Thiourea-Catalyzed Enantioselective Hydrophosphonylation of Imines:  Practical Access to Enantiomerically Enriched α-Amino Phosphonic Acids

Guy D. Joly and Eric N. Jacobsen*
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126 (13), pp 4102–4103
DOI: 10.1021/ja0494398
Publication Date (Web): March 13, 2004
Copyright © 2004 American Chemical Society
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, jacobsen@chemistry.harvard.edu

Abstract

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Chiral thiourea 1b catalyzes the highly enantioselective hydrophosphonylation of a wide range of N-benzyl imines. The hydrophosphonylation products are readily deprotected by hydrogenolysis, providing access to free α-amino phosphonic acids in highly enantioenriched form.

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  • Published In Issue April 07, 2004
  • Received January 30, 2004

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