Diastereoselective carbocyclization of 1,6-heptadienes triggered by rhodium-catalyzed activation of an olefinic C-H bond.

ABSTRACT: The use of α,ω-dienes as functionalization reagents for olefinic carbon-hydrogen bonds has been rarely studied. Reported herein is the rhodium(I)-catalyzed rearrangement of prochiral 1,6-heptadienes into [2,2,1]-cycloheptane derivatives with concomitant creation of at least three stereogenic centers and complete diastereocontrol. Deuterium-labeling studies and the isolation of a key intermediate are consistent with a group-directed C-H bond activation, followed by two consecutive migratory insertions, with only the latter step being diastereoselective.

SUBMITTER: Aissa C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4499244 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature