Enantioselective ruthenium-catalyzed carbonyl allylation via alkyne-alcohol C-C bond-forming transfer hydrogenation: allene hydrometalation vs oxidative coupling.

ABSTRACT: Chiral ruthenium(II) complexes modified by Josiphos ligands catalyze the reaction of alkynes with primary alcohols to form homoallylic alcohols with excellent control of regio-, diastereo-, and enantioselectivity. These processes represent the first examples of enantioselective carbonyl allylation using alkynes as allylmetal equivalents.

SUBMITTER: Liang T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4385519 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature