Nonracemic allylic boronates through enantiotopic-group-selective cross-coupling of geminal bis(boronates) and vinyl halides.

ABSTRACT: Under the influence of a chiral palladium catalyst, 1,1-bis(pinacolboronate) esters undergo asymmetric cross-coupling with bromoalkenes to generate nonracemic allyl boronates with high levels of enantioselectivity. The so-formed allyl boronates may be oxidized with hydrogen peroxide to provide secondary allylic alcohols or with nitrosobenzene to furnish nonracemic tertiary allylic alcohols. Mechanistic experiments suggest the operation of a pathway involving outer-sphere stereoinvertive transmetalation.

SUBMITTER: Potter B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4291770 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature