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Enantioselective synthesis of cis-1,2-disubstituted cyclopentanes and cyclohexanes by Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling and iridium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation.
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Enantioselective synthesis of cis-1,2-disubstituted cyclopentanes and cyclohexanes by Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling and iridium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation.

  • Schumacher A Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, St. Johanns-Ring 19, 4056 Basel, Switzerland. andreas.pfaltz@unibas.ch
  • Schrems MG
  • Pfaltz A
  • 2011-11-05
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  • Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany). - 2011
English A series of 1,2-disubstituted cyclohexene derivatives was prepared through Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling of 2-bromo-1-cyclohexenecarbaldehyde or 2-carbomethoxy-1-cyclohexen-1-yl triflate with arylboronates. These tetra-substituted cyclic alkenes were subjected to Ir-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation. In this way cis-1-methoxymethyl-2-arylcyclohexanes were obtained in high yield with excellent enantio- and diastereoselectivities (up to >99% ee, >99% cis) by using phosphinomethyloxazolines as ligands. Asymmetric hydrogenation of analogous cyclopentene derivatives, prepared by Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling, proved to be more difficult and proceeded with lower enantioselectivities of up to 88% ee. The synthetic potential of this cross-coupling/asymmetric-hydrogenation strategy was demonstrated by an enantioselective route to chiral hexahydrofluorenones.
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