Asymmetric Synthesis of 3,3-Diarylpropanals with Chiral Diene−Rhodium Catalysts

Jean-François Paquin, Christian Defieber, Corey R. J. Stephenson, and Erick M. Carreira*
Laboratorium fr Organische Chemie, ETH Hnggerberg, CH-8093 Zrich, Switzerland
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2005, 127 (31), pp 10850–10851
DOI: 10.1021/ja053270w
Publication Date (Web): July 14, 2005
Copyright © 2005 American Chemical Society
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A general route to enantioenriched 3,3-diarylpropanals is presented. These useful building blocks are prepared via an asymmetric rhodium-catalyzed conjugate addition of arylboronic acids to cinnamaldehyde derivatives in the presence of chiral dienes. The addition of both electron-poor as well as electron-rich boronic acids proceeds smoothly with various enals in 63−90% yield with high enantioselectivities (89−93% ee).

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  • Published In Issue August 10, 2005
  • Received May 19, 2005

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