group
title_full Enantioselective synthesis of 6,6-disubstituted pentafulvenes containing a chiral pendant hydroxy group
title_fullStr Enantioselective synthesis of 6,6-disubstituted pentafulvenes containing a chiral pendant hydroxy group
title_full_unstemmed Enantioselective synthesis of 6,6-disubstituted pentafulvenes containing a chiral pendant hydroxy group
title_short Enantioselective synthesis of 6,6-disubstituted pentafulvenes containing a chiral pendant hydroxy group
title_sort enantioselective synthesis of 6,6-disubstituted pentafulvenes containing a chiral pendant hydroxy group
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